OUR FIRST POST!

Welcome to our blog!  After lot's of research and looking for places to help us, we decided to create a blog to track our weight loss progress, vent, and help other people get motivated!  Sabrina and I decided to try the an HCG diet from www.hcgdiet.com.  The way this diet works is you take drops of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin- a hormone produced in pregnancy) 3 times a day and it has been proven to result in crazy weight loss!   The first two days are called Loading Days.  During this time you literally eat anything and everything under the sun.  My loading days consisted of Bojangle's breakfast, Sonic cheeseburgers, Cheeto puffs, Nutty Butter Chex mix, grape soda, gosh... you name it! After the loading days you start a very restricted diet of 500 calories.  You follow a strict protocol of allowed fruits, veggies, and proteins.  You can see the diet here:

Drink lots of water (at least 2 liters)
First 2 days on the drops eat LOTS of high calorie, high fat food!
Take HCG drops for 23 days, then no drops for the last three days, but continue to diet until all HCG is flushed from your system until you reach day 26.

Break:
Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk is allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.

Lunch:
1.100-125 grams of meat for example: BEEF, CHICKEN BREAST, TURKEY, FRESH WHITE FISH, LOBSTER, CRAB, OR SHRIMP**.
2. VEGETABLE: choose one of the following- spinach, asparagus, cabbage, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions (all kinds), chicory, beet-greens, red radishes, cucumbers or chard.
3. One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.
4. An APPLE or a handful (6-9) of STRAWBERRIES or one-half GRAPEFRUIT, ORANGE * (you may have your fruit with your breakfast or as a snack) you get 2 a day and can eat them when you want to.

Dinner :
The same choices as lunch.
Tea, Coffee, plain water or mineral water are the allowed and they may be taken in any quantity and at all times. The juice of one lemon daily is allowed for all purposes. Salt (minimal), pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, garlic, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, etc., may be used for seasoning. But NO OIL, BUTTER or DRESSING.

As you can see it's pretty strict and it's very important to follow the protocol!

The way the diet is discussed is based on Rounds, Phases, and Days.

Round 1 or R1 is the first time you do the diet
Phase 1 or P1 is the Loading Days
Phase 2 or P2 are the 500 calorie days
Phase 3 or P3 are the days following 500 calories or Maintenance phase.

So, right now Sabrina and I are on R1P2D2!  Cheers!!!!

xoxo Nicki