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Summary for Day 10 Try II
Morning weight	180.8 lbs
Total weight loss	19.2 lbs
Calories consumed today	488
Calories burned exercising	250

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I lost a little over a pound yesterday. I'm now seven pounds away from the skinniest I've been in many years. However, today was really rough. I was very, very hungry most of the day and I struggled with energy. I wonder what I'm doing wrong if anything. Again, I'm left wondering if I'm just starving myself and this HCG diet is debunked. The real test will come after I'm done with the diet. Will I put all the weight back on very quickly like you'd expect with a starvation diet. Stay tuned.

Summary for Day 10 Try II
Morning weight	182.0 lbs
Total weight loss	18 lbs
Calories consumed today	520
Calories burned exercising	450

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I lost eight tenths of a pound yesterday and am finally back to the weight I achieved the day I left for my ten day vacation and hiatus from the diet. It's interesting to note that it has taken an additional ten days to get back to that weight thanks to the dinner I had three nights ago. I either need to remain committed to this diet or bail on it.

Summary for Day 9 Try II
Morning weight	182.8 lbs
Total weight loss	17.2 lbs
Calories consumed today	550
Calories burned exercising	0

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I lost two pounds yesterday. It took two days to recover from one very large, very delicious meal. I wasn't able to get an exercise in due to work commitments. Overall I felt very hungry and very cold today. I have to admit that I wonder if the HCG is really doing what is claimed or if I'm just starving myself. I tend to think it must be helping as I don't think I'd have the will power to starve myself like this but who really knows. In case you've come in late I'm only eating 500 calories a day. In either case, I am only eight pounds away from the lowest weight I've had since I was married more than a decade ago. It does feel good.

Summary for Day 8 Try II
Morning weight	184.8 lbs
Total weight loss	15.2 lbs
Calories consumed today	550
Calories burned exercising	1150

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I lost one pound gained as a result of having a delicious dinner at Jason's Deli in celebration of my wife's birthday. Today, unlike yesterday, I was very hungry and cold all day long. I did a long workout today which exacerbated this general feeling of malaise. I ate an extra portion of protein today and that really helped. Hopefully, that won't have a detrimental affect on the scale tomorrow.

Summary for Day 7 Try II
Morning weight	185.8 lbs
Total weight loss	14.1 lbs
Calories consumed today	550
Calories burned exercising	0

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I gained three pounds as a result of yesterday's festivities. I know better than to get bent out of shape by this because I now know that because I got right back on the bandwagon today it will come back off very quickly. I didn't feel any huger today at all but I was sorely tempted to eat delicious food since I did yesterday. I didn't cave to the desire.

Summary for Day 6 Try II
Morning weight	182.8 lbs
Total weight loss	17.1 lbs
Calories consumed today	~3000
Calories burned exercising	0

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I woke up having lost another pound. However, today was not a good day for me because I broke my careful regimen of taking HCG right before lunch and dinner. As a result I was very, very hungry today, hungrier than I have been so far on this diet. Also, today is Amy's birthday and after much temptation I caved and broke the diet something fierce.

It's our tradition is to take the family to a bakery named Kneader's for each family member's birthday and get sausage sandwiches, delicious pancakes and pastries. I resisted. For lunch we went to a movie and although the smell of popcorn and the sweets drove me crazy I did not cave then either. A few hours later we had ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins and finally I caved and had a slice. Then, later at dinner with my wife I ate a huge Jason's Deli Texas Chili. So, I failed enormously today with the experiment. I need to be a lot more careful to take HCG throughout the day.

Summary for Day 5 Try II
Morning weight	183.8 lbs
Total weight loss	16.1 lbs
Calories consumed today	488
Calories burned exercising	1119

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I lost nearly two pounds yesterday. I was so busy today that I didn't get to eat my lunch until 3 PM and I took the HCG much later throughout the day. I think it definitely made things harder. By dinner time I was very, very hungry. I'm doing better now as I write this but I definitely have an empty feeling in my stomach. I also missed both my fruit servings today because I was running around so much both during the day and in the evening. Once again I will restate that I don't feel that weird sensation like there's something heavy in my stomach like I have in the past when I would diet. I got a good workout in today and also did some yard work so I definitely burned some calories. Things look good and the experiment seems to be progressing well.

Summary for Day 4 Try II
Morning weight	185.6 lbs
Total weight loss	14.3 lbs
Calories consumed today	488
Calories burned exercising	997

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I lost a single pound yesterday and so it appears I'm back on track. Not much to report except not much hunger to speak of. It seems to be getting easier and easier finally.

Summary for Day 3 Try II
Morning weight	186.6 lbs
Total weight loss	13.3 lbs
Calories consumed today	411
Calories burned exercising	0

Read my first article in this series if you're wondering what this is all about and also the explanation of my second attempt.

I "lost" another 3 pounds yesterday. Again, that was mostly water and other affects and not fat in all likelihood. What this means is that I didn't actually gain thirteen pounds of fat on my ten day vacation which definitely feels good. I know I can be a porker but thirteen pounds in ten days is extreme.

I'm pretty sure I have burned through my daily use fat stores because today I felt a little bit of hunger and I was cold all day long. I know I'm burning fat when my body remains cold and I know I'm overeating when my body stays hot. The hunger wasn't that bad.

I grilled some onions and ate them with some fish. It was delicious. I'm curious to see whether the weight loss will normalize tomorrow or if I'll continue to see big drops. My guess is it will normalize and I'll lose under a pound as I should be if I'm truly burning through the permanent fat stores.