Getting started & excited. We started injections Sunday 4/13. Had one of our last meals at a Casino buffet. Ate 2 pints of ice cream, candy bars, a box of ho hos etc. Gained 3 pounds. Started the 500 cal diet Wednesday. Lost maybe a 1/2 pound first day !!! Not hungry :) Went golfing. Took my lunch with me & ate it at 3 different holes. Checked to see what might have had calories that I forgot to record. First day I injected myself and left a black & blue mark 1" by 2 ". No black & blue since then. Using the small needles. I have a new appreciation for people who have to inject themselves.