HCG Diet Day 5: I Hit the Wall

Today was tough. I stuck to the diet, but I could actually feel the effects of such sparse food intake today. On the drive to work I felt sluggish, and my reactions felt slow. By 10:15 I was hungry. I went to lunch at around 11:00 and actually ate my apple rather than saving it for an afternoon snack.

I drove across town back to my own office at about 1:00, and while I felt better and more responsive, I could tell my attention span was short. It was going to be a tough afternoon... especially since we make popcorn (one of my top 3 favorite snacks of all time) every Friday.

I managed to accomplish 90% of what I had put on my to-do list today, but it was mostly just due to will power and an encouraging visit from a coworker at about 3:30. She has done this diet as well, and reminded me that day 5 is usually the hardest.

On my way home Carley asked me to run a couple of errands. One of these errands included lugging around a 25 lb sack of chicken feed. I didn't mind, but it really pointed out the lack of energy I was feeling.

I returned home, ate dinner and laid on the couch for a few hours playing with the kids and talking to Carley. I am tired, and headed to bed. Before I go, I will share my menu for today. I am too pooped to type, so here is a copy-paste version. Fair warning, the formatting will probably be terrible :)

Breakfast	Calories
Nuclear - Pomegranate Berry Energy Drink	40
Lunch
Tyson - Prem. Chunk Chicken	120
Fresh Raw - Tomato Large	33
Apple - Golden Delicious	80
	233
Dinner
Angus Steak Burger	160
Green Beans	38
Melba Toast- Wheat, 1 piece	15
	213
Snacks
Melba Snacks	15
Peach 1 large	68
	83
Totals	569

HCG Day 4: Still Feeling OK

I was pretty surprised that today was still not all that bad. I remember days 2-4 being a hazy, headache filled mess the last time, but I had no headache today. I was alert and productive at work, accomplishes everything on my to-do list and only felt hungry at around 3:00. This was solved by an apple. All in all I have been very pleasantly surprised his go-around.

Breakfast was a couple Nuclear energy drinks (no sugar, only 10 calories).

Lunch was a can of chicken and a tomato with a Melba toast.

I had a snack at about 3:00, an apple.

Dinner was "Buffalo" chicken, made by my beautiful wife, with a side of celery.

I ended my day with a snack of a peach.

I am a little bit hungry right now, but nothing bad. No headaches, as I mentioned before, either. I am not looking forward to tomorrow. I clearly remember day five, the third day of the VLCD, being terrible. We will see tomorrow!

HCG Days 1 to 3: Rose Colored Glasses

I am blogging from my phone today. It is a little odd, and I am not sure it will work, but if it does it will be a nice easy way to do these daily diaries.

Today was day three of the HCG diet. For anyone who is not familiar with the diet, you are to gorge on high fat foods for days one and two. Day three is the first day of what is referred to as phase 2, or the VLCD (very low calorie diet). By very low calorie, I mean less than 500 calories. Yeah, it is rough.

The cool thing about day three is that I have stuffed myself so much over the last two days (phase one is all about eating high fat foods to the point you almost feel sick) that eating lighter feels so good!

We did not have any fruit in the house, so breakfast was 2 Total Zero Red Bulls. Energy drinks are not actually a part of the diet, but I rationalize that since coffee is allowed and they did not have energy drinks back in the day, they are a viable substitute. They help fight the headaches as well. I plan to cut them out and go to strictly water after the first week is over.

Lunch was a tomato and a can of Tyson chicken.

Dinner was a zucchini, one melba toast cracker and 100g of grilled chicken (about a third of a large breast).

As I type this post, Carley has gone to the store to buy some fruits for a snack later this evening. It will likely be an apple or a peach.

All in all it was a pleasant day. I am excited about losing weight again, and was not hungry until about 4:30. This was remedied as soon as I got home and ate. I know the tough days are coming, but I'm am feeling like this will be an easy and successful diet!