In the first blog of Christmas, my blogger (that would be me) gave to me (that would be you) the story of HCG... Those of you who have been following these random rants that I put out...(and that's ALL of you, right?), know that I have been promising to lose weight and get back in shape, (IN shape... you had to have been in shape at one time to go back there), yada, yada, yada, over and over again. Well, thanks to the world wide web and a website called DealChicken.com, that process has been going on since I returned from my island paradise. I have told no one except for the people at work and my friend Victor (who I told earlier today). And now it is time to broadcast this experiment to all of blogdom...
DealChicken.com is a website that offers discounts on services and products and restaurants and sends an email every day with a new deal. Before I went to Aruba a deal appeared for the HCG diet from a doctor and weight loss clinic in Scottsdale for a 6 week program. The program normally costs over 700 dollars. I got in for 200. I made my appointment for the day after I returned from Aruba...(didn't want to miss out on those vacation restaurant meals!). I had a consultation and received my HCG...(sub-lingual tabs--shots would have been a deal breaker). I was told to eat as much fat as I could (no problem--it was my regular routine) for 2 days while taking the HCG. Then I went on a 500 calorie a day diet starting Wednesday, December 7. The HCG is a hormone that triggers the use of stored fat through the hypothalamus when the body burns the 500 calories. The stored fat is burned instead of food. The result is that there is no fatigue, no sluggishness, no loss of energy at all. To make a long story short...(and you know I HATE to do that), I never felt so good eating so little. The results so far: Today is day 18 of the diet (you weigh yourself every morning) and the scale read 197.8! Nineteen ugly pounds of fat (no, my head did not fall off) have been burned off my frame. My energy levels are through the roof and I am reteaching myself how and when to eat and all the information was given to me by the center and their staff.
Now, I know some of you may be worried about possible side effects, but there is none...(at least in my case). I have not grown a set of man-boobs, I don't wish to have a child, and I'm still a woman chasing pig...(did I really need to add that last tidbit of information?). I feel great and just to be sure I scheduled some medical testing on the 22nd of this month (last Thursday) through Life Line Screening. I did the entire gamut of tests available...carotid artery, abdominal artery, P.A.D, blood work, osteoporosis and some I can't remember. The results? Everything is good. Triglycerides-normal, blood pressure-115/64, cholesterol-154 (down 55 pts from last check). I will get the rest of the results in the mail when it goes to the lab. I have 12 days to go and then I begin Phase II which introduces more food choices and gets me off the HCG. Again, all the information and guesswork is taken out by the weight loss center. After 3 weeks of non-HCG eating (resetting the hypothalamus and stabilizing my weight, I will be ready to incorporate my new eating habits in the world of restaurants and parties. Another plus to the program is that there is no flabby, saggy skin or stretch marks from the weight loss because your body is burning the stored fat and the loss is not from starvation (even though 500 calories seems like it). I'm drinking 4 to 5 liters of water per day and taking vitamins and I look good...(OK, as good as I could possibly look, the diet isn't a miracle worker).
So the first blog of Christmas is a good one. I started this diet before the New Year's resolutions because my resolution is to keep this up in the coming year through increased exercise and smart eating. I want to hang around here for awhile and watch my nieces and my cousins' kids (that's ALL my cousins, Anna) grow up. I have a bucket list and need some time to cross off the things I want to do and accomplish while I can and this is a great step toward that goal. Merry Christmas to all of you from the formerly rotund blogger. Get ready because I have 11 more blogs coming at you this holiday season. (One a day, like the vitamins). Ho,Ho,Ho, I'm out of here...
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