Well, today's menu consists of:
Breakfast: Big omelet(with canadian bacon, turkey sausage,onion, tomatoes and cheddar cheese)
Snacks: 1 oz mixed nuts adn Apple w/ Peanut Butter
Lunch: Bowl chicken soup
Dinner: Not really hungry..did not eat anything till later and had a Creamy Chocolate Milkshake...not bad for dinner, huh??? The recipe is below.
Here is the recipe I found for an HCG friendly chocolate milkshake that I think will work for those on P3...but judge for yourself.
1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese
1/2 cup nonfat milk
1 2 tbsp serving s/f chocolate syrup (I used unsweetened cocoa)
2 servings 1 packet sweetener (stevia/splenda)
1 cup ice cubes
I put all the ingredients into the Vitamixer and blended on variable speed starting at 1 and quickly going up to 10 for about 30 seconds.
I made this tonight and used chocolate stevia, vanilla cream stevia and some plain stevia to desired sweetness. I doubled the recipe and shared with my Tim and Kayla..they loved it and so did I. I think it worked out perfectly, since Tim is following the South Beach Diet and is on Phase 1..this works for that too!:)
Now I know many on the various HCG protocols say to stay away from the nonfat dairy, but I follow Linda Prinsters Pounds and Inches Away (who bases everything following Dr. S's manuscript very strictly) and dairy is the only area she says we do NOT have to steer clear of the nonfat versions, as sugars are not added to make up for the lack of fat. So, again, judge for yourself...but if you feel it is something you can enjoy, I hope you will :)
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Monday, October 26, 2009
My HCG Diet Journey
Well, I decided to begin blogging and thought I would start with one about my HCG diet journey and experience so far.
I started the HCG diet on Sept. 11, 2009...with lots of hope and a little skepticism. It really sounded too good to be true and honestly I was a little worried about starting something that involved taking a hormone into my body. I had lots of questions (i.e., "If this diet is safe and really so great, why aren't we hearing more about it...especially from Hollywood?" ; "Why does my doc not recommend it?; "Will this be just another fad diet"; etc...)
I have now completed my 1st Phase 2 (P2) part of the diet and am just beginning my 6-week maintenance phase (P3). I have "released" 25 lbs and 27.75 inches and it was amazingly easy. I am extremely pleased and cannot wait to go onto my next "round" and continue toward my weight loss goal. I am only into Day 3 of my maintenance phase in which I am allowed to begin introducing all foods, except NO SUGAR/NO STARCHES.
The GOAL of P3 is to create a new weight set point, a weight that my body will automatically maintain...close to my last HCG date weight. It was very scary...going from a very specific diet, knowing exactly what I can eat and how much, while taking the HCG and never really experiencing hunger to not having the HCG and being REQUIRED to eat a minimum of 1500 calories per day, mostly protein. This is very important in order to accomplish the GOAL of P3.
The first two days I was supposed to begin adding back in all foods, except sugars/starches, I really had to force myself to eat...not really even being hungry, more than once a day. But, I did it. I think I did pretty well. Here is what I ate:
Sat. 10/24/09
Breakfask: 2-egg Omelet with turkey sausage, onions, tomatoes, 3T cheddar cheese and 2 cups of Chai tea (tea bags, not mix) with skim milk
Lunch: St. Louis Bread Co Greek Salad that I added 3 chicken tenderloins (from home) to it. Fresh squeezed Stevia sweetened lemonade to drink. Apple for dessert.
Snack: About 2 oz or less of mixed nuts
Dinner: Some leftover tuna fish salad with mayo, egg, pickle. I also had about 2 oz of Beef Jerky.
Sun 10/25/09
Brunch: 2-egg Omelet with turkey sausage, onions, tomatoes, 3T cheddar cheese and 2 cups of Chai tea (tea bags, not mix) with fat free half & half. 1 apple with 2 Tbls peanut butter
Snack: 1 apple and 1 oz mixed nuts
Lunch: Large salad w/ mushrooms, cucumbers and REAL blue cheese dressing
Dinner: South Beach High Protein Cereal Bar, 1 0z Beef Jerky, Chai Tea
Dessert: Chocolate/banana Pudding Shake (made with cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 3T half & half, unsweetened cocoa, chocolate stevia drops and vanilla creme drops..YUMMY!
So, I feel like I am eating a lot..but I have not counted calories, so I really don't know how I am doing. I also don't really know exactly how much protein I need each day, so I need to research that more. I did find something online that says you need 1 gram of protein for every 2.2 lbs. So, I did a quick calc of my intake on Sunday and it looks like I might have gotten about 70 grams give or take. If my calculations are correct, I probably needed more like 100 g, but at least I am over half way to where I should be.
Since I am currently going through Pounds and Inches Away, I am going to be calling in today to check in and see what they think. When I weighed in today I was 1 lb below my last HCG day...so that is good :)! We are not supposed to go 2 lbs +/- either way during P3.
So, it's early still, but so far, so good :-)
Take care,
JulieB
I started the HCG diet on Sept. 11, 2009...with lots of hope and a little skepticism. It really sounded too good to be true and honestly I was a little worried about starting something that involved taking a hormone into my body. I had lots of questions (i.e., "If this diet is safe and really so great, why aren't we hearing more about it...especially from Hollywood?" ; "Why does my doc not recommend it?; "Will this be just another fad diet"; etc...)
I have now completed my 1st Phase 2 (P2) part of the diet and am just beginning my 6-week maintenance phase (P3). I have "released" 25 lbs and 27.75 inches and it was amazingly easy. I am extremely pleased and cannot wait to go onto my next "round" and continue toward my weight loss goal. I am only into Day 3 of my maintenance phase in which I am allowed to begin introducing all foods, except NO SUGAR/NO STARCHES.
The GOAL of P3 is to create a new weight set point, a weight that my body will automatically maintain...close to my last HCG date weight. It was very scary...going from a very specific diet, knowing exactly what I can eat and how much, while taking the HCG and never really experiencing hunger to not having the HCG and being REQUIRED to eat a minimum of 1500 calories per day, mostly protein. This is very important in order to accomplish the GOAL of P3.
The first two days I was supposed to begin adding back in all foods, except sugars/starches, I really had to force myself to eat...not really even being hungry, more than once a day. But, I did it. I think I did pretty well. Here is what I ate:
Sat. 10/24/09
Breakfask: 2-egg Omelet with turkey sausage, onions, tomatoes, 3T cheddar cheese and 2 cups of Chai tea (tea bags, not mix) with skim milk
Lunch: St. Louis Bread Co Greek Salad that I added 3 chicken tenderloins (from home) to it. Fresh squeezed Stevia sweetened lemonade to drink. Apple for dessert.
Snack: About 2 oz or less of mixed nuts
Dinner: Some leftover tuna fish salad with mayo, egg, pickle. I also had about 2 oz of Beef Jerky.
Sun 10/25/09
Brunch: 2-egg Omelet with turkey sausage, onions, tomatoes, 3T cheddar cheese and 2 cups of Chai tea (tea bags, not mix) with fat free half & half. 1 apple with 2 Tbls peanut butter
Snack: 1 apple and 1 oz mixed nuts
Lunch: Large salad w/ mushrooms, cucumbers and REAL blue cheese dressing
Dinner: South Beach High Protein Cereal Bar, 1 0z Beef Jerky, Chai Tea
Dessert: Chocolate/banana Pudding Shake (made with cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, 3T half & half, unsweetened cocoa, chocolate stevia drops and vanilla creme drops..YUMMY!
So, I feel like I am eating a lot..but I have not counted calories, so I really don't know how I am doing. I also don't really know exactly how much protein I need each day, so I need to research that more. I did find something online that says you need 1 gram of protein for every 2.2 lbs. So, I did a quick calc of my intake on Sunday and it looks like I might have gotten about 70 grams give or take. If my calculations are correct, I probably needed more like 100 g, but at least I am over half way to where I should be.
Since I am currently going through Pounds and Inches Away, I am going to be calling in today to check in and see what they think. When I weighed in today I was 1 lb below my last HCG day...so that is good :)! We are not supposed to go 2 lbs +/- either way during P3.
So, it's early still, but so far, so good :-)
Take care,
JulieB
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