The Process....day by day

I called Rinnovare clinic in Gresham and talked to Claire over the phone. I expressed my interest in the program and had many questions for her. She patiently answered everything I asked and encouraged me to come in to talk to the Dr. about the program. In my mind, she single handedly led me to the decision to do this program...and I'm very happy about that. I called on a Monday, and was able to get in on Wednesday morning.

I saw Dr. Hansel on Wednesday, May 26th. I received a full months worth of hCG injections, as well as the guidelines for the diet. I was planning a trip out of town for the Memorial Day Weekend, and decided I would start my "fat loading/Binge" day on Sunday, May 30th.

Since we were camping, I didn't exactly eat well throughout the weekend.

Sunday, I kicked it into high gear. I started the morning by giving myself the first injection. I was quite apprehensive, but it was painless. (YAY) I munched on donuts throughout the day, as well as having whatever I wanted for dinner, a handful of potato chips everytime I came in the trailer, etc... We had a big potluck with our friends that night, and I felt able to try most of the items we had available.

Monday-Day 2 of loading. Got up, gave myself the injection. Painless again. (So glad that it wasn't a fluke on day 1!) I had a breakfast burrito in the morning, followed by a large lunch with my family on the way home. French toast, eggs, sausage and a milkshake, and boy-did I feel sick afterwards!!! Came home and munched on some zingers before bed.

Tuesday-Day 3. Got up this morning-my first day back to work after the long weekend. I weighed myself (181.1 on my scale, which is up almost 3 lbs from my weight before the binging!) I did my injection and went about my day. I had an iced passion/green tea with no sweetener on my way into work. (It's yummy. I'll definitely do that, again!) I had a Melba Toast (better than I thought) around 10:30 am. I had lunch around one o' clock. I had plain chicken breast, along with a few sliced strawberries, and a handful of spinach (raw). I was SHOCKED how great it was. I didn't miss the dressing-not one bit! Later in the afternoon, I had my second melba toast, along with a large iced tea I got at our hospital cafeteria. I came home, baked some more chicken with ONLY grll mates chicken seasoning on it. I was surprised again at what great flavor it had! I had some cucumber and an orange with this. I felt totally satisfied and not like I was missing anything. Looking forward to tomorrow to weigh and continue with my day....