I maintained my weight either 2lbs above or below or on my last weigh in for 6 weeks and with out the last weeks boring details of what I ate or whatever, I've just decided to update this today on Round 2 Load Day 1.
I had cheese for breakfast, a cheeseburger and fries with a shake for lunch, so far dinner was cheesecake with heavy cream and Rediwhip. Also going to make pasta (ugh already full but I need to load better this time around!) and maybe have some ice cream.
Feel like crap but I'm ready to do this longer round to get it all off!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Yup, just as I thought...
I'm going to stay at 210 for 6 weeks until my next round. :( At least it's an even number, though. Well, that may change in 2 days when I am getting off the drops.
Today I am stopping my drops for 2 days then jumping on P3 on Saturday. I did drop 2lbs last night and today I woke up feeling heavy, like salt induced heavy, but the scale said I dropped the 3 lbs. Either it's true or the scale is totally fucking with me!
I know it doesn't seem like much but a 3 day kind of vacation turned into 4 days taking it off. I would like to keep going to get the last 10 lbs off but with my timing, I won't be able to do it. I am not going on a real vacation in September being fat AND not being able to eat, especially in the South where all the good food is!
This has been really hard and the last week screwed me up but I have to muster on through. I have lots of determination and have to remember that it's okay to fall back, just keep going. Don't give up, even if I want to, I can't.
Today I am stopping my drops for 2 days then jumping on P3 on Saturday. I did drop 2lbs last night and today I woke up feeling heavy, like salt induced heavy, but the scale said I dropped the 3 lbs. Either it's true or the scale is totally fucking with me!
I know it doesn't seem like much but a 3 day kind of vacation turned into 4 days taking it off. I would like to keep going to get the last 10 lbs off but with my timing, I won't be able to do it. I am not going on a real vacation in September being fat AND not being able to eat, especially in the South where all the good food is!
This has been really hard and the last week screwed me up but I have to muster on through. I have lots of determination and have to remember that it's okay to fall back, just keep going. Don't give up, even if I want to, I can't.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Back up at down another ...day. :/
So the weekend was okay but I drank too much wine. I didn't eat anything I wasn't supposed to in phase 3 but I gained 3lbs. :( I was very disappointed as it will take me the rest of this week to MAYBE get rid of that 3 lbs I gained in 2 days! I wanted to be done and down to 200lbs this week but I might have to sit at 210 for 6 more weeks! I am just so pissed with myself and with this stupid program!
Or why am I freaking out about 3 lbs? Maybe if I would have suffered over the weekend and stuck to the plan I would have been DOWN 3 more lbs and closer to my goal? It just wasn't that great of a weekend and I feel like I missed out, I guess.
The friends that I thought were friends didn't feel like it and I didn't have fun like I was hoping and like I did last year. I felt fat, out of place, disgusting, and different. Friends aren't supposed to judge you, I know, but I feel like I don't belong anywhere anymore. I also had mini freak outs being around people I didn't know as well as being in a crowded space. I kept getting cold sweats down my spine and a sense of panic when I didn't have room around me. I would walk out of the room and leave and I was okay. I was also okay with a few friends but as soon as more than 5 people showed up chatting, I had to leave. I didn't realize I was becoming agoraphobic but I guess that's what it is.
I have a lot more to deal with than just my weight.
Or why am I freaking out about 3 lbs? Maybe if I would have suffered over the weekend and stuck to the plan I would have been DOWN 3 more lbs and closer to my goal? It just wasn't that great of a weekend and I feel like I missed out, I guess.
The friends that I thought were friends didn't feel like it and I didn't have fun like I was hoping and like I did last year. I felt fat, out of place, disgusting, and different. Friends aren't supposed to judge you, I know, but I feel like I don't belong anywhere anymore. I also had mini freak outs being around people I didn't know as well as being in a crowded space. I kept getting cold sweats down my spine and a sense of panic when I didn't have room around me. I would walk out of the room and leave and I was okay. I was also okay with a few friends but as soon as more than 5 people showed up chatting, I had to leave. I didn't realize I was becoming agoraphobic but I guess that's what it is.
I have a lot more to deal with than just my weight.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Food Combining
I found this today while looking up cycling on HCG. It's very interesting on what should and should not be eaten with what. (MANY thanks to J Beanie on the HCG Forums for this!)
Food Combining
This isn't specifically related to cycling, but I'm posting here just so I know where to find it quickly.
Many people report they are having issues when adding foods back in during P3 and P4. Some attribute this to food allergies or food intolerance. While this may be the case, I also think leaving out groups of foods can lead to digestive problems. If you are having issues and have ruled out allergies or intolerance, you may want to consider food combining. Be sure to adapt the concepts to the particular phase you are in as some of the rules don't always apply to P2 or P3.
It may be helpful to print this Food Combining Chart for a quick reference. I tape mine to the inside of a cupboard so it's handy.
This is a list of the basics I compiled from MH's book as a companion to the food chart. Note there is a section on alcohol which should come in handy for those of us who enjoy a refreshing alcoholic beverage now and then.
The Basic Rules of Food Combining
1. Do not eat proteins and starches together. Your body requires an acid base to digest proteins and an alkaline base to digest starches. Proteins and starches combine well with green, leafy vegetables and no starchy vegetables, but they do not combine well with each other.
Acids and Alkalines neutralize each other. Proteins and starches require different digestive enzymes which function at different pH levels in the body. Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach, and starches prefer alkaline environments such as the intestines. Combining these two types of food traps them and slows down the digestive process. The undigested food causes digestive problems such as gas, bloating, constipation, and weight gain. When you eat proteins (acid) and starches (alkaline) together, everything gets neutralized and nothing gets digested.
2. Do not mix fruit with proteins, starches, or any kind of vegetable. Fruits digest so quickly that by the time they reach your stomach, they are already partially digested. If they are combined with other foods, they will rot and ferment. Only eat fruit with other fruit.
3. Melons digest faster than any other food. Therefore, you should never eat melons with any other food, including other fruits. Always eat melons on their own.
4. Do not mix acid and/or sub-acid fruits with sweet fruits at the same meal. Acid fruits, such as grapefruits, pineapple, and strawberries, can be mixed with sub-acid fruits, such as apples, grapes, and peaches, but neither of these categories can be mixed with sweet fruits, such as bananas, dates, or raisins.
5. Eat only four to six different fruits or vegetables at one meal.
6. Fats and oils combine with everything (except fruits) but should be used in limited amounts because while they won’t inhibit digestion, they will slow it down.
7. Wait the following lengths of time between meals that don’t combine:
Two hours after eating fruit.
Three hours after eating starches.
Four hours after eating proteins.
Suggested: Divide the day into three food combining segments. Fruit in the morning, a protein lunch, and a starch dinner. This gives a cleansing fruit meal first thing in the morning, an energy-packed protein lunch in the middle of the day, and the slow, steady release of energy from eating complex carbohydrates at night.
If you miscombine food, there are ways to offset the bad combination. If you eat a protein with a starch, you can eat some legumes with the starch, and it will “convert” the starch to a complete protein. Let’s say you eat chicken with rice for lunch. If you eat some beans (any kind), the chicken-rice combination will digest more easily than if you don’t eat the beans. If you eat sushi (fish with rice) which is automatically a bad combination, make sure you add miso soup. Or to help round out your miscombined meals, you can always (in a pinch) eat some peanuts after the meal to offset the bad combination. Speaking of nuts, another good tip is that if you’re going to eat a lot of nuts, make sure you eat an acid fruit with them (ex. glass of orange juice).
Alcohol guidelines: When eating starches, it is better to drink beer or grain alcohol (vodka, scotch, etc.), since they are starch-based. Ideally, you should drink wine and champagne only with fruit. Wine with fish balance each other, too.
Liquids should be consumed fifteen minutes before a meal or one hour after eating. Ideally, you should never drink anything with your meal because it dilutes the digestive juices, thereby interfering with proper digestion. But, if you have to, make sure you sip rather than gulp your drink.
Food Combining “Fix It” Chart
If you eat protein and starch during the same meal, eat some legumes.
If you eat nuts, eat an acid fruit with them.
If you still eat dairy, make sure to eat an acid fruit.
If you’ve overloaded on pasta, eat an apple the next morning.
If you’ve eaten too much sugar, eat grapes the next morning.
If you’ve eaten too much salt, eat watermelon the next morning.
The Food Combining Chart in .pdf
Food Combining
This isn't specifically related to cycling, but I'm posting here just so I know where to find it quickly.
Many people report they are having issues when adding foods back in during P3 and P4. Some attribute this to food allergies or food intolerance. While this may be the case, I also think leaving out groups of foods can lead to digestive problems. If you are having issues and have ruled out allergies or intolerance, you may want to consider food combining. Be sure to adapt the concepts to the particular phase you are in as some of the rules don't always apply to P2 or P3.
It may be helpful to print this Food Combining Chart for a quick reference. I tape mine to the inside of a cupboard so it's handy.
This is a list of the basics I compiled from MH's book as a companion to the food chart. Note there is a section on alcohol which should come in handy for those of us who enjoy a refreshing alcoholic beverage now and then.
The Basic Rules of Food Combining
1. Do not eat proteins and starches together. Your body requires an acid base to digest proteins and an alkaline base to digest starches. Proteins and starches combine well with green, leafy vegetables and no starchy vegetables, but they do not combine well with each other.
Acids and Alkalines neutralize each other. Proteins and starches require different digestive enzymes which function at different pH levels in the body. Pepsin digests protein in the highly acidic environment of the stomach, and starches prefer alkaline environments such as the intestines. Combining these two types of food traps them and slows down the digestive process. The undigested food causes digestive problems such as gas, bloating, constipation, and weight gain. When you eat proteins (acid) and starches (alkaline) together, everything gets neutralized and nothing gets digested.
2. Do not mix fruit with proteins, starches, or any kind of vegetable. Fruits digest so quickly that by the time they reach your stomach, they are already partially digested. If they are combined with other foods, they will rot and ferment. Only eat fruit with other fruit.
3. Melons digest faster than any other food. Therefore, you should never eat melons with any other food, including other fruits. Always eat melons on their own.
4. Do not mix acid and/or sub-acid fruits with sweet fruits at the same meal. Acid fruits, such as grapefruits, pineapple, and strawberries, can be mixed with sub-acid fruits, such as apples, grapes, and peaches, but neither of these categories can be mixed with sweet fruits, such as bananas, dates, or raisins.
5. Eat only four to six different fruits or vegetables at one meal.
6. Fats and oils combine with everything (except fruits) but should be used in limited amounts because while they won’t inhibit digestion, they will slow it down.
7. Wait the following lengths of time between meals that don’t combine:
Two hours after eating fruit.
Three hours after eating starches.
Four hours after eating proteins.
Suggested: Divide the day into three food combining segments. Fruit in the morning, a protein lunch, and a starch dinner. This gives a cleansing fruit meal first thing in the morning, an energy-packed protein lunch in the middle of the day, and the slow, steady release of energy from eating complex carbohydrates at night.
If you miscombine food, there are ways to offset the bad combination. If you eat a protein with a starch, you can eat some legumes with the starch, and it will “convert” the starch to a complete protein. Let’s say you eat chicken with rice for lunch. If you eat some beans (any kind), the chicken-rice combination will digest more easily than if you don’t eat the beans. If you eat sushi (fish with rice) which is automatically a bad combination, make sure you add miso soup. Or to help round out your miscombined meals, you can always (in a pinch) eat some peanuts after the meal to offset the bad combination. Speaking of nuts, another good tip is that if you’re going to eat a lot of nuts, make sure you eat an acid fruit with them (ex. glass of orange juice).
Alcohol guidelines: When eating starches, it is better to drink beer or grain alcohol (vodka, scotch, etc.), since they are starch-based. Ideally, you should drink wine and champagne only with fruit. Wine with fish balance each other, too.
Liquids should be consumed fifteen minutes before a meal or one hour after eating. Ideally, you should never drink anything with your meal because it dilutes the digestive juices, thereby interfering with proper digestion. But, if you have to, make sure you sip rather than gulp your drink.
Food Combining “Fix It” Chart
If you eat protein and starch during the same meal, eat some legumes.
If you eat nuts, eat an acid fruit with them.
If you still eat dairy, make sure to eat an acid fruit.
If you’ve overloaded on pasta, eat an apple the next morning.
If you’ve eaten too much sugar, eat grapes the next morning.
If you’ve eaten too much salt, eat watermelon the next morning.
The Food Combining Chart in .pdf
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Day 21 and ready to be done!
Yes, I am ready to be done with this round! I just want real food, not crap, but the low carb, high good fat and protein like salmon and eggs, and some freaking cheese!
I did drop 1 whole pound last night and I give credit to the glass of red wine I had. Okay, so it was 2ish glasses of wine. I didn't have my fruit and had some wine. It was great and I really enjoyed it, though I'm sure it dehydrated me a bit, which was probably good because I was retaining water. So it all balanced out, right?
Today I am taking no HCG and still doing low cal for 2 days to get ready for my planned interruption for this weekend. I have to remember to not go crazy because I would like to drop those last 10lbs before I get off this round next week. I doubt it will happen, but would be nice!
Some things I keep forgetting to mention that other HCGers or future HCG dieters should know that helps me:
I take a B12 vitamin every day with 1,000mcg. I was told B12 helps with the cellular restructuring within your body so I take it. I also mark it down in my food diary book when I take it.
I also take a probiotic every day to help with the food, umm, digestion and extraction. I started taking probiotics awhile ago and noticed how much different I felt and how things moved along better in my body. I recommend Culturelle brand probiotics because it has 10billion cells. You want the highest possible billions to keep your food moving. :) This, along with fiber, will keep you regular! It's very important to keep waste moving out with the weight loss.
This is the exact box I have and use.
So I'm 210lbs and still have 40lbs to go. UGH...that sucks. But down 1/4 of my weight. That's good! This is such a roller coaster ride but, so far, it's worth it.
I did drop 1 whole pound last night and I give credit to the glass of red wine I had. Okay, so it was 2ish glasses of wine. I didn't have my fruit and had some wine. It was great and I really enjoyed it, though I'm sure it dehydrated me a bit, which was probably good because I was retaining water. So it all balanced out, right?
Today I am taking no HCG and still doing low cal for 2 days to get ready for my planned interruption for this weekend. I have to remember to not go crazy because I would like to drop those last 10lbs before I get off this round next week. I doubt it will happen, but would be nice!
Some things I keep forgetting to mention that other HCGers or future HCG dieters should know that helps me:
I take a B12 vitamin every day with 1,000mcg. I was told B12 helps with the cellular restructuring within your body so I take it. I also mark it down in my food diary book when I take it.
I also take a probiotic every day to help with the food, umm, digestion and extraction. I started taking probiotics awhile ago and noticed how much different I felt and how things moved along better in my body. I recommend Culturelle brand probiotics because it has 10billion cells. You want the highest possible billions to keep your food moving. :) This, along with fiber, will keep you regular! It's very important to keep waste moving out with the weight loss.
This is the exact box I have and use.
So I'm 210lbs and still have 40lbs to go. UGH...that sucks. But down 1/4 of my weight. That's good! This is such a roller coaster ride but, so far, it's worth it.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Day 20 and annoyed
I've been stalled again for 3 days. It's like I have 1lb drop then stay put for 3 days then drop .4, .2. UGH. It's annoying, frustrating and I just want to eat regular food now. After the wedding on Saturday I was fine and woke up to the 1lb drop on Sunday. But the past 2 days I'm stuck at the same weight.
I'm taking a planned interuption this weekend, though. Jumping off the HCG on Wednesday but eating VLC then and Thursday then eating P3 foods over the weekend as I'll be in Columbus at a hotel with friends. I thought about it, and there is no way I am hauling baggies of precooked food to a hotel and not going out to eat with my friends or even having a drink or two! It's a mini vacation and hopefully I won't gain over the weekend, but I'm going to jump right back on P2 on Monday for the last week. I timed it out so I can have time to do another round of HCG before my trip in September. If I even need it because I might be able to keep losing in the next couple of months without HCG.
This has been the most brutal thing I have done and I am ready for it to be done. If I was losing 1lb a day every day, I would be happy. But I'm following protocol and not seeing the results I expected. However, I am not looking a gift horse in the mouth and am happy I lost 16.4lbs in 20 days, I really had hoped to be down 20lbs by this week. I don't see me losing 4 lbs in the next 4 days, either.
I'm just frustrated and discouraged and want a REAL salad with ranch dressing and sunflower seeds! I don't even want crap. I just want a good salad!! And also red peppers, green peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a full egg omelet!
Maybe I shouldn't weight myself every day and go by every other day next round? Grr.
I'm taking a planned interuption this weekend, though. Jumping off the HCG on Wednesday but eating VLC then and Thursday then eating P3 foods over the weekend as I'll be in Columbus at a hotel with friends. I thought about it, and there is no way I am hauling baggies of precooked food to a hotel and not going out to eat with my friends or even having a drink or two! It's a mini vacation and hopefully I won't gain over the weekend, but I'm going to jump right back on P2 on Monday for the last week. I timed it out so I can have time to do another round of HCG before my trip in September. If I even need it because I might be able to keep losing in the next couple of months without HCG.
This has been the most brutal thing I have done and I am ready for it to be done. If I was losing 1lb a day every day, I would be happy. But I'm following protocol and not seeing the results I expected. However, I am not looking a gift horse in the mouth and am happy I lost 16.4lbs in 20 days, I really had hoped to be down 20lbs by this week. I don't see me losing 4 lbs in the next 4 days, either.
I'm just frustrated and discouraged and want a REAL salad with ranch dressing and sunflower seeds! I don't even want crap. I just want a good salad!! And also red peppers, green peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a full egg omelet!
Maybe I shouldn't weight myself every day and go by every other day next round? Grr.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Cocoa Crack
I'm trying this today as I will need the boost after family crap. It's in the freezer right now and I tasted it...omg it just tasted good! I can't wait to see what it's like when it's done. :) I also wanted to be able to find this recipe again instead of searching for it so I'm posting it here more for me.
Put 2T. coconut oil in a micro safe bowl (I used a Corelle cereal bowl).
Heat 30 sec. It will be a liquid.
Add 1 rounded T. cocoa
1 T. organic peanut butter or almond butter (no sugar added). Stir.
Micro 30 sec.
Add 1 dropper of liquid Stevia vanilla creme
Add 1t. stevia powder.
Stir well.
Put the bowl in the freezer. After about 30 min, insert a knife at the edge of the bowl. Crack will "crack."
Put 2T. coconut oil in a micro safe bowl (I used a Corelle cereal bowl).
Heat 30 sec. It will be a liquid.
Add 1 rounded T. cocoa
1 T. organic peanut butter or almond butter (no sugar added). Stir.
Micro 30 sec.
Add 1 dropper of liquid Stevia vanilla creme
Add 1t. stevia powder.
Stir well.
Put the bowl in the freezer. After about 30 min, insert a knife at the edge of the bowl. Crack will "crack."
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