Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 181.2

Overnight Gain/Loss: -2

HHCG: 18 drops 2 x daily

Talk about slow losses. lol. I’m still losing, but this week has been crawling very slowly. I’m at a .55 per day loss average. I’m still crawling above the average .5 loss for a woman. Like I mentioned yesterday, I lost more inches this week! As Dory might say “Just keep losing… just keep losing… just keep losing, losing, losing…”

Ground Beef and Onion Hash with Strawberries and Melba Rounds

I made an awesome ground beef and onion hash for lunch today. It was SO good! Sometimes, those experiments work! ha ha

Chinese Chicken Salad with Wasa Cracker

For dinner, my family had Chinese food, so I attempted to make a Sweet ‘n Tangy Chinese Chicken Salad . It was good, but it might be a little too tangy for some people. You might have to adjust the amount of ginger and garlic in this one.

Here’s the breakdown-

Lunch:

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

156 grams of onion (62 calories)

1/2 cup low sodium fat-free chicken broth (7.5 calories)

100 grams of strawberries (32 calories)

2 melba rounds (25 calories)

Lunch Total: 256.5 calories

Dinner:

100 grams of chicken breast (114 calories)

232 grams of cabbage (58 calories)

1/2 c. low sodium fat-free chicken broth (7.5 calories)

65 grams of oranges (26 calories)

1 wasa cracker (35 calories)

Dinner Total: 240.5 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 497 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : apple cider vinegar, beef, Bragg Liquid Aminos, cabbage, chicken breast, ground beef, HHCG, melba toast, onion, oranges, phase 2, photos, strawberries, VLCD, wasa cracker, water, weight loss

This is really good and very simple. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

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

1/2 c. low-sodium fat-free chicken broth (7.5 calories)

1 Tbl. minced garlic (adjust to your taste. I like a lot of garlic!)

1 Tbl. Bragg’s Liquid Aminos

1 onion (varies in calories)

Black Pepper to taste

Chicken Broth, Bragg Liquid Aminos, Minced Garlic, and Chopped Onions (Ground Beef not shown)

Gather all of your ingredients. Chop up the onion.

Saute Chopped Onions in Chicken Broth

Pour 1/2 cup of chicken broth in skillet and cook onion on medium to medium-high heat until tender. Most of the chicken broth will reduce.

Onions, Ground Beef, Garlic, and Bragg Liquid Aminos

Add minced garlic and lean ground beef. Cook until beef is no longer pink. Add Bragg’s liquid aminos and cook for a few more minutes on medium heat. Sprinkle with black pepper and remove from heat.

Ground Beef Onion Hash

Pour onto a plate. Enjoy!

Servings: 1

HCG Exchange: 1 protein, 1 vegetable

Tags : beef, Bragg Liquid Aminos, garlic, ground beef, HCG recipes, onion, 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

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 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

You Can’t Eat The Same Item or Meal Twice in One Day.

FALSE! This is not true. In the original Pounds and Inches , Dr. Simeons never tells us that we cannot eat the same thing twice in one day. He does talk about the fattiness of American beef and recommends veal for one meal and another protein for the other meal. Here is a quote from his manuscript:

“While this diet works satisfactorily in Italy, certain modifications have to be made in other countries. For instance, American beef has almost double the caloric value of South Italian beef, which is not marbled with fat. This marbling is impossible to remove. In America, therefore, low-grade veal should be used for one meal and fish (excluding all those species such as herring, mackerel, tuna, salmon, eel, etc., which have a high fat content, and all dried, smoked or pickled fish), chicken breast, lobster, crawfish, prawns, shrimps, crabmeat or kidneys for the other meal.”

I have eaten beef at both meals and have not had a problem with it. Others have used bison meat with good results. You can also use 96% lean ground beef as well.

Tags : beef, ground beef, HCG Diet Myths, pounds and inches

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 183.8

Overnight Loss/Gain: -1.0 (wow!)

Total Loss: 17.8 pounds in 26 days

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

I was a happy camper this morning! I can’t believe I lost a pound! I haven’t lost a pound or more in six days. This diet is amazing! I had my usual coffee with splenda this morning, which helps tide me over until lunchtime.

Grilled Chicken Breast with Asparagus Cinnamon Apples and Breadstick

This was my lunch for today. I’m enjoying this diet very much! I had 100 grams of grilled chicken with asparagus, one whole apple (cooked in the microwave for two minutes and sprinkled with 1 pkg of Truvia and sprinkled with cinnamon), and a sesame breadstick. I drank one Diet Pepsi. Yummy!

96% Lean Hamburger with Tomato Slices Orange and Breadstick

I was fortunate enough to make a large amount of food yesterday, so I didn’t have to cook for the entire family today. I made my hamburger from my handy dandy George Foreman grill. I had a nice 100 gram hamburger patty, a few slices of tomato, one whole orange, and a breadstick. I love this diet!

Here is the breakdown-

Lunch:

100 grams of chicken breast (114 calories)

114 grams of asparagus (23 calories)

121 grams – whole apple (63 calories)

1 sesame breadstick (23 calories)

Lunch Total: 223 calories

Dinner:

100 grams 96% lean ground beef (130 calories)

109 grams of tomato slices (20 calories)

204 grams – whole orange (96 calories)

1 sesame breadstick (23 calories)

Dinner Total: 269 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 492 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

I played tennis tonight, so we’ll see what happens on the scale tomorrow! Stay Tuned!

Tags : apple, asparagus, beef, breadstick, chicken breast, coffee, exercise, ground beef, HCG Diet Tips, HHCG, oranges, phase 2, photos, splenda, tennis, tomato, VLCD, water, weight loss

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 184.8

Overnight Gain/Loss: -.8 (yay!)

Total Loss: 16.8 pounds in 25 days

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

I had my first regular diet drink yesterday. It was a Diet Pepsi. It looks like the drink didn’t effect my weight loss at all. Once again, I DO NOT include my coffee or other drinks in the amount of water that I drink per day. I think it would be too easy to drink everything but water if I did that!

I think I have settled in at 15 drops twice daily. It seems to be working well for me, and I have not been hungry at all. My cravings are completely gone! I can smell food and like the smell of it, but it doesn’t bother me to see someone eating it. I am feeling really good. I get sleepy at night a lot earlier than ever before. I used to keep going until 2 or 3 am at times. My average sleep time was 2 am before starting this diet. Now, I start to feel tired around 11 pm. I am in bed and asleep by 1 am which is great for me!

For now, I have decided to stick with Splenda in my coffee. I drink 2-3 large cups, and it’s just not cost effective for me to use the Truvia. I will use it for other things, though. It’s a good tasting sweetener.

Sirloin Tip Steak with Grilled Onion and Breadstick

My lunch today was so good! I just love my handy dandy George Foreman grill! I had 100 grams of sirloin tip steak with 1/2 of an onion and a breadstick. Yummy! I drank another Diet Pepsi with my lunch today, too.

96% Lean Hamburger Wrapped in Iceberg Lettuce with Sliced Apple and Breadstick (not pictured)

This evening, I made hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill for my family and guests. For MY dinner, I had a charcoal grilled hamburger made with 100 grams of 96% lean ground beef. I wrapped it in two large iceberg lettuce leaves and added a few teaspoons of sugar-free zero calorie mustard. I loved the crunchiness of the lettuce leaves. It made me feel like I was eating a hamburger with a crunch! I DID eat a breadstick. You can’t see it in the picture because it’s hidden behind the lettuce! I ate an apple for my dessert. It was delicious and filling as usual!

Here is the breakdown for the day-

Lunch:

100 grams of sirloin tip steak (140 calories)

182 grams – 1/2 onion (73 calories)

1 sesame breadstick (23 calories)

Lunch Total: 236 calories

Dinner:

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

125 grams iceberg lettuce leaves (23 calories)

163 grams – whole apple (84 calories)

1 sesame breadstick (23 calories)

Dinner Total: 260 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 496 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

Tags : apple, beef, breadstick, chicken breast, coffee, ground beef, HHCG, iceberg lettuce, onion, phase 2, photos, sirloin steak, steak, VLCD, water, weight loss