Day 4--review of Days 1,2,3.

So, I want to shoot myself. I am hungry and sad. Very hungry. Well, not shoot myself per-say, but I've slept for hours now trying to numb the hunger.

But let me start at the beginning.

A few weeks ago, I was approached by one of our regular customers at my current job to participate in an experiment. The customer runs a women's clinic in my small home town. The experiment was a new diet--or new to my hometown. She told me it's based off years of extensive research in Europe and has been shown to produce massive, fast, and healthy weight loss in adults. She didn't need to say more, because I was game!

I went through the standard health tests. My husband and I went to the standard informational meeting to discover the gritty details. We found out the first two days of the diet requires the person to indulge 4-5,000 calories, then switch down to 500 calories for the first 43 days. Meanwhile, the participant gives themselves a standard shot--yes, a shot--of the HCG hormone to burn fat. This is the hormone our bodies naturally produce when one is pregnant and causes your body to burn a butt load of stored fat.

Well, as my best friend Tiff says (I have to label each Tiffany I know because I know at least 3 of them), "I'm down with the sickness!!"

I was excited to start the first two days of this diet--eating a lot was how I got here after all! Once the doc outlined the 4,00,-5000 part of the plan, my husband even love-ing-ly commented "well, you found the right girl for this!". Ah, love.

The first day was amazing. Sadly, I had to go to work so it was hard to find downtime to eat--and unbutton my pants for room! Here's it the list I ate (and yes, I did end up making myself sick):

8 eggs w/ cheese, 4 pieces of toast w/cream cheese

Venti Chai Cream Frappachino

Starbucks Pumpkin Scone

Chocolate/Reses Candy Bar

Grandma's Chocolate Fudge Cookies

The Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger from Jack in the Box (which, btw, has 1,025 cal by itself)

Large Fry from McDonalds

6 piece Cheese Stix from Jack in the Box

Olive Garden--breadsticks dipped in Alfredo, soup, a Tiramesu Margarita drink,and 5-cheese Zita (here is where I finally got sick...I could barely touch the soup and Zita. My husband said I started looking pale).

I was in such pain! Needless to say, I think I surpassed 5000! The next day was harder to eat...my stomach hurt so bad! I powered though but I think I only reached 4000. I took longer breaks in-between meals.

In fact, by Friday night (Day 2), I could not bend down. One, jeans did not fit (I gained 3 pounds overnight) so I had to wear "Fat Shorts" to help me fit into my jeans! They were so tight...I could not bend down. But, I also felt like a gasy, sweaty, cow too....so this was probably a good thing.

Later that night, after class, my husband and I were watching National Geographic. A nature story on Beavers (we're nerds like that)....and we saw a scene where a baby moose almost got stomped to death by a Buffalo. Sad, right? Well, I balled. Sobbed. Cried directly into my large bowl of Cake Batter ice cream (my last attempt to reach 4000 calories). Now Im wondering if a side effect of this diet may be acting like one is pregnant. I am injecting myself with the pregnancy hormone after all.

Then, it all came crashing down. I started the 500 daily calories of torture. The Doc said the hormone is supposed to be an appetite suppressant....but by noon yesterday, I was already pestering a friend in class (who knows a doc) to schedule me an appointment for a appetite suppressant. I thought I was going to die. It was Saturday now, so here I am, in the middle of class, wanting to chew the desk!!!

My husband did lovingly make me what I can have for snacks (short list of veggies, meat and fruit. I snacked on Strawberries and celery). And I drank a ton of water. I felt bad for the professor because I had to keep getting up and down to leave in the middle of lecture to pee yet again!

I was tired, hungry and surrounded by brownies, gram crackers with frosting. School friends always bring fun sweets to snack on since we're all stuck in school all day Saturdays and Friday nights but this is the first time I wanted to cry, not cheer, when I saw our snack table! Sigh! I was miserable.

I came home for lunch and my husband made me a half chicken breast. I ate it like it'd disappear in 5 seconds if I didn't eat it. I drank more water, laid down and re-grouped. Went back to class, and ended up coming home in the same crazed state. I attempted to lay down and read--reading has always distracted me from eating before--but it did not work this time. So, I did what all serious dieters do:

I went to bed. If I can't eat, Im passing out. Period.

So, I slept. And slept. If I woke up, it was to drink more water and/or pee. Then, I'd force myself to go back to bed. I felt like someone would coming off drugs or some other serious addiction. The first week is supposed to be the hardest for HCG dieters but--really? THIS hard?

A friend from class told me I should blog my experience. I think it will distract me from eating, so Im game.

So far, Day 4 has dawned and all Ive had is my morning HCG shot and water. I may get up and grab some strawberries (an approved fruit). Sadly I have a HUGE hurdle to conquer later today: Father's Day Dinner at our house tonight. My parents, and my in-laws are coming over for my husband's fabulous homemade pizza. I have to sit, side by side and eat a half of chicken breast. And smile.

I see myself going to bed early tonight.

More Info on the HCG diet:

http://hcgdietinfo.com/HCG-Diet-Information.htm