{"id":407,"date":"2009-02-07T19:11:55","date_gmt":"2009-02-08T02:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/archives\/407"},"modified":"2009-02-07T21:22:09","modified_gmt":"2009-02-08T04:22:09","slug":"how-am-i-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/how-am-i-doing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How am I doing it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, on my 25 Random Things list I shared that I had lost 49 lbs since August 15th.\u00c2\u00a0 Make that 54 lbs <\/em>as of today.\u00c2\u00a0 Several of you asked how I’m doing it – so here is your answer.<\/p>\n

\"scales-feet.jpg\"I was\u00c2\u00a0lean as a teenager….\u00c2\u00a0 but, everything changed with my first pregnancy.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 My weight has been up and down a lot over the years – far more up than down the past\u00c2\u00a010.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 And at 47 was finding that nothing was working… didn’t matter how little I ate, how active I was,\u00c2\u00a0I just wasn’t seeing results.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

I felt <\/em>better when I went on regular walks, went to Curves<\/a> 3 times a week, and watched what I ate – but I wasn’t losing any weight.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 In fact, I had vowed to never “diet” again <\/em>– since it seems like every time I do, I lose weight, but then gain it back plus more.\u00c2\u00a0 My doctor suggested I look at the Lapband<\/a> (it had worked for her)<\/em>, but I wasn’t prepared to consider a surgical option.<\/p>\n

Last summer, I was made aware of this\u00c2\u00a0weight\u00c2\u00a0loss protocol – and\u00c2\u00a0was completely resistant <\/em>to it at first. But I started researching it and (even though I had vowed I wasn’t going to tell anyone, in case it didn’t work), I enlisted the help of my sister – who was also looking for alternatives to shed some weight. Honestly, she did most of the research <\/em> Kristin and I both decided it was the best option we had. So I found a local naturopath who offered it, we made an appointment and jumped in.<\/p>\n

hCG Protocol by Dr. Albert Simeons\u00c2\u00a0<\/h4>\n

It’s not for the faint of heart, though it is the simplest, most effective way I’ve found<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0There are naysayers who claim it doesn’t work… but I and many others are living proof it does.\u00c2\u00a0 And, frankly,\u00c2\u00a0 if you have a negative view of the hCG diet, I’d prefer you keep it to yourself.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I’m not sharing this information to recruit others to try this – just to share what is working for me, because I was asked.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It is more detailed than this, but here is a general overview <\/em>of what I do…\u00c2\u00a0 (Phase 1 was invented by Kevin Trudeau – I don’t use it)<\/em><\/p>\n

Phase 2\u00c2\u00a0 (VCL – reduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n