Day 59

132 lbs. Yeah!! I thought I blew it yesterday and here's why:

2 eggs
cheese
orange
apple
tilapia
cauliflower
cheese again
nectarine
honeydew
shrimp
1 whole small box of fresh mushrooms
2 Tbs. salsa, a little onion and jalapenos
large glass of red wine
1 oz. of peanuts
more cheese

I stayed the same weight! One of two things is happening. Either my metabolism has been sped up, which was the goal of the hCG diet or my food choices are much more responsible. With respect to the peanuts, there were 5g of carbs and 2g sugar in that itzy bitzy ounce. But, I was able to savor it one nut at a time and not feel deprived. I was also proud of my willpower to actually measure out those peanuts (160 calories) and risk what might happen. Poof, nothing happened. I am so thrilled.

Day 57

131.5 lbs! OK, here's the list of what I ate yesterday and still managed to lose one lb.:

At least 1 cup of honeydew melon
At least 10 dried apricots

One tilapia filet
At least 1 cup of fresh asparagus
One string cheese
2 plums
1 orange
1 nectarine
8-10 shrimp
1 whole bag of frozen broccoli
1 more string cheese
2 Tbs. salsa, a little onion and a little jalapeno

Wow!!!! Can that be repeated? This is day 8 of the 3 week phase 3. I wonder if my metabolism is resetting?

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.