Day 12 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Weigh-in: 132.6 - needless to say today was not a good day. Even though I'm up 0.2, gaining is NOT a good thing. I haven't been doing anything different diet wise so either it's my monthly or it was the fact that I missed a dose.

Today I only had one green smoothie, some pistachios & a champagne mango & lots of water. I'm going to try & get in a cup of herb tea before I go to bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Will these last 7+ pounds be the most difficult yet? SIGH

Days 10 & 11 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Day 10
Weigh-in: 132.6 - down another 0.6 - however on this particular day I forgot to take my hCG. And I was dealing with my monthly visitor.

Day 11
Weigh-in: 132.4 - my best guess is that the fact that I forgot to take my hCG may have stalled me. Still keeping the same diet.

Day 9 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Weigh-in: 133.2 - down 0.6 - I got some nice cramps today so again it's either that or the weightloss is tapering off. Plus I didn't get in the bed until around 4 a.m. & I was back up at 9:30.

Today was NOT a good day food wise. The hCG has kicked in & my appetite is nonexistent. I have not had any green smoothies today. I munched on pistachios most of the day & had a champagne mango at lunch time & then another at dinner time. I also munched on raw cucumber, tomatoes & onion at dinner time. Oh, I had a few strawberries at lunch time as well. I have no clue how this variation will affect my weight. I plan to get back on task tomorrow.

At least I did okay with my water intake.

Day 8 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Weigh-in: 133.6 - down 0.6 today. Either the weightloss is tapering off or the peanuts from yesterday did me in. Nonetheless, a loss is a loss & I'll take it. 8 days down, 15 more to go. I think I will remain raw for phase 3, or at least vegetarian, with steamed veggies only once a day. Now that I think about it, I'm going to Miami for Labor Day. I will still be on phase 3. I know I will probably eat seafood while I'm down there. But for the most part, I plan to eat a vegetarian, mostly raw diet on phase 3 sans the green smoothies. I'm tired of them already.

No breakfast today. No snacks today. Just a smoothie for lunch & a smoothie for dinner. Wait, I had a handful of pecans while I was at my mother-in-law's house today. I'm a little off on my water intake. Instead of my usual gallon, I probably had about 3/4 gallon today. Anyhoo...

Day 7 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Weigh-in: 134.2 - down another 0.8 lb. Simply incredible. Though I'm excited, I won't front. I CAN NOT wait to be done with this. I'm counting down the days until this is over.

I didn't have breakfast today.

For lunch & dinner I had the normal smoothie - see my other posts.

I had a lot of strawberries before dinner. And I also snacked on some peanuts, raw cucumbers & raw tomatoes today because I was feeling hungry because I hadn't taken my hCG yet.

Day 6 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Weigh-in: 135.0 - Woo hoo!!! Down another 1.2. I was so excited when I got on the scale this morning, I wanted to shout. This is the smallest I've been since I attempted the hCG. I wonder how long it'll take for the weight loss to taper off. I just hope I can break 129 by next week. The last time I saw 120-anything on the scale was when I was pregnant with my 3 year old & couldn't even keep water down. I lost 24-26 pounds in 4 weeks, I was so sick.

Breakfast: Water & strawberries.

Lunch: A green smoothie consisting of: 1 banana, 1 orange, 1 apple, 1/8 cup flax seeds, 3 leaves of romaine lettuce, 2 leaves of kale, 1 leaf of chard, a handful of spinach and a shot of wheatgrass juice.

After lunch snack: strawberries.

Dinner: See lunch.

Day 5 - Phase 2 hCG (Round 2)

Weigh-in: 136.2 - down another pound. This starvation, I meant raw vegan protocol, is no joke. The weight is melting off. Dear Lord, please let this continue. I will actually see 135 again tomorrow. I saw it on the last VLCD of Round 1 & never saw it again.

I hate to keep boring y'all but my meals will pretty much be the same day today.

Breakfast: 62 oz. of water & a handful of strawberries.

Lunch: A green smoothie consisting of: 1 banana, 1 orange, 1 apple, 1/8 cup flax seeds, 3 leaves of romaine lettuce, 2 leaves of kale, 1 leaf of chard, a handful of spinach and a shot of wheatgrass juice.

Dinner: See lunch.

Again, I snacked on those roasted/salted pistachios today. I woke up with a headache this morning & I think my body is going into shock because of my diet change. Also, I've heard that headaches are common when your body is going through a detox. For me this is indeed a detox!