Day 2 of Phase 2

Day 4 of a 42 day program

I have done the math - very simple math ;) - and I have consumed 1K calories in the last 48 hours. That is about 1/3 of what I had been consuming on a daily basis. When I first learned about this protocol of 500/cal a day I thought I would be grumpy, tired, and utterly unpleasant. Fortunately for my family, coworkers, and friends this (so far) has not been the case. I have had no dip in energy, which I think is really surprising, and my attitude has been about the same. 

As for hunger I find that I am only hungry (stomach growling) right after I have eaten. Yes, I know that sounds backwards, but it's the truth. Once I finish eating all the sudden my body is crying out for more food. There is a period of about 5 minutes when I would have sworn I had never eaten. Now, grant it, there is no pain, just a noisy stomach, but still before I would have taken this as a sign it is time to eat. The good side of this is for the majority of the day and after that initial 5 minutes of eating, I feel no hunger at all. This was a change from day one, so I can only assume that it will continue to get better. 

I will admit that mornings remain hard. My body and brain still think that it needs to be taking in more than tea, water, and coffee. 

Now, the HCG diet comes with a warning. It states that this diet (and the hormone HCG) can cause headaches. I suffer from migraines normally anyway, but I wanted to take this risk to finally lose the weight. For the majority of the evening of Day 2 I have had a headache. The question is, is it due to the HCG, or is it due to the stress that I am under at work. I suppose I will have to just treat it as a normal headache and see how things go. 

I have downloaded a copy of Dr. Simeons' book Pounds and Inches. (Click the name of the book if you would like your own copy.) I will spend some time reading it to get a better idea of the original thinking behind the diet and the science.