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.

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.