Today I ended my 45 days of injections and have lost a remarkable 33 pounds!!My story is one of alot of difficulty with my ever increasing body weight and absolutely no way out of the rut that I fell in. It was an exhausting and horrible path to walk to the results that I am gathering from HCG. I am very grateful for this program. Though, I do have much more to loose but I am seeing the light at the end of this very dark tunnel...
I want to know how to obtain some recipes that will give some flair to this otherwise, boring diet,especially on Phase 2.
I am also wanting to know if Phase 3, will do it's promise and while you are to refrain from sugar and carbs...will this weight still stay off??
I have ALOT of weight to lose! probably 125#...havent started hcg yet,but will probably join a clinic in St Pete soon to get this underway.I am excited when I read everyones posts...because it sounds like this is a sure thing,if you follow it, you get amazing results in a little bit of time.I have nicknamed the fat that hangs over my stomach Ive had for years,that just gets bigger and more disgusting,does the weight REALLY shift,and flatten tummies? that would be the best .....to say goodbye to my fat gut.
I forgot, also,
when someone has as much to lose as I do, how long do you stay on p2? do you just repeat the cycle ....30/40 days on 6 weeks off until you reach your goal then continue on p3? Im not real sure how that works.have any of you had to lose that much? thanks,lisa
Yes Lisa. You just repeat the cycle but you add 2 weeks in between each time so...
P2 for 40 injections and then 6 weeks of P3
P2 for 40 injections and then 8 weeks of P3
etc.etc. Some of us have strayed from that a bit but you have to see what works for you first and then "tweak" it.
No matter how much you have to lose, it comes off at the same rate; that's what is so great!
I would like to lose about 50 more pounds-I have lost 43 pounds so far since starting P1 in March/April.
Good luck!
thanks,Kamanda, I had it all wrong.I better read the book again,I didnt realize you rotate between p2 & p3...so the only time to stop injections are for periods? but you continue for three more days of VLC diet...then you have a gorge day?
have you noticed a shift in your weight,as KT calls it fat on the move" ;)
congradulations on your loss! it doesnt seem like it is a really long time either.
sorry for all the questions,just want to be sure I have it all down before I start p1 and get this ball rolling.thanks again! lisa
The only time that you are injecting is on P2 for 40 injections (or 21 injections if you only have about 20 pound to lose) then you move onto P3 for 6 weeks of no injections and a higher calorie diet. After the 6 weeks of P3 eating, you are back to the very low calorie diet (500 cal) of P2 and injections again for 40 injections and after you finish your 40 injections, you are onto another cycle of higer calorie eating P3 for 8 weeks and then back to P2 injections again. You do as many Phase 2's as you need to get the weight off and then you move to P3 and P4 for maintenance!!
During P2 (the injection phase) the only time you stop injections is during your period and you stay on the VLCD while you are not injecting-very difficult- and then you resume the injections once your period ends, stopping at 40 injections.
Does that make sense? I know it's very confusing in the beginning! Feel free to keep asking questions though!
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Kamanda,
thankyou sooooo much!!! I totally understand how it works now.( sorry Im a little slow)..it makes perfect sense the way you explained it. ;) I cant wait to start this,hopefully soon. thanks again for the info! Lisa
sorry to ask you this, but did you mix yours once in the beginning and store it in the fridge or mix it fresh every day? Mine is on its way here in the mail, but I'm afraid it's the type that you store in the fridge after mixing. I hope I didn't get a bad deal.