june 30, 2008 - day 166 (weight 190.2 - down 68.3)

Up 0.4 lbs I have been dragging a bit since the hCG wore off. Today I cheated at breakfast time and was surprised and the euphoric feeling. That's the way it was with the hCG - euphoric. I need to get into the habit of eating my three squares and eating a normal amount. I think it will be a lot easier to keep from cheating if I do.

june 29, 2008 - day 165 (weight 189.8 - down 68.7)

Down 0.4 lbs.

june 28, 2008 - day 164 (weight 190.2 - down 68.3)

Down 0.4 lbs

june 27, 2008 - day 163 (weight 190.6 - down 67.9)

Up 0.8 lbs.

guide to phase names

Kevin Trudeau can be blamed for the reference us hCG-ers make to phases. In his plan, you start with a cleansing phase, phase 1. Then the main phase is called phase 2 and the 3 week phase to conclude a course is called phase 3. You might see people showing P2R2, which means phase 2 round 2. Phase 2 followed by a 3 or 6 weeks phase three and back to a second course of hCG phase 2, thus Phase 2 Round 2. I did succomb to this a little, but I tried to stick to "main phase" and "conluding phase" I really don't believe in Trudeau's program, but if it works for you, then go for it. I think it is changed enough to be able to make a buck off of. I don't think it was done scientifically or with a lot of thought. I think that he has you taking an awful lot of junk, which is unnecessary. My health food store advisor said the diet I am doing is a cleansing all by iteself and I shouldn't have to do any other cleansing. Dr. Simmeons said that your body absorbs the cell that contained the fat and get from that cell all the nutrition and vitamins you need and don't need to take anything else. So why then is Trudeau having you take all that stuff? Is he making money? Isn't that what he is blasting the pharmaceutical companies for doing? Although as pointed out by someone else in a comment to me, we do have KT to thank for the current interest in hCG. Although others found "Pounds and Inches" (after KT got hCG attention in his books), and they also led the way re-establishing Dr. Simmeons diets, which is what we are doing here.

june 26, 2008 - day 162 (weight 188.8 - down 69.7)

No gain or loss. Did not do well on the "steak day." Need to drink more water. I think that will help the cravings. I have added two new items to my menu at left; --Conclucing a course, which puts all Dr. Simmeons info in one place, and is expanded. Need to refer to this before and during the 3 week concluding phase. --Foods to Avoid in the Concluding Phase. I really couldn't find all the info in one place, so I went and compiled a list for my and your use.

june 25, 2008 - day 161 (weight 188.8 - down 69.7)

No loss. Doing a steak day today. Steak only for lunch and dinner. (Note: Upon re-reading the "Pounds and Inches" manual, the steak day is to be; no breakfast, no lunch, and a large steak for dinner with an apple or tomato.)

june 24, 2008 - day 160 (weight 188.8 - down 69.7)

Up two pounds. Hardest thing is to drink enough water so far. That's also what I have heard. Don't really feel hungry so much, as out of energy.

june 23, 2008 - day 159 (weight 186.8 - down 71.7)

3 Week Concluding Phase, day 3. No gain or loss. That's what I want. To stabilize.

june 22, 2008 - day 158 (weight 186.8 - down 71.7)

Down 1.2 lbs. Or at least that's what the scale is showing today. Now it'll be more reliable. I am on the 3 week concluding phase. I am not doing so good staying away from carbs and sugar. Boy does hCG help you.

june 21, 2008 - day 157 (weight 188.0 - down 70.5)

My weight shows up 2 lbs, but I am sure it is because I have no flat level surface to measure on in my hotel room. We'll see what it is tomorrow when I return home. I ate mostly protein, though there was cheese in the omelet I had yesterday, which is allowed on the 3 week concluding phase.

june 20, 2008 - day 156 (weight 186.0 - down 72.5)

Up 1.4 lbs. I had a launch last night and so was up to 3 AM and was getting real hungry without hCG and there was nothing available but items not on the allowed list. I had my first omelet since I cheated for my birthday in March and before that it was mid-January.

june 19, 2008 - day 155 (weight 184.6 - down 73.9)

Down a pound even with a little cheating. I am going to try my hardest to not cheat today or tomorrow, to get me off into the 3 week concluding phase correctly. I am looking for a big shift in the amount of hunger. That is the signal that the hCG is out of the system. Then I can increase my intake and can also eat dairy, eggs, and whatever meat I want, as well as a greater selection of veggies. Just can't eat the starchy veggies, mostly the orange and yellow veggies are the starchy ones. BTW, for travel considerations, at Von's grocerry store, the meat/deli counter had grilled chicken and chicken kabobs (with tomatoes and green peppers). These might be good items to consider as a meat while on travel. As I enter the 3 week concluding phase (the 3 week phase that is after you finish hCG or also in-between courses), I will post my observations and a list of allowed items, as I discover it myself, to make my blog more complete.

june 18, 2008 - day 154 (weight 185.6 - down 72.9)

Up 1.4 lbs. I don't think I was really up 1.4 lbs. My scale works well on a flat surface, and I have it on a 3 inch tile floor. If it moves at all, it doesn't read the same. When the maids come in they have to move it, so I did count tiles to get it on the same 4, but it may still not be reading the same as the day before. I may try puting it out the front door tomorrow. I just have to figure out how to do it without being seen. Swim trunks are liekly the answer. I am hungry today from wake up. Not real hungry, but it is definitely different. I am thinking that traaveling out here allowed the mix to get too warm and it had lost it's potency a couple days ago. That could explain the difficulty I am having with being a little hungry too. Maybe I won't have to wait 3 whole days to ramp up the intake. My brother Nolan said I will get REAL hungry, so that it what I am looking for to tell me I am ready for the 3 week concluding phase.

june 17, 2008 - day 153 (weight 184.2 - down 74.1)

No loss today. Used the last of my hCG tonight and am now continuing the VLCD for 3 days and then going to the 3 week concluding phase for 3 weeks. I did cheat after dinner. Dinner just didn't quell the hunger.

june 16, 2008 - day 152 (weight 184.2 - down 74.1)

Down 0.2 lbs more, even with the cheating.

june 15, 2008 - day 151 (unknown)

In Vegas today and did not pack my scale over here. Did eat right yesterday and today, until the evening, where I celebrated Father's Day with a candy bar. Hopefully I haven't let the horse into the barn with the cheating.

june 14, 2008 - day 150 (weight 184.4 - down 73.9)

COuldn't stay out of the snacks yesterday, but still lost 0.2 lbs. I am heading to Vegas today to spend the day and night with my Dad who happens to be there at his timeshare. I decided to eat 2.5 oz. of beef jerky as my meat. Matches pretty good with the specifics of top sirloin, so I should be fine.

june 13, 2008 - day 149 (weight 184.6 - down 73.7)

Down 0.6 lbs. Ate correctly again.

june 12, 2008 - day 148 (weight 185.2 - down 73.1)

Down 0.2 lbs. Strange. I have been eating perfect. Loss is slowing. That's what my brother Nolan's did too. Hopefully I will get closer to my goal weight before I am out of hCG. Ate correctly.

june 11, 2008 - day 147 (weight 185.4 - down 72.9)

Down 0.4 lbs. Down only 2 lbs in 5 days. I think I may try switching to sliced deli sandwhich chicken meat and see if it is less fatty. With per diem, I went and replaced all my clothes. I have lost 73 lbs now and never replaced my clothes. For one reason I was wearing a size 38 waist and should have been wearing a 42 or 44. Plus I had some size large shirts still and just made due with XL's. Now I am a 34 waist and need a belt for those, wear a size 15 1/2 neck (was a 17 1/2) and medium shirts, though I could get away with size small now, but I figure I want to put muscle back on, so I will stick with medium. I bought 2 new suits, and 7 days worth of dress shirts and pants, 7 days worth of casual shirts and pants and 10 days worth of undergarments. Still looking for a light jacket. My leather jacket still looks fine!! I can't believe how easy this diet is. After 2 months, I said "I can't believe I've been doing it 2 months!" I was down about 42 lbs by then. Now, I can't believe it has alread been 5 months!! Wow!! 3 days to 5 months! I did one for 4 months and lost 28 lbs. It was SOOOO hard. I have been doing this 5 months and am down 73 lbs!! 10.4 lbs to go to my goal weight!! Ate correctly.

june 10, 2008 - day 146 (weight 185.8 - down 72.7)

Down 0.2 lbs. I ate correctly again. No cheating for quite some time now.

june 9, 2008 - day 145 (weight 186.0 - down 72.5)

Down 0.8 lbs.

june 8, 2008 - day 144 (weight 186.8 - down 71.7)

No loss even though I ate correctly. I ate correctly again today.

june 7, 2008 - day 143 (weight 186.8 - down 71.7)

Down another pound. The exciting thing in addition to having lost 71.7 lbs, is that I am now within 11.8 lbs of my goal weight. I have been doing good since early May when my Mom came for a visit. I have not been allowing myself to entertain the thought of any specific food. If it comes in my mind, I think about being skinny. I don't even allow myself to look at foods I am not allowed to have. If I stumble on to the snack cupboard, I close it quick. Same when walking through a grocery store. I do a lot of looking down and looking away. I was allowing myslef to think about, "When I get to eat normal, I am having this or that," and it just made the problem worse.

june 6, 2008 - day 142 (weight 187.8 - down 70.7)

Down 1 pound. Ate correctly today. I am on travel and did things differently this trip. For one I brought my scales. I am buying a rotisserie every couple of days for the chicken and just eating the breast after removing the skin. I get three meals out of it for $5.99. For $2 I got 4 rubbermaid containers and make two meals in advance and then the one I eat as I weigh it.

june 5, 2008 - day 141 (weight 188.8 - down 69.7)

Down 1.2 lbs. I ate correctly, but only had a late dinner.

june 4, 2008 - day 140 (weight 190.0 - down 68.5)

No loss, but I only slept 4 hours. I bought a rotisserie chicken from Alberton's grocery store. they sell them in the deli. I will only eat the breast (no skin), and toss the remainder, but it only cost $5.99 and will last 2 or three days in the hotel fridge. I also got tomatoes and oranges. Couldn't find grissini, so I got these mini toasts that looked like similar ingredients to grissini's. I am traveling again and this time it is too long to just skip hCG or bring a couple little vials. I packed my hCG and ice packs in my lunch bag and packed it in my carry on. I also packed my scale in my checked luggage and my food scale in my carry on. After a 20 minute interrogation and bomb squad incident, I have some lesson's learned to share. Evidentally, they could not make out that it was a food scale in the x-ray and it must have looked like a bomb to them. They stopped all action and then backed it out, and then before they touched it, they swabbed it and ran a chemical anylsis on it. That was clear so they had me describe in detail what was in there and what it was for. Then they pulled it and me aside to a special area in the security area, and opened my bag and took swabs and ran analysis and when clear, proceeded to look at the scale. They wanted to know why I needed it and how I used it. Once satisfied, they took my lunch pail and said they were concerned about opening it because of sharp objects. I said "If you mean the syringe, it is a dosing syring and has no needle." They proceeded. They asked about the cooler gel ice packs and why did I have 5 of them. I said for my weight loss medicine that is there in the glass bottle. They said the only way an ice pack is allowed, is if it is for medicine, but my bottle could be anything, because it was unmarked. So they pulled out all the cooler gel packs and said they would need to be discarded. I told them I figured they would treat the unmarked bottle like shampoo and as long as it wasn't more that 3 oz., I figured it would be OK. Then they asked about the formulation and use of the hCG. I explained what it was and what was in it (1/2 sterile water, 1/4 vodka, 1/4 food grade sweet glycerine to make the vodka taste better and the hCG), after abunch of questioning, they then had me open it and then tested it with a different kind of tester. It was clear so he went on. He wanted to know where I worked and what I did for a job. He wanted to know if I worked with Launch Vehicle chemicals and I told him no. Then he proceeded to look very, very carefully though all my work paperwork (hopefully he was a US Person). Finally, they allowed me to go with my hCG and with the 3 hard gel packs. So...here are my lesson's learned. Put your hCG in one of those 3 oz. plastic bottles for the trip and put it in your plastic baggie with toiletries. You have to put those in a bin to be x-rayed separately. Bring some extra baggies and just get ice on the other side of security, and then put it back in your lunch bag. You can get it free where they allow self serve fountain drinks, or ask for a cup. You want to double bag the ice at the very least. Finally, put all scales in your checked luggage. Then you ought to sail like a breeze. Dan

june 3, 2008 - day 139 (weight 190.0 - down 68.5)

Down 0.8 lbs. Ate correctly today.

june 2, 2008 - day 138 (weight 190.8 - down 67.7)

Down 0.4 lbs. Ate correctly again. I am on my last batch of hCG. My plan is to use this up and stop. I have 15.8 lbs to my goal weight of 175, and 16 days of hCG remaining. I won't likely make that goal weight.

june 1, 2008 - day 137 (weight 191.2 - down 67.3)

Down 0.8 lbs. I ate correctly today again.