HCG Diet (Day 13)

I don't think I can handle egg whites anymore. The stuff from a box is really, really nasty, I've decided. Starting tomorrow, I'll be eating cottage cheese instead!

Haven't really noticed much hunger, besides when my body has been telling me it's time to eat.

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90)
Lunch: 3/4 cup fat-free cottage cheese (120), 3 cups mixed greens (27), apple slices (72)
Dinner: Chicken (110), 4 cups spinach (28), 10 extra-large strawberries (90)

Total Calories: 537

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	173.8	38.4	6	25.6	15.8
Today	172.4	38.0	6	25.4	15.8
Change	-1.4	-0.4	0	-0.2	0

HCG Diet (Day 12)

Started the shots again today. I haven't been hungry at all.

I've been cooking my chicken the last couple days with the rosemary and poultry seasoning; today I decided to try it with Mexican Spice. Not bad at all!

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90), Sugar Plum Spice herbal tea (0)
Lunch: Chicken (110), 3 cups mixed greens (27), 10 large strawberries (70)
Dinner: Chicken (110), 3 cups spinach (21), 12 large strawberries (84)

Total Calories: 512

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	174.8	38.4	6	25.8	15.9
Today	173.8	38.4	6	25.6	15.8
Change	-1.0	0	0	-0.2	-0.1

HCG Diet (Day 11)

Didn't lose much today, but everything else seems to be holding steady. Let's hope that it will be jumpstarted tomorrow when I begin my shots again.

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90), Vanilla Hazelnut herbal tea, with 1/2 tsp. xylitol (5)
Lunch: Chicken (110), 2 cups spinach (14), 10 medium strawberries (40)
Dinner: Chicken (110), 5 cups spinach (33), 10 extra large strawberries (90)

Total Calories: 494

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	175.2	38.4	6	25.9	15.9
Today	174.8	38.4	6	25.8	15.9
Change	-0.4	0	0	-0.1	0

HCG Diet (Day 10)

I've been hungry today. Not terribly so, but more just a nagging "Feed me!" kind of signal from my body. I think that yesterday's small deficit of calories did make a difference.

I made the best dinner tonight. I cooked my chicken in a small amount of water, with salt and rosemary in the water, and poultry seasoning sprinkled on the chicken. It was delicious. I accompanied it with steamed spinach and a strawberry smoothie.

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90)
Lunch: 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese (160), 3 cups mixed greens (27), apple slices (72)
Dinner: Chicken (110), 4 cups spinach (28), 10 extra large strawberries (90)

Total Calories: 577

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	176.4	38.9	6	26.0	15.9
Today	175.2	38.4	6	25.9	15.9
Change	-1.2	-0.5	0	-0.1	0

HCG Diet (Day 9)

I wasn't hungry for breakfast today, so I didn't eat egg whites this morning. I've been dragging, but I don't know if it's because I'm still sick, or that I didn't eat protein this morning.

One good thing about this diet-- my acid reflux has pretty much left the building.

Did falling below 500 calories today give me a smaller weight loss? Or now that I'm (hopefully) dropping fat, the loss is smaller than it was when I was losing muscle?

Breakfast: water
Lunch: 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese (160), 2 cups mixed greens (18), apple slices (72)
Dinner: Spicy white chili (110), 4 cups spinach (28), 1 medium navel orange (80)

Total Calories: 468

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	177.0	39.4	6	26.1	15.8
Today	176.4	38.9	6	26.0	15.9
Change	-0.6	-0.5	0	-0.1	+0.1

HCG Diet (Day 8)

I went to the doctor today, so now I have prescription cough syrup. Not sure what all the ingredients are, but if it has sugar, it isn't much. YUCK!

Today is the first day of my menstrual cycle, so as per the protocol, I did not give myself a shot this morning. I will start it up again the last day of my flow. I have been hungry a little bit today, but not bad. Someone I spoke with about this program says it isn't unusual for women on their periods to need to eat about 200 calories more per day while they're off the shots. So we'll see.

My body fat is back up after getting re-hydrated. Still losing weight, but it is obviously lean muscle mass as indicated by my falling LBMI. I am hoping that will turn around soon. As soon as I'm feeling up to it, I will be exercising again to build lean muscle mass.

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90)
Lunch: Mexican chicken soup (110), 3/4 cup diced tomatoes, cooked in soup (24), 10 extra large strawberries (90)
Dinner: Mexican chicken soup (110), 1 cup diced tomatoes, cooked in soup (32), 1 medium navel orange (80)

Total Calories: 536

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	178.6	38.3	6	26.4	16.4
Today	177.0	39.4	6	26.1	15.8
Change	-1.6	+1.1	0	-0.3	-0.6

HCG Diet (Day 7)

I broke down today and took some cough syrup that had sugar in it. I admit it-- I was desperate. And the worst part is that I don't think it helped my coughing all that much. :( It certainly seems to have stalled the weight loss.

But today my body fat decreased. Part of that is probably because I'm dehydrated from being sick. I suspect it will go up tomorrow when I become better hydrated.

Did fantastic on calories today. Only got hungry when it was time for dinner.

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90)
Lunch: Lemon chicken soup (110), 1 cup spinach (7), 10 extra large strawberries (90)
Dinner: Cinnamon curry chicken soup (110), 3 cups spinach (21), 1 medium navel orange (80)

Total Calories: 508

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	178.6	39.9	6	26.4	15.8
Today	178.6	38.3	6	26.4	16.4
Change	0	-1.6	0	0	+0.6

HCG Diet (Day 6)

I am so ready to be over this cold. But since my kids are still fighting it, and I'm a few days behind them, I think I'll be dealing with feeling cruddy for a bit to come.

Last night, I was STARVING when I went to bed. Interestingly, though, when I woke up at 1:00am, I wasn't hungry at all. Weird.

I've upped my caloric intake today, hoping to get a minimum of 500. I spoke with someone regarding their HCG program, and she says they don't see a significant difference at all between people who stick to the 500 calories, or those who go with their 750 calorie diet. So I'm not too worried if I go over. However, if you go under, I hear it can stall weight loss.

I did something stupid today-- I'm currently hacking up half a lung, so I grabbed a cough drop without thinking off my work desk today and popped it into my mouth. Uh, oh. High fructose corn syrup! (Note: Before beginning this diet, clear your desk and home of items you usually use and/or snack on so you will not go into autopilot mode and eat something you shouldn't.)

I am still very concerned that my LBMI is falling. Rapidly. I'm still gaining fat, and losing muscle. Not good.

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90)
Lunch: 3 cups mixed salad greens, with balsamic vinegar (27), 1 medium navel orange (80)
Snack: 1 cup (8oz.) fat-free cottage cheese (160)
Dinner: Lemon chicken soup (110), 3 cups spinach (21), 10 extra large strawberries (90)

Total Calories: 578

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	180.8	39.1	6	26.7	16.3
Today	178.6	39.9	6	26.4	15.8
Change	-2.6	+0.8	0	-0.3	-0.5

HCG Diet (Day 5)

I'm still feeling like death warmed over today, so I spent the majority of the day in bed. I guess this will give a pretty accurate indication of how the HCG Diet works on couch potatoes. :) As soon as I'm feeling better, I will start doing my 10,000 steps per day again.

I am noticing a disturbing trend-- I am losing pounds, but increasing in my body fat percentage. This means I'm losing lean muscle mass, as indicated by my falling LBMI. This is consistent with the information and studies out there where severely restricing calories will cause you to lose muscle. I am going to continue on this diet to see if eventually the fat loss actually will occur as your body gets used to the diet.

Yesterday, when I cooked my egg whites (I'm using the pre-boxed version), they stuck to the teflon pan quite nicely. Today, at my husband's suggestion, I put them in a bowl and cooked them in the microwave. Make sure your bowl is no more than 1/3 full of eggs, since they expand a lot during cooking. I cooked them for 2 minutes, stirred them up, and cooked for an additional 1 minute. I prefer to eat mine with hot sauce.

I guess I need to pre-plan my meals. I still didn't make it to 500 calories today. I thought that by adding in the extra eggs would do the trick, but I guess not...

Breakfast: 3/4 cup egg whites (90)
Lunch: 100g fat-free cottage cheese (70), 2 cups mixed greens (18), apple slices (72)
Dinner: Orange ginger chicken (110), 1 medium orange navel, cooked with chicken (80), 2 cups mixed greens (18)

Total Calories: 458

	Weight	Body Fat	Visceral Fat	BMI	LBMI
Yesterday	183.8	39.0	6	27.1	16.6
Today	180.8	39.1	6	26.7	16.3
Change	-3.0	+0.1	0	-0.4	-0.3

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