I’ve decided to do the CrazyStupid Diet, human chorionic gonadotrophin aka the hCG diet. I finally acquired all the necessary bits and finally last night I mixed my hCG. Tomorrow morning I’ll take my first injection. I would have done it this morning but I had to go to the hospital for a blood test (unrelated) and it seemed best to get a “clean” blood test. Shortly after I got the blood test it occurred to me that I could have driven home and taken the injection before heading on to work.. but the hospital is on the way to work.. so it seemed silly to double back on my morning commute. So fine. I’ll start tomorrow.
I am totally aware that this is not a long term solution and any weight lost during the CrazyStupid Diet will immediately come back if I go back to the way I was eating before. I’m also totally aware that the weight is lost during the CrazyStupid Diet BECAUSE I’ll be eating only 500 calories per day. I get that the hCG is not some magical weight loss supplement. I’ve read Dr Simeon’s original protocol, Pounds and Inches. Twice in fact. The manual says that hCG works by mobilizing abnormal fat stores and suppressing hunger. “They” say that hCG is a placebo. Regardless, I’m going to try it.
Physically:
This morning my scale said 294. Last weekend was a triple B (Bullets, Booze, BBQ) at 3MF and I overindulged in meat, carbs and alcohol (big surprise there) so I’m up a few pounds this week. Last week I attempted to give blood but was rejected because of low iron. It was during my period, when I’m traditionally low on iron.. but I talked to my doctor about this and had a blood test this morning to see if I need to get supplements for that. The doctor also had me do a fasting test for diabetes. My SI-Joint(hip/back) has been aching the last week or so.
Schedule:
I will be starting with 150iu.
2000 iu of HCG mixed into 4cc of bacteriostatic water yielding the following dosages.
Injection Dosage:
125iu = .25 or 25 on an insulin syringe
150iu = .30 or 30 on an insulin syringe
175iu = .35 or 35 on an insulin syringe
200iu = .40 or 40 on an insulin syringe
4/4-4/5 Drops + Loading
4/6-5/10 Drops + VLCD
5/11-5/13 No Drops + VLCD
5/14-6/3 Stabilization no starch no sugar stay within +/-2 lbs
Menu:
Breakfast: Coffee or Tea. No sweetener
Lunch:
1. 100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh
white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat
must be carefully removed before cooking, and the
meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or
grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna,
herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The
chicken must be removed from the bird.
2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the
following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens,
green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red
radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.
3. One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.
4. An apple or an orange or a handful of strawberries
or one-half grapefruit.
Dinner: Same as lunch.
Todo:
Need to buy Melba toast.
Need to buy spinach, cabbage, cucumbers.
Resources:
Pounds and Inches – The book that describes the original regiment
Video about mixing HCG. I followed the methods but not the values of their mixing.
Further Mixing instructions with injection areas marked
43 Day Injection and Mixing Kit for HCG Diet