Days 1-7

Day 1, June 17

I started taking HCG sublingual drops that morning. The protocol states that during your first three days, you are supposed to stuff yourself and I did so with glee. I enjoyed coffee with real cream, peiroges with sour cream, everything bagels with extra cream cheese, Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch ice cream, and jalapeno poppers for dinner

Day 2, June 18

I ate pretty much the same amount of food that I did on day one. I know that I ate bagels again, but can't really remember what else I was able to stuff down. The thing that surprised me is how HUNGRY I was all day. It may have been a psychological thing, but every fifteen minutes, I was hungry.

Day 3, June 19

I was hungry again, all day long! At one point, just before dinner, I was almost willing to chew my left arm off just to ease the hunger pains. I ended up eating at Carrabba's for dinner that night and ate the last meal of a condemned woman, Spicy Calamari Ricardo, decadent traditional lasagna, a salad with yummy creamy Parmesan, and of course lots of hot fresh bread with olive oil and spices.

Day 4, June 20, 226.6 lbs

Today, I started the 500 calorie protocol. I already had canned lean chicken, which I portioned out into zipper baggies for grab & go eating. I ate tomatoes & cucumbers for my veggies for the day and had 2 apples. I had to portion out my apples throughout the day to keep from feeling like I was starving.

Day 5, June 21, 223.6

Saw a 3.3lb loss this morning. I think the first day or so is always the most dramatic in any diet.

I had chicken, lean roast beef, tomatoes, cucumber, apple slices, and strawberries today. Again, I was very hungry and had to portion out my fruits to control hunger pains.

Day 6, June 22, 221.2

2.4 lb loss this morning.

I had chicken, shrimp, tomatoes, cucumber, apple slices, and strawberries today. Hunger pains weren't as bad, but still there.

Day 7, June 23, 220.2

1 lb lost!

I had roast beef, chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, apple slices and strawberries again today. Didn't experience hunger pains, but still portioned out fruit, just to make sure.

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You'll notice that my food is very repetitive. As I'm just starting out, I'm only doing the basics. My problem is that I don't like some of the veggies available on Dr. Simeons' protocol. Tomatoes and Cucumbers are pretty much it at this point, although I did make some discoveries later on.