Extending Past 40 Days

Yes, I’m past the 40 day limit for the protocol, but I decided to keep going for a couple of reasons.

First, during the first 2-3 weeks on the protocol the dose of hCG was too high and ineffective and I want to re-capture that time.  I’ve heard of someone going 60 days without any problem, and I don’t know if extending the time will allow any accommodation for the bad start, that is, if my body will react positively, but that goes into my second reason, and that is: I’m still losing.

I’ve not been hungry with the dose adjustment, and the cheating I’ve done has to do with feelings of exclusion.  That’s a separate issue I have to deal with.

Third, I have a lot of medicine left on my refill, which I knew would happen, and I don’t plan to let it go to waste.  Even when I quit, there will be a lot left, so I want to take advantage of all I can.  I know I’ll gain 2-5 pounds after I stop, if past experience is any indicator, and I think my healthiest weight will be in in the low- to mid- 140s, so I want to push through to make that happen.

And last, I want this to be the very last round I do.  I’ve said that before, and had weight left to lose, then re-gained 10 pounds.  I want to plan accordingly for the normal re-gain, and then some.  I still need to work on some issues, but I won’t have the excuse of the last 10 pounds to hide behind.

My body isn’t perfectly shaped, my tummy will not cooperate and lie flat like I hoped it would, I will never be an underwear model (darn it!) and I need to adjust my expectations accordingly.  That’s learning to love oneself, completely.

VLCD 42 – 148.5

I’m so glad to see .5 down!  I want to keep this train moving!

The dog got me up at 4am yesterday, and I figured I might as well get up and get a workout in.  That way I could be to work at 7am and get off at 4pm on a Friday.

I did pretty well all day long, even though there was pot luck food at work, too.  I just chewed gum through the temptations.

This morning, I’m sore in my upper body because I did a Total Fitness workout.  I know I’ll be more sore tomorrow, that’s just how it goes, but especially with all the sitting involved with this new job, I definitely need to make working out a focus.

I’m going to get my bike out and see if it’s in working order.  I’ve been considering riding my bike to work but I have to get used to it, first.  My DH rolls his eyes when I say I’m going to do this; that’s just a challenge, as far as I’m concerned!

VLCD 41 - 149

149 SOLID! Woo hoo!!

I've paid the price all week for cheating so this is really nice motivation to hang in there! Weekends are the hardest for me, and my DH is going out of town next week. He'll set me up with some good food while he's gone, though!

VLCD 40 - 150

VLCD 39 - 150

I’m on the border between 149.5 and 150.

It’s taking longer than the usual 4 day recovery after eating my friend’s meatloaf last Friday, and have been extra hungry since.  I’m trying to eat extra protein to counteract that, but also have been eating too much chocolate delight.

Maybe I’ll hit the 140’s tomorrow.

VLCD 38 - 150

Glad to see the scale moving in a downward direction!

I had way too much chocolate delight last night, so I’m surprised I dropped at all.

I started my new job yesterday!  Interesting note:  I took some with me to work in my lunch, and I even though I ate it, I didn’t really want it.  Not like last week, at my former position.

I think this is a perfect example of stress causing the reaction.  Now I have to figure out how to easily implement different techniques to deal with it, now that I’m in a new environment.

As for the reason last night?  Not sure…but it was dang good, so cutting it out for a few days to get that “stuffing my face” reaction to subside.

VLCD 35 – 150.5

Stayed the same this morning...at least, the scale I have only weighs in .5 increments, so I assume it’s the same!

I was really hungry yesterday after cheating with the meatloaf the day before, so I compensated with extra protein and lots of chocolate delight.  Of course, this is NOT on protocol, but the alternative wasn't an option.

Here's to getting back to feeling normal again today, and starting back into the 140’s!