I had a fabulous walk this morning. I tried to gauge my energy level and didn't go too far. I turned around when I just started getting tired. So I only did 20 minutes, but it was all uphill going, plus there was the huge hill up to my house and the stairs down to it. (I decided I could do hill up and stairs down more easily than stairs up -- those are my two choices.)
It is soooo lush right now. Every yard is full of flowers. One large yard was wall to wall blooming blue morning glories. So gorgeous! I am lucky to live in this little oasis in the desert.
I wanted to mention that the homeopathic drops I purchased were the hCG1234 drops. A fairly newcomer to the market. I believe. They have a 24 hour support line for questions which is very cool.
It is strange, though, that there is so much different info out there. I know the hCG1234 diet strictly prohibits Omega 3 oils or supplements, and yet another site touts Omega 3 supplements as the remedy for ridding yourself of hunger and foggy head while on hCG.
So for lunch I had 100 g of red sockeye salmon and 2 rye crisp. I noticed I am eating my full quota of protein/fat earlier and earlier every day. The first day I ate my last protein at 5:30, yesterday is was 3:30, and today, I've already had the last before 2 p.m. That leaves 2 veggies and 1 fruit for my dinner and snack. (I had an orange for breakfast.) Hmmmm...as soon as I said that, I realized that I'm having 3 fruits a day instead of two. The first day I had two apples and then strawberries in my smoothie. Yesterday I had 1/2 grapefruit, an apple, and then strawberries/frozen peaches in my smoothie. This morning I had an orange, and the fruit in my smoothie, and I'm planning on an apple for my evening snack.
I think I'll do alright as long as I stay under 800 calories/day. My friend Wendy told me that her friends who exercised daily while on the hCG did 800 calories/day in order to have more energy. It did not seem to impede their weightloss.
The first day I had 730 calories, and yesterday I had 610. I've already had 512 calories today, but my salad and apple for later shouldn't be more that 130 calories, so I should be fine for a total of 642 calories.
I find I CAN live with no cream in my coffee since we buy a great organic, free-trade Dark Sumatran from Amazon. It's really tasty black, and I've NEVER said that about any coffee before.
Lots of good, brewed iced tea made with PG Tips -- England's most popular brand. I can drink that with or without my Stevia. I use liquid Stevia from Sweet Leaf. I've not really experimented with others because I'm quite satisfied with the Sweet Leaf. As little aftertaste as possible. And less is more. I've found I'm better using 4 drops instead of 6 in 8 - 12 oz drinks. And the stuff can be used to sweeten anything. I also use it in my smoothies.
I still haven't measured myself, and I must, or it will be a bit tough to gauge my loss without a scale.
So all-in-all, at this point I'm not craving, not starving, not tempted, not regretting. Everything is going pretty well. I feel happy and upbeat. But now I have to get to work -- I mean paid work. LOL. More soon.
Jade
Hi Jade, I wish you the best of luck on this diet. I also started a diet a few days ago, the UltraSimple diet, which is a detox, de-inflammation, determine your food allergies diet. It took a whole lot of front-end work to get it set up, but now it is actually quite easy. My goal is to lose 30 pounds. That's still 15 pounds above high school weight, but it's a good weight for my age. I had my thyroid removed a few years ago, plus I'm very inactive, probably insulin-resistant, and so losing weight ain't easy for me, either. I've recently returned to jogging. To lose even one pound a week, I find I need to jog 16 miles. Good thing I love to jog.
ReplyDeleteHi, Cathy! I, too, need to detox. I've asked a friend to share with me how she accomplished her detox, what products she may have used, or if she had outside intervention.
ReplyDeleteI had been doing an anti-inflammatory diet before I started the hCG. It was so great to figure out that we don't really have to put up with all those aches and pains!
Yes, it truly is a good thing that you love to jog. Gayle and I walked 3 1/2 miles on Sunday, so I have an idea of what it would take every day for me to do that kind of mileage in a week. I think that's where a lot of folks get discouraged, me included. Once our bodies become so resistant to the weight loss, it becomes excruciating to do what it takes to lose. With a 30-pound goal that will very likely work for you. With my 90 pound goal, though, I know I would give up way before I made it -- even if I was seeing progress.
That's the beauty of the hCG. But I'm sure it's not for everyone. Thanks for weighing in. ><