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

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 182.6

Overnight Loss/Gain: -1.2 (I’m shocked!)

Total Loss: 19 pounds in 27 days!

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

I woke up this morning and stepped on the scale. I got a nice little surprise. I was not expecting to see such a huge loss. I wasn’t even sure if I would lose anything today since I played tennis last night! It was very exciting. I started out my day with my usual coffee and splenda.

Sirloin Tip Steak with Grilled Onions and Breadstick

For lunch, I ate 100 grams of sirloin tip steak, 1/2 of an onion that was grilled on my George Foreman grill, and a breadstick.

Sirloin Tip Steak on Iceberg Lettuce with Fat Free Croutons Dressing and Cinnamon Apples

I can’t seem to get enough steak lately. I love steak when it’s cooked just right. I decided to put it on my salad tonight. I had 100 grams of sirloin over iceberg lettuce with 2 Tablespoons of Wishbone Fat-Free Italian Dressing (15 calories), fat-free croutons (25 calories), and a baked apple covered with cinnamon and truvia.

Lunch:

100 grams of sirloin tip steak (140 calories)

159 grams – 1/2 onion (64 calories)

1 sesame breadstick (23 calories)

Lunch Total: 227 calories

Dinner:

100 grams of sirloin tip steak (140 calories)

126 grams – whole apple (66 calories)

150 grams iceberg lettuce (27 calories)

2 Tbl Wishbone Fat-Free Italian Dressing (15 calories) (*not on protocol- see note below)

7 grams Rothbury Farms Fat-Free croutons (25 calories)(*not on protocol- see note below)

Dinner Total: 273 calories

GRAND TOTAL: 500 calories

Water for the day= 1 gallon

*Just a quick note: The salad dressing and croutons are not on protocol; however, I do add the proper calories. The potential problem that I see with the salad dressing is that it contains a small amount of sugars (2 grams) per serving. I have used it on this diet, and I haven’t had a problem with it. I don’t use it very often, though. If you try this dressing and find yourself stalling or gaining, then don’t use it.

The croutons have the same potential to be a problem. However, they are only 25 calories for one serving, which equals 7 grams(approximately 20 croutons). There is also a small amount of sugar in this item, but the amount per serving equals zero. Try at your own discretion.

Tags : apple, beef, breadstick, coffee, HHCG, iceberg lettuce, off protocol, onion, phase 2, photos, salad, sirloin steak, steak, 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

Weigh Everything!

I have always weighed my proteins, but I didn’t realize until 2 weeks into this diet that I was overeating some of my vegetables and fruits. I was picking out small apples and orange to eat. However, they were a lot heavier than I had anticipated. The other big calorie foods for me were onions and tomatoes.

When I started weighing my foods, I found that I could really only eat 1/2 of a tomato or onion for one meal. Most of the time, this would apply to my oranges and apples as well.

By weighing all of my fruits and veggies, I am able to have all 4 foods and stay within 500 calories per day: protein, veggie, fruit, and breadstick.

Tags : apple, breadstick, food scale, HCG Diet Tips, onion, oranges, phase 2, tomato, VLCD

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 187.2

Overnight Gain/Loss: -0- (I’m not surprised. I did play tennis last night!)

Total Loss: 14.4 pounds in 21 days!

HHCG: 15 drops 2 x daily

I’m not really upset that I didn’t lose any weight. It’s probably going to be a struggle to lose on the days after I have played tennis.

B- coffee w/splenda

L- scrambed eggs w/1 egg plus 5 whites and 1/2 onion, 1/2 orange

D- 3.5 oz. ribeye, 1/2 onion, 1/2 orange

Water for the day= 1 gallon

I did something a little different with my eggs this time. I added up the protein, and I was getting less protein than my carbs, so I decided to add 2 more egg whites (32 calories total) and drop my melba toast. I would rather have a better protein:carb ratio. I still fell within the 500 calorie range, although many people would say that I was off protocol by doing this. I need the protein! We’ll see what happens on the scale tomorrow!

Tags : beef, coffee, eggs, exercise, HHCG, onion, oranges, phase 2, plateau, protein, splenda, tennis, VLCD, water

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 191.2

Overnight Gain/Loss: +.6 (well, this stinks!)

Total Loss: 10.4 pounds in 16 days!

HHCG: 12 drops 3 x daily

Once again, I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised. I ate a bit more protein to compensate for tennis, and then I played for 3-1/2 hours. Oh well. It’s only 1/2 pound, right?

B- coffee w/splenda

L- 3.5 oz. ckn breast, tomato, radish hashbrowns w/ a little bit of onion (not protocol to mix veggies in one meal)

D- 3.5 oz. ckn breast, baked kale chips, 1/2 onion, orange w/ 1 tbl. coconut oil, 2 tbl. cocoa and 4 tbl. splenda mixed with water (tasted like a chocolate covered orange!)

Water for the day= 1 gallon

I took 3 potassium and 3 magnesium pills today. Every now and then I have muscle twiching and fatigue.

Tags : chicken breast, cocoa, coconut oil, coffee, exercise, HHCG, kale, magnesium, off protocol, onion, oranges, phase 2, potassium, red radishes, splenda, tennis, tomato, vitamins, VLCD, water, weight gain

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 190.6

Overnight Gain/Loss: +.2 (ugh. At least it’s a small amount!)

Total Loss: 11 pounds in 15 days!

HHCG: 12 drops 3 x daily

I’m not sure what happened. I didn’t eat my bread, so I’m a bit confused…

B- coffee w/splenda

L- 3.5 oz. ribeye, onion, strawberries

D- 8 oz. ckn breast, orange, tomato, 2 melba rounds (25 calories)

Water for the day= 1 gallon

I played tennis again tonight. This is why I upped my protein. I want to make sure that I had enough energy. I had a heard workout for an hour, and I played a total of 3-1/2 hours.

Tags : beef, chicken breast, coffee, exercise, HHCG, melba toast, onion, oranges, phase 2, ribeye steak, splenda, steak, strawberries, tennis, tomato, VLCD, water, weight gain

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 191.2

Overnight Gain/Loss: -2.2 (I have NO idea how this happened, but I am pleasantly surprised!)

Total Loss: 10.4 pounds in 13 days!

HHCG: 12 drops 3 x daily

I guess I got really lucky. I don’t know what happened or how I could have possibly lost 2.2 pounds in one day.  Oh well… moving on…

B- coffee w/ splenda

L- I had a lunch meeting, so I tried to be as “good” as possible. I ordered a chef’s salad w/ grilled chicken and fat free raspberry dressing on the side. I set aside the croutons and anything else not truly allowed. I did eat the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, grilled chicken, and a small amount of fat free raspberry dressing. It probably had sugar in it, but I couldn’t eat that salad dry. When I came home, I ate 6 strawberries and mixed 2 tbl. of coconut oil mixed with cocoa and splenda.

D- 3.5 oz. ribeye, tomatoes and onion. (I used my tomato as my fruit- this isn’t really from the original protocol, though).

Water for the day= 2-1/2 liters

I played tennis tonight (doubles).

Tags : beef, chicken breast, coconut oil, coffee, exercise, HHCG, off protocol, onion, phase 2, ribeye steak, salad, splenda, steak, strawberries, tennis, tomato, VLCD, water, weight loss

Starting Weight: 201.6

Today’s Weight: 193.4

Overnight Gain/Loss: +1.2 (hmm… This is not looking good!)

Total Loss: 8.2 pounds in 12 days!

HHCG: 12 drops 3 x daily

Okay, once again, I have gained weight for the second day. This is not looking too good for me. Why bother complaining about it when I’m not following the protocol to the letter? It’s my own fault. I shouldn’t be mixing my veggies. I shouldn’t be eating crackers that aren’t on protocol, and I shouldn’t be eating that salad dressing, either.

B- coffee w/splenda

L- 3.5 oz. ribeye, salad w/iceberg lettuce and 4 cherry tomatoes, 1 breadstick, 1 orange.

D- Kebob over the outdoor grill- 3.5 oz. ckn, grape tomatoes, and a small amount of onion, 1 kashi cracker (yes, I know), 6 chocolate delights

water for the day= 3 liters

Tags : beef, cherry tomatoes, chocolate delights, coffee, HHCG, iceberg lettuce, off protocol, onion, phase 2, ribeye steak, salad, splenda, steak, VLCD, water, weight gain