Day 6

This is by far my favorite meal I've made while on the HCG diet. It consists of 3/4 egg whites (Egg Beaters), 1/2 cup of onion, 1/2 cup of mixed peppers (saute both first), then topped with fresh pico de gallo with lime. It's flavorful, spicy, warm, fluffy, filling, and dead-on with the plan. Best of all, it takes 5 minutes to put together (pending that you have all the ingredients prepped), so it makes it a great after-work meal when I get off the bus and I'm starving!

I have to admit that my energy and patience were both low yesterday during the day. I was hungry, my head hurt a little bit, and I felt like I couldn't focus despite drinking tons of water (which, like I mentioned, is hard for me). But, literally, once I ate the above meal, I felt 100% better. I really think this food plan is the best thing you can do for your body, just probably in slightly larger portions. I got all the nutrients I needed in one powerhouse scramble, how can I beat that?

As such, I actually was able to work out for 30 minutes on the elliptical. It was merely to get my body moving and my heart rate up a little. It was very easy-paced, level 7, read a magazine, barely broke a sweat. I didn't feel like I was going to pass out, nor did I get dizzy, nor was I famished after. I kept a water bottle with me at all times though, I think it's a psychological thing! Note, I did not weigh myself last night at the gym since I ate right before I went. I feel like it's best to weigh yourself first thing in the morning, after going to the bathroom and before consuming water. But, I did notice my gym has a manual scale in addition to the electronic one that I am convinced is skewed. We all know which one I'll be stepping on when I finally weigh in.

Remember, you don't have to work out on this diet, but I thought it would be nice to give my body that added benefit (raise the heart rate slightly, use my muscles a bit) and, who knows, maybe a little exercise will help keep my metabolism in check because I know it's likely tanking with this 500-calorie, no breakfast eating plan.

Good news: I'm starting to miss sugar less and less. I think eventually when I'm able to reincorporate it back into my diet again, I'll be satieted with just a few bites of cake as opposed to the whole slice. Or just one chocolate covered pretzel compared to the whole bag.

This will likely go for all food, as I'm learning to like smaller portions of more natural foods. As a testament to this, when I was on the bus this morning, I saw a poster for some new sandwich at Cosi and it literally disgusted me. That said, my chicken and asparagus for lunch (again) doesn't look too good, but I had to use my veggies before they went bad :-)

Even though I haven't weighed myself, I have more good news: this morning I slipped on a dress that I put on about a month ago and promptly took off because it looked ridiculous. Back then, it was too tight, my stomach pooch was bulging and my butt was all over the place - talk about a hit to your confidence. Today, it fit properly, went on easily, and looked bomb. Not to mention, I'm wearing my hair up today, and for the first time, I'm realizing how great my skin looks after drinking about 55 oz of water a day and eating natural foods. I look enlivened, healthy.