Menstrual cycle + hCG
 

Day 1 & 2 of my period...

My starting weight was 164lbs. I have been on the VLCD for 13 days and lost 10.5 lbs and 1.5 inches off my waist so far! I'm already feeling really good about my body. Anyway, I now have my period, and we all know that we can't take the hcg during this time and that we have to maintain the VLCD diet.

So, on my first day of the period (and no shot), I was fine and lost 0.6 lbs. Now its the second day (no shot again) and i have been feeling some hunger. As the day progresses I feel more hunger. My period lasts for 4-5 days. Am I going to be feeling hungry for the remaining of the period? Is it normal to feel hungry? What should I do to help the hunger? How did you feel when you had your period?

Today is my 3rd day of my period....

I got in touch with the doctor at the Doctors Weight Loss Cure yesterday evening and he said that I don't have to stop the injections during the period. He said that although it says to stop taking hCG in the books and the original Simeon's protocol, there is no explanation on why we would have to stop. He also said that many of his clients took hCG during the period and had no problems at all. The only thing is that some persons may experience no drop on the scale during the period, not necessarily from taking or not taking the hCG.

Well, I DID NOT take the shots the 1st two days of my period as stated previously and did lose 0.6 lbs after both days. Today is my third day and I DID take the hCG shot. Let's see what the scale reflects tomorrow.

4th and 5th day of my period...

I continued to take the shots from day 3-5 and consistenly lost .6 lbs a day. I did not feel anything abnormal and did not find any harm in taking the shots during the period.

Hope this helps!

Good to know....thanks

I would like to know what some of the warnings were on taking the HCG shots during your cycle. I started my load day yesterday and was surprised to start my cycle, miscalculated or just to excited to start this. Should I continue with the load days or wait a week? I only gained .2 oz yesterday btw, should I have gained more?

I started my Round 1 on the second day of my cycle. Dr. said to just ignore my cycle during Hcg - she said that her patients found that if they just stayed on protocol including shots they did fine. I ended my R1P2 on day 3 of the next cycle. I lost 23.2 pounds in 27 days. I say take the shots and get started. Make sure you are eating a lot of fats on your load days -- I ate carbs and not so much fat -- I was really hungry my first 4 VLCD days. Good luck. LA

Thanks for the info (in both areas) I was afraid to take my shot until I heard back from someone. I will eat more fat, I am inclined to eat more carbs also so thanks for the heads up. Congratulations on your weight loss, I hope I do as well as you

what are fats that aren't carbs? Like, should I eat ice cream vs. pizza? I was waiting till I got off my period to start my load days, but, Im' gonna go for it.

After reading everyone's forums about taking the HCG while on your monthly I thought I would just throw this out there. My Weight Dr that has me on the HCG say's to "NOT Quit" the HCG until your weight is met? And if you get to where your not loosing anymore than to switch your meals up a bit. If your eating the same fruit switch it, or more of one kind of meat then the other then switch it also. If that don't work then have a apple day 6 apples, I don't know if this works for I have just started 1/5/2010. I have lost a whopping 15 lbs in less than a week so we will see what happens. My Dr. did say to expect some weight gain on the montly but it would only be "Water Retention" and I would loose it all so don't worry about it.

that sounds like good advice. And the "apple day" is part of the original protocol by Dr. Simeon. He invented the diet : )

Well im on P2 and im on day 14 and i started my cycle 2 days ago. I continue to do the shots, the first day i only lost .2 pounds and this morning i gain a pound! Im really nerves i hope i dont gain anymore! Is it ok to take water pills on this diet?

Has anyone else had issues with TOM coming early?? Mine is almost two and a half weeks early! I am so mad cause I planned my hCG schedule around it. I am only on VLCD4 and TOM started yesterday. I think I am going to continue shots on it but I hope it doesn't make me gain, that would be so depressing after just starting to lose!

I Had TOM the first week. Best time to have it. Cause that first week is when tons of weight comes off. So you don't notice the water problem that TOM is known for. LOL!

THANKS! That helped me a lot! I gotten my period early which really screwed me up! My husband and I both are doing this diet, so for me to stop would have really screwed things up! My period started last night and this morning I have gained 0.2lbs... but hopefully that will be gone again by tomorrow! I was worried that I will gain weight using the shots during my period.... Thanks for passing your talk with the Dr on!

I had my period in P2 and kept doing the shots the whole way through - I have had spotting for the whole P3 phase and am now getting another period - yikes - anyone else have this??

Hey guys! I am new here! I am starting the HGC diet, but I just started my period. You see, I was on birth control pills for 2 years, and I didn't want to stay on them while doing the HGC diet. So, I stopped taking my BC pills, and now I have a heavy, painful period. I am afraid to start the HGC diet while I am bleeding because of what I read in the book, but I am happy to hear that some of you are saying that it's ok to take the HGC while on my period? I just want to make sure this diet is effective for me, and that the HGC works for me. What do you think I should do? I wanna start tomorrow. Today is my 3rd day of bleeding. I hope I stop soon! There is no telling when I may stop because I know this is an effect from stopping my BC pills. Thanks in advance!

Hey! Did you still lose weight while you had your period and you were taking the HCG?