Day 2 Food Day 5 Drops

So far so good... some of the "earlier" side effects have lessened. Which is actually safer for everyone.... given my pre-disposition to being single and Rick's work in Atlanta.

I was not hungry today. I was energetic and also happy. I was optimistic. Which is actually a bit of a noticeable difference, JB will concur.

My food consisted of 6 strawberries eaten at 10, spinach and 3.5 oz of steak at 12:30, unsweetened tea at 12-2 (I savored), red grapes at 4:30 (although I almost forgot to eat these), then post trip to grocery store I made the yummie thai scallops in the recipe and ate 4 with green beans. Now I'm on all kinds of ice water.

All in all a beautiful day. Take a look at the dinner - I must admit it was AMAZING!

Life is good!

Is it the diet, the drops, the new health & beauty products, the idea of positive results the program should bring, some or all of this, or none of it at all..... ?? I feel like a new me, I stopped taking Aleve and glucosamine daily, and my back hasn't hurt at all the last two days! My skin feels great!! My hair feels great, and has gone perfectly the last two days!!! I feel focused at work!!!! I only lost one more pound, but I already feel better~ wierd even my bra felt looser this morning!!!!! Dave lost two more pounds, so he is down five already, and I am so happy for him and he looked better than normal this morning too!!!!!!

Whatever it is... I LIKE IT!!! I do have to say that when I was pregnant, I felt the best of my entire life, so maybe the drops are key. The only negative report - my chapped lips.. but they appear to be getting better. Here's to everyone in hopes you feel this way, being only day 3 it makes me look forward to the remaining weeks :)

Day 2...

Weighed in this morning 1 lb down, Dave down 3! Work was a bit of a whirlwind, I ate both fruits and lunch later than normal, didn't get hungry at all. Drinking lots of water, and seemed to need fewer trips to the ladies room today than yesterday. So now for the really wierd part... I feel like I have loads of energy, like I want to do some strenuous exercise, just waiting for Dave to get home and see how he feels.. Hope everyone else has a positive experience, and hope the remaining weeks go as smooth.

Survived Day 1...

Well, we survived day 1.. not too bad I must say, Dave was quite worn out tonight, but that was likely due to a sketchy night's sleep and having to be in the office 2 hours earlier than normal. We did still take a nice long walk around the neighborhood with Bandit before having our dinner; we made mojo from the recipe pages and lightly marinated sirloin steaks, we also drizzled some on broccoli, put it in a foil pocket, and cooked both on the grill outside... very yummy! My biggest problem is definitely going to be chapped lips! Coconut oil is OK, but it just absorbs quickly which I am not used to. Then I made the mistake of wearing lipstick for a couple of days, which just doesn't agree with me :( I'm going to try and go bare-lipped for a while to see if it improves. Thanks to Heather for that latest round of info! We just finished reading all of the medical jargon regarding obesity and how this program works, it was eye opening! It gave Dave a new reason to do this, and do it right! Everything is packaged and ready to go for day 2..... Stay tuned~

Day three - Randy

I am now on day three of the drops. However, the first two days I was in San Diego and might have taken fewer drops than I should have - LUCKILY.

The first side effect I noticed was that I was a bit hotter. The second side effect was that all men were a BIT HOTTER - outside of my brother there hasn't been a single man this hasn't applied to. For those of you who know me I am typically incredibly logical and make very well-thought out decisions. Sharing a cab on the way to the airport with a new acquaintance my thoughts were very risque as we discussed the ultrasound conference we'd both just attended. RIGHT.

At the airport we said our goodbyes and I became attracted to the TSA officer followed by the man behind the counter when I ordered a HOT DOG (ah ha ha ha - apropriate). It hasn't gotten much better since then. HELP!

Otherwise my side effects have been mild nausea the first day with lack of appetite every day.

Starting the BIG 500 tomorrow - hope I can find a way to eat all of those calories! Am I going to starve?

Testing, one... two... Is this thing on???

Ok - I have heard from all of you about your learnings and experiences with HCG but for some reason.... you are not posting them!! It's real easy, I can walk you through it if you want... Or - if you want me to post something for you, I can do that. I just want to make sure that we have a central repository for our SUCCESS stories. Remember, we are all starting at different times and we are going to need each others support after the drops to keep the weight off.

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

Lori May

First time blogger, love your show :)
Dave and I started our drops this morning, so 3 days of fairly typical eating before the big plunge! I have normally had my morning snack, a V8 & string cheese by now, but I'm really not even hungry.. Assuming that may be due to the drops, so very encouraging! We did start using crystal deoderant, organic shampoo, conditioner & body wash with no oils or lanolin, and my face and body got the cornhusker treatment.. Face feels a little tight, but body feels fine. We are using regular toothpaste and I am wearing mascarra, made a conscious effort not to get it right next to my skin. We're both excited, but a bit nervous, and looking forward to our last movie popcorn in a very long while tomorrow :)

Really.... it works!

So I went to the store to buy some organic health care products as was suggested and one of the purchases I made was the "Crystal" deodorant. If I would have known how well this stuff worked I would have bought it YEARS ago. And it's not like I didn't really test it either... I flew to San Francisco, sat in a hotel conference room with 15 other stressed out people, went to a crowded Jazz club and flew home, and no wetness and no stink! I suggest you get it. Also, I bought Abra shampoo and conditioner, Tom's toothpaste and Corn Huskers lotion - I like them all! Just know - the only place I could find the Corn Huskers lotion is Wal Mart and even though I typically don't like to purchase anything from Wal Mart (I don't believe in their employment practices) I bought three bottles! I haven't started the drops yet - I am waiting until the first of April, but I figured I should get use to this regiment!

What kind of new things are you trying??

To dye or not to dye....

Even harder than only eating 500 calories a day, is not wearing lotion or makeup! I live in a desert and have dry skin - ugh! My face is going to crack without moisturizer which wouldn't be such a big deal if I could cover it with makeup but I can't! So, I am thinking that I will dye my eyelashes before I start and then just wear my mineral makeup, which is approved, and just deal with the itchy dry skin. Hopefully drinking all that additional water will help my skin stay moist! Anybody else have any ideas??

HCG - Yes or No??

Wow! I got all of the HCG information from Merianne and Jerry today - I'm not use to following this many rules!! I really want to do this and be successful but I can tell you now, it's not going to be easy!! When I call one of you crying because I am hungry or want a Dr. Pepper - remind me of how hot I will look like when I get my 30's body back.

I thought that by creating this blog, we would be able to keep in touch and give inspiration to each other when needed. PLEASE take time to come out here and document your experiences and read the experiences of others. It's important that we support each other! You don 't have to put information about your starting and ending weight but we would all be interested in knowing how much weight everyone is loosing daily.

So.... eat up now because.... 500 calories a day is not a lot! Ugh!