It's been a week ago today that we started the HCG diet. I forgot to weigh the very first day, and the first 2 days are called loading days anyway and I probably didn't lose anything, so I didn't start tracking my weight until Monday. The first day on the strict calorie intake was a little rough, but Susan's been on this before and knows how to make lots of stuff with zero calorie items from Walden Farms and Miracle Noodle. I haven't been hungry or felt like I'm struggling at all. Ok...so I was craving some Blue Bell ice cream the other night but Susan broke out the strawberries and Walden Farms marshmallow cream and it was almost as good!

Since starting this, I've become a fan of the Walden Farms products. Everything is zero calorie, tastes great, and are regular items that I would eat anyway. They have lots of different salad dressings, spaghetti sauce, salsa, chocolate and caramel fruit dips, BBQ sauce, etc. They don't taste like diet food, which makes it even better! It really makes a difference in being able to stick to the diet. Food actually tastes good and not like bland diet food!

When I weighed this morning, I was happy to find I had lost another pound and a half! It's going to be a little tricky staying on the diet while I'm on the road next week, but I'm going to do my best to stick to it. I'm down just shy of 8 pounds and still have a ways to go. I want to reach my goal and be at a healthy weight again!

Day 5
177.8 lbs

Day 6
176.4 lbs