HCG and Stuff

It's a been a few weeks since my last blog and a few things have been happening. Nothing overly exciting but things none the less. Where should I begin...

As most of you may know I have decided to try the HCG diet. Before I explain what exactly it is let me explain why. I've gotten lectured from everyone on why I shouldn't do it and blah blah blabity blah. At the end of the day I really don't care what you think because I will ultimately do what I want. Anyway, ever since the incident with my feet turning into stuffed turkeys I've turned into a big fatty magoo. When I wasn't working I was at home on my couch feeling sorry for myself. I had also just lost my job so I also are lots of crap. The end result is being the heaviest I have been in years and not wanting to go out in public because I can't stand the sight of myself and am embarrassed.

I've also been trying desperately to turn it around the last few months. I've been eating healthy and working out like a mad women. Initially I lost six pounds with much rejoicing. But I have been stuck since then for the last month. I'm fairly certain I may have a thyroid problem since I have a family history of that. But who has time for doctors? But back to the point. I have been working my ass off with no results. Don't get me wrong six pounds is nice but my clothes still don't fit and I still couldn't stand the sight of myself.

Long before I started this whole quest my friend Melanie had told me about the HCG diet. Her aunt did it and lost 70 pounds. I did my research and discovered that it was about one hundred dollars a bottle. So it was out of the question. Last month my friend Jana decided to go on the diet. She had lost thirty pounds on her own and had peaked despite her best efforts. So she went for it and lost another thirty pounds in a month. She also told me to look online and you can get good deals. While I was interested I wasn't entirely convinced as I'm still poor white trash.

The biggest roadblock was with HCG you only eat 500 calories a day. Two servings of fruits, two servings of vegetables, two servings of protein and two pieces of melba toast are allowed. This just sounded like a starvation diet to me. But what the drops do is burn the fat you already have and prevent your body from hoarding fat. They also suppress your appetite. But after seeing Jana's success I was more convinced.

But what made decide one hundred percent to do was my mom paid for it. Plain and simple. My mom had heard about it because my brothers have girlfriends that have done it and it worked for them as well. The conversation went like this:
Me: Hello?
Mom: Hey, I decided to order the HCG drops. I ordered one for you too if you want to do it.
Me: Okay.

She also only paid about thirty dollars. So Jana was right you can find good deals online.

It's been a little over two weeks and I've lost 13 pounds so far. I would like to lose about 40. I was initially only going to do it for 30 days but have decided to go to 45, which is the max you can do it. I haven't been as hungry as I thought I would be so that's good. But you also drink a lot of water. I basically pee every five minutes. They also want you to eat 100-150 calories a day in vegetables. Which is about two cups per serving. The down side is all that fiber can take a toll on the digestive system. Two words. Salad shooter. I don't think there's much else to say about that.

Since you're only eating limited calories you can't exercise. Which means no zumba. I'm having terrible withdrawals. I'm also afraid when I go back I will have forgotten all the moves. It is nice not having to worry about finding the time...oh hold on..I have to pee again be right back. Okay back. Anyway, it's nice to not have to worry about trying to find the time to go to the gym or feel guilty about not going.

I measured myself and will measure again at the halfway point. Which will be next week so I will update then. Till next time, turtle power!

I also realize that I go back and forth between writing the numbers and then just putting the number. Example: twenty-four and 24. Oh well.