november 28, 2009 - 231.2 lbs

Up 1.4 lbs since last weigh in. Not bad considering.

november 25, 2009 - 229.8 lbs

No loss, no surprise. When you don't behave, you gain or stay even. I will gladly take a no gain after yesterday.

november 24, 2009 - 229.8 lbs

Down 0.4 lbs again, but as I have said before, the bad thing about cheating (like going to anniversary dinner), isn't the stall in weight loss, but rather getting past the hunger and back onto the strict diet. I did somewhat better yesterday, but not best and am hungry today for sure. Remember hunger lags a day or more frequently two, because your body preplans how much fat to mobilize for energy 2 to 3 days in advance. If you are getting more calories from food, especially if you have cheating for several days in a row, your body sets and you have to break it. Get past the hungry day and you will have a decent weight loss and be back to normal as far as hunger and weight loss goes. If I can get past today, I should have 2 good days before Thanksgiving.

november 23, 2009 - 230.2 lbs

Up 0.4 lbs. Easy come easy go. Really was surprised I lost any, so not surprised by the rebound.

november 22, 2009 - 229.8 lbs

Down 0.4 lbs, even though I had an Anniversary dinner at a restaurant. I did make decent, but certainly not perfect choices for the most part.

november 21, 2009 - 230.2 lbs

Down 0.6 lbs.

november 20, 2009 - 230.8 lbs

Down 0.8 lbs even though I had popcorn and candy at the theater. I did not eat it all though, so at least there is that. Probably pay for it tomorrow since it doesn't seem I did today. I am down just under 20 lbs from my max this round. My friend Matt who did this with me is done and has lost about 33 lbs I believe in a month. My wife Lynn continues to lose at a fast pace too.

november 19, 2009 - 231.6 lbs

Down 1.4 lbs and a new low this round.

november 18, 2009 - 233.0 lbs

Lost 0.8 lbs. Hunger is gone.

november 17, 2009 - 233.8 lbs

Down 1.4 lbs. Very hungry today, which is to be expected.

november 16, 2009 - 235.2 lbs

OK, lets call that a failed trial. I never did this bad on a trip in the past. I am going to bring the hCG with me and stay on the diet next time. Gained 2.6 lbs and I really did not eat that much. I didn't eat like the diet, but that was the plan. Last trip where I forgot the scale, but brought the hCG, at least I was close to the allowed items. This time I was good, but had omelets with cheese, etc., like Dr. Simeons said you can, plus other stuff as well. Not doing that again. That's at least a week loss in effort to get back to where I was (4 days for trip and 2 to 3 days to be on diet again and get back to where I was). Funny, though Dr. Simeons says if you aren't losing weight, you are losing inches. I definitely lost around the waist while I was gone. My pants are actually the right size for me now. I just mixed another batch of hCG. That one went quick.

november 12, 2009 - 232.6 lbs

No change

november 11, 2009 - 232.6 lbs

Down 0.4 lbs. I go off a little tomorrow as I am traveling. Won't be posting weight until I return and start the strict diet again.

november 10, 2009 - 233.0 lbs

Down 1.4 lbs.

november 9, 2009 - 234.4 lbs

Down 0.8 lbs. Stopping hCG for my trip Thursday. Going to do the Simeons plan for travel and see if it works okay. stop hCG three days prior and strict diet. A little more freedom on trip, increasing to 800 calories. Start hCG and diet again upon return.

november 8, 2009 - 234.4 lbs

Down 0.8 lbs.

november 7, 2009 - 235.2 lbs

Down 1 pound. Hunger was good until the evening, but I made it. Hunger is better this morning. My wife did start hCG last night. A couple other things to note: as I was reading the protocol manuscript again, I saw that Dr. Simeons has you stop for business trips. That has me thinking about doing that to save the hassle and as Dr. Simeons puts it, it allows for more freedom on what you eat. I may do that for business trips and thanksgiving. I haven't yet decided. It does put off the goal, so I am weighing that (no pun intended). Quote: "Unforeseen Interruptions of Treatment" "When a patient knows beforehand that he will have to travel and be absent for more than four days, it is always better to stop injections three days before he is due to leave so that he can have the three days of strict dieting which are necessary after the last injection at home. This saves him from the almost impossible task of having to arrange the 500 Calorie diet while en route, and he can thus enjoy a much greater dietary freedom from the day of his departure. Interruptions occurring before 20 effective injections have been given are most undesirable, because with less than that number of injections some weight is liable to be regained. After the 20th injection an unavoidable interruption is merely a loss of time." Also, Dr. Simeons DOES allow for diet soda. He says that with the advent of zero calorie foods, that those can be taken as long as you only get 100 grams protein per meal 2X, the right amount of veggies and only a scant amount of carbs. Quote: "In many countries specially prepared unsweetened and low Calorie foods are freely available, and some of these can be tentatively used. When local conditions or the feeding habits of the population make changes necessary it must be borne in mind that the total daily intake must not exceed 500 Calories if the best possible results are to be obtained, that the daily ration should contain 200 grams of fat-free protein and a very small amount of starch." This makes it difficult to eat something like zero calorie cookies, because you don't get scant amounts of starch and carbs, but opens the door to diet soda. What else could we eat then? Can't think of anything else at the moment.

vegetarians and the simmeons protocol

My wife is considering doing the Simeons' Protocol, and she is a quasi-vegetarian, so I have been rereading to find out what she must eat. Vegetarians must still have 100 grams of animal protein a day, so it is either curds or milk. Fortunately for my wife, she also eats fish, so she can add the fish listed below (this list is out of my list at top under "calorie count for and list of allowed items" In countries where cottage cheese made from skimmed milk is available 100 grams may occasionally be used instead of the meat, but no other cheeses are allowed. Fish (avg 98 cal) • Cod (3.5 oz) - 83 cal • Crab Meat (3.5 oz) - 100 cal • Flounder (3.5 oz) - 90 cal • Haddock (3.5 oz) - 88 cal • Halibut (3.5 oz) - 110 cal • Lobster (3.5 oz) - 98 cal • Red Snapper (3.5 oz) - 110 cal • Shrimp (3.5 oz) - 110 cal • Tilapia (3.5 oz) - 94 cal • White fish • Ayr • Cat fish • Cod • Coley • Dover sole • Flounder • Flying fish • Haddock • Hake • Halibut • Hoki • John dory • Kalabasu • Lemon sole • Ling • Monk fish • Parrot fish • Plaice • Pollack • Pomfret • Red & grey mullet • Red fish • Red Snapper • Rock Salmon/Dogfish • Rohu • Sea bass • Sea bream • Shark • Skate • Tilapia Turbot • Whiting

november 6, 2009 - 236.2 lbs

No loss. No surprise since I didn't even need to go #1 today until 1:30 PM, other than after I got up. And I have drank a ton too, so my body is holding the water. I find when I am behaving and am properly hydrated, I need to go around 10:30 AM. Earlier is better. Funny that I know that, but I tried so hard ot be scientific last time, I kept track of all sorts of things. I am not hungry today and should be (2 days past eating more calories than normal). We'll see what tomorrow is like.

november 5, 2009 - 236.2 lbs

Gained 0.8 lbs, which does not surprise me. I forgot to bring a food scale and so I went to restaurants and ordered the correct foods meaning to eat the correct quantity (by guess), but just finished it all. Plus they cook in grease and butter, which is not allowed. For my next trip I will bring all my chicken with me pre-prepared. For longer trips, I will bring the food scale in my checked luggage, along with my weight scale. The tomato and apple, I can get at destination. I did bring 2 meals with me this time and had no problem getting through (2 apples, 2 tomatoes, 2 chicken patty's, grisini). Bringing the hCG worked fine. I brought my lunch bag, with an empty tupperware bin that fits inside, also with ice packs for the trip to the airport, and then left the ice packs in the car (they are not allowed and will be seized - yes I learned this the hard way in the past). I then put the hCG in with my paste/liquid toiletries in the quart baggie, and send that through at the security check point. Drugs ARE allowed, but to justify an ice pack they want a prescription. I just avoid that issue this way and it has worked 3 or 4 times now doing it this way. After the security check point, I look on the way to the gate for a place with a soda fountain and free ice and I fill the tupperware bin with the hCG bottle in it, and put that back in my carry-on. The ice easily lasted 12 hours by the way.

november 2, 2009 - 235.4 lbs

Down 1.0 lbs. GOing on travel and bringing my hCG. I put it though as a toiletry and bring a tuperware in a lunch cooler in my carry on which is all empty. On the otherside of security checkpoint, I get ice at food court and put my hCG in the cooler in the ice for the flight.

november 1, 2009 - 236.4 lbs

Down 1.2 lbs again. I missed a meal though because I was working outside, lost track of time and didn't get hungry. Did start to run out of energy though. Then I ate and all was well. Meant to eat before bed, but didn't get hungry and forgot until too late.