Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 181.4

Overnight Gain/Loss: -0-

HHCG: 18 drops 2 x daily

I didn’t lose any weight. I’m not surprised. Like I said before, I played tennis two nights ago. This could be my body’s way of catching up to the exercise. I’m just happy I didn’t gain weight. I also missed my 2nd dose of drops yesterday, too. oops! Good news, though! I measured myself, and I lost 1/2 an inch off my waist and 1 inch off my hips in 4 days! Hooray! The “inches” part of “pounds and inches”! I still have 4.8 pounds to go until I reach my lowest Weight Watchers weight, BUT I have officially become smaller than that in inches!!! Woo hoo! I love the way this diet works!

Romaine Salad with dressing, melba rounds, strawberries, and chocolate cottage cheesecake

I had an excellent lunch today! I made a mistake, though. I miscalculated my strawberries and actually ate too much, so I had to adjust my dinner allowances. oops. I made my chocolate cottage cheesecake , and I finally got it right! It’s so good. I could eat this every day! My daughter laughs at me when I eat a “dessert” for my meal. he he

Tomatoes with Melba Rounds and Cheesy Mock Apple Pie

I ate cottage cheese again tonight. Maybe it’s the heat, but I haven’t been up to eating meat lately. oh well. I love cottage cheese. I had some slices of tomato, melba rounds, and the yummy cheesy mock apple pie .

Here’s the daily breakdown-

Lunch:

113 grams of Daisy 2% cottage cheese (90 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

392 grams of strawberries (125 calories)

1/2 tsp. knox gelatine (5 calories)

1 Tbl. + 1 tsp. Hershey cocoa (13 calories)

100 grams of romaine lettuce (21 calories)

2 Tbl. Wishbone fat-free italian dressing (15 calories) *not protocol

Lunch Total: 294 calories

Dinner:

113 grams of Daisy 2% cottage cheese (90 calories)

201 grams of tomato slices (36 calories)

105 grams of apple (55 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

Dinner Total: 206 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 500 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : apple, cocoa, cottage cheese, HHCG, melba toast, off protocol, phase 2, photos, plateau, pounds and inches, romaine lettuce, salad, strawberries, tomato

I just love to eat this! It took me 3 tries to get it right, so I hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients:

113 grams (1/2 cup) cottage cheese (Daisy 2%=90 cal; Daisy 4%= 110 cal)

1/2 tsp. knox gelatine (5 cal)

1 Tbl. + 1 tsp. cocoa (Hershey cocoa- 13 cal)

4 pkts of Truvia

1/8 cup boiling water

Cocoa, Cottage Cheese, Knox Gelatine, and Truvia

Gather all of your needed ingredients for this recipe.

113 Grams of Cottage Cheese, Weighed

In a small container, measure 113 grams of cottage cheese. Using a mixer, blend well until creamy.

Knox Gelatine, Cocoa, and Sweetener

In a separate container, measure out knox gelatine, cocoa, and sweetener.

Cocoa, Knox Gelatine, and Sweetener Blended with Hot Boiling Water

Boil 1/8 cup of water and add to cocoa mixture, stirring very well until dissolved.

Cocoa Mixture and Cottage Cheese Blended Well

Slowly pour cocoa mixture into cottage cheese and blend well. It should be the consistency of chocolate mousse.

Chocolate Cottage Cheesecake

Pour into a container and refrigerate for 1-3 hours. This is so good! It’s light and fluffy. Enjoy!

HCG exchange: 1 protein

Calories:

If using Daisy 2% (90 + 13 + 5)= 108 calories

If using Daisy 4% (110 + 13 + 5)= 128 calories

Servings: 1

HCG Exchange: 1 protein

Tags : cocoa, cottage cheese, HCG recipes, phase 2, photos, VLCD

In a previous post, I showed you how to prepare chicken breasts and steak to make your life a little easier. I recently purchased a few pounds of 96% lean ground beef, so I thought you might want to see an easy way to prepare it for individual packaging.

Packages of 96% lean ground beef

Gather your packages of 96% lean ground beef along with snack size ziploc bags.

100 Grams of Lean Ground Beef

Weigh your ground beef and divide into 100 gram portions. Place each 100 gram portion into a snack size ziploc bag and set aside.

Flattened Lean Ground Beef Divided Into Snack Size Bags

Seal one side of your baggy and flatten ground beef in snack size bag, pushing the air out as you go. Once your ground beef has been flattened and the air removed, seal the remainder of the bag. I found this tip two years ago on the GreenLiteBites blog while I was on Weight Watchers. This is a very smart idea. The bags lay flat in the freezer, they defrost rather quickly, and they don’t take up much space. You can also stick them into a box or paper bag and cut out part of the side’s bottom so that you can pull out one package at a time… like a dispenser.

Tags : beef, food scale, ground beef, HCG Diet Tips, phase 2, photos, VLCD

I think this version of my cottage cheesecake is a little easier than the first version . This version adds 5 calories for the knox gelatin. The baked version adds 16 calories for an egg white. You have to bake the other version also, but you can decide for yourself what works for you!

Strawberry Topping:

125 grams of strawberries (40 calories)

1 Tbl. of Splenda (or 1 pkt of Truvia)

1/4 tsp. vanilla

Cut strawberries into small chunks.

Strawberries Cut Up Into Chunks

Combine strawberries and sweetener in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

Hot Strawberry Sauce

Strawberries and sweetener will start to melt and form a sauce. Cook for approximately 8 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Let cool in refrigerator until cheesecake is ready.

No Bake Cottage Cheesecake Ingredients:

113 grams (1/2 cup) Cottage Cheese (Daisy 2%= 90 calories)

3 Tbl. Splenda

1 Tbl. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. Knox Gelatin (5 calories)

Cottage Cheese, Lemon Juice, and Knox Gelatin

Gather ingredients for your cheesecake.

113 Grams of Cottage Cheese

Weigh out 113 grams of cottage cheese. Blend cottage cheese until creamy. Add sweetener and lemon juice. Blend well. In a separate bowl, add 1/2 tsp. of knox gelatin to 1/8 cup of boiling water. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Slowly pour into cottage cheese mixture. Blend until mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour into a small bowl and chill for 2-3 hours.

No Bake Cottage Cheesecake

Using a butter knife, loosen the cheesecake by running the knife around the inside of the bowl. Place a plate over the bowl and flip over onto the plate.

No Bake Strawberry Cottage Cheesecake

Pour strawberry sauce over your cheesecake. Enjoy!

Serving size = 1

HCG Protocol (1 protein, 1 fruit)

Calories Count:

If using Daisy 2% cottage cheese- 135 calories

If using Daisy 4% cottage cheese- 155 calories

(Knox Gelatin is not on the original protocol. It adds 5 calories per 1/2 tsp.)

Servings: 1

HCG Exchange: 1 protein, 1 fruit

Tags : cottage cheese, HCG recipes, lemon juice, off protocol, phase 2, photos, strawberries

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 181.4

Overnight Gain/Loss: -.8

HHCG: 18 drops 1 x daily (I’m trying out the higher dose again. No reason really… but OOPS, I missed my 2nd dose!)

Today has been a pretty good day. I’m happy that I lost .8 after a night of tennis, but I’m very cautious. Sometimes, it takes a few days for a stall to show up after exercise. We’ll see tomorrow! I uploaded my first YouTube video today. I hope you enjoy it. I don’t have a webcam, so still pic videos will have to do.

96% Lean Hamburger Patty with Grilled Onions and Melba Rounds

Of course, I’m in a pattern. I like to eat the same things, except I didn’t really want fruit for lunch. Dr. Simeons’ protocol says that you don’t have to eat everything. I had to make another trip to the grocery store for more fruits and veggies, too.

Grilled Asparagus with Strawberries, Melba Rounds, and No Bake Cottage Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce

Ah yes. There’s nothing like cottage cheesecake. Tonight I made a no bake cottage cheesecake  with Knox Gelatin instead of an egg white. It was very good. I think I might have to adjust the sweetness, though. This meal was extremely filling! I drank one Diet Pepsi with my dinner as well. I’m still drinking a gallon of water per day with only the occasional diet drink!

Here’s the usual breakdown-

Lunch:

100 grams of 96% lean ground beef (130 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

204 grams of onion (82 calories)

Lunch Total: 237 calories

Dinner:

113 grams of Daisy 2% cottage cheese (90 calories)

1/2 tsp. Knox Gelatin (5 calories)

209 grams of asparagus (42 calories)

275 grams of strawberries (88 calories)

Dinner Total: 250 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 487 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : asparagus, beef, coffee, cottage cheese, ground beef, HHCG, onion, photos, strawberries, VLCD, water, weight loss

I uploaded my first YouTube video today. I hope you enjoy it.

Tags : Dr. Simeons, HHCG, phase 2, videos, VLCD, weight loss, YouTube

I had a rather horrible night tonight. My tennis league started this evening. My son and I played, and it was absolutely horrible for me. We had a 6:30 match, and it was HOT! I tried to prepare myself by eating oranges today, but it wasn’t enough. My body felt exhausted throughout the whole match. This is why the protocol does not recommend exercise while on the 500 calorie diet! Mondays will be rough for me. I have played tennis in the past, but it was at a later time (8 pm). At 6:30, it’s still very hot, and the tennis court is even hotter! When I raised my arms to hit a serve, I thought my muscles were going to die. I barely had the energy to lift up my arms. I will have to figure out some way to adjust to this situation during extremely hot hours. I may add more protein and drink orange juice throughout my match. I’ve drank orange juice during my games in the past, and it has helped keep my energy up. I don’t expect to lose after days of tennis, but I am not ready to quit phase 2 just yet.

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 182.2

Overnight Gain/Loss: +.2

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

Yep. I gained weight this morning! I’m not surprised. Sleep is SO important on any diet, and I did not sleep well at all. I woke up very early this morning, and I couldn’t get back to sleep. NOT GOOD. Hopefully, I will be back down tomorrow, but I played tennis tonight, so who knows…

Lean Hamburger wrapped in Romaine Lettuce with Orange Gelatin and Melba Rounds

My fruits of choice for the day were oranges while I was trying to prepare for tennis. My niece’s doctor told her that oranges were the best choice for sports (even better than any sports drink). I would definitely agree with that. I made an orange gelatine out of oranges, knox, and a little bit of sweetener. I ate it with a 96% lean hamburger patty wrapped in a few romaine lettuce leaves along with my two melba rounds. It was a nice change!

Cottage Cheese Protein Shake with Oranges and Melba Rounds

This was a very simple protein shake that I made with my handy Magic Bullet mixer. I blended up my allowed amount of cottage cheese with orange slices and some ice. I added approximately 2 tablespoons of splenda. I ate it with my two melba rounds. Not half bad for a cottage cheese shake! lol

Here’s my breakdown for the day-

Lunch:

100 grams of 96% lean ground beef (130 calories)

145 grams of oranges (68 calories)

1 packet of knox gelatine (20 calories)

33 grams of romaine lettuce (7 calories)

Lunch Total: 250 calories

Dinner:

133 grams of cottage cheese (129 calories) (I added more because of tennis- still not enough!)

228 grams of oranges (107 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

Dinner Total: 261 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 511 calories (still not enough for the tennis I played tonight!)

Water for the day= 1 gallon+ (not sure. I drank more due to tennis)

Tags : beef, coffee, cottage cheese, exercise, ground beef, HHCG, melba toast, oranges, phase 2, photos, romaine lettuce, sleep, splenda, tennis, VLCD, water, weight gain

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 182

Overnight Gain/Loss: -1.0 (yay!)

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

Lean Hamburger Patty with Onions, Apples, and Melba Rounds

Nice blurry pic. lol. I was in a hurry. Does this look familiar? Yep. I had the same thing yesterday. I had to make a shopping trip to the grocery store, so this is what I ate before I left. It was still good. Sometimes I eat the same thing just for the sake of convenience.

Chocolate Cottage Cheesecake with Orange Slices and Melba Rounds

I had my yummy chocolate cottage cheesecake once again. I will post a recipe soon. It’s getting a little better each time. I ate my cheesecake with oranges and a few pieces of melba toast. yum!

Here’s the daily breakdown-

Lunch:

100 grams of 96% lean ground beef (130 calories)

143 grams of onion (57 calories)

73 grams of apple (38 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

Lunch Total: 250 calories

Dinner:

113 grams of Daisy 4% cottage cheese (110 calories)

1/2 tsp. knox gelatin (5 calories)

1 Tbl. + 1 tsp. Hershey’s cocoa (13 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

206 grams of oranges (97 calories)

Dinner Total: 250 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 500 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : apple, beef, cocoa, coffee, cottage cheese, ground beef, HHCG, melba toast, onion, oranges, phase 2, photos, VLCD, water, weight loss

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 183

Overnight Gain/Loss: -.4

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

Well, it looks like the scale is slowly starting to move again. We’ll see if it continues. I am very happy that I lost anything! My average is holding up at .58 per day (still above average for a woman)!

I did not use any coconut oil today. I don’t like to do it every day. The chocolate bark is so addicting. I don’t want to get into the habit of eating it on a daily basis.

Lean hamburger patty with grilled onions, apple, and melba rounds

I had a wonderful lunch which consisted of a grilled hamburger, grilled onions, an apple, and melba rounds. Yum!

Grilled chicken breast with onions, melba, and strawberries

This was my dinner, while the rest of my family ate Taco Bell. The tacos smelled so good, but I’m on a roll. There’s no stopping me right now! I love that I can fight those urges. It really doesn’t bother me! I would like to continue this round until I’m at the point of stalling or the hunger kicks in. So far so good. I haven’t been hungry, I have no desire for other food, and I’m still losing at a decent pace.

Lunch:

100 grams of 96% lean ground beef (130 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

98 grams – whole apple (51 calories)

101 grams of onion (40 calories)

Lunch Total: 246 calories

Dinner:

100 grams of chicken breast (114 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

130 grams of onion (52 calories)

198 grams of strawberries (63 calories)

Dinner Total: 254 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 500 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : apple, beef, chicken breast, coffee, ground beef, HHCG, melba toast, onion, phase 2, photos, strawberries, VLCD, water, weight loss

Well, yesterday was VLCD 30, and I only lost .2 from the chocolate bark with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. I am doubling the recipe today to see what happens. hmmm…

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 183.4

Overnight Gain/Loss: -.2

Total Loss: 18.2 pounds in 31 days

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

Ah, the scale! It moves so slowly this week. Just out of curiosity, I measured myself, and I lost an inch off my waist in 5 days! Pounds AND Inches, people! The scale might not be moving, but my body is shaping itself! I’m still above the average 1/2 pound daily (.59/day). I made a double batch of chocolate bark with a total of 4 tablepooons of coconut oil. Stay tuned…

Chuck Steak with Breadstick, Strawberries, and Chocolate Bark

I decided to try a fattier beef today. Chuck is more calories and fat. I did try to cut off as much visible fat as possible. 100 grams is 222 calories, so it effects everything else that can be eaten. I chose to eat my breadstick and some strawberries, which caused me to go over some lunch calories for a grand total of 277 calories. I ate 1/2 of my double batch of chocolate bark (2 tbl coconut oil) with it as well. I don’t count the calories in the chocolate bark.

Tomatoes with Melba rounds, Strawberries, Chocolate Cottage Cheesecake, and Chocolate Bark

I was ready for some more cheesecake today, so I made a chocolate cheesecake. I will post the recipe once I have perfected it. It’s a work in progress. I had a whole tomato, some strawberries, and the other 1/2 of my double batch of chocolate bark (another 2 tbl of coconut oil).

When counting your calories, be sure to include everything that you use in a recipe. I used Hershey cocoa and knox gelatin for my chocolate cheesecake, and it added an extra 18 calories. Everything counts. The only exception that I make is when using the chocolate bark. I do keep track of the amount of coconut oil I have used, though.

Totals for the day-

Lunch:

100 grams of chuck steak (222 calories)

100 grams of strawberrries (32 calories)

1 sesame breadstick (23 calories)

Lunch Total: 277 calories (+2 tbl. of coconut oil)

Dinner:

113 grams – 1/2 cup of Daisy 4% cottage cheese (110 calories)

1 Tbl. + 1 tsp. Hershey’s cocoa (13 calories)

1 tsp. of Knox Gelatin (5 calories)

100 grams of strawberries (32 calories)

2 Melba Rounds – Sea Salt (25 calories)

211 grams – whole tomato (38 calories)

Dinner Total: 223 calories (+2 tbl. coconut oil)

GRAND TOTAL: 500 calories (+4 Tbl. coconut oil)

Other: Coconut Oil Chocolate Bark (double batch) consisting of 4 Tbl. of coconut oil, 2 Tbl. of cocoa, and 1 tsp. of agave nectar

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : breadstick, chocolate bark, chocolate delights, chuck steak, cocoa, coconut oil, coffee, cottage cheese, HHCG, melba toast, phase 2, photos, pounds and inches, steak, strawberries, tomato, VLCD, water, weight loss