Feels like the honeymoon phase of RNY is back.  Check out a few items from my journal:

Thursday, January 12, 2012 : 271.8 Day 1 of HCG. Loading phase. First shot at 8:10 pm. Mixing was interesting, concerned whether or not I put enough water in it. The shot was painless. Today I will eat lots of fats and shop for organic meats, veges and melba toast. Friday, January 13, 2012: 270.2 (-1.6) Day 2, still loading. In spite of eating pizza, sausage, bacon and nuts, I’m down 1.6. Bought cabbage, onions, apples and a grapefruit yesterday. Need to buy organic meats today. This is going to be an expensive endeavor. Just hope it’s worth it. Got a cortisone shot in the knee yesterday. Was worried that it might affect the HCG. So far so good. I’m sure the HCG is not a placebo. After taking the shot yesterday, I could literally taste the medicine in my mouth. Saturday, January 14, 2012: 269.4 (-0.8) – Total: -2.4 Day 3, official diet starts. Woke up early and felt hungry. Did a little water loading. Here we go…. Sunday, January 15, 2012: 265.8 (-3.6) – Total: -6 Day 4, I am amazed. I have lost 6 lbs in three days. Getting all the water in yesterday was hard. My stomach didn’t seem to like the grapefruit all that much. May switch to oranges, not a big fan of strawberries the only other choice.  Monday, January 16, 2012: 262.6 (-3.2) – Total: -9.2 Day 5, yesterday was hard, but I stuck to it. I have lost 9.2 lbs in four days. Drank a lot of green tea to fight off head hunger. I can feel the difference in clothes. 

Hi there!  What is hcg?   I never heard of it.  Do you take injections?  What is the premise behind it?  Good luck with it!

I'm doing 28 days of the controversial HCG diet.  I'm starting day 1 on the hcg diet to today.  I bought the product from TrimNutrition.com.  They have a pharmacy in Florida and it's tied to a licensed doctor.  It cost a little more, but my comfort level for product purchased on line and out of the country was not there.  I bought the shots.  I think it will be my second chance at the honeymoon phase of RNY where I could only get in 500 calories a day.  I had RNY in 2004 and lost 110 and managed to gain back 50.  The weight gain was 100 percent not following the rules.  I went back to sugar (even though it makes me tired), I went back to processed and fast foods.  My hope is to only do one round of hcg to jumpstart me back to using my pouch correctly.  A year ago I had my inners xrayed to find that my pouch is still small.  The maintenance after hcg is no sugar, white starches, processed or fast foods, sounds familiar doesn it.  Wish me luck!

Happy Anniversary!  Don't give up!  I can't.... when I slack I gain... sooo ... I can't give up.
Keep up the good fight!

Maybe July, 2004 wasn't the right year to have wls! kidding....I am having the same struggles and little success in losing it....It seems harder to lose than ever!