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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Maintaining through the Holidays!!
PHASE 3 ~ WEEK 3 ~ DAY 6 ~ Dec. 28, 2009
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: -2.1
I have made it through the holidays with maintaining below my LIW and enjoyed the holidays! it did not bother me what others were eating or not eating! It did not bother me if they said something about what I was eating or not eating!! I start tomorrow as Week 4 Day 1 to add back sugars and carbs!! So I did my measurements today! The ohter reason I did them today is because when I first went on maintenance I could not were a pair of my "SKINNY" jeans, but at the last minute I need a clean pair of jeans on Christmas Eve and I said what the heck I will try???!!!!......I could pull them up when I started maintenance but there was no zipping or buttoning them!! BUT on Christmas Eve not only did I button and zip them I rode in the car with them on for 6 hours WOOT WOOT!!!
I am also glad to tell you since maintenance I have shed another 11.5 inches!!! so after you stop HCG your body keeps changing!!!
Changes Since 12/6/2009 Last Injection Day
Neck - 1/2"
RT Arm - 1/2"
LT Arm - 1/2"
Upper Chest No Change
Chest - 1.5"
Midriff - 1"
Waist - 1"
Hips - 2"
RT Thigh - 1/2"
LT Thigh - 1/2"
RT Knee - 2"
LT Knee - 1.5"
RT Calf No Change
LT Calf No Change
This give me a grand total of over 26 inches!!!
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: -2.1
I have made it through the holidays with maintaining below my LIW and enjoyed the holidays! it did not bother me what others were eating or not eating! It did not bother me if they said something about what I was eating or not eating!! I start tomorrow as Week 4 Day 1 to add back sugars and carbs!! So I did my measurements today! The ohter reason I did them today is because when I first went on maintenance I could not were a pair of my "SKINNY" jeans, but at the last minute I need a clean pair of jeans on Christmas Eve and I said what the heck I will try???!!!!......I could pull them up when I started maintenance but there was no zipping or buttoning them!! BUT on Christmas Eve not only did I button and zip them I rode in the car with them on for 6 hours WOOT WOOT!!!
I am also glad to tell you since maintenance I have shed another 11.5 inches!!! so after you stop HCG your body keeps changing!!!
Changes Since 12/6/2009 Last Injection Day
Neck - 1/2"
RT Arm - 1/2"
LT Arm - 1/2"
Upper Chest No Change
Chest - 1.5"
Midriff - 1"
Waist - 1"
Hips - 2"
RT Thigh - 1/2"
LT Thigh - 1/2"
RT Knee - 2"
LT Knee - 1.5"
RT Calf No Change
LT Calf No Change
This give me a grand total of over 26 inches!!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Eggplant ~ Veggie ~ Meat Lasagne
Eggplant-Veggie-Meat Lasagne by: http://hcgprotocoljourney.blogspot.com/
When I returned home after a week in Maryland, I discovered that there were a lot of veggies in the fridge that needed to be used asap. Half a red onion, the rest of a bag of spinach, some roasted red peppers, a container of portabella mushrooms, half a container of ricotta, and an eggplant. There was only one option - lasagne! Eggplant is a very good facsimile for lasagne noodles, and I slice them very thinly with my mandolin. You can basically add whatever veggies you like, and sautee them in a pan. Also, you don't have to use meat in this, but I always do.
1 eggplant, peeled and very thinly sliced (I really prefer baby eggplants, about 3 or 4)
1 lb ground beef
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 pint mushrooms, sliced
handful spinach
1 medium onion, diced
2 roasted peppers* ( I omitted this did not have it here)
1/2 large container of ricotta
3 cups parmesan to sprinkle
1 jar no-sugar-added marinara* ( Be sure to check your carbs on this if in the first 3 weeks of Maintenance)
Brown meat, add onions and garlic and cook until translucent. Add mushrooms, brown for 3 minutes, then add peppers and spinach. Salt and pepper to taste. Add jar of marinara. Stir in ricotta.
Layer a large baking pan with eggplant slices. Top with sauce, then sprinkle parmesan. Repeat layers, and sprinkle generously with parm. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes, let rest for 10 minutes.
When I returned home after a week in Maryland, I discovered that there were a lot of veggies in the fridge that needed to be used asap. Half a red onion, the rest of a bag of spinach, some roasted red peppers, a container of portabella mushrooms, half a container of ricotta, and an eggplant. There was only one option - lasagne! Eggplant is a very good facsimile for lasagne noodles, and I slice them very thinly with my mandolin. You can basically add whatever veggies you like, and sautee them in a pan. Also, you don't have to use meat in this, but I always do.
1 eggplant, peeled and very thinly sliced (I really prefer baby eggplants, about 3 or 4)
1 lb ground beef
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 pint mushrooms, sliced
handful spinach
1 medium onion, diced
2 roasted peppers* ( I omitted this did not have it here)
1/2 large container of ricotta
3 cups parmesan to sprinkle
1 jar no-sugar-added marinara* ( Be sure to check your carbs on this if in the first 3 weeks of Maintenance)
Brown meat, add onions and garlic and cook until translucent. Add mushrooms, brown for 3 minutes, then add peppers and spinach. Salt and pepper to taste. Add jar of marinara. Stir in ricotta.
Layer a large baking pan with eggplant slices. Top with sauce, then sprinkle parmesan. Repeat layers, and sprinkle generously with parm. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes, let rest for 10 minutes.
Checking In!!!! Sorry for the absence!!!
PHASE 3 ~ WEEK 2 ~ DAY 7 ~ Dec. 22, 2009
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: -1.2
Well a lot of things have been going on!! Over the weekend we found out my husband no longer had a job, he has completed his school and was doing his externship. They keep telling them upon completing that they would have full-time jobs offered, well that did not happen. So I have been busy getting him back to the town we are living in....sending resumes and saying prayers. I can truly say HCG has changed my life as well as my dependency on food! In my past I would have ate and drank my way through these times!!! I have keep my head high and stayed with the plan!!
A few days if you follow my Fitday Fitness journal you will see not a whole days food on it!! I made an Eggplant Lasgne Casserole a fellow blogger had posted and dont know how to convert it over to a serving. I can proudly report even though it had beef in it and it is usually not my friend I had a lose after eating it!! YEAH ME!!
I am going to post the recipe on in my next posting today! I will make some changes next time I make it but over all very good!!!
I promise to stay on top on my postings just with the hectic life at home and the holidays once you get behind it is hard to keep up!!!
I hope everyone is doing great losing weight or Maintaining!! I am happy that today is going to be Wk 3 Day 1 so then we do the add sugars and starches Then........ROUND 2 WOO HOO!!!
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: -1.2
Well a lot of things have been going on!! Over the weekend we found out my husband no longer had a job, he has completed his school and was doing his externship. They keep telling them upon completing that they would have full-time jobs offered, well that did not happen. So I have been busy getting him back to the town we are living in....sending resumes and saying prayers. I can truly say HCG has changed my life as well as my dependency on food! In my past I would have ate and drank my way through these times!!! I have keep my head high and stayed with the plan!!
A few days if you follow my Fitday Fitness journal you will see not a whole days food on it!! I made an Eggplant Lasgne Casserole a fellow blogger had posted and dont know how to convert it over to a serving. I can proudly report even though it had beef in it and it is usually not my friend I had a lose after eating it!! YEAH ME!!
I am going to post the recipe on in my next posting today! I will make some changes next time I make it but over all very good!!!
I promise to stay on top on my postings just with the hectic life at home and the holidays once you get behind it is hard to keep up!!!
I hope everyone is doing great losing weight or Maintaining!! I am happy that today is going to be Wk 3 Day 1 so then we do the add sugars and starches Then........ROUND 2 WOO HOO!!!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Maintenance HIGH PROTEIN = HIGH LOSS!!!!
PHASE 3 ~ WEEK 2 ~ DAY 2 ~ Dec. 17, 2009
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: -1.5
I am so happy!!! Yesterday I go up 1.2 above LIW....so I had decided to do a High Protein with only one vegetable at each meal with out mixing so I could bring my weight down!!!
I had a very emotional day yesterday and I am so Happy to report I stuck not only to protocol but I also stuck to the specific plan for yesterday!! I did not do any emotionaly eating or drinking yesterday as I would have in the past!!! My reward for this I had a 2.7 pound loss Woo Hoo!! Also brought me to my lowest weight since being the program as well!!!
I was very happy and this just made me get my day going!!! I made the effort for a new venture and it even went very well!!
I am so thankful how this program has brought to my attention and the correction of what I have done wrong for so many years!!!!
Everything has gone well and I believe that tomorrow I am going to make the pumpkin layer cheesecake so expect pictures and the recipe to follow!! Yummy~0!!
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: -1.5
I am so happy!!! Yesterday I go up 1.2 above LIW....so I had decided to do a High Protein with only one vegetable at each meal with out mixing so I could bring my weight down!!!
I had a very emotional day yesterday and I am so Happy to report I stuck not only to protocol but I also stuck to the specific plan for yesterday!! I did not do any emotionaly eating or drinking yesterday as I would have in the past!!! My reward for this I had a 2.7 pound loss Woo Hoo!! Also brought me to my lowest weight since being the program as well!!!
I was very happy and this just made me get my day going!!! I made the effort for a new venture and it even went very well!!
I am so thankful how this program has brought to my attention and the correction of what I have done wrong for so many years!!!!
Everything has gone well and I believe that tomorrow I am going to make the pumpkin layer cheesecake so expect pictures and the recipe to follow!! Yummy~0!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
How to Make your own Almond Flour!!
I had been searching for almond flour to make muffins and the Chocolate Coffee Mug Cake and had been having a hard time finding. So I reached out to fellow HCGer's and got this is a reply!
When I googled the only tip I found was make sure you dont end up with almond butter!!!
Jennifer Smith Lile shared her tips of how to successfully make your own Almond Flour and I wanted to share this with others that might live in rule areas and I would assume it is more cost effective this way as well!!
Jennifer Smith Lile December 16
You can make your own:
I buy whole, raw almonds Put on a large sauce pan of water to boil. When the water is boiling dump in a manageable amount of almonds - I usually use half of the 12 oz bag at a time. Leave the almonds in for just one minute. You don't want them to cook or get soggy, just loosen their skins. After a minute dump them (or scoop them out if you're going to do more) into a strainer and run cold water over them to stop the cooking. Dump them out onto an old towel and blot dry. To slip off their skins just grasp them between thumb and forefinger, pointed end away from your palm, and squeeze. Have your other hand ready to catch because that little sucker will shoot out. When I've done an entire bag (which I usually boil during commercial breaks and pop out of their skins while watching TV) I lay them on a single layer on a sheet pan and pop them into a 350 degree oven for just about 3 minutes to make sure they're completely dry. When they're completely cooled (that's important), run them through a food processor. I actually use my coffee grinder because it gives me a much finer texture. When they're all ground I rub them through a colander, pluck out any chunks and process them again. You have to be careful not to turn them into butter. Store in a airtight container in the fridge for maximum freshness.
This sounds like a lot of hassle but the actual working time I put into it is about 1/2 hour.
Now for a recipe that is Phase 3 friendly and has Chocolate!!! Chocolate Mug Cake
I found this on a blog by Amy Leigh.
Chocolate Mug Cake
4 TBLS of Almond Flour
4 TBLS Sugar Alternative
2 TBLS cocoa powder
1 Egg
3 TBLS Milk
3 TBLS oil (she used olive oil)
splash of Vanilla Extract
1 Large Coffee Mug
Mix all dry ingredients in mug
add egg and blend throughtly
Add Milk, Oil, and Vanilla mix
Place in 1000 watt micro for 3 minutes
(2 minutes in her 1250 Watt microwave)
Do not cover mug, cake will rise over top - do not be alarmed
Let Cool and place on plate add a little whipped cream on top.
~Enjoy
When I googled the only tip I found was make sure you dont end up with almond butter!!!
Jennifer Smith Lile shared her tips of how to successfully make your own Almond Flour and I wanted to share this with others that might live in rule areas and I would assume it is more cost effective this way as well!!
Jennifer Smith Lile December 16
You can make your own:
I buy whole, raw almonds Put on a large sauce pan of water to boil. When the water is boiling dump in a manageable amount of almonds - I usually use half of the 12 oz bag at a time. Leave the almonds in for just one minute. You don't want them to cook or get soggy, just loosen their skins. After a minute dump them (or scoop them out if you're going to do more) into a strainer and run cold water over them to stop the cooking. Dump them out onto an old towel and blot dry. To slip off their skins just grasp them between thumb and forefinger, pointed end away from your palm, and squeeze. Have your other hand ready to catch because that little sucker will shoot out. When I've done an entire bag (which I usually boil during commercial breaks and pop out of their skins while watching TV) I lay them on a single layer on a sheet pan and pop them into a 350 degree oven for just about 3 minutes to make sure they're completely dry. When they're completely cooled (that's important), run them through a food processor. I actually use my coffee grinder because it gives me a much finer texture. When they're all ground I rub them through a colander, pluck out any chunks and process them again. You have to be careful not to turn them into butter. Store in a airtight container in the fridge for maximum freshness.
This sounds like a lot of hassle but the actual working time I put into it is about 1/2 hour.
Now for a recipe that is Phase 3 friendly and has Chocolate!!! Chocolate Mug Cake
I found this on a blog by Amy Leigh.
Chocolate Mug Cake
4 TBLS of Almond Flour
4 TBLS Sugar Alternative
2 TBLS cocoa powder
1 Egg
3 TBLS Milk
3 TBLS oil (she used olive oil)
splash of Vanilla Extract
1 Large Coffee Mug
Mix all dry ingredients in mug
add egg and blend throughtly
Add Milk, Oil, and Vanilla mix
Place in 1000 watt micro for 3 minutes
(2 minutes in her 1250 Watt microwave)
Do not cover mug, cake will rise over top - do not be alarmed
Let Cool and place on plate add a little whipped cream on top.
~Enjoy
Today will be High PROTEIN
PHASE 3 ~ WEEK 2 ~ DAY 1 ~ Dec. 16, 2009
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: +1.2
Okay I have had my fun ........ Having new recipes and flavors but today I am going to do High Proteins!! I am at the top of my comfort level!!
This is what you learn by weighing on a daily basis! I jsut want to stay in check! Yes, my last two days have been treats but today I will be a little strict on myself!! I like how my maintenance is going and do not find any reason to rock the boat!!
In the past two days I had Pizza, yummy rosemary butter sauce, and even peanut butter!!! I believe that is enough treats and feel good about my choices!! Life is well and I can see how this is changing my overall health!! I am truly happy and loving life!! Enjoyed making new recipes, altering recipes and being creative.
Menu: See Fitday Journal
+ / - of the 2lbs from LIW: +1.2
Okay I have had my fun ........ Having new recipes and flavors but today I am going to do High Proteins!! I am at the top of my comfort level!!
This is what you learn by weighing on a daily basis! I jsut want to stay in check! Yes, my last two days have been treats but today I will be a little strict on myself!! I like how my maintenance is going and do not find any reason to rock the boat!!
In the past two days I had Pizza, yummy rosemary butter sauce, and even peanut butter!!! I believe that is enough treats and feel good about my choices!! Life is well and I can see how this is changing my overall health!! I am truly happy and loving life!! Enjoyed making new recipes, altering recipes and being creative.
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