Week 1

Daily Diary
Week 1
Wt 196   BMI  38%

Day 1
Received:  B-12 injection, first HCG injection, supplements, printout with HCG protocol and diet.
Took the supplements, ate what I wanted, got a bit of a "hot flash" feeling in the afternoon, went shopping to prep for day 3.  Seemed like I went to the bathroom alot.  6 days caffeine free!  Yay!

Day 2
Took the HCG injection first thing in the morning.  Took a supplement.  Ate what I wanted.  Actually, I've approached these first two days of eating with a mental attitude of temporarily saying "goodbye" to some of my favorite foods.  There are some foods that I will not be able to eat for the next month and the three weeks following the final HCG injection.  At that point, I'll be re-introducing starches gradually.  But there are some foods that I will eat far less often.  I need to break the bread habit.  As a busy mother, there are a lot of meals prepared on-the-go, and after awhile you can find that your eating habits mirror the favorite foods of your kids because its hard to cook two different meals.  So I probably eat more pizza, PB&J, grilled cheese, hot dogs, tacos, mac 'n cheese, top ramen and bacon 'n'eggs, than I ever did when I was single.  There is a lot of starch in the favorite foods of most kids.  And though I don't eat their foods most of the time, the point is that the starchy stuff IS always around and a temptation.  That is going to have to change if I'm to keep the weight off.  7 days caffeine free.  I am feeling a little sluggish and tired today, but I didn't sleep well last night.  Went shopping and got the rest of the groceries that I'll need to complete the first week of the diet.

Day 3
Took the HCG injection first thing in the morning.  Started the 500 calorie/day diet.  Breakfast: 2 egg whites (42) Mid-morning 1/2 apple (36) Lunch:  100g chicken breast (110), 1 cup of sliced strawberries (49), 1 cup of celery strips (17)  Dinner: 100g chicken breast (110), 1/2 apple (36), 1 cup of celery strips (17). I'm only at 417 calories.  My doctor said I could snack on celery strips because they're practically free.  So I'll probably have some more before I go to bed tonight.  I also did prep work on the food.  I pre-cooked the portions of chicken breast and pre-measured the strawberries and celery slices and put the items in small snack containers.  That way if I get in a hurry, my food is ready. 30 minutes eliptical - 300 calories

Day 4
This was a hard day.  I woke up crabby and irritable.  I took my HCG injection.  I had my 2 egg whites.  At 9:00 I had an apple.  I was craving starch so bad it wasn't funny.  I went to the store to get some groceries and decided that I didn't care what my doctor said, the HCG diet said I could have Melba toast.  So I bought some and had some.  I stayed on target with the diet for the rest of the day; however, I was struggling with low blood sugar (I tend to be hypoglycemic at times).  Dr. Simeon had said 2 teaspons of sugar would be OK.  I had a glucose tablet instead.  I had dinner around 4:30.  I took another glucose tablet at 6:30 because it was my regularly scheduled workout with my personal trainer and I did not want to crash during the workout.  I was fine.  I came home and I wasn't hungry.
Day 5
I was not hungry when I woke up this morning. This was a first. I ate breakfast because I knew I could not skip a meal. With the hypoglycemia I usually have to eat something every three hours to manage my blood sugar. So I'm eating the fruit between the main meals. Eating 1/2 grapefruit at 10am. Grapefruit is an allowed fruit on the diet and a great choice because it is the best fruit for hypoglycemia. The sugar in grapefruit breaks down very slowly - so it lasts longer in your system and you're less likely to spike and crash. (Later) I wasn't hungry, but I felt irritable in the afternoon. I felt "achy".
Day 6
I felt crummy and fatigued. I stuck with the diet until about 2:00 in the afternoon. Then my craving for bread overtook me as my family and I were shopping and stopped at the food court. I never stood a chance with the pretzel bites. I had 7.
Day 7
Today I stuck to the diet meticulously. It was easier. I wasn't hungry, I didn't have cravings today, and I didn't feel "achy". I found and incorporated the grissini breadsticks into the diet plan today. Although my doctor didn't want me to have them until next week, I figure it was in Dr. Simeons plan even in the first week, and hopefully it will keep me from another cheating moment.