Day 1 of VLCD (very low calorie diet)

Today was the first day of the very low calorie diet (500 calories) and it went pretty well.  I bought new storage bowls so I can get some food together premade for faster meals and on the go and a new chopper.  Pulled down the George Forman Grill for fast easy cooking.  I took the advice from others on the forum of using foil on the grill for easy cleanup & it worked great.

Also bought a meat grinder to make some ground beef and chicken.  We watched a documentary on organic foods and processing plants.  We're gonna try to slowly move over to organic.  I bought some great organic shampoo, conditioner & soap from Walmart called Giovanni I think.

Anyway, had no hunger issues today at all and energy level is good so far.  I take a 5000mcg B12 pill each morning.  I had strawberries for breakfast, lean sirloin tips and tomato for lunch and shrimp and lettuce with a bit of Waldrons dressing for dinner.  Orange and half of an apple for snacks.  Unfortunately I only got 1/2 of my water in.  Will try harder tomorrow!

My Loading Days

My HCG came in Wednesday! I was a little nervous mixing it up and transfering between vials and syringes but all went well. I went ahead and filled up 11 syringes and put them in a tupperware container in the fridge that way I can just grab one in the mornings and go.

On my first load day and I didn't realize how hard it would be! That morning I ate 4 scrambled eggs, 4 pieces of bacon and a glass of whole milk with protein powder. I tried but couldn't finish the eggs and had to choke down the milk! Then for lunch I had a small frozen pizza with more milk. Ughhh! My kids wanted tacos and burritos since it was Cinco De Mayo day. I LOVE that kind of food but just thinking about it was making my stomach turn! I ended up having 1 taco and 1 burrito, then some peanut butter as a snack later.

I woke up the next morning to find I had gained 1 pound. That was a bit of a bummer since I needed to gain a few on the two load days to prepare for this diet. The second day I ate more scrambled eggs and 2 sausage patties for breakfast at work. Then for lunch I had another small frozen pizza but couldn't eat the last two slices. I snacked on cheese and almonds, then had another protein shake later. For dinner...more pizza! Yuk. I could only handle 2 slices and now think I hate pizza. I have a feeling I won't be feeling that way when the diet is over though!

Then this morning I wake up and find I lost that pound! What the hell? All I can hope for is that the protein will help me out over this week. This is my thrid day of injecting myself and it's easy peasy! I truly can't feel a thing. This HAS to be better than drops? It's my understanding they don't taste great and you have to hold them under your tongue for 10 minutes. I just gotta stick and go which is great with my mornings!