My results, concerns and questions.....

[toza]

Here are my results which in my opinion are questionable:

Day 1 - 215   lbs Forced Feeding
Day 2 - 215    "
Day 3 - 218    "  Diet Starts
Day 4 - 214.5  "
Day 5 - 212.5  "
Day 6 - 211.5  "
Day 7 - 211.5  " (this morning)

Question 1:

Didn't loose anything today and don't know why. I eat mostly bbq-ed venison and chicken between 100 - 120g plus veggies and apples. Use salt, pepper and organic soy sauce with no sugar in it. Lots of teas and water. Is that normal?

Question 2:

I use 200IU as I am doing the 23 day program. I would like to get down to 190lbs. I got 2 10ml sterilized (bacteriostatic) water in one of the local pharmacies for my injections. Mixed 15ml and doing 0.6cc injections every morning. Is this okay for a 5'-10" guy?

Question 3:

The bacteriostatic  water I've got does not include any pH in it. The pharmacist said it is not the same water which flows in human body, but is made for injections. Is this water okay? I kept the mixed hcg in one of the water bottles, however, the bottle is kind of plastic. Keep it refrigerated.

Question 4:

I do my injection in the belly, fatty area. Don't feel it at all, but it stings. Again, is it normal?

Thanks for all your help.



toza

[kathy in California]

You are doing fine, I would recommend storing in a dark colored glass bottle (with the rubber top like the bacteriostatic water comes in). When injecting try to make sure you don't inject in the same spot. You can also reduce the sting by holding an ice cube on the spot for a minute before injecting and making sure that all the rubbing alcohol that you cleaned the spot with has evaporated. As far as the loss goes you are doing well if you look at it that you lost 6 1/2 pounds in 7 days, or that you lost 3 1/2 pounds in 4 days of the VLCD. I don't think you have really hit a stall so early, you should look to your elimination and consider some smooth move tea tonight and starting on some fiber. Stay with just 100 grams of your protien servings from now on.

[toza]

Day 20 - 201.50 lbs

[Lopaka]

Based on some observation on this forum and some limited experience (7 days on vlcd), deviances from the 1 Ib/day average is mostly caused by dieters not following the protocol as instructed.  I presume most of us have read KT's book, or at least Dr. Simeon's "Pounds and Inches".  KT's book makes it very clear that you must follow it to a "T".  This means 100grams of chicken breast, lean beef or sea bass or halibut (basically white fish).  Not 120 grams, not venison, and not just any kind of vegetables (if that's what you're doing).  Further, you shouldn't mix the veggies unless it's the toss salad described in KT's book.  I would also be cautious about thinking you can eat as much salad as you like.  Lettuce does have a caloric value, something like 5.2 to 5.7 cal/oz.  A 10 oz. salad may be large by someone else's standards, but I could certainly eat more than that.  However, I try to restrain myself.

I reckon that many who aren't experiencing desired weight loss rates are not being totally honest with their food intake.  I personally found it sort of challenging not to add a little more to compensate for whatever fat or water that may be extracted during the cook, and have followed KT's instructions to weigh the meats BEFORE they're cooked, and not deviating one iota from the list of food.  The discipline has thus far paid off for me so far with steady weight losses.

This morning, I finally broke the 170 Ib. mark.  I haven't weighed less than 170 pounds for over 10 years, despite past dieting and exercise.  I hope the trend continues, but I'm pretty sure it will if I stick to the prescribed regimen- nothing more, nothing less.