Binge Over!
So...I got to the point where I was tired of dieting, tired of watching my menu, tired of it all so I took myself a little break. I now see why there is a suggested 6 weeks in between rounds -- even though my body did fine starting the hcg earlier, I was just mentally burned out. So I stopped for 3 weeks. During that time, I didn't exactly watch what I was eating so I ended up gaining 3.2 pounds. Not too bad.
I started loading on Saturday, July 30th. I guess I did it right this time because today, the first day of my low calorie protocol for hcg, I'm at 285.7! That means I gained 6.7 pounds loading! I hope I drop it fast, that it is mostly water. So today will mark my real return to hcg...hopefully. Since I'm not going to count my 2 load days, today will be day one. So I'm on Round 2 (R2), Phase 2 (P2), Day 1 (D1). I'm actually looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow AM.
I have a mini-goal, to lose 5 pounds (on top of the 6.7 I gained loading) by 8/13. I am meeting with some friends who saw me at the end of my first round, and I'd like to be down a little bit more than the last time they saw me in June. Two weeks to lose 11.7 times is actually quite feasible on hcg, so hopefully that will motivate me to stick to protocol. We'll see! 