the results.....so far....

well, i started the hcg protocol on february 1. the first 2 days are referred to as "loading days". you eat anything and everything high in fat like breads, french fries, donuts, etc. while doing the hcg. with the homeopathic drops, i take them 3 times a day, 6 hrs apart, at the same time everyday.

february 1: weighed 181.7

gorging the first 2 days was very hard. any other time i could have stuffed my face and not thought a thing about it but for some reason, it was so difficult to do this. however, i ended up doing a third gorge day prior to starting phase 2 i think because i was so worried that this wouldn't work for me. did i make the right decision?

february 2: weighed 183.2
february 3: weighed 185.0
february 4: weighed 186.3
total gain: 4.6 pounds

phase 2, the very low calorie diet (VLCD)= 500 calories a day. this was kindof refreshing after gorging for 3 days. i had an orange smoothie for breakfast, grilled chicken and grilled asparagus for lunch, and grilled shrimp, steamed cabbage with pepper, and 10 medium size strawberries sliced with 2 packs of stevia. i also had a ton of water! that night the headache set in........i thought i was going to die! i went to bed without taking anything thinking that it would go away while i slept....that didn't happen! the next morning i ended up taking aleve! i am sure that the headache came from the lack of caffeine and junk........it didn't go away until day 5! if you can make it through that...you are home free!

february 5: weighed 184.1
february 6: weighed 181.4
february 7: weighed 178.8
february 8: weighed 178.4
february 9: weighed 177.0
february 10: weighed 176.1
february 11: weighed 174.6
total lose: 11.7 pounds

i would say that isn't too shabby for 7 days! i have found that i am not very hungry at all. if i am not hungry i don't eat as much as i would otherwise. i have found that i have stayed home a lot more than normal. i think it is out of fear that i will cheat!!! there are so many good things out there........."nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" right? i feel good, i have energy, i am going to bed at a decent hour and waking up a lot earlier and EASYIER in the morning. my husband, joseph, is doing it with me. he has a difficult time with managing entertaining clients at work with staying on the vlcd. he has lost 10 pounds so far!


i have decided to do 40 days instead of 23. i skipped my first day of hcg yesterday and was glad that that wasn't to bad! today i uped my drops by 5!

so far this is the best choice i have made for myself! i am more concerned about phase 3 now!!! 40 days isn't very long when i think about the weight i could shed! we will see! this diet my not be for everyone...........everyone may not agree with it.......we all have our own opinions! however, it is working for me and i am excited about it! can't wait to see how much i lose and maybe, just maybe, i will be close to my 140 pound goal weight!!!!