As I begin to transition away from the structure of the diet and add in more foods, I am nervous. I am scared to gain weight. I am uncertain of exactly what combination of foods and amount of exercise will keep me at this weight – I have not been here since I was 26 [...]
It is time to end this round. I am down 11.5 pounds in less than 30 days. It is time to accept where I am and that I have landed on a new step to success. It’s been a good round. There will be no more weight loss right now. I come off the drops [...]
After doing all of this work and having lost significant weight, you must update how you see yourself. This is an essential element for sustainable change. I keep talking about ‘becoming someone new’ and that is the essence of CHANGE; it’s what distinguishes a traditional ‘weight loss’ program from a permanent and sustainable change. If [...]
While most of the work during this short month on the HCG protocol focuses specifically on weight loss and following the very low calorie diet, part of the work needs to be thinking about and identifying how life will be different for you when you’ve lost 10 or 20 or even 30 pounds. How will [...]
Change requires that we let go, mourn, say goodbye and break free from the attachments and habits we have known and have been comfortable with for all of these years. We cannot deny that there will be losses associated with this change from sick to healthy and from heavy to thin. When you are sickly, [...]
