It was such a surprise when I found out that I had won the HCG diet, and was even more surprised when they came to my house with balloons, flowers and chocolate. I began the diet on April 17th, and I loved that day, the 18th was pretty great as well. Day 3 I started the 500 calorie menu, and it wasn't too bad, I just had to make sure that my time was occupied. This morning I woke up and had lost the weight I had gained by fat loading plus an extra pound. I am very excited to keep this up and I will be updating my status as I continue.