You know what? I need to take a break. I’m not doing well at this, because my heart isn’t in it. I need to take a break, re-evaluate, and get my motivations in order before I start again.
I WILL be starting again.
Be back soon!
R2P2 - The Second Week
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Ok, so Week Two didn’t start out real well, here are the three weights I did take...and thinking positive for Week Three! lol
October 27 – up 2.2lbs from a tsp of Miracle Whip Light :-(
October 28 – up 2.2lbs from Chinese food :-(
October 29 – down 0.4lbs, going in the right direction again!
October 27 – up 2.2lbs from a tsp of Miracle Whip Light :-(
October 28 – up 2.2lbs from Chinese food :-(
October 29 – down 0.4lbs, going in the right direction again!
R2P2 - The First Week
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It took two false starts and five pounds for motivation, but I’m truly in first week of Round Two. Yayy, I can’t wait to get skinny! I’m doing this round until I lose 30lbs, hoping to have better luck with a poundage goal instead of a timeframe.
October 20 – starting out at 215.8
October 21 - down 1.2lbs!
October 22 – down 2.6lbs!!
October 23 – down 2.2lbs!!
October 24 – down 0.4lbs!
October 25 – down 1.2lbs!
October 26 – down 1.0lbs!
Total Loss: 8.6lbs for the week, I’m almost a third of the way to my goal!!!
October 20 – starting out at 215.8
October 21 - down 1.2lbs!
October 22 – down 2.6lbs!!
October 23 – down 2.2lbs!!
October 24 – down 0.4lbs!
October 25 – down 1.2lbs!
October 26 – down 1.0lbs!
Total Loss: 8.6lbs for the week, I’m almost a third of the way to my goal!!!
Pumpkin Mocha: Seriously Yum!
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I found a recipe on an HCG Recipes blog, and its way yum.
Pumpkin Mocha: Coffee, one tablespoon of milk, 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, and dark chocolate or milk chocolate stevia, blended until frothy.
Becka’s Version: Coffee, one tablespoon of milk, 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, one tablespoon of dark chocolate cocoa powder, and two tablespoons of Splenda. Mixed until smooth.
Lovely for this cold fall day!
Pumpkin Mocha: Coffee, one tablespoon of milk, 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, and dark chocolate or milk chocolate stevia, blended until frothy.
Becka’s Version: Coffee, one tablespoon of milk, 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, one tablespoon of dark chocolate cocoa powder, and two tablespoons of Splenda. Mixed until smooth.
Lovely for this cold fall day!
R1P3 and R1P4
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August 15-21: weight has fluctuated between 206.4 and 208.4lbs. I pretty much went right in P4, I haven’t avoided the starches.
August 22-28: weight has fluctuated between 207.6 and 208.4 (had one day that jumped to 211.0, but was back down to 208.4 the next day, just by drinking more water!)
August 29-September 4: I’m ok with a few pounds on either side as long as its not a steady increase. So far so good! I ended this week at 209.2, which was within my range. I’ll admit I’m eating alot of crap food, and still staying under 210. I’m really surprised, I think this whole diet thing works??
September 5-September 11: moved above my limit, I’m currently at 211.0, but I’m not concerned because its TOM and I haven’t been drinking any water. Naughty! I ended the week at 208.9lbs.
Immunity!
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I think I’ve become immune….
The last three days have been awful, I have been SO hungry and not feeling good. There is a level of fatigue with this diet after six weeks, and I wonder if Dr. Simeon knew that the human mind can’t deal with restrictions like this for more than six weeks? Whether is physical or mental, I’ve decided for my sanity (and the safety of my husband and co-workers!) to move into Phase 3. Here’s to a new phase!
The last three days have been awful, I have been SO hungry and not feeling good. There is a level of fatigue with this diet after six weeks, and I wonder if Dr. Simeon knew that the human mind can’t deal with restrictions like this for more than six weeks? Whether is physical or mental, I’ve decided for my sanity (and the safety of my husband and co-workers!) to move into Phase 3. Here’s to a new phase!
R1P2 - The Seventh Week
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August 8 - no loss/gain, but I can’t complain with good losses yesterday!
August 9 - up 1.0lbs, probably due to potato salad! lol
August 10 – no loss/gain, phew!
August 11 – up 1.4lbs, naughty day yesterday…
August 12 – up 0.6lbs, yikes! But back on the wagon today…
August 13 – down 2.6lbs, yay for the protocol!
August 14 - down 2.0lbs! Last P2 weigh in day, yay!!
Weight Analysis: Last P2 weight is 206.4lbs. That’s 23.4lbs lost in seven weeks!!
Physical: My face is thinner, I’ve lost pudge rolls around my ribcage, and I can feel my hip bones again!
August 9 - up 1.0lbs, probably due to potato salad! lol
August 10 – no loss/gain, phew!
August 11 – up 1.4lbs, naughty day yesterday…
August 12 – up 0.6lbs, yikes! But back on the wagon today…
August 13 – down 2.6lbs, yay for the protocol!
August 14 - down 2.0lbs! Last P2 weigh in day, yay!!
Weight Analysis: Last P2 weight is 206.4lbs. That’s 23.4lbs lost in seven weeks!!
Physical: My face is thinner, I’ve lost pudge rolls around my ribcage, and I can feel my hip bones again!
Thoughts
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This has been a rough week! But I’m learning alot of things…
•I’m learning that I need to not put myself in the situation of temptation and expect to make it out alive. Just say no to chinese food.
•Like any other diet, this one is only as good as the effort you put into it. If I don’t work it, it won’t.
•Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is amazing for the weight loss, but even with the organic I still give an involuntary shudder when I see the bottle.
•I’m so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who is so supportive that he’s doing a three week round with me, to lose 15lbs yes, but mostly to help me stay motivated.
•I’m also so lucky to have my wonderful friend Stacey who has come in to kick my ass into gear at just the right times.
•I’ve learned that you should never undervalue soft toilet paper, especially when you drink 4 1-liter bottles of water a day, and pee an average of 5 times per bottle.
•Rotisserie spice doesn’t have sugar or starch in it, and is amazing on chicken.
•I love how my body is changing- this protocol has made me feel like I have control over what happens to my body and how I look.
So those are my thoughts for this week! I’m ready to keep going, and make sure I’m skinnier than my husband before his three weeks are up!
•I’m learning that I need to not put myself in the situation of temptation and expect to make it out alive. Just say no to chinese food.
•Like any other diet, this one is only as good as the effort you put into it. If I don’t work it, it won’t.
•Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is amazing for the weight loss, but even with the organic I still give an involuntary shudder when I see the bottle.
•I’m so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who is so supportive that he’s doing a three week round with me, to lose 15lbs yes, but mostly to help me stay motivated.
•I’m also so lucky to have my wonderful friend Stacey who has come in to kick my ass into gear at just the right times.
•I’ve learned that you should never undervalue soft toilet paper, especially when you drink 4 1-liter bottles of water a day, and pee an average of 5 times per bottle.
•Rotisserie spice doesn’t have sugar or starch in it, and is amazing on chicken.
•I love how my body is changing- this protocol has made me feel like I have control over what happens to my body and how I look.
So those are my thoughts for this week! I’m ready to keep going, and make sure I’m skinnier than my husband before his three weeks are up!
Cheats
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We went to my parents and I did my usual weekend screw up, and am now up a pound- but I’ve gotten rather pragmatic about cheats. It has to be something I’ve been dying to have, and I have a tiny amount of it. Of the spread that my Mom put out, I had a small spoonful of potato salad.
I know cheating is not in my best interest- but I do feel like, to some extent, it helps me for the time ahead. She had any number of things I could have binged on, but I only wanted two things and I had the amounts I needed to satisfy myself, not a bite more. In some way, I was intentional about it! I wasn’t going to waste a cheat on something I don’t like that much, and I ate much less than I have on previous cheats. It was interesting to observe my level of self-control, and it makes me feel like maybe I’ll survive P3 and P4 after all!
I know cheating is not in my best interest- but I do feel like, to some extent, it helps me for the time ahead. She had any number of things I could have binged on, but I only wanted two things and I had the amounts I needed to satisfy myself, not a bite more. In some way, I was intentional about it! I wasn’t going to waste a cheat on something I don’t like that much, and I ate much less than I have on previous cheats. It was interesting to observe my level of self-control, and it makes me feel like maybe I’ll survive P3 and P4 after all!
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R1P2 - The Sixth Week!
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I can’t believe I’m in the sixth week already, over halfway through!
August 1 – down 1.2lbs, a new low!
August 2 – up 2.0lbs, after cheating on Saturday…
August 3 – up 1.0lb, hello water retention! Wish I knew why, but my fingers are like sausages.
August 4 - down 2.0lbs! Feeling tons betteur now!
August 5 – no loss/gain. Is this the stairstep weight loss they talk about?
August 6 - down 1.2lbs, I think we’re stairstepping it!
August 7 - down 2.6lbs, loving the apple cider vinegar!
Weight Analysis – down 6.8lbs, 3.8 including the cheats. Not bad! Starting apple cider vinegar (2 Tb) a day has had some impressive losses, definitely going to do that again!
Physical – size 18 pants are baggy! My XXL tops are way too big, and the XL are just barely passable at work. I was demonstrating to someone how big my pants are, and almost pantsed myself! A coworker told me I’m wasting away. :-D
August 1 – down 1.2lbs, a new low!
August 2 – up 2.0lbs, after cheating on Saturday…
August 3 – up 1.0lb, hello water retention! Wish I knew why, but my fingers are like sausages.
August 4 - down 2.0lbs! Feeling tons betteur now!
August 5 – no loss/gain. Is this the stairstep weight loss they talk about?
August 6 - down 1.2lbs, I think we’re stairstepping it!
August 7 - down 2.6lbs, loving the apple cider vinegar!
Weight Analysis – down 6.8lbs, 3.8 including the cheats. Not bad! Starting apple cider vinegar (2 Tb) a day has had some impressive losses, definitely going to do that again!
Physical – size 18 pants are baggy! My XXL tops are way too big, and the XL are just barely passable at work. I was demonstrating to someone how big my pants are, and almost pantsed myself! A coworker told me I’m wasting away. :-D
Rounds and Phases, Pounds and Inches!
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Now most people call this last week the end of Phase 2 and move on to Phase 3, as per Dr. Simeon’s protocol. The reasoning was because of the immunity that the body can build up towards the Hcg. Immunity has been shown to be less of an issue with the homeopathic Hcg, and some people have had good luck with continuing all the way through to their weight loss goal, and then stabilizing with P3 and P4. Others have had a real hard time stabilizing and been forced to do another round of P2 and then going into P3.
The results are mixed, but I’ve made the decision to continue with P2 for another four weeks. The end of those four weeks marks the beginning of our family vacation to Michigan, and it will be easier for me to survive the week if I’m on P3! I had considered going all the way through to my goal on R1, but I think for my sanity it would be best to have the break in the middle.
Now I’m a very particular planner (obsessive-compulsive? lol) so I have it mapped out to goal. With the three weeks of P3 and three weeks of P4, I’ll be starting R2P2 on October 17th! If all goes well with extending P2, I’ll continue on R2P2 until we go to Mississippi for Christmas on December 23rd, so R2P2 would be approximately 9 weeks. When we get back, P3 and P4 push things out to the end of January and I can hopefully take care of those last few pounds in a normal length round. Perfect timing, because P4 would start around the time that we want to start trying to start a family! My ultimate goal for my weight loss is to be a hot sexy pregnant mama, so the timing would be great if it works out like that.
When we decided in January of this year that we wanted to start trying for a family next spring, I panicked when I thought of adding pregnancy weight and risks to my 237lb body. I started in earnest, but was so frustrated after 5 months of restrictive eating and exercise yielded a loss of only 7.2lbs. I read a saying that said the future will be here, regardless if we achieve what we want in the time that passes, which made me really think about the fact that I want to achieve my goal weight before we get pregnant- because that time will be here, whether or not I lose the weight. So I’m doing it, and I’m so thankful for Hcg!
The results are mixed, but I’ve made the decision to continue with P2 for another four weeks. The end of those four weeks marks the beginning of our family vacation to Michigan, and it will be easier for me to survive the week if I’m on P3! I had considered going all the way through to my goal on R1, but I think for my sanity it would be best to have the break in the middle.
Now I’m a very particular planner (obsessive-compulsive? lol) so I have it mapped out to goal. With the three weeks of P3 and three weeks of P4, I’ll be starting R2P2 on October 17th! If all goes well with extending P2, I’ll continue on R2P2 until we go to Mississippi for Christmas on December 23rd, so R2P2 would be approximately 9 weeks. When we get back, P3 and P4 push things out to the end of January and I can hopefully take care of those last few pounds in a normal length round. Perfect timing, because P4 would start around the time that we want to start trying to start a family! My ultimate goal for my weight loss is to be a hot sexy pregnant mama, so the timing would be great if it works out like that.
When we decided in January of this year that we wanted to start trying for a family next spring, I panicked when I thought of adding pregnancy weight and risks to my 237lb body. I started in earnest, but was so frustrated after 5 months of restrictive eating and exercise yielded a loss of only 7.2lbs. I read a saying that said the future will be here, regardless if we achieve what we want in the time that passes, which made me really think about the fact that I want to achieve my goal weight before we get pregnant- because that time will be here, whether or not I lose the weight. So I’m doing it, and I’m so thankful for Hcg!
Yay for Water!
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I’ve made the discovery that my water intake is often the difference between losing or gaining! Thanks to ashlinimartini on the Low Carb Friends message boards, I’ve been adding a teaspoon of lemon juice and a quarter cup of Splenda to my liter water bottles, making it even easier to get my water in.
I have the habit of flipping the water bottle up and chugging it, my husband says it looks like a hamster and its water bottle. lol
I have the habit of flipping the water bottle up and chugging it, my husband says it looks like a hamster and its water bottle. lol
Snuggling with Max and doing a hamster impression...
R1P2 - The Fifth Week
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July 25 – up 0.2lbs, not enough water!
July 26 – up 2.0lbs, I really think I have a problem with potato salad…
July 27 – down 0.4lbs, Smooth Move tea is en route, I’m really quite sure if I could get this GI issue under control, I’d be down 5lbs! lol
July 28 – down 1.2lbs, the water is totally key….and thank god for Smooth Move Tea!
July 29 – down 2.0lbs! Ok, water is it…the more I drink, the more I lose!
July 30 - up 0.2lbs, well pooh. I’m wondering if the 99% fat free chicken broth is the culprit?
July 31 – down 0.2lbs – yep, I think its the chicken broth!
Weight Analysis – I’m down 3.8lbs, not including the 2.2lbs I gained. Can I get through a week without sneaking the potato salad I wonder?? My end of week weight is 210.4lbs, very close to being out of the 2-teens!
Physical – Everything fits better! I’m wearing a shirt that was too tight, and it looks good! Getting compliments from people too, which makes my day. Week five pictures coming soon!
July 26 – up 2.0lbs, I really think I have a problem with potato salad…
July 27 – down 0.4lbs, Smooth Move tea is en route, I’m really quite sure if I could get this GI issue under control, I’d be down 5lbs! lol
July 28 – down 1.2lbs, the water is totally key….and thank god for Smooth Move Tea!
July 29 – down 2.0lbs! Ok, water is it…the more I drink, the more I lose!
July 30 - up 0.2lbs, well pooh. I’m wondering if the 99% fat free chicken broth is the culprit?
July 31 – down 0.2lbs – yep, I think its the chicken broth!
Weight Analysis – I’m down 3.8lbs, not including the 2.2lbs I gained. Can I get through a week without sneaking the potato salad I wonder?? My end of week weight is 210.4lbs, very close to being out of the 2-teens!
Physical – Everything fits better! I’m wearing a shirt that was too tight, and it looks good! Getting compliments from people too, which makes my day. Week five pictures coming soon!
R1P2 - The Fourth Week
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July 18 – down 1.0lbs, which means I’m only 0.6lbs away from my first mini-goal, my wedding day weight!
July 19- up 1.0lbs, could someone tattoo it on my forehead, do not eat the potato salad!
July 20- down 1.0lbs, I really just need to forget about potato salad. lol
July 21- no loss/gain, hmmm…
July 22- down 0.6lbs, ok, back on track now…
July 23- down 0.2lbs, mehh…
July 24- down 2.0lbs! Was I in a plateau?
Weight Analysis: I’m down 3.8lbs for the week, down to 211.8lbs. Woo hoo! A total of 18.0lbs for the protocol, impressive!
Physical: Can definitely see that my face is thinner, and I can really see definition in my waist. My boobs look bigger!
I got the first of five rewards I have set (yes I have to be bribed) and the first one of them is a purse by B. Makowsky. I hit (and now am below!) the weight I was the day I got married. The purse is a bit extravagant for a weight-loss reward, but I decided that for them to really be worth working for, it has to be something I really want!
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July 19- up 1.0lbs, could someone tattoo it on my forehead, do not eat the potato salad!
July 20- down 1.0lbs, I really just need to forget about potato salad. lol
July 21- no loss/gain, hmmm…
July 22- down 0.6lbs, ok, back on track now…
July 23- down 0.2lbs, mehh…
July 24- down 2.0lbs! Was I in a plateau?
Weight Analysis: I’m down 3.8lbs for the week, down to 211.8lbs. Woo hoo! A total of 18.0lbs for the protocol, impressive!
Physical: Can definitely see that my face is thinner, and I can really see definition in my waist. My boobs look bigger!
I got the first of five rewards I have set (yes I have to be bribed) and the first one of them is a purse by B. Makowsky. I hit (and now am below!) the weight I was the day I got married. The purse is a bit extravagant for a weight-loss reward, but I decided that for them to really be worth working for, it has to be something I really want!
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