Day 1

Day 1 - Feelings & Such
Of course when I arrived at the doctor's office, my biggest excitement was over finding out the results of my body composition and blood results from earlier this week. Amazingly, I'm the healthiest person they've had come in for their program, so they say. And I'm also the largest. In fact, my nutritionist called the chemist to see if I needed a larger dosage of HCG, and instead of taking the normal 125 IU, I was prescribed 300 IU's daily. I'm okay with that. I knew going into this whole program that I have a major weight issue.. that's why I made up my mind to do something about it. But still, I couldn't help feeling "Maaaan, I'm THAT person?" Anyway, I was very happy to find out that my blood work was normal, and that my lean body mass aka bones, fluid, muscles, connecting tissues, etc. was a whopping 190.21 lbs. No, that's not a typo. Most overweight people proclaim they're not fat, they're big-boned. Well, we all know deep down that's just the denial kicking in. But, I actually have proof that I am big-boned! LOL. This figure definitely weighs in my favor.

They taught me how to inject myself, as I will be doing it on my own the next 39 times. And of course we went over all the finer details of the diet protocol. The best way to describe this diet is the concept is easy, and it works. The discipline, and actually doing it is the hard part. But I'm so ready to make this change, it's not a question of if I'll make it. I am, and will. But just as a warning, if any of my friends thinks it'll be funny to wave something I can't eat in my face, you'll will get smacked in the mouth. This isn't some vanity concern for me, this is my life that I'm working on. Be supportive, be my friend, and don't try to feed the animal :)

Day 1 Diet - Load Day
I actually can eat ALL the high fatty foods I can get down, without making myself sick. So where did I go? Olive Garden! Ordered my favorites - Salad, breadsticks, Lasagna Fritta, and Ravioli de Portabello with a Bellini peach & raspberry tea. Oh. My. Gosh. I don't think I've eaten that much food at one time in a long time. But man, it was last meal worthy. I ate around 3, and was as full as a dog tick in the summer time all day. In fact I was worried that I couldn't make myself eat another fatty meal before bedtime. Fortunately, late last night I remembered that my favoritest candy - Reese's Eggs - is 10g of fat per piece. So I got a cold glass of milk, and slowly forced myself to gorge on 6 of those bad boys while watching Black Swan. So hopefully, I got in enough fat for the day. Never thought I'd hear myself say that.. lol.

And of course you can't start a huge diet like this without having something go terribly wrong. As I'm about to head home from Lufkin, I decided to stop and get some ice for my cooler full of HCG friendly groceries, and the HCG itself. Well dumb me laid my wallet on top of, instead of inside my car while icing things down. Since my day in Lufkin ran longer than I had expected, I was in a rush to call my mom (who was babysitting my kids almost all day), and let her know I was on my way home. Not even two minutes after being on the road, I look in the review mirror, to see my wallet and all it's contents - cashier's checks, ss cards, insurance, debit cards, checkbook, receipts, and even Trans-Siberian Orchestra tickets - flying all over Hwy 69. I'll spare all of the emotional details of almost getting run over, and nearly breaking down by the side of the road. But fortunately, minus a receipt or two, and a few coupons, I found it all. God was definitely on my side then :)