The Fun Evil Diet

So Steve and I did some IT work for the doctor that Traci works for. Dr. Baird. In exchange for our services we did the HCG diet. It was really hard at first. I thought the shots would be the hardest part, but it was the restrictive diet that was evil.

We were really good our first week and lost ten lbs. Then our second week we started to cheat. We decided we were still going to have date nights once a week. Then when we would go to celebrate or eat with family we would cheat. It also didn't help that we started three days before my birthday. Needless to say the second week we only lost about five more lbs.

Steve hit his goal weight after the first week so he loosely followed the diet. I unfortunately only lost half of what I wanted to because I cheated so badly during the last two weeks. When we get back from Anastasia's wedding I'm going to do a second round of it. I only have 16 lbs left to get down to my wedding weight!

It was an over all really good experience. It taught us a lot about portion control, the awful things we were eating all the time, and made us realize how emotionally attached to food we were. Food was a comfort and an activity for us rather than something to sustain us.

We have been off the diet now for about two weeks and we have both been able to maintain our weight and are eating a lot healthier. Our total weight loss was Steve = 15 and Tara = 13. Now all we have to do is start going to the gym ;)