6 days left

As mentioned in th least post this past week was extremely hard on me. I am sure a lot of it is that I have a lot on my plate with school, work and family life. All last week I was in tho funk that I could not get out of. Finally by Saturday I felt like my old self again. However when I was having those rough days my diet got out of hand. Lots of fast food and junk food. However on Saurday I resolved to get the weight back down to where I was after round 1. I managed to go from 203.8 back down to 200.2 as of today. This week will hopefully be a lot better and I will be able to stay on track

One thing I realized when I was having my off days was that the amount of water i take in oes effect my weight lost. If I don't get at least 12 glasses on water my weight will spike. For example yesterday I had about 1200 calories however I had 22 glasses of water. This morning I saw a .4 oz lost however on monday I had 2 glasses of water and gained 2 pounds. Ouch. Must drink water. Lol

I am so ready to be back on HCG. On Saturday after work, I am going to get a dozen crispy creme donuts for me to eat on Sunday and Monday. I am also planning on making brisket with potato cups with lots of cheese and creme. Then on Monday I am going to grab something on the way to school. I am so ready for this. I hate this weight. Sunday I will also be loading up on my foods for the next 26 days. I have found that there are about 3 meals that I can do no problem. They include chicken with romaine lettuce with salsa, chili and taco salad. I am thinking that the chicken wraps will be lunch and dinner will be either chili or taco salad. My fruits will be apples, oranges and strawberries. I may try the grapefruit. As for veggies I will do cucumber with salt and pepper, tomato soup and lettuce. I love asparagus and spinach but I can't do them on this diet.

As you can tell I am ready for this wonderful diet that is coming.

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