R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 164.8
Today – 164.4
0.4 lb LOSS Overnight
11.0 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
20.0 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08
86.4 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

Here is my menu for yesterday. This is what I had:

I am going to discuss in detail what I ate yesterday further below, but for the interest of continuity, I am going to post it here as well. Cottage Cheese and Strawberries with Cinnamon for breakfast, brunch was an Omelet (1 whole egg, 2 egg whites) with leftover steak, green onions and tomatoes, I had a snack of a piece of melba toast and fat free cream cheese. Dinner was Cottage Cheese and Peaches! MMMMM – I also splurged with some coffee and cream last night.

A total of around 461 calories divided this way: 14 Fat, 41 Carbs, 45 Protein

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Since we are on Phase 3 – let’s discuss those people out there that actually have a difficult time keeping weight ON during the Phase 3 portion of the Protocol. Yes, there are some out there with this problem. Remember that Dr Simeon’s said that it was just as important to keep the weight on as it was to keep it off! So please help out if you can!

Phase 3 – What If You’re Still Losing???

Peaches

Oh yeah! Peaches are one of my favorite fruits. And I live in one of the biggest peach production states that there is! I have stayed away from them this whole protocol totally believing that they were one of the the ‘forbidden fruits’ – after all, Dr Simeon’s never mentioned them so they were NOT allowed. But, as you all know, I am wondering if this was a ‘locale’ driven decision or some sort of ‘chemical’ based decision, and the more and more I experiment with things, the more I lean towards a “locale” based synopsis. Now bear in mind that I did enjoy my peaches each and every break!

Just for kicks, I had JPS pull out our old NHW information. Remember, the very first round I did (with the exception of two weeks) was done with NHW – they sent a packet of information with the shots and in looking over it, it was so dang confusing that I said to heck with that, I would just stick with what works with Dr Simeon’s and pretty much discarded that information.

Looking over that information NOW after learning all that I have learned with this protocol – I surely see it in different eyes. I still feel their whole “A”, “B” and “C” lists are way too confusing for the average person, but I find it interesting all the different things they say you can eat on the protocol.

JPS suggested that I experiment with the stuff that they said was ‘allowable’ – among some of these things was PEACHES!!! Doncha know I went right out and purchased some frozen peaches right then and there??? Cause ya know, peaches and cottage cheese is even better than strawberries and cottage cheese! ROFL

I certainly enjoyed my peaches last night, plain and simple. Again, I felt like I was sinning! Ohhh, what a deviation!

So what is on the menu for today? I have something up my sleeve, and I would like to see if it works. But I am not sharing yet! ROFL

Here are the numbers for those of you following:

Day 20 (Complete) – Round 4 = 10.85% Body Weight Loss
Day 20 (Complete) – Round 3 = 9.21% Body Weight Loss
Day 20 (Complete) – Round 2 = 8.12% Body Weight Loss
Day 20 (Complete) – Round 1 = 7.74% Body Weight Loss

Quite frankly, I am completely amazed at the losses I am experiencing. I am not gonna lie to you, nope. I am freaking myself out at the rate at which I am losing this round and that I continue to lose. Even through the experiments, and most of all, through TOM – what is THAT about???

I am thrilled that I am having an opportunity to test my theories, after all, I don’t have that much further to go ya know? It kind boggles my mind that I am this close to goal. I don’t think that the reality has sunk in yet.

I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU!!!

I was having another one of those days yesterday, it’s like all of a sudden, I can’t find anything to wear. It’s like almost overnight, things just DON’T fit anymore. JPS was laughing as I was looking for something to put on. She looked at me and said, Biz, do you want to try these jeans on? Like she wanted me to try on the jeans SHE had on right then and there. I was like, JPS, those are stinkin’ size 12′s, um NO – there is NO way I could fit in those. And she was like, Biz, um, have you seen yourself lately? You need to try them on, I bet you they would fit. I was like, ok, let me teach you a lesson and hand them over.

People??? THEY FIT!!! I didn’t have to lay in the bed, I didn’t have to do anything but just PUT THEM ON and THEY FIT! OMG! SIZE 12′S!!!!!!!!!!! JEANS!!!!!!!!!! ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was just a little bit freaky. I am officially a lower weight than my husband. A lower weight than he has ever seen me. I am now fitting in clothes that JPS wears??? We have always been like 2 sizes apart, all throughout this protocol, and right now, at this moment, I am fitting in the same size as her. Granted, the jeans are getting too loose on her and they were snug on me, but still???? TOO FREAKY!!!

Now this kinda worried me a bit. I have to go to California on the 20th. I started to pick out clothes that I was gonna take with me when I went, and people? I don’t think they are gonna fit. Now my sister says she has a bunch of clothes for me so I don’t need much, but still. You want things you are familiar with ya know? At least for a little while. Geesh, life should be this hard.

So, over this next week before I leave, I will be going through clothes again. Getting rid of things that don’t fit. Geesh.

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

Crystal – HA! Going over NHW’s menu??? That pretty much freaked me out. The biggest thing they said that had me howling? Do not do meat and fish in the same day! HA! I have some of my biggest losses doing that! ROFL

Lili - LOL – It was Ivory my hubby used. And only had to do it once it made such an impression! Hey girl, I tried to call you back yesterday, and it went to your voice mail but I don’t think it let me leave a message, I couldn’t tell. But I tried twice! Today?

Shelly – Oh my! I need to run over to your blog and check out what happened??? Girl, don’t follow the wayward path of BIZ!

EweWho – Your talking of Shaklee’s stuff sure brings back fond memories – Basic H, I grew UP on that stuff – I really need to get with you on this stuff … but you know how I feel about joining up. UGH – I just want the PRODUCT! I seriously thought I was gonna have a bounce back from the beer day, cause alcohol and all, but it looks like that feeling was unfounded. What do I need to do???

Monica – Thank you my sweet!!!! You had a STELLER break, GO YOU!

Tracey – Thanks for asking about the disease. It’s my understanding that the disease is located in the cornea and so yes, by having a cornea transplant it should stop it. But I will ask her for sure. And WOO HOO on you being back!

Mary – Seriously Mary, I don’t know what I am doing right. You know, you have been with me a while, I am usually BY THE BOOK. And yet??? This is SO WEIRD!

Liz - Wouldn’t that just be a HOOT??? My body can lose on anything??? Geesh, I should be granted this great wish, for what reason??? Is it because I have DONE MY TIME??? Who knows, but I will take it!

Becca – I hope the green beans work for you, Ms Snow Bunny! I bet you wowed them on the slopes this weekend!

Have a wonderful day people!

Biz

R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 170.0
Today – 169.4
0.6 lb LOSS Overnight
6.0 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
15.0 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08
81.4 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

Here is my menu for yesterday. This is what I had:

Well, yesterday I had every intent of changing up my menu because quite frankly I was getting bored. And things went well until after my afternoon snack! I had my coffee and half and half, a grapefruit half for morning, Thai Hot and Sour Soup for lunch, grapefruit for mid afternoon snack, and then I don’t even want to go into what happened for supper. Suffice it to say that all I had for dinner was coffee and cream. Don’t holler at me, it was a preponderance of things that lead to this decision, as I absolutely refuse to eat past 7pm … the rest is history.

A total of around 310 calories divided this way: 6 Fat, 35 Carbs, 30 Protein

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Foods on Phase 2 – Do Some Work Better Than Others?

Do As I Say, Not As I Do!

Don’t skip meals unless absolutely necessary – seriously. I didn’t plan what happened last night, I wanted to eat my dinner, it is just circumstances prohibited it, and I was not going to take a chance of eating at 7pm – I just can’t eat that late anymore. Just not gonna do it.

With everything else that happened last night, I ended up with a migraine. Now this is the 2nd migraine I have had in 4 weeks, and now I am going to have to assume it has something to do with the coffee. I hate it, but you don’t have to hit me over the head with a baseball bat more than twice for me to get the picture. I am off of coffee.

I fully expect there to be some sort of bounce back or stall because of not eating yesterday, I will be sure to eat today my required meals. In any case, I am in the 160′s today and all is good with the world. 169.4 – that just looks WRONG, but it isn’t. What an amazing program. I am on this until the 17th of this month (LIW) and I do believe that my goal for this round might have been a little short sighted. I only have two more pounds to reach my goal, and I think I may get there some time next week!

Most excellent!

Here are the numbers for those of you following:

Day 11 (Complete) – Round 4 = 8.13% Body Weight Loss
Day 11 (Complete) – Round 3 = 6.73% Body Weight Loss
Day 11 (Complete) – Round 2 = 5.78% Body Weight Loss
Day 11 (Complete) – Round 1 = 4.94% Body Weight Loss

To me? That is simply incredible!

Are You Attached to a Certain Number on the Scale?

The closer we get to what we consider our ‘ideal’ weight we start to be very determined to reach a certain number on the scale. It could be a number that we were at in high school, a number that we were when we were married, a number we were at in college, but a certain number where we feel that we need to be in order to call this program a success.

I have posted this time and time again that my so called “goal” weight of 150 is so arbitrary because I really have no idea what HCG can do for this 45 year old body. It might stop me at 150, or it might continue to go down to 135, or some other ludicrous number, but it’s not about the number on the scale with me. I am all about my body and what the HCG does to it.

I am seriously a completely different person than when I was married the first time in 1981, at 108 pounds. Do I think it’s possible to get to that weight again? Um, NO, I don’t even WANT it. I have had a child for goodness sake, my body has changed. I am completely content to letting the HCG dictate where I need to be. I have had enough experience with this program, and watching the successes of others to KNOW that it does indeed work, and work well.

I see more and more people out there becoming discouraged with the program the closer they get to their goal. What is simply amazing to me is that they have seen it work with the first 50 pounds they had to lose, but when it comes to the HCG doing the “SCULPTING” thing, they all of a sudden start to have doubts about the validity of the program. That blows my mind.

What that says to me is that they are looking at this protocol as only a weight loss thing, and not what it truly was designed for: FAT ON THE MOVE – Dr S made that plain. I am reminded time and time again of his story of “The Emaciated Lady”. If you haven’t refreshed your memory of this story, please allow me to do this for you.

The Emaciated Lady

I remember the case of a lady who was escorted into my consulting room while I was telephoning. She sat down in front of my desk, and when I looked up to greet her I saw the typical picture of advanced emaciation. Her dry skin hung loosely over the bones of her face, her neck was scrawny and collarbones and ribs stuck out from deep hollows. I immediately thought of cancer and decided to which of my colleagues at the hospital I would refer her. Indeed, I felt a little annoyed that my assistant had not explained to her that her case did not fall under my specialty. In answer to my query as to what I could do for her, she replied that she wanted to reduce. I tried to hide my surprise, but she must have noted a fleeting expression, for she smiled and said “I know that you think I’m mad, but just wait.” With that she rose and came round to my side of the desk. Jutting out from a tiny waist she had enormous hips and thighs.

By using a technique which will presently be described, the abnormal fat on her hips was transferred to the rest of her body which had been emaciated by months of very severe dieting. At the end of a treatment lasting five weeks, she, a small woman, had lost 8 inches round her hips, while her face looked fresh and florid, the ribs were no longer visible and her weight was the same to the ounce as it had been at the first consultation.

Notice what I highlighted. Good grief! Can you imagine being this woman??? 5 entire weeks on this protocol, and she was exactly the same weight as when she started. Can you imagine??? And I hear people getting disgruntled at two days at the same weight. What the heck???

The true MIRACLE of this protocol is the SCULPTING, and not the WEIGHT LOSS. Please, please, PLEASE remember that. Sure, massive weight loss happens in the beginning, but then you need to give the HCG time to SCULPT and MOLD your body.

Granted, this woman had a DOCTOR telling her all was well, that things were working like they were supposed to. And I am sure through Dr S’s clinic that he was meticulous with measurements and pictures for his research. But us? Most of us have chosen the road of SELF DOCTORING and so we don’t have that benefit of someone telling us all is well, just keep doing what your doing and it is working. We have to rely on ourselves, and quite frankly, we can let a little thing like no loss on the scale drive us down a dark and empty path of futility.

When you are close to goal, and you are having days without losses, what are you doing to prove to yourself that the HCG is still working?

• Have you taken measurements?
• Have you taken pictures? (CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT PICTURES ARE!)
• Do you have a pair of jeans a size or two smaller than when you started that particular round and try them on every day to see if it feels different?

Dr S was very clear that the HCG would stop working when there was no more fat to move. He never said that once the weight loss stops your done. He said, once your RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY the HCG had stopped consuming abnormal fat.

Please stop thinking of this as a “DIET” – it’s a PROTOCOL – MEDICALLY PROVEN – it’s not just to LOSE weight, it’s to get rid of abnormal fat. Remember that, PLEASE???

Do not get attached to what ever number you think is your IDEAL weight. Let the HCG determine that number. After all, I don’t mind being 150 lbs if I am in a size 8!!! Are you FREAKIN’ KIDDING ME???

Nuff said…

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

Shelly – HA! Baby got back! Too funny!

Mary – I made it, I made it!!! WOO HOO FOR ME!!!

Monica – I really did give it a shot to like Stevia, but I can’t do it. I have tried all different brands, and both the liquid and the powder, and it is just ick. I don’t like sweet and low either because of the bad stuff, but while I am on protocol, that is what I use – the sweetness most resembles sugar to me. Maintaining positives is the way to go, especially on this protocol!

Crystal – it sure is good to have you back!!!

Lili – you crack me up! HA! Have success at your show! Save some of that money for the YOU KNOW WHAT!!!

Have a good day people!

Biz

R3P2 Starting Weight 193.2
Yesterday – 175.8
Today – 175.4
0.4 lb LOSS Overnight
12.0 UNDER LIW of Round Two (187.4)
17.8 Lost Since Start of R3 (VLCD) 11/26/07
38.2 Lost Since Start of R2 (VLCD) 09/16/07
75.4 Lost Since Start of R1 (VLCD) 06/26/07

Here is my menu for yesterday.

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I received another ‘comment’ on the FAQ question yesterday, thanks goes to KatLee! I am going to leave this question up for a few more days hopefully more of you will JOIN in on the fun!

1st FAQ Question – Is 500 Calories for Real? How can you survive? Aren’t you HUNGRY?

What did I eat yesterday? Coffee with my 2% milk, grapefruit, Thai Hot and Sour Soup for lunch, Chili for dinner and another day I forgot my afternoon fruit. What is up with that?

People, I was riding high yesterday. Seriously, nothing could have ruined my mood! Thank you ALL for the incredibly nice words, not only on my blog and at the Yahoo Group but in private emails as well. I hope you all know that I get just as much motivation and inspiration from each one of you that you all seem to get from me. We are sharing this incredible journey together, and we are ALL doing it. It’s not just working for some and then not for others. It’s working for each one of us. Unreal results for all of us.

Just for kicks I tried something on from my closet, you know, that piece of clothing that has been sitting in the back of the closet for decades, hoping against hope that someday you would be able to wear it again. It didn’t matter that it has been in and out of style about 6 times since the last time you fit in it. It’s there as a ‘reminder’ of sorts to tell you that indeed, there was a time when you were ‘that’ small. It’s a bit of your past, something special that you wore that you never wanted to forget that you were a different person once.

Actually, there are ‘3’ things like that in my closet. The Wedding Dress I wore to my Wedding in Feb of 1995 – a black dress that I purchased for a special occasion when I lost a tremendous amount of weight in April of 1993 (I was going thru a divorce at the time) and a top I purchased because I was in a “line dance” competition in Summer of ’93. Please keep in mind, for about a two year period (Spring 93 – Spring 95) my weight was stable around 165. I was OVER 200 before that, just really can’t remember how much above I was.

So for kicks, I tried these things on. JPS was with me at the time. I told her I was doing it for kicks, to see how long it would be till I fit in them. I did this because she had brought over a pair of green slacks that she wore in her starting days in college, and they were a size “4”! She also put on and wore a size 8 skirt yesterday and she was already flying high! HA!

The black dress was a Size 12, my wedding dress a Size 14 and the top was a ‘medium’ – so the unbelievable happened. The black dress fit perfect, the wedding dress is TOO big, the ‘medium’ top? This one needs just a ‘few’ more pounds taken off! ROFL

Here is the interesting thing. I am 10 pounds heavier NOW then I was when I fit in these things, yet, I fit into all but one of those. What is up with that? What does that say about HCG? I am getting SMALLER at a HIGHER weight then I thought possible. OMG – How weird is that? Have you all noticed that happening?

Too Weird!

This pretty much proves to me that the closer you get to goal, the more dramatic just 5 or 10 pounds does. 5 or 10 pounds at 250 won’t produce much change in clothes sizes, but at the weight I am now, it produces a HUGE change.

Tomorrow is all of our LIW – an extra day for JPS and I and a day less for son. We are all going out of town for a few days on Thursday and we don’t want the pressure of P2 on us while we go, so that is our schedule. JPS and I have plans to restart P2 on Jan 20th for another shortened round, but probably 4 weeks this time, not three. We shall see when we get there how this will all work out. It really depends on my sister and her next scheduled surgery. Looks like I might be going to California!

Update on son: Remember, that weekends we don’t weigh, just not a good thing because he doesn’t wake up at the same time, so next update will be on Tuesday as I am already done posting when he gets up in the mornings for school. Tomorrow is his LIW.

Update on JPS: She had a bounce back, up .4 lbs, but she totally expected that after the “apple day” – she hasn’t taken any measurements or pictures or anything this round. I HOPE she will be taking them tomorrow as tomorrow is our LIW.

On to my commenter’s:

Lili – Yes, I sure did! And I too need my daily dose of Miss Lili! Thank you so much for being around for this milestone! WOW! I was flying all day!

Crystal – OMG! I would have LOVED to gone shopping! I am SO not a shopper, usually, but lately I have been DYING to go into a “normal” store and buy “normal” clothes! I did go to the thrift store yesterday and bought me 4 dresses for less than $5 – I needed something to get thru the next few weeks on break. This round has been the most dramatic in the area of clothes. Simply UNREAL. Thanks for visiting. And thanks for being there to share this joy with me!

Tracey – HA! I know it happens. I know your there! Party time! I am going away next week Thursday to see people I haven’t seen in a while, and I will get all the “party time” then! WOO HOO FOR ME! Thanks for being around to share this milestone with me!

Michaela – OMG! I am so embarrassed about the whole “Crystal/Cheryl” thing. HA! Really showing my age eh??? It was an awesome milestone to reach, truly, I am still in awe of it myself. YOU will be here soon my sweet. It’s coming your way. Thank you so much for being around to share!

Winston – THANK YOU!!!! You losing machine you!

CB – Girlfriend, thank YOU for being there, to test my knowledge, to keep me thinking, thank YOU for not getting offended at the gentle reminders, THANK YOU for proving to me that indeed this works, and I cherish you also. Thank YOU for sharing this journey with me.

Becca – Funny thing about the camera. About 4 days ago I started taking it with me into my closet (that is where my scale is) just to be ready, and when I hopped on the scale yesterday morning, and saw that number, I almost freaked and for a second or two couldn’t find my camera! HA! I was just in this other world. I swear. There is still this part of me that just cannot believe this is happening ya know? Like I stared at it in disbelief that it was gonna change on me if I got off and got back one, but it didn’t! ROFL Thanks for sharing this adventure with me my sweet! OH YEAH! Foxy Momma here! LOL – how ‘bout this mark in time – did you have a CB RADIO? Remember when that was the craze? My “handle” used to be “Disco Kid” – HA!

Have a good Sunday people! Tomorrow is final picture and measurement day for this round.

Biz