Phase 3 Day 6/229.0 lbs

I'm sorry I haven't been posting the last couple of days. My weight has been up and down.

I didn't drink enough water yesterday so I am retaining water.

My father in law is on vacation in Hawaii and had a stroke last night.

He is alive and in the hospital but does have brain damage.

I will keep posting!

PS: I hate Phase 3!

Phase 3: Day 1/226.4 lbs New Baseline

Yesterday was my third day of no injections but still on the VLCD.

I was very very hungry yesterday and had eaten my 500 calories by 2:00 pm.
I also worked very hard at a side job last night and when I got off I was very hungry so I stopped at a grocery store and picked up some turkey ham and cheddar cheese.

I was over 500 calories by probably double but I didn't care.

Today is my first day on Phase 3.

I had some scrambled eggs and ham for breakfast.
Lunch was chicken, an orange, cabbage and 2 grissinis.

With Tammy still on the VLCD, I will be mostly eating Phase 2 foods, just more of them.

VLCD Day 41/227.8 lbs New Scale/New Baseline

Today is my last day on the VLCD for this course.
Tomorrow will be my first day on Phase 3.

I have been fairly hungry for the last 5 days. I know it is possible that I have become immune.

That is why I stopped the injections on Saturday.

I am going to try to take a three week break and then start injections again.

I also took back my scale last night. The old one that I bought in December was very unreliable.
I'm not sure the new one is much better.
I might end up taking this one back as well.

My weight is 227.8 compared to my old scale which was 225. Who knows!

VLCD Day 40/225.0 lbs (0) No Injection

This is the second VLCD Day after stopping the injections.

Lunch was chicken, cucumber, an ornage and a grissini.

Tammy and I had a Pampered Chef Show last night and didn't end up eating until after 10:00 pm.For dinner it was chicken, tomatoes and an orange. I forgot the grissini.T

he hunger was fine in the morning but after I ate lunch I was very hungry up until dinner time and then no hunger until I ate dinner and then very hungry!

Strange.

I don't trust my scale! Sometimes it acts like it gets stuck on a certain weight. Then if I reset it by holding something that weighs a couple of pounds and then reweigh without is I get a different reading. Sometimes I will get three different readings. I am going to try and take back the scale and get a better one. Buyer beware!

VLCD Day 39/225.0 lbs (0) No Injection

26.8 from my pre loading weight. 29.6 since starting the VLCD.

Fasting blood sugar was 99.

No injection today but I am still doing the VLCD for 3 days.

Chicken for lunch with cucumbers, an orange and a grissini.
Dinner was beef, salad, strawberries and a grissini.

Very hungry all day.

hCG Day 41: VLCD Day 38/225.0 lbs (0)

26.8 from my pre loading weight. 29.6 since starting the VLCD.

Fasting blood sugar was 90.

No loss again today.

Sorry for the late post.

I think today will be my last injection for this course of phase two.
I will do 3 more days of the VLCD but will begin phase three.
I was hungry all day yesterday. Today was better, but have been hungry since I ate lunch.

I have had 39 injections with only two skipped injections.

I'm a little sad. It's amazing how fast this first course was. I seems like I just started!

I am down to 225 lbs and have lost many inches all over my body! It is very nice.
I will continue to blog through phase three.

hCG Day 40: VLCD Day 37/225.0 lbs (0)

26.8 from my pre loading weight. 29.6 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 88.

No loss.

This is probably a combination of weighing myself 3 or 4 hours earlier than I have since last Friday and I also ate my vegetable at 9:30 pm last night.

I think I drank enough fluids.

I will make sure today.

Lunch was an incredible Chicken Cabbage Curry Soup, strawberries and a grissini.
Dinner was 1 whole hard boiled egg and 3 egg whites, cabbage, an orange and a grissini.

hCG Day 39: VLCD Day 36/225.0 lbs (-1.0)

26.8 from my pre loading weight. 29.6 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 99.

I cheated a little last night. Two handfuls of kettle corn.
I still lost a pound. Go figure!

Lunch was chicken, cucumber, strawberries and a grissini.
Dinner was baked chicken, cabbage, strawberries and a grissini.

Tammy and I are both taking a vacation day today and she is going to make curry for lunch today and I am going to make a modified version of the Lemon Oregano Whitefish Packet w/ Asparagus recipe that I got off of hgcrecipes.blogspot.com (link to the right!)

Renee has almost 100 different phase two recipes! She also has a phase 3 website.
Here is the link. http://phase3recipes.blogspot.com/

Some of her recipes call for Stevia or Flavored Stevia which is a zero calorie sweetener that is an herb not a chemical. I got some and it is really good. She also calls for Bragg Liquid Aminos which is kind of like soy sauce. It is also zero calorie.

hCG Day 38: VLCD Day 35/226.0 lbs (-1.0)

25.8 from my pre loading weight. 28.6 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 101.

Phase 3 is fast approaching.
I would like to get to 220 before I go on phase 3.
That's 6 more pounds. I think I'm going for it!

I do not want to become immune. 6 weeks would be a long time away from losing weight.

It will be interesting to see what my blood sugars do on phase 3.

For lunch it was chicken, cucumber, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner I had shrimp, salad, strawberries and a grissini.

hCG Day 37: VLCD Day 34/227.0 lbs (-1.0)

24.8 from my pre loading weight. 27.6 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 102.

A little hunger yesterday, but not too bad. No headaches.

Sorry for the late post today. I was off of work but I had a side job that I did that took most of the day.

I went to Value Village and bought 4 pairs of slacks for about $14.
I needed to get some slacks for work that fit.
I had been wearing pants with a waist of 42 and I am down to a 36. They're a little tight, but that won't last for long!

For lunch I had chicken, cucumber, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner it was steak, salad, an apple and a grissini.

Tonight Tammy made shrimp for dinner and it was delicious! She marinated it in lemon juice with PC Dill Mix, Cajun Seasoning, and pressed garlic. She then baked it on a stone in the oven.
She topped that off with a salad, strawberries and a grissini.

Tammy has decided to feed everyone what I am eating and just add to it for those not on the VLCD. Tonight the kids had shrimp, pasta, and salad. It is kind of nice to eat with the family and eat most of the same things they are eating. Makes me feel less like an outsider I guess.

My good friend Mike Blake at church started taking injections and loading yesterday. He really wants to join the US Army and just can't seem to lose the weight. He's very excited to get started losing!

hGC Day 36: VLCD Day 33/ 228.0 lbs (-0.8)

23.8 from my pre loading weight. 26.6 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 99.

Any loss is a loss!

I did inject yesterday. I decided that I am close enough to the end of this course that it won't matter and I would realy rather not deal with hunger.

I was a little hungry between meals yesterday. No headaches.

Yesterday for lunch was chicken, cabbage, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner I had baked cod, a salad, strawberries and a grissini.

I marinated the cod for an hour in lemon juice, pressed garlic, the PC Dill Mix, salt and pepper and then baked it. It was incredible!

I'm trying different recipes. The link to the right titled "Amazing hCG Recipes" has some wonderful ideas that I can't wait to try.

Last night was a cooking night and so I decided to bake up some chicken.

It turned out pretty good!

hCG Day 35: VLCD Day 32/228.8 lbs (0)

23.0 from my pre loading weight. 25.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 104.

Another day with zero loss. I had a side job last night that was very exhausting so I am probably retaining water.

I was very hungry when I got home last night from working! I had a couple of strawberries and a little steak.

For lunch I had chicken, cucumber, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner it was chicken, cucumber and an orange.

I am going to work very hard this weekend to make sure I drink enough water which has been my downfall on the weekends.

hCG Day 34: VLCD Day 31/228.8 lbs (0)

23.0 from my pre loading weight. 25.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 102.

Another day of no loss, which is pretty good because I was a bad boy yesterday!

I took Tammy out to dinner at Cartwright's American Broiler in Mukilteo last night for Valentine's day and went a little over my calorie limit! (Major Understatement!)

My blood sugar was only 102 which is very good considering the fact that I had a normal sized meal last night.

Back on the protocol today!

hCG Day 33: VLCD Day 30/228.8 lbs (0)

23.0 from my pre loading weight. 25.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 105.

No loss today.

I am still fighting this cold or whatever so I'm sure I have retained some water.

I did have hunger yesterday. I ate my lunch early and had two fruits for dinner instead of a fruit and a vegetable.

I have tenatively decided to go to 50 days which will mean 43 injections and then I will take a 4 week break.

I am doing this to get on a schedule that will coincide with someone who is very close to me who began injections yesterday. It would benifit both of us to be on the same schedule.

hCG Day 32: VLCD Day 29/228.8 lbs (-1.0)

23.0 from my pre loading weight. 25.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 85.

No hunger. No headaches.

I was home sick yesterday. I didn't eat extra protien yesterday, but I did eat egg for my lunch protien.

The egg was a nice change. I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but it was great to have when I had an upset stomach.

For lunch I had one hardboiled egg and 3 egg whites, cucumber, strawberries and a grissini.
For dinner I had cod, asparagus, strawberries and a grissini.

I am feeling much better today. Not 100%, but a marked improvement over the last few days.

hCG Day 31: VLCD Day 28/229.8 lbs (-1.6)

22.0 from my pre loading weight. 24.8 since starting the VLCD.

Fasting blood sugar was 79.

Sorry for the late post. I am home sick today.

Yesterday was pretty good as far as hunger and headaches.

I did end up going home from work sick.
I felt very week all day even after lunch so I had some extra protien in the form of a hard boiled egg and 3 egg whites.

For lunch it was chicken, cucumbers, an apple and a grissini.
For strength I had 1 hard boiled egg and 3 egg whites.
For dinner I had a chicken salad, and a grissini. I just relized that I did not eat my fruit for last night.

hCG Day 30: VLCD Day 27/231.4 lbs (-0)

So ok, I didn't post yesterday.

I was at a Junior High Sleep Over with On Purpose the Junior High Youth Ministry that I lead, and I didn't bring my scale.

I did all of the cooking for the evening and morning.

For dinner I made grilled hotdogs and chili and did not cheat!
We had each youth bring a bag of chips and I did not cheat!
We had pop, italian sodas and icecream and I did not cheat!
We had popcorn and I did cheat a little!
For breakfast I made pancakes and french toast and I did not cheat!
We also had orange juice and hot chocolate and I did not cheat!

Then last night Tammy and I did a Pampered Chef Power Cooking Show where we show guests how to prepare 3 meals in under an hour, one to eat and two to freeze.

We had a lot of fun and made Easy Beef Stroganoff, Italian Beef Hoagies and Barbecue Beef Sloppy Joes.

We served all three meals to our guests and they thought that they were all delicious!

I did cheat a little and tasted the Barbecue Beef Sloppy Joe mixture.

Everything smelled very good and overall I feel like I did pretty good for the weekend.

I did not do well drinking water either Saturday or Sunday.

I did not take my injection on Saturday, not on purpose, but Kari and James had a singing competition on Saturday morning and I just didn't think of taking my shot before we left.

I had planned on skipping a shot on Sunday so decided to skip days instead.
I have no problems with hunger, which was good.

Saturday for lunch I had chicken, cucumbers, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner I had beef steak, cucumbers, an orange and a grissini.

Sunday for lunch I had chicken, cucumbers, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner I had beef steak, a fresh spinach salad, an apple and a grissini.

hCG Day 28: VLCD Day 25/231.4 lbs (-1.4)

20.4 from my pre loading weight. 23.2 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 85.

No hunger. No headaches. Plenty of water.

I'll post more later.

hCG Day 27: VLCD Day 24/232.8 lbs (-1.0)

19.0 from my pre loading weight. 21.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 83.

No hunger. No headaches. Plenty of water.

For lunch I had steak, cucumber, an a small grapefruit and a grissini.
Dinner was cod, asparagus, an orange and a grissini.

Last night was a cooking night.
I cooked up 12 batches of chicken and 5 patches of steak.
I seasoned half the chicken with a Chipotle seasoning that all natural and has only spices that are acceptable on the protocol and half with an acceptable Asian seasoning.
The beef I used an acceptable Cajun seasoning.

hCG Day 26: VLCD Day 23/233.8 lbs (-0.4)

18.0 from my pre loading weight. 20.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 81.

Hunger wasn't too bad yesterday. No headaches.

Just a small loss, but I will take any loss!

For lunch I had chicken, cucumbers, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner it was shrimp, asparagus, an orange and a grissini.

My brother Dan is looking for some recipe and seasoning suggestions to add variety to his meals.
I will be posting more on that later.

hCG Day 25: VLCD Day 22/234.2 lbs (-1.6)

17.6 from my pre loading weight. 20.4 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 104.

Only had a slight headache in the afternoon.
Hunger not too bad.

I have switched to using a 1/2 cc syringe with a 1/2 inch needle which is really nice.

Lunch was chicken, cucumber, an orange and a grissini.
Dinner was shrimp, asaragus, an orange and a grissini.

I have been walking about a mile each afternoon.
I take the train to and from Seattle and then take a bus to Tukwila.
In the afternoon, the bus from Tukwilla drops me at 4th and University and usually I would walk down to 3rd Avenue and catch a second bus back south to the train station.
Friday I decided to try walking and see if I was still able to catch the first train.
I ended up beating the bus that I usually take!
So I have been walking each afternoon.

I won't walk if it is raining or if my Father in Law rides the train since there is no way he could walk fast enough to make it in time.

hCG Day 24: VLCD Day 21/235.8 lbs (0)

16.0 from my pre loading weight. 18.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 87.

No weight loss again.

Still probably paying for cheating on Sunday and not enough fluids.

Hunger was ok and no headaches.

Lunch was chicken, cucumber, an orange and a grissini.
Dinner was chicken, tomatoes, an apple and a grissini.

No cheating today even though I went to the movies last night!
I love the smell of movie popcorn!

I have a headache today but not too bad.

I am definately losing inches.
I've lost 3 inches off my belly (At the Navel) and 2 inches of my chest (At the Nipples).

I was able to fit into a suit that I haven't been able to wear for a couple of years!

hCG Day 23: VLCD Day 20/235.8 lbs (0)

16.0 from my pre loading weight. 18.8 since starting the VLCD.

Fasting blood sugar was 90.

Ok. I cheated at the Super Bowl party I went to.

I had some extra chicken (meat only, no skin no fat)

The worst thing I had was about 10 little smokies! (lots of fat and sugar in the sauce!)

I did avoid all of the chips, bread, and dairy though!

I also did not do well drinking my water.

It was the first day I had not taken an injection of hCG and I was pretty hungry all day.

I will try again to not inject next Sunday and if it does not go well, I will just keep going until I become immune and then take a break of 6 weeks.

hCG Day 22: VLCD Day 19/235.8 lbs (-0.8)

16.0 from my pre loading weight. 18.8 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 96.

Yesterday was pretty good as far as hunger and headaches go.
I could have had more water in the afternoon.

Lunch was chicken, tomatoes, an orange and a grissini.
Dinner was steak, cabbage stew, and orange and a grassini.

Today we are going to a Super Bowl party and it will be my biggest test so far.

Last night I mixed up a fresh batch of hCG.
I mixed it with only half the bacteriostatic water so that I can use the 1/2 cc syringes which have a smaller needle.

hCG Day 21: VLCD Day 18: 236.4 lbs (-1.2)

15.4 from my pre loading weight. 18.2 since starting the VLCD.
Fasting blood sugar was 92.

Pretty good day, no hunger until the late evening and no headaches.

Lunch was chicken, tomatoes, an orange and a grissini.
Dinner was shrimp, asparagus, an apple and a grissini.
I bought 4 boxes of grissini's last night!

I'll post more later.

hCG Day 20: VLCD Day 17/237.6 (-0.8)

14.2 from my pre loading weight. 17.0 since starting the VLCD.

Fasting blood sugar was 94.

Still no hunger problems and no headaches.

I figured something out yesterday.

I usually drink 90% of my water/fluids during the day and the rest in the evening.
I think part of what has been happening is that I haven't been drinking enough with my dinner and in the evenings.

Yesterday for lunch I had chicken, celery, an orange and a grissini.
For dinner cod, asparagus, an orange. Tammy bought what she thought were grissini's but they were not. I will pick some up tonight.