I started the HCG diet today. I’m following the homeopathic HCG protocol for 25 days. I’m working with HCG Diet Direct’s program and products. The first day wasn’t too bad. I actually really quite enjoyed it. But just to be clear…I haven’t had to start the low calorie dieting part of it yet. Loading is the only requirement on the first 2 days of the diet.
That means that for the first two days you’re supposed to eat as many high fat and high calorie foods as possible; thus the name “loading.” It was pretty enjoyable to eat whatever I want and for once reach for the yummiest thing on the table instead of the thing that I should probably have instead. Nice! Maybe by tomorrow night I’ll be so sick of all the high fat, high calorie food that I’ll be more than ready to cut back to 500 calories for the remainder of the 25 day diet. I can hope, right?
But the actual reason for the Loading day according to the homeopathic HCG protocol is that it gives the body time to absorb the HCG into the body. During loading days you are required to go ahead and start the homeopathic HCG drops. I followed the rules. I took them three times today. Each time I didn’t eat or drink for 15 minutes before or after I took them. And I held them under my tongue for 15 seconds before swallowing the liquid.
The formula does need to be kept in a cool place so it could be a tiny bit problematic if you have to cart it around in the summer. But for right now I can cart it around anywhere and it’s going to stay cool enough because it’s winter. So that’s an advantage of doing the diet in the winter season; less worry about storage.
So I’ll run through my routine with you. I got out of bed this morning. I weighed myself and found I was right at 170 pounds; pretty typical for me. I escalate back and forth in a pretty wide range, but this is a normal number. I took my HCG formula and my B-Total Sublingual (a vitamin supplement I purchased) and then I went about my day. All I needed to do today was make sure that I ate a lot and often. I aimed for a lot of my favorites that I’ll be missing in the upcoming weeks. It was a bittersweet goodbye.
So I’ve successfully completed my first day on the HCG diet. It was absolutely easy. Although I fear the low calorie part of it is going to be a much more difficult prospect for me. But for today…I don’t have to worry about that. It’s all about loading!
Amelia Handley studied exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.
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