It’s my last day on the low calorie portion of the homeopathic HCG diet. I’ve been taking the drops three times per day for the last few weeks and I’ve definitely seen substantial weight loss results. You don’t take the drops for the last three days of the low calorie diet and I have to say that I’m in the habit. I reach for them before I eat. It’s kind of funny.

Today I weighed myself and I’m at 150 even. That’s one pound down from yesterday and that’s 21 pounds down from 25 days ago. You have to love those numbers. In addition to losing over 20 pounds in 25 days I learned to eat healthy, to cook healthy, to control my portion sizes, to drink more water, and to be aware of my weight fluctuations.

I attempted to make a smoothie today. Alright, alright! I thought about it. But it’s just too dang chilly to really enjoy a frozen beverage. Instead I opted for strawberries with Stevia. I also had turkey tomato soup (a favorite) and Melba Toasts. The soup section was definitely my favorite section of the cookbook, but that could be because it’s winter!

I put a big pitcher of water on the table first thing in the morning so I’d know how much I was going through during the day. (I didn’t want to do anything wrong; my very last day on low calorie should be perfect, right?)

For dinner I grilled some chicken (with my new favorite seasoning, Creole) and paired it with my favorite steamed cabbage and followed it with Mock Apple Cobbler. It was kind of like a mini HCG approved feast.

I heard that people often lose more weight during the maintenance diet (that’s what some of the oral HCG reviews said, anyway). I’m hoping I’m one of those people. That would be a fabulous added bonus! But if all I lose is 21 pounds…that’s absolutely fabulous! And I’m happy with it.

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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