Still Waiting for HCG: 9th Day

My buddy, Lisa, and I have decided to embark on the HCG diet. We’ve been doing a lot of online research so even though we haven’t yet started the diet we’ve already identified a few problem areas. But since some of the online info contradicts we’ve decided to wait until our actual HCG Diet Direct protocol arrives per mail before we really start to stress it. Apparently it comes with a short and sweet instruction manual.

But for history’s sake I thought I’d dedicate my daily article for today to the problems I foresee. I’m definitely going to have a big issue of diet soda isn’t allowed. I figured it might be since it’s zero calorie, but I’ve heard some say that you can’t have it. I’m also going to really dislike it if I’m limited to just one kind of berry (the strawberry is great, but there are so many other yummy options out there to choose from). And I also heard that there is no approved ground meat. That seems difficult to me since there are really lean ground meat options out there. And lastly…what’s this I hear about no substitutions?

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.

And the limitation to strictly strawberries just can’t be true, right? All berries are so good for you from what I’ve always heard. Although I do kind of remember there being something said about all the sugar that is packed into certain types of fruit. So this one could actually be true. I’ll be sad, but I’ll deal with it. I’ll miss the possibilities that are presented by blackberries. They’re my favorite.

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.

So now that you are all feeling as if I’m a very sad and mopey character that has spent a good amount of your time whining I’m going to let you go. I’m letting you go until tomorrow, that is. Because regardless of whether you’ll admit it or not I know you’re intrigued by the diet. You want to see how it goes and you want to see if I’ll be able to do it. Well, I’m being honest with you…I do, too!

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.