R1P2 Day 9 = 152.2 (-+0.0)

I seem to be in a holding pattern...which is pretty upsetting.



Breakfast: 6 Strawberries

               1 cup of coffee

Lunch: 3.3 oz Cod

            2 cups Raw Spinach

Dinner: 1/2 cup tomato

         2 oz Chicken Breast

Snack: ??

So dinner was a bit of a disaster.

There was a ligament or something that got mixed in with my chicken breast...so a few bites in...Well let’s just say I lost my appetite.

It was awful.

I'm an American girl raised by a Spanish mother. My mother had to deal with all sorts of horrors like killing the chickens she ate while growing up...and therefore, she has completely shielded me from any sort of icky in my foods. So yeah...it was a little more traumatizing than it should have been.



Then something horrible happened. I cheated.

There is no excuse but an hour after the chicken incident; I sucked on a 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch piece of chocolate.

It was dark chocolate and not that particularly good. I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't have a serious effect.



As a result of today's utter chaos....I am drinking a full cup of dieter's green tea.

So yeah...in the middle of the night I expect some serious tummy unhappiness.



I also saw the dr today. She raised my amount. 30 ml instead of 20.

She said that might be enough to break my holding pattern. But she said it'll help with the hunger....and therefore the lightheadedness and headaches

I'm also hoping the green tea does that as well.



I don't suppose anyone is reading and willing to share their experience cheating?



This weekend I'm going to search for the flavored stevia to drop into my coffee in hopes of preventing anything like this in the future.

R1P2 Day 8 = 152.2 (+1.0)

So I need to start this entry with a little rant. Today has been one kick in the face after another.
As you can see my weight went up one pound, but the only difference to the diet was mixing those veggies (well each one 10 mins after the other) and the mustard powder incident.
I'm hoping that the mustard powder made me bloat because after I ate a few bites, I chugged two bottles of water (16 oz each) and only used the bathroom twice with minimal liquid release.  (as opposed to every ten minutes)
Plus I feel so bloated. I'm going to drink some green tea tonight with hopes of serious movement of all kinds.

Weight: 152.2

I also weighed myself 4 hours earlier than usual because Wednesdays are a crazy long day at school.
After the scale incident, it continued downhill
Two quizzes, both of which i was unprepared for. Balsamic vinegar spilled all over my school bag.  Makeup chaos.

But that's enough of that. No more complaing bc I have to play catch up with my notes/hw. My laziness this past weekend left me screwed so this coming weekend will not exist for me.

Breakfast: coffee with two stevia (no milk! it was kinda gross)
          4 orange slices...like the natual slices, after peeling the skin, not just cutting it with a knife
Lunch: 1 cup spinach
          3oz of chicken breast
          1 breadstick
Dinner: 3.5 oz of steak
         1.5 cups of tomato
         1 Breadstick
Snack: Orange

I was super lightheaded today too. It's been tough but tomorrow will be better and I'm praying for a two pound drop because seeing that scale go up/stay the same is utterly devastating.

As anyone found any truth to the body lotion making you gain? Because I did need to do a full lotioning last night after my shower. Hi dry skin.

I go to the dr tomorrow and I have a lot to say.
Maybe it's bc I'm stressed and hungry but I am a serious cranky pants.

They gave us a package of information...one page with a list of allowed proteins and veggies and another page with  written out menu options. These lists say two different things. One page gives a specific amount and the other tells to eat two cups of veggies (but the same proteins)
but everday I work it out and realize I've once again had less than 500 calories.
So should I work it out to get 500 cals?
I'm confused and bothered.

That one pound is weighing on me. I know tomorrow I'll either have only lost one pound or none, which will make me scream and rip my hair out.

What can I say? I'm mean when I'm hungry.
Hears to hoping they adjust my amounts properly.
I'm undecided about the snack tonight.

R1P2 Day 7 = 151.2 (-1.2)

Starting Weight: 158.4

Today's Weight: 151.2


Once a week I'll make a separate post on just my progress so far. Almost like an excel chart. I'm thinking every saturday, since I'll be able to have two charts, one counting the load days and one not.

But that's another pound and 2 oz down.

I didn't sleep well last night, I'm not sure if its because I need less sleep on this diet or if it is because my cat was driving me nuts.

Breakfast: Coffee with 2 stevia and dash of milk (no milk starting tomorrow, I just forgot to tell my mom before she prepared it)
               Orange
Lunch: 2 cups of cucumber with pepper/salt and balsamic vinegar
           3.5 chicken breast
Dinner: 3.5 oz of Cod
           half a cup of cauliflower
          Medium tomato
Snack:
Off to finish watching my netflix so I can do my laundry and homework. Will update later

So I'm not going to be having a snack tonight because I mixed veggies. I'm not supposed to and I was going to focus on just the cauliflower but I totally over did it on this mustard powdered thing my mom made. It was disgusting....and upset my stomach incredibly so.

R1P2 Day 6 = 152.4 (-1.4)

Another pound down.
Weight: 152.4

The only thing keeping me from cheating is the fact that I'm only losing a pound a day.
As the dr office is closed today (Happy Labor Day), I'll be calling them tomorrow to ask them about my constant hungry. I know they said they had something for me if my hunger became a problem.

I got my B12 shot today, I think it's helping me feel a little postive. I'm also have a small cup of coffee with I hope will help with the hunger. 2 stevia sugar and a half a tablespoon of oatmeal milk. I'll skip the oatmeal milk next time.

Breakfast: Orange (So yummy!)
Lunch: 3.5 oz chicken breast
       1 cup raw spinach
       one tablespoon of light cesaer dressing
                (which the dr listed on the allowed sheet, but it's not something to make a habit out of. Next time, I'm gonna try lemon with the spinach)
       One Grissini Breadstick
Dinner: Leftover steak - 3.5 oz
          2 cups of raw spinach
          1 Grissini Breadstick
Snack: Orange
         Small cup of coffee

I feel pretty okay today, I was pretty emotional last night. I'm trying to stay postive and just think of the outcome. Never got to my hw last night so I'm going to get to it now.
I wish I could find some others doing the hcg diet, it seems like most have already finished it.
I need to remember to take some pictures...I'm already a few pounds down but I don't think it'll make much of a difference in the long run.

Total loss so far: 6 pounds in 6 days including the binge days.
I'm going to ask my dr if I should count the binge days in my count as I've heard others say you should not.
For those who would rather I not then:
Total loss not counting binge: 6 pounds in 4 days (which would be pretty awesome to say)

Oh, the chicken I eat. I never eat frozen chicken or chicken patties. They just completely freak me out, I'm so picky with chicken. The only chicken I'll ever eat is rotisseri chicken. No skin, obviously but I do accept that because it is rotisseri there are a few more calories in it. So I'll probably only eat it twice a week (at most.) I'll also see if I see any weight difference on days I eat it and maybe I'll just have it cut it out all together, or make my own with only lemon pepper and salt.

Is it just me or does left over steak suck? Maybe it's because it was done on the pan instead of the grill...

I'm handling the hunger better today, maybe because I spent my day doing hw so I was kept busy or maybe it was the b12...or maybe my body is finally adjusting. I'll see how I feel tomorrow and then decide if I'm going to call the dr or not.

Until tomorrow morning

R1P2 Day 5 = 153.8 (-1.4)

Not quite a pound...which is a little depressing. I was hoping to go with 2 pounds a day...but I'll take what I can get. I also believe it might have something to do with the extra breadsticks I had yesterday...I need to update yesterdays post

So day 5
Weight: 153.8

Breakfast: None
Lunch: Red snapper,  around 2 oz
         Broccoli, half a cup
Dinner: Medium Tomato
         Steak (finally!), 4 oz
Snack: Orange
     I probably had too much of the allowed carbs but I had 2 grissini breadsticks and 2 pieces of the melba toast (the one that is 3 grams)

It's the first time I've actually enjoyed a meal since starting this diet. I love red meat, I'll have to make sure not to over do it. I'll probably have some more tomorrow since I cooked a little extra for my dad but he changed his mind about it.

Since I barely lost a pound last night I'm nervous about not losing any tonight. I felt so lightheaded earlier...I'm hoping I can stick to not eating anything else for the rest of the night.
My mom started picking on me earlier because when I first weighed myself I had only lost 4 oz then when I weighed myself without her standing over me telling me to go for a walk, I had lost close to a pound. I told her it was a full pound though.
This is why I don't diet with her, she is too competitive and gloat-y. It's upsetting because I'm trying just as hard as she is, if not harder. The appetite suppressants don't work for me at all, whereas for her, they work perfect and feels full before she even starts eating.

Tomorrow I'm also going to cut out the allowed carbs, and stick to the plans allowance of only one piece.

The steak was marinated in:
1 tsp mustard powder
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves (minced)

Definitely one I will re-use.
I'm gonna go try and do some hw to cut down on my load tomorrow.
Make some flashcards and answer some questions on required readings....maybe do the anatomy review hw

Wish me luck.

R1P2 Day 3 = 156.2 (-2.2)

Round 1, Phase 2, Day 3

I need to get ready to leave but a quick update
Weight: 156.2 (how did that happen?)

I'll update this post later but let me make bullet points for reference sake
-B12 needle issues
-err....and I guess that's it for now.

Update:
Okay, more than half way through the day

Okay the B12 needles the dr gave me were...screwed up somehow. Two of them were cracked or something because it wouldn't fill properly, then after a few minutes of fussing they started leaking.
My mother assisted me since she had gotten hers to work earlier that day. The needle is also longer and thicker. So I failed at giving it to myself, once again my mother had to step in and stick me. I just can't see a needle that thick go into me.

Now I'm hoping this hunger will pass.
I've read that it's typical for the first few days.
Today is a little tough, all I wanted during my binge days was clean fresh healthy food...and now that the diet has started I want PB&J sandwiches, oatmeal milk....and buffalo wings with blue cheese dressing. Not all together at once though..Hi gross.
It seems I only want what I can't have. The appetite suppressant isn't helping much. Let's see how it is in a few days.

Breakfast: 5 Large Strawberries
Lunch: 1 Medium Tomato
         3 oz of Tilapia
         Grissini Breadstick
Dinner: 3.5 oz of Tilapia
           1 Medium Tomato

I will not be eating the same thing everyday, my mother and I were just caught a little unprepared due to the start of the kitchen being re-done and my father came home. Since my father and brother are not doing the diet they have been fussy all week.
The tomato was chopped and drizzled with balsamic vinegar which is on the allowed list, just in moderation.
Still a little hungry...craving carbs...chocolate cake kind of carbs...but I'm fighting it.


I found a really great site with recipes. It's a pdf file but it is very useful and definitely one to remember: http://www.yourhcgdiet.com/documents/HCG_Diet_Recipes.pdf
As I try new recipes I'll post which ones and thoughts on them

Will update after dinner

P1 Day 1 & 2 - Loading

So day 1 was a tough day to binge because I had school from 9:30-3:50. On days that I'm super busy I typically have to force myself to eat through out the day.
So I force fed myself half a bagel in the morning, force fed myself taco bell at lunch (ate a chalupa and a half) then for dinner we ordered pizza we I will say I had absolutely no problem eating because of how delicious it was.
I won't go into details but it was the absolute best pizza in this city.
I will definitely say that as I had no eaten fast food in so long that I smelled by the end of my second class. I don't know if it was noticeable to others but I pretty much wanted to hide under the lab table

Day 2 was easier to binge as I only had a morning class.
Started the day with a full bagel, ate a left over slice of pizza for lunch (it was eggplant pizza), and then finished the night with a checkers burger, a large order of fries and 2 of their apple pies.
The gross smell continued. I felt completely disgusting, there just are no words for how gross I felt.
My hair felt especially greasy, my underarms were just *gag* and just the general feeling was icky.
Even breathing felt a little difficult, I have not has fast food in about a year and even then I would order the lightest thing on the menu. 
A few hours after checkers, I force fed myself a slice of chocolate cake simply because carbs and sugar are a tough pass for me and I wanted to be able to say I had some the night before, in order to ease the loss of it.

I probably sound like I am whining....I hope not. I just wanted to document this for if I should ever be thinking of cheating. Remember the gross disgusting feeling!
Maybe tonight I'll do a post for how I got to this weight as to explain how someone who is heavier than average can feel so grossed out by fast food. Fast food did not get me here, sugar and carbs did! But more on that later

I didn't weight myself on these two days simple because I was without a scale, but as of late at day 2 I was able to get a high quality scale from my mother until mine is delivered tomorrow.

Oh! The injections! The needle is small and it stings a little bit but it's nothing serious. The first day didn't hurt at all but the second day I definitely felt it. I think it's more the idea of the injection. It's a pretty thin needle (not at all like the B12 needle but thats in the next post)

Now onto a post about day 3 so far.

Starting Weights & Measures - 158.2

Got my measurements and weight taken the day before the binge so here they are. I'll do two or three separate posts today to keep things organized to cut down on the amount of searching anyone has to do for key pieces of information.

Also, for future knowledge, I did not order the hcg from any website but got it through a doctor. I will be going to his office one a week for they can track my progress but also I will be tracking my progress on here and on excel for myself. Also to keep track of any notable details and to rant when I'm having a tough day.

Height: 5'8''
Weight: 158.2
1"above abdomen: 30"
Umbilicus: 35.1"
1" below abdomen: 37.0"
Right Thigh: 23.2"
Left Thigh: 23.4"
Right Arm: 12.2"
Left Arm: 12.6"

Goal Weight: 130

I'm contemplating taking some pictures tonight for future reference...
Now onto a post about the binge days