Day Five of the HCG Diet Drops

Well, today WAS eventful!

I have to admit that Day Five sort of swung me into a loop. I'm lucky in that my husband works later shifts so he was home with me when things got a little dicey. That was a good thing.

First, before I tell you what happened, let me state that I am hypoglycemic and anemic. I am not on any kind of prescription medicine (although I do take OTC iron tablets a few times a week) because I control my low blood sugar with food. I've had these conditions for quite a few years now and have learned to really listen to what my body is telling me and what it needs. I've gotten pretty good at it.

Well, I've learned that I can't skip breakfast, I just can't. My blood sugar gets too low and by stealing Peter to pay Paul (whatever I eat for breakfast takes away from the rest of the day's meal), I'm not giving my sugar a chance to catch up.

On Day Five, I passed out for a few minutes early on in the morning (my husband happened to be there and caught me so I didn't get hurt) because I didn't listen to my body. I was determined to follow the HCG diet to a Tee and didn't take into consideration that I may have to "modify" it just a bit so my body stays happy with me.

After the little episode, my husband and I ate breakfast. We ate 2 scrambled eggs with a sliced tomato each. Then, the rest of the day, we followed the diet to a Tee. It worked for us, we both still lost weight when we weighed in this morning (Day Six). From Day Five to Day Six, Santos lost 1 pound and I lost .6 pounds, so even on the "modified" diet, we still lost weight.

So far, Santos has lost a total of 6.4 pounds and I've lost a total of 4.2 pounds in five days. We both agree that this is still a great accomplishment and we plan to continue the HCG diet, just with a slight modification for us.

Now, I want to make sure you all know that I'm not telling YOU to do this, however, I'm being honest in what we are doing and why. I still believe that the HCG Diet is a great way to lose weight, however, in my case, I'm not willing to take the chance of getting hurt because I want to continue with the strict diet.

I figured that being honest here might also allay some anxious feelings from those who think they may not be able to follow such a strict diet. Or those who have health conditions, like I do, that may have to modify it just a hair.

Let's face it, if your body is used to consuming 2500 calories (and many people consume way more than that daily), even if you cut the calorie count down to 700 daily, you will still lose weight!!!! It's not worth quitting your diet because you can't follow the strict 500 calorie diet each and every day.

If you have to cheat or "modify" the diet, don't add carbs or fats! Add a protein, fruit, or vegetable. No, you won't be following the strict HCG diet, however, you won't be killing the diet either.

LISTEN to your body and take action IF you need to.

I may get blasted for being so honest in this post, but, at this point, I'm sticking to my guns about documenting what happens to my husband and I day to day as we go through our HCG diet journey.

I truly would appreciate a post below from you letting me know what you think.

Hoping everyone has a wonderful day,
Michelle & Santos