Market Day; grocery list

 Since, I started the protocol I've slept deeply. Last night I tossed and turned, got up and channel surfed until 4  a.m. when sleep forced me back to bed.  I believe it was because I skipped a meal, vitamins and an HCG dose. Got up at 7:30 a.m. sleepy but determined not to repeat yesterday.  Before the plumber, super and whom ever management sent came knocking at my door, I organized my meals. Must admit I was sleepy all day, but my energy returned after eating lunch and taking my multi-vitamin, B12 and calcium.



Todays groceries for HCG protocol phase 1



My Grocery List:  The 500 Calorie Daily Intake Diet

Breakfast:	Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.
Lunch:	1.    100 grams / 4 ozs of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird. 2.    2 cups of one type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage. 3.    One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast. 4.    An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.
Dinner :	The same four choices as lunch (above.)

3 X's a day, 15 minutes before meals I place 5 drops under my tongue. Which contains amino acids, a protein, which improves blood flow, increases burning fat and supports muscle growth.

I know that 500 calories seems so little, but I have not gotten hungry.  The first week I day dreamed about breads.  The second, I kept getting mental images of brownies.  Not just one, a tray full.  I love chocolate.
Yesterday, when I went to the deli to buy my expresso, I stood before a counter of some of my favorites but no interest.  Until I saw a plate of  'sweet plantains'.  I seemed to flow towards them.  Nothing else existed, like a long lost lover I stood, looking. longing.  Then I noticed the greasy oily bed they were on and it was over. Ugh. Snapped out of it.

Tomorrow, I have to decide whether to move on to Phase 3, or to continue on phase 2 for another 20 days.
Must not take the HCG drops longer then 40 days.