Day #1 and 2

Saturday, January 7th and Sunday, January 8th were days #1 and #2 of HCG. Both days were loaded with high fat foods and bad food decisions to store up fat for the next 14 days. As part of the first stage in this diet, I needed to also start taking the HCG drops 3 times a day. The drops are clear in color and have an extremely funky taste to them - something I can't even start to describe. Before breakfast, lunch and dunner, 0.38ml gets placed under your tounge and is held there for 15 seconds (barf) before swallowing. You can't have anything to eat or drink for 15 min prior and after the drops to allow for full absorbtion...so you are basically stuck with the icky taste.

As for the meals, it gets interesting - I will post another blog entry with what this looks like when I have a bit more time this evening.

Sunday night was spent weighing raw chicken and attempting to make the most appetizing lunches possible. Chris found humor and concern in watching me cut chicken and weigh the pieces - it reminded us of an intervention we recently saw where twin girls were obsessively weighing each crumb of food they ate. It was ridiculous but also very disturbing. Anyway, enough about that. I ended up grilling chicken in my new le cruset frying pan (yay!!). I made two meals:

meal #1
- 100 grams of grilled chicken with garlic poweder and a bit of oregano
- a reasonable portion of mixed greens only

meal #2
- 100 grams of grilled chicken with garlic powder and a bit of oregano
- steamed brocolli (I will probably put fresh lemon on this once I am ready to chow down)


At the end of day #1 and #2, I feel questionable. I am not used to eating high fat foods (see below) and am also not used to the additional HCG in my system so I am not sure which of the two (or if it was both) that made me queasy a few times through the day. When we returned from watching the Broncos/Steelers game (steelers...you suck!), some of my lunch did come up :( I am hoping the remaining 11 days go smoothly and successfully!! HCG journey...here I come!


Food consumed:


Day #1 - Saturday
- 2 slices of Pagliacci's hawaiian pizza (lunch)
- 1 portion of Pagliacci's salad - full of cheese, beans, meats, and yummyness!!!! (lunch)
- a few chips and salsa (dinner)
- 1 slice of thin crust hawaiian pizza (dinner)
- cream cheese strawberry "mini bday cake" - this was hand made with love for Ben and Bryce's bday...yes, we stuck a candle in them and sang :) (dinner)
- 3 or 4 mai tais, 1 screw driver and 1 shot of absenthe....hey...I had to get my share before I have to swear it off (dinner)


Day #2
- french fries and a 4 chicken nuggets with bbq and sweet & sour sauce (breakfast...i know, i know)
- super cheesy queso dip with chips (lunch)
- buffalo chicken wrap with pesto and coleslaw (lunch)
- vietnamese grilled chicken, veggies, and rice noodle bowl (dinner)
- half baked Ben and Jerrys froyo with low fat granola (dessert)


the contents of the shopping bag :)