Still Rolling on HCG…Day 16!
Day 16 on the HCG Diet. That means I’ve only less than 10 days left on the low calorie portion of the diet. Just to recap in case some of you are just joining us or in case some of you are forgetful: the diet starts off with 2 days of loading. Loading is taking in as much fatty calories as possible. This increases the absorption of the HCG into the body. After loading the very low calorie diet begins (500 calories per day). This lasts for 23 more days.
After the 23rd day on the very low calorie diet comes the HCG maintenance diet. I’m kind of big on preparation (or some might call it unnecessary torture since I don’t really have to worry about this extension of the diet for quite a bit). During the HCG maintenance diet you can eat as much food of any type of food you choose (up to 1500 calories per day). There are, of course, some heft exceptions to this eat anything rule. During the HCG maintenance diet you cannot eat: sugar, dextrose, sucrose, honey, molasses, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, starch of any kind, artificial sweeteners, fast food, trans fat, and nitrites.
When I first read it that seemed like a pretty big list of exceptions, but in comparison to the short list of approved foods while on the low calorie portion of the diet it’s no biggie! 1500 calories is a massive increase from 500, right? And I’m definitely accustomed to limiting my food intake after the 500 calorie portion of the diet. All this weight loss has definitely been inspiring me to keep heading in the right direction.
So that’s a general recap for you; now let’s move on to the details of day 16. I was at 156 this morning when I weighed. That’s exactly the same as yesterday which is a bummer because I ate really well yesterday. I decided that I’d add some green tea to today’s regimen in response (still don’t like it, but it seems to work) and I tried to drink more water.
I’m fine taking the HCG drops three times per day. And I think the B-Total drops are really helpful. I’m thinking of getting online and ordering some more for when these run out.
On day 16 I focused on leftovers. At lunch I had leftover green onion burger with Melba toasts and grapefruit. For dinner I had leftover chicken (the last of it) with strawberries and more Melba Toasts. I drank a ton of water. And I’m hoping I’ll drop down in weight again tomorrow; fingers crossed!
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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