Day 2: Ugh...Loading Again

I've figured out HCG's secret powers.  It's not this "resetting-your-hypothalamus" hoohah.  It's actually some kind of "become-disgusted-by-the-nasty-stuff-you-used-to-crave" voodoo that keeps you from ever wanting to eat again.  I never thought I'd look forward to the day I only have to eat 500 calories!


I woke up early this morning with severe heartburn and stomach cramps.  After a week of "detoxing," it seems my body concurs with my new aversion to junk food.  Hopefully that makes the next six weeks a piece of cake (or, um...a 100 gram piece of grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast).  I gained 1.9 pounds since yesterday, which is what I'm supposed to do.  I absolutely don't want anything to eat today--especially the fatty meats that I should have.  I'm working on some of the cheesecake that HeSchrader brought home last night, and I have some brats in the fridge that need to cooked, but the thought of them makes me want to hurl.


My goals for the next six weeks:

• Don't deviate from the Protocol at all.  At this point, I can't even imagine wanting to, but consider this:  in the next 40 days, I am to consume a TOTAL of 20,000 calories.  Yesterday, I had upwards of 5,000 calories.
• Blog every day.  This is my journal of how I'm feeling, what my body is doing, and how the family is coping with everything.  If it also serves to entertain or inform, that's great, too, but I'm really blogging for me.
• Change the eating habits of the 2LittleSchraders.  LittleGirlSchrader is already resisting the "Natural" Peanut Butter, but LittleBoySchrader is digging the Greek Yogurt without high-fructose corn syrup.  If I can change their tastes and habits now, maybe they'll be healthier adults than HeSchrader and I are.
• Clean out the pantry and donate all of our processed food to the local food bank.  True, it's not good food for anybody to eat, but it's better than nothing for somebody who's hungry.
• Lose at least 40 pounds.  I know HeSchrader is going to have an easier time dropping the pounds, but I'm going to stay motivated anyway.  I'm certain I'll need to do at least two more rounds to get to where I ultimately want to be, but if I can go into the holidays 40-50 pounds lighter, it will be much easier to avoid the normal Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's pitfalls.  

Alright...I'm off now to go eat more cheesecake.