I started this journey in January and stopped writing in May, only a few pounds less than where I had started...
What's changed since then? Not much in terms of my weight, I'm still at about 230lbs and unhappy with my weight.
But I have a new plan....
It started with a training session at work, with a trainer sent by the company. She and I hit it off, and were chatting between sessions. We got to talking about dieting, she said she was dieting- and had lost 35lbs in six weeks. Whooa- what?? She told me about the Hcg diet, with injections and a 500 calorie a day diet. I was, of course, skeptical. Anyone can lose 35lbs in six weeks on only 500 calories a day. I’ve done it! She told me yes, but the difference was that she wasn’t hungry. Now you diet veterans know that at 500 calories a day, you’d eat wallpaper if it was grilled and had a little salt. She also told me that you don’t end up with the saggy skin- something that always grossed me out with the Biggest Loser contestants- they look like empty balloons. She urged me to do some internet research, and so I did. And it wasn’t so much what I read as what I saw that made me sit up and pay attention. The before/after pictures were stunning. Like wow.
I was excited, but the idea of buying drugs from overseas was unsettling. And it takes so long! So I decided to give the homeopathic Hcg drops a try. I’ve used homeopathic remedies in the past, and they defy medical explanation- but then again, so does Hcg! I bought the drops, a giant box of grissini imported from Italy, a food scale, and today I begin.
I’m taking weekly pictures (or trying to at least) and chronicling how things go. When I was looking at the concept of Hcg dieting, the personal journeys of people like me were the most comforting, and seeing their progress was encouraging. I hope that this blog can maybe do the same for someone else who is searching, as well as a continued source of accountability for me...
And off we go!
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