We have embarked on a new quest and this time it has nothing to do with gaming! Tomorrow we will begin 2010 with a personal challenge to ourselves. We are going to lose weight! I know, it is a resolution millions of us make every year and rarely, does anyone succeed, but I have no doubt, Patrick and I are going to succeed come hell or high water.
Here's a little background on how this all started: a few months ago my boss, Jim, started a new diet. We all thought it sounded a little crazy, low calorie diet, hormones, and no exercise, but within a few weeks we saw an amazing difference in him! He approached me after he knew he was successful and let me know that he thought it would work for me. Odd conversation to have with my boss, I know but he wanted to help me and I know he had the best intentions.
After some research and a letter to my endocrinologist to make sure it was something safe for me to do, we made plans to begin the diet on 01/01/10. We are going to begin the hCG diet tomorrow. Yes, I know hCG sounds familiar - it is the pregnancy hormone. We have to put some liquid under our tongue 3 times a day for the next six weeks, take extra B vitamins, and restrict our diet to about 500 calories a day. If I didn't know it worked and saw the results first hand, I would be a bit skeptical too, but hey, at this point, its worth a try.
You may ask why we would want to humiliate ourselves by sharing this with all of you, but we see it as a means of accountability and support.
