HCG Day 1

From the time I was senior in high school, up to the time my first son was born I weighed about 175 pounds. I could eat cereal until the cows came home. I could play basketball for hours and hours with no side effects. When Kathy got pregnant with Tayson, and started gaining weight, I gained weight too. The problem was, when she had the baby and lost all the weight, I didn't. I slowly let myself get up to about 230 pounds last year. I started training for a half Ironman, started eating healthy, and did weight watchers, and got all the way down to 190. I felt great! I loved the comments I would get about how good I looked. Well, winter started, and my exercise stopped. Thanksgiving, Christmas, a Cruise later and I was back up to 220. A couple of months ago my sister-in-law Heidi started doing th HCG diet. She did the 26 day version and lost about 20 pounds. She looked great after had done it. So I started thinking, 26 days ... That would end the middle of April. Here is Utah, that is just when it starts getting nice enough to train outside. 26 days off would really help my aching knees and ankles recover. It could be a great kick start to a great summer. So I figured, why not?

I called around and found that Elase in Orem had the best prices on the initial consultation and the goods, so I called in and scheduled an appointment. I invited Kathy to come with me since she would be the one supporting and cooking for me. They gave me a paper that outlined what foods were acceptable and how much to eat when, and a printout of the original study. She said that it takes 3 days to really start working, so she could give me the first shot there in the office, which we did. Kathy gave it to me, and the needle was so small, I barely even felt that pinch you get when the needle pierces the skin.

Day one and two on the program are "Fat Loading" days, where you "eat to capacity". This seems counterintutive, but aparatly, its so during day 3 when I start the 500 calorie diet, it's not unbearable. I wish I knew this before my 4:00 appointment, as I was eating to stay under the 500 calorie mark for the day. I had a yogurt for breakfast and a handful of grapes for lunch. After finding this out we went to Chili's for dinner where I got the Chicken Crisper's and a full White Chocolate Molten Lava Cake. I also ate a bowl of cereal later in the evening.

Stay tuned for day 2