Sleep

I know I missed a day of posting, yet I did not get home until late and had so much to do before I went to bed.
Remember my post on Sunday about how I got up early, weighed myself and only lost 2ozs. Went back to bed and slept for three more hours. When I got up again, I decided to weigh myself just for fun and noticed I lost another pound.
Yesterday I decided to do an experiment. I get up every morning around 5a.m and most of the time I don't get to bed before 12a, so only getting anywhere from 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Yesterday I got up at my regular time, which was 5a.m. Got my son off to seminary (for those who don't know, it is like church school for an hour before regular school). Then around 7a.m had to pick him up. Let me back up... when I got up that morning I weighed myself and only released 8ozs. Now to move forward. When I got back home from picking up my son, I decided we could go back to bed. I slept for 2 more hours. When I got up again, I weighed myself and found out I lost another pound, so that made it 1.8 lbs. So, what I learned from this experiment... you DO need to get your sleep if you want to loose weight.
Today I gained 8ozs and I attribute it too, not a lot of sleep and also TOM decided to visit. We shall see what tomorrow brings.
OH, another thing I want to bring up. Yesterday my husband decided he wanted to take us to Golden Corral restaurant. I let him know that I would not be going. I could of caved in and cheated that day, yet is it worth it??? For one night of "junk" food, it would probably of taken me close to a week to get it off. We decided to go to the movies instead. He got popcorn for everyone yet I was just fine watching the movie. Who says you have to eat to enjoy a movie? I know having a life time of thinnest is way better than a moment of pleasure from a food item.
So everyone keep plugging along and realize you are doing great. It is only food and the taste will last such a short time yet the weight it brings will last a lot longer.
Happy Releases, Happy Maintenance and Happy Stabilization to all!!!

R2P2D8

Today was an uneventful day. Daughter was sick so I stayed home from church. I got up around 7:30a to get the boys up, as they were going to church. Decided to weigh myself after I went to the bathroom. OK, yesterday I jinxed myself as I only released .4oz. Went back to bed and didn't get up for another 3 hours. Again, went to the bathroom and decided to weigh myself just for fun...I figure I would gain some as it was later in the morning. Got on the scale and it said I released 1.4lbs....OK, that is more like it...I am staying with this one. Not too much food wise, still feeling great. I am at 5 drops 3x a day. No hunger or cravings. So often when someone feels really hungry, they will up their dose yet Dr. Simeon says to try going down and see how you do.

I decided since my post are so boring...nothing much to say, that I would add a recipe a day, depending on what phase I am in is what phase the recipe will be.

So, today's recipe is this:

Taco Seasoning

Ingredients
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions
1. In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Store in an airtight container.

If you look at the store bought Taco seasoning, it has sugar in it and I have found every little bit of sugar WILL make a difference.

I will cook up my burger and add 1TBS of Taco seasoning with 1/4 c of water and cook until done. I then will shred my lettuce and add some dice tomatoes, then pour the meat and juice onto the salad mixture for a yummy Taco Salad.
This is your meat, veggie and fruit. You could also crumble up your Melba toast and add to your salad. You will get hooked on this one.
Enjoy!

R2 P2 D6&7

Boy is it hard keeping track of my days. I hope I'm on day 6. OK, I just looked at my calendar and saw it was day 7. Yesterday when we got home, I started cooking my food as it was late and the power went out. Thanks goodness for gas stoves. The kids and I ate and I read a book to them by flashlight and then off to bed where many of piles of blankets were waiting for us. Thank goodness the power came back on around 4:00a. Yesterday I released 1.8 lbs and today I released 1.6lbs. I know this will not last forever and I will start making small releases, yet I am going to enjoy this while it last. Everything is going great. I feel great, have tons of energy. I did go over my 500 cal a bit today. Too much cabbage, I guess. We shall see how I do tomorrow.
Everyone have a great Sabbath day tomorrow.
Happy Releases, Happy Stabilization and Happy Maintenance.

R2P2D5

Today has been good. I am thinking I will try another day of 5 drops 3xday and see how I do. I don't think I was as hungry yet I was so busy today to even notice.

OK, I am thinking I have it figured out why it is said, that Round 2 is harder.

My thought:

When you first start you are wanting to loose weight so bad you can taste it (but don't as that would be soooo nasty). You do your first round and have much success. Everyone is cheering you on, you are going down in sizes, Nothing matters then becoming smaller and healthier. After Round 1 with phase 3 and 4, you relize that you can eat yummy foods and stay the same weight. You then go into Round 2 Phase 2. Mentally, I feel it is harder, why not just stay at your new weight? You feel better, you look better. Why go back to eating 500 cals with limited food? Not so much fun, especially around the holidays. We need to remember, if we are feeling better with the weight we just lost, just think how much MORE better we will feel with ALL the abnormal fat gone. We need to set our goal and aim for it. Right now my pants are so loose...I know if I put on some smaller pants that were tight on me I would feel uncomfortable and want to loose the weight faster.
We need to help each other and set our goals. Aim high with our goals yet we need to take baby step goals to get there. My goal is to loose at least 30 lbs this round. Can I do this??? YOU BET I CAN!
Oh, by the way...I lost 1.8 lbs this morning.

R2P2D4

This is going to be quick as it is late and I have to get up realllllly early to take Brandon to seminary.
This morning, I had a 1.4 lb release...Yea, I am below my LDW. I can't wait for tomorrow morning. I know some days I will loose nothing or even gain a little. It all averages out to about 1/2 lb a day.
I have been hungry lately. I have never had this with Round 1. This is something new to me. I did 3 loading days and gainned 9lbs so that should not be the problem. I need to figure out how many drops I should take. Last round I took 6 drops, 3xday. Maybe I need less??? I think I will take it down to 5 and see how I do tomorrow.
Tonight was so crazy, that I did not have a change to eat dinner as I had somewhere to go all of a sudden and didn't get back until 10:30p and just didn't want to eat that late.
Let's sit on pins and needles (ok, with Lots and lots of cushions on top) and see how I do tomorrow.
Until then,
Happy Releases, Happy Stabilization and Happy Maintenance.

R2 P2 D3

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I was going to yet did not feel well.
Yesterday was good. I release (I like this word better because if I say I lost, then I would have to find and I don't want to find the weight again)1.6lbs. I was hoping for more yet will take anything I can get. I drank more water yet still not to my full capacity. Last night I started feeling chilled and achy all over. I never had this with my last round and contributed this to detoxing. I did not feel like eating my dinner. As I went to bed last night, I put on flannel pajamas, socks and an extra blanket. By morning I was feeling good again.
I weighed myself this morning and released another 5.6 lbs. Can we say HOORAY!!! I was so excited to find this. That means in two days I have released 7.2 lbs. I am only 1lb shy of my LDW and then on to lower weight loss. This HCG is GREAT!!! I love that my body knows where to go with my weight. Again, the most important phase, I feel, is Phase 3, where you reset your Hypothalamus gland and stabilize.
Here is to a GREAT day and Happy Realises, Stabilization and Maintenance to all.

R2 P2 D1

Well I just finished my first day (ok, it is not midnight yet) of my 500 cal on p2. Did great! No hunger and loved eating my little portions. I can't wait to see what the scale says tomorrow. Here is where I love getting on the scale. In p3 and 4 I have learned to love the scale. I use to judge my weight by how my clothes fit yet now I will get on the scale and if I am up 2lbs from my LDW, I know to loose it before it gets out of control.
For this round I am doing a 51 day round. That way I will be in P3 during Thanksgiving and can eat some yummy turkey.
Until tomorrow... Happy Releases, Happy Stabilization and Happy Maintenance.

Last Day for Loading

Last day for loading and boy am I ready to go to P2's 500 cal. I have felt so gross these last 3 days. I have got hardly anything done as I was way too full to even move. Tomorrow I will weight and see how much I have gained. They say between 4 to 10 lbs is good. Last round I gained 4 lbs and had no problems at all, so we shall see what this round has in store for me. Can't wait to start seeing that scale drop again. Here's to another (hopefully) 40 lb release.

Round 2 - First Loading day

Oh my!!!
It's so funny, as you look so forward to loading day...you can eat anything you want and you need to eat all day. What a party, right? WRONG.
I had all these wonderful foods planned that I wanted to eat, that I have not had since June. Today I started my first loading day and Brandon (my son) was so excited to make me breakfast. He made hashbrowns (loaded in butter), eggs, bacon, sausage, toast (loaded in butter) and fresh squeezed OJ. The plate was huge. Talk about feeling sick. The came lunch and I was told to get a hamburger (a big one), large fries and a large shake. Then for dinner he made B.B.Q spareribs, bake potato (loads of butter and sour cream), salad, and corn on the cob (tons of butter). I could not even finish all of that. For dessert I was able to get down a tiny bit of ice cream. Talk about feeling sick. Can we all say... Let's puke now?
My kids take my loading days serious for me. I guess this is why in round 1, I had not hunger or cravings.
I have heard from a lot of people that Round 2 is the hardest round to do and this is why I am doing 3 loading days. I want to make sure I have enough abnormal fat in my system that I will not have a problem at all.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring? I sure don't want any of the foods I was planning on eating. I just plain don't want to eat yet I have to force myself. I need my snacking in between meals tomorrow. If at anytime between now and Sunday morning you see me rolling down the street, you will know why.
Until tomorrow!

Round 2 - First Loading day Stats

I am so excited. I know I will gain a lot these next three days and feel soooo sick, yet with doing this I know that I will loose it all plus more. So, far this protocol is wonderful. I can't believe that I am under my LDW.
So first of all, here are the ugly stats: The only reason I am putting these down is to help others and also knowing that these are not permanent. I can finally see me being smaller than I ever have been and it's exciting. Yesterday, hubby was asking me if I wanted to eat this food or that. I was not tempted at all as this weight loss is more important to me than food and it has never been like this. Food was my closest friend...not anymore. Eating takes too much time out of my day. I love that food is not controlling me anymore. I have not craved anything during this last round either. This IS a great feeling.

OK, on to stats:

I started out last round at.....
Round 1 P2 weight...268
Round 1 LDW .....229.2
Round 2 P2 weight...228.6

My measurements for Round 2 is this...

Neck - 15"
Arm - 14 3/4"
Bust - 46 1/4"
Waist - 36
Stomach - 40
Hip - 46
Thigh - 28
Knee - 17
Calf - 18

So there you go. I just exposed myself for everyone to see. Just realize, next year I will not be near these stats!

Getting Ready for Round 2, Phase 2

The time is finally here. I start Loading tomorrow. I am going to do 3 load days as I have heard Round 2, Phase 2 is the hardest. So, I will prepare. My kids are ready. They already know what they want me to eat. Last Sunday I have gone under my LDW (Last Diet Weight) and have stayed there. Here is hoping to a great start tomorrow with my weigh-in and measurements. Sunday, I will start the 500c phase of P2. Then I will be recording quite often. So, until tomorrow.

P 3 and P 4 Recipe

Faux fried rice

1/2 head of raw cauliflower, grated (had about 3.5 cups of grated, loosely packed cauliflower)

3 green onions, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 - 3 Tbsp. of soy sauce (note, I use Raw Coconut Aminos instead since I don't do soy)

1/2 to 1 tsp. of garlic salt

3 eggs, beaten

Oil (I use coconut oil & a touch of sesame oil, but if you're really into fats, bacon grease is FAB)

Pork, chicken, or shrimp, cooked (optional)

Any type of low starch green veggie (i.e. not peas - they are high carb). I usually add celery or broccoli.

In a wok or large pan, heat enough oil to cover bottom of pan. Fry minced garlic and white part of onions for approx. 1 min. Add grated cauliflower and fry for approximately 5 min, stirring constantly. Add soy sauce, garlic salt, green onion tops, and meat (optional) and stir until mixed. Push mixture to side of pan. Add more oil if necessary, and scramble eggs in empty side of pan until done but still moist. Stir eggs into "rice" and remove from heat. Serves 3 as a side dish.

Note: I didn't measure anything. These measurements are just estimates.

Note: The secret is to use raw cauliflower.

You can either grate in a food processor, or use one of those hand choppers and just chop it to rice sized pieces.

Also you can freeze chopped/grated cauliflower to make it faster the next time. I usually process 2 heads at once.

Suggestions for HCG Rounds

1. Before you start, make sure you have: a good food scale, good body scales that records in at least, on-half pound increments.

2. Have a good supply of food containers available. Her assertion is that most people go off the program, because they get hungry or respond to food around them. So, if you have preplanned and pre-packed all of your meals, you are ahead of the game.

3. Get some good thermos water bottles and fill them up every morning with the correct amount of water for the day.

4. Do not start the program if you have social events that will make it impossible to stay compliant. Wait until a better time.

5. Be totally committed and follow Dr. Simeon's plan, without thinking you can modify it.

6. Record your food, water and progress every day

Moved onto Phase 4

It has been awhile, yet there wasn't too much to write while in P(phase) 3. I could not stabilize for the longest time. I was doing a "Steak day" around every third day. Finally around week 4 (should only be in P 3 for 3 weeks) I decided stabilize or not, I was moving onto P 4 as Brandon's birthday was coming up and he wanted me to enjoy his birthday dinner. We went to Golden Corral and the next day. I did have to do a "steak day" yet this is the only one so far in P 4. I have had Lasagna, Taco Bell burrito, Moose cake, hamburger, hot dog, pasta salad, ice cream etc. Every morning I expect to get up and see that I have to do a "steak day", yet some days I have found I lost. I only have one more week and then on to my loading days and P2. Can't wait as I want to loose another 40 lbs. Don't worry I still have more to loose after this round. I still have not been craving. My eating has been so controlled and it is NOT by willpower. My body just doesn't want junk food. Yes, some of the foods I mentioned above are junk yet they were for either birthdays, going to someones home for dinner, starving and not home,etc. I am really loving this"CURE". I can see me going another 30lbs pass my goal I have always had for myself. I am excited to see what I will look like next year.
I will keep you posted more, when I get to my loading days.