First Post

I am a 32 yr old woman with a relatively inactive lifestyle. I had no weight problems until my mid-20's when the inactivity began. I lost 10 lbs in a couple of months on WW, but when the holidays hit it all went to hell. I found out about Hcg from a coworker who is having great success with it. The purpose for this blog is to document my experience with Hcg for myself and others. I have read a lot of posts from others and feel like that has helped me in what I expect from the diet. I will not be able to update every day, but I will at least a few times a week. 

I started the Hcg injections on Sunday, 6/7/09 and began the 500 cal/day diet yesterday 6/10/09. My starting weight (from 6/7/09) according to the cheap scale I bought at WallyWorld was 161.5. This mornings weight was 160.5. However I do not put much stock in this since my weight fluctuates by 3-5 lbs within a single day. (Yes, I am weighing at the same time every day, when I first get up.) I'll be much more impressed if I see 7 lbs lost at the end of the week. 

I bought the Hcg over the net and mixed it myself with supplies from my job. I used sterile water and am using 26ga needles since that was the smallest I had available. And having given myself allergy injections with the same size needle, I can honestly say, OUCH!!! The next time I mix a batch I will make it 2X strength and inject 0.5 mL instead of 1.0 mL. I got the bright idea to inject my thigh the 2nd day, which didn't hurt nearly as much as in the glute, but the bruise is much worse (duh, not as much fat to cover the bruised muscle). So I'm back to the buttocks. I did notice today that the injection was far less painful than it has been. I am wondering if my solution was not mixed well and perhaps I got a weak dose. Tho my appetite is in check.  

I noticed the first day of injection (still gut loading) that my appetite was greatly reduced. Hunger is strange and fleeting, and is strongest when faced with yummy-smelling food. I also find the food on the diet (Simeons) to be really unsatisfying. (except the meat). And I am having trouble choking down greens with no dressing of any kind. I am definitely sticking with it though, because I want to learn to view food as fuel and not a feel-good drug. I know that I am addicted to sugar and I hope that phase 3 allows me to re-wire that part of my brain chemistry. 

I have also noticed that I feel much more drained of energy than usual (not that I had energy to begin with). I had read that sleep would be reduced on the Hcg but I have not found this to be at all true for me. Tho I am not actually hungry most of the time, I feel weak as I do when I've been too sick to eat for a day or two. I really hope my body adjusts. Soon!