Day 6

Down another pound today! That's 7 pounds total since August 11th 2009! The first week the weight comes off fast.. then it slows down a bit... that's ok. This is the best diet ever! You see results and that keeps you SO motivated!

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Breakfast:

I once again had my 1/2 grapefruit and Kelly had an apple and of course our

Yerba Mate or Oolong teas.

Lunch:

French Onion soup with 2 ounces of lean ground steak & 2 Melba Rounds

I switched to water with Lime today for a change.

Dinner:

Grilled steak burger with lettuce, onion and tomato

For dessert/snack

I had left over Strawberry sorbet from last night

If anyone wants recipes contact me by e-mail.

The address is on my profile.

25 pounds... Bye Bye!

Weight Loss Update!

I have been busy with the baby shower event so I haven't been able to post for a while  but I was just so excited this morning when I got on the scale and saw that I have released 25 pounds since Oct 19th!

Other Stuff!

The Baby Shower is tomorrow! 

I'll post pix on my other blog!

The Project Table

New Recipe

Weight Loss update:

Gone! One more pound this morning.... I'm melting better than chocolate/coconut bark in the palm of your hand! Speaking of Coconut bark I made some and took pictures I'll post later.

I was posting with my friends from the hCG support group and everyone is loving the pictures and recipes I am posting. Thank you so much everyone! 

Today I am posting a meal for a special dinner or luncheon or just if you have time to cook. The whole meal is totally on protocol, so don't worry! I not only posted the recipe, but today I posted HOW to make them:

*Remember this isn't just a diet meal. Anyone can make it and enjoy it anytime. Its a healthy meal.

Chicken and Spinach Roulades for TWO 

~1 Organic or Farm raised Chicken breast 200g cut in two (or a regular chicken breast)

boneless skinless

~2 breadsticks or Melba rounds (I used the Melba today) Smashed to smithereens. (I used my mini food processor and added some paprika to it for color.)

~2 allotted portions of fresh  organic spinach (I used about 2 cups packed)

~2 teaspoons of Dijon Mustard

~Herbmare seasoning to taste

~Paprika to taste 

2 dashes Liquid Braggs

Preheat oven to 350

1) Cut chicken breast in half because each person is allowed 100g of protein.

 2) Between plastic wrap, pound each half gently till half its thickness.

3) Spread 1 teaspoon of Dijon Mustard over each chicken breast. (You can use regular mustard if you like but... I use the Dijon.) Then layer fresh spinach leaves on each half. You don't have to use all 2 cups... just a nice even layer.

4) Gently tuck and roll each half in the Melba crumb and spice mixture. Tucking in the sides and just kind of shaping them into little rolls.

5) Put in a shallow baking dish that has been coated with EV Coconut oil Sprinkle with more paprika. Bake 25 to 30 minutes (Don't over bake) till golden brown. ( Sorry...I doubled the recipe on you when you weren't looking. The other two go in the freezer for another night.)

6) During the last few minutes blanch (Quickly boil) the rest of the spinach, drop in the leaves... stir... count to 30 and remove them to a strainer, stir in liquid Braggs (or any seasoning) Plate and enjoy!

To all my forum friends and my blog followers, 

thank you for your kind comments and support. 

 Bon Appetite!

A little more about the hCG diet.

There are some strict rules, like the VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diet) but if you follow them you can lose on average 1/2 pound a day! With out losing muscle or water! There are certain foods you can eat, and teas you can drink and spices you can use. And of course you are always loading up on water... No need for a "BIGGEST LOSER" work out... Just a little walk everyday to get your body moving! A little ab work or free weights to maintain muscle 3 times a week is recommended. Click on the link below for the whole diet. Its free.

 I am also going to be posting some recipes and photos of the food that stay within the guidelines of this diet that I personally made up. Here are the spices I use to cook everyday:

I'm a chef, I love to cook. I try to cook healthy, but we all need to learn healthy portions and habits. On this diet you may also drink coffe and tea. I chose to stop drinking coffee for 21 days and stick to tea... these teas and others were chosen to help you on this diet. Here is what we drink and use to give the tea a bit of sweetness: 

 The  original hCG Diet by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons

The complete manuscript can be found here: 

http://www.hcgdietinfo.com/HCG-Diet-Protocol.htm

Check it out for yourself

YOU CAN'T JUST BE ON A VERY LOW CALORIE DIET DIET WITHOUT THE hCG INJECTIONS!

This is what we are using to help sculpt our bodies along with the strict VLCD

Rainey: "Enough is enough, I am tired of being fat and looking at photos of myself and cringing and trying to keep up with the grandkids! I need to lose weight for me and my health!"

Mike: "I had a liver transplant three years ago. All went well as I had a living doner, my incredible son Scott. After that I lost a lot of weight, much of it was that "surgery" weight and it left me looking drawn and sagging... But when I started feeling better and eating again I gained the weight I lost back! I have to lose it the right way. The healthy way."

We have a Natureapath Doctor and she has highly recommended the hCG Diet. If you haven't heard of it before I will explain the protocol. It was developed by Dr. Simions. Its been used for over 40 years... its quite simple and I will explain it as I understand it:

You inject your self with .125IU of hCG every morning and keep to a strict 500 calorie a day intake of certain foods per day, for 21 days. The concept: With every injection, the hCG helps burn appx. 2000 calories of stored fat and you intake 500 calories of fresh food, so really, you are on a 2500 calorie a day diet. The fat is burned as energy, the foods you eat therefor are used for nutrients and energy also. With the hCG you aren't supposed to be hungry or weak.

We started this diet on Sunday Oct. 19th. That first and second days of injections, you load up on fat... Its all designed to "shock" the body and get its attention... cause on Tuesday we started our 500 cal. a day diet! Ok we loaded up and took our first injections. The injections are no big deal. Mike is diabetic, so we use his insulin needles and they are so small. You don't even feel the injection... Besides, we keep telling our selves... Its only for 23 days!

UPDATE: Our 23 days of the phase 2 part of the protocol are over. Rainey lost 19 pounds of FAT and Mike lost 15 pounds! Now we have to have a 6 to 8 week break, then we can have a round two.