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  1.  # 1permalink
    i'm on my fourth day of this low cal diet...... now more than ever i desire everything!!! i have only lost 5 pounds though so i'm getting discouraged after reading everybody's success! is there any hope of the hunger going away and maybe more weight loss!!! i
    also began B-12 drops to see if that helps me any!!! any suggestions on how to stay satisifed?
    • hCGDietAuthoradipoze
    • TimeDec 7th 2009
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    5 pounds after 3 days of VLCD? You are ahead of the average so you might want lower your expectations a bit so you don't get frustrated. I am on VLCD10 and have lost 7.6. My friend started the same day as me. She has lost 10 pounds. That's all relative. She weighs about 150 pounds more than me. Of course she is going to lose more than me! This is my second week and I am really starting to feel a significant difference in the hunger level. A lot of people say there is some hunger the first week and that it subsides. That was hard for me to believe in the midst of the hunger, but now it isn't that bad. Stick to the protocol and it will come off. It's best not to compare yourself to others because there are too many varying factors.
    Thankful People: onamission
    • hCGDietAuthorcarolynd
    • TimeDec 7th 2009
     # 3permalink
    I was still hungry on day 4 and yes, if you have lost 5 pounds, that's MORE than a pound a day! That's phenomenal! It will get better and there is no reason at all for you to be discouraged. You are above average on your weight loss.
    Thankful People: onamission
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    Thanks for your responses!! I'm glad I came upon this blog... mind you it was on my first vlcd day and i was desparate to see if others had the same hunger as me!! I am happy to read others success stories and can not wait to blog mine in a few....
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    Whoa...wait a minute! 5 lbs in 3 days...that is great! You can do it :)

    About the hunger...what kind of hcg are you using (i.e., injections, sublingual, homeopathic)? Are you drinking plenty of water? Are you sure this is real hunger or simply cravings/desires? Did you load well?

    I am on day 7 of my 2nd round, I use homeopathic hcg and I just don't have any problems with hunger (thankfully) and generally I feel great while using the hcg. I did load really well on both rounds and I stick very strict to the original protocol. My husband started with me this time and he too is complaining of being hungry...but i know he is not drinking enough water and a lot of it is a mind thing...he thinks he wants to eat or is used to eating something.

    I hope you can get through this and reach your goal! Best to you :)
    Thankful People: onamission
  4.  # 6permalink
    haha that is so true!! you know i think it is my desires!! i am on daily injections and i do great in the morning its mid afternoon that gets me or when i see my kiddos eat their yummy snacks!! i try my best to drink lots of water but sometimes that is not enough!! so yes 5 pounds so far my goal is at least at least 20 that's all i'm asking for!! thanks Julie
    • hCGDietAuthorrussmc3
    • TimeDec 7th 2009
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    I try to wait until at least 11am before I eat anything. I will eat an apple and wait an hour to eat whatever meat I am having. Then in the afternoon I usually eat a cucumber. Around 4pm I will eat another apple, and then the meat about 5pm. I eat another cucumber maybe a few hours later. I have been skipping the melba toast because I felt it might be causing me to stall, and it doesn't help with hunger for me.

    If I spread the food out I always know there is something coming soon, rather than wait for a long span of time with nothing. It can also help with blood sugar issues.

    If you keep having trouble with hunger, you can start increasing your dose. In my first round I was about to quit after my first week of VLCD because the hunger was intense and painful. My friend told me to change my dose and that made all the difference. I still feel empty, but my stomach doesn't growl, and I don't have headaches. And, most importantly, I am able to sleep.

    Now I'm on round 2 and have lost a total of exactly 50 pounds today.
    • hCGDietAuthor$kinni
    • TimeDec 7th 2009
     # 8permalink
    Russ, question, when you took your break, did you do P3 and P4 or P3 then jump back on board?
    • hCGDietAuthorrussmc3
    • TimeDec 7th 2009
     # 9permalink
    I did P3 for about two weeks. I tried eating fattier things at the end of my P3 break, but I didn't load once I started the injections again. It seemed to work out fine. Luckily I was at my LIW when I started up again, so there wasn't any catching up to do.

    I have lost really well since doing the break. Some days I stall, but the next day will be good. My overall average is great. I'm currently doing .200 with I/M. It's a big dose, but it seems to be what works.
  5.  # 10permalink
    quisquis, i was hungry the first week and had bad cravings. I am now on day 11 of the lvcd and lost 14 lbs yea!! but I can tell you that there is no hunger and no cravings. I can even watch my husband eat ice cream and I don't want any. Pretty crazy. This protocol is amazing!