So Lisa and I (the friend I have a bet with regarding our progress on the HCG diet) have been reading up online about the HCG diet. And there are a few issues that we've decided we're going to have some trouble with. The different postings sometimes agree on hcg diet protocol and sometimes they totally disagree so we've agreed not to stress it until our packages arrive with the hcg diet protocol actually printed in the instruction booklet.
But I figured there's no reason why I can't share my worries with you. I'm really antsy about the possibility that diet soda and crystal light aren't allowed on the diet; at all! And I've also heard tell that there's only one berry allowed, no ground meat, and no substitutions. Hearing these "rumors" have left me a little bit tentative. This could be tougher than I thought.
Really? No diet soda? No Crystal Light? That's going to be tough for me. I mean...if it's true. I'm still hoping this one will fall on the rumor side of the scale. If it's actually listed in the HCG diet protocol handbook I'll have to deal, but until that point I'm going to be planning on using it to tide me over as I refrain from having Cheetos or chocolate cake.
Next I need to bemoan the removal of berries from the hcg diet protocol. I thought they were included, but we've found several comments from dieters online that suggest the only berry allowed is the strawberry. Could that be correct? There are so many wonderful berries out there to choose from and we're to stick strictly to the strawberry? I'm very disappointed in this possibility. (I'm still kind of hoping that it's not quite true...just give me my pipe dreams. They'll be blown out of the water soon enough).
I also heard tell of ground meat being a definite "no-no." That makes sense so I'm pretty sure it's right. I'm just going to have a hard time breaking the news to my little brother the next time he hosts one of his regular grilling nights for the entire family. He's a hunter and he's so proud of the fact that the ground meat he uses for his burgers actually comes from his own endeavors. He's got a freezer full of the stuff and it's really, really good. I guess I'll have to bring my own tiny steak or something. And he'll just have to forgive me!
The substitution thing just might kill me; I mean the rumor that there ARE no substitutions. I thought I'd be able to save a serving of fruit to eat late at night when I'm still up and I'm starving. But if not...maybe I'll just have to learn to go to bed at a decent hour. It will be rough, but I think I can do it.
Basically...I guess I just need to suck it up and wait it out. When the instruction booklet arrives I'll study it from front to back and learn the rules and then follow them; mostly because I think it would be awesome to lose 25 to 50 pounds in 25 days and also because if I follow the rules perfectly that means my dieting buddy, Lisa, will owe me a brand new pair of jeans. I'm thinking I want a new pair of Big Stars. - 26706
But I figured there's no reason why I can't share my worries with you. I'm really antsy about the possibility that diet soda and crystal light aren't allowed on the diet; at all! And I've also heard tell that there's only one berry allowed, no ground meat, and no substitutions. Hearing these "rumors" have left me a little bit tentative. This could be tougher than I thought.
Really? No diet soda? No Crystal Light? That's going to be tough for me. I mean...if it's true. I'm still hoping this one will fall on the rumor side of the scale. If it's actually listed in the HCG diet protocol handbook I'll have to deal, but until that point I'm going to be planning on using it to tide me over as I refrain from having Cheetos or chocolate cake.
Next I need to bemoan the removal of berries from the hcg diet protocol. I thought they were included, but we've found several comments from dieters online that suggest the only berry allowed is the strawberry. Could that be correct? There are so many wonderful berries out there to choose from and we're to stick strictly to the strawberry? I'm very disappointed in this possibility. (I'm still kind of hoping that it's not quite true...just give me my pipe dreams. They'll be blown out of the water soon enough).
I also heard tell of ground meat being a definite "no-no." That makes sense so I'm pretty sure it's right. I'm just going to have a hard time breaking the news to my little brother the next time he hosts one of his regular grilling nights for the entire family. He's a hunter and he's so proud of the fact that the ground meat he uses for his burgers actually comes from his own endeavors. He's got a freezer full of the stuff and it's really, really good. I guess I'll have to bring my own tiny steak or something. And he'll just have to forgive me!
The substitution thing just might kill me; I mean the rumor that there ARE no substitutions. I thought I'd be able to save a serving of fruit to eat late at night when I'm still up and I'm starving. But if not...maybe I'll just have to learn to go to bed at a decent hour. It will be rough, but I think I can do it.
Basically...I guess I just need to suck it up and wait it out. When the instruction booklet arrives I'll study it from front to back and learn the rules and then follow them; mostly because I think it would be awesome to lose 25 to 50 pounds in 25 days and also because if I follow the rules perfectly that means my dieting buddy, Lisa, will owe me a brand new pair of jeans. I'm thinking I want a new pair of Big Stars. - 26706
About the Author:
Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.
