Cold Turkey...Anyone?

If there’s one thing that I’ve had a pretty big problem with, I would have to say it’s definitely been smoking. I usually quit, only to come back to it again. The funny thing is I never smoke heavily. Usually, it’s only 3-4 a day during breaks and before bed. I work at home for the most part, as I said before, so my productivity is gauged by how hard I work in front of the computer. That means I can’t afford to be smoking all the time. Well anyway, I had stopped for a couple years until last month, but I’ve decided that if I am going to lose weight, I can stomp out this smoking problem, too (no pun intended?). So basically I am going cold turkey and hoping that between the intermittent hunger cravings and smoking cravings I don’t have to start again… Any suggestions from the readers out there would be great. I’m open to anything. And with that, I’ll close with the update that I lost another pound since yesterday. That is a total of 18 pounds since I started. Dang, that’s good guys. I’m pretty jazzed about the whole deal, and I think the future holds more weeks like this.

Weight Lost To-date: 18 lbs

Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss
Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss

Weigh-in went well...

The weigh-in at the clinic went great! I lost another 4 pounds, which is a little down from my 1 ¼ pound per day previously, but it’s not really that big of a deal as long as I am still losing close to a pound a day. I suppose after a while I won’t be losing quite this much, but it’s no concern of mine for now. I’ve lost 17 pounds so far in a matter of weeks, and that’s smokin’ fast. My buddy I mentioned last week is still pretty skeptical. I have a scale I am actually going to bring over to his house once I have lost about 30-40 pounds.

Also, here’s a brief update of the diet I am on:
The dosage is pretty simple; I just stick it under my tongue and am done. The diet follows a strict diet, which I think I mentioned before, but in general it allows you to eat enough that you don’t feel like you are starving all the time. It’s pretty low calorie, so lots of fresh foods are used. It really makes you feel better, and the only reason you’re really hungry is due to the low calorie intake. Overall, I’m doing good about two weeks into the diet.

Weight Lost To-date: 17 lbs

Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss
Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss

Ha! Maybe I'll get a friend to join me.....

OK… 7 more days have passed and I’ve lost 8 more pounds. I went over to a business partner’s house a couple days ago, and he can’t believe it. Actually, he really doesn’t believe it. He thinks I’m totally joking around with him, but I know I’m not. He knew I’ve been struggling with weight for a while (he does as well and is 20 pounds heavier than me) but he doesn’t think I lost that much weight that fast. I’m definitely going to show him up a bit with this, though. I’m going to give him my blog URL after a couple weeks and maybe he’ll realize that I’ve actually lost some real weight. He’s been in this battle for even longer than I have, so it would be great to win him over to the “cool” weight loss side. :-] Anyway, I am going back into the clinic next week to get weighed in and have a follow-up visit, etc. I think they basically just give you some suggestions and see how you are doing on the diet, so nothing too big. Afterwards, I am going to head over to the gym where I work out a bit and see if I can’t keep up this crazy weight loss schedule up. If I play it right, I might have another 8 pounds down by this time next week.

Weight Lost to-date: 13 pounds

Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss
Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss

It.................works?!

Wow…. Well, I have some good news and bad news. First off, it’s been about 4 days and I’ve lost about 5 pounds. I actually can’t believe that I have, so I’m in a bit of shock—bear with me. Let me explain how this works first. Apparently the HCG is a hormone that allows the body to burn only fat (not muscle) when in a low-calorie state. This is what allows pregnant women in such a situation to survive longer. By taking these drops twice a day, this state is induced in me and I lose fat, not muscle. It’s really fascinating, and although I am not sure I actually believe it, I am completely impressed. The drops are sublingual, so technically they diffuse through the mouth into the body where they work their “magic.” It’s phenomenal! I’m almost afraid to really believe it after so many years but heck, if it works I’m sold! I think my original doubts are a little unfounded, so I am going to see what happens and hopefully log what happens here. At the end of each post, I’ll put a “weight lost” counter. If this works like it is supposed to, I’ll be thinner in no time. I am going to set a goal out there of about 70 pounds. That will push me down to 180, and at 6’4”, that should be pretty awesome.

Weight Lost To-date: 5 lbs

Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss
Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss

First visit not so bad...

This was my first visit to Seattle HCG. It went well and I was encouraged quite a bit by the staff. I’m a little skeptical about the chance of actually losing a lot of weight like I really want to. I’ve been trying to lose for years, and although I have heard some great stuff about these guys, I am not quite sure that the results I see are going to be my results, you know what I mean? Basically, I’m worried that I’ll be let down by something I am putting a lot of faith and a little bit of money into. Luckily, it’s not as expensive as Weight Watchers, which I can say without a doubt was an absolute failure at helping me lose weight. The meals were so small that I always grabbed a little extra snack, so I ended up keeping my weight about the same. After four months, I just quit. The food was (excuse me, please) crap and I really didn’t lose anything at all. Actually, it was more like a roller coaster where you eat really carefully because you feel guilty about the extra servings the week before, and after not seeing results, start the cycle over again. Anyone, just some of my own rants. If there are any other guys out there, you probably understand where I am coming from. In this society, it actually pays to look kinda good, and that’s not something I really see happening anytime soon. We’ll see. I’ll keep you updated, and it’s at least nice that Seattle HCG Diet Weight Loss Center is actually letting me blog about them and my experiences there. Cheers all!

Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss
Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss

New Resolution

Today’s my first day blogging on my New Year’s resolution.  It is proverbially cliché, but completely appropriate for what I am about to do.  I am hoping to lose 70 pounds on a relatively new dieting “FAD” that has been out for more than 40 years, if I remember correctly.  It’s called hCG, and it stands for a bigger word than I could ever hope to figure out, but that is completely okay for now.  I’m going to be going to a place called Seattle HCG Clinic.  It’s off of 45th St. for those who know Seattle well enough.  But maybe a little background on me, first.

I’m Nelson, a pretty much ordinary guy living an extraordinary life as an entrepreneur.  Mainly, I do eBay buying and selling for a living which turns out a nice income.  I weigh about 250, which is more than I am supposed to weigh, I suppose.  Either way, my physician strongly advised I lose weight, and hCG was a solution I found that would involve the least amount of time and money involved.  I think that’s enough for now.  Take care everyone and stay tuned. . .

Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss
Seattle HCG Diet & Weight Loss