Day Seven of Our Diet

OK, I have to tell you that it really is getting much easier to stick to the strict diet plan (except for breakfast) and not start drooling when you open the freezer and see the leftover half gallon of chocolate chip ice cream in there! :) (And, no, I'm not going to throw it away since I still have a 21 year old in the house and HE might want to finish it!) giggle

Santos actually told me this morning that while he was at work last night, he made himself eat that apple at 10pm even though he wasn't hungry. Since I had sliced it up and sprinkled some truvia and cinnamon on it, that was a pretty powerful comment. Santos LOVES cinnamon sprinkled on anything!

I must say that we were a bit disappointed this morning when we weighed in. Santos had gained 1 pound and I had gained .6 pounds (exactly the weight we lost yesterday). However, again, because we've been able to talk to Jeff while he's gone through his own HCG diet, we know that every time you either don't lose any weight at all or gain a little bit, the next day or so it all seems to catch up, so we really aren't worried at all.

Looking forward to what tomorrow brings! Please keep checking in to see what we're up to.
Michelle

Day Six of Our Hcg Diet

Day Six of our diet wasn't bad at all.

Santos and I had a cup of lowfat yogurt for breakfast and then stuck to the diet the rest of the day. We both are starting to notice that the cravings and wanting to have things that we know we can't have are starting to recede. We've also noticed that the bowel movements are NOT happening every day anymore. However, our friend, Jeff, had already warned us about that. :)

Santos went and lost another pound and I lost .6 pounds when we weighed in this morning. Pretty good, huh?

Speaking of Jeff earlier, I want to give you an update on how he did with his own HCG diet drop plan. Since he arrived at his goal weight of 220 pounds before the 30 days, he stopped taking his drops of HCG at 23 days and just finished his 3rd day of the 500 calorie diet but no HCG drops.

Are you ready for this? His total weight loss was 30.7 pounds! Awesome, isn't it? We were so happy for him and he's floating on cloud nine! If you want to see what he's up to, he has just started a new blog that can be found at Homeopathichcg.me.

That's about it for us today, talk again tomorrow,
Michelle

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

Day Four of the HCG Diet

Well, Day Four, with the exception of noticing some LOUD rumbles from my stomach was pretty uneventful.

Was able to follow the diet, however, I did have to eat a bit differently today than I have been. I was hungry to the point where I ate my bread sticks with green tea at around 8 a.m. Not very much food, however, it kept me going for a little bit.

At 9 a.m., I ate my 3.5 oz of chicken breast. Man oh man, that was so good. And I was OK for another hour.

At 10 a.m., I had about 7 strawberries. Again, WOW, my belly needed that! :)

Then, at 12 noon I ate my cucumber slices with the vinaigrette in the HCG diet book and I was good to go until about 4 p.m. when I started divying my dinner at different time intervals.

For some reason, today, that was how I was able to stick to my diet. Hey, you listen to your body. Everyone is different and everyone has a different way of coping with changing their food habits.

Going from our regular food habits to a strict 500 calorie diet is a big change for our bodies. The body is going to grumble a bit, just listen and make sure you know the difference between habit and hunger.

I'll be back tomorrow,
Michelle

Day Three of the HCG for Weight Loss Diet

It's Day Three of my HCG for weight loss diet and it's been a piece of cake so far. Since the last 2 days were in the "gorge" phase, today is actually the first day of the HCG 500 calorie diet. I thought I'd have such a hard time, but I really, really haven't been hungry. The HCG diet drops are definitely helping with the appetite suppression (and I've tried lots of others that have NOT worked for me).

I took a pic (to the left) of what my lunch consisted of. Santos and I had a shrimp salad which consisted of 3.5 oz of shrimp, about a cup of chopped celery, a chopped apple, a splash of apple cider vinegar, salt/pepper to taste, 1/4 tsp basil, and 1/4 tsp of celery salt. Add the green tea with lemon stevia and my bread stick and that was a very tasty and plenty filling lunch.

Tonight's dinner will be 3.5 oz chicken breast, 2 cups of green salad, a handful of strawberries, and my bread stick.

So far, no headaches and no problems in the bathroom arena. Santos thought he would have a problem with the small portions, but, again, so far, so good.

I'll be back tomorrow with a new recipe and an update on what's going on with our HCG diet!
Michelle

Day Two of the HCG Diet Drops

Day Two of the HCG diet drops has come and is almost gone. It's 11:30 p.m. and I'm about to wind down for the day.

Day Two has been pretty uneventful, but then, tomorrow (Day Three) is what I consider the official start of this diet my husband and I are embarking on. Tomorrow is when we start on the strict part of the diet, the 500 calorie food plan along with the HCG diet drops.

Being on the 2nd day that we are supposed to "gorge", Santos and I had ham, eggs, toast, and orange juice for breakfast. Nibbled here and there through the afternoon, had a sandwich, and then decided we were going to splurge since it would be the last time for a bit that we could actually go out to eat.

We decided on Red Lobster (high fat, high calorie foods were supposed to eaten today) and pigged out on fried shrimp, bay scallops, white fish, shrimp scampi and Santos also had a lobster tail. Absolutely no room for dessert, although for a late night snack we did have our last piece of angel food cake and a slice of cheese. (I'm gonna miss the cheese, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy)

Oh, and we also went for our daily walk around the neighborhood. We don't just stroll, we actually set out at a decent pace and try to not let ourselves slow down much. It really does feel productive when you are slightly winded and tired when you arrive back home.

So, that's it for our Day Two on the HCG for weight loss plan we are on. Check back tomorrow to see how we do on the first day of the 500 calorie daily diet.

Chow!
Michelle

Day One of the HCG Diet Drops

Well, Day One of the HCG diet drops finally arrived.

Santos, my husband, and I got up, weighed ourselves and then started taking measurements starting at the neck and working all the way down to our knees. Yes, knees, can you believe that? Me, not thinking, I probably would have stopped at the thigh and not thought about measuring the knees. Goes to show what I know! :)

Then we took a front and side view picture of each other for comparison at the two week and 30 day mark. Those pictures will be coming out at the 30 day finish so we can show the before and after shots. Those should be quite interesting.

Then we headed for the kitchen and took the HCG diet drops for the very first time. Not much as a taste, had a slight smell, underneath my tongue got very warm, but I had no problem keeping the .5cc of the HCG under my tongue for the 2 minutes recommended. We waited the 15 minutes and I cooked us a few eggs and toast. We drank some orange juice and we have started our journey on the HCG diet protocol plan.

Now, since part of the HCG diet protocol plan is to gorge for the first 2 days, we are thinking Pizza Hut for lunch (I'm so gonna miss their Meat Lovers Pan Pizza) and we'll probably go with pork chops with rice and beans for dinner. Santos, being of Latin descent, loves his rice and beans and that's going to be what he misses the most for the next month. Me, oh, it's definitely going to be the bread. I'm a baker and nothing smells up the house so fast and so good as a loaf of fresh bread coming out of the oven. Actually, that's on the list of must eat today, too! Along with some Angel Food Cake for dessert. I told you, I'm a baker, so I better get some of my favorites in today and tomorrow before they are shut off.

I did remind Santos this morning that he needs to tell me day to day if anything goes weird while we are taking the HCG diet drops; headaches, off kilter bowel movements, dizzy spells, crazy cravings, etc. This way, I'll make sure we document what happens with us from day to day, partly for us to remember what we went through and in part to share with anyone who may be either thinking of or already on this diet and wanting to compare notes.

Well, I think that's it for now. I'll be back tomorrow to share what's going on with us on this HCG for weight loss plan we are on.
Cheers,
Michelle & Santos