So today is day 15 of the HCG diet. I’m on a 25 day program so I’ve completed a substantial portion of the program. The diet consumer reviews that I’ve read insisted that the halfway point was key. They insisted that once you got there you had your habits set and you could go off routine. They said you’d naturally reach for veggies and fruits and that I’d automatically prepare my foods using healthy methods.

So that just goes to show that all the diet consumer reviews you read out there aren’t going to be 100% accurate because I disagree. It’s not exactly what I’d call easier. I think I feel comfortable saying that I’m more capable of sticking to the rules at this point because I’ve learned a few tricks and recipes, but there’s still that definite temptation to NOT do it.

But that’s an improvement, right? At least I’m not constantly giving in to the temptation to break the rules! I’m aware of the rules and I’m aware of my ability to stick to them. The question has become whether or not I will! Today I weighed in at 156. I lost 3 pounds. Wahoo! I love those days.

My HCG and B-Total was taken as recommended throughout the day. Although I broke my normal routine and didn’t take my B-Total until late afternoon. Usually I take it first thing in the morning. It’s one of the additional products that I found mentioned in the diet consumer reviews. And this time I totally agree with the reviews. It’s a great addition to the HCG.

For lunch I had a green onion burger (it’s in the cookbook) and half a grapefruit. I had Melba Toasts for snack later on in the afternoon. I finally found some more of the Spicy 3 Pepper flavor that is so delicious. I can’t decide if it’s just in comparison to all the other available ”cracker” flavors at my disposal or if I am going to continue thinking they’re fabulous post-diet and post-maintenance when I can occasionally indulge in a Cheez It or two. We’ll see, I guess.

For dinner I had the taco salad from the cookbook. It was good; not my favorite, but alright. That’s probably just because Taco Salad is a classic dish that I grew up with and it’s amazingly yummy the way I remember having it throughout my childhood and the HCG version just veered too far away from what I already knew. But it’s worth a try for anyone looking for quick, easy, healthy meals that the whole family can eat.

Amelia Handley majored in exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.