Sorry I haven't posted the last two days... I've been too CRANKY! I am SO hungry and nauseated. I keep reading and hearing that people feel great on this hcg diet... not me. But am I giving up? NO! I totally believe in the principles and logic of the diet as explained by Dr. Simeons in his booklet Pounds and Inches (you can download it for free in my Recommended Links area). I am going to push through.
This HCG Guide has been super helpful to me with regard to anything HCG including, why it works, step-by-step instructions, common problems, what you can expect, etc.
Here is my latest YouTube video. Please don't mind the 'no makeup' look... ;-):
Okay, seriously, I should just go crawl into a hole or go to bed. I'm feeling so cranky today. I'm soooo hungry. Well, I was soooo hungry until I just tried a recipe that I found for an orange cream smoothie! (One orange, blended with a handful of ice, add in about 6 drops of Vanilla Stevia, or Regular Stevia and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract, blend again*) Delicious! It was so just the thing I needed to pick me up. I needed something sweet and this totally did the trick.
Last night I slept for over 12 hours. I haven't done that in a loooong time, but I guess my body needed it. It was great! I haven't been nauseous or headachey today, just weak and tired and cranky. I read all these bloggers and testimonials of people saying they aren't hungry at all on this... I'm praying I get there SOON cuz I will not lie, I am hungry!
So this morning when I took my injection I had a bubble in there that I couldn't flick out. I was a little worried about it, but remembered my friend telling me that it's not like we are injecting into our veins, so a little bubble shouldn't hurt. Just letting you know in case you experience the same.
Besides the restricted calories, the hardest things for me so far is drinking enough water, and not being able to use lotions and such. I did read somewhere that you can use Carmex for your lips so I am stoked about that and will be buying it out my lips have been so dry. Corn Huskers lotion is oil free and I've been using that on my legs and loving it. You can also use 100% Aloe Vera Gel, which okay, too. I'm still looking for something great for my face and eyes. Any suggestions?
Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I lost 3 of the 4 pounds I gained on the binge days!!! Here are my stats:
Starting Weight: 144 pounds
Binge Weight Gain: 4 pounds
Current Weight: 145 pounds
Starting Waist Size: 38 inches (around the belly button)
Current Waist Size: 38 inches
Until Next Time,
Angela
*the recipe for the orange cream smoothie came from HCG Recipes.
Okay, so it's really my own fault. I didn't plan my day well at all regarding having to make my own food and being home. I basically starved until lunch at 1:30pm, and even then I only ate some chicken... no vegetable, no fruit, no bread stick. Surprisingly though, the chicken satisfied the hunger pangs in my stomach. Dinner followed suit, though, I didn't eat dinner until after 7pm. Though I didn't have hunger pangs and my stomach didn't growl at all, I felt empty and famished. I ate a super yummy steak with garlic and onion powder (is that even allowed???), two helpings of spinach (since I could make up for lunch) for a salad with lemon juice and a crushed up Melba Toast. For 'dessert' afterward, I ate a one slice of an apple, and a cup of herbal tea with Stevia.
I feel pretty good now that I've eaten - just a remaining headache that I'm hoping I will sleep off. Anyone know if you can take asprin? I definitely did not drink all the water I should have (maybe only 3/4's of a liter), so I'll try more water tomorrow to prevent another headache.
My husband is doing this hcg protocol, too. He went to bed at 7pm, without dinner, because he wasn't feeling well at all. His symptoms were nausea and light-headedness. He didn't have the nasea the first two days like I did, and I didn't have it today... interesting. I really, really hope tomorrow is a better day for him so we can keep going on this together. Last night we took our 'before' pictures... oh, my... I still don't know if I will have the courage to share them with the world :-) Maybe when I am at my goal weight and take my 'after' pictures I'll feel more courageous!
I can tell that I am going to get bored with eating the same foods over and over. I'm going to have to do some scouring to see if I can find hcg recipes online.
I gained four pounds on the binge days, three the first day and only one the next. I just weighed myself (7:45pm) and I weigh the same as I did this morning - so I'm sure I'll wake up in the morning and find that I've lost a pound or two of weight... hoping. Of course I'll let you know.
Well, I'm off to get in bed myself and read "New Moon". Now that the movie is coming out at the end of the month I feel compelled to read the book before I see it. It's that perfect cheesy, easy read that is nice to unwind to at the end of a busy day ;-)
Okay, seriously, I am SO glad this binge is OVER! I feel so sick and full and disgusting. This morning I got on the scale and had gained three pounds from yesterday... so I guess I'm doing something right. I totally understand the logic behind the binge, and that is that you need to store up on the fats to carry you through the Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) days. It has been hard to eat too much today, because I think the hcg is making me feel full. I'm very much looking forward to eating light and healthy.
Today someone told me I looked "glowy". Too funny. Could the hcg really be making me look "glowy" already (or at all?)? It is the pregnancy hormone...
I didn't feel queasy all day today until about an hour ago. It's almost 9pm and I just feel so stuffed and sick. I'm hoping that queasiness will fade off on the VLCD.
Come follow me on my HCG journey! I promise you a real and honest look into my journey with any and all challenges and victories. I so appreciated being able to find others who took this journey and I hope that I, too, can provide hope and inspiration. Though this is my first day on the Protocol, I obviously have full confidence in it... as I'm already calling it the 'miracle diet'. After reading Pounds and Inches by Dr. Simeons, reading blogs and watching videos of others who have done it, I am certain that this is the hope that people are searching for.
What I love is that it is time-tested (developed in the 50's, I think), natural, and a proven cure for obesity. It is also proven to get rid of that last 10 pounds that already thin people can't seem to work off. Something changed in me when I hit 30... I changed nothing about my lifestyle but my body seemed to start packing on the pounds. I'm 33 now, and in the meantime have gained 24 pounds. I've tried dieting and exercising, but any weight loss was insignificant and temporary. Also, I couldn't stand the idea of fad diets.
I think my body has held onto a lot of stress and my hormones are all out of balance. What I love about hcg is that it resets your system, like a computer reboot, and puts you back into balance. It makes perfect sense to me and am sold 100% - so much that I am putting it out there on my first day of the protocol that I am completely confident that I will lose the 24 pounds I've gained over the last few years.
I've also tried conceiving over the last 2.5 years resulting only in a short-term pregnancy that ended in miscarriage in May of 2009. I have come to believe that I've had trouble conceiving due to my body being too acidic and too stressed out, and for the same reasons my short pregnancy ended in miscarriage. Since hcg is the hormone naturally created when a woman conceives, it makes sense that it is very healing and sustaining to the body. According to Dr. Simeons, it is not uncommon for women who have had trouble in the past to conceive after being on the protocol. I'm really, really, really hoping that this will be a side benefit for me as well. Having trouble conceiving is a whole other journey and topic that I know so many women can relate to. Maybe this will prove to help...? I do know that hcg is used to treat fertility in certain circumstances, but in much larger doses than what is used for weight loss purposes.
Anyways... I am going to keep a video journal as well. Here is my first one:
