It’s the First HCG Day: Article 13
Today was the first day of my 25 day stint on the HCG diet. The first two days are loading days so today was a piece of cake; almost literally! (I didn't have any cake, but it would have been a good idea).
The loading days require dieters to eat a lot of calories and aim for high fat calories. It sounds strange, but Those are the rules. They call them loading days. The first two days of the homeopathic HCG protocol diet require "loading."
The homeopathic HCG protocol explains the loading days as necessary for the body to use in absorbing the HCG. So who am I to question it? It's not like "loading" wasn't a lot of fun! Although you aren't asked to do the low calorie diet on the first two days (far from it) you are asked to take the oral drops three times daily as you will when you're on the low calorie diet. And I did. So that's good. I thought I'd have a hard time remembering, but it wasn't too bad. Then again, it was only the first day.
You have to store the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula in a cool place. That little requirement could be problematic if you need to transport it (to work or on a trip, etc.) but since it's winter I don't foresee a problem. Even if I do have to transport it somewhere...it's still going to be in a cool place. That's just a little side thought; a bonus for doing the HCG diet in the winter!
I woke up first thing in the morning and weighed myself (170) and then went about the day making sure that there was plenty of fun foods around for loading. I called Lisa and she also started the diet as planned. So far we're pretty happy with our decision to start the day before Thanksgiving because Thanksgiving is probably the MOST perfect loading day all year long. If you need advice on what type of foods to have during loading here are some that you could try: queso and chips, tamales, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, apple pie, cheese, hamburgers, french fries, ice cream, chocolate shakes, cake...anything you think is yummy basically. (I secretly just wanted to think about all my favorite food indulgences one more time before I go without!)
The first day on HCG is complete. I weighed myself in the morning and took note of it on a pad on my bedside table as required. I took the HCG formula three times per day as required. I took the B-Total Sublingual once in the morning as suggested. And I've got one more loading day tomorrow before the homeopathic HCG protocol has me starting my very low calorie diet.
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.