HCG Diet (Thread 2)

[gab54]

^pwede ba mag steak day sa Phase2? ang alam ko Phase 3 or Phase 4 lang pwede ang Steak Day? 

[beach]

I did it for Phase 2 and it worked for me. Ang tawag is mini-steak day.

Here's an excerpt from the Intermountain Diet Guide (on what to do if you hit a plateau):
Consider doing a "mini steak day." On this day you drink all the water, tea, and coffee you want throughout the day, but don't eat any food until dinner. For dinner, you have a 3 1/2 oz steak with either an apple or a raw tomato. The next day you return to the regular 500-calorie diet. However, you should only do this if you don't feel hungry, due to the HCG effect.

[gab54]

^Ah ok, sayang I didnt know. Do u cook ur own steak? Or pwede sa restaurant steak w/ all the yummy flavors & gravy?

Anyway, after 26 days, Im ending na Phase 2. I didnt reach my ideal weight yet (120 lbs at least) but Im gonna have several trips soon. I have to be realistic. It will be difficult to be on a 500 calorie diet in a foreign land (nobody can prepare for me). So Im gonna start Phase 3 na after 2 days. So far, only lost 14 lbs but Im happy narin (from 140.4 to 126.4). Actually hubby said ok na daw, I dont need to lose anymore weight kasi baka daw mag mukhang haggard/old if Im too thin. Me naman, Im thinking of doing a round 2 next year... 

[aicute12]

mga sis, i've already backread since thread 1. Ask ko lang, bakit hindi puwede mag gym pag nasa hcg diet? kasi walang lakas? or mauubos yung 500 cal diet?

Kahit threadmill hindi pwede?

[momotakeshi]

sis, ang alam ko hindi pwdeng pgsabayin yung parehong klase ng food sa isang meal, so dapat yung fruits mo hindi pwedeng sabay, saka kulang ka ng protein & starch intake tapos less than 500 cal pa yung diet mo, di rin kc ata pwde yun dahil babagal metabolism mo..and be sure to drink at least 2L of water evryday..=)

thanks sis i'll try to recheck my food intake.

so far, parang medjo nalulungkot na ko sa mga food na kinakain ko kasi puro walang lasa. haha. sometimes i use a little apple cider vinegar pro di pa rin nagkakalasa. hindi kasi ako marunong magluto kaya i dont know much about food prep. ano pa bang ibang seasoning ang pwedeng gamiting mga sis, para naman sumaya ng konti ang food ko. hahaha.

[ur_prettyprinces]

mga sis, i've already backread since thread 1. Ask ko lang, bakit hindi puwede mag gym pag nasa hcg diet? kasi walang lakas? or mauubos yung 500 cal diet?

Kahit threadmill hindi pwede?

baka kasi mag collapse ka sis... medyo manghihina ka tlaga sa 500 cal... pero if you think you can handle it then threadmill is ok... i do this and elliptical even I'm on the program and kaya ko naman

[beach]

^Ah ok, sayang I didnt know. Do u cook ur own steak? Or pwede sa restaurant steak w/ all the yummy flavors & gravy?

I cooked my own steak the first time. Yung beef lang kasi pwede, no butter just some pepper ang nilagay ko... no no sa gravy. Yung second time, nag-take out ako ng steak. no rice. okay naman, pero no gravy din yun. less weight loss.

[gab54]

mga sis, i've already backread since thread 1. Ask ko lang, bakit hindi puwede mag gym pag nasa hcg diet? kasi walang lakas? or mauubos yung 500 cal diet?

Kahit threadmill hindi pwede?

This is what I read about exercise during HCG Phase 2: Doing some moderate exercise is always good. But Heavy exercise is not really appropriate for phase 2 for two reasons. 1. You are not eating enough to sustain very intense exercise. 2. If you exercise to much it will put your body under stress. If your body is under stress it tends to want to hold onto the weight instead of releasing it. If you are feeling exhausted and/or shaky when exercising you are probably doing to much or have high or low blood sugar.

In my own experience, I didnt lose weight when I did 1 hr walking and 3 hr swimming during my 1st week. Didnt gain naman due to 500 calorie diet, but sayang ang effort. So I stopped exercising muna.

[aicute12]

i understand now. promise nag back read talaga ko.
Does any know kung pwede pa din mag smoke kapag nasa hcg diet?

[whatsmyusername]

so far, parang medjo nalulungkot na ko sa mga food na kinakain ko kasi puro walang lasa. haha. sometimes i use a little apple cider vinegar pro di pa rin nagkakalasa. hindi kasi ako marunong magluto kaya i dont know much about food prep. ano pa bang ibang seasoning ang pwedeng gamiting mga sis, para naman sumaya ng konti ang food ko. hahaha.

ako sis gumagamit ako ng spices, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder, cayenne pepper, etc. pati tabasco. pag walang lasa kinakain mo magsasawa ka talaga..

[ur_prettyprinces]

^^syempre hindi sis! when i started my hcg i think going 4 months now, pinagsabay ko ang "quit smoking and diet" (hindi naman grabe ang pagka-smoker ko), double sacrifice for me kc nilalabanan ko ang cravings of food and cig, i replaced cig with vape and so far it changed my life, now everything is back to a healthy lifestyle! I still need to lose more weight though.  

[aicute12]

Pero pwede padin siya pag sabayin or hindi talaga pwede? It takes a lot of discipline kasi if you want to quit smoking eh. Pag pipigil pa nga lang sa pagkain ang hirap na for me what more kung walang yosi. I ordered pala ng hcg intermounain drops sa sis natin dito pero via sulit ako nagpm!

[momotakeshi]

ako sis gumagamit ako ng spices, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder, cayenne pepper, etc. pati tabasco. pag walang lasa kinakain mo magsasawa ka talaga..

thanks sa advice sis, san ka bumubili nito? available naman sa mga SM grocery right? ano ba ang pwedeng substitute sa soy sauce?

[xtin3810]

Haaay! I am so depressed! I lost around 10lbs on the first week of hcg, second week, parang 1.5lbs lang!! I followed the protocol strictly and never cheated. I even did the apple a day, I lost weight the day after but gained it back the following day. It's my third week and so far, 0.6 lang nawala. Ganito rin ba kayo mga sissies?

[gab54]

ganun talaga, the first week would always have the most weight loss, thats bec water muna ang nawawala, afterwards saka mga fats. thats why those who want to lose more would do more rounds of phase2, rather than longer days of phase2.
in my case, nasa phase3 na ako. I only lost total of 14 lbs sa phase2. (1st week -6, 2nd week -4, 3rd week -2, 4th week -2)
next year I wanna have round2 to of phase2 to reach my ideal weight.

[xtin3810]

ilang weeks ka magpapahinga from hcg sis gab?

[gab54]

last day of phase2 was nov 19. im currently on transition phase for 3 days (nov 20-22), will do phase3 for 3 weeks (till dec15) , phase4 for 3 weeks (till Jan 5).
tapos january 6-7, phase1 uli loading day. round2 phase2 on jan8 onwards...

yun ang plano, to see is to believe  ... baka kasi pag matuwa sa masasarap na food, makalimutan ko ang plano... 

[whatsmyusername]

thanks sa advice sis, san ka bumubili nito? available naman sa mga SM grocery right? ano ba ang pwedeng substitute sa soy sauce?

yup..available naman po yan sa SM grocery..pero sa healthy options they have spices which are organic..pero medyo pricey..available din sa HO yung braggs liquid aminos na pang-sub sa soy sauce..

[ur_prettyprinces]

Pero pwede padin siya pag sabayin or hindi talaga pwede? It takes a lot of discipline kasi if you want to quit smoking eh. Pag pipigil pa nga lang sa pagkain ang hirap na for me what more kung walang yosi. I ordered pala ng hcg intermounain drops sa sis natin dito pero via sulit ako nagpm!

hindi pwede for me pero wala din naka indicate na bawal, hindi ka naman siguro mamamatay kung di mo tlaga kayang hindi magyosi... pero please do your very best not to para atleast mas madali mong ma- achieve ang goals mo... labanan mo sis! kung nakaya ko for sure kahit sino makakayanan din

[un1z]

last day of phase2 was nov 19. im currently on transition phase for 3 days (nov 20-22), will do phase3 for 3 weeks (till dec15) , phase4 for 3 weeks (till Jan 5).
tapos january 6-7, phase1 uli loading day. round2 phase2 on jan8 onwards...

yun ang plano, to see is to believe  ... baka kasi pag matuwa sa masasarap na food, makalimutan ko ang plano... 

sis, hindi ba between round1 and round 2, 6 weeks apart from last drop. then pag round 2 and round 3, 8 weeks apart from last drop. patagal ng patagal ang interval.