Oct. 23, 2009 Day 10 phase 2

No loss this morning, dang!! I was so mad I went downstairs and burned 250 calories on the eliptical!!! Here is what Dr. Simeon says about it:
The weight registered by the scale is determined by two processes not necessarily
synchronized under the influence of hCG. Fat is being extracted from the cells, in
which it is stored in the fatty tissue. When these cells are empty and therefore
serve no purpose, the body breaks down the cellular structure and absorbs it, but
breaking up of useless cells, connective tissue, blood vessels, etc., may lag behind
the process of fat extraction. When this happens the body appears to replace some
of the extracted fat with water which is retained for this purpose. As water is
heavier than fat the scales may show no loss of weight, although sufficient fat has
actually been consumed to make up for the deficit in the 500-Calorie diet. When
such tissue is finally broken down, the water is liberated and there is a sudden flood
of urine and a marked loss of weight. This simple interpretation of what is really an
extremely complex mechanism is the one we give those patients who want to know
why it is that on certain days they do not lose, though they have committed no
dietary error.
So maybe that is what is happening to me today. Maybe my body just needs to catch up. Anyway, I'm not discouraged- just happy for the losses so far. Total loss 8.8 pounds.