Who would have thunk that it would take so much energy just to name a blog! I am so thankful for some very creative friends who helped me to get the rope unraveling!
WELCOME! I started thinking about a blog awhile back ...and then I thought... but everyone has a blog. So I put it on the back burner. Then I began a new journey that I wanted to share with other people... so I started thinking about it again. And well, with some nudging ... I just let go...
Today's post will cover mostly the nudging part that bumped me into this realm--my HCG diet. Now hold on a minute ...stay with me....no matter what you may have heard ....hang on....don't let go just yet ....
Ok...still with me ? GREAT! Well, I embarked on this journey beginning two days ago to 'just let go' of a few ok ...several pounds. I picked up a book in my doctor's office by Kevin Trudeau entitled The Weight Loss Cure (you can order this book here at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Loss-Cure-They-About/dp/B001U0OGCM/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302844106&sr=1-4). I was intrigued by the title. I have struggled with my weight, among other things, all of my life.
There's something about losing your mom that just doesn't jive too well with Just Let Go... But maybe it's what she would have said too. I think she would want us to continue living and to live life to the fullest extent possible. So that's what I've decided to do.
So, last year when I had to let go, I decided to change my way of life. I wanted to live healthier, love healthier, be healthier! Many of these journeys I had already begun. Each new day was a stepping stone leading me to where I am now.
I asked my doctor about that book, and we began a conversation... one that would take my heart on a new journey in search of a healthier body. There are many reasons why I chose the HCG diet. I just couldn't lose weight any other way. I had worked hard over the past year to change my lifestyle and my diet. I had given up sodas, sugar... ok not pizza ....but I began to go to the gym and do Zumba for heaven's sake ....and I'm no couch potato ...I fish, I garden, I homeschool my kids (ok...that's brain work, but sometimes not!) ...but it just wasn't happening!
My hubby took off the pounds over the last year. But there I was. STUCK! Hanging on to that last thread ....
I guess a little background info on what HCG stands for is in order. HCG is Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin. You can read more about Dr. Simeon and his work with HCG here http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-18602524177663/Dr-Simeons-and-Companion-Guide.pdf. I read the books (which are REQUIRED reading through my doctor), and I thought...hmmmm....this seems to align with a lot of the thinking I had already begun to acquire during my work as a research assistant in college. HCG is a hormone released by pregnant women. And as I said, the whole story is above ...check it out for yourself. The basis is that the HCG helps to reset your hypothalamus. Your hypothalamus is located in your forebrain and is one of the oldest structures in the brain. It controls a lot of things, but specifically to my course now.... whether I feel full after eating... or not.
So here we are ...Day 3 ...I'm not hungry on this diet. I've lost 4.5 inches (though, this is a little skewed at this point because I'm not sure my measuring was consistent in the beginning). I am using the nose spray four times a day. And I eat a very restricted diet. BUT I'M NOT HUNGRY! In fact, I feel great! I have the same amount of energy as I had prior to the start of my diet. It's a radical change no doubt--and one journey I would not advise to take without the care and supervision of your healthcare provider.
Some will say this "diet" is a hoax. Well, come along with me and we'll see. Many people have used this protocol under my doctor's care--her words, "The results are phenomenol!"
Again...I invite you to just let go....let go of what you may already think....hang on to the strand and let's see where it takes us!
'Til next time... Edna
So here we are ...Day 3 ...I'm not hungry on this diet. I've lost 4.5 inches (though, this is a little skewed at this point because I'm not sure my measuring was consistent in the beginning). I am using the nose spray four times a day. And I eat a very restricted diet. BUT I'M NOT HUNGRY! In fact, I feel great! I have the same amount of energy as I had prior to the start of my diet. It's a radical change no doubt--and one journey I would not advise to take without the care and supervision of your healthcare provider.
Some will say this "diet" is a hoax. Well, come along with me and we'll see. Many people have used this protocol under my doctor's care--her words, "The results are phenomenol!"
Again...I invite you to just let go....let go of what you may already think....hang on to the strand and let's see where it takes us!
'Til next time... Edna
Oooh, do I get to be the first to leave a comment on your new blog? Cool! Good luck with your endeavors. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Edna, I'm here and I'll stick with you.
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