Prayers Needed

Right now i am dealing with a lot emotionally and physically because of stress, because of this I have let my eating get out of hand(long silvers and papa johns today). I am still holding on but I am at the end of my rope. If any of my blogging buddies read this please just send a prayer up to the big man because I am so stressed and overwhelmed.

Going to take a small break from blogging but I will be back soon and will still be reading.

listening to my body

So as i mentioned the other day I have been having a really rough time. I am not sure if it is from stress or just because I know that in a few short weeks I will be back on round 2 however I have been pigging out. However even with all my bad choices and there have been some awful ones I am only back up to 200.8. I was hoping to stay in onderland however it has been rough.

Between sunday and today I have eaten several of those pumpkin brownies, had mashed potatoes and then last night after class I had a craving for a cinnabon roll so I had that and a bag of chips. However I have been averaging about 12 glasses of water a day and I think that may be helping me a lot. Today has been better I had cottage cheese for breakfast and then had a veggie sub with yogurt for lunch and I have had 5 glasses of water. Dinner tonight will be spaghetti and meatballs however I will be using my yummy miracle noodles and more water.

Hoping to see a loss tomorrow but if not I am happy where I am right now. Only 2 weeks until I am back on HCG. Praise the lord.

Pumpkin brownies

So with Fall upon us I am in the baking mood however not wanting to kill my diet i have been looking for yummy recipes i can modify to meet my calorie and sweet tooth. This recipe i got from realmomkitchen.com and I love it. I have only made a few changes but did include the nutritional information at the bottom



Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares

2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature (I used salted)
1 cup Truvia or Splenda
1/4 cup suag
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips- I used 10 tbsp and that is what i calculated the recipe with


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree (mixture may appear curdled). Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into 24 squares.

Nutritional information
calories-128.6
fat- 7.3
cholesterol-6.8
sodium-236.1
carbs-14.8
fiber-.6
sugar- 5.8
protein 1.8

up and down

so yesterday morning I was up to 200.6 and today I am back down to 200. I am sure that I was up because I did not eat too much on thursday and yesterday we went to Don Pablos. I do have to say the Don Pablos was so yummy. Today is a day of cleaning and i am going to get some stuff ready to bake which includes some muffins for the up coming week and some pumpkin cheese cake bread for my co workers. Hoping to get back down into the 199 range tomorrow.

Onederland

I finally did it I made it out of the 200's. Yesterday was a very good day for me. I did work however I was not as busy so I was able to get a few things for school done.

I have found that eating the miracle noodles for one meal a day definitely is a must. Yesterday for lunch I had a bowl of soup with miracle noodles I was only able to eat about half of the second bowl. Then for dinner we had chick fil a which I love however i did really well, I had a side salad with some of my own dressing and a grilled chicken sandwich. I am not going to lie iI was so worried that the bread would kick my butt however it did not. I think occasionally my body needs the carbs. However I am still going to be careful how I eat.

I am so ready fro another round of HCG, I definitely missing it however I am happy to see that I can maintain and even lose some more weight.

16 more days until round 2

weight-199.5

Stuffed Green Pepper soup

I am the only person in my house who likes green peppers however I could eat them daily. therefore I do not make stuffed peppers rather I make it into a yummy soup. Now with HCG I am sure this could work with phase 2 but it would need to be modified. I love this recipe. I always make a double batch and eat it work weeks. Now with traditional green papers you would add rice however since the HCG is all about cutting out carbs I used miracle rice and it is perfect in this recipe. Again this is a double batch.

Stuffed pepper soup
1/2 pound ground beef
3 green pepper diced
2 cans mushrooms(I use the big cans)
1 can peitie diced tomatoes
1 bottle V8 juice

1. Brown the ground beef and drain all the fat off.
2. While that is cooking diced the peppers into sizes that you like. I used both small and big pieces
3. In the crockpot mix the tomatoes, mushrooms and v8 juice together and add any seasonings you like. Add the peppers and ground beef. Stir Well.
4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours

Calories- 108 for 1 cup

Almost there

So the last few days have been relativity easy regarding my diet. On Monday and Tuesday my husband bought me breakfast and since I was so full from the food i did not have lunch. For dinner I have been eating a lot of miracle rice. I have had stuffed pepper soup and spaghetti. I love the miracle noodles since it does keep me full longer. I also have been adding more Fiber to my system which is so helping keep me fuller

This morning I weighed in at 200 pounds. I am so ready to be under 200 pound again. I am hoping before my next round I am at least 5 pounds under 200 pounds.

Bring on HCG round 2.

Roller Coaster

So I am back down to 200.6. Definitely not enjoying being up 2 pounds however I definitely think that my body is trying to adjust to the weight loss that I had. I am still hoping to lose a few more pounds but right now life is extremely busy and I am thankful for the little bit of weight that i have manage to lose.

Learning how to eat on Phase 3 has been a major struggle for me however I am keeping an eye on the amount of carbs and the amount of sugar that I take in. This has definitely been a learning experience and i am enjoying the challenge.

Up 2 pounds

So as my title mentions I am up 2 pounds and I am not too sure why. I did have a rough time at the theater but after that I was good, plus I had all my water and i worked out for 30 minutes. My husband stated that my body is trying to get use to all the changes however I was so upset when I saw the 2 pounds. Yet today is a new day so I picked myself up and I am moving on. I am hoping to get rid of these 2 pounds plus a lift more.

I did end up going to buy a new scale because the one I have keeps bouncing and am happy to report the old scale was adding a good pound to my actual weight. I use to a have plastic scale but read that the glass kind are better due to less issues with breakage which can throw the scale weight off. I ended up getting a Weight Watchers one from Target and I love it. My weight never bounces.

Well I have several papers to work on plus laundry and cleaning the house so today and tomorrow will be busy.

Phase 3 - I hate you

So as much as I despised phase 2 at times I can honestly say I hate Phase 3. It was so much easier to eat on phase 2 and not have to worry about the calories of food. I am not sure of I am alone in this struggle however i am having a extremely hard time eating more than 800 calories and that includes breakfast which I rarely ate before this diet. However I have been doing pretty good my weight is holding steady at 200.6-200.8 I am really hoping that I can get down to under 200. i am so close freaking close it hurts. I have been doing really well with my water intake. My treat in the water department is flavored water. I drink 6 glasses of palin water and then have 2 glasses of flavored water. Also I did make the pumpkin spice latte and they were yummy but I have not had any since Friday. I think on my loading days i WILL be getting the star bucks kind. Yummo.

Today will be interesting as I am taking my kids to see Lion king. The movie theater we are going to has a full menu but I plan on getting a salad with salsa, weird i know but i love it with a bottle of water. Plus I am going to sneak some strawberries in. LOL

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

PS. Be on the lookout for new recipes.

pumpkin spice latte

Pumpkin spiced latte
2 cups milk- I used soy milk
2 TBSP canned pumpkin
2 TBSP TRUVIA
2 TBSP Vanilla
1/2tsp pumpkin pie spice
3/4 cup strong brewed coffee
Crock pot

Use a 4 quart crockpot add the coffee, and milk to the crock pot. whisk in the pumpkin, side, sugar, and vanilla.

Cover and cook on high fro 2 hours and whisk again

You can use low fat whipped cream however the calories are not added in

caloires-67.4
Total fat-1.8
sodium-1.64
carbs- 11.4
fiber-1.2
sugar-5.4
protein-5.5

This is suppose to make 2 large mugs about a cup and a half. Let me know what you think

Vegged out potato salad

I found this super yummy and easy recipe in Hungry Girls 300 under 300. I love this recipe, however I have modified it to fit what I eat. I have also included the calorie count. This will be great on phase 3 of the HCG diet

Vegged out potato Salad- hungry girl

1 pound small potatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup celery-chopped
1/2 cucumber- chopped


Dressing
1/4 cup FF mayo
1/4 Cup FF sour cream
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp relish
salt

in a large pot of boiling water and let cook roughly 10-12 our until soft. Drain and add to a boil.

Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl, and mix well

once cool add the remaining salad veggies and add dressing and lightly toss.

Refrigerate for one hour(I do it for at least a day)

Calories-58.3
Total fat 2.5
cholesterol-5
sodium- 116.8
Carbs-6.8
fiber.4
sugar-1.5
protein-1.5

HCG Chili

SO last week I made the chili in the book and I did not like it one bit. I think it had to do with the fact I hate cooked tomatoes. Tonight I had an idea that I got from making the tomato soup. I pureed the tomatoes and add salsa and oh my word it is awesome. So without few adieu the yummy HCG Chili

Hcg Chili
1 large tomato
100 g group beef
2 -4 tbsp slasa
2/3 cup water
miracle noodles(optional)

Broil the tomato for about 10 minutes. Make sure the tomato is cut in half.
While the tomato is cooking brown the meat.
When the tomato is done peel the skin and puree in the blender.
Add the tomato, water and salsa plus spices- garlic powder, onion powder chili pepper
Let simmer about 10 minutes and add the noodles if using and let simmer for additional 3 minutes or so.

Super yummy and super easy

1 protein and 1 veggie

Overall weight weight loss and Measurements.

So when I stared the first round of hog ON August 21 I weighed 216.8 and when I weighed today I weighed 200.8. I have lost 16 pounds in 26 day. I am so freaking excited. I was hoping fro more however who can say they lost 16 pounds in such a short period of time. I am going to be working on getting to 185 in the next few weeks before I start my next round. I am so worried that I will go out of control however some foods do turn me off so I am sure I will do ok.

Now for my final measurements

These were my measurements on 8/22/2011
Hips=52
waist 44
leg 29
arm -12
chest 46

These are my measurements on 9/16/2011
Hips-48.5
Waist-35.5
chest 43
arm-12
leg-26.5


The difference
Hips-3.5
Waist-8.5
leg-2.5
arm-0
chest- 3

total- 17.5 inches lost.

Holy cow that is a lot.

I am looking forward to see how much I lose on the next round.

Miracle Noodles

So all over the HCGDIET Facebook account is the talk of miracle which have no calories, no carbs n sugar and no fast. However i was skeptical because of the amount of money they cost and they have a fishy smell however hafted struggling with my meat aspect of this diet I bit the bullet and got 12 bags for 34 dollars including free shipping. Now I admit they do smell fishy however after reading to wash them out for about 5 minutes I learned that the smell goes away.

Tonight I made a super yummy chick(recipe to follow) and put them in my chili. I am actually having a hard time finishing one bowl. This weekend i WILL be using the rice to make unstuffed pepper soup and I have a ton more recipes to share.

I would say if you are doing the HCG diet these noodles are truly a miracle.

Day 26- Last Day of round 1

So today is the last day of round one and tomorrow I can start eating semi normal again. I am truly looking forward to eating something other than what is on the diet however i am very proud of myself for all the weight I did lose this round. Tomorrow, I will post my final measurements and weight. Hoping for a another 2 ozs as I seem to lose those every day or 2.

Look for other post coming up regarding the maintenance phase of this diet and I will be back blogging every day next month.

Day 25

Sorry for the late post. Wednesdays are my monday so i have a hard time getting online. I am still holding steady at 201.8. I am happy with no gain however i wish I had more of a loss. so irrupting however I am sure I will see more inches on friday. Not to much to say as I am own out and trying to eat however I will be posting a recipe for my chili that i LOVE, MY PUMPKIN SPICE latte and the miracle noodles that I ordered.

Day 24

Today will be the first of the 3 days of no drops but still eating only 500 calories. i have been very good about planning what I eat and how much. I may even skip the pumpkin spiced latte since I found a recipe that I may try to make that has 67 calories per serving. I am very much looking forward to adding some foods back in however I am going to stick to getting down to 185 before the start of my next round. If I don't make it then I will keep on trucking and if have to will do another round . I will be still be blogging probably not as often but once I get on the next round the blog will be daily. I am off to walk and then to the grocery store.

Day 23- last day of drops

So today is the final day that I take the HCG drops. I am sad to see this phase end for now however I am looking forward to the next stage of this journey. I have already been looking into recipes that I will use when on stage 3. I also started my workout plan this morning. i walked for 28 minutes this morning. I am hoping to do 30 at least everyday but sunday.

Yesterday was interesting because I drank 22 glasses of water(8oz) and let me tell you I thought I was pregnant by the way I was running to the bathroom.

My official weight loss does not end until Friday morning so I have a few more days to get to the 200 pound mark. I am definitely looking forward to getting back on the diet in October.

Weight-202

Measurments
Hips-48.5
waist-36.5
arm-12
legs 27
chest 43.5

I will put my last measurements up on Friday with how much I have lost in inches

New meal plan

So on friday i will be entering the maintenance phase of my diet and while i am excited that I am entering the next step I am very worried that I will go out of control however today I went to the grocery store and brought several items that I know will keep me on track.
It included-
Fiber one bars- love them, mostly likely a likely a lunch item
kellogs strawberry cereal with soy milk- a cup soy milk has 60 calories no way I will use that much
weight watchers meals- I have done WW before and lost about 100 pounds- I will add some of the miracle noodles to help keep me full
salmon- dinner item with broccoli
chicken and more tilpia- even though I am sick of the chicken i will still only eat about 3.50z
hamburger meat- still will be 3.5 ozzs of taco salad
mushroom and peppers for salad and my unstuffed pepper soup with miracle rice.

I have already made a small meal plan for Friday, and sunday. Saturdays will be my cheat day however I will probably stick with a salad. I am hoping for at least 15 more pounds before i start round 2 which will be October 9th. I am already looking forward to my loading days, krispy creme donuts, cheesecake, pizza, ice cream and lots of pumpkin spiced lattes. LOL

Day 22

So today is a no loss day. There may be 2 reasons why I did not lose, I went to mcd's for my kids yesterday morning and order a larger unsweet tea however when I took a big sip of it I releaized it was a sweet tea. I did not drink any more but any amount of sugar i have found does screw with me. My other thing is that I did 3 hours of heavy cleaning last night. I wish I was closer to 199 however at this point I can be mad because i have lost 14.4 pounds.

I have already got my meals ready for next week when I get off the low calorie and did order some miracle noodles. I am going to be making several recipes with it so I am hoping I can get the weight down. Only 5 more days until i can get a skinny pumpkin spiced latte

Day 21

Well not having a good day at worked helped me lose some weight however i am starving today and i am so sleeply. So sad that i will be off the drops in 2 days however i am not going to lie i am ready to have some other foods. I will be ordering the miracle noodles to see if i like them. I love pasta and rice however i dont want to scarfice forever. I am also planning on gettinG a pumpkin spice latte on friday. My one treat. While on mainteance i hope to get dpwn to 185 and hopefully lose 40 more pounds in tge next 2 rounds. That will get me almost to my goal weight. Woo hoo. Well i am working today so i better act like i am dping something

What a day

Today was very busy. i DID 7 CLIENT INTERVIEWS IN 3 hours, then documented it all. This friday I am on call from 4pm until 8 am saturday, however 4 minutes after 4 I got 3 major call outs and just spent 3 hours in the hot sun getting no where fast with the client or the police. I literally just finished dinner about 5 minutes. I was not very hungry tonight but i THINK IT IS DUE TO MY DAY AND how tired i am so no protein. Hopefully won't mess me uo too bad. I am now off to bed

Day 20

So the last few days have been rough because I am only losing ozs and not the pounds I was hoping for however i happy to see that I have lost almost 14 pounds. Regardless of how much i actually lose these pounds will not be back on my body. On Monday I am going to start doing a little bit of walking. This way when i do round two in 29 days my body will not be back up. I am not sure how I will do this with work but I figure as long as i am moving the weight will come off. I have gotten better about parking my car away from my office building and my clients home. Definitely think that is helping.


As for my clothes I can definitely tell in some items that I have lost weight and inches because they are no longer snug. I am super excited about this because I have a ton of clothes that no longer fit and I wish they did.

Well I am off to work.

Day 19-

It does not look like i will get 20 pounds before next tuesday however at this point I will take under 200 pounds. I did good yesterday expect i did not feel well at all and ended up taking medications which may account for why i did not have a big number. I did all my eating and got almost all my water but only am down 2oz. I am happy with any weight loss at this point but i will not lie i was hoping for more. I am still not feeling 100% but I am off to work. Also I ate the chili I made and i so did not like it.

Day 18- not feeling so hot

So today I am feeling awful. I am going to try to go to work but I have a feeling i will be leaving early as I am very dizzy and nauseous. Yesterday I tracked every piece of food and found that I am only getting 350 calories. I need to figure out a way to up this. Maybe a lot more veggies. I did get all my water in and was very happy to 203.8 this morning. I am not going to lie I wish it was more however at this point i will take what I can get. I have decided not to do a 40 day round. I am happy with the dates i have set on my next 2 rounds so If I don't lose the full twenty I will work on it before my next round.

Day 17- Beyond frustrated

So as you can tell by my post I did not have a good weigh in day. My weight was bouncing all over the place but finally settled on 205. While I am happy it has not gone up i am pissed that it is not moving. S\I am seriously debating doing the 40 day program now but i am not sure if I can do another 3 weeks of eating low calorie however I am so pissed that I will not may my 20 weight loss by next week. I am hoping that the weight moves tomorrow but if not I am doing an apple day. I debated about doing it today however I will be busy with work tomorrow so it will be easier. Really wish the scale was moving!!!!!!!!

Day 16- Small Gain

So as I mentioned last night I had a rough day and knew I would have a gain however i did drink like 2 gallons of water so I think that helped keep the gain down . I only was up.2 oz so I can't complain to much however I am going to stick to the diet today and not deviate one bit. Today I am working on school work so that will be so much fun. Not. I am going to run to the store later and get some tomatoes and make my soup again for lunches this week. I have found that I am only able to eat protein once a day without it really affecting me so I will double up on the veggies at lunch.

Weight- 205

Measurements

Hips- 49
Waist-37.5
Chest-44.5
Legs-25.5
Arm- 12

The only place i have not lost is in my arms. Surprise surprise I never lose there

Picture post

So the pictures I am posting is the one i took on my second day of Loading. Cant my body that feel however in my face i can see how heavy I am. I hoping to take a few pictures tomorrow of my weight loss. I have a feeling i will be up tomorrow in weight but I had a few slip ups today. However I have had 2 gallons of water. i am peeing like crazy.

HCG Recipe

So as my struggle with food has gotten rough these last few days, today I started craving soup. However most soups are made with a ton of fat ad sugar. So to mr. Google I go. I found this yummy recipe fro Tomato soup HCG style and while i modified some the basic recipe is the same. It was so freaking good i may go get some more tomatoes and make up several batches for this week. I will also be experimenting with a chicken and broccoli mock stir fry tonight. If I like it I will post it.

HCG Tomato Soup
1 tomato
1/4 cup water
garlic powder
onion powder
salt
pepper
cayenne

To Make

Turn you oven on to broil
Take the tomato cut in half and lay it down cut side down
Broil in the oven for about 5 minutes
while the tomato is cooking combine the water garlic powder, onion powder and salt and paper and let simmer about 5 minutes.
When the tomato is done peel the skin off
Put the tomato in the blender until smooth and mix into the water mixture add as much cayenne as you would like
Let simmer about 5-10 minutes.

Enjoy.

Super yummy and super easy

day 15- Last full week

So as I wind down this round of HCG I am happy to report that i am on track to lose the 20 pounds i set out to lose. Next Monday will be the last day I take the drops and then for 3 days I will still eat roughly 500 calories. Then the next 3 weeks will slowly beading my calories. My goal during that time is to walk some and to do healthy dinners. I already have been going thru my recipes to find things i can eat and that my hubby will eat too(very picky eater). I am have decided that I will have a cheat day where we eat out once a week but on those days I will still keep my food in check. I will continue to blog during that time. My next round of HCG will be Octobrer 9th. I will be doing another 26 day round. To much of a chicken to do the 40 day round.

I have to say that I did well yesterday with my diet, my hubby and kids ordered pizza and while i usually don't like pizza it smelt so yummy. LOL

Day 14

So after my rough day yesterday i figured my weight would be up or the same so needless to say i was shocked to see a little over a pound lost. I was so happy. Some days i think we need a little cheat.
The last few days have been hard getting my protein in so yesterday i only has my fruit and veggie for lunch. Dinner was 4 boiled eggs and an apple. Today for lunch i had some cucmber and strawberries. Night will be 5 boiled eggs no yolk yuck with an apple. Tomorrow is hopping day so i need to get some more salsa and hamburger meat. I may buy a small pack of lobster and do lobster salad one night. I have been using my george formen but i think i may grill some small hamburgers and chicken up And see if that help. i cant do the shrimp because no butter. As for the fish i am over it. Going to keep it simple with the veggie salad cucumber and i may try some broccoli to see if i stall Any. as for fruits i am loving strawberries and applez. I forgot how much i love fresh food. However i am looking forward to my mainteance days when i can eat some carbs. Lol

Bad day

Today was awful. I forgot my drop at home so for lunch and so i only ate the veggie and fruit however by the time i got home i was starving but i did not want any meat so dinner was 4 hard boiled eggs but i had some ketchup then my family was having french fries and meatball subs there were a few fries left over so i dipped them in tomato sauce. I am hoping i did not destory it to bad however if i do gain i will do an ACV day tomorrow. Not looking forward to it

Day 13

So i have only about 2 more weeks on this round of HCG and i hope to lose the additional ten pounds that I need to lose. I feel as if my body is about to stall after losing so much weight. If I stall tomorrow or only lose ounces again i will do some ACV mixed in with my water. Not much to say today as it is kind of a blah day.

Day 12- The big 10

SO yesterday I was going to work on getting my water in however that did not happen as i was busy with clients and paperwork so I maybe got only 64 oz of water however i did really good with my eating except i had a late lunch and therefore y dinner time i was starving however i could not eat all my food. So today i figured y weight would stay the same however i am proud to report i am now down 10 pounds. I did a little jig when i saw the scale because i needed it. I hoping within the next 2 weeks I can't get the other 2 pound off. I do plan on doing two more round of this diet once at the beginning of October and then on Thanksgiving i will load. I am sure i will do a few more in 2012 however I can't plan that far in advance. I need to lose about 60-75 more pounds.