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Jill's HCG Diet Journey
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The HCG Gorge Days...
I must start by playing a bit of catch-up. Today is Tuesday, and I gorged this last weekend and let me tell you, it was AWFUL! I really did my research going into the weekend. I looked up nutrition facts for all the fast food and chain restaurants in my area to see where I could find the most FATTY food as I really don't keep that much of it in the house. I was shocked at what I found...and what I ended up eating. Here's how it broke down:
HCG Gorge Day 1: Saturday
HCG Gorge Breakfast - Cheesy eggs, bacon, toast with jam (okay, I wasn't really getting into it yet).
HCG Gorge Lunch - At Buffalo Wild Wings I split an order of popcorn shrimp and "Buffalo Chips" (big fat slices of deep-fried potato) with my husband as an appetizer, then I got the ribs and wings combo with French fries (totaling somewhere around 100 grams of fat).
HCG Gorge Dinner - From The Cheesecake Factory, I got the Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp and for dessert, the Pineapple Upside-down Cheesecake (which was amazing, by the way). I only ate about half of each, adding up to about 60 grams of fat.
HCG Gorge Day 2: Sunday
HCG Gorge Breakfast - My Cheesecake Factory leftovers (another 60 grams of fat)
HCG Gorge Lunch - A trip to Applebee's. In my research, Applebee's has the absolute FATTIEST dish I was able to find ANYWHERE. Granted, it's meant to be shared between 2 to 4 people, but the appetizer platter is crammed full of fat and I ate (almost) all of it myself, racking up another 150+ grams of fat (I only made it through about half of the spinach and artichoke dip).
HCG Gorge Dinner - I couldn't stand the idea of eating out again, so I went to the grocery store and got a Totino's pepperoni pizza (not the worst of the freezer pizzas, but it reminds me of my childhood) and two Greek yogurts (another 50 grams of fat altogether).
Overall it was a pretty good weekend. I felt pretty gross by the end of it, but I know that it was necessary. It really got me excited for smaller portions and more vegetables!
HCG Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) - Day 1
Ok, this is my last day playing catch-up, I promise! So as this is being written in retrospect, I promise to be completely honest. That being said, my first day of the VLCD was kind of miserable. The morning started out alright with a half a grapefruit for breakfast with a nice cup of tea, ant then I skirted my mid-morning hunger by drinking tons of water. I really felt fine until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, that's when the hunger started, but it didn't come to a head until about an hour after dinner. I got so hungry my stomach was growling and I developed a raging headache, so I admitted defeat, took a Tylenol PM, and hit the sack. It wasn't a fun day by any means, but my hard work really paid off in my morning weigh-in the next day...
HCG VLCD - Day 2
Down 4.0 lbs! All my gorge weight is gone! From here on out, it all counts toward my goal weight.
Today has been so much better! I got a headache in the morning, but I just took some aspirin and felt pretty good the rest of the day. I had the realization around lunch time that I needed to get some better ideas for food. So far, I hadn't made anything that I had actually enjoyed eating, and I am a huge food-lover, so I did some poking around on the DIY HCG Facebook Fan Page. There are some great VLCD chefs out there! It really got me excited to start being a little more creative with my menus. I even stopped at the grocery store on my way home to pick up some more veggies to try a few things out.
I have always had a rocky relationship with vegetables until recently. Up until about two years ago all I would eat was corn, potatoes, peas, and the occasional green bean. Now, with the help of my husband, I also eat broccoli, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes (not exactly vegetables, but close enough) celery, sometimes carrots, and onions. I don't think I could have handled the HCG Diet without these recent additions.
So, for dinner I made Mexican ground beef and tomatoes. I browned the extra-lean beef and broke it apart, seasoned it with onion powder, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper, then when the meat was almost done cooking I added a diced tomato, covered it, and let it simmer on low for almost 10 minutes until the tomato was completely cooked down. Oh my gosh, it was so good! I served it with a garlic Grissini breadstick and lemonade (juice of half a lemon, Lemon Drop Stevia, mixed into ice water). It's going to be hard not to have it again tomorrow! Then for dessert I sliced up an apple, sprinkled it with a powdered Stevia packet, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of cloves, then microwaved it for a few minutes. Again, SO GOOD!
All this satisfying food is really helping me feel better about this whole thing. I was a little nervous yesterday when I felt like "So this is it for the next 30 days?" Today I figured out the answer is no. I can do much better. I just need to get creative, drink lots of water, and not be afraid to try new things...because THAT is really what this is all about!
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