Day 67 - 1st Day of Phase 3

Well, I'm starting Phase 3 officially today!!!!

I've lost a total of 30.4 pounds and 52.5 inches since starting the drops on June 14th.  I've slacked off the last week or two and didn't stay as set on the protocol as I should have and maybe could have lost more but I wasn't mentally into any longer and was having personal things going on.  Even with the cheating and not staying on protocol, I haven't gained any.  I've been stable around 145 for since the 8th.  My LIW (Last injection weight) was 146 effective 08-17-11 and so far, I've been below that weight since then.

Front Beginning and End of HCG (Phase 2):

Beginning

 

End

Right Side Beginning and End of HCG (Phase 2):

Beginning

End

Left Side - Beginning and End (Phase 2):

Beginning

End

Back Side - Beginning (Week 3) and End (Phase 2):

Week 3

End

I made a low carb pizza for lunch and the crust was made out of cheese and eggs... it was super yummy and like eating the topping of the pizza without crust but stayed together!!!  The crazy thing is, it had as many calories in two slices as I was eating per day for the last 9.5 weeks.

My goal at this point is to learn stabilization, eat better, exercise at least 20 minutes a day and not gain for the next 3 weeks.  After that, I plan on trying to lose the last 10-15 pounds I'd like to lose on my own by learning my limitations and exercise.  If I haven't gotten close by my birthday, I have decided to do another short round (23 days) as I won't ever do a long term dosage again.  I'll try to update at least once a week to document how I'm doing during stabilization.

For further following into the next Phase, please follow my new blog HCG Diet Phase 3... www.jesshskrphase3.blogspot.com
I DID IT!!!!

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Stats:
End of VLCD
Weight: 144.6 (-30.4 lbs)
Waist/Midriff: 27.25 (-6.75")
Waist: 27.5 (-8.5")
Below Belly Button: 32.5 (-3" since 07-28-11)
Chest: 34.5 (-3.25")
Chest - Under: 28.25 (-4.5")
Chest - Upper: 30.25 (-5.25")
Hips: 34.5 (-5.5")
Thigh - Left: 19.75 (-4.75")
Thigh - Right: 19.5 (-4.75")
Calf - Left: 13 (-1.25")
Calf - Right: 13 (-1.5")
Bicep - Left: 10.25 (-2")
Bicep - Right: 10.25 (-1.5")

Day 62

Well today is the last day of week 9!!!! I'm down 30 pounds and 50" so far.  I'm going to do 1-2 more days on the drops then be done with this part and move on to the next phase.

This last week has been a huge roller coastal ride and I haven't been as focused nor dedicated.  I think mentally I'm starting to check out and ready to be done with Phase 2.  In the last week I lost 5.25" but only 0.8 pounds...

I had Chipotle on Thursday and limited the items I wasn't supposed to have by making them minimal... I didn't have a gain so I was happy.  Yesterday we did a BBQ and I hate 5 peanut butter cookies but they were homemade by grandma and super yummy!!!!  Over the weekend, I only had a .2 gain so I wasn't to unhappy with myself... Today, I did chipotle again but I went a step further and got chips, I feel so bloated and trying to drink more water but I keep forgetting to drink the water...  Must drink my water!!!!!  The going to Chipotle tonight is the reason I'm not stopping the drops tomorrow as I planned as I know I will not like my weight in the morning.

Well that's all I have for now... Till next time...

I AM STILL DOING THIS!!!!

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Day 49

Well it's been a week since I posted last... I didn't have a whole lot to update this week except that I got into smaller clothes, YAY!!! I also went shopping for some new shirts as I was swimming in my current shirts.

Today is the last day of week 7... the final countdown is on to start the next phase.  I'm hoping to get into the 130s prior to ending this last bottle.  I'm at 149 right now and hope it's a combination of water weight.  I had a net gain of .2 pounds over the weekend, a mixture of eating late on Saturday, not enough sleep Saturday night, getting up too early on Sunday and being in the heat/sun for too long.  Hopefully I'll have a big loss day tomorrow or Wednesday to release some of the water if needed.

Well that's all I have for now...

I CAN DO THIS!!!!

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STATS:
Weight: 149
Waist: 28.75
Chest: 34
Hips: 36
Thigh - Left: 20.75
Thigh - Right: 20.75
Calf - Left: 13.5
Calf - Right: 13.25
Bicep - Left: 10.5
Bicep - Right: 10.5
Total: -26# and 41.5"

Day 42

Well it's the end of week 6, tomorrow starts week 7!  I got my new bottle in the mail today and have a day or two left of my current bottle.  I'm hoping to lose at least 16 between now and finishing the bottle and that will leave about 5 more pounds to lose on the following phases.

I wanted to finish the week in the 140's but I ended today at 150.4, only .5 pounds away from what I wanted.  So close...

Well I've now lost a total of 35.25" and 24.6 pounds since starting and have lost 37.75" and 25.2 pounds since the last day of loading.  So at 24.6 pounds in 42, I'm still averaging about .58 pounds a day in losses.  So since I've had this current bottle since the 5th and have had it for about 17 days and I'll get about 1-2 more days and if I keep at my average, I should lose another 11-12 pounds roughly before ending, that will put me in the 130s and I've said that if I get to the 130's in this next bottle I'm done with the drops, if I'm not to 130 yet, I'll be starting another bottle.  I have to say, I'm ready to start on new foods but I can be patient, it's already been 42 days or 6 weeks!

Well that's about all I have for this update.  I'll catch up the rest later. 

I AM/CAN DO THIS!!!

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Day 39

Well I've been losing 1 pound a day yesterday and today and it's even during TOM.  I'm down to 152.4 pounds, almost to the 140s!!!! I ordered my next and hopefully last bottle of HCG yesterday.  I'm hoping to get as much off as possible to I don't have much to lose on my own but we will see.  Maybe I'll do one more bottle to avoid another round and lose the last pounds a little easier.... Hmmm decisions, decisions. I just can't make up my mind.

I have found that I do great with beef and have been having it for both meals.  Here was dinner tonight:

Grilled sirloin with grilled cucumber.  I decided to experiment with the grilled cucumber last week and really liked it so it's a new mix to the veggies.  Going to go get home grown tomatoes tomorrow and maybe buy no salt added french green beans as some say they do good/okay with them so it will add something else new to try.

Well I'm down 22.6 pounds and 33.75" and I have 3 days left of week 6.  I'm still averaging about .58 pounds a day and I was at .6 so I really haven't varied off of my average even with the stalls/small loses I've had.

I CAN DO THIS!!!

Day 35

End of week 5... Down a total of 20.2 pounds and 30"!!!!  I finally looked in the mirror this morning and just felt smaller!!!! I can't tell you how much it makes it all worth it! 

I also decided today that since I will need a new bottle to get through to the 1st, I don't want to stop short, I will probably finish off the bottle instead of stopping on the 1st so that will probably add an extra week to the drops.  Hopefully I continue to lose while taking them and if I don't, then I know it's time to move on to the next phase.

Well I don't really have anything else to share...

I CAN DO THIS!!!!

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Stats:
Weight: 154.8
Waist: 31.5
Chest: 34.75
Hips: 36.75
Thigh - Left: 22
Thigh - Right: 21.5
Calf - Left: 13.75
Calf - Right: 13.5
Bicep - Left: 11
Bicep - Right: 11

Day 33

Well it's been a few day's since I've posted.  I'm currently at 156.6 pounds and have 2 full days left before starting week 6!  I'm hoping to continue with losses of an average .5 - .6 a day to hopefully be in the mid 140's before ending the VLC days.  If I can do that, I think I can do the rest on my own and not need to do another round.  Lets just hope for a good stabilization period!

I'm wondering, since I never had an issue with gaining and could eat anything if I can keep myself active if I'll be able to get back to something similar.  I don't mean eat as much as I want or anything like that but to not have any sensitivities to foods and am able to eat the foods I enjoy without a drastic effect from them.  I'm thinking/hoping as long as I can keep my activity (gym) up along with water intake and watch my portions/servings I can maintain and loss to get to my goal of 125 - 130 by Oct 12th!  If I maintain and don't lose during phase 3 and start losing in phase 4, I'll have 7 weeks to lose and with a healthy average of 2-3 pounds of lose a week that would give me 14-21 I can lose and be okay.  So if I end this round (phase 2) at 147 and stay there through phase 3 (3 weeks) that would give me 7 weeks to be between 126-133, that would be great!!!! I know though since I haven't been there in about 8-9 years this may be hard and since it will be close to my goal weight/suggested weight this could be challenging and losses may not be 2-3 pounds, I'll just see what happens and go from there... One day at a time!!!  But it is great to know that my goal is completely reachable at this rate!  Worse case, I do a short round starting (loading) on my birthday and finish in time for phase 3 to end around Thanksgiving.

Well that's all I really have, I've found that Hy-Vee has the Walden Farms products so I got a few of them tonight along with the zevia pop.  Also, the meat locker sales lean ground beef ($3/lb cheaper) and Hy-Vee carries the 95/5 $2 cheaper than Whole Foods and our farmer's market in town is picking up so I may not have to do the KC trips much if at all anymore, save more money, YAY!!!

I CAN/AM DOING THIS!!!!

Stats:
Weight: 156.6
Waist: 30
Hips: 37.25 (-.25)
Thigh - Left: 22
Thigh - Right: 21.5
Calf - Left: 13.75
Calf - Right: 13.5
Bicep - Left: 11
Bicep - Right: 11