EEK! Back from camping

 I wasn't sure if I should label this one as day 6 of vlcd or just day 1. Yeah, you probably guessed it. I cheated on the camping trip. But I am just sucking it up and doing a steak day today. I did gain 4 lbs over the weekend (damn how fast that weight comes back on!!) and I know that you're suppose to do the steak day on P3 but I'm doing my own experiment and seeing if it makes a difference tomorrow when I weigh in. I am happy to report that I haven't really been starving today. I was worried that I was going to just be dying today since I can't eat until dinner. (For those of you who don't know about the HCG steak day, you just take your drops, eat nothing all day, then for dinner eat a big steak and either an apple or tomato) I am starting to get hungry right now, and it's about 4pm. Not bad for only water and a cup of peppermint tea this morning! So, I am +4 on the scale and that sucks but hey, I'm going to look on the bright side and say it's a chance to experiment with this steak day! I'll weigh in tomorrow and let you know how it went. Sorry for the short note today. Nothing awesome happened lol. :) How's everyone else doing???

Day 3

Today is interesting I will start by saying that I am down another 2 lbs so that makes me smile. Last night I did have a horrible headache but after popping some asprin it kind of went away. I laughed though because the "helpful" info said "you should drink more water!" seriously? folks, I drank 2 liters of water and was still drinking tea as I read that! I never even drank 2 liters of soda in a day! (ok well maybe when I was drinking and needed mixer) but man i'm going to pop like a water balloon!! lol.
So here's the kicker...i'm going camping tonight. Yeah, bringing along a food scale isn't really in the stars. So, i'm going to try and not bulk up on fat and do some walking and swimming (since it's suppose to be hotter than hell this weekend) so maybe I won't gain too much. I am trying something and stopping the drops for the weekend. Then monday I am going to do a Steak day (For those of you not on HCG it's a day where you drink tons of water and don't eat all day then for dinner eat a big ole steak and an apple or a tomato) this supposedly will get me back on track. So we'll see. If I have to start over I'll take that risk. It might suck but I'm only getting to go camping once this year so I'm making it count!! But I'll weigh in Monday and let you know the damage....everyone hold your breath!!!
ok today was short and sweet but I'm hoppin out of here!

Day 2 LCD

So, yesterday went pretty well! I ate well during the day and for dinner I made some mock tacos which had my 100g of 93/7 ground beef !(oh and in case you're wondering 100g is actually about 3.5 oz for us americans lol) and some onion. I put that mix on some romaine lettuce which were my "taco shells" and it was pretty tasty. I went a little overboard with the red pepper flakes so it was deliciously hot BUT last night was a tad bit difficult in terms of cravings. I think the realization that I can't drink or really eat the things I LOOVE (aka the things that made me this way lol) right now really slapped me in the face! I had a horrible craving for some ice cream and visions of a frosty mug of beer kept floating around my brain. But luckily, Chris talked me through it like a good support person should do. I swear it is seriously like being addicted to crack sometimes! So, I must also discuss the bad with the good... The pee has arrived. Seriously since 4 am I have seriously gone pee like 10 times. I wish I was making that number up! Also, I am having headaches. Nothing horrible, but nonetheless still having headaches. This is in the "Pounds and Inches" book as a side effect as your body detoxes but it's still annoying. I've been trying to not take anything but I may break down and take an asprin tonight when I get off work.
Now for the good stuff. I am down a total of 5.2 pounds from the first day (loading day #1). As I said yesterday, I was down 2 pounds yesterday, and this morning when I woke up I was down 3.2 pounds! That doesn't suck. I am going to start putting inches lost on here, but I'm only going to measure once a week so I don't become obsessed. :)
Alright, so food today so far
half a grapefruit with stevia
100g of ground beef (left overs from last night)
lettuce
onion
one melba toast
and so far 1.5 liters of water
I'm doing alright today so let's see what tomorrow brings!!

Day 1 of my low calorie diet

Well, I did my two days of loading and today is the first low calorie day. I began this morning with my drops and weighed myself. Oddly enough, I lost 2 pounds even though yesterday was a loading day. I am lucky enough to have my breaks and lunch at the same time everyday so for my first break, I decided that is when I will eat breakfast. Today I had half a grapefruit and some stevia. Suprisingly, the stevia was pretty tasty! It was kind of like granulated powder sugar if that makes sense :) I usually don't like grapefruit, but thanks to stevia it wasn't half bad. I got the packets at Trader Joes. There's 100 packs for around $5. Not bad at all. Since I am a sugar-a-holic I need my sugar fix and this stuff might actually work! I was really good today and had lemon tea, and also a liter of water. The peeing hasn't gotten out of hand yet, but according to the studies it takes a day or two for that to hit so I may be writing on Friday complaining about racing to the bathroom!!
I was really worried about being hungry but right now it's 4:58pm and I've had my grapefruit, then for lunch I had 100g of sole and cucumber slices in apple cider vinegar with a pinch of salt. For my "snack" on my last break I nibbled on a melba toast. I'm wondering if the other flavors of Melba toast are allowed on phase 2. Does anybody know?
Peace out for now HCG buddies.

The amazing HCG journey.

I've decided to completely blog my journey on the HCG diet. Now, I'm going to be very honest. There may, at times, be some profanity because of the fact that I truely want to say what I'm feeling and thinking no matter how brutal it may be at times! :)
Not to sound cliche but I have been dieting for my entire adult life. I've done the Atkins diet, I've done Weight Watchers, I've done low calorie, I've done VERY low calorie (no hcg drops though), I've also tried South Beach and even tried NutriSystem (a friend of mine didn't like her food and sold it to me. I don't like cardboard thank you.) SO here I am. Now, I know I'm going to get a ton of "you shouldn't do it! it's bad!" from people. Well, I work with about 20 people that have lost between 20 and 80 pounds so I am sold. I have done WEEKS of research. Read "Pounds and Inches" as well as other books. I've watched videos, read other peoples concerns and success stories and have researched side effects. I am as skeptical as many of you probably are and after battling with almost a decade of weight loss it seems too good to be true. But, like the other programs I have decided to give it a go. I will start Phase 1 on Monday September 5th, 2011.
So, this blog is going to be my journey. I'm very flattered that you have decided to read and follow along. Some of you may also be on this diet or have done it. Please feel free to comment and let me know how things went or are going for you. :) Not to sound all after school special, but LET'S DO THIS!