I confess, I really missed breakfast during the first phase of my HCG diet! But the good news is that as of this morning, I’m onto phase 2 – the maintenance phase. During the maintenance phase I get to at least triple my calorie intake so breakfast is not only allowed, but encouraged. Yay! The better news is that I seem to be less lazy about cooking now which has made me somewhat fearless behind the stove and oven top and definitely more adventurous.
The diet plan recommends that you start off slowly in adding fats back during phase 2 so I decided to start with butter/oil for today. I’ve really missed eggs so this morning I had egg whites with sautéed tomatoes, onions and basil – it was heaven. I’m excited about putting some oil on my salad for lunch and dinner too. I can’t believe its come to this – I just typed that I’m excited about adding oil to my food.
Including the two days I stayed on the phase 1 diet without taking the HGC drops, I lost a total of 12 pounds. I’m still not thrilled with my poochy tummy or the love handles, but I figure that will just have to be left to exercise. The other great thing about phase 2 is I can start exercising again. So my plan is to start running short distances again tomorrow (long distances tend to make my body cling onto fat) and then after I finish phase 2 of the diet, I’ll start lifting again. I plan to tell my trainer that I don’t really want to lose much more weight, but it is her job to make me look good in a bikini through toning. We’ll see if she laughs me out of the gym.
If I manage to hold my weight somewhat steady over the weekend (some fluctuation is predicted in the early part of phase 2), then I plan to treat myself to a new suit and pair of shoes for my big meetings on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
