Technical Insight On My HCG Journey

It's been a long time since my last blog. I've been doing Simeon's Protocol for about 7-1/2 months, in various phases of it. I've lost a total of 20 lbs abnormal fat (of course, some of that was water weight). At my lowest weight of 126.8, I was at a total loss of 23 lbs.

My first round's Last Dosage Weight was 129.8 lbs. To some people, this may not seem like a big deal. People who have 100 lbs to lose may be thinking, "23 lbs? That's it?" But once they reach that point where they only have 20 lbs to lose, they will see how NOT an easy endeavor it is, and more so, not an easy feat to maintain. During a mediocre stabilization phase, I had gained back 3 lbs and stabilized at 132.8 lbs for about 70 days.

I decided to go for broke and do one more round to get to my ultimate goal of 125 lbs. I am 5'5" tall, so I think that weight would be awesome. About a week before I started my 2nd round, I gained another 4 lb. I blame it on PMS...whole heartedly. It didn't help that I was on vacation in New York at the time. Normally, I would do a couple of steak days (not back to back) and get back to my stabilized weight. However, I decided to start Round 2 shortly after New York because the timing was right with my menstrual cycle just ending. To those of you who know nothing about "Pounds and Inches", this is all Greek to you. However, you Simeonites out there know exactly what I'm talking about :)

I figured if my body still had abnormal fat to lose, then HCG would be the only way to get that off with the assurance that when my body had no more abnormal fat, I would stop at the lowest end of my ideal weight range. Whatever that may be... I still don't know. This was one of the selling points of this wonderful protocol. The fact that HCG will not allow you to lose more than what you have is amazing. During the loading days of "Round 2", I gained 2 more pounds. YIKES! This meant instead of only having 7 lb. to lose, I now had 13 lb. to lose to get to my ultimate goal.

If you've watched my vlogs on YouTube, you would know my roller coaster journey on Round 2, including a death in the family and diet burnout. I ended up stopping at day 40 at a weight of 129.8 lb. Wow, aint that a coincidence. The exact weight I ended with during my 1st round. Hm, could this be my ideal weight? Maybe!

I am now on day 8 of Phase 3 of my 2nd round. I was going to take an interruption and go back to Phase 2 after 2 weeks and try to lose the 4 more lb. I've done a lot of thinking in the last 8 days and decided against it. I'm going to try my damnedest to stabilize at 129 lbs. After the summer is over, I will see where I am and re-evaluate. I will decide then, whether I can lose more abnormal fat or whether 129 lbs is the lowest I'm going to get. Most importantly, I will know by then whether I can live with that number on the scale. :)

I'm going to have a lot of soul searching to do, also a lot of self-therapy. Haha! I think I’m going to finish this thought off in my next vlog. I hope this post has cleared up some questions about how my round has been going, technically. Because I know I tend to “was philosophical” on my YouTube vlogs :) I so appreciate everyone who sits through them. Thanks for reading... See ya on the VLOG!! xoxoxoxoxox

Why I'm Here

Why I'm Here

Sometimes I just feel like talking and giving my two cents on what I experience around me...but sometimes there's no one around! So here I am, make believing (or is it making believe?) Wonder if someone is actually reading this? Think I may just be pretty good at this. Talking to myself, that is! We'll see...time will tell!

Thoughts on Facebook - Sat July 25, 2009

Thoughts on Facebook - Sat July 25, 2009

I joined Facebook in the summer of 2008. I thought, well, this'll be interesting. Let's see if I can search for any old friend. Hmm, let's see if I can find Ed or Lissa or Susan. Woh, there they are... This is cool! I thought this may be fun... I gotta tell ya, life has been a crazy ride ever since. I went through the normal addictive stage (may possibly still be in it) I found many friends and so many more found me. It makes you dwell on the past a little. Like, why is this person trying to "friend" me? I don't think she ever even liked me! Hmm." Then you think, "Well, we WERE only 15, too young to realize the enormity which is friendship. Let's give it another go!"

I've also got my new friends (past 1o years) on Facebook. And they are able to see a glimpse of me as I once was in the past, by catching conversations I have with old friends (20 years and more). I've found a balance between the old me and the new me... with both of me melding into one, I've become a better me. At least, that's the way I feel inside. I'm much happier. My husband recognizes the gal he fell in love with :) My kids love to hear the old stories, I only just remember by reminiscing with the old friends I've reunited with. I hate to say it, but I owe it all to Facebook!

So much more of life has happened to us. So many more loves and losses. All the bitterness of old has faded into miniscule happenstances, not worth trudging up or even giving a second thought to. "Let's start over, my friend. It's a brave new world! I bet we can make it work this time around!" I know we can. I mean, I know we will. Some loved ones (you know who you are) think Facebook is all fun and games. Some of it is, it's true. But the bottom line is you've got your old friends back. The ones you loved when you were learning the facts of life. The ones who lived and learned it with you. And they've changed, most of them for the better...I hope. I'm more than willing to find out.

Those are my thoughts about Facebook, what are yours? Leave me some comments...come on, don't be shy!!

Much Love.

Ai