My progress on HCG diet/Simeons Protocol

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Permalink Reply by lisalily on February 4, 2008 at 12:15pm

Boy , i am in blustery MN and I get the dry cracked deal! Maybe try Baby OIl - it may help. Go to bed w/ cotton sleep gloves bed douse baby oil on. I do get weak, but I think Eleotin tea may help you there w/ the blood sugar deal. I am hostessing a discussion group in my house tonight...maybe I'll learn some tricks I can share. :-0

PS I changed my pic to be more accurate in case you're wondering.
Lisa

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Permalink Reply by Julie Siems on February 4, 2008 at 12:25pm

Now I can use my organic lotion. I did hear you can use mineral oil because the body dosent absorb it. But I was to paranoid to use it during phase 2. I am in Utah its pretty dry here. High altitude etc. Lots of snow.

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Permalink Reply by James on February 5, 2008 at 9:30am

Day 10 and weight is back down a pound to 207.5. I had an unbelievably tough workout yesterday which absolutely drained me. I was supposed to play basketball last night but I bailed out as I didn't think it would be smart to run myself down as the workout was almost too much to bounce back from with no real carbs for energy. My new program will have to be modified in order to accomodate limited energy for hard core activities.

Anyway, still no cheating and sticking to the program hardcore with no room for error as far as I know. The inches seem to keep coming off the body which is what our whole goal should be. 16 more days to get to day 26 and on to phase 3. Happy Tuesday all!

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Permalink Reply by Julie Siems on February 5, 2008 at 3:28pm

What kind of workout did you do? I am dying to start weight training, But I thought I better stabilize on phase 3 first.
I just spin for 25-30 minutes a day and do a 45 min. yoga. When I was on phase 2 I found it hard to do anything to strenuous. I wanted to weight train then but there just isnt enough protien in the diet to sustain any real muscle. Or thats how it felt.
On February 2nd I am going to the gym. I am really excited and scared because muscle weighs more than fat and for some reason I get a little hung up on numbers. It may be a girl thing.

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Permalink Reply by Wendi on February 5, 2008 at 1:23pm

Great Job! I should be starting Phase 3 tomorrow.....I am going to stick to it perfectly and workout 5 days a week ...in hopes that my weight will stay the same!!! I did Phase 2 for 26 days and lost 19...:( wished for more...but oh well maybe another try later on:)

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Permalink Reply by James on February 5, 2008 at 3:12pm

Great job on the loss. I will be totally happy if I get 19 in the 26 days. I am definitely jealous of your phase 3 start as that is the start of some good food again. WOOHOO!!! Enjoy it because sticking to phase 2 is an awesome accomplishment in my book. I know I will definitely look at the fact that I have accomplished Phase 2 as a big deal.

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Permalink Reply by Wendi on February 5, 2008 at 3:36pm

My problem is I am just afraid to not eat what I was eating because it worked. But the book said if I do that I will gain..and Julie I agree ....its a girl thing. Because if put on 10 pounds...guys can tell me all day long its muscle...maybe for them..not for me. If it takes a 10 pound gain to be muscular..then I would rather not be..LOL!!
Julie--were you asking James or me about the workout?

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Permalink Reply by Julie Siems on February 5, 2008 at 3:52pm

Yes. He said his workout took alot out of him. I was wondering what he was doing.
And yes your suppose to get plenty of protien because the body will freak if you dont. my first round on phase 3 I wasnt getting enough protien and I would wake up with alot of water retention. Very strange. So I had to do the steak protocol 5 times. This round I take a protien supplement shake and I havent had any water retention. But I have had to do the steak protocol 3 times already. I found out from some fabulous people on this web site that cashews and walnuts are starches. I didnt know that and have been eating them too much. Phase 3 is by far the hardest to follow because KT is so vague on what to do.

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Permalink Reply by James on February 5, 2008 at 6:42pm

The workout I do is at a place called NX Level opened up by a former football player named Joe Panos. The training is mostly centered around high school, college level, and some pro athletes. I still play football, basketball, and softball competitively and these workouts are centered around mostly serious athletes. Most every exercise is core related but includes platform power lifting moves, regular weights, speed training, etc... I like it because it prepares me for the sports I play but it is so intense that I don't think that I have enough gas to do this workout and then something else strenuous in the same day. It is weird though it mostly affects me as soon as I am done. I don't think I have enough food to recover quickly so it leaves me almost completely drained until I eat dinner and then I seem to bounce back reasonably well. It just seems that the fuel is being burned and then your out for a while.

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Permalink Reply by Jamie on February 6, 2008 at 6:49am

my activities next week will be lots of snow skiing and walking. i'm sure that will be plenty! once i'm home i'll be doing weight training. oh wendi, you asked where i work out. i work out at home. i have the total Gym that chuck norris advertises. since he is a black belt also i thought it would be perfect for me. i found out a few years ago when i got it that it really gets me muscular and cut. the shirtless pic on my page is just 12 weeks after i got the total gym. a strength training workout takes me 20 minutes every other day and then i do cardio on it 20 min every day. it really is fun. i'll be jumping on it now! hope you all have a great day!

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Permalink Reply by James on February 6, 2008 at 9:12am

Day 11 and I am down .5 pounds. Yesterday was pretty much a ho-hum day. No cheating but definitely thoughts of it later at night while sitting home. I will say that to all of you who are not taking advantage of the cabbage soup with our ration of meat mixed in you are missing out. You can have almost a half head of cabbage which ends up being a ton and then the spices of the soup. It is awesome and very filling. Today is Winter Storm Warning here in Wisconsin so no work for me and no school for the kiddies. I will try and keep busy with snow blowing, work around the house, and horsing around with the kids. The work week usually makes things easier for me when I am on this diet as you are busy and time passes without you thinking about it. At home there are much more temptations. Anyway, Happy Wednesday to all!

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Permalink Reply by lisalily on February 6, 2008 at 1:35pm

I have to reply to you & a couple of the gals...I went home monday and improved my food spectrum...ThankYou! I really appreciated the heads up and great recipe ideas.
Yes .. as far as weather goes we don't have any major snow but I did do a great ski workout yesterday. Down 21 today!!!! Yeah. and you keep up the good work.
Lisa

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