Weight - 150
Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Most of my vacation out east, I haven't had any internet access. You are probably wondering how my weight went up, well...I cheated...a lot. Advice to you all, do NOT go on vacation while on HCG. I could not resist the food I saw, and I have been working out, burning anywhere between 800-1100 calories a night to try and compensate and lose the weight I gained. I am going home in a few days, so I am determined to be good while on maintenance. This is the most important part of the diet because it resets your metabolism. Hopefully it will still reset mine despite all the cheating I did. So far today, I've had an apple and a cup of coffee, so I think I can make it. Today and tomorrow is still 500 calorie diet because the HCG is still in my system, and then for about 2 or 3 days after that, I have to eat the same foods, but I can have more. After that, I can eat general proteins and veggies, but I still cannot have any sugar or carbs. Hopefully this will go well! I think it will because if I can have different veggies than the ones I have been eating, and more proteins, it won't be as hard. I'll keep you updated!!!
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 36
Weight - 148.4
Still going down! So I am posting this entry for the 22nd late because I drove to NY. What's interesting is I cheated A LOT throughout the drive. I had a lot of carbs, mostly because I got hungry from being bored driving and stuck in the car for like 14 hours. But the drive was also extremely stressful, so it ended up acting as comfort food. It was bad, but as you will see in the next post for the 23rd, my weight actually dropped quite a big, and my theory is that happened because I was up for 24 hours and therefore needed to burn more for energy. So you will see the number when I post tonight!!!
Water - 40 oz
Coffee - 28 oz
Tea - 16 oz
Sleep - 2 hours
Still going down! So I am posting this entry for the 22nd late because I drove to NY. What's interesting is I cheated A LOT throughout the drive. I had a lot of carbs, mostly because I got hungry from being bored driving and stuck in the car for like 14 hours. But the drive was also extremely stressful, so it ended up acting as comfort food. It was bad, but as you will see in the next post for the 23rd, my weight actually dropped quite a big, and my theory is that happened because I was up for 24 hours and therefore needed to burn more for energy. So you will see the number when I post tonight!!!
Water - 40 oz
Coffee - 28 oz
Tea - 16 oz
Sleep - 2 hours
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 35
Weight - 149.8
Still struggling to keep away from forbidden things. I guess everything gets harder towards the end, but tomorrow will officially be 5 weeks on hcg! Craziness. Today was better with the cheating, but I still snuck a few pumpkin seeds and such. I am leaving town on Wednesday morning, and hopefully being in NY for the last week, where I will have to buy all my own food, will make it easier not to cheat, considering I'm controlling what is sitting in front of me. I'm going to try, I can't guarantee anything, and I never thought I'd be the one to cheat on this diet, but it is super hard towards the end, I have to be honest with you.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 6 hours
Still struggling to keep away from forbidden things. I guess everything gets harder towards the end, but tomorrow will officially be 5 weeks on hcg! Craziness. Today was better with the cheating, but I still snuck a few pumpkin seeds and such. I am leaving town on Wednesday morning, and hopefully being in NY for the last week, where I will have to buy all my own food, will make it easier not to cheat, considering I'm controlling what is sitting in front of me. I'm going to try, I can't guarantee anything, and I never thought I'd be the one to cheat on this diet, but it is super hard towards the end, I have to be honest with you.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 6 hours
1Body4Twenty - Day 34
Weight - 149.6
So I have been so busy that it has been hard to keep blogging. So I am going to say from now on, I'm not going to list out what I eat every day until I get to maintenance. Since you have basically seen every single combination or type of food i have been eating, and I'm still eating all the same, just apply the general diet to the rest of the days, minus the cheating, which I will mention. Like today, for example, I cheated a LOT. Part of it was because my family kept taking good things out and eating them in front of me, which I didn't think was super nice (it was things like ice cream, cookies, nuts, etc.), and the other, and very large, part of it is that I was mowing the lawn with a lawn mower that is not self propelled, and we have a HUGE lawn. So I was HUNGRY obviously!! Anyways, while I should still be losing weight, I'm feeling content with my weight, even though it is fluctuation, and because I am getting frustrated with not being able to eat the way and what I want, which generally is pretty healthy, I know there is no point in giving myself a second frustration. I lose a lot when I work out so that is another thing I will be doing, and have been doing every day on an exercise bike we have at home, except on days when I mow the lawn.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 7 hours
So I have been so busy that it has been hard to keep blogging. So I am going to say from now on, I'm not going to list out what I eat every day until I get to maintenance. Since you have basically seen every single combination or type of food i have been eating, and I'm still eating all the same, just apply the general diet to the rest of the days, minus the cheating, which I will mention. Like today, for example, I cheated a LOT. Part of it was because my family kept taking good things out and eating them in front of me, which I didn't think was super nice (it was things like ice cream, cookies, nuts, etc.), and the other, and very large, part of it is that I was mowing the lawn with a lawn mower that is not self propelled, and we have a HUGE lawn. So I was HUNGRY obviously!! Anyways, while I should still be losing weight, I'm feeling content with my weight, even though it is fluctuation, and because I am getting frustrated with not being able to eat the way and what I want, which generally is pretty healthy, I know there is no point in giving myself a second frustration. I lose a lot when I work out so that is another thing I will be doing, and have been doing every day on an exercise bike we have at home, except on days when I mow the lawn.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 7 hours
Saturday, May 18, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 33
Weight - 148.8
That working out sure paid off! Down one pound, yes!!! Today I really just kinda grazed all day, so I'm not going to write it out in set meals, I'm just going to list what I ate. I did cheat today with a small sweet fudge thing, bad bad bad, and I am hating myself for it now, but there were only 3 left, and I wanted to try it before it was gone! They looked good, and I don't know where they came from. But again, I worked out tonight, and burned about 302 calories, so that's over half of my daily intake, and hopefully that will keep me from stalling.
I started the day with a shot of grape juice and 4 garlic melba toasts (I guess I cheated a bit there too, shoot). I later had a piece of matzah, and 3 eggs that I ate throughout the after noon, (one and a half of the yolks). I had half a grape fruit, and later, I had some nuts and cherry tomatoes. For dinner, I made a can of tuna, drained completely, mixed with 3/4 cup of chopped tomato, 1/4 cup of onion, some Walden Farms ketchup, and some spicy dijon mustard.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 11 hours (I was in and out for the last 3 of the 11)
That working out sure paid off! Down one pound, yes!!! Today I really just kinda grazed all day, so I'm not going to write it out in set meals, I'm just going to list what I ate. I did cheat today with a small sweet fudge thing, bad bad bad, and I am hating myself for it now, but there were only 3 left, and I wanted to try it before it was gone! They looked good, and I don't know where they came from. But again, I worked out tonight, and burned about 302 calories, so that's over half of my daily intake, and hopefully that will keep me from stalling.
I started the day with a shot of grape juice and 4 garlic melba toasts (I guess I cheated a bit there too, shoot). I later had a piece of matzah, and 3 eggs that I ate throughout the after noon, (one and a half of the yolks). I had half a grape fruit, and later, I had some nuts and cherry tomatoes. For dinner, I made a can of tuna, drained completely, mixed with 3/4 cup of chopped tomato, 1/4 cup of onion, some Walden Farms ketchup, and some spicy dijon mustard.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 11 hours (I was in and out for the last 3 of the 11)
1Body4Twenty - Day 32
Weight - 149.8
Ooops, gained a bit again, oh well. Today was good, I did eat an extra protein however, because I've been getting up at 5:30 most days of the week, and I've been getting so hungry! But I worked out today as well, so I ended up working off that extra protein, and I felt great.
Breakfast - MorningStar Farms veggie burger
Lunch - one can of tuna (completely drained) mixed with Walden Farms ketchup and spicy dijon mustard, 2 cups of lettuce, orange, and a spelt square.
Dinner - MorningStar Farms Asian burger, 2 kosher dill pickles, shot of grape juice, and a piece of matzah
Water - 50 oz
Sleep - 5 hours
Ooops, gained a bit again, oh well. Today was good, I did eat an extra protein however, because I've been getting up at 5:30 most days of the week, and I've been getting so hungry! But I worked out today as well, so I ended up working off that extra protein, and I felt great.
Breakfast - MorningStar Farms veggie burger
Lunch - one can of tuna (completely drained) mixed with Walden Farms ketchup and spicy dijon mustard, 2 cups of lettuce, orange, and a spelt square.
Dinner - MorningStar Farms Asian burger, 2 kosher dill pickles, shot of grape juice, and a piece of matzah
Water - 50 oz
Sleep - 5 hours
Thursday, May 16, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 31
Weight - 149.4
Well, at least my weight went down slightly!! Haha, oh well. At this point, I'm happy with what I've lost, even though I want to lose way more, and I don't think it will bother me if I don't lose much more on hcg. When I can get back to normal eating habits, and I can work out more rigorously, hopefully, I will be able to drop more weight then! For now though, I am very happy that I have reached a weight that I didn't think I would even have a chance to reach again! I did cheat today; I ate a few cheddar sun chips, and I had a bite of ice cream. Not good, I know, but again, it was so hard. I also walked probably about 5 miles today, so I think I deserved a little cheating...
Breakfast - smoothie (8 strawberries, ice, Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and a little bit of protein powder to get that vanilla flavor.)
Lunch - MorningStar Farms classic burger, piece of matzah, shot of grape juice, 2 kosher dill pickles
Dinner - 4 oz tuna steak, 3/4 cup of tomato, and 1/4 cup of onion
Water - 80 oz
Sleep - 10 hours
Well, at least my weight went down slightly!! Haha, oh well. At this point, I'm happy with what I've lost, even though I want to lose way more, and I don't think it will bother me if I don't lose much more on hcg. When I can get back to normal eating habits, and I can work out more rigorously, hopefully, I will be able to drop more weight then! For now though, I am very happy that I have reached a weight that I didn't think I would even have a chance to reach again! I did cheat today; I ate a few cheddar sun chips, and I had a bite of ice cream. Not good, I know, but again, it was so hard. I also walked probably about 5 miles today, so I think I deserved a little cheating...
Breakfast - smoothie (8 strawberries, ice, Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and a little bit of protein powder to get that vanilla flavor.)
Lunch - MorningStar Farms classic burger, piece of matzah, shot of grape juice, 2 kosher dill pickles
Dinner - 4 oz tuna steak, 3/4 cup of tomato, and 1/4 cup of onion
Water - 80 oz
Sleep - 10 hours
1Body4Twenty - Day 30
Weight - 149.6
Weight has stayed the same...it might be because I have been cheating here and there. I haven't been able to resist a couple chips or almonds that are sitting on the family counter. When I don't know they are there, it's easy, but when I've been on the diet for 4 weeks already (which by the way, I did get the measurements, and I lost a little more, but I think I'm going to wait and post the final results) it is really hard to resist it! ): I can't wait for it to be done, i'm not going to lie. I miss my sushi, eggs, and most of all, my avocados and almonds!! Not too much longer, just about a week and a half more on the actual hcg and 500 calorie diet, and then it will be maintenance. So for 3 more weeks after, I have to stick to the same foods...but at least I get to have bigger portions and actually feel like I'm eating.
Lunch - apple, piece of matzah, shot of grape juice, tuna steak 4oz, 2 kosher dill pickles. (be careful if you are going to eat pickles and be sure to check the ingredients to make sure there aren't any prohibited ingredients.)
Dinner - 2 cups of spinach, 3 hard boiled eggs (1.5 of the yolks), an orange, and a piece of matzah
Water - 50 oz
Sleep - 10 hours
Weight has stayed the same...it might be because I have been cheating here and there. I haven't been able to resist a couple chips or almonds that are sitting on the family counter. When I don't know they are there, it's easy, but when I've been on the diet for 4 weeks already (which by the way, I did get the measurements, and I lost a little more, but I think I'm going to wait and post the final results) it is really hard to resist it! ): I can't wait for it to be done, i'm not going to lie. I miss my sushi, eggs, and most of all, my avocados and almonds!! Not too much longer, just about a week and a half more on the actual hcg and 500 calorie diet, and then it will be maintenance. So for 3 more weeks after, I have to stick to the same foods...but at least I get to have bigger portions and actually feel like I'm eating.
Lunch - apple, piece of matzah, shot of grape juice, tuna steak 4oz, 2 kosher dill pickles. (be careful if you are going to eat pickles and be sure to check the ingredients to make sure there aren't any prohibited ingredients.)
Dinner - 2 cups of spinach, 3 hard boiled eggs (1.5 of the yolks), an orange, and a piece of matzah
Water - 50 oz
Sleep - 10 hours
1Body4Twenty - Day 29
Weight - 149.6
Sorry i'm late with these posts guys! It was a Jewish holiday for the last 2 days, and I could not post. But I did enjoy all the sun I got! I spent most of the last 2 days outside, and I was loving it! I just had to make sure to drink enough water.
Breakfast - Coffee
Lunch - 2 cups broccoli, 1 MorningStar Farms veggie burger, an orange, and 1 plain melba toast
Dinner - 4.5 oz of Tuna (supposed to only have 3.5 oz), 2 cups arugula, a shot of grape juice, and a piece of matzah
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - 8 hours
Sorry i'm late with these posts guys! It was a Jewish holiday for the last 2 days, and I could not post. But I did enjoy all the sun I got! I spent most of the last 2 days outside, and I was loving it! I just had to make sure to drink enough water.
Breakfast - Coffee
Lunch - 2 cups broccoli, 1 MorningStar Farms veggie burger, an orange, and 1 plain melba toast
Dinner - 4.5 oz of Tuna (supposed to only have 3.5 oz), 2 cups arugula, a shot of grape juice, and a piece of matzah
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - 8 hours
Monday, May 13, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 28
Weight - 149
Ok, I have no doubt my weight is going to go up tomorrow because today, I ate waaaayyyy more than the daily allotted amount of carbohydrate. I basically ate a bunch of matzah (a type of cracker made of only flour and water). But the reason why I did was because I was having trouble with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and I had to eat an insoluble fiber to help my issues. So I hope it doesn't affect my weight too much. This is the first problem I have had wit my IBS since starting HCG, besides constipation, but that is normal for many HCH patients due to what we are eating every day. Hopefully, this won't happen again, especially because it is extremely uncomfortable and often painful!
Otherwise, I managed to finally find a Walden Farms sauce that I actually like (other than the blueberry)...the ketchup!!! So I'm glad I like this one at least, because i'm not a fan of the salad dressings.
Breakfast - Coffee, one package of stevia, 1 tablespoon of milk
Snack - apple
Lunch - 2 cups of sauteed cabbage, 2 MorningStar Farms chik'n grillers, one spelt square
Dinner - 4 oz of canned tuna (well drained; packed in water), Walden Farms ketchup, spicy dijon mustard, 2 cups of arugula, an orange
Water - 44 oz
Sleep - 8 hours
Ok, I have no doubt my weight is going to go up tomorrow because today, I ate waaaayyyy more than the daily allotted amount of carbohydrate. I basically ate a bunch of matzah (a type of cracker made of only flour and water). But the reason why I did was because I was having trouble with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and I had to eat an insoluble fiber to help my issues. So I hope it doesn't affect my weight too much. This is the first problem I have had wit my IBS since starting HCG, besides constipation, but that is normal for many HCH patients due to what we are eating every day. Hopefully, this won't happen again, especially because it is extremely uncomfortable and often painful!
Otherwise, I managed to finally find a Walden Farms sauce that I actually like (other than the blueberry)...the ketchup!!! So I'm glad I like this one at least, because i'm not a fan of the salad dressings.
Breakfast - Coffee, one package of stevia, 1 tablespoon of milk
Snack - apple
Lunch - 2 cups of sauteed cabbage, 2 MorningStar Farms chik'n grillers, one spelt square
Dinner - 4 oz of canned tuna (well drained; packed in water), Walden Farms ketchup, spicy dijon mustard, 2 cups of arugula, an orange
Water - 44 oz
Sleep - 8 hours
Sunday, May 12, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 27
Weight - 149.4
Okay, so today I went shopping a bit, and it was amazing! Why was it amazing, you might ask? Well, because when I tried on different pairs of jeans, I realized I went from a size 12 or 12/13 to a size 8!!! (except for Levis, they are cut small, so I'm still a 10 in those). So it varies based on the type of cut, but I was having a lot of fun trying on jeans, an activity that in the past I used to dread with every bit of my being! So basically, today, I'm happy! I was tempted by those Auntie Anne's pretzels though, man it was tough. I was so hungry by the time I got home. Only a few more weeks!
Lunch - protein shake: protein powder (vanilla and chocolate mixed together), 10 strawberries, ice, water, and a bit of Walden Farms blueberry syrup; I also had 2 cups of cucumbers with minced mint mixed with them, and one plain melba toast.
Snack - Iced Green tea
Dinner - 2 cups asparagus, one MorningStar Farms tomato basil pizza burger, half a grapefruit, and 2 garlic melba toasts.
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - 9 hours
Okay, so today I went shopping a bit, and it was amazing! Why was it amazing, you might ask? Well, because when I tried on different pairs of jeans, I realized I went from a size 12 or 12/13 to a size 8!!! (except for Levis, they are cut small, so I'm still a 10 in those). So it varies based on the type of cut, but I was having a lot of fun trying on jeans, an activity that in the past I used to dread with every bit of my being! So basically, today, I'm happy! I was tempted by those Auntie Anne's pretzels though, man it was tough. I was so hungry by the time I got home. Only a few more weeks!
Lunch - protein shake: protein powder (vanilla and chocolate mixed together), 10 strawberries, ice, water, and a bit of Walden Farms blueberry syrup; I also had 2 cups of cucumbers with minced mint mixed with them, and one plain melba toast.
Snack - Iced Green tea
Dinner - 2 cups asparagus, one MorningStar Farms tomato basil pizza burger, half a grapefruit, and 2 garlic melba toasts.
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - 9 hours
Saturday, May 11, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 26
Weight - 149.8
Still going down (: I didn't do much today, as it was the Sabbath. I read a lot. I finished this AMAZING book called The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. It kind of blew my mind. And after, I went for a brisk walk, which I always do on the Sabbath, and the most bizarre thing happened: It started hailing, hard and fast, for about five minutes, and it wasn't even that cold outside!! Crazy stuff. Anyways, thought I would diverge a bit and put some random stuff in this blog, just to keep it interesting!! :D
Breakfast - Apple
Snack - protein drink, this time, I used the chocolate flavored protein powder (Same brand as the vanilla) and put it in water.
Lunch - 2 cups of cucumbers mixed with mint (It was quite refreshing, I might add), a piece of matzah, and a shot of grape juice
Snack - 3.5 oz of chicken, a mini dill pickle
Dinner - sauteed cabbage, an orange, a sip of grape juice, and one plain melba toast
Water - 50 oz
Sleep - 8.5 hours
Still going down (: I didn't do much today, as it was the Sabbath. I read a lot. I finished this AMAZING book called The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. It kind of blew my mind. And after, I went for a brisk walk, which I always do on the Sabbath, and the most bizarre thing happened: It started hailing, hard and fast, for about five minutes, and it wasn't even that cold outside!! Crazy stuff. Anyways, thought I would diverge a bit and put some random stuff in this blog, just to keep it interesting!! :D
Breakfast - Apple
Snack - protein drink, this time, I used the chocolate flavored protein powder (Same brand as the vanilla) and put it in water.
Lunch - 2 cups of cucumbers mixed with mint (It was quite refreshing, I might add), a piece of matzah, and a shot of grape juice
Snack - 3.5 oz of chicken, a mini dill pickle
Dinner - sauteed cabbage, an orange, a sip of grape juice, and one plain melba toast
Water - 50 oz
Sleep - 8.5 hours
1Body4Twenty - Day 25
Weight - 150.4
yayy!!!! Down 1.6 pounds! woohoo!! I'm really loving how I look now. I'm very critical, so I still want to lose another 15-20, but whatever I don't lose on HCG, I'll lose with eating healthily and exercise!! Tuesday, it will be officially four weeks, and I will be measured again. I am definitely excited for that! Anyways, today was tough because I have been having training for work, and I was watching people eat Taco Bell and Chipotle right in front of me, and another girl had a pack of nuts, so I was going a bit crazy, haha, but I held out, and I had my ruffage.
Breakfast - Coffee
Lunch - Spelt square, one Morningstar Farms garden burger, 2 cups of lettuce, and an orange
Dinner - Half a grapefruit, 3 eggs (two yolks, so I did cheat a bit), one tomato, a few pieces of onion, a shot of grape juice and a piece of matzah (both for the sabbath)
Water - 55 oz
Sleep - 6.5
yayy!!!! Down 1.6 pounds! woohoo!! I'm really loving how I look now. I'm very critical, so I still want to lose another 15-20, but whatever I don't lose on HCG, I'll lose with eating healthily and exercise!! Tuesday, it will be officially four weeks, and I will be measured again. I am definitely excited for that! Anyways, today was tough because I have been having training for work, and I was watching people eat Taco Bell and Chipotle right in front of me, and another girl had a pack of nuts, so I was going a bit crazy, haha, but I held out, and I had my ruffage.
Breakfast - Coffee
Lunch - Spelt square, one Morningstar Farms garden burger, 2 cups of lettuce, and an orange
Dinner - Half a grapefruit, 3 eggs (two yolks, so I did cheat a bit), one tomato, a few pieces of onion, a shot of grape juice and a piece of matzah (both for the sabbath)
Water - 55 oz
Sleep - 6.5
Thursday, May 9, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 24
Weight - 152.2
I got new HCG today, so hopefully this will work properly, and I won't be getting hungry every 20 minutes like I have been! So tomorrow, it's back to normal. No extra portions or mixing veggies, unless I work out that day, which I will be so long as it is sunny and I can bike outside! I have to get to bed, so not much to day today, but I am excited that I am a little over half way through phase 2!
Breakfast - Protein shake: 8 strawberries, walden farms blueberry syrup, one scoop of vanilla protein powder (see day 23 for exact brand)
Lunch - 2 cups asparagus, 2 garlic melbas, one MorningStar Farms tomato basil pizza burger
Dinner - 2 cups red cabbage, one apple, 2 cups of spinach all sauteed together, 3.5 oz boneless skinless chicken breast, one spelt square (instead of melba, and happens to be healthier than melba toast)
Water - 68oz
Sleep - 7.5 hours
I got new HCG today, so hopefully this will work properly, and I won't be getting hungry every 20 minutes like I have been! So tomorrow, it's back to normal. No extra portions or mixing veggies, unless I work out that day, which I will be so long as it is sunny and I can bike outside! I have to get to bed, so not much to day today, but I am excited that I am a little over half way through phase 2!
Breakfast - Protein shake: 8 strawberries, walden farms blueberry syrup, one scoop of vanilla protein powder (see day 23 for exact brand)
Lunch - 2 cups asparagus, 2 garlic melbas, one MorningStar Farms tomato basil pizza burger
Dinner - 2 cups red cabbage, one apple, 2 cups of spinach all sauteed together, 3.5 oz boneless skinless chicken breast, one spelt square (instead of melba, and happens to be healthier than melba toast)
Water - 68oz
Sleep - 7.5 hours
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 23
Weight - 152.2
Weight went up again! I am having my hcg bottle replaced because I think there is something wrong with mine. I am getting hungry all the time now and often feeling tired. So hopefully when I get the new one tomorrow, I will feel better and things will start back to normal.
Today was another day of yard work, attempting to fix lawn mowers, and Home Depot runs, oh, and a morning visit to the clinic for a physical for my new job! So with all that on my plate, I didn't eat everything as I should have, but I added a bit extra to dinner. And by the way, I used the protein powder for the first time today, and it was delicious in my smoothie! I did buy two flavors: chocolate and vanilla; but today, I used the vanilla, and it was so good!
Breakfast - smoothie: 7 strawberries (varying in size), a bit of Walden Farms blueberry syrup, ice, and a scoop of GNC Pro Performance AMP Amplified Whey Protein - Vanilla.
Lunch - two garlic melba toasts (equal to one plain), and one plain melba toast
Dinner - egg scramble: 3 eggs (2.5 of the yolks), 1 tomato, 1/4 cup of onion, two garlic cloves, 1 cup of chopped broccoli, chipotle seasoning, old bay seasoning, and garlic salt.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 7 hours
add onion and garlic to heated coconut oil in the pan to soften, but do not let it brown. Then add chopped tomato and broccoli and a little bit of water. Turn heat on medium and cover. Let simmer until broccoli softens. Then add spices and eggs, and mix gradually as it cooks.
Weight went up again! I am having my hcg bottle replaced because I think there is something wrong with mine. I am getting hungry all the time now and often feeling tired. So hopefully when I get the new one tomorrow, I will feel better and things will start back to normal.
Today was another day of yard work, attempting to fix lawn mowers, and Home Depot runs, oh, and a morning visit to the clinic for a physical for my new job! So with all that on my plate, I didn't eat everything as I should have, but I added a bit extra to dinner. And by the way, I used the protein powder for the first time today, and it was delicious in my smoothie! I did buy two flavors: chocolate and vanilla; but today, I used the vanilla, and it was so good!
Breakfast - smoothie: 7 strawberries (varying in size), a bit of Walden Farms blueberry syrup, ice, and a scoop of GNC Pro Performance AMP Amplified Whey Protein - Vanilla.
Lunch - two garlic melba toasts (equal to one plain), and one plain melba toast
Dinner - egg scramble: 3 eggs (2.5 of the yolks), 1 tomato, 1/4 cup of onion, two garlic cloves, 1 cup of chopped broccoli, chipotle seasoning, old bay seasoning, and garlic salt.
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 7 hours
add onion and garlic to heated coconut oil in the pan to soften, but do not let it brown. Then add chopped tomato and broccoli and a little bit of water. Turn heat on medium and cover. Let simmer until broccoli softens. Then add spices and eggs, and mix gradually as it cooks.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 22
Weight - 151.6
Ok, before I get started, I just have to say, never in my life did I think I could ever get back to this weight! I haven't been at these numbers since midway through high school! I can't believe it; hcg and 1Body4Life are literally changing my life. I am feeling so good! I've been a bit hungrier as of late due to my excess in activity, so we've decided to bump my calories for a little while until things slow down.
So remember how I said I can't find a lot of kosher meat, and I have to use other options? Well, I found a list in one of the books at 1Body4Life that gives good alternatives for vegetarians. What is included in that list? Certain veggie burgers by MorningStar Farms and protein powder! I therefore went and bought both, and we will see how they work! I'm going to use protein powder every day as my first protein, and then my second will be either fish, eggs, or veggie patties! I still have a few pieces of chicken left though, so I am finishing those up as well.
Breakfast - smoothie! 10 strawberries, a bit of Walden Farms blueberry syrup, 1/2 cup of fat free yogurt, and some ice all put into a blender, and voila! (keep in mind this is the protein and fruit from lunch)
Lunch - 2 cups of lettuce with a balsamic vinegar and mustard dressing, and two garlic melba toasts (the garlic ones are half the size of the plain, so two is about equal to one plain)
Snack - Apple
Snack - 1 MorningStar Farms Tomato and Basil Pizza Burger
Dinner - 3.5 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast with sauteed spinach and onions (2 cups baby spinach, 1/2 an onion)
Water - 64 oz
Sleep - 8.5 hours
My dinner recipe was delicious! Take a couple cloves of garlic and mince them, add them to the heated coconut oil and sautee for about a minute. If you are on a boosted calorie diet, you can use the extra vegetable you are allowed and put the onion in as well, if you are only on 500 calories, don't add the onion. Then add the spinach and coat evenly in the oil. Add any desired spices, cover, and let cook for a couple minutes. Then you have a delicious veggie to add to the chicken!!
And then the finished product when it is mixed with the chicken! Yummmm (:
Ok, before I get started, I just have to say, never in my life did I think I could ever get back to this weight! I haven't been at these numbers since midway through high school! I can't believe it; hcg and 1Body4Life are literally changing my life. I am feeling so good! I've been a bit hungrier as of late due to my excess in activity, so we've decided to bump my calories for a little while until things slow down.
So remember how I said I can't find a lot of kosher meat, and I have to use other options? Well, I found a list in one of the books at 1Body4Life that gives good alternatives for vegetarians. What is included in that list? Certain veggie burgers by MorningStar Farms and protein powder! I therefore went and bought both, and we will see how they work! I'm going to use protein powder every day as my first protein, and then my second will be either fish, eggs, or veggie patties! I still have a few pieces of chicken left though, so I am finishing those up as well.
Breakfast - smoothie! 10 strawberries, a bit of Walden Farms blueberry syrup, 1/2 cup of fat free yogurt, and some ice all put into a blender, and voila! (keep in mind this is the protein and fruit from lunch)
Lunch - 2 cups of lettuce with a balsamic vinegar and mustard dressing, and two garlic melba toasts (the garlic ones are half the size of the plain, so two is about equal to one plain)
Snack - Apple
Snack - 1 MorningStar Farms Tomato and Basil Pizza Burger
Dinner - 3.5 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast with sauteed spinach and onions (2 cups baby spinach, 1/2 an onion)
Water - 64 oz
Sleep - 8.5 hours
My dinner recipe was delicious! Take a couple cloves of garlic and mince them, add them to the heated coconut oil and sautee for about a minute. If you are on a boosted calorie diet, you can use the extra vegetable you are allowed and put the onion in as well, if you are only on 500 calories, don't add the onion. Then add the spinach and coat evenly in the oil. Add any desired spices, cover, and let cook for a couple minutes. Then you have a delicious veggie to add to the chicken!!
Monday, May 6, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 21
Weight - 152.2
Today I decided to ask the doctor if I could start exercising because I can't stand not being able to. So I was told that I can and then bump my calorie intake a bit, as long as it is a cardio work out and I'm actually getting my heart rate up. Remember, if you don't burn the extra calories you are consuming, you are just eating a higher calorie diet while on HCG, and you won't lose the weight! So I'm excited, and I may start biking and running since it's been so sunny out! Besides that, I also came up with a delicious new recipe! I am going to upload pictures from now on of any food recipes I think are very yummy! So first I will put down the details, and then I will have the picture with the recipe under it.
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free, plain yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and 2 cups of asparagus, 1 plain melba toast
Snack - Apple
Dinner - 2 cups red cabbage (sauteed), 3.5 oz chicken, 1 plain melba toast
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 9 hours
I started by adding a couple spoonfuls of coconut oil to the pan to heat, then I added two cloves of garlic after mincing it. I also added onion powder, cajun seasoning, some salt, and old bay seasoning and sauteed it for a minute or so. I then added the cabbage and mixed it to coat it evenly. Then add 1/4 cup or so of raw apple cider vinegar and 2 packets of stevia. Sautee this until the cabbage is tender.
I then cut up the 3.5 oz of chicken (which I already had cooked in the fridge and reheated) and mixed it with the cabbage. It was delicious!!!!
Today I decided to ask the doctor if I could start exercising because I can't stand not being able to. So I was told that I can and then bump my calorie intake a bit, as long as it is a cardio work out and I'm actually getting my heart rate up. Remember, if you don't burn the extra calories you are consuming, you are just eating a higher calorie diet while on HCG, and you won't lose the weight! So I'm excited, and I may start biking and running since it's been so sunny out! Besides that, I also came up with a delicious new recipe! I am going to upload pictures from now on of any food recipes I think are very yummy! So first I will put down the details, and then I will have the picture with the recipe under it.
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free, plain yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and 2 cups of asparagus, 1 plain melba toast
Snack - Apple
Dinner - 2 cups red cabbage (sauteed), 3.5 oz chicken, 1 plain melba toast
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 9 hours
I started by adding a couple spoonfuls of coconut oil to the pan to heat, then I added two cloves of garlic after mincing it. I also added onion powder, cajun seasoning, some salt, and old bay seasoning and sauteed it for a minute or so. I then added the cabbage and mixed it to coat it evenly. Then add 1/4 cup or so of raw apple cider vinegar and 2 packets of stevia. Sautee this until the cabbage is tender.
I then cut up the 3.5 oz of chicken (which I already had cooked in the fridge and reheated) and mixed it with the cabbage. It was delicious!!!!
Sunday, May 5, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 20
Weight - 152.4
So today was a very productive day, and some of this productivity gave me no choice but to eat more. I was outside doing yard work for about 5 hours today, and I was using a push lawn mower (that is not self moving) on a very big lawn. There were also a ton of sticks and branches to collect and break, and a lot of other work that needed to be done. Now, this work was very necessary, and since I wasn't going to get any help from siblings, I was stuck doing it on my own! Surprise, surprise. So I am absolutely exhausted, but I'm feeling pretty good. I added a few extra things to my meals, and I made sure to drink a lot of water. So make sure if you are going to do any strenuous work on hcg, keep a close eye on your stomach, energy level, and water intake, it's very important.
Breakfast - 1/2 grapefruit
Lunch - 3.5 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, 2 cups of romaine lettuce, rye cracker
Snack - apple
Dinner - egg scramble! I used a whole tomato, 1/4 cup of onion, and two garlic cloves, sauteeing those a bit in coconut oil, then I added three eggs (included 2 of the yolks instead of one), salt, and cayenne pepper. Voila! I also had another rye cracker.
Sleep - 8 hours
Water - 90 oz
So today was a very productive day, and some of this productivity gave me no choice but to eat more. I was outside doing yard work for about 5 hours today, and I was using a push lawn mower (that is not self moving) on a very big lawn. There were also a ton of sticks and branches to collect and break, and a lot of other work that needed to be done. Now, this work was very necessary, and since I wasn't going to get any help from siblings, I was stuck doing it on my own! Surprise, surprise. So I am absolutely exhausted, but I'm feeling pretty good. I added a few extra things to my meals, and I made sure to drink a lot of water. So make sure if you are going to do any strenuous work on hcg, keep a close eye on your stomach, energy level, and water intake, it's very important.
Breakfast - 1/2 grapefruit
Lunch - 3.5 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, 2 cups of romaine lettuce, rye cracker
Snack - apple
Dinner - egg scramble! I used a whole tomato, 1/4 cup of onion, and two garlic cloves, sauteeing those a bit in coconut oil, then I added three eggs (included 2 of the yolks instead of one), salt, and cayenne pepper. Voila! I also had another rye cracker.
Sleep - 8 hours
Water - 90 oz
1Body4Twenty - Day 19
Weight - 153
Down 1.6 pounds! WOOHOO!!! I was very happy today when I saw this number! Guess it's going down after all. I went for a two hour walk outside, and man it felt good to be wearing an old pair of shorts, and they were even a little loose! It was a beautiful, relaxing day overall, and I'm starting to feel really good. Oh, and on tuesday, I'll officially be halfway through the hcg part, I believe, and
that's super exciting!
Lunch - a piece of matzah (see day 18 post for explanation), a shot of grape juice, 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, and one tomato.
Snack - Orange
Dinner - 3.5 oz of chicken, 1 cup of arugula and 1 cup of romaine lettuce (I figured it was ok to mix since they are similar.), and a piece of matzah
Water - 90 oz
Sleep - 11 hours
Down 1.6 pounds! WOOHOO!!! I was very happy today when I saw this number! Guess it's going down after all. I went for a two hour walk outside, and man it felt good to be wearing an old pair of shorts, and they were even a little loose! It was a beautiful, relaxing day overall, and I'm starting to feel really good. Oh, and on tuesday, I'll officially be halfway through the hcg part, I believe, and
that's super exciting!
Lunch - a piece of matzah (see day 18 post for explanation), a shot of grape juice, 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, and one tomato.
Snack - Orange
Dinner - 3.5 oz of chicken, 1 cup of arugula and 1 cup of romaine lettuce (I figured it was ok to mix since they are similar.), and a piece of matzah
Water - 90 oz
Sleep - 11 hours
1Body4Twenty - Day 18
Weight - 154.6
So seems like my weight went up today, I'm wondering why...I'm doing everything right, so I am going to have to pay a visit to 1Body4Life on monday! Today was a good day, babysitting and such, and my lunch tasted really good!
Breakfast - apple
Lunch - 2 cups red cabbage, egg salad (made with mustard, and three hard boiled eggs, but only 1 yolk), one plain melba toast.
Dinner - 3.5 oz. chicken, a little spinach (I ended up not eating most of the spinach because I didn't like the recipe for it), and two romaine lettuce leaves wrapped around the chicken, a small piece of matzah (for the sabbath, it's basically a cracker made of only flour and water), and a shot of grape juice.
Water - 44 oz
Sleep - 7 hours
Friday, May 3, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 17
Weight - 154.2
Today is the day where my weight stayed the same because yesterday, I messed up my whole schedule! But I'm going to be back on track, and let's hope the pounds and inches keep melting off! I love this, I'm really starting to LOVE the way I look. I wasn't that big to start with, and I wouldn't get so upset about my weight, even though some days it bothered me. But now, I'm at a weight I haven't been since 10th grade maybe, and that is exhilarating. So one day the same doesn't bug me so much, but I hope it keeps going!
Lunch - 10 strawberries mixed in with 1/2 cup of plain, non fat yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and also 2 cups of broccoli.
Dinner - 3.5 oz chicken, an onion, 3 garlic melba toasts. (the garlic ones are much smaller than the plain, so 3 of them is about equal to two plain ones, which is the allowed serving)
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - about 5 hours
Today is the day where my weight stayed the same because yesterday, I messed up my whole schedule! But I'm going to be back on track, and let's hope the pounds and inches keep melting off! I love this, I'm really starting to LOVE the way I look. I wasn't that big to start with, and I wouldn't get so upset about my weight, even though some days it bothered me. But now, I'm at a weight I haven't been since 10th grade maybe, and that is exhilarating. So one day the same doesn't bug me so much, but I hope it keeps going!
Lunch - 10 strawberries mixed in with 1/2 cup of plain, non fat yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and also 2 cups of broccoli.
Dinner - 3.5 oz chicken, an onion, 3 garlic melba toasts. (the garlic ones are much smaller than the plain, so 3 of them is about equal to two plain ones, which is the allowed serving)
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - about 5 hours
Thursday, May 2, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 16
Weight - 154.2
Hey guys! Sorry I'm posting this late, yesterday was quite the day! I had an interview in the morning, some things to take care of, and then had to get ready and drive into Chicago for my friend's performance with his Latin pop ensemble for school! I had great time: the music was great, and I got to see a bunch of my friends. The only thing is my schedule got a bit messed up. Not only did I eat like barely half my dinner (Not good), I also was up super late, and I ended up really going to sleep around 7am and getting up around 12. So, although this was not good for the diet, it was one day, and I'm so glad I went.
Breakfast - Apple
Lunch - 3 hard boiled eggs (I ended up eating two yolks instead of one), 2 cups of arugula with a balsamic vinegar and mustard dressing, and I added a mini pickle to that, all cut up. (Again, not something we are "supposed" to do, but pickles are okay on the diet if there is nothing in them you can't have, and a mini pickle has like nothing in it, so I added one for flavor)
Dinner - 1 cup of cucumbers and an orange. (I missed half my vegetable and the protein. I brought food with, but I ended up not eating so much. So make sure wherever you go, take your food and MAKE SURE you eat it.)
Water - 44 oz.
Sleep - about 7 hours
Hey guys! Sorry I'm posting this late, yesterday was quite the day! I had an interview in the morning, some things to take care of, and then had to get ready and drive into Chicago for my friend's performance with his Latin pop ensemble for school! I had great time: the music was great, and I got to see a bunch of my friends. The only thing is my schedule got a bit messed up. Not only did I eat like barely half my dinner (Not good), I also was up super late, and I ended up really going to sleep around 7am and getting up around 12. So, although this was not good for the diet, it was one day, and I'm so glad I went.
Breakfast - Apple
Lunch - 3 hard boiled eggs (I ended up eating two yolks instead of one), 2 cups of arugula with a balsamic vinegar and mustard dressing, and I added a mini pickle to that, all cut up. (Again, not something we are "supposed" to do, but pickles are okay on the diet if there is nothing in them you can't have, and a mini pickle has like nothing in it, so I added one for flavor)
Dinner - 1 cup of cucumbers and an orange. (I missed half my vegetable and the protein. I brought food with, but I ended up not eating so much. So make sure wherever you go, take your food and MAKE SURE you eat it.)
Water - 44 oz.
Sleep - about 7 hours
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 15
Weight - 155.6
Today was my two week weigh in and measurements!!!! Over all, I have lost 10 pounds and 15.25 inches! Apparently I'm right on target for two weeks, so that's good! The doctor was contemplating upping my calorie intake because I am pretty active, and I've been doing a lot of babysitting, which obviously sucks the energy right out of me, and I'm so exhausted when I'm done. But I said no, I have been okay. Today was one of those babysitting tiring days, but it was worth it. And the day was gorgeous! 84 degrees, wow!! Tomorrow, I may be mowing the lawn and getting a tan! But I will have to be careful, remember people, sunscreen will have to be oil free as well! So first I'm going to give you all the inches from before and now, and then I will tell you what I ate today!
The measurements will be separated by commas. The first numbers are the starting numbers, the second numbers are the numbers as of now, and the amount lost will be after the semi colon.
Waist: 35.5, 31; 4.5 in. lost
Hips: 43.25, 42; 1.25 in. lost
Thigh - Right: 24.5, 23; 1.5 in. lost
Thigh - Left: 25, 23; 2 in. lost
Calves - Right: 16.5, same
Calves - Left: 16.5, same
Ankle - Right: 9.5, 9; 0.5 in. lost
Ankle - Left: 9, 9.5; 0.5 in. gained
Chest: 37.25/37.5, 35.5/36.5; 2 in./1 in. lost
Upper arm - Right: 13, 12; 1 in. lost
Upper arm - Left: 11.5, same
Neck: 13.5, 12.75; 0.75 in. lost
Breakfast - half a grapefruit
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free, plain yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and 1 cup of tomatoes, and one plain melba toast
Dinner - 3.5 oz of boneless, skinless chicken breast with 2 cups of red cabbage with balsamic vinegar and a squeeze of mustard, and two plain melba toasts
Snack - Orange
Water - 72 oz
Sleep - 7.5 hours
Today was my two week weigh in and measurements!!!! Over all, I have lost 10 pounds and 15.25 inches! Apparently I'm right on target for two weeks, so that's good! The doctor was contemplating upping my calorie intake because I am pretty active, and I've been doing a lot of babysitting, which obviously sucks the energy right out of me, and I'm so exhausted when I'm done. But I said no, I have been okay. Today was one of those babysitting tiring days, but it was worth it. And the day was gorgeous! 84 degrees, wow!! Tomorrow, I may be mowing the lawn and getting a tan! But I will have to be careful, remember people, sunscreen will have to be oil free as well! So first I'm going to give you all the inches from before and now, and then I will tell you what I ate today!
The measurements will be separated by commas. The first numbers are the starting numbers, the second numbers are the numbers as of now, and the amount lost will be after the semi colon.
Waist: 35.5, 31; 4.5 in. lost
Hips: 43.25, 42; 1.25 in. lost
Thigh - Right: 24.5, 23; 1.5 in. lost
Thigh - Left: 25, 23; 2 in. lost
Calves - Right: 16.5, same
Calves - Left: 16.5, same
Ankle - Right: 9.5, 9; 0.5 in. lost
Ankle - Left: 9, 9.5; 0.5 in. gained
Chest: 37.25/37.5, 35.5/36.5; 2 in./1 in. lost
Upper arm - Right: 13, 12; 1 in. lost
Upper arm - Left: 11.5, same
Neck: 13.5, 12.75; 0.75 in. lost
Breakfast - half a grapefruit
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free, plain yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, and 1 cup of tomatoes, and one plain melba toast
Dinner - 3.5 oz of boneless, skinless chicken breast with 2 cups of red cabbage with balsamic vinegar and a squeeze of mustard, and two plain melba toasts
Snack - Orange
Water - 72 oz
Sleep - 7.5 hours
Monday, April 29, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 14
Weight - 156
Today was good! Back on track with my diet, and the pounds seem to be dropping again! I found coconut oil today, AMAZING!! I used a little on my hands, left it on for a while, then washed it off. My hands were softer afterwards, and it helped the dryness A LOT! So I found a new love. I have yet to use it for cooking, but I hear from my cousin that it's amazing, and she only uses coconut oil; she hasn't used any other types of oil in years! So I will have to try that out. I also get measured tomorrow since it has been two weeks since I started, which I cannot believe! Only four more weeks of actual HCG to go, then I can start the 6 week process of getting back to a regular, healthy diet! So exciting. What has also made me so happy is that people are noticing my weight loss! I have been told by numerous friends that they see change in my face, and for a while, I didn't see it and thought that it couldn't be that noticeable; however, when I looked in the mirror at one point today, I was shocked at how my face looked! So the question is, how can a person like me, who wants to be a full on cosmetologist/aesthetician, be doing my makeup every day and not notice until BAM, today? I don't know...but, it was a shocker, and an amazing one at that. So for all those who are still not satisfied with the information and still not sure, let me tell you, I feel awesome. And I have officially been told also by a few people that I look radiant and that I'm glowing. So there you go!
Breakfast - orange, mug of Pinera black coffee
Lunch -1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, two cups of arugula
Dinner - 3.5 oz of Tilapia, 2 cups of cucumbers, 8 strawberries, and two plain melba toasts.
(The cottage and arugula I mix together and add my favorite spices, the fish I put curry powder on, and in the cucumbers I put garlic salt, onion powder, pepper, and cajun seasoning.)
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 8 hours
Today was good! Back on track with my diet, and the pounds seem to be dropping again! I found coconut oil today, AMAZING!! I used a little on my hands, left it on for a while, then washed it off. My hands were softer afterwards, and it helped the dryness A LOT! So I found a new love. I have yet to use it for cooking, but I hear from my cousin that it's amazing, and she only uses coconut oil; she hasn't used any other types of oil in years! So I will have to try that out. I also get measured tomorrow since it has been two weeks since I started, which I cannot believe! Only four more weeks of actual HCG to go, then I can start the 6 week process of getting back to a regular, healthy diet! So exciting. What has also made me so happy is that people are noticing my weight loss! I have been told by numerous friends that they see change in my face, and for a while, I didn't see it and thought that it couldn't be that noticeable; however, when I looked in the mirror at one point today, I was shocked at how my face looked! So the question is, how can a person like me, who wants to be a full on cosmetologist/aesthetician, be doing my makeup every day and not notice until BAM, today? I don't know...but, it was a shocker, and an amazing one at that. So for all those who are still not satisfied with the information and still not sure, let me tell you, I feel awesome. And I have officially been told also by a few people that I look radiant and that I'm glowing. So there you go!
Breakfast - orange, mug of Pinera black coffee
Lunch -1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, two cups of arugula
Dinner - 3.5 oz of Tilapia, 2 cups of cucumbers, 8 strawberries, and two plain melba toasts.
(The cottage and arugula I mix together and add my favorite spices, the fish I put curry powder on, and in the cucumbers I put garlic salt, onion powder, pepper, and cajun seasoning.)
Water - 60 oz
Sleep - 8 hours
Sunday, April 28, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 13
Weight - 157.4
So I think my scale might have been off this whole time. Remember how a couple of posts ago, I said I was going to buy an electric scale? Well that's why, and I did, and basically, it and I are kind of fr-enemies right now because it basically just called me fat! So what did I do? I took today as an apple day. However, today was SUCH a busy day today, running between four different appointments, and I didn't really get a chance to sit much, that I ended up cheating because I was starving. I think the excess energy use definitely did it, and I'm absolutely wiped right now. My dad asks why I'm so tired, and says that I should have tons of energy being that I'm young. I have to remind him NOT ON HCG! haha. So anyways, I cheated with a small burger patty. I ate it plain, no embellishments, and it was very small. Plus there was nothing added to it, and it was grilled. So I don't think that was too bad. I only at 4 of the 6 apples today, so I guess the burger takes the place of the other two apples. I know that's not how it works, but today, I was willing to take that chance. From now on, I'm on a straight line. I bought a bunch more groceries, including one of my favorites, arugula! Yumm. So I'm not going to write out what I ate like I usually do because I just told you: four apples and a tiny burger patty. As for water, I drank about 60 oz, and I got maybe 6 hours of sleep. I'm passing out now though, so hopefully tonight, it will be a good 8 hours. Good night all.
So I think my scale might have been off this whole time. Remember how a couple of posts ago, I said I was going to buy an electric scale? Well that's why, and I did, and basically, it and I are kind of fr-enemies right now because it basically just called me fat! So what did I do? I took today as an apple day. However, today was SUCH a busy day today, running between four different appointments, and I didn't really get a chance to sit much, that I ended up cheating because I was starving. I think the excess energy use definitely did it, and I'm absolutely wiped right now. My dad asks why I'm so tired, and says that I should have tons of energy being that I'm young. I have to remind him NOT ON HCG! haha. So anyways, I cheated with a small burger patty. I ate it plain, no embellishments, and it was very small. Plus there was nothing added to it, and it was grilled. So I don't think that was too bad. I only at 4 of the 6 apples today, so I guess the burger takes the place of the other two apples. I know that's not how it works, but today, I was willing to take that chance. From now on, I'm on a straight line. I bought a bunch more groceries, including one of my favorites, arugula! Yumm. So I'm not going to write out what I ate like I usually do because I just told you: four apples and a tiny burger patty. As for water, I drank about 60 oz, and I got maybe 6 hours of sleep. I'm passing out now though, so hopefully tonight, it will be a good 8 hours. Good night all.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 12
I didn't get to weight myself today. It was the sabbath, and I was at someone else's house. And YES, I stuck to the diet. I went over a little early on friday, and I cooked up my own food. I did however cheat with a few bits and pieces. I had to have the grape juice friday and saturday, but I also had a piece of bread called challah, which is a sweetish egg bread. It was a very small piece, and I don't think it affected anything, but it was still cheating. I also had a very small piece of gefilte fish which is basically a big of egg and ground up white fish mixed together and shaped into a loaf to be cooked. So that wasn't so bad, but again, it's cheating, and I have to be very careful.
I felt very tired today because the little girls where I stayed wanted to play a lot. We took them to the park, and so I was running around, which made me very tired and hungry. This is why we are not supposed to exercise on the hcg diet. So I slept and read a lot today, and other than feeling a bit tired, it was a beautiful day. I may do an apple day soon, where I will only eat 6 apples during the day and nothing else. I just want to see how it works out.
Breakfast - apple and english breakfast tea (black)
Lunch - 3.5 oz of chicken and 2 cups of broccoli, peppermint tea (black)
Dinner - 2 cups of cabbage with an orange cut up and mixed in, 3 hard boiled eggs (two yolks discarded), peppermint tea (black)
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - about 11 hours
I felt very tired today because the little girls where I stayed wanted to play a lot. We took them to the park, and so I was running around, which made me very tired and hungry. This is why we are not supposed to exercise on the hcg diet. So I slept and read a lot today, and other than feeling a bit tired, it was a beautiful day. I may do an apple day soon, where I will only eat 6 apples during the day and nothing else. I just want to see how it works out.
Breakfast - apple and english breakfast tea (black)
Lunch - 3.5 oz of chicken and 2 cups of broccoli, peppermint tea (black)
Dinner - 2 cups of cabbage with an orange cut up and mixed in, 3 hard boiled eggs (two yolks discarded), peppermint tea (black)
Water - 40 oz
Sleep - about 11 hours
Friday, April 26, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 11
Weight - 154
Another pound down!! I'm going to buy a better scale too, an electric one, so I know i'm not imagining this! I am in a huge rush, so I can't say much today, except that it's gorgeous outside! This weekend is going to be very busy for me!
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - 3.5 oz chicken, 2 cups of arugula, 1 plain melba toast (crushed into croutons), and a dressing made of a little apple cider vinegar, a little must, garlic and onion powder, a dash of salt, and pepper.
Dinner - 3.5 oz chicken (you are not supposed to repeat proteins in a day, but I don't have a choice tonight), 2 cups broccoli, 1 melba, 1 apple.
Water - 65 oz
Sleep - 5.5 hours (BAD!!)
Another pound down!! I'm going to buy a better scale too, an electric one, so I know i'm not imagining this! I am in a huge rush, so I can't say much today, except that it's gorgeous outside! This weekend is going to be very busy for me!
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - 3.5 oz chicken, 2 cups of arugula, 1 plain melba toast (crushed into croutons), and a dressing made of a little apple cider vinegar, a little must, garlic and onion powder, a dash of salt, and pepper.
Dinner - 3.5 oz chicken (you are not supposed to repeat proteins in a day, but I don't have a choice tonight), 2 cups broccoli, 1 melba, 1 apple.
Water - 65 oz
Sleep - 5.5 hours (BAD!!)
1Body4Twenty - Day 10
Weight - 155
I know, right!? Two pounds since last weigh-in, yesterday! I'm starting to get really happy. I might be able to even pass my original goal, which will be AMAZING! I even got compliments from one of my most recently made friends, and my dad says I've visibly taken off weight. I would hope so, since I've lost 17 pounds since I got home from school! So i'm a very happy lady right now. :) GO HCG!!
Also, I wanted to mention something I haven't been talking about. If you plan on doing this diet, sleep is crucial. The last few nights haven't been great for me, but before I was sleeping 8-9 hours a night, and it's just as important as drinking the water is. So from now on, I'm going to record the hours of sleep from the night before as well.
Breakfast - orange
Lunch - egg salad (see day 9 post for recipe), 1 cup of cabbage, a small piece of tomato, and a small piece of onion all mixed with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and a garlic melba toast.(keep in mind that this is technically cheating, but I had half the amount of cabbage, and they were slivers of tomato and onion.)
Dinner - 3.5 ox of chicken, baked in between cut up onions with a little sea salt, garlic powder, pepper, and paprika on top. (1 cup; I put some water in the bottom of the dish and covered it while it was baking on 350 for 45 minutes so that the onions would get nice and soft.) I also had a garlic melba toast, and I didn't end up eating my fruit serving. So just now, I had three mini kosher dill pickles, which equals 5 calories total!
Water - 56 oz
Sleep: about 6.5 hours
I know, right!? Two pounds since last weigh-in, yesterday! I'm starting to get really happy. I might be able to even pass my original goal, which will be AMAZING! I even got compliments from one of my most recently made friends, and my dad says I've visibly taken off weight. I would hope so, since I've lost 17 pounds since I got home from school! So i'm a very happy lady right now. :) GO HCG!!
Also, I wanted to mention something I haven't been talking about. If you plan on doing this diet, sleep is crucial. The last few nights haven't been great for me, but before I was sleeping 8-9 hours a night, and it's just as important as drinking the water is. So from now on, I'm going to record the hours of sleep from the night before as well.
Breakfast - orange
Lunch - egg salad (see day 9 post for recipe), 1 cup of cabbage, a small piece of tomato, and a small piece of onion all mixed with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and a garlic melba toast.(keep in mind that this is technically cheating, but I had half the amount of cabbage, and they were slivers of tomato and onion.)
Dinner - 3.5 ox of chicken, baked in between cut up onions with a little sea salt, garlic powder, pepper, and paprika on top. (1 cup; I put some water in the bottom of the dish and covered it while it was baking on 350 for 45 minutes so that the onions would get nice and soft.) I also had a garlic melba toast, and I didn't end up eating my fruit serving. So just now, I had three mini kosher dill pickles, which equals 5 calories total!
Water - 56 oz
Sleep: about 6.5 hours
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 9
Weight - 157
Yayyy!! Down another pound! And today, folks, I have recipes to give you. Oh yeah, exciting, and they were delicious too. So i'm keeping this short, and i'm going to write out the recipes for you! So between getting a lot done today and having amazing tasting food that was hcg approved, I have had an AWESOME day.
Lunch - orange, egg salad and cabbage salad mixed together
Dinner - Tilapia with tomatoes cooked on top, hcg apple crumble
Water - 44 oz
RECIPES!!
Egg Salad:
3 large hard boiled eggs (discard two of the yolks)
1 tbsp of milk (this is the tbsp you are allowed once per day in your coffee/tea, so make sure to only use it once, either in the egg salad or coffee/tea, but you can't have both!
Squirt of mustard
Salt/Pepper and paprika (to taste)
-Chop the egg into fine pieces, and then mix everything together!
Cabbage salad
2 cups red cabbage
1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
juice from one lemon (keep in mind you are only allowed one per day)
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 garlic clove minced
4 drops of stevia
dash of cayenne pepper
dash of sea salt
dash of pepper
- Set cabbage aside chopped to your preference. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, and pour as dressing over cabbage.
HCG Apple Crumble
one apple
one plain melba toast
one packet of stevia
1 1/2 tbsp cinnamon (1 tbsp for apple, 1/2 tbsp for crumble
2 tbsp of water
-Core the apple and remove seeds. Crush melba toast. Mix melba toast powder, half the stevia, and 1/2 tbsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Separate this mixture into two separate bowls. Add water to half the crust mix, moisten, and begin to press crust into small souffle dish. Cut apple into thin slices and toss with the remaining stevia, 1 tbsp cinnamon, and a splash of water. Place apples into dish and cover with the remainding DRY melba mix. Bake on 450 for 15 minutes. This recipe counts as 1 HCG fruit serving and 1 HCG carb serving.
ENJOY, EVERYONE!!
Yayyy!! Down another pound! And today, folks, I have recipes to give you. Oh yeah, exciting, and they were delicious too. So i'm keeping this short, and i'm going to write out the recipes for you! So between getting a lot done today and having amazing tasting food that was hcg approved, I have had an AWESOME day.
Lunch - orange, egg salad and cabbage salad mixed together
Dinner - Tilapia with tomatoes cooked on top, hcg apple crumble
Water - 44 oz
RECIPES!!
Egg Salad:
3 large hard boiled eggs (discard two of the yolks)
1 tbsp of milk (this is the tbsp you are allowed once per day in your coffee/tea, so make sure to only use it once, either in the egg salad or coffee/tea, but you can't have both!
Squirt of mustard
Salt/Pepper and paprika (to taste)
-Chop the egg into fine pieces, and then mix everything together!
Cabbage salad
2 cups red cabbage
1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar
juice from one lemon (keep in mind you are only allowed one per day)
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 garlic clove minced
4 drops of stevia
dash of cayenne pepper
dash of sea salt
dash of pepper
- Set cabbage aside chopped to your preference. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, and pour as dressing over cabbage.
HCG Apple Crumble
one apple
one plain melba toast
one packet of stevia
1 1/2 tbsp cinnamon (1 tbsp for apple, 1/2 tbsp for crumble
2 tbsp of water
-Core the apple and remove seeds. Crush melba toast. Mix melba toast powder, half the stevia, and 1/2 tbsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Separate this mixture into two separate bowls. Add water to half the crust mix, moisten, and begin to press crust into small souffle dish. Cut apple into thin slices and toss with the remaining stevia, 1 tbsp cinnamon, and a splash of water. Place apples into dish and cover with the remainding DRY melba mix. Bake on 450 for 15 minutes. This recipe counts as 1 HCG fruit serving and 1 HCG carb serving.
ENJOY, EVERYONE!!
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 8
So this post i'm rewriting because I had it basically finished before, and it was deleted! ARGHH!!
Weight - 158
Yes, the same as yesterday...boooo. I'm not sure why it's the same, but it might be because I tried one of my dad's french fries from five guys yesterday? Haha, it was only one and couldn't be longer than an inch! I couldn't resist the smell. So for all of you who live with family, maybe have a family meeting and discuss how they can help you get through without cheating rather than unintentionally making it difficult!
Also, if you are on HCG, I highly recommend that you don't watch TV, or if you do, watch it with your meal in front of you, because those food commercials can be absolutely brutal. But, as much as your mind and taste buds would like to indulge in those treats, I can promise you that your body is indulging in the food you are feeding it, and later down the line, you and your body will be thankful. And ladies, I know how cravings can be at the right time. You all know what I mean, and it is hard, i'm not going to lie, but stay strong, and you will stay happy.
Lastly, watch the hair products. The other day, I used my beach babe texturizing sea salt spray in my hair. Sounds okay, right? WRONG! It has propylene glycol in it, which is a big no no, and I went and covered my hair in it! So make sure to check all your products: makeup, hair product, perfumes, etc. You don't want to make the same mistake I did, lol.
p.s. as for the food I post, you have probably noticed a trend in spices. I LOVE spicy and I LOVE garlic. So take your favorite spices, so long as they don't have forbidden ingredients in them, and use them liberally in all your food. It makes the diet much easier and more pleasant for you.
Breakfast - Apple
Lunch - a cup of broccoli and some onion steamed and topped with salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, and chipotle seasoning, a glass of milk (2 cups), and 2 melba toast
Dinner - 3.5 oz chicken breast, baked under one tomato (equals 1 cup), some onion, basil, and garlic salt. It came out divine. I also had a 3rd melba toast for the day. It's 15 calories, but I have to admit, it is cheating.
Water - (I was bad today) 20 oz
Weight - 158
Yes, the same as yesterday...boooo. I'm not sure why it's the same, but it might be because I tried one of my dad's french fries from five guys yesterday? Haha, it was only one and couldn't be longer than an inch! I couldn't resist the smell. So for all of you who live with family, maybe have a family meeting and discuss how they can help you get through without cheating rather than unintentionally making it difficult!
Also, if you are on HCG, I highly recommend that you don't watch TV, or if you do, watch it with your meal in front of you, because those food commercials can be absolutely brutal. But, as much as your mind and taste buds would like to indulge in those treats, I can promise you that your body is indulging in the food you are feeding it, and later down the line, you and your body will be thankful. And ladies, I know how cravings can be at the right time. You all know what I mean, and it is hard, i'm not going to lie, but stay strong, and you will stay happy.
Lastly, watch the hair products. The other day, I used my beach babe texturizing sea salt spray in my hair. Sounds okay, right? WRONG! It has propylene glycol in it, which is a big no no, and I went and covered my hair in it! So make sure to check all your products: makeup, hair product, perfumes, etc. You don't want to make the same mistake I did, lol.
p.s. as for the food I post, you have probably noticed a trend in spices. I LOVE spicy and I LOVE garlic. So take your favorite spices, so long as they don't have forbidden ingredients in them, and use them liberally in all your food. It makes the diet much easier and more pleasant for you.
Breakfast - Apple
Lunch - a cup of broccoli and some onion steamed and topped with salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, and chipotle seasoning, a glass of milk (2 cups), and 2 melba toast
Dinner - 3.5 oz chicken breast, baked under one tomato (equals 1 cup), some onion, basil, and garlic salt. It came out divine. I also had a 3rd melba toast for the day. It's 15 calories, but I have to admit, it is cheating.
Water - (I was bad today) 20 oz
1Body4Twenty - Day 7
Weight - 158
I'm running out of vegetables!!! Looks like I've been eating so many that I have run out quite fast. Two cups of halved cucumbers happens to be an entire English cucumber! Anyways, today was good. No hunger and no fatigue. In fact, I went to the park today and walked along the river because it was so beautiful out. I couldn't help but thinking with HCG, I'll be more than ready for this weather soon!
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese and 2 cups of spinach.
Dinner - Tilapia with chipotle seasoning and garlic salt on it, 2 cups of cucumbers with garlic salt and curry seasoning, 2 pieces of garlic melba toast, and an apple
Water - 44 oz
I'm running out of vegetables!!! Looks like I've been eating so many that I have run out quite fast. Two cups of halved cucumbers happens to be an entire English cucumber! Anyways, today was good. No hunger and no fatigue. In fact, I went to the park today and walked along the river because it was so beautiful out. I couldn't help but thinking with HCG, I'll be more than ready for this weather soon!
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese and 2 cups of spinach.
Dinner - Tilapia with chipotle seasoning and garlic salt on it, 2 cups of cucumbers with garlic salt and curry seasoning, 2 pieces of garlic melba toast, and an apple
Water - 44 oz
Monday, April 22, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 6
Weight - 159
I'm posting this a little late, so it is technically showing up on what will be day 7, but oh well! Today was good! Didn't feel hungry at all! I had energy and I wasn't feeling weak or dizzy, oh, and I am starting to notice shrinkage in the mirror!! This made me so happy I just wanted to dance all night, and I easily could have since dance is my passion. I took classes from the age of 2, and even when I couldn't take classes, I still practiced and still do practice at home, at the store, at the club, or anywhere!! BUT, I had to limit myself, no exercise on a 500 calorie HCG diet. So I did a few twirls, had some fun, and called it quits. I also went to Starbucks with someone today, and I got an English Breakfast tea, which I drank black. So all in all, it's been a great day.
Lunch - 10 small frozen strawberries with fat free plain yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, two cups of cabbage (which I put in a steamer insert, and in the water I put two lemon wedges, a few bay leaves, and some rosemary to give the cabbage some extra flavor), and one garlic melba toast.
Snack - English Breakfast tea (black)
Dinner - 3 hard boiled eggs (two whole, one just egg white), 1 and a 1/3 cups of asparagus, an apple, and one garlic melba toast.
Water - 44 oz
I'm posting this a little late, so it is technically showing up on what will be day 7, but oh well! Today was good! Didn't feel hungry at all! I had energy and I wasn't feeling weak or dizzy, oh, and I am starting to notice shrinkage in the mirror!! This made me so happy I just wanted to dance all night, and I easily could have since dance is my passion. I took classes from the age of 2, and even when I couldn't take classes, I still practiced and still do practice at home, at the store, at the club, or anywhere!! BUT, I had to limit myself, no exercise on a 500 calorie HCG diet. So I did a few twirls, had some fun, and called it quits. I also went to Starbucks with someone today, and I got an English Breakfast tea, which I drank black. So all in all, it's been a great day.
Lunch - 10 small frozen strawberries with fat free plain yogurt mixed with Walden Farms blueberry syrup, two cups of cabbage (which I put in a steamer insert, and in the water I put two lemon wedges, a few bay leaves, and some rosemary to give the cabbage some extra flavor), and one garlic melba toast.
Snack - English Breakfast tea (black)
Dinner - 3 hard boiled eggs (two whole, one just egg white), 1 and a 1/3 cups of asparagus, an apple, and one garlic melba toast.
Water - 44 oz
Saturday, April 20, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 5
Weight - 159.5
Down another 1.5 pounds, woohoo!! That discovery definitely made my day. Today was the sabbath, and so yes, I had my 1.5 oz of grape juice, and boy did that taste more delicious than ever before! You don't truly appreciate things until you can't have them. Today I felt good, and I found that I didn't even feel hungry throughout the day. I must say, however, those TV commercials about Reeses peanut butter cups or Special K sandwiches I saw a few minutes ago were definitely torturous; But I just covered my eyes, reminded myself of the beach body I want and slowly achieving, and poof! Wasn't so bad anymore.
Breakfast - 1.5 oz of grape juice and an orange
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, two cups of chopped tomatoes, and two garlic melba toasts
Dinner - last 1.5 oz shot of grape juice, two cups of fat free milk, and two cups of chopped cucumber with garlic salt.
Water - 40 oz
Down another 1.5 pounds, woohoo!! That discovery definitely made my day. Today was the sabbath, and so yes, I had my 1.5 oz of grape juice, and boy did that taste more delicious than ever before! You don't truly appreciate things until you can't have them. Today I felt good, and I found that I didn't even feel hungry throughout the day. I must say, however, those TV commercials about Reeses peanut butter cups or Special K sandwiches I saw a few minutes ago were definitely torturous; But I just covered my eyes, reminded myself of the beach body I want and slowly achieving, and poof! Wasn't so bad anymore.
Breakfast - 1.5 oz of grape juice and an orange
Lunch - 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, two cups of chopped tomatoes, and two garlic melba toasts
Dinner - last 1.5 oz shot of grape juice, two cups of fat free milk, and two cups of chopped cucumber with garlic salt.
Water - 40 oz
Friday, April 19, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 4
Weight - 161
My second day on the 500 calorie plan, and I did feel a little tired and weak, but that's normal in the beginning. Nevertheless, I have to keep an eye on my energy levels because if they continue to be low, then something isn't working right!
Sunset on Friday until night fall on Saturday is the sabbath in the Jewish religion, and I observe this religiously. There are many things we have to do on the sabbath, but mainly pray and eat. Eating, however, has it's own requirements, and we are supposed to drink a cup of either wine or grape juice and eat a special bread called challah on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon. While I can get around eating the bread, the grape juice is a must. So I will be having a small shot of that, and pray it won't affect anything. Obviously, grapes are full of sugar, and I haven't been able to find a sugar free grape juice yet, but hopefully I will soon.
Breakfast - I ate the apple that I am allowed at lunch
Lunch - Spinach with Walden Farms chipotle ranch dressing, and half a cup of non fat plain yogurt with Walden Farms Blueberry syrup mixed in.
Snack - Two garlic Melba toasts
Dinner - A shot of grape juice, 3.5 oz of Tilapia with garlic, paprika, pepper, and salt, and 2 cups of broccoli
Water - 1/2 gallon
My second day on the 500 calorie plan, and I did feel a little tired and weak, but that's normal in the beginning. Nevertheless, I have to keep an eye on my energy levels because if they continue to be low, then something isn't working right!
Sunset on Friday until night fall on Saturday is the sabbath in the Jewish religion, and I observe this religiously. There are many things we have to do on the sabbath, but mainly pray and eat. Eating, however, has it's own requirements, and we are supposed to drink a cup of either wine or grape juice and eat a special bread called challah on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon. While I can get around eating the bread, the grape juice is a must. So I will be having a small shot of that, and pray it won't affect anything. Obviously, grapes are full of sugar, and I haven't been able to find a sugar free grape juice yet, but hopefully I will soon.
Breakfast - I ate the apple that I am allowed at lunch
Lunch - Spinach with Walden Farms chipotle ranch dressing, and half a cup of non fat plain yogurt with Walden Farms Blueberry syrup mixed in.
Snack - Two garlic Melba toasts
Dinner - A shot of grape juice, 3.5 oz of Tilapia with garlic, paprika, pepper, and salt, and 2 cups of broccoli
Water - 1/2 gallon
Thursday, April 18, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 3
Weight - 161
Today was my first day on the 500 calorie diet, and I feel great! I had some hunger pains a little while after lunch, but otherwise, I'm doing just fine. Before I tell you everything I ate, I'm going to explain how my diet is much different than the normal diet plan they give.
I keep kosher. For those who don't know what that is, they are the dietary laws from the Old Testament, and many Jews keep these laws. One of the laws is that meat has to be killed and prepared in a certain way, and this means that I cannot eat any meat sold where I live; the closest place to buy kosher meat is about an hour and 15 minutes away. I also am not allowed to eat shellfish and certain other types of fish. So how do we remedy this when the diet plan consists of many un-kosher proteins? The answer is that I use a few dairy substitutes: fat free, plain yogurt, fat free cottage cheese, and fat free milk. I am supposed to substitute each of these for a few different proteins every week. Therefore, all you vegetarians interested in HCG should pay attention. While I will be able to eat chicken here and there because I bought some when I was at the kosher place, I will be eating these dairy substitutes, and we will see how they affect my weight loss.
Breakfast: lots of water
Before lunch: 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar in 8 oz of water mixed with a package of stevia
Lunch: 2 cups of asparagus, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, and an orange.
Before Dinner: 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar in 8 oz of water and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Dinner: 2 cups of cabbage, 3 large hard boiled eggs (one whole, and two only egg white), and an apple
Water: 1/2 gallon
Today was my first day on the 500 calorie diet, and I feel great! I had some hunger pains a little while after lunch, but otherwise, I'm doing just fine. Before I tell you everything I ate, I'm going to explain how my diet is much different than the normal diet plan they give.
I keep kosher. For those who don't know what that is, they are the dietary laws from the Old Testament, and many Jews keep these laws. One of the laws is that meat has to be killed and prepared in a certain way, and this means that I cannot eat any meat sold where I live; the closest place to buy kosher meat is about an hour and 15 minutes away. I also am not allowed to eat shellfish and certain other types of fish. So how do we remedy this when the diet plan consists of many un-kosher proteins? The answer is that I use a few dairy substitutes: fat free, plain yogurt, fat free cottage cheese, and fat free milk. I am supposed to substitute each of these for a few different proteins every week. Therefore, all you vegetarians interested in HCG should pay attention. While I will be able to eat chicken here and there because I bought some when I was at the kosher place, I will be eating these dairy substitutes, and we will see how they affect my weight loss.
Breakfast: lots of water
Before lunch: 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar in 8 oz of water mixed with a package of stevia
Lunch: 2 cups of asparagus, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, and an orange.
Before Dinner: 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar in 8 oz of water and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Dinner: 2 cups of cabbage, 3 large hard boiled eggs (one whole, and two only egg white), and an apple
Water: 1/2 gallon
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
1Body4Twenty - Day 2
Weight - 163.5
It's day two of the binge, and while it looks like I lost weight since my last post, it's not so true. My last weigh in was when i first started, and that was at 5:00 pm, after I had eaten an INSANE amount of food. My weigh in this morning, however, was before I ate anything for the day. So I assume this would be the correct weight to start with.
Today I have been eating as if I've been starving for days, except I've been having lots of trouble with it. While the doctor and nurse tell me that the binge is everyone's favorite part of the entire weight loss plan, it seems so far to be my least favorite. I am not used to eating food in large proportions, especially with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS. So I have been trying my best, but the large intake of food has been making me feel sluggish and ill. The doctor therefore says that I should be okay to slow down a bit, if that is what my body is used to, and I guess we will see tomorrow when I actually start phase 2. After binging like this for so long, I feel like eating only 500 calories a day will be a cinch!
As for the drinking a half gallon of water a day, that is not easy for me either. I can go an entire day without drinking anything and continue into the next day with ease. So for all those out there who are like me, I find it's easier to buy an 18 oz cup with a straw, like the ones you can buy in Starbucks with their logo on it, and keep it with you at all times. Fill it whenever it's empty, and you will find it is much easier to drink that way. You will end up sipping it all day, and once you have filled and finished 3.5 of those cups, you will have finished half a gallon of water (the minimum daily requirement). These cups can be found at Target in the fitness section where the water bottles are.
Water: 1/2 gallon
Food eaten today:
breakfast - Starbucks peppermint latte, carrot cake cupcake, two fried eggs with garlic salt, an Amy's brand broccoli and cheese pocket sandwich, and a glass of orange juice.
snack - a 1/3 of a pound of cottage cheese (2% milk fat), one Chobani mango yogurt
lunch - Amy's brand country cheddar bowl, two cups of mint chocolate chip ice cream
snack - a few forkfuls of plain spaghetti with olive oil, three pieces of salami
snack - spelt squares with cream cheese and smoked salmon
dinner - bowl of pasta, marinated chicken (leg/thigh)
It's day two of the binge, and while it looks like I lost weight since my last post, it's not so true. My last weigh in was when i first started, and that was at 5:00 pm, after I had eaten an INSANE amount of food. My weigh in this morning, however, was before I ate anything for the day. So I assume this would be the correct weight to start with.
Today I have been eating as if I've been starving for days, except I've been having lots of trouble with it. While the doctor and nurse tell me that the binge is everyone's favorite part of the entire weight loss plan, it seems so far to be my least favorite. I am not used to eating food in large proportions, especially with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS. So I have been trying my best, but the large intake of food has been making me feel sluggish and ill. The doctor therefore says that I should be okay to slow down a bit, if that is what my body is used to, and I guess we will see tomorrow when I actually start phase 2. After binging like this for so long, I feel like eating only 500 calories a day will be a cinch!
As for the drinking a half gallon of water a day, that is not easy for me either. I can go an entire day without drinking anything and continue into the next day with ease. So for all those out there who are like me, I find it's easier to buy an 18 oz cup with a straw, like the ones you can buy in Starbucks with their logo on it, and keep it with you at all times. Fill it whenever it's empty, and you will find it is much easier to drink that way. You will end up sipping it all day, and once you have filled and finished 3.5 of those cups, you will have finished half a gallon of water (the minimum daily requirement). These cups can be found at Target in the fitness section where the water bottles are.
Water: 1/2 gallon
Food eaten today:
breakfast - Starbucks peppermint latte, carrot cake cupcake, two fried eggs with garlic salt, an Amy's brand broccoli and cheese pocket sandwich, and a glass of orange juice.
snack - a 1/3 of a pound of cottage cheese (2% milk fat), one Chobani mango yogurt
lunch - Amy's brand country cheddar bowl, two cups of mint chocolate chip ice cream
snack - a few forkfuls of plain spaghetti with olive oil, three pieces of salami
snack - spelt squares with cream cheese and smoked salmon
dinner - bowl of pasta, marinated chicken (leg/thigh)
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
1body4twenty - Day 1
I am finally starting my hcg diet plan today! I had a bit of a late start, but the doctor says I'm good to go, and I'm so ready for this! I woke up late today, so I really started with lunch for the day, and I had a bunch of tater tots! Who remembers eating tater tots when they were young? I do, and I still love them! I also ate an Israeli snack called bamba; imagine cheeto puffs, but they are peanut butter instead of cheese! I then ate 12 pieces of spicy tuna sushi, the brand Amy's mac and cheese, and a Chobani blueberry yogurt. A little later on, I had some smoked gouda cheese and an Amy's tamale verde with cheese. Later, I plan to have some pasta and chicken, and a little while after that, ICE CREAM!! Just trying to eat small snacks whenever I can because I started eating later in the day, and I need to make sure to eat a proper amount before starting phase 2.
As for weight and measurements, I am 5'6", and my starting weight is 167.5.
My starting BMI is 27.1.
waist:35.5 in.
hips:43.25 in.
right thigh: 24.4 in.
left thigh: 25 in.
calves: right and left are both 16.5 in.
right ankle: 9.5 in.
left ankle: 9 in.
chest: 37.25/37.5 in.
upper right arm: 13 in.
upper left arm: 11.5 in.
neck: 13.5 in.
So that's it for now! Finishing up today with some more delicious food, and some tv accompanied by mint chocolate chip ice cream! Be back soon for binge day number two!!
As for weight and measurements, I am 5'6", and my starting weight is 167.5.
My starting BMI is 27.1.
waist:35.5 in.
hips:43.25 in.
right thigh: 24.4 in.
left thigh: 25 in.
calves: right and left are both 16.5 in.
right ankle: 9.5 in.
left ankle: 9 in.
chest: 37.25/37.5 in.
upper right arm: 13 in.
upper left arm: 11.5 in.
neck: 13.5 in.
So that's it for now! Finishing up today with some more delicious food, and some tv accompanied by mint chocolate chip ice cream! Be back soon for binge day number two!!
Friday, April 12, 2013
1Body4Forty - Ongoing Maintenance during Vacation
Amy - 155.2
Just returned from vacation which is why I haven't been able to update my log for the past week. I am catching up on writing daily entries from our cruise vacation and how best to eat in a maintenance phase of the diet. Not entirely difficult until you factor in drinks....Please stay tuned...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
1Body4Sixty - Day 40
Peggy - 180 (-1.0; 35.0 Total)
This morning I weighed in
at 180 lbs., down 36 lbs. from a starting weight of 216 lbs. I slept 9 hours and was up 2 times. I drank
64 oz of water.
Breakfast was two cups of
coffee w/Stevia.
Lunch was ½ c. cottage
cheese (low fat) and spinach. An apple was dessert.
Dinner was 4 oz. lean
ground beef patty with asparagus & 2 bread sticks. I had strawberries for
dessert.
Wow! I made my goal of 180
lbs.!!! And was never hungry!! I now will go on an expanded 1500 calories until
I am able to do another round of HCG and lose the next (and last)35 lbs.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1Body4Sixty - Day 39
Peggy - 181 (-1.0; 35.0 Total)
This morning I weighed in
at 181 lbs., down 35 lbs. from a
starting weight of 216 lbs. I slept 9
hours and was up 2 times. I drank 64 oz of water.
Breakfast was two cups of
coffee w/Stevia.
Lunch was 3.5 oz. chicken
breast, broccoli with an apple.
Dinner was 4 oz.. Fish,
salad greens, two bread sticks with an orange for a evening snack.
Count down ONE MORE DAY!!!
This has been easy!! I feel fabulous!! HCG is the ONLY way to diet!!
Monday, April 8, 2013
1Body4Sixty - Day 38
Peggy - 182 (-1.0; 34.0 Total)
This morning I weighed in
at 182 lbs., down 34 lbs. from a starting weight of 216 lbs. I slept 9 hours and was up 2 times. I drank 64
oz of water.
Breakfast was two cups of
coffee w/Stevia.
Lunch was 3.5 oz.. a taco
salad with lean ground round, taco seasoning, lettuce & salsa.
An orange was a snack.
Dinner was 4 oz.. sirloin
steak with asparagus. Strawberries with WF chocolate on them.
I cannot believe that as
bad as I was yesterday that I did not gain!! Lucky me!!!
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