Day 1 - Easy as Pie!

Day 1

Today was my first day of daily HCG injections. Now I can honestly say, from experience, that there is NO pain involved in these injections.  Giving the injections will be the easiest part of this journey! Today was really as easy as pie today but for a very good reason!  Day 1 and 2 are gorge days.

According to the diet protocol you are to eat a high fat diet for the first 2 days. There is more than one reason behind this. First, the HCG supposedly takes a couple of days to "kick in" and suppress your appetite. I'm not sure I agree with this because I definitely noticed a difference in my appetite today. Second, the HCG is meant to trigger your body to break down abnormal fat stores. Eating higher fat foods for the first couple of days helps train your body to attack the fat. Then when you eliminate the fat from your diet on day 3 your body will go after the fat stores. Lastly, it is important to ensure that your NORMAL fat stores are well stocked! Normal fat stores are those that protect your organs. If these fat stores are lacking then your body will resist letting any fat go. I highly doubt any of my fat stores have been lacking but I'm enjoying my last 2 days of eating however I want.

I did my grocery shopping today and bought lots of apples, oranges, chicken breasts, spinach, etc. My diet for the next 40 days is going to be boring to say the least. My feeling about this is that I can do anything for 40 days. After the 40 days there are two 3 week maintenance phases where you slowly add back in starches, carbs, and sugars in moderation. This diet may offer quick weight loss but it is not a magic pill. It will take determination and commitment just as any diet program requires! 

Summer clothes here I come!!