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I am doing the hcg injections and today is my VLCD #1 and i am soooo hungery. I did not even make in one day I am so sad. I tried and tired but ended out eating some walnuts because i could not take it anymore and wanting to eat more. I have been drinking water and tea all day hoping it would help. nope. Not sure what in going on. Maybe this protocol in just not for me I feel so sad this seems like just another diet I am going to fail . ugh! :brokenheart:

Samantha,

I am also on my first day. It was a little rough for me today, and today is my first day also. DON'T give up. Let me share my first day with you, and then offer some insight and ask some questions at the end.

I was getting hungry today, and was travelling back home from a meeting about 30 miles from my house. I took all my food with me for lunch, and ate it on the fly. As I was trying to figure out where I could get some more water or tea, I realized I had forgotten to eat the tomatoes I brought as part of my lunch, so that made a nice snack.

I had more noticeable hunger pangs today than I have for some time. I have been eating a pretty clean diet for the last few months, and staying around 1200-1500 calories per day, depending on my activity level. I decided to do HCG because I am at a plateau that I think is an old "setpoint" for my body, and I want to shake things loose.

I ate very well on Saturday and Sunday-my "loading" days-- about 3 x's what I normally eat on Saturday, and at least twice as much on Sunday. Most of my loading was restaurant food--much more eating out than I normally do. I think the hunger is just my body's way of saying Whassup? Between the quantity, and the type of food eaten, I think I upset my system a bit. Also, the stomach might have gotten stretched a bit because of the big Italian dinner I had last night.

Once I got home and decided what to have for dinner, and drank some more tea, I wasn't really focused on food. I at my dinner about 7p (PDT) because my schedule is such that eating by 6p doesn't work for me.

I figure that my hunger pangs will be less noticeable tomorrow.

Now some questions for you. Did you do your loading days, AND take HCG both days? I have heard if you don't do both of these things, hunger pangs can be more noticeable. What are you taking for supplements, and does that include B-12 liquid or sublingual?

Are the injections you are using being administered by a clinic or are you doing them yourself? If you are doing them on your own, are you satisfied that you received good quality HCG?

There are many other questions that could be asked--just trying to help you get to the bottom of things so you can carry on. Tomorrow is another day.

Hang in there.

I am doing the hcg injections and today is my VLCD #1 and i am soooo hungery. I did not even make in one day I am so sad. I tried and tired but ended out eating some walnuts because i could not take it anymore and wanting to eat more. I have been drinking water and tea all day hoping it would help. nope. Not sure what in going on. Maybe this protocol in just not for me I feel so sad this seems like just another diet I am going to fail . ugh! :brokenheart:

My first question is did you take your HCG during your load phase?

I am doing injections on my own and I order my hcg from a website many other Hcgers were using. I did my injections on the two load days and ate junk like crazy. The first load I went to Wendy’s and got a Baconator combo and almost made myself sick, day 2 went to a cookout and had some of everything thing, needless to say feeling loaded was an understatement.

Well it looks like it all paid off even after cheating a little with the walnuts I still lost 4.2lbs. Wow!!!!!:noway:
I am so amazed; I have to find a way to make this work for me. From what i am hearing from other forms is the first 3 days are the hardest then the hunger subsides.

I change my injection site from my hip to my stomach maybe that will help. Thank you guys so much for responding, the other forum I have been on no one responses and I really need the support through this.

Hello All!

I have been using MyFitness Pal since the begginning of the year and just noticed they have message boards. OMG! Moreover, I am happy to see a HCG Board. I am currently on R1P2 VLCD#9...I have a lot of total of 9lbs.

Hello All,

This is day two for me of VLCD, and hunger is manageable. I fudged a little last night at bedtime and ate 5 strawberries--still posted a loss of 1.5 lbs. this morning, so that is fine with me.

Today, due to bad planning, I found myself in a grocery before I had lunch. My mom is not able to do her own shopping anymore, so that means I often pop in to the store for something she forgot to put on the list. Anyway, there I was, about to jump over the deli counter and into the hot case with all that fried chicken!!:noway: :laugh:

Fortunately, I had a better idea. I bought some minimally processed sliced roast beef and ate that instead. It got me out of the store, until I could get home and eat my tomatoes and my Melba toast to complete the meal. I find myself drinking more coffee (decaf) than I did before, but I have found a way to make Starbucks quite palatable without all the mocha's, whipped cream etc. I order house coffee, place one envelope of Truvia (made from Stevia) sweetener in it, a splash of non-fat milk, and a little nutmeg and cinnamon.. They usually have both of those, and if they don't have them on the self-service bar, just ask, and they will give you a shaker from behind the barista station. Anyway, that is not a bad drink, FYI.

I am on my way home, soon, to my chicken breast and broccoli for dinner with some strawberries.

I did wake up at 6a this morning, feeling hungry, but I don't get up that early, so I rolled over and when I woke up at 8:30, I wasn't hungry.

Congrats, Samantha!! You are off to a good start!! Don't let the "hungries" get you down. IMO, if you have to have an extra piece of Melba toast or a couple of extra strawberries as a snack, it isn't the end of the world. As long as you stay close to the 500 calorie limit, you should still lose.

Been a few days...

I was stoked when my scale read 141lbs! I was almost out of the 140's!! So excited!!! My husband is commenting on my will power & how much happier /healthier I look. But then the next day it was back up. WTF? Turns out the stick-on wall hook I use to hang my kids' potty seat was wedged under the scale, out of sight (no wonder I couldn't find it!) and threw the accuracy of my scale to pot! Bummed me out, but I am proud because normally I would just give up.

After realizing what happened, it dawned on me...I'd hit a plateau! Grrr! Yesterday, I did try the "Apple Day" but after 2 apples...I couldn't hang. Bleh! :sick: It made me want to throw up with nothing else in my stomach! So I had about 1/4c of cottage cheese & that seemed to ease the unhappiness. BUT...I think I'm back on track today!

To July24Lioness - - You brought up a really good point. My lotion has Shea Butter in it. I was so obsessed making sure it didn't have animal in it...I completely disregarded the butter. DUH! Thanks for pointing that out...I've hopped on the no-lotion band wagon...which kinda stinks here in Denver 'cause it's super dry! BUT...it's only temporary!

Day 9 of the vlcd for me here and down 9 pounds! What's really weird is that my feet are skinnier lol. No, seriously. They are thinner. I can put on shoes that I couldn't a week ago. I am doing the homeopathic hcg, Platinum HCG. So far, it seems to be working. If it wasn't, I 'd have collapsed by now on only 500 calories a day.

Yesterday was very hard for me. I so want to eat something with bread Today was easier. My hubby and I are on the protocol together, so we keep each other on the straight and narrow. The hard part is prepping food for my kids. I am so used to just taking a bite from their plates. There is no room for that in this diet.

This is really teaching me self discipline and delayed gratification. I will eat that bread, and that burger - just not right now .

OR - you can use the Pacific organic low sodium chicken broth. 10 calories per serving. All organic.

I havent been able to find chicken stock without sugar,they say Rachel Ray's but i couldnt find it.

The HCG Diet Overview of
Phase two.......this does not include the phase 3 when you are doing maintenance

The back of MY bottle says 6 drops 6 times a day,so you need to follow the directions on the bottle as you might have a different manufacturer.

Breakfast:

•Black Coffee or
•Green Tea or
•Yerba Mate Tea or
•Wu Long Tea or
•Chamomile Tea
You may have as much as you desire.

Lunch:

1. 100 grams (weighed raw) of grilled (no oil or fat) one of the meat choices below:

•beef – This is not an ideal choice of protein. If you do have beef, limit it to a lean cut like Round Roast or London Broil and only have beef 2-3 times per week.
•veal
•fresh white fish (should not be frozen) – 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, and Whiting. ** The best place to buy FRESH fish would be a local health food store if you live in a land-locked state.
•chicken breast
•shell fish (shrimp, crab, prawn, lobster, etc)
•Very occasionally we allow egg – boiled, poached or raw – to people who develop an aversion to meat, but in this case they must add the white of three eggs to the one they eat whole.
**(Per Pounds and Inches, American beef has almost double the caloric value of South Italian beef, which is not marbled with fat. The marbling is impossible to remove. In America, therefore, low-grade veal should be used for one meal and fish (excluding all those species such as herring, mackerel, tuna, salmon, eel, etc., which have a high fat content, and all dried smoked or pickled fish), chicken breast, lobster, crawfish, prawns, shrimps, crabmeat or kidneys for the other meal.)

2. One large handful of one of the following vegetables:

•spinach
•chard
•chicory
•beet greens
•lettuce of any kind
•tomatoes
•celery
•fennel
•white, yellow or red onions
•red radishes
•cucumbers
•asparagus
•cabbage
These can be eaten raw, steamed, grilled or boiled. Do not mix vegetables in the same meal.

3. One of the following fruits:

•1 apple
•1 orange
•1/2 grapefruit
•1 handful of strawberries
4. One grissini breadstick or one melba toast.

Dinner:

The same 4 choices as for lunch.

Drinks Allowed:

Plain spring water, mineral water, tea, coffee, Zevia. You should drink at least 2 liters of these liquids per day. We actually recommend drinking 1/2 of your weight in ounces per day. For example, if you weigh 200lbs you’ll want to drink a min. of 100oz of water daily.
** Zevia is not on the original protocol. Use at your own risk.

Seasonings Allowed:

Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, garlic, basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, etc. Watch for sugar in your spices!

Misc…

•You may eat the breadstick and fruit as a snack in between meals instead of with your meals if you choose.
•No over the counter non-prescription drugs should be taken (with the exception of Aspirin). ** Consult your physician before discontinuing any medications, prescription or non-prescription.
•No cosmetics other than lipstick, eyebrow pencil and facial powder should be used.
•No creams, lotions or moisturizers that contain fat should be used. (Check the ingredient list. It is not safe to use if it contains “oil” or anything ending in “-ose”)
•Those not uncommon patients who feel that even so little food is too much for them, can omit anything they wish (page 31 in Pounds and Inches)
•Massages are not recommended while on the HCG diet (page 42 in Pounds and Inches)
It is encouraged, but not required to do the following:

I use Corn Huskers Lotion. It's totally oil free. I found it at Wal-Mart in the hand lotion aisle. It's great for dry skin.

Hi guys............I am getting in on this for a while. I have purchased my HHCG from the same site that FiveFatCats purchased hers from.

It shipped yesterday, so I am hoping to be starting my loading on Monday.

I have read pounds and inches already 3 times, so I think other than receiving my HCG and grocery shopping I am ready to go!!!

Let me see if I have this straight as far as the phases..........

Phase 1 is the loading
Phase 2 is the actual dieting
Phase 3 is maintaining in between rounds


Is all that correct?

Yes, but sure that you are taking HCG during Phases 1 & 2. Phase 3 starts 3 days after you stop taking your HCG.

Looks like my HCG will be delivered tomorrow morning so I will start the loading process tomorrow and saturday, then sunday begin the vlcd.

I have birthday cake from work to eat, so this is right on time!!! And I need to go get veggies I can have on the list. Looks like I am giving away my CSA share for the next few weeks except tomatos and cucumbers.

Welcome Valerie,

Be sure you read the information available on the net about how to do the protocol. The most common mistake people make is to do the loading and NOT start the HCG on the first day of loading. The result of that, according to what I have read, is that you are very hungry the first two days of the VLCD (very low calorie diet). Don't hesitate to ask questions, the person who started this thread is pretty knowledgeable about the HCG plan.

How much do you plan to lose?