The bloom is off the rose! Losing weight is awesome, especially given my latest (long) rapid weight gain cycle (over which I have no control), but the hcg diet is difficult and unpleasant. Yeah, I'm tired of missing all the fun food occasions. I mean, I'm perfectly willing to tow the line and eat like a saint *almost* all the time. But gosh, I like to have a cupcake at a party as much as the next guy!
But, that's not the worst of it. After the first week, which is hellish in every way, the long term effects aren't fun. My skin is the worst right now. No fat in the diet (to make your body burn its own "dysfunctionally stored fat," a hallmark of the obesity gene according to the late great Dr. Simeons), also means no fat on your skin. At all. In winter. So my skin is dry and cracked, especially my hands. I felt them stinging yesterday and looked down to see drops of blood where they cracked. This, my friend, sucks.
I will see this through, though. I can make it until Monday (barely). I'm trying not to worry about what happened last time (a failure--though not my doing). I'm trying to focus on how well the other previous three cycles stabilized and maintained just fine. We're going for that. :)
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