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I forgot to mention, and I figure I may as well: I lost 20 pounds on a diet...in 23 days. What? What diet is that, you ask? I feel like I'm confessing something bad here, but mostly because people believe this diet is bad, bad for you, and can't possibly work...refer to my eldest sister if you want to hear why....well, and lots of other people. It is (you may have heard of this) the HCG diet. If you don't know, look it up: HCG is a hormone made naturally in pregnant women. With this diet you take doses of HCG (I chose the injection method, but there are others) daily, and are restricted to a 500 calorie a day diet with no carbs or sugars. Sounds bad, and it is hard, but its not as bad as it seems - you really need to read up on it...or ask me to explain it more. But, low and behold, it worked for me. It was tough, but so SO worth it. And I'm not saying I'm all sorts of fit and skinny now...FAR from it, but I am 20 lbs lighter. I have now kept it off for, what, about 2 1/2 weeks now. And it is important to note, I am no longer on any sort of diet/calorie restriction - I am eating like I did before the diet: sugars, carbs and all. (I would like to mention, however, we do have a fairly healthy diet...not as healthy as some, but good enough.) So, now you know. And we will all wait in anticipation to see if I gain it all back.

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Emily said…
Hurray on losing weight!!!! Good job! It feels good to see a difference and sometimes that's all you really need to get going and stay on the right track.
April 13, 2011 at 8:53 PM
itgetsbetter said…
Good job Kate. I'm glad it makes you feel good.
April 15, 2011 at 10:29 AM
M said…
Yeah, Emily is much more supportive than I am.

MY POINT IS: Anyone that is only eating 500 calories a day is going to lose a lot of weight. That is 1/4 of the calories you should eat and probably 1/5 of the calories most of us DO eat.

You know, HCG was originally prescribed as infertility medicine. Better warn your hubby that you might be 20 lbs thinner, but you are also fertile ground. Also, for the record, if I get a new niece or nephew out of the deal, I will switch my stance to pro-HCG diet. :)

I LOVE YOU. Glad you are happy.
April 17, 2011 at 6:41 AM
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