HCG R3P2D9-11
I continued to eat no fruit on this round so far.
I wanted to mention that I lost 8.2 pounds in the first week on this 3rd round of HCG Injections, and I only gained .6 lbs loading. HCG R3P2D9-11 was by far my best average from any week or any round of HCG.
I’ve never experienced hunger while on the protocol on any round, but usually I am eating the fruits listed. This round I had chosen to remove the fruits because they were causing me to have sugar cravings. But this was causing me one complication while on the protocol which was that I was getting low blood sugar. One night around 10pm when I was just about to go to bed and I’d had my p2 dinner 4 hours previously, my blood sugar was 54. That’s pretty low from what I know. It doesn’t seem wise to go to bed with your blood sugar at 54 and then fast while sleeping for 8-10 hours. Maybe I’m wrong, but I definitely didn’t feel right. I had a little cottage cheese and that brought my blood sugar right back up to 95 and I felt much better.
One possible reason that I’m experiencing the low blood sugar as well aside from the fact that I’m not eating the main carbs listed in the diet is that I take Cytomel/T3 thyroid medication- this is powerful, active thyroid hormone, so when it’s active in my system, can easily make me hungry and need to eat. Since I take a pretty high dose of this, I thought to myself that perhaps the dose I’m on is now too high for me, so I tried reducing it.
Aside from just that night, I was finding in general that I was getting hungry and shaky only an hour after eating a p2 meal. I was waking up in the morning feeling weak and shaky. The way I was feeling I knew wasn’t sustainable and I had to fix it if I wanted to finish the round.
I reduced my thyroid meds to 50mcg and increased my Cortisol (Isocort) a little bit and I had fantastic energy for the ensuing days. I also started eating more frequently, just in small amounts, but just enough to keep my blood sugar stable. These things combined made me feel a lot better on the protocol.
In a nutshell what I found myself needing to eat to feel good this round is:
1/4-1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese upon waking
50 gram portion of sirloin 1 hour later
100 grams protein + veggie for lunch
1/4-1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese around 3pm (sometimes, if need be)
100 grams protein + veggie for dinner
1/4-1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese before bed
By doing this, my blood sugar was staying much more stable and I felt a lot better. Many may not need to do this, but with my current health issues and the fact that I wasn’t eating the melba/grissini or fruits on this P2, I found I needed to make these adjustments.
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How do you measure your fat levels (what you have lost and have left) and how do you measure your sugar levels, with a diabetic meter? I have been feeling more shaky this time than any other time I have done HCG and was sort of surprised since I do not remember it happening previously, where I was hypoglycemic. I am now on my 8th day going on my 9th and losing well, a pound a day, though sometimes I eat a little more protein than protocol recommends. I have made sure that I have food with me in my cooler in case I feel “headachy” and it has helped some. I would love to have some cottage cheese but I am leery as to the results on my weight loss. Thanks for your post!
Hi EV!
You can check out Rayzel’s resources page here:
http://hcgchica.com/phase-2-hcg-diet-favorite-resources/
There’s a lot of info on measuring fat and sugar levels there.
Replacing your electrolytes might help with the shakiness. You can try the sugarfree electrolyte powder in the resource page or lemon water.
Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for posting this! I’ve been on the HCG diet three times in my life due to changes in my thyroid and high estrogen, which increased my weight regardless of how much I exercised and how clean and healthy I ate. My first two experiences on the HCG diet were wonderful, and I reached a maintained my goal weight for two to three years each time. My third time on HCG after my thyroid went wacky again, I was miserable! My dose was too high (250ius), I was starving, and my blood sugar crashed so low (I’m hyperglycemic/pre-diabetic), I could barely walk. I had to trash the HCG and likely overate to compensate for days for days of hunger. My blood sugar one year later is worse, my weight is 10lbs heavier, and I’m closer to diabetes. I want to try the diet again (and have my finger on the button to call the company I get it from–they’re legit)…but I wanted to ensure there was a way to keep my blood sugar stable so I don’t waste the money again. This post is so helpful, and I’ve decided to give HCG another try. 🙂 I love this community and this blog.