Day 5

Okay, here we are at day 5, which is incidentally, my birthday. I must admit, I would LOVE to go out to dinner tonight for my birthday, or go out and have a Starbucks, or a JambaJuice. Mmmm! But then I think about it and realize, is it really worth it? Perhaps I will take a rain check on a dinner and enjoy that when I am 40 pounds lighter. It's not worth breaking the diet. Stepped on the scale today, and am down 5 pounds! That's a great start. Very encouraging. For the most part, I am not hungry during the day. When I do start to get hungry, it's just about time for me to eat something anyway. I have found that the HCG drops we are using, along with plenty of water and lots of green tea are very satisfying. Started taking sublingual B complex yesterday also. And I am also taking Mag and Potassium cell salts, which were recommended to my by a friend to help prevent leg cramps. One last thing I started new yesterday. I had tried using Stevia in the Raw (a powdered form) and found that it left a nasty aftertaste in my mouth. Yesterday I bought liquid stevia and found that it is much better and leaves no aftertaste. I can't stand artificial sweeteners, but I do like the liquid Stevia.