Ugh... I hate loading...

Start Weight: 168 lbs
R2P2D2:       170.2 lbs (2.2 lb gain after one loading day)


I am at the end of my second loading day, and boy am I glad. I am miserably and uncomfortably full. Here's a sample of what I've eaten over the last few days:
Coffee and Tea with heavy whipping cream
Chick-Fil-A Egg and Cheese biscuit
Avocados
Cheese (lots of Smoked Gouda, which is my favorite)
Morningstar Farms Buffalo Wings (these are soy -- not chicken) with Ranch dressing
Stuffed Shells from Napoli's Italian Restaurant (VERY rich -- swimming in oil and butter)
Lots of raw almonds, cashews, and walnuts -- every chance I got
A Chipwich Ice Cream Sandwich
Cannoli
Lime Frozen Margarita


Okay, so those last three were not only high in fat but high in sugar (oops!). Hopefully that will not come back to bite me. However, it is kind of nice to get those "craving" type foods/drinks out of your system while you have the chance. But, again, I hope that it won't cause me problems. I truly tried to concentrate most heavily on the "good" fats -- the avocados and nuts. I ate as much of those as I could stomach.


I am sipping some tea now with cream because it is the only thing I can stand to ingest. I hope this means that I did my job and will be able to make it through the next few days without starving. Only time will tell -- I'll let you know!


By the way, my abbreviation above of "R2P2D2" is not some new Star Wars character, but my shorthand version of letting you know where I am in this diet. R2 stands for "Round 2," meaning that I have completed one round of injections and the six weeks of maintenance, and I'm starting on my second round of injections. P2 stands for "Phase 2," which is the phase of the diet where you are taking the HCG injections and/or following the VLCD, or very low calorie diet. The concept of calling the different stages of the diet "Phases" is not mentioned in Dr. Simeons original protocol, but was introduced in Kevin Trudeau's book about the HCG protocol. He differed from Dr. Simeons in that he added a "Phase 1" which is a cleansing/detox phase. Since I am following the original Simeons HCG protocol, I did not do Phase 1 but went straight to Phase 2. For future reference, P3 or Phase 3 refers to the three weeks following the VLCD phase where you increase calories and add fats but continue with no added sugars and no starches. P4 or Phase 4 are the next three weeks (or, if you have lost all the weight you want, your lifetime maintenance) where you s-l-o-w-l-y add back in sugars and starches.


Tomorrow will be my first VLCD of my second round, and I am ready to get started! See all you "losers" later! ;-)