Round 2

I just started my second round.  We finished the 1st last Friday on the 25th.  I lost a total of 17 and Tom lost 30 pounds.  Most people are advised to finish phase 2 and 3 completely before starting another round, but I have zero patients for such things.  I want this weight off!!
We were off the diet and just ate well over the weekend, we then had our loading days Tuesday and Wednesday.  I gained 3 pounds loading or course Tom only gained .5 pounds.   I am hoping to lost 6.6 pounds this first week and be in the 140's by next Thursday when we leave for Vegas!  I am very happy with the first round considering the rogue diet that we choose and some of the drinking that we did.  :Cool: 

I changed to ticker at the top to reflect the total loss that I want from completing all the rounds.  I want to be back to 125.  That was my pre-pregnancy weight.  It puts me at a size 4/6.  After completing the first round I went from a size 14 to a size 10.  I will post some more 'after' pictures from of trip to Vegas. 

Amazing Italian Wedding Soup

We just had the most amazing Italian Wedding soup.  I must share the recipe ASAP!  

First we made meatballs out of 97% lean ground beef

One Egg

Little Onion

1 package onion soup mix ( I used lipton, I had it laying around)

Parsley or other seasoning.

2 malba toasts

Tom made the meatballs then pan seared them, then in the oven for 20 mins.

While he did that I made the soup.

Sweat onion and garlic in 1 cup no fat chicken broth.

After these start sweating add couple handfuls of spinach, cook off most broth as the spinach cooks.

Add the rest of the broth and seasoning, Salt, Pepper, ya know?

When the meatballs are done add them and a package of Miracle Noodles for about 10 mins till boiling.

I crushed up my meatball but Tom ate his whole, either was = SO YUMMY!

VLCD#30

We have 12 days left.  Hard to believe that this part of the diet is almost over!  We did our measurements this morning, I have lost 6 inches total this week.  Tom has lost 4 inches. This makes the total inches lost so far......
Skyla = 13 inches     Tom= 16 1/2 inches  WOW!

HCG Diet Recipes

Here is a link to the HCG diet recipe haven.  http://hcgrecipes.blogspot.com/

Slamming the diet

http://fatlosschronicles.blogspot.com/

I come across this dieter on the internet that is slamming the results.  She only lost 9 inches, I lost 4.5 last week, crazy huh?  She is saying that the diet was taking away her lean muscle....  First, she isn't even fallowing the diet right, she is having more one day then less the next.  She is adding more protein some days and cottage cheese like it's going out of style...  Lol

Good Loading Gorging

Since I haven't been losing the doctor suggested that I have another loading day to revamp my metabolism.   A good rule of thumb is to try to hit 5000 calories.  WOW!  Sound easier then it is, here is a list of everything I ate.

One Slice of Pepperoni Pizza

2 Fish and cheese sandwiches from White Castle

and a French Fry from there

Bag of BBQ chips

Bag of Doritos

M&M's peanut

An Amp energy drink

Baja Blast from Taco Bell

Fried Chicken from KFC

Cole Staw

Green beans

Mash Potatoes (All from KFC)

I wish I could have got more it, but I just couldn't.  This was only around 3000 calories.  LAME!  Lol

Hope this work and I start losing tomorrow!

Half Way Pictures! HCG Phase 2

Everyone loves pictures right?  Here are some of the hubby and I's progress so far.  Enjoy!  :]

  

Before 2/14/11   

 

Half Way Day 23 3/7/11  Total loss 11.2

 

Before 2.14.11

Half Way Day 23 3.07.11  Total loss  19.3

Eating Out on HCG | HCG Guru

I have a couple tips for when you are out and about and need to eat.  You must be very careful with this though, because almost every fast food place adds sugar to EVERYTHING!

Chipotle - Fajita Veggies (20 Calories), Barbacoa (It's very lean at 170 Calories)Do not get the chicken - It's dark meat or steak -It's not lean, Tomato Salsa (20 Calories), Green Tomatillo Salsa (15 Calores) and Lettuce(10 Calories)  Total: 235

Burger King - The Tendergrill chicken salad, remove cheese and get lite dressing and only use very little.  Total:220

Arby's - Arby's Roast Beef with no bread (I usually just ask for 3 oz, I think this is the regular sandwich)  Total: 143

Wendy's - Small sized Chili - DO NOT eat the beans.  Total: 170
Garden side salad, remove carrots, half a packet of Fat Free French Dressing Total:90 

I have also had success (losses) with Windy's chicken patty with lettuce and tomato, no bun or condiments. 

Revamping my Metabolism

 I know this is rogue but I have had a very slow last 10 days, I have gone up and down around the same 2 pounds. I went in to see my doctor today and he suggested that I have a major cheap day and cram calories tomorrow, then go back on the 500 diet following.  He said this would revamp my metabolism back into losing mode. I has TOM (Time of Month, Lol) on the 12 day and I think it just totally mussed up the whole diet. I hope this works! I'll keep you guys posted on the results.  

Steak Day!

As you know I have been stalling all week.  I wanted to give the diet a kick start back into gear.  I decided to do a "Steak Day" right in the middle of phase 2.  Now usually Steak Days are only for phase 3 as a way of maintaining the weight from phase 2.  I thought this would work, I mean what do I have to lose?  Well it worked!  I was down 1.5 pounds this morning!  Tom was also down 1.5.  :]

We drank normal all day then had an 8 oz steak with a large tomato.  You can have an apple instead.  I was very hard to get down the 8 oz when we are used to eating the 4oz.  Glad it worked! 

Pounds and Inches Autobook

http://reviews.pharmacyescrow.com/si...audio-book.mp3

Here is the original break down of the diet from Pounds and Inches written by Dr. Simeons on Autobook.

These are the ONLY approved foods from the original protocol.  I also included the calories so you can get the calories count, then you need to fill the rest of the 500 calories with veggies! ~ This is not the exact diet that I am following, mine has more foods, which I have listed in a previous post.

FRUIT: one fruit per meal; do not mix
Apple: medium = 95
Grapefruit: ½ = 44
Orange: large = 86
Strawberries: 10 medium: = 40

STARCH:
Melba Toast: 1 = 20
Melba Snack: 2 = 24
Grissini Breadstick: 1 = 20

MEAT: 100 grams - 3 ½ ounces; all visible fat removed; weighed raw; cook with no oil or fat:
Chicken Breast: = 110
Ground Beef: 95% lean = 137
Steak: (round/sirloin tip) = 142
Crab: = 84
Halibut: 110
Cod = 110
Flounder: 91
Tilapia: 96
Lobster: = 90
Shrimp: = 106
Veal: = 112

VEGETABLES: measured raw; one vegetable per meal; do not mix; ADJUST the serving sizes to fit your 500 calories per day!
Asparagus: 10 medium spears = 30
Beet-Greens: 3 cups = 24
Cabbage: 1 cup = 22
Celery: 2 cups = 32
Chard: 3 cups = 21
Cucumber: 1 medium = 45
Fennel: 1 cup = 27
Lettuce: 3 cups green = 15
Onion: ½ cup = 32
Red Radishes: 1 cup sliced = 19
Spinach: 3 cups = 21
Tomatoes: 1 medium = 22 1 cup = 27

MILK: 1 Tablespoon whole milk = 9 calories

*The protein is lean meaning it has the least amount of fat available. This allows your body to burn its own fat rather than having to deal with the fat in your bloodstream.

*The vegetables are all less that 8 kCal an oz and have an incredible amount of fiber in them for the volume. they are also rich in the essential minerals one needs to maintain metabolism.

*The fruits are extremely beneficial in antioxidants and enzymes which allows the body to continue to flush toxins

HCG Diet App

OMG! There's an app for that!  I wish I would have had this app from the beginning of the diet.  HCG Diet App.  It has a list of what you can it in each phase and how much. You just type in the name and it give you all the info. You can add it keeps track of your measurements, pictures, and water intake. Tells you when you need to take a steak day in P3 and has a count down of each phase. Also includes nice graphs do you can she how the scale looks.  What a wonderful app!  The only draw back is that it runs 12 bucks.  But I think it might be worth it. 

How to break a STALL! Phase 2

From the last post you can see I have been stalling all week.  Tom lost another 3 pounds today!  Not fair!  Measures must be taken.  Here are all the stall breakers I found online.  I am going to do a steak day, because I love steak....

  

Apple Day

Apple day consists of eating nothing but apples for one day. You eat 6 large apples and drink water all day. That’s it. No other fruit, no vegetables, or protein.

Steak Day 

Drink plenty of water. In the evening, eat a huge steak with only an apple or a raw tomato.

Herbal Teas

Dr. Simeons suggests a diuretic. That may be a bit drastic and if you are not under a doctor’s supervision, may be hard to get. Some herbal teas act as natural diuretics and will produce the same desired effect, the release of water. You can get a list of the hCG diet teas and their benefits that Kevin Trudeau recommends by click here: hCG Diet Tea

• Cornsilk Tea
• Green Tea
• Dandelion Tea
• Fennel Tea
• Parsley Tea

You can add more tea to your hCG diet, or do a fast with tea. Parsley Tea in particular is a very powerful natural diuretic. It contains vitamins A and C, and has more beta-carotene than a large carrot. A cup of minced parsley has more vitamin C than eating 2 oranges. And a cup of minced parsley has more calcium than a cup of milk and 20 times as much iron as liver. Parsley is also a natural breath freshener, thanks to chlorophyll contained in parsley.

Diuretic Foods & Seasonings

These foods listed are not only natural diuretics, but are hCG diet friendly foods. You may want to change your hCG diet menu after a stall, by incorporating these foods.

• Apple Cider Vinegar – great for a salad dressing
• Asparagus – improves waste removal
• Cabbage breaks up fatty deposits, especially around abs
• Lettuce – aids in metabolism and flushes toxins
• Tomatoes – aids in metabolism, release water and flushes waste
• Garlic – aids in breakage of fat
• Horseradish – aids in metabolism, breakage of fat
• Caffeine – aids in waste removal and suppresses appetite

HCG Diet Stall Tips

• Weigh your food raw/uncooked. 100 grams of meat should be weighed raw, not cooked.
• Refocus your diet, re-read the manuscript, and make sure you are having foods in the right amounts.
• Do not eat more than 1 kind of fruit a day.
• Do not eat more than 1 kind of vegetable in a day.
• Discontinue the breadsticks or Melba toast.
• Decrease or discontinue use of artificial sweeteners (AS).
• Increase Water intake. Water is another natural diuretic that is often neglected. Drink 2 liters or more a day.
• Decrease excess salt. Diet soda is a double culprit with AS and sodium. Try making your own hCG diet soda to control sodium and sweetener.
• Exercise — heavy exercise can cause water retention; walking, T-Tapp, Yoga and Pilates are good lighter exercises. Weight Training, Cycling; or Running may be too much while on the 500-calorie hCG diet and cause water retention • Make sure you measure your body, as well as hitting the scales. If you have stopped losing, the inches may be coming off.
• Use Miracle Noodles to break a hCG diet stall.

GRRR! This week!

This week has been very hard!   I am sad to report that my total loss for the whole week is only -1.2.  The week has been up and down and up. GRRR! Here is the results.

VLCD#14 160.8
VLCD#15 161.4 (+.6)
VLCD#16 161.4 (-+.0)
VLCD#17 159.8 (-1.6)
VLCD#18 159.8 (-+.0)
VLCD#19 160.4 (+.6)
VLCD#20 159.6 (-.8)

LAME! I am happy that I am in the 150's but I was hoping to be 155 by now. I don't understand why the scale is teasing me so bad in this border.  Tom is almost 20 pounds down, and we are eating just about the same things everyday.  I know that I am not over doing my calories because yesterday all I had was a chicken spinach salad for lunch and a lobster tail, couple bites of cauliflower and a breadstick for dinner.  No fruit all day and only one bread.  Something has to give. Lol.  I hope this next week is better. 

Spaghetti

Going to try a Spaghetti tomorrow night.  Here is what I am thinking.  100 g lean ground beef made into a meatballs, 1/4 tomato paste with water, garlic, onion powder, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, and a couple drops of stevia. Of course they will be made with Miracle Noodles!  I guess these will take on the flavor of whatever they are cooked in.  Yummy!

Weight Gain

I have been so sick...  I have had headaches everyday for 2 months.  Yesterday was the worst one  yet, the meds that the Dr put me on make it so I am not even close to being hungry.  I had nothing to eat yesterday.... And still gained.  I gained .6 how is this possible?  I don't think I even ate this much yesterday?

Check In.

Want to check in with our weights and progress.  Tom is at 241.2, that is a total weight lose of 14 pounds.  I am at 158.2, that is almost 12 pounds. At this weeks weight in at the Dr office, I have lost 4.5 inches off my belly in ONE week!  My beginning jeans size was 14 and I am now wearing an 11.  Tom is down 2 notches in his belt.  His jeans are hanging on him.  :]

I love this diet!