Day 16

146 lbs. I feel like a ping pong. Need to break through the 145 lbs. The only thing I did yesterday was probably have more than 1/2 cup of zucchini which would have been around 14 calories. I didn't have a full cup, more likely 3/4 cup. I also had tilapia @ approximately 4 ozs. instead of 3.5. It was still low calorie-98. And, I may not have had all the water I should have. I'll just keep plugging along.

Day 15

145 lbs.

Day 14

146 lbs. Back on track. This is 12 lbs. in 2 wks. I'll take it!

Day 13

147 lbs. That's a 2 lb. gain although I didn't cheat at all yesterday. I guess you win some and lose some. From all the stories I've read about people who cheated on this hCG diet, I wish I WOULD have cheated for these 2 lbs.! There would have been more satisfaction in it.

I am having a little trouble with the injections. Trying to get the needle part of the syringes to stay connected to the syringe when you pull the cap off has been a challenge. When I open the package I twist the needle into the plunger...righty, tighty. Then, the cap is on really tight and there's a struggle to get it off to either pull in the hCG or actually give myself the shot without accidentally pulling the needle part off and sticking my finger, not to mention losing the solution down the sink. There must be a trick I don't know about.

Day 12

145 lbs. Well, that makes up for yesterday and brings the total loss thus far to 13 lbs. ! This has been a tremendous start to a diet that is not hard to follow. It really makes it easy to stick to the diet when the weight comes off this fast. I would feel so guilty if I cheated at this point. I do have my eyes fixed on the end of the diet when I can eat anything I want (within reason) with the exception of starches and sugars for 3 weeks.

I was reading in the book last night about taking off the abnormal fat of the "disorder." Once this is off is where your body resets its metabolism and you should be able to eat what you want. My new plan of action at that time with regards to food will be a grazing through the day approach. Nutri-System does this also. Yo just eat something light every few hours and then you're not inclined to binge on any one meal. Apparently, the three meals a day plan is something established by modern civilization. Our ancestors ate on the run and only when they were hungry. I'm wrapping my head around this concept and will try to live my life in this vein.

Today was tough. I didn't get to eat dinner until after 7:30 pm. I stuck to the calories, but my day was hectic and long and I'm sure I wasn't able to drink enough water.

Day 11

147.5 lbs. A friend told me yesterday that the fastest weight comes off in that first week. Now my losses should slow down a bit, but I will not be discouraged by that. I'm still envisioning losing at least 5 lbs. per week. I need to read the book over again now that I have some experience with this hCG diet.

Day 10

147.5 lbs. The day went well, but dinner was very delayed, even the fruit I normally have in the afternoon. I'm sure I didn't get my 2nd meal until 7:30 pm. By that time I was getting a little grouchy. It didn't help that the kid wanted "tater tots" with her soup for dinner. So far, I think my biggest cravings have been for fries and those tater tots. The fries part was probably instigated by my having to recently rate Helium.com articles on the best fries in the country. I'd forgotten about Arby's curly fries!