VLCD #6

Weight: 141.0
Yesterday's Weight: didn't weigh
Friday's Weight: 141.6
Daily Loss/Gain: .-6

Loading Day: 146.6
Total Loss/Gain since loading day: -5.6 lbs

HCG Round- Again

Finally getting the opportunity to update my blog.

I am starting a new round of HCG. I had maintained the weight off for a few years and I started eating and drinking things I shouldn't have and gained 15 pounds. Now I'm going to try to get those 15 pounds off!

Loading Day #1: 144.8 lbs
Loading Day #2: 145.4 lbs
VLCD #1: 146.6 lb

My pants don't fit me and I'm eager to get back into my clothes. I'll try to update on a regular basis and try to post some pictures. I know looking at others blogs how are doing the HCG diet really helps me stay on track.

Raw Noodles, Vegetable Slicers and Spiralizers

Today's Weight: 133.8 lbs

Yesterday's Weight: 135.0
Thursday: 133.6
Wednesday: 132.8

VLCD #10

I've been doing a little better with the drops. I've noticed I need to hold the liquid under my tongue in smaller doses because if I use the whole .2 mls it won't stay under my tongue. I had a big gain the last couple of days because I binge ate late at night. I poured a whole bunch of walnuts, granola and strawberry flavored milk into a small bowl and ate it at 11:30pm! Shameful! I'm intolerant to dairy and nuts and hence the large gain and large drop once the inflammation goes down.

I try not to complain when the HCG diet isn't working for me because almost 99.9% of the time it's because I'm not committed to following it. I find I have to balance out trying to commit to the diet and living a semi normal life. I always remind myself that it's inconvenient to be on the protocol but that being a diabetic is just as inconvenient. So usually I fall off the wagon, dust myself off, and get back on.

A few weeks ago I bought a spiral vegetable slicer to make raw zucchini noodles to sneak into my kids regular noodles. It's neat and has been useful on P2 protocol. You're allowed apples, cucumbers and zucchinis and this little machine will make them all look cool enough to eat without too many complaints.

It's called the World Cuisine Tri Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer. A mouth full name in itself. I bought it through Amazon. I've heard them called spirooli spiral vegetable slicers or just spirooli machines or spiralizers. You Tube has some infomercial style videos that actually provide a good demo of what you can do with it. 

Spirooli Spiral Vegetable Slicer- Making Raw Zucchini Pasta and Onion Rings

Review: Spiralizer for Zucchini Spaghetti Noodles

I want to try this Raw Zucchini Pizza Nest for my kids and husband. We can't use it on phase 2 due to the oil and such but I'd love to try on phase 3.  I tried making one for them using a different recipe without the dehydrator and it came out way too mushy. I'd love a dehydrator and I 

think I just like to find recipes to give me an excuse to buy one. 

Picture from A Grateful Life of a Raw Zucchini Pizza Nest

Acne and Hair loss on HCG

I had written an entry last year regarding episodes of acne and hair loss after P2/HCG. I've done multiple rounds and during each round I've experienced the hair loss and re-growth phase. I've noticed I start losing hair in Round 3 about a month to 6 weeks after I stop the HCG. It's never a huge problem but it is something I have noticed.

The comment I had was:
Hey! I searched "hair growth after hcg" and found your blog. I'm glad it is growing back. If you don't mind me asking, How long did the shedding last and when did it start growing back? I've done one round of hcg and a half round..lost a total of about 30 lbs and have too experienced massive hair shedding. been going on for about three weeks. I am taking massive Biotin and multi vitamins...just wondering how your experience was? As for the acne, i HAVE it now. Its definitely unlike any acne ive had before. These pimples are bigger and purple... I'm actually using AcneFree system (20 bucks at any target) and its helped out a lot..took about 3 days to see a difference. on Acne papules after HCG

I got a prescription from my doctor for a topical acne cream, clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide get, 1%/5%. It's embarrassing but I feel the information will be helpful to others, I didn't just get the pimples on my face. *blush* I have not had any issues but it did take a few months of using the cream to clear up. The cream does not have any oil in it and I did not find it interfered with my weight loss during Round 2 though it will dry out your face and you can't use moisturizers to correct the issue on the protocol. Since the problem wasn't solely on my face it didn't matter that it dried out my.... well... but cheeks.

Hope the info helps. I'll keep an eye out for excessive hair loss this round and will post the information.

Comments

I didn't notice I had so many comments and am only now getting to answer them. I apologize and will try to share some of them with everybody. Sorry about that!

Sublingual HCG Mixing Instructions

Today's Weight: 133.4 lbs
Yesterday's Weight: 134.6

VLCD #5
Sublingual drops- appx 200 IU per day

I made a good call increasing the dose of my oral HCG drops. I noticed that the syringe I was using kept some of the liquid inside the tube so I wasn't getting the full dose. I was able to do one day of 500 calories and then had to eat some food because I was going crazy with hunger. It took about a day and a half to kick in but I noticed my hunger became more manageable.

The mixing instructions I used were from the website My HCG Journey- Sublingual Instructions written by guest writer Regina (EweWho).

I'm using .2 CC which is 100 IU per dose, two times a day for 200 IU. I used Tito's Vodka as the alcohol. I purchased the amber glass bottle at my local The Container Store.

My mixing instructions are as follows:

Supplies Needed:

Alcohol - DO NOT USE RUBBING ALCOHOL! Rubbing Alcohol is poisonous when taken internally! Just use good distilled liquor (rum, vodka, gin, etc.) This acts as a preservative and aids in absorption, so don’t omit it. You will not taste it.

hCG – it is best to use 5,000 IU when making sublingual. The potency will last about 30 days, or more.

Amber or Blue glass bottle – get this at a health food store or a compounding pharmacy. The smaller it is, the better (10 ml is best). You will only be putting two teaspoons of liquid in it.

0.3 cc/ml syringe (for taking your dose) – The best is an insulin syringe. Try to get one that you can remove the needle from the tip.  You can use any size, I just prefer the .3 cc/ml.

5 cc/ml syringe for drawing the water and alcohol.

1. In a small (10-15 ml) amber/blue glass bottle mix:

For a 5,000 IU vial, use:

5 cc/ml water (can be tap water or bottled water, whatever you have on hand)
5 cc/ml alcohol

For a 1,500 IU vial use:

1.5 cc/ml water
1.5 cc/ml alcohol

(This will give you 500 IU per ml.  With either mixture you will use the dose as listed below the mixing instructions.)

2. Draw up 5 ml/cc of alcohol and put it into the amber/blue bottle.

3. Open vial. Make sure you use something like an alcohol swab or a tissue to cover it to snap the neck so you don’t cut yourself.  Set the vial aside.

4. Draw up 5 ml/cc of water. Slowly inject some of the water into the vial. It doesn’t matter how much you inject into the vial, you are just making the powder into a solution.  Put the rest of the water into the amber/blue bottle with the alcohol.

5. Swirl the vial to mix. The powder is highly soluble and will mix easily.

6. Hold the vial upside down over the amber/blue bottle and put your syringe into the neck of the vial and draw out the solution. If you spill any, it will go into the bottle. Make sure you get every drop out of the vial.

7. Swirl the amber/blue bottle to mix.

8. Store solution in the refrigerator, away from the front if possible.  Do NOT store in the door as this part of the fridge is usually not as cold as the interior.

To use the solution, draw up the following amount for each dose. Remember, you will be taking your dose twice daily.

.1 cc (or 10 on an insulin syringe) = 50 IU per dose, 100 IU daily
.15 cc (or 15 on an insulin syringe) = 75 IU per dose, 150 IU daily
.2 cc (or 20 on an insulin syringe) = 100 IU per dose, 200 IU daily
.25 cc (or 25 on an insulin syringe) = 125 IU per dose, 250 IU daily
.3 cc (or 30 on an insulin syringe) = 150 IU per dose, 300 IU daily

The maximum dose is 333 IU per day. I personally haven’t seen anyone who needs this amount. Most need 250 maximum. If you feel that 300 IU isn’t doing the job, mix your next batch as follows:

Use 3.75 ml water and 3.75 ml alcohol for your solution, using part of the water to mix the powder into a solution.

Draw .25 cc (25 on an insulin syringe) solution each dose. This will give you 166.6 IU each dose. 333 IU daily.

Be careful though, because too much hCG will cause the same effects as not enough, slow or no weight loss.

Hungry Hungry Hungry

Today's Weight: 134.8
Yesterday's Weight: 134.6
+.2 lbs

Starting Weight After Loading: 137.6

VLCD #3

I did well starting out yesterday.

AM Snack: orange

Lunch: Grilled chicken and cucumbers with lime/salt/cayenne
             Big Glass of Jasmine Tea

Dinner:
Grilled Free Roam Grass Fed lean beef and tomatoes

PM Snack: half a grapefruit

Then it all went downhill from there. I was still starving at 9pm at night so much so that once I took my meds to sleep I cheated. I woke up this morning and found what I had eaten. Of course I don't usually remember what I've eaten, but I did find evidence of soy chips, cashew butter, & apple cider. I didn't gain much today so I'm going to increase the oral drops. I wonder if they are not really working yet and that first day I was not hungry because it was the first day after loading.

I do not think I will be doing the miracle noodles unless I'm starving and the HCG isn't working. Maybe it will help gain some time until I get the dose correct or decide to just do the shots. I'm also aware that HCG just might not be working for me any more and I have to give it up but I don't want to think about that just yet.