How I Broke my 2-Week Stall on HCG

I've heard of the dreaded stalls. My understanding is that a 5-6 day stall is perfectly normal. One very experienced HCG'er says she has a 10-day stall in every round. It's your body's way of catching up with the fat release.

Dr. Simeons also said that as your body releases fat the fat cells become empty. It takes some time for your body to break down the empty fat cells and your body can sometimes replace them with water. So the scale may appear to not budge, when in reality, your body is actively breaking down empty fat cells and you are still losing inches.

That seems to be what has happened with me. While I had a 2 week stall I still lost inches. Several :-)

I did something OFF protocol to break my stall. It is not recommended, but I was desperate and many people have done it with success.

I did a "fat fast" day. It's adapted from the Atkins diet. You eat nothing but healthy, fatty foods, up to 1200 calories. I did it only for one day. Some people do it for 3-4 days, but because of the HCG you are taking a risk that you might gain fat instead of losing it.

I ate eggs, butter, peanut butter, cream cheese, etc. No veggies, no sugar, no carbs. Just fatty foods.

The idea is to shock your system, but also eliminate all your carbs/sugar so you get into ketosis. When you are in a state of ketosis, it means your body is pulling from your fat stores for energy, instead of the carbs or sugars you ate. That is what we want!

The day following my fat fast, I gained .2 on the scale. Then the next day I lost 1.4 lbs! It seemed to take a day to catch up.

I am back to eating very strict and POP (perfect on protocol). 
I am pumped to start a vigorous weight-training program again as soon as I'm done. I may even start up before I'm done if I become impatient :)

My plan is to do Beachbody's home workout program called "Body Beast"! My husband is starting it, and I think I will join him. The main goal of the program is to gain a ton of muscle and "get big". However, women do not have sufficient testosterone or growth hormone to get big. All that will happen is you will get lean and get that "cut" look, where you can actually see your muscles.

I recently saw a saying that said, "Lift like a man, look like a goddess."
So, that is my plan!

In total, I have lost 12 pounds in 25 days on this round. I lost 10 inches in the first 14 days, but I will measure again in another week.

I will check in again soon!