Day One and Day Two

So I tried to convince myself that I would log onto this blog every single day and record my progress. Yeah, right! I missed Day One of the damn diet. So yesterday and today will be combined into one blog.

Day One:
192.8lbs
Yesterday morning I woke up feeling excited and ready to begin. I jumped out of bed after Jay went to work and ran to get the HCG drops. I did the recommended 10 drops before any water or food consumption. I washed my hair and began to pump myself up. I even said aloud, "it is going to work this time". I took a Phentermine before I left the house, I know it's sort of cheating, but I thought I may need it to curb the hunger. I spent most of my busy morning trying to keep drinking water. I wasn't even hungry until around 11am. I held off until I got home for lunch. I had grilled chicken strips and salad without dressing. It was actually ok, and I was surprisingly full. At 4pm I had a Gala apple. Now, dinner time is where I have to exert real effort. We are used to doing the lazy thing like ordering pizza or going out. I made chicken and asparagus. The chicken was great. The only carbs I am consuming are 2 Melba toasts at the most. Not Much!!!! Last night while trying to fall asleep, my stomach growled like a bear, but I just keep saying, "it's going to work". It just has to.

Day Two:
190.8lbs
I woke up at 5am. When I am waking up at 5am something is definitely different. I didn't actually get out of the bed because Jay was lounging but I felt like I could have. I felt a bit better. Lighter. I immediately got out of bed and took my drops then drank 16oz of water. I did feel pretty hungry but I drank water until the sensation went away. Is this good for you? Probably not. But I just don't seem to care. I think I have just bought into this method and I choose to believe it.  Now, the diet book says to weigh daily and states that normal results are .5-1lbs lost per day. If the scales aren't lying, I lost 2lbs since yesterday morning. I don't know if it is coincidence or diet but I like it. Tonight I fixed Tilapia and spinach. I am sure this is what I will be eating over the green salad tomorrow. Who knows. I will write tomorrow.

HCG Loading Phase

One of the sales people that comes to my office has convinced me through her own success that I could succeed in this constant battle waging against my weight by joining her in doing the HCG diet. I had heard and read so many details on the internet about the diet after my cousin sent me an example food plan around a month ago. I kept telling myself that I couldn't do it, but I kept looking at it. All those people raved about all the successes and how this was the only diet that worked for them. The more I puzzled over it I decided that it was probably a sound idea. Then Angel, the sales person, mentioned that she had lost 17lbs in 8 days and I was sold on the idea of trying. I know that I have tried and failed in the past but I felt that I should just give it real effort. The driving push behind all of it was that my best friend and her finance set a wedding date. I cried. And realized that I refused to look like a damn cow at her wedding. She is a tall beautiful blonde and I can't stand up there next to her looking like I weigh 200lbs, which I do. Almost...
Back to the diet - the instructions are as follows;
The first two days are called the "loading phase"
-These two days are suppose to help you load up on fatty foods so that you have energy to get you through the next few days while adjusting to an extremely low calorie diet.
It has been extremely strange for me because for the last few months I have been trying not to eat these types of foods and it was an experience. For the most part, I have been making myself eat peanuts and junk food. I ate Wendy's today for lunch and I got so very sick. So I know that this phase was suppose to be the fun stage, but I truly haven't enjoyed it all that much.