Diet day 5: When I weighed this morning I was down 11 pounds. I'm not really hungry but I'm craving things like mad. I miss carbs and I'm headachy from caffeine withdraw. Right now I'd kill for a potato in any form and I've only been down to 500 calories for 3 days.
My HCG drops arrived today. I think I'll start on Sunday. I need to go grocery shopping and have measurements first.
HCG is a hormone. It is manufactured by a woman's body during pregnancy to keep her body from going into starvation mode as the baby takes more of her nutrients and calories. It's safe to take for non-pregnant women and for men and has the same result of stopping the starvation mechanism of storing calories as body fat. It also triggers the body to release fat reserves. This allows a person to go on a radically low calorie diet and to basically have her body devour itself. Not a pretty way to say it, but that's what it does.
While orally taking the drops a I will be on a 500 calorie diet. All I will be allowed to drink is water, coffee or tea, but instructed to drink lots of it. I have discussed it with my doctor first. I'm excited and scared. Perhaps scared isn't the right term, but it's close. I suppose nervous could work, but not quite. I'm mostly afraid of myself and my lack of will power. I know I need to do something though. In the last few years I have ballooned up to over 260 lbs, most of which is belly fat. Belly Fat, of course, increases risks Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke. All the extra weight also strains my joins and causes me a lot of pain. Also, on a conceited note, as I get bigger, my skin breaks out more.
The Diet that goes along with the drops is also designed to reset the Hypothalamus, the portion of the brain that control hunger and cravings. This is an important step for long-term success. One can only take the drops for a maximum of 42 days at a time. after a round of drops she has to take a minimum of 4 weeks off before starting again if needed or wanted. During this respite she is on a maintenance diet.
It's going to be challenging. Wish me luck.
