VLCD Day #36

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Day #31 198.2 (-0.4)

Day #32 197.8 (-0.4)

Day #33 196.4 (-1.4)

Day #34 196.2 (-0.2)

Day #35 195.6 (-0.6)

Day #36 195.6 (000000)

Total Lost 26.4 lbs

Even though it hasn't been 4-6 days of plateau like addressed in the protocol, I am doing an apple day today.  I am almost at the end of HCG and don't have time to screw around waiting for 4-6 days of plateau to occur.  Soooo, the joys of extreme apple consumption are mine.  Every time my results are less than stellar, I avoid making a vlog on youtube.  In the beginning my entries both here and there were slanted toward negativity and I don't want that because ultimately this has been the best thing I've ever done.  I am 195 lbs and will never ever ever see 200+ lbs again.

VLCD Day #35

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Day #31 198.2 (-0.4)

Day #32 197.8 (-0.4)

Day #33 196.4 (-1.4)

Day #34 196.2 (-0.2)

Day #35 195.6 (-0.6)

Total Lost 26.4 lbs

For quite a few nights I'm sure I will be having nightmares with the numbers .4 & .6 recurring over and over and over and over and over and over.  Turns out I should just be known as the "1/2 lb guy".  I can shed 1/2 lb daily on this diet no problem......ask me for anything more and I can't make any promises.

VLCD Day #34

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Day #31 198.2 (-0.4)

Day #32 197.8 (-0.4)

Day #33 196.4 (-1.4)

Day #34 196.2 (-0.2)

Total Lost 25.8 lbs

When I first started this program I knew that I would go the entire way without cheating.  So far I've been right.  I also knew that I'd lose close to 40 lbs in the 40 days.  So far I haven't been right.  I've concluded that there is just no way that is going to happen.  I figure the revised goal is gonna be 34 lbs.  Thats the maximum that Dr. Simeon wanted to see in any 1 round anyway.  So that means I need to reach 189 lbs in 9 days.  8.2 lbs in 9 days.  With my track record I think even that will be amazingly tough to reach.  I'm shootin for it though.

I now see the light at the end of the tunnel.  6 more days of injections and 3 after that for HCG elimination.  Then its on to stabilization.  I'm excited for my menu to broaden and to be able to consume a bit more food throughout the day.

VLCD Day #33

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Day #31 198.2 (-0.4)

Day #32 197.8 (-0.4)

Day #33 196.4 (-1.4)

Total Lost 25.6 lbs

I'm really thinking that I may have found what it is the has continually plagued my losses.  I keep bringing it up, but I really think it is the sodium.  So for the rest of the protocol I am LOW SODIUM.  

I went for a brisk walk yesterday.  What a great experience.  As I was walking I was realizing that there sure was a lot less jiggling than what I was used to.  About half way through I decided that I needed some more intensity....So I ran.  I didn't run far, probably only 1/2 mile because I made it home.  The cool part is how I felt as I ran.  Again, there was a huge difference in jiggling.  Also, my legs just felt so much better.  I seriously felt lighter and it was wonderful.  My run actually felt quite effortless.  The only exertion that I even felt was in my lungs.  No leg pain at all.  It was awesome.  

So the 2 changes I have made recently that I wish I had used from day 1 are no sodium and some cardio.  Thats what seems to be working for me.

VLCD Day #32

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Day #31 198.2 (-0.4)

Day #32 197.8 (-0.4)

Total Lost 24.2 lbs

Boy, I guess .4 lbs is my number.  It seems to be the one that shows up the most often.  I frequently think that .5 is actually my number.  The reason I say that is because my scale is digital and only reads in .2 increments.  Frequently when its a .4 loss, the scale is jumping back and forth between a .4 and a .6 so I think that its actually a .5 loss.  Does that sound like I'm justifying every 10th of a pound that I can get?

The last couple of days I've really focused on trying to keep the sodium down.  I've stopped adding salt to my meals.  The only sodium that I'm getting now is usually from salsa.  I'm still consuming a ton of cabbage.  It's really the only vegetable on the diet that I actually enjoy eating.  I'm really surprised I haven't gotten sick of it yet.  My typical meal is now cooked cabbage with salsa mixed in and some sort of meat whether its steak, ground beef, chicken or fish.  I eat less of the fish than anything else.  Not because I don't like fish.  I love white fish.  The reason I don't eat it more often is because 100g of fish seems like soooo little.  I get so much more satisfaction out of the beef and chicken.  When I'm done eating 100g of fish, it seems like I barely got anything.  Kinda sucks really because I do like it and I have a ton of it in the freezer.  I occasionally put a green salad in there.  Green salads are just ok.  The only dressing option is a home made vinegarette which really isn't that good.  If you are venturing on this diet you're gonna notice some real common staples especially if you use the T Skye cookbook.  Those staples are apple cider vinegar, garlic, cabbage, water (of course), lemon juice and tons of seasonings.  

VLCD Day #31

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Day #31 198.2 (-0.4)

Day #32 197.8 (-0.4)

Total Lost 23.8 lbs

VLCD Day #30

Starting weight: 222.0 
VLCD Day #1 223.0 (result of loading) 
Day #2 221.0 (-1) 
Day #3 218.2 (-2.8)
Day #4 216.4 (-1.8) 
Day #5 214.8 (-1.6)
Day #6 215.4 (+0.6)
Day #7 213.2 (-2.2)
Day #8 212.4 (-0.8)
Day #9 212.2 (-0.2)

Day #10 210.8 (-1.4)

Day #11 210.0 (-0.8)

Day #12 208.8 (-1.2)

Day #13 208.8 (0.0)

Day #14 208.4 (-0.4)

Day #15 207.8 (-0.6)

Day #16 207.4 (-0.4)

Day #17 206.8 (-0.6)

Day #18 205.8 (-1.0)

Day #19 205.6 (-0.2) Apple Day

Day #20 203.6 (-2.0)

Day #21 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #22 203.6 (+0.4)

Day #23 203.2 (-0.4)

Day #24 201.8 (-1.4)
Day #25 201.2 (-0.6)

Day #26 201.0 (-0.2)

Day #27 200.4 (-0.6)

Day #28 200.4 (000000)

Day #29 200.4 (000000)

Day #30 198.6 (-1.8)

Total lost 23.4

Thank the Lord for good friends.  I owe you one Tim.

He suggested that I try a little somethin to break this stall and it wasn't an apple day.  The suggestion was to eliminate any sodium from my diet for the day and include a 30 minute brisk walk.  That's exactly what I did and I got my biggest one day loss since Day #4.  How cool is that?!?!  So lets just say that I'm happy for just one more day.  Does that mean I need to cut sodium everyday?  I don't know if I can do that because I need it for the flavor sanity to remain.  Maybe I'll just be a little more conscious about it.