I am doing a pretty strict and controversial diet right now called the HCG diet. I have lost 7 lbs in 5 days, so it's working! I have tried several different ways to lose weight over the years and was very skeptical of this one until I saw friends I know in choir drop 2-3 sizes in a matter of weeks right in front of me! That is when I did some homework! Now, I am totally committed to this thing!
Here are some things I am learning about my "relationship" with food. I have ALWAYS equated social occasions with food. I go out to lunch with friends, and still enjoy doing this. I've hosted parties where there is always food involved! I have just thought of food and social time as one in the same. I am also a very social person, so the more you go out with people, the more you eat, consequently!
I am learning that food has been a very comforting thing too. I unconciously went to the refrigerator when stuff just seemed...not right. Can anyone relate? I mean, I didn't gorge myself...EVER, I watched what I ate...somewhat. But it was always something that I could go to to feel better. It always made me "feel good".
Food has become something to Americans that it was never intended to be. Let's just look at the Garden of Eden. I mean, it was fruit and veggies. They didn't complain and ask if they could eat the cow nearby! They were in a perfect environment and the food they had to eat was perfect. Eve couldn't resist that apple! That just blows me away! That must have been SOME apple! Imagine if she had an apple crisp fresh from the oven with caramel sauce drizzled on top and ice cream on the side! Now that would've been a temptation!
Food is for nutrition. God intended for food to fuel us. Now, I hear what you're thinking; "But food is sooooo good!" Yes, I think a splurge meal will be in order every now and then, but my lifestyle is different. I will eat to live, not live to eat. But I do enjoy food very much so I don't intend to fast for the rest of my life either! I think it is a balancing act. Obviously, the way I was going about it on my own was NOT working for me. I needed a jump start like this. I intend to do things differently now!
This diet re-trains your brain as well as your stomach & taste buds! You eat barely anything for 21 or 40 days, depending upon how much you have to lose, so your stomach shrinks quite a bit! There is the biology. But during the low calorie portion of this experience you are eating protein, veggies, fruits and liquid basically. So you eventually start to desire those good things instead of all the fattening, processed stuff. I already eat a grapefruit like it's the most amazing thing on the planet! : )
I know this thing is not for everyone. I admit, it is REALLY strict. But it does yeild results! That much I know. I will keep you posted on my progress! I am so excited to finally lose this weight and feel good about myself physically again! I am thankful to all of the friends who have done this before me and cheered me on!
Just a little FOOD for thought...
Glad to hear you are doing better! It's such a retraining of the brain, but the fast results spur you on!
ReplyDeleteMy HCG/Fast, over the Christmas Holidays, truly brought me closer to God, and what he supply's for me. I heard distinctly throughout that 40 days, "Find comfort in ME, and you will be sustained". Physically, mentally, all around!
The HCG is the key component that makes the 500 calorie intake WORK(without it, forget about it!)
I've gone from a 14 to an 8 in 41 days, and my time with my Heavenly Father has opened my eyes to sooo much.
Christmas gatherings, NY gatherings, all good, but we stepped back from the hype this year, and felt such a cleanse..
Good word Tracey.. :-)