Discouragment and 112 response

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What an awesome response!!!! I agree with you and know that feeling of

discouragement

when your weight loss begins to dip, especially after you start out and are

losing so well! I

experience the same thing right now my loss ratio has dropped significantly but

I continue

to feel 'smaller and smaller'. Too bad I didnt take my measurements in the

beginning just

the weight on the scale (BIG mistake FYI for beginners take your body fat % and

measurements before you start too). Thanks for the detailed insight / reminder!

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> No don't worry. You ARE burning fat and it will eventually show on the

> scale IF you are following the Protocol without any deviations. I

> would like to encourage you and all who read this post to remember the

> complex process we are going through and how it works.

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> Our goal is to burn up the excess fat (secured) that we have

> accumulated over time NOT to weigh less. Less weight is just the end

> result of lost fat. During this process our weight loss WILL vary from

> time to time and form person to person. The scale is just the

> thermometer that tells our current status. Dr. Simeons, when

> addressing his comments to other Professional Physicians, talks about

> giving `simple answers' to a very complex process. There are so many

> things that are going on he didn't feel the need to explain it to the

> lay person. So here is my laymen's understanding:

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> Burning calories: We are only providing our bodies 500 calories per

> day. The minimum needed is 2000 per day (and more for heavy or obese

> people) so the body WILL find the additional needed calories from

> somewhere. It has to; the mind is programmed to survive at any cost.

> The body's resource is fat; either structural, lean muscle or secure

> fat. We know the HCG directs the body to ONLY secure fat. That's why

> we loved this protocol. The fact that you have energy and are not

> hungry ALWAYS means fat is providing the necessary source of additional

> calories the body needs. The only thing that can effect the AMOUNT of

> fat being burned is an adjustment on the amount or type of caloric

> intake we provide the body. The amount and type specified by Dr.

> Simeons MUST be followed precisely. We all know that, so if we

> haven't deviated from diet then there is no need to worry regardless of

> what the scale says.

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> Water Retention: This IS what affects the scale. It will vary on so

> many levels: gender, exercise, the amount of fat burned, salt, menses,

> ovulation, and stress to name some. For example; if you don't normally

> work out and then have even a moderate work out that burns more fat

> calories, the body may need to hold water to process the additional

> input of calories the fat provides. Then there is the breakdown of the

> fat cells, blood vessels etc. the body needs to eliminate. All this

> takes water. I think you get picture. Even the 6 apple day procedure

> if you have a plateau, Dr. Simeons says is merely for physiological

> reasons. He understood that the fat had been burned up and that the

> body was retaining water for some reason and that eventually it would

> let it release.

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> So, in saying all that, it's hard when we don't see the scale drop

> every day or we start losing less weight (according to the scale), I

> know I have been there and WILL be there again. It is, however, normal

> and okay and WILL vary from person to person. But the truth is there

> is no need to worry if we are staying true to the protocol. The fat IS

> being burned and burned fat equals less weight eventually.

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> I hope this helps.

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> > Hey everyone!!

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> > I'm on day 11 of injections, and my weight loss has slowed to .5

> > lb/day.

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> > Should I be discouraged? I went walking yesterday in hopes in would

> > help, but it didn't.

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> > Any advice/opinions?

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> > Thanks =/

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