Dear Mike,

How can I thank you and the staff at Green Valley for helping me improve my health and my life. I am leaving today feeling like a new person. You and your team have been wonderful and the spa is an amazing place. I can’t wait to share what you are doing here with others.

Would you be kind of enough to post this letter so I can personally thank all the wonderful people who make up your excellent staff. From the moment Andy found me at the airport, to the front desk where they had all the answers, the kitchen who made the HCG diet a delicious experience beautifully served , the spa with lovely products and service, housekeeping who made sure my room was always fresh and perfect, the beautiful flowers everyday inside the spa and the grounds people who kept it all beautiful outside. The doctors, nurses, amazing teachers and trainers who kept us in line and moving forward, and all those in the back office who managed to keep the billing straight (that’s a miracle). Thanks also to Josh who kept me connected with the outside world making it possible for me to stay the entire month. Last but not least, Miriam our HCG leader and cheerleader. She gave me that extra push and that made the difference. I am so grateful for her knowledge and encouragement!

It takes a whole team of wonderful people who truly care to make these HCG miracles happen. As I head home today I leave behind 30% of my body fat, over 30 inches and 18 pounds, I won’t miss that, but I will miss your team and I will never forget all the kindness and support.

God bless,

M. Clark

To Dr. Reynolds, all that knowledge is a gift. Thank you so much for sharing.

Moving on down

the scale is on the move downward again and I am still on pace to get to my target weight of 200 pounds or less. I will be hosting a couple of cookouts this weekend and I will be attending a couple of others so I will need to be disciplined.

I have come to realize that if a person waits for the perfect time to change their eating habits, they will never be able to change. In my family, we have a lot of birthday celebrations and graduations and baby blessings etc., and we almost always include food in each party so I’ll  just have to learn how to say ”no thanks”.

NEW/OLD WARDROBE

One of the best things about being on the HCG program is that I am now able to wear some clothes that have been sitting unused in my closet for the past couple of years. In fact, I bought a dress shirt two weeks ago that is already too big. I had thrown away a lot of my smaller sized clothes so I will need to go shopping again soon. That’s great!

I have stayed pretty level on my weight since I had the big drop on sunday. I can tell that I am losing inches and it really shows in my face. I plan to do some swimming every day along with the HCG program so I can get the most benefit out of the shots.

TEN POUNDS LOST IN 6 DAYS

It feels great to be back on the losing track again. I have dropped ten pounds since last monday and I am really getting excited about the possibility that I can get down to 200 pounds. When I did the first series of shots, I got lightheaded and foggy on  day three when I went to the 500 calorie diet but I haven’t had any problem this time around. 

My wife and I went dancing last night for the first time in six months and I ended up having leg cramps all night after I went to bed. I don’t know if it was because of  being on me feet all evening or if it was because I am lacking some vitimins  or electrolites or something. Maybe it was a combination of both but it was very painful. I took a spoonful of viniger this  morning to see if that will help. I hope so.

I find that when I eat at a restarant, it is difficult to get a salad without having tomatoes or onions or cucumbers mixed in with the lettuce. According to the book, we are not supposed to mix vegetibles together. I’m not sure that I understand why but I can’t argue with the results that I am having so I will try not to mix them.

HERE I GO AGAIN

I am doing another series of shots which started on Monday. I am excited to get a chance to get some more weight off. My ultimate goal is to get down to 200 pounds or less and then stay there.

I am very pleased with the results that I have had so far. I dropped from 271 pounds to 230 pounds in the first forty day series. I have been able to maintain at that level pretty well except for the last few days before I started up again. I kind of let go and pigged out a little bit because I knew that I would be starting the next series of shots and my weight was at 235 when I weighed in on Monday.

I am quite surprised that I don’t really have much problem with hunger while I am on the shots. I did get chilled sometimes on the first series so I am interested to see if I get chilled on this round. Actually, It might feel good during the heat of July.

This is day five for this series and I have dropped about four pounds already.