Catching up! I'm Done with hCG.

It's been a while since I've posted, sorry, life got crazy! I took my last hCG injection on July 27, 2011. My final weigh in was the following day. **At the end of 39 days of hCG and the protocol I lost 32 lbs. Weighed in at 223.8** The last injection of hCG is followed by 72 hours of continuing the 500 calories while hCG traces disappear from your body. After those 72 hours, what they call Phase 3 or P3 begins. P3 is probably the most critical stage. This is the stage in which the hypothalamus is "reset". P3 is to last a minimum of 3 weeks. During those three weeks you cannot consume any starches and/or sugars. This isn't just about bread, you can't have rice, beans, corn, potatoes, beets, etc. If it has starch it's a no. If it has sugar it's a no. Of course some fruits are allowed, sugar comes natural, but the quantity is to be limited. During P3 the body is also trained to burn FAT not starch or sugar. Cheating in this phase is a major no-no, because all that do won't stabilize. This may seem minimal, but if P3 is not done correctly, most people will regain all the weight they've lost in a matter of weeks. Scary huh? Well you shouldn't be cheating on the diet to begin with. Although this stage is of the utmost importance, it's easier to do it than it sounds. The recommendation is start your first day of P3 with an ALL protein and fat breakfast. The first day of P3 I was ready to just indulge in food, only to find that my appetite was non existent. Yes after 39 days of 500 calories, I could barely down my breakfast, I just felt full! I had 3 egg, 3 slices of bacon, 2 sausage links and some cheddar cheese. Lunch and dinner were a protein/veggie with very little fruit. After three weeks of eating at minimum 1700 calories, most days I had 2000, I had not just maintained my weight, I had lost an additional 2 lbs. This may not seem like much, but when you consider the amount of food I was consuming while not exercising, it's astonishing. This was even more astonishing because the whole time I was traveling for work. Let's face it, the options when traveling aren't the healthiest. In the midst of all my travel...I gradually ended up moving into Phase 4 or P4.

This picture was taken after finishing my first round of hCG, in the early stages of P4, weighing approximately 218.8, 5 lbs under my LIW (last injection weight).

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