HCG Diet update and detoxing my body
I have successfully passed day 8 of my low calorie diet. I have lost 6 lbs, but almost 2.5 inches off my waist.If you do the homeopathic hcg diet, then I have to tell you to follow the instructions and measure your thighs, hips, waist, chest, arms, etc. I only measured my waist in the beginning. That is all I really cared about. But I am losing inches all over. I know this because my pants are fitting much looser all around. And, because I can tell how skinny my legs look HAH!!! But I can't tell you how much I lost because I didn't measure in the beginning.I have 12 1/2 days left. I don't think I will make my goal weight loss of 25 lbs, but I think I may be close to 18-20 lbs. lost during this diet. The good thing is that I am taking care of myself, exercising, using my detox foot pads to help control my carb cravings, using my sauna, doing my weights/strengthening exercises, and taking my vitamins. I will continue losing weight after I get off this diet, I just won't lose it as fast. Maybe 2-3 lbs per week vs. 5-6 lbs/week. I should definitely be at my goal weight by my birthday in April. I am craving some foods. I am definitely craving mexican food, cheese, my raw milk that I drink, and grains. I would love to eat chips and salsa. The other night I made organic ground beef and mixed in taco seasoning, and then as my "veggie" I just scooped some salsa in and mixed it up. I pretended there was sour cream and cheese, and that I was eating a delicious soft taco!! Some nights I have the light turkey dogs that you can get that are organic. They are about 80 calories each (so I have 3 of them!!) and just put gobs and gobs of mustard on them since mustard doesn't have any calories.I also eat a spoonful of cottage cheese (fat free) if I am hungry in the afternoon. And, I drink a lot of hot tea, and also stevia-sweetened lemonade that has no calories. My fruit of choice is apples. I have an apple corer that slices them up, and it is so easy to use. So now I can eat apples without having to bit into the whole apple. I am excited about this because we have 3 or 4 apple trees growing in our yard, and once they produce, I will be able to eat tons of apples and make apple pies, and apple sauce, etc.I have gone on long enough. I am a bit tired, but that might be because I am not getting a lot of sleep. Otherwise my energy levels are at least that of what they were before I started the diet.Once I can add breads and grains back into my diet, I will focus solely on whole grains and brown rice, and only eat white rice as a "treat" (like fried rice at an asian restaurant). I still want sesame chicken to be my first meal after the diet i sover, so that will be March 22nd.Have a great day!