Still Waiting for HCG: 9th Day

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.

So…no diet soda OR Crystal Light. That’s a rumor I heard going around online anyway. And I have to say I’m appalled. What will I do? I’ve decided to take a deep breath and hope for the best since I did run across some blogs that mentioned a diet soda for emergencies or a diet soda or two per day to help you avoid sugar. But I won’t be able to be sure if it’s allowed or not until that dang rule book arrives by mail. And I’m going to try my best to follow the correct HCG diet protocol because that’s how you lose the most weight.

And what about this rumor I hear about berries? I thought all berries were really quite good for you, but some comments I’ve read suggest that the strawberry is the only approved berry on the fruits list for the official HCG diet protocol. If so…I’m so sad. I really like berries: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, AND strawberries. I’m keeping my fingers crossed they’re all approved until I read differently in the handbook.

The no ground meat thing won’t really be an option until I get to the monthly barbeque gathering my brother hosts. He’s going to be pretty bugged when I just have salad. But I suppose I can just tell him I’m sick and he might just let it go. Or maybe I’m wrong and ground meat is an option; there are all those really lean varieties available now.

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.

And now we’re at the end of my sad tale. I feel like I’ve whined at you enough for the day. I’ll let you go ahead and hold your breath waiting for my next titillating installment as I document my course through the HCG diet.

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.

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