I’m a 44 pharmacy technician at a compounding pharmacy. It’s there that I discovered the whole idea of HCG for weight loss. I am under the care of a local doctor who prescribes this for weight loss. My pharmacy compounds it and my insurance pays for it.

Background: Total hysterectomy in 2008. The cancer I had was controlled by the surgery. Fought the roller coaster ride of being on synthetic thyroid medication for years now take Compounded Armour Thyroid.

2006 I decided I would get in shape and start going to the gym and cycling. I started the weight loss/get fit journey at about 232 pounds. That was the heaviest I had ever been in my life and my 5'2 frame suffered.

I did the 2007 BP MS 150 bike ride from Houston to Austin…MY MOUNT EVEREST! Oct. 2009 I did my first duathlon, 2 mile run followed by a 12 mile bike ride and ending with a 2 mile run. I came in 16th in my category out of 19.

I hope that the HCG diet will be the final push I need to get my weight down to a lifestyle weight that I can maintain. My family is fully supportive both with the diet and with me actively.

Goal on Round 1 is to loose 15-18. R. 2 will be BACK to BACK and I hope to loose another 15-18 pounds. Open for suggestions, advice, criticism, recipes, and questions.

Start HCG: Jan. 1, 2010 – 208.5 Goal wt 175