I quit.
This is doing awful things to my mind and body.
500 calories a day is not enough to function.
I quit
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Day 3: Update
No more vomiting, thank goodness.
On a side note, I've been having hunger pains since....6pm? I had my "dinner" at four, and one of my two allotted snacks at seven, and just ate the other one. Not feeling much better.
I had a severe dizzy spell while driving home from work. (Real safe, huh?)
I feel like all upper brain functions have been switched off.
On a side note, I've been having hunger pains since....6pm? I had my "dinner" at four, and one of my two allotted snacks at seven, and just ate the other one. Not feeling much better.
I had a severe dizzy spell while driving home from work. (Real safe, huh?)
I feel like all upper brain functions have been switched off.
Day 3: Preemptive
I got up extra early today so i could make my lovely 500 calorie meals and take them to work with me, had my cup of tea that was supposed to be "breakfast," prepared my snacks so they could go to work with me, faithfully took my multivitamin, and.......
I puked. Twice. In ten minutes. Urgh. May or may not be related to the diet, as the stomach flu has been making the rounds at my workplace. I feel fine now, but I felt fine for like 5 minutes after the first time I lost it too, before the second wave hit.
Probably going to skip school and see if I can keep control over bodily functions enough to go to work.
I puked. Twice. In ten minutes. Urgh. May or may not be related to the diet, as the stomach flu has been making the rounds at my workplace. I feel fine now, but I felt fine for like 5 minutes after the first time I lost it too, before the second wave hit.
Probably going to skip school and see if I can keep control over bodily functions enough to go to work.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Day 2
Nothing really ground breaking going on. I weighed myself this morning and realized I had forgotten to yesterday, so I'm going to count today's weigh in as my starting weight: 226.3 lbs.
Epic urination continues in increasing frequency. Possibly losing 'water weight' as its nearly transparent?
Went grocery shopping to stock up on the things I'm allowed to eat.
Other than that, nothing really of note to mention. The hard part starts tomorrow.
Epic urination continues in increasing frequency. Possibly losing 'water weight' as its nearly transparent?
Went grocery shopping to stock up on the things I'm allowed to eat.
Other than that, nothing really of note to mention. The hard part starts tomorrow.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
First Post WOOOOOO
Why HCG?
I could tell you all sorts of things about how I did tons of research, how I thought this was the best choice for my body, etc etc, but they would all be lies. I did little to no research before deciding to do the HCG diet. In all honesty, I’d never even heard of it until a coworker of mine mentioned that she was starting it, and hey, would I like to do it with her?
So I said sure, and headed over to my local GNC (which is a short walk from the department store I work in. YAY malls!) and walked out with $60 less than I had when I walked in. Knowing literally next to nothing about the diet or associated products, I looked at the local GNC girl and said “tell me what to buy,” so she sold me HGC Platinum X-30, complete with a photo of Carmen Electra on the front. I thought it seemed totally legit.
So I went back to work and busted open my totally legit-looking, Carmen Electra endorsed, $60 diet drops. It came with a handy manual telling me exactly what I can and can’t eat. For me, this is awesome. I’m a terrible cook. I’m even worse at coming up with creative and tasty meals. So having something that tells me precisely that I have 5 possible proteins, and 10 or so veggies to pick from is like… really super awesome easy. Mix and match!
My handy dandy manual has a breakdown of exactly how this diet is supposed to go. I start taking the drops and then the first two days I eat…. Hamburgers? Pizza? Fried Chicken? Donuts? ANYTHING I WANT? I’m totally on board, y’all! Seriously, the first two days are called “fat building” days. Totally thought that defeated the purpose, but whatever. The next 38 days are spent on an extremely low calorie diet which has me quaking in my boots, but supposedly the drops “mobilize fat” whatever the hell that means, so you live off your fat instead of the food you’re taking in. They also act as a diet suppressant.
The diet claims that if the diet is strictly followed, you can lose up to a pound of day. As you can tell, I’m pretty skeptical. BUUUUT, seeing as I’m mostly doing this for the “what the hell” factor, and to help support a coworker, I’ll give it a shot. And, if it works, it will have been a worthwhile investment of time, money, and hunger pains.
So here we go….
Day 1:
No wonder the drops suppress your appetite. They taste like strawberry and acetone. No, really, they’re not that bad. They’re sickeningly sweet, and they kind of burn/tingle like Listerine. It doesn’t help that you have to hold them under your tongue for 5 minutes before you can swallow them. I don’t know about anyone else, but I can’t hold something under my tongue and swallow at the same time, so by the end of the 5 minutes I have a pretty gnarly buildup of saliva. But honestly, if this is the worst that happens and I lose the weight that the diet claims I will, I can deal with nasty five minute old saliva.
Today is my first “fat loading” day, so I’ve been a total “everything that’s bad for you” whore. I had McDonalds for breakfast, Taco Bell for lunch, and my signature heart-clogging alfredo recipe for dinner (seriously A STICK of butter, AND 8 oz cream cheese.) I also munched on left over Halloween candy pretty much all day. Seeing as I have yet to really “start” the diet, I have very little to report on.
I have, however, noticed small changes after starting the drops. As previously mentioned, I work in a mall. In the same parking complex as said mall, there is a Taco Bell. As it is convienient for lunch-break runs, I eat a fricking lot of Taco Bell. I have a few favs, but one of my guilty pleasures is the #6. 2 Chalupas, with chicken and nacho cheese, and it also comes with a crunchy taco and a large drink. I get this all the time and I always totally pig out and eat the whole thing. Today, after 1 dose of drops, I found I was literally incapable of finishing the whole meal. Half of my Dr. Pepper went in the trash and one of my Chalupas was given to one of my managers (because he’s dumb and didn’t bring a lunch and didn’t get a lunch break today).
At dinner, I try to make just enough for me and my husband as much as possible, and I usually split is so that I get about 1/3 of what I make, and he gets 2/3. Half way through my “me-sized” portion of dinner tonight, I groaned and handed my bowl to my husband because I literally could not eat any more. I still feel stuffed to the point of bursting. Which sucks, because it was delicious. I still haven’t finished my Root Beer that I opened with dinner either.
Also, this may or may not be related, but everything tasted ridiculously salty to me today.
And OMG the PEE. This may be waaaaaay TMI for anyone reading, but I’m the kind of person who has a 14 gallon tank. I can get away with peeing two, MAYBE three times a day. I’ve peed probably double that today, and the output is much more impressive.
I could tell you all sorts of things about how I did tons of research, how I thought this was the best choice for my body, etc etc, but they would all be lies. I did little to no research before deciding to do the HCG diet. In all honesty, I’d never even heard of it until a coworker of mine mentioned that she was starting it, and hey, would I like to do it with her?
So I said sure, and headed over to my local GNC (which is a short walk from the department store I work in. YAY malls!) and walked out with $60 less than I had when I walked in. Knowing literally next to nothing about the diet or associated products, I looked at the local GNC girl and said “tell me what to buy,” so she sold me HGC Platinum X-30, complete with a photo of Carmen Electra on the front. I thought it seemed totally legit.
So I went back to work and busted open my totally legit-looking, Carmen Electra endorsed, $60 diet drops. It came with a handy manual telling me exactly what I can and can’t eat. For me, this is awesome. I’m a terrible cook. I’m even worse at coming up with creative and tasty meals. So having something that tells me precisely that I have 5 possible proteins, and 10 or so veggies to pick from is like… really super awesome easy. Mix and match!
My handy dandy manual has a breakdown of exactly how this diet is supposed to go. I start taking the drops and then the first two days I eat…. Hamburgers? Pizza? Fried Chicken? Donuts? ANYTHING I WANT? I’m totally on board, y’all! Seriously, the first two days are called “fat building” days. Totally thought that defeated the purpose, but whatever. The next 38 days are spent on an extremely low calorie diet which has me quaking in my boots, but supposedly the drops “mobilize fat” whatever the hell that means, so you live off your fat instead of the food you’re taking in. They also act as a diet suppressant.
The diet claims that if the diet is strictly followed, you can lose up to a pound of day. As you can tell, I’m pretty skeptical. BUUUUT, seeing as I’m mostly doing this for the “what the hell” factor, and to help support a coworker, I’ll give it a shot. And, if it works, it will have been a worthwhile investment of time, money, and hunger pains.
So here we go….
Day 1:
No wonder the drops suppress your appetite. They taste like strawberry and acetone. No, really, they’re not that bad. They’re sickeningly sweet, and they kind of burn/tingle like Listerine. It doesn’t help that you have to hold them under your tongue for 5 minutes before you can swallow them. I don’t know about anyone else, but I can’t hold something under my tongue and swallow at the same time, so by the end of the 5 minutes I have a pretty gnarly buildup of saliva. But honestly, if this is the worst that happens and I lose the weight that the diet claims I will, I can deal with nasty five minute old saliva.
Today is my first “fat loading” day, so I’ve been a total “everything that’s bad for you” whore. I had McDonalds for breakfast, Taco Bell for lunch, and my signature heart-clogging alfredo recipe for dinner (seriously A STICK of butter, AND 8 oz cream cheese.) I also munched on left over Halloween candy pretty much all day. Seeing as I have yet to really “start” the diet, I have very little to report on.
I have, however, noticed small changes after starting the drops. As previously mentioned, I work in a mall. In the same parking complex as said mall, there is a Taco Bell. As it is convienient for lunch-break runs, I eat a fricking lot of Taco Bell. I have a few favs, but one of my guilty pleasures is the #6. 2 Chalupas, with chicken and nacho cheese, and it also comes with a crunchy taco and a large drink. I get this all the time and I always totally pig out and eat the whole thing. Today, after 1 dose of drops, I found I was literally incapable of finishing the whole meal. Half of my Dr. Pepper went in the trash and one of my Chalupas was given to one of my managers (because he’s dumb and didn’t bring a lunch and didn’t get a lunch break today).
At dinner, I try to make just enough for me and my husband as much as possible, and I usually split is so that I get about 1/3 of what I make, and he gets 2/3. Half way through my “me-sized” portion of dinner tonight, I groaned and handed my bowl to my husband because I literally could not eat any more. I still feel stuffed to the point of bursting. Which sucks, because it was delicious. I still haven’t finished my Root Beer that I opened with dinner either.
Also, this may or may not be related, but everything tasted ridiculously salty to me today.
And OMG the PEE. This may be waaaaaay TMI for anyone reading, but I’m the kind of person who has a 14 gallon tank. I can get away with peeing two, MAYBE three times a day. I’ve peed probably double that today, and the output is much more impressive.
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