HCG Diet

Okay, so I'm sure you all (or at least most of you) have heard of the HCG diet. HCG is a hormone found in women when they are pregnant. This hormone has been used for over 50 years in dieting to help not only women but men as well. HCG can be administered as shots or as drops under the tongue. Since I shiver at the thought of needles, I decided to give the drops a try. I started the drops on Sept 3rd so I'm on day 17 and so far I've lost 19 lbs! I thought I'd start a blog and document my success and struggles through out this diet. My goal is to lose 100 lbs. I'm hoping to be able to be down by March '10 but we will see how well that works.

The first 2 days of the drops I was able to eat anything and everything I wanted since the HCG takes 3 days before it becomes active in your body. Starting the 3rd day I started the Very Low Calorie Diet (vlcd). I can drink all the tea and water I'd like however I have to limit the food I take in. I can eat Chicken, Veal, Beef (lean), turkey, shrimp and white fish. I'm allowed to have 100g or 3.5 oz. of meat, 1 veggie, 1 fruit and a bread stick/melba toast. Fruits and veggies are limited. Apples, strawberries, grapefruit, and oranges are the 4 fruits allowed. spinach, chard, beet greens, lettuce of any kind, tomatoes, celery, fennel, white, yellow or red onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, and cabbage are the veggies allowed. They say to not mix vegetables in the same meal as it slows the results of weight loss.

There are a lot of different recipes online so although the food is limited, there are a lot of options since seasonings are allowed. Today I will be having a chicken over lettuce with salsa. Oh it sounds so yummy! That will cover my meat and veggie and since I've already had an apple this morning, I will just add a melba toast to my delicious lunch. I'm sure I'll be having dinner at my mom's so who knows what we will be having tonight.

Every morning I have been so excited to step on the scale and every morning I've lost at least 1 lb. Sometimes even a pound and a half! I have another 28 days on the drops and then I'll start the maintenance phase which I will be eating more foods until Thanksgiving. I will keep you updated as often as I can. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!