Chocolate Banana Coconut Frozen Heaven

On Friday my cousin turned 34 and wanted to go out somewhere. She decided on a jazz club,Cliff Bells,but wasn’t sure if she wanted to stay there all night. This posed an issue for yours truly. Since my diet,my feet are no longer swollen little sausages and I can wear all the [...]

Things I miss on HCG Phase 2

There are plenty of foods that I miss (cheese,I would kill for some cheese) but the thing I miss most is eating with The Boy. Anthropologically speaking,sharing food is an intense bonding experience. Even though we aren’t stalking our prey through the city streets,it’s still a simple and special thing to sit [...]

The setback

Today I had a setback- I gained a pound. Now in the real world this isn’t a big deal,one can gain and lose 5 pounds in a day,but in HCG Protocolland it’s a huge deal. Something has gone wrong- you shouldn’t gain weight on 500 calories. This sent my day downhill pretty quickly [...]

Day 2 recap- HCG Diet

Yesterday I was committed,but was afraid something was terribly wrong. I wasn’t really hungry but still very excited when meal time rolled around,but when I ate an orange suddenly I felt like my “self”was about 6 inches above my body. I wouldn’t classify it at lightheaded,but just not right. Fortunately I [...]

The dreaded “I want something”

The major hurdle I’ve been struggling with (for a whopping 2 days) on the HCG diet is the “I want something”. I’m not hungry,but I want to be eating something tasty. It makes me sort of obsess about the next meal or snack. [...]