Back on the HCG Protocol: Day 4 of VLCD

Felt fine the first half of the day yesterday. Even *euphoric* at times. Pretty good energy.

The second half of the day was TOUGH though. On a 1-10 scale (10 being the most difficult), it was probably about an 8.5 from 3pm-7pm.

I’m not sure if it was because of the HCG or too much caffeine… I’m thinking it was a combination of both.

Anyway, I started getting headache(y), was irritable and wanted nothing more than a cheeseburger combo meal, root beer and a Dairy Queen hot fudge sundae.

Ha.

But I fought it and got through the day. I ate more meat than I’d planned to. My calories were higher than planned as well.

Weighed in at 133.0 this morning. That’s a slight gain of 0.2lbs.

It’s a little disappointing that I didn’t lose any… and actually gained. But it’s to be expected.I ate quite a bit of calories.

Hopefully tomorrow shows a loss of 1.0lb or more! Hopefully, too, I’ll have a much better today than I did yesterday.

I’m going to try something different. Instead of eating something here and there (e.g., some meat or a cucumber), I’m going to make actual “meals” and eat a bulk of my calories together twice a day. I think that’ll make my body and mind feel better. It’s worth a shot, at least. I need to also drink more lemon water.

Oh, and I should also take some BEFORE photos before I’m no longer a BEFORE.

I can already see some changes in the mirror.

Menu

• Apple
• Grapefruit
• Cucumber
• Head of green leaf lettuce w/ apple cider vinegar, stevia & sea salt
• 5.5oz Turkey Breast
• 2.5oz Chicken breast
• Sauerkraut
• Sweet chili sauce
• Chicken Broth (bought Swanson because I suspect my homemade broth is higher in calories & fat than I first thought; yuck!!)
• (2) 5-Hour Energy bottles
• Cappucino (caffeinated) w/ 3.5 oz whole milk
• Cappucino (decaf) w/ 3.5 oz whole milk
• Decaf green tea
• 16-oz Pellegrino

Total Calories: 738

• Percentage Protein: 40.73%
• Percentage Carbs: 39.09%
• Percentage Fat: 20.19%

R3,P2,D6
(-3.4) so far…
This morning’s weigh in: 133.0.