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**VemyhemiHef** · 01-06-2012, 03:53 AM

Weight loss through traditional means (diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, et cetera) resulted in 32.7 pounds lost between 4 February, 2011 and 25 September, 2011. My starting weight was 344.5 pounds and I was 311.8 pounds 7.5 months later.

Measurements:
Neck - 17.0"
Upper Arm - 16.2"
Chest - 50.5"
Upper Abdomen - 50.5"
Lower Abdomen - 55.0"
Hips - 46.0"
Thighs - 27.0"
Calves - 18.0"

PHASE 2 (September 26, 2011 - October 28, 2011)
- Cytomed 5000 IU hCG powder mixed with 8cc of sodium chloride and 30cc of bacteriostatic water.
- Subcutaneous injections, into abdominal fat once per day, with 1cc insulin syringes with 131 IU of hCG.
- My diet consists of two meals and no snacks throughout the day. I eat lunch close to noon and dinner around 6:00pm each day. Both meals are: 100g of protein (chicken, beef, egg, cottage cheese), 100g vegetables (tomato, celery, cucumber, onion, asparagus, radish), fruit (grapefruit, strawberry, orange, apple) and a wasa cracker. I try to make sure I never have the same thing two meals in a row, and that I do not mix anything.
- I try to get 2 litres of water in me at a minimum and 4 measurement cups of decaf green tea per day.

Starting Weight: 311.8 pounds

Day 1: 310.0 (Regular Eating Day)
- Started taking vitamin B complex.
Day 2: 308.0 (Regular Eating Day)
- I was directed to "eat normally" by my homeopath during my first two injection days. I attribute my lack of eating high fat foods over the first two days, as per Dr. Simeons' protocol, to a number of deleterious short-term effects listed below.
Day 3: 305.4 (Start of VLCD)
- Metallic taste in my mouth.
Day 4: 300.0
Day 5: 298.6
Day 6: 295.4
Day 7: 294.0 (No injection)
- Mild Headache.
- Muscle aches all over my body. Got a series of Bengay backrubs in the hopes of countering this. The brought moderate relief from the discomfort.
- No hunger at all. It is difficult to get bland meat-centric meals down without hunger.
- Sleep is erratic. I am not sleeping the number of hours I normally do (generally sleep 8 hours exactly and fall asleep seconds after my head hits the pillow) and it is a restless sleep when I do sleep.
- Hot showers/baths make me feel faint. I feel "sick" after a hot shower/bath, for days after, which I attribute to detoxing.
Day 8: 292.6
Day 9: 291.2
Day 10: 290.0
Day 11: 289.4
Day 12: 287.8
- Headache and muscle aches are gone.
- Energy is but a veneer. It appears that I have energy, but there is no depth to it.
- Worried about going syncopic with moderate physical activity.
Day 13: 288.0
- Pushed water consumption per day far beyond the 3 litres I was aiming at before this point.
Day 14: 285.8 (No injection)
Day 15: 283.2
Day 16: 283.0
Day 17: 283.0
Day 18: 282.4
Day 19: 280.8
Day 20: 280.6
- Water intake is consistently high.
- Metallic taste remains, but no where near as intense as it was previously.
- Sore at times, especially after a night's sleep or mild physical activity.
- Sleep is better but dreams are strange and the duration of the sleep is truncated compared to my norm.
- Low energy after a full day's work.
Day 21: 278.8 (No injection)
- Took my second hot bath and felt faint during and like I was sick the next day.
- Re-read Pounds & Inches again and realized I was unintentionally deviating from the protocol, so I got more restrictive: eliminated massage, no oranges, half a grapefruit rather than the whole grapefruit I was eating previously, cut back on my number of strawberries until it was a "handful", no more vitamin B and less eggs eaten "very occasionally" as per Dr. Simeons' protocol.
Day 22: 278.8
Day 23: 277.2
Day 24: 277.4
- Skin is incredibly dry.
- Woke up with painful stomach cramps (query: constipation? overexertion and pulled something?).
- Bowel movements are incredibly infrequent. Days pass without having a bowel movement.
Day 25: 275.2
- Stopped working out leaving my only physical activity would be my normal movement through my day.
- Feeling chilled when I normally would not be.
Day 26: 274.6
Day 27: 273.2
- Hot bath resulted in the worst "sickness" feeling I have had thus far.
Day 28: 273.2 (No injection)
Day 29: 271.6
Day 30: 271.4
Day 31: 270.6
- Decision made to end round early since I had lost beyond Dr. Simeons' protocol maximum.
- Feeling sick still since the previous hot bath including post-nasal drip.
Day 32: 270.0
Day 33: 268.8

Notes:
- 43.0 pounds lost over the course of the injections, though I only see it as 41.2 pounds lost since I used my last injection weight on Day 31 as the weight I was seeking out to stabilize within 2.0 pounds of over the next 21 days.
- My scale was untrustworthy for extremely accurate readings.

Deviations from Simeons' Protocol:
- Chewed sugarless gum.
- Subcutaneous injections rather than intra-muscular.
- More than occasional use of cottage cheese and eggs as a meat alternative.
- My homeopath mixed sodium chloride and bacteriostatic water with my hCG rather than Simeons' recommendation to "dilute with normal saline."
- Used vitamin B complex at the start of the injection phase.
- I replaced grissini/grissino with Wasa or Ryvita.
- I gained past Simeons' restriction of 34 pounds, even if you permit me the extra 5-6 pounds for being "grotesquely obese", before I ended my injections.
- Still use the same shaving cream, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, hair mousse, et cetera, as before the protocol.

PHASE 3 (October 29, 2011 to November 18, 2011)
LIW: 270.6 +/- 2.0 pounds

DAY 1: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds)
- Metallic taste lingers in a much more subtle way.
- No hunger.
- Have not had a bowel movement in days.
- Feeling "sick" whether it is true sickness or detox is unknown.
- Heartburn.
- Post-nasal drip.
- Chapped lips.
DAY 2: 272.2 pounds (+1.4 pounds)
- Ate a significant amount of dairy, bacon, et cetera the previous day, which resulted in significant gains and brought me back within the +/- 2.0 pound stabilization limit.
- Focusing on leptin reset meal timings, cut back on carbohydrate, ensured I had protein for breakfast, no snacking and ensuring meals are not too large.
- Couple lightheaded moments during the day (walking and standing up quickly later).
DAY 3: 270.0 pounds (-0.6 pounds)
- Much better sleep.
- Metallic taste is barely there.
- Post-nasal drip remains.
- A bit lightheaded during workout.
- Energy is much better.
- Bowel movements have returned.
DAY 4: 269.6 pounds (-1.2 pounds)
- Up to 4 liters of fluid per day.
DAY 5: 268.8 pounds (-1.8 pounds)
- Post nasal drip is gone.
- Metallic taste is gone.
DAY 6: 269.6 pounds (-1.0 pounds)
DAY 7: 268.6 pounds (-2.0 pounds)
DAY 8: 270.2 pounds (-0.4 pounds)
- Abdomen hurting. Feels like I pulled something.
DAY 9: 269.8 pounds (-0.8 pounds)
- Heartburn.
- Little to no sleep.
DAY 10: 269.6 pounds (-1.0 pounds)
- Used Smooth Moves tea to assist with bowel movements.
DAY 11: 271.8 pounds (+1.2 pounds)
DAY 12: 270.2 pounds (-0.4 pounds)
DAY 13: 269.4 pounds (-1.2 pounds)
DAY 14: 269.6 pounds (-1.0 pounds)
Day 15: 270.6 pounds (+/- 0.0 pounds)
- Large toe on right foot hurting.
Day 16: 269.4 pounds (-1.2 pounds)
Day 17: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds)
Day 18: 271.6 pounds (+1.0 pounds)
Day 19: 269.0 pounds (-1.6 pounds)
Day 20: 268.2 pounds (-2.4 pounds)
Day 21: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds)

Lowest Weight: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds) on Day 1, 17 & 21
Highest Weight: 272.2 pounds (+1.4 pounds) on Day 2
Average Weight: 269.6 pounds

PHASE 4 (November 19, 2011 to January 2, 2012)

Day 1: 267.6 lbs.
- New scale purchased, which is accurate.
- Ate unhealthy take out-type food.
Day 2: 269.4 lbs.
- Dropped the majority of the strictness of the leptin reset.
Day 3: 269.8 lbs.
- Amped up work out a bit.
- Back to vegetarian diet.
Day 4: 269.4 lbs.
Day 5: 268.0 lbs.
Day 6: 268.6 lbs.
Day 7: 267.8 lbs.
- Right big toe hurting more.
Day 8: 268.2 lbs.
- Ate unhealthy take out-type food.
- Diagnosis of gout without any tests performed. NSAID prescribed.
Day 9: 274.2 lbs.
Day 10: 271.2 lbs.
Day 11: 269.6 lbs.
Day 12: 271.0 lbs.
- Day off to rest foot without pay.
Day 13: 273.4 lbs.
- Day off to rest foot without pay.
Day 14: 270.0 lbs.
- Light duties at work.
Day 15: 268.2 lbs.
- At emergency at 3:33am. X-ray, bloodwork. Toradol injection for the pain and Tramadol script for pain. Sdz-Dicolfenac prescribed.
Day 16: 267.2 lbs.
Day 17: 267.6 lbs.
- Zyloprim (lower uric acid) prescribed.
Day 18: 266.4 lbs.
Day 19: 266.8 lbs.
- Juice fast.
Day 20: 262.8 lbs.
Day 21: 261.4 lbs.
Day 22: 261.0 lbs.
Day 23: 263.8 lbs.
Day 24: 260.8 lbs.
Day 25: 260.8 lbs.
Day 26: 261.6 lbs.
Day 27: 261.0 lbs.
- Solumedrol and Depo-Medrol (steroids) injected along with Toradol.
- Blood draw.
- Script for Zyloprim and Colchicine, Inomethacin and Lansoprazole given.
Day 28: 263.4 lbs.
- Ate unhealthy take out-type food.
Day 29: 266.8 lbs.
Day 30: 264.4 lbs.
Day 31: 261.0 lbs.
- Arthrocentesis.
- Lidocaine and Depo-Medrol injection.
Day 32: 256.0 lbs.
Day 33: 255.2 lbs.
Day 34: 254.0 lbs.
Day 35: 253.4 lbs.
Day 36: 254.4 lbs.
Day 37: 254.8 lbs.
Day 38: 253.4 lbs.
Day 39: 254.2 lbs.
Day 40: 254.6 lbs.
- Ate unhealthy take out-type food.
Day 41: 256.2 lbs.
Day 42: 254.8 lbs.
Day 43: 254.6 lbs.
- Ate unhealthy take out-type food.
Day 44: 256.4 lbs.
Day 45: 254.4 lbs.

01-06-2012, 03:53 AM	#5
VemyhemiHef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	Weight loss through traditional means (diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, et cetera) resulted in 32.7 pounds lost between 4 February, 2011 and 25 September, 2011. My starting weight was 344.5 pounds and I was 311.8 pounds 7.5 months later. Measurements: Neck - 17.0" Upper Arm - 16.2" Chest - 50.5" Upper Abdomen - 50.5" Lower Abdomen - 55.0" Hips - 46.0" Thighs - 27.0" Calves - 18.0" PHASE 2 (September 26, 2011 - October 28, 2011) - Cytomed 5000 IU hCG powder mixed with 8cc of sodium chloride and 30cc of bacteriostatic water. - Subcutaneous injections, into abdominal fat once per day, with 1cc insulin syringes with 131 IU of hCG. - My diet consists of two meals and no snacks throughout the day. I eat lunch close to noon and dinner around 6:00pm each day. Both meals are: 100g of protein (chicken, beef, egg, cottage cheese), 100g vegetables (tomato, celery, cucumber, onion, asparagus, radish), fruit (grapefruit, strawberry, orange, apple) and a wasa cracker. I try to make sure I never have the same thing two meals in a row, and that I do not mix anything. - I try to get 2 litres of water in me at a minimum and 4 measurement cups of decaf green tea per day. Starting Weight: 311.8 pounds Day 1: 310.0 (Regular Eating Day) - Started taking vitamin B complex. Day 2: 308.0 (Regular Eating Day) - I was directed to "eat normally" by my homeopath during my first two injection days. I attribute my lack of eating high fat foods over the first two days, as per Dr. Simeons' protocol, to a number of deleterious short-term effects listed below. Day 3: 305.4 (Start of VLCD) - Metallic taste in my mouth. Day 4: 300.0 Day 5: 298.6 Day 6: 295.4 Day 7: 294.0 (No injection) - Mild Headache. - Muscle aches all over my body. Got a series of Bengay backrubs in the hopes of countering this. The brought moderate relief from the discomfort. - No hunger at all. It is difficult to get bland meat-centric meals down without hunger. - Sleep is erratic. I am not sleeping the number of hours I normally do (generally sleep 8 hours exactly and fall asleep seconds after my head hits the pillow) and it is a restless sleep when I do sleep. - Hot showers/baths make me feel faint. I feel "sick" after a hot shower/bath, for days after, which I attribute to detoxing. Day 8: 292.6 Day 9: 291.2 Day 10: 290.0 Day 11: 289.4 Day 12: 287.8 - Headache and muscle aches are gone. - Energy is but a veneer. It appears that I have energy, but there is no depth to it. - Worried about going syncopic with moderate physical activity. Day 13: 288.0 - Pushed water consumption per day far beyond the 3 litres I was aiming at before this point. Day 14: 285.8 (No injection) Day 15: 283.2 Day 16: 283.0 Day 17: 283.0 Day 18: 282.4 Day 19: 280.8 Day 20: 280.6 - Water intake is consistently high. - Metallic taste remains, but no where near as intense as it was previously. - Sore at times, especially after a night's sleep or mild physical activity. - Sleep is better but dreams are strange and the duration of the sleep is truncated compared to my norm. - Low energy after a full day's work. Day 21: 278.8 (No injection) - Took my second hot bath and felt faint during and like I was sick the next day. - Re-read Pounds & Inches again and realized I was unintentionally deviating from the protocol, so I got more restrictive: eliminated massage, no oranges, half a grapefruit rather than the whole grapefruit I was eating previously, cut back on my number of strawberries until it was a "handful", no more vitamin B and less eggs eaten "very occasionally" as per Dr. Simeons' protocol. Day 22: 278.8 Day 23: 277.2 Day 24: 277.4 - Skin is incredibly dry. - Woke up with painful stomach cramps (query: constipation? overexertion and pulled something?). - Bowel movements are incredibly infrequent. Days pass without having a bowel movement. Day 25: 275.2 - Stopped working out leaving my only physical activity would be my normal movement through my day. - Feeling chilled when I normally would not be. Day 26: 274.6 Day 27: 273.2 - Hot bath resulted in the worst "sickness" feeling I have had thus far. Day 28: 273.2 (No injection) Day 29: 271.6 Day 30: 271.4 Day 31: 270.6 - Decision made to end round early since I had lost beyond Dr. Simeons' protocol maximum. - Feeling sick still since the previous hot bath including post-nasal drip. Day 32: 270.0 Day 33: 268.8 Notes: - 43.0 pounds lost over the course of the injections, though I only see it as 41.2 pounds lost since I used my last injection weight on Day 31 as the weight I was seeking out to stabilize within 2.0 pounds of over the next 21 days. - My scale was untrustworthy for extremely accurate readings. Deviations from Simeons' Protocol: - Chewed sugarless gum. - Subcutaneous injections rather than intra-muscular. - More than occasional use of cottage cheese and eggs as a meat alternative. - My homeopath mixed sodium chloride and bacteriostatic water with my hCG rather than Simeons' recommendation to "dilute with normal saline." - Used vitamin B complex at the start of the injection phase. - I replaced grissini/grissino with Wasa or Ryvita. - I gained past Simeons' restriction of 34 pounds, even if you permit me the extra 5-6 pounds for being "grotesquely obese", before I ended my injections. - Still use the same shaving cream, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, hair mousse, et cetera, as before the protocol. PHASE 3 (October 29, 2011 to November 18, 2011) LIW: 270.6 +/- 2.0 pounds DAY 1: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds) - Metallic taste lingers in a much more subtle way. - No hunger. - Have not had a bowel movement in days. - Feeling "sick" whether it is true sickness or detox is unknown. - Heartburn. - Post-nasal drip. - Chapped lips. DAY 2: 272.2 pounds (+1.4 pounds) - Ate a significant amount of dairy, bacon, et cetera the previous day, which resulted in significant gains and brought me back within the +/- 2.0 pound stabilization limit. - Focusing on leptin reset meal timings, cut back on carbohydrate, ensured I had protein for breakfast, no snacking and ensuring meals are not too large. - Couple lightheaded moments during the day (walking and standing up quickly later). DAY 3: 270.0 pounds (-0.6 pounds) - Much better sleep. - Metallic taste is barely there. - Post-nasal drip remains. - A bit lightheaded during workout. - Energy is much better. - Bowel movements have returned. DAY 4: 269.6 pounds (-1.2 pounds) - Up to 4 liters of fluid per day. DAY 5: 268.8 pounds (-1.8 pounds) - Post nasal drip is gone. - Metallic taste is gone. DAY 6: 269.6 pounds (-1.0 pounds) DAY 7: 268.6 pounds (-2.0 pounds) DAY 8: 270.2 pounds (-0.4 pounds) - Abdomen hurting. Feels like I pulled something. DAY 9: 269.8 pounds (-0.8 pounds) - Heartburn. - Little to no sleep. DAY 10: 269.6 pounds (-1.0 pounds) - Used Smooth Moves tea to assist with bowel movements. DAY 11: 271.8 pounds (+1.2 pounds) DAY 12: 270.2 pounds (-0.4 pounds) DAY 13: 269.4 pounds (-1.2 pounds) DAY 14: 269.6 pounds (-1.0 pounds) Day 15: 270.6 pounds (+/- 0.0 pounds) - Large toe on right foot hurting. Day 16: 269.4 pounds (-1.2 pounds) Day 17: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds) Day 18: 271.6 pounds (+1.0 pounds) Day 19: 269.0 pounds (-1.6 pounds) Day 20: 268.2 pounds (-2.4 pounds) Day 21: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds) Lowest Weight: 267.8 pounds (-2.8 pounds) on Day 1, 17 & 21 Highest Weight: 272.2 pounds (+1.4 pounds) on Day 2 Average Weight: 269.6 pounds PHASE 4 (November 19, 2011 to January 2, 2012) Day 1: 267.6 lbs. - New scale purchased, which is accurate. - Ate unhealthy take out-type food. Day 2: 269.4 lbs. - Dropped the majority of the strictness of the leptin reset. Day 3: 269.8 lbs. - Amped up work out a bit. - Back to vegetarian diet. Day 4: 269.4 lbs. Day 5: 268.0 lbs. Day 6: 268.6 lbs. Day 7: 267.8 lbs. - Right big toe hurting more. Day 8: 268.2 lbs. - Ate unhealthy take out-type food. - Diagnosis of gout without any tests performed. NSAID prescribed. Day 9: 274.2 lbs. Day 10: 271.2 lbs. Day 11: 269.6 lbs. Day 12: 271.0 lbs. - Day off to rest foot without pay. Day 13: 273.4 lbs. - Day off to rest foot without pay. Day 14: 270.0 lbs. - Light duties at work. Day 15: 268.2 lbs. - At emergency at 3:33am. X-ray, bloodwork. Toradol injection for the pain and Tramadol script for pain. Sdz-Dicolfenac prescribed. Day 16: 267.2 lbs. Day 17: 267.6 lbs. - Zyloprim (lower uric acid) prescribed. Day 18: 266.4 lbs. Day 19: 266.8 lbs. - Juice fast. Day 20: 262.8 lbs. Day 21: 261.4 lbs. Day 22: 261.0 lbs. Day 23: 263.8 lbs. Day 24: 260.8 lbs. Day 25: 260.8 lbs. Day 26: 261.6 lbs. Day 27: 261.0 lbs. - Solumedrol and Depo-Medrol (steroids) injected along with Toradol. - Blood draw. - Script for Zyloprim and Colchicine, Inomethacin and Lansoprazole given. Day 28: 263.4 lbs. - Ate unhealthy take out-type food. Day 29: 266.8 lbs. Day 30: 264.4 lbs. Day 31: 261.0 lbs. - Arthrocentesis. - Lidocaine and Depo-Medrol injection. Day 32: 256.0 lbs. Day 33: 255.2 lbs. Day 34: 254.0 lbs. Day 35: 253.4 lbs. Day 36: 254.4 lbs. Day 37: 254.8 lbs. Day 38: 253.4 lbs. Day 39: 254.2 lbs. Day 40: 254.6 lbs. - Ate unhealthy take out-type food. Day 41: 256.2 lbs. Day 42: 254.8 lbs. Day 43: 254.6 lbs. - Ate unhealthy take out-type food. Day 44: 256.4 lbs. Day 45: 254.4 lbs.
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