Day One

Welcome to my blog.

I've never done this before, but I feel this is important to my success.  I need accountability!

I know several people who have had great success with the HCG diet and so I am going to give this program an honest attempt.  I realize that there are some risks, but I feel that they pale in comparison to the risks of living in this obese body.  

This is my promise - I will share everything I experience, openly and honestly, so that  you can form a more realistic interpretation of whether this approach may work for you.  I know I haven't read everything there is to read about HCG, but I have read a fair amount.  I do have some concerns and I will share them too.  

My goal in setting up this blog is twofold - 1) it gives me a place to log my experiences in an organized manner which provides accountability for me and  2) I hope that I may help you in making a wise decision about your personal health and fitness.  

I have no interest in promoting any product or service.  I am simply a woman who has battled obesity my entire life and I wish to put this battle behind me.  I want to wake up every morning with energy and vitality.  I want to move on to continue my life's dream of promoting fitness in children and teens.  

Tuesday, Sept 7th

Today is the first day on the VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diet - 500 calories).  I started taking the sublingual drops on Sunday and Monday, 3 doses each day (10 drops for each dose under my tongue).  This morning was the first day of school for my kids, so I took a short walk with my dog after seeing them off at the bus stop.  I understand that it is best to get some type of mild activity each day, but not anything too intense/high calorie burning.  The walk was perfect.   I'm very sore today, so I only walked about one-half of a mile.

Since then, I've been on the computer too much - so after setting up this blog, I'm going to keep this to a brief update each day so it doesn't become a chore!

I plan to follow the protocol closely, but I am making adjustments too.  For instance, I plan to include some type of protein in each meal because I believe that eating a balanced meal is very important.  The protocol suggests eating protein with the two small meals and only having a fruit in the morning.  I changed this and I absolutely loved the shake I made - I make protein shakes frequently, but had never done this one before - it was perfect!  Give it a try:

Breakfast - Strawberry Protein shake:

1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese - 45 calories

5 oz fresh strawberries  - 50 calories

1 cup crushed ice

water
Blend well in blender or with a handy dandy immersion blender.  If you don't have one of these, get one now!  It's indispensible.  It can also be messy if you're not careful and never leave it unattended - ha!

Green tea

Plan for the rest of the day:

Lunch:

Large salad, mixed greens - about 40 calories

3 oz boiled chicken, (preseasoned with a pampered chef Moroccan rub) 100 calories

juice of one lemon - 10 calories
Green tea (pomegranate and raspberry)

Dinner:

1 oz   brown rice - 40

3 oz boiled fish - 100 calories

lemon

1 large fresh cucumber - 40

cabbage/tomato soup with  onion, celery - 15 calories

Snack 

1 small apple - 50 calories

1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese or plain yogurt - 45 calories