My HCG Experience

Soo….I decided that I’m going to try the HCG diet.  This comes after much, much research into the topic.  No, I’m not crazy, or stupid.  I’m tired.  I’ve been struggling with this weight since high school.  Somehow, I had myself convinced that I had been in the 170s (which is still not that hot) back in high school.  Then I found my senior book, with pictures and all.  Let’s try 180s! I’m about the same freaking size.  I may have gained 10lbs over the last 6 years.  So it’s not like I’m trying to lose baby weight, or I suddenly ate myself into oblivion.  I’ve been struggling with this since high school, but for the sake of reeling things in, we’ll go with my graduation date of 2005.

A lot of people have a lot to say about this diet. 500 calories is crazy.  That’s unhealthy.  Did you hear about this risk, or that risk?  Well…. nobody had shit to say when I was baking cookies 2x a week, or not working out. Eating 3000 cals a day is crazy.  Being overweight is unhealthy.  Did you hear about this risk, or that risk of obesity? *rolls eyes*

I’m doing it.  I start today.  The science makes sense to me.  I personally know people who have done it with great success.  They look great, and I’m not just talking about from the weight loss. And they report that they feel great too.

Everyone says “Just work out, and eat right”.  “Slow and steady wins the race” and other “motivational” cliches.  Ok…so how am I supposed to feel when I bust my butt doing an hour of cardio 5 days a week for 2 weeks, stick to my calorie budget, and step on the scale to see…. 2lbs lost.  Out of the 40-50 that I need to lose to be in a healthy weight range.  That “results can take 2-3 months to be visible” thing kills me every time.  I’m a very results oriented person.  If I’m working hard on something, and I’m not seeing a change, how am I supposed to stay motivated to do it? I don’t. 

The majority of naysayers like to say “Oh, you’ll just gain the weight right back”.  Well…..if that’s the case, so do like 95% of dieters on all the other plans, including the ones who do it the “right” way.  Even many of the people on the Biggest Loser gained their weight back, so…. #missme.

You can’t work out while you’re doing, that’s not healthy!  How the #%&$ do you think I (and most others) ended up fat anyway?  Not working out is NOT a change from not working out! o_O

There’s no way you can survive on 500 calories, your brain wont function.  You’ll lose all of your hair, and muscle tone, and blaah blaaah blaaah.  Uhh…. nah.  For the 2&3rd months of my pregnancy with Izzy, I barely ate.  And when I say barely ate, I’m talking a cracker or two, which I ended up throwing up anyway.  The only thing I kept down was water.  I lost about 20lbs.  And I freaked out, and went crying to my OB, who told me to calm down.  I was fine, and Izzy was fine.  Would you like to know why?  Well, it’s because my body was running off of fat stores, which were being released because of the pregnancy hormone. Called Hcg.     (and just as a note, I had never heard of using hcg for weight loss.  But when I started reading about it, I remembered my dr. explaining this to me.)

So, with that rant out of the way, I’m ready to begin my journey! And I’m very, very excited.  After struggling, struggling, struggling to do it the “right” way for years, I’m ready to do a little “wrong” way.  I’ve never done any type of diet, other than restricting my calories and counting them. After so much struggle, the prospect that 30 days from now, I could be at my goal weight, is just…intoxicating to me.  Some may think it’s drastic, but to me, it’s no more drastic than a tummy tuck, or lipo, etc, etc.  Even Byron is with me, and he’s very much a skeptic.  He’s not taking the drops of course, because he is trying to GAIN, but here at home, he has decided to only eat what I can eat, and he’s going to support me along the way.

I’m starting this tumblr as a way to chronicle the journey, and maybe even help someone else who has decided to try this.  I will be using this as a jump start for myself.  Once I finish ALL of the phases (which is where a lot of people end up gaining the weight back, because they dont complete the program), I’ll be picking back up with my cardio, and still watching my calories.  I understand that it’s a lifestyle change, but I’m excited to get this head start on it!