DNP Log - 34 Year Old Female

[Osmanthus]

In searching for completed DNP logs written by females, I came up with very few. Not that it was necessary, but it would've been nice for comparison. So, I'm starting my DNP journal now in case anyone else scours the boards for DNP results in women.

If you are a woman and you are reading this on or shortly after 04/29/09, it will not be completed for 5 weeks - so check back! Please understand that while I will be listing my weight every day, that is not an accurate reflection of the "magic" that the DNP is performing (due to water retention).


So, I started my cycle today and it will last for approximately 5 weeks.

CURRENT STATS

142 pounds
Chest - 34 in.
Waist - 29 in.
Hips - 34 in.
Quads - 19 in

Though I understand that any fat loss attributed to the use of DNP may not show up for a week after the end of the cycle, I will post my weight daily so that anyone reading this might get an idea of how one's scale weight can fluctuate.

I will post befores and afters at the end of the cycle.

DIET
Diet will be what some people call a "clean" diet. (Whatever.) I'll be eating lean protein, a fat and a carb at every meal. I toyed with the idea of a keto/low-carb diet, but after reading everything that was available to me, I've decided to to keep my normal balance. Unsure as to macro percentages at this point, although I will keep my protein at 1g per pound of bodyweight. (I was confused as to whether the protein should be 1g per pound of LBM or 1g per pound of TOTAL bodyweight. I gathered some opinions and it seemed that I should go the 1g per pound of TOTAL bodyweight. If anyone else has an opinion on that, I'd like to hear it.

Supplements
In addition to my normal multi-vitamins, Reservitrol (probably not necessary, but I was given two bottles of it.) and fish oil, I will be taking 2g of Taurine per day. Luteine and L-Carnitine are a possibility, because I have them in the house. Still unsure if I want to add more pills to the arsenal. I will not be taking an ECA stack. (I can't.)

DOSE
I will be taking 2 100 mg caps of powder per day for the first ten days. After that, I may bump it up to 300 per day if I feel the need. (It's a huge possibility that I'll stay at 200 for the duration, though.) The DNP came from a reputable source and I am confident that the caps are properly dosed. I haven't been on this board long enough to have gotten to "know" anyone, so please do not ask me for sources in this thread. Not trying to bogart the DNP. I'm just a little cautious.

PRECAUTIONS

I have digital thermometers by my bed, by the phone, in my desk at my office and in my purse. I'll be checking my temp regularly.

I will not drink alcohol while taking DNP.

I don't take "fun" drugs, so no worries about that, either.

I will not get antsy and think I'll do better at doses higher than 300.

I will stay hydrated (but not water-toxed).

I understand that there is some controversy regarding the "frying of my eggs" with the use of DNP. I'm not concerned about this because I am not having children. If you are a female of child-bearing age and potential and considering using DNP, please look into this issue further. I doubt seriously that it "fries" your eggs - however, the introduction of an unecessary drug/chemical compound while you're developing a midget in your womb might not be the brightest of ideas. (Just my opinion. . .nothing based in fact.)

A friend of mine (opthamologist) checked my eyes last week and will check them again mid-cycle and again at the end of the cycle. I'm probably being overly cautious, but I'd like all bases covered.

If anyone has any comments, ideas or thoughts on the above, please feel free to post them.

Thanks!
Os

 

[Grappler76]

I wouldn`t worry about a 100% clean diet.

If you feel tired and feel the need for some fast karbs, if think you should listen to your body and eat some (without overdoing it), dnp being such a hard drug and all..

 

[Osmanthus]

DOSE
200 mg @ 7:00 p.m. 4/29/09

SIDES
Other than the initial anxiety that swallowing two strange pills caused, I did not appear to have an occurence of any side effects. I wasn't expecting any. I will say that I noticed an increase in thirst when I woke once during the night. . . but I don't know if that had anything to do with the product.

CURRENT STATS

142 pounds
Chest - 34 in.
Waist - 29 in.
Hips - 34 in.
Quads - 19 in

Nothing changed over night. . .and I didn't expect it to!


DIET
I ate my dinner right before popping the DNP.
Dinner was 6 oz. sirloin over spinach salad with tomatoes, small amount of goat cheese, balsalmic vinegar.

Supplements
Multi
Reservitrol
Krill Oil
Taurine
Luteine
L-Carnitine

PRECAUTIONS
Temp was 97.7 upon waking.

(Is this the most boring DNP log you've ever seen? LOL! "Popped my pills, went to sleep, woke up, peed, ate breakfast, popped vitamins/supps, worked out, went to work. . .Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Sorry! Maybe it will get more exciting as the DNP builds up in my system? Maybe I'll be taking massive dumps like some of you guys said you did. . .or maybe my eyes will turn yellow. On second thought. . .maybe I'll stick to boring. Boring with a lot of fat dropped. . .)

 

[Lizard King]

Keeping a log helps keep you on track. I know I ran a food log for myself on my last DNP cycle just so I could look back and see what I was doing wrong and also ask of others opinions because even when you think you have everything right you could be missing something.
Good luck on your cycle, I never got the whooosh effect the week after my DNP, I keep trying but it never happens to me.

 

[bigbench]

Nothing wrong with being overly cautious at all. Hell, I wish more people would follow your lead so that we didnt have so many people messing up.
And im sure you will hit your goals no prob. You have everything in order

 

[Rikiiishi]

Nice log; I've read very few, if any, logs written by the fairer sex. Do you have any idea how much you'd hope to lose? Five weeks is a long cycle, even at that dose, but you sound like you've fully prepared.

 

[Osmanthus]

Keeping a log helps keep you on track. I know I ran a food log for myself on my last DNP cycle just so I could look back and see what I was doing wrong and also ask of others opinions because even when you think you have everything right you could be missing something.
Good luck on your cycle, I never got the whooosh effect the week after my DNP, I keep trying but it never happens to me.

Thanks! I'll run the food log, too - just in case anyone has any opinions or ideas about what I could change in my diet. Thanks for the good wishes! No woosh? Maybe I won't have one either. But retain water at just the THOUGHT of retaining water. So, I'm definitely expecting a whoosh. Damn well better. LOL.

Nothing wrong with being overly cautious at all. Hell, I wish more people would follow your lead so that we didnt have so many people messing up.
And im sure you will hit your goals no prob. You have everything in order

I sure hope so! I haven't taken this lightly and was a little nervous (Still am.) I don't want to go through the stress of getting the product, the shot nerves and the exhaustion that I will allegedly feel at some point - for nothing!

Nice log; I've read very few, if any, logs written by the fairer sex. Do you have any idea how much you'd hope to lose? Five weeks is a long cycle, even at that dose, but you sound like you've fully prepared.

Thanks! I hope to complete the journal and offer as much information on the experience as I can. I have a friend that uses this product frequently and the benefits he shows from it are amazing. I don't have an exact number that I'm looking to lose. Would ten pounds of fat be effing AWESOME? Yes. It would. Am I expecting that? No. I'm not attached to any numbers. I'll just lose as much as it will allow me to on this cycle and see where I should go from there! The only problem researching the DNP is that most of the cycles I found were short, higher dosed cycles where people reported REMARKABLE weight loss (like, a pound a day). I'm thinking that I'll probably drop 1/3 a pound a day. I'd like to drop more than that, but not at the risk of higher sides.


TODAY'S FOOD
Breakfast:
2 eggs
1/2 c oats

Snack:
3 oz. sirloin (left over from last night)

Lunch:
Grilled Chicken over salad
1 TBL Honey Mustard Dressing

Snack:
3 oz. sirloin (it's all gone now. Thank God.)

Dinner:
Chicken quarter / skin not eaten
1 medium sweet potato
2 large strawberries

CALS: 1,312
FAT: 46.8
CARBS: 69.9
PROTIEN:147.9

I probably need to put some more cals in there, but I don't feel like eating right now. Maybe I'll run up to the store and grab some cottage cheese? I don't feel like eating another piece of meat or heat up the house by cooking!

 

[sportsclub]

Great to see another lady here...I dont know much about DNP but I will read up so I can keep up with your log. As for the gram of protein/lb LBM or total wt is completely up to u, and how you know your body. I know that I can maintain my muscle and body wt by going lower in calories and following the LBM way. But everyone is different. But like I said I dont have the faintest idea of how to eat while on DNP...time to read up...
Good luck!!
Sporty

 

[Osmanthus]

Great to see another lady here...I dont know much about DNP but I will read up so I can keep up with your log. As for the gram of protein/lb LBM or total wt is completely up to u, and how you know your body. I know that I can maintain my muscle and body wt by going lower in calories and following the LBM way. But everyone is different. But like I said I dont have the faintest idea of how to eat while on DNP...time to read up...
Good luck!!
Sporty

Thank you!

TODAY'S FOOD
Cottage Cheese
8.8 oz. of pineapple

Snack:
none

Lunch:
Boar's Head Roasted Chicken Lunch Meat over salad
Salad of mixed greens topped with 1/2 TBL slivered almonnds, 1 TBLS Craisins
Oil and Vinegar dressing (No telling how much I used. I dip the fork into the dressing and then stab at my food. I get the taste of the dressing without it getting globbed all over my food.)
Unsweet tea
4 thin apple slices

Snack:
Chicken quarter (I was hungry!)

Dinner:
8 oz. chicken breast
1/2 c Newman's Own Tomato Basil Sauce
1 tbl shredded parmigiana cheese

Calories 1,402
Fat 38.8g 24 %
Carbohydrate 86.6 23 %
Protein 180.7 752 53 %

SIDES
Well, well, well. Where do I start? I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I needed to go fill up the bathtub and drink the contents! Instead, I drained the water bottle next to my bed. I expected to be lethargic today, but I wasn't.

But I did experience the beginnings of a rash! I do not know if it was something I got into or if it is the DNP. I noticed the rash on my forearms around 6:00 this evening after a workout. It's not very red, but my skin became prickly/bumpy and seemed to be getting worse. My neck was also itching. I popped two Benadryl and will do so again at 10:00 this evening. I hope it doesn't get worse. I really do not want this to impede the progress of the DNP. Let's hope the Benadryl works.

I am also beginning to feel some heat. My temp came up to 98.4 degrees today and that measurement seemed pretty average throughout the day, varying by a few tenths of degrees.

I'm continuing to drink water. I am only three days into dosing, tonight will be my fourth dose of 200 mg.

WEIGHT
I was down one pound this morning, but I don't see how that is correct, as I am carrying SO much water already. My rings are tight and I'm getting sock lines.

Here's to hoping that Benadryll works it's magic.

 

[Osmanthus]

Because of the appearance of the rash yesterday, I only took one cap last night vs. my normal two. I didn't want to stop completely, but wondered if knocking down the dose would help.

The Benadryl seems to be working. The rash on my forearms has gone down a little and no longer itches. I have two hives on my back, my neck is itchy and my face feels like a sunburn. It seemed to get a little worse today when I ate some strawberries - but that could just be the "heat" factor. I'm not sure.

Also, I was out this morning running errands with my mother and we were taking longer than expected. Suddenly, I was SO THIRSTY that I thought I was going to kill someone if I didn't get some water. I made her stop at a gas station and I guzzled a litre of water. . .then another regular sized bottle over the space of 20 minutes or so. I swear, it felt like it evaporated as soon as it hit my throat. But I'm fine now.

I'm hoping the rash subsides completely. If not, I guess I'm going to have to discontinue the use of the DNP. . .which will be extremely disapointing. But I'll do whatever I need to do, I suppose.

Will be back tonight with more info.



My temp high so far today was 98.7.

 

[liteweight]

My wife had the rash and her face swole up after two days of taking 100mg/day. It was her fist time trying DNP. She stopped the DNP and started taking Benedryl. Took about 4-5 days for the rash and swelling to go down. There is a small percentage of people that have allergic reactions. She tried again about two weeks later at 100mg. Waited two days and got the same rash and swelling. It just wasn't as bad because she only had 100mg in her system. She may try again next year.

I didn't have any problems. I used between 200-400mg over 8 week period. I was hot and sweated alot. Lost about 15 lbs. That's about it.

You did good by reducing your dosage. I would suggest splitting your 200mg into two doses/day spaced about 12 hours a part. Maybe one in the morning and one before going to bed. I would stay at 100mg until you get the rash under control.

 

[Osmanthus]

My wife had the rash and her face swole up after two days of taking 100mg/day. It was her fist time trying DNP. She stopped the DNP and started taking Benedryl. Took about 4-5 days for the rash and swelling to go down. There is a small percentage of people that have allergic reactions. She tried again about two weeks later at 100mg. Waited two days and got the same rash and swelling. It just wasn't as bad because she only had 100mg in her system. She may try again next year.

I didn't have any problems. I used between 200-400mg over 8 week period. I was hot and sweated alot. Lost about 15 lbs. That's about it.

You did good by reducing your dosage. I would suggest splitting your 200mg into two doses/day spaced about 12 hours a part. Maybe one in the morning and one before going to bed. I would stay at 100mg until you get the rash under control.

Thanks, man! I actually skipped my dose last night just to see if the swelling went down. It seems to have gone down already. None of it is red at all. . .it just feels bumpy, a little itchy. I've got the one "ive" on my back, LOL, and the rest is down my forearms and arond my neck - just smallish bumps and kind of itchy. I'm going to take Benadryl all day (within the normal perameters/instructions) and then take my 100mg's tonight.

I'm hoping, though, that the 100 mg's aren't "wasting" my DNP. Does anyone know the effectiveness of just 100 mgs? I guess it matters from person to person, but if anyone has lost using just 100, I'd like to hear that opinion.

I think I'll give it a few more days at 100 and then split the dose, as you suggested.

Cross your fingers for me. This rash needs to go away. I've been working out, eating like I'm supposed to and I haven't been able to move the frickin' scale. I was really hoping the DNP would kick start my metabolism. (sigh)

 

[Rikiiishi]

It's all down to personal tolerance; I know people who can take 200mg and find the sides intolerable yet others, including myself, don't get the sides until 600-800mg. Aside from the expense, more isn't always better and I'd assume it'd be scientifically impossible for 100mg to have no effect. If you're coping with the sides well and your temperature stays below the recommended threshold (99.1/99.2F) there's no harm in upping the dose.

 

[liteweight]

I believe I read that every 100mg increases your metabolic rate 11%. I don't claim to be an expert, but I have read every post on this site and others before I took the DNP plunge.

You are not wasting your DNP by using 100mg/day. It is doing its thing. Some people use high doses for a short period of time. Some use low does for a longer period. But, both achive the same results. For me, slow and steady wins the race. Most of my cycle was at 200/day and I was hot every night. Eating carbs at night is asking for trouble. (PIZZA = EVIL)

Don't use the scale as an indicator. DNP is going to make you hold water.

 

[Osmanthus]

It's all down to personal tolerance; I know people who can take 200mg and find the sides intolerable yet others, including myself, don't get the sides until 600-800mg. Aside from the expense, more isn't always better and I'd assume it'd be scientifically impossible for 100mg to have no effect. If you're coping with the sides well and your temperature stays below the recommended threshold (99.1/99.2F) there's no harm in upping the dose.

I believe I read that every 100mg increases your metabolic rate 11%. I don't claim to be an expert, but I have read every post on this site and others before I took the DNP plunge.

You are not wasting your DNP by using 100mg/day. It is doing its thing. Some people use high doses for a short period of time. Some use low does for a longer period. But, both achive the same results. For me, slow and steady wins the race. Most of my cycle was at 200/day and I was hot every night. Eating carbs at night is asking for trouble. (PIZZA = EVIL)

Don't use the scale as an indicator. DNP is going to make you hold water.

Thank you both very, very much! I am going to take the 100 tonight. . .actually, in about 30 minutes. I just took some Benadryl. The rash on my forearms has disappeared already, but the one on my neck is still there. Let's hope it goes away!

An 11% increase in my metabolism would be just fine. Of course, I'd like more. . .but hey, if that's what I can get, I'll take it. I'll take 100 a day for . . .maybe the next three or four days. Then if all is well, I bump back up to 200 and see if things go well. I guess I won't be moving up to the 300 as I'd planned! (sigh) Oh well. . .I'd rather take it slow than. . .itchy. . .or dead. LOL.

Thanks for the support!

(Weight is the same, diet is about the same. LOL.)

 

[Osmanthus]

Well, I took my 100 last night 30 minutes after I took my Benadryl and all appears well. I'm beginning to wonder if the initial rash was simply a heat rash? Regardless, I'm not going to push it. I will continue at 100 for the next three days. If all goes well, I'll go back up to 200.

Thanks for the comments, folks. I really appreciated them - especially hearing about someone who'd had the rash before. I talked to the friend of mine that swears by DNP and he said that he had the rash the very first time he took it. . .and then never again. (And he's used it with frequency since then.)

Also, I have to say - at 100, I feel AWESOME. I don't feel much heat at all and I certainly don't feel lethargic. Hell, the WORST I've felt this entire time (even at 200) was the friggin Benadryl. (It knocks me out.)

So far, so good. Keep your fingers crossed.

I haven't looked at the scale today, but I would swear that my upper body is thinning out some. My biceps are a little more pronounced. Maybe I'm imagining it, though. . .[)]

 

[sportsclub]

Well I hope you can reach your goal regardless of how long it takes...but i know there is no specific "end point" you are shooting 4. I think that liteweight may have a good idea about splitting up your dose, too see if your sides ease up.
how it all works out

 

[Osmanthus]

One more night at 100 - and I woke to no rashes. The areas where the rash was broken out before is completely gone.

Diet yesterday was kind of screwy. I was caught out again without food, so I downed the two pre-made shakes that I could find at the grocery store with the least sugar - Atkins. Blech. But the rest of the day was fine - sliced chicken breast, spinach salad for lunch; scallops and a salad for dinner. I had a handful of cashews as a snack, which jacked my fat content for the day way up there. I wasn't really happy about that. But, I stayed at about 1500 cals, so I'm not devestated.

The scale shows the loss of one pound, but I'm not really counting on that. It could go right back up tomorrow. . .

 

[Lizard King]

I don't get a rash but my lips swell a little the first few days and my forearms are itchy as hell. Now I start the Benadryl 3 - 4 days before any DNP and when I start I am fine, weird.
Your not wasting at 100mg at all, I was at 200mg for 14 days before bumping my dose and that did just fine for me and I am more then double your size. I cannot tolerate a high dose, my max is 500mg and I feel like I am locked in a car with the windows closed and the heat on full blast. Some people can take 500mg with no problem and keep bumping the dose, I like the slow and steady approach.

 

[Osmanthus]

Oh! Great! Thanks for the input.

I'm thinking of moving to 200 again. I'll do that and if I rash out or if the sides are too much, I'll just keep it at 100 for the duration!