The HCG Diet

I have to start thinking about some diet plan to follow as soon as I birth this baby.  It’s not simply vanity.  If I was vain I would have been thinner before I was pregnant.
No, this is about practicality.

If I weigh less, I will have more energy.  And if there is anything an almost forty year old woman is going to need after having a baby, who will then become a toddler, and then a full-blown child…it’s energy.  Oh, and fitting into my clothes and looking all sexy would be nice, too.

So, my exploration of potential diet plans have begun.  See, I plan to nurse.  Because of that, I can’t take pills or potions that will mess with my nervous system and leak into the milk supply.  I can’t take anything unnatural.  I’m a food source.  Yes, I’ll transition from sacred vessel to food vessel very nicely.

And that is why I have explored using the HCG diet.  For one thing, HCG is all natural.  It is perfectly safe to take as a hormone that naturally occurs in the body.  And, more importantly, I will be able to eat normal foods while on it.  Lots of lean proteins.  Lots of vegetables.  I love my veggies.

There are three stages to the HCG Diet: the Loading Phase, the Stabilization Phase, and the Maintenance Phase.  During the loading phase, I have two days to eat whatever I want, as much as I want.  Sounds simple enough.  I’ve pretty much been doing that…forever.  Then during the stabilization phase, I have to manage my food intake and take HCG drops.  This is the part that will prove to be more challenging.

Ah, but to make it easier, there are four e-books that support the diet.  There is a recipe book, a book explaining the diet, tips for losing belly fat, and a diet kit book which contains calorie charts, sample meal plans, and pretty much everything I will need to support this endeavor.

Losing weight isn’t easy.  And even using this plan takes time.  Because our bodies are not meant to lose large quantities of weight all at once, those of us who may need to lose more than thirty pounds can expect to have to use this program more than once.  There is a six week waiting period in between the maintenance phase and starting up again.

Oh, but think of how good I’ll feel to be down thirty pounds in about two months.  Yeah, it will be a great start.  It might even be all I need.  We’ll just have to wait and see.