Nine Pounds of fat

Nine pounds of Fat are gone from my body. The loss has slowed down a bit but my scale keep moving down every day, so I can't complain. Tomorrow I take measurements. But I can already tell you my pants are a lot looser!

My morning routine is starting to shape up now and my goal is to do this routine everyday!

~Wake between 6:00 & 7:00am~

~Potty, weigh, brush teeth, wash face, dress in work out clothes~

~Have one cuppa coffee and record weight and take blood pressure

and blood sugar and take meds.

~Do T-Tapp work out~

~Eat an apple or 1/2 grapefruit~
(Or smoothie or breakfast if not on Hcg Protocol)

~Take Gadget for a short walk~

~Then I'm ready for the day~

(I'll be posting my meals later today)

Kicking it up a notch. ~Doggie's on a diet too!~

 Ok I woke up this morning and I have lost 8 1/2 pounds!

Its so encouraging! 

I walked a mile yesterday with my dog. Who by the way is also on a diet if you missed my first post. She has lost almost a 1/2 a pound and I have noticed an incredible change in her energy level and her alertness and her coat is really shiny!
My Dog Gadget has been using the Science Diet Weight Loss System for small dogs: She has lost 1/2 pound in 9 days and that's a lot for a small dog! I'm very pleased with this product...
This program works!

And I have been using the Hcg Spray, which is amazing! (If you would like to purchase the spray I'm using just send me an email and I'll send you the information.) I have used the injections, the drops under the tongue and they all work but the spray works the best in in my opinion.

Today I'm going to share a little about T-Tapp. Its a work out that you an do with the Hcg Protocol if you wish! AS you can see if you go back to my first posts of this round. You don't need to work out to lose weight using Hcg. However, I feel better when I move my body. I love to walk and swim and play Wii. Just everyday stuff so when I am not moving my body gets stiff and I get grouchy! Grrrrrr...
The first week on Hcg I always stop working out. Just to give my body a chance to adjust to the new calorie intake. (It was also to prove to some non-believers that you can lose weight without strenuous work outs using Hcg)

T-Tapp isn't tap dancing, it isn't dancing at all. Its a series of movements created by Teresa Tapp to lose inches, lower blood pressure, regulate blood sugar, and build muscle with out bulking up.

Try it here:
My T-Tapp Post

Why T-Tapp? It's the Workout that Works!

Seven pounds in Nine days!

Its official... I have lost a total of 7 pounds of fat in 9 days using Hcg Spray. (I took a body composition test at my Doctors office) I'm so happy and I feel really good. I have slowed down on the weight loss now but its averaging out to about 1/2 pound a day. I don't care... as long as I see the scale go down! Its go encouraging! This week I start the T-Tapp boot camp again. I stopped for the first week of Hcg so my body could adjust to the change in calories but I am ready to start up again. T-Tap is the perfect accompaniment to the Hcg Protocol. Its low impact and works your entire body. The T-Tapp will help whittle inches off my waist so I can fit into those jeans I need to wear on my trip to Alaska in a few weeks.

My Breakfast: A sliced Pacific Rose apple with cinnamon sprinkle.

Pacific Rose apple with a sprinkle of Organic cinnamon

 Lunch: 3 oz. Tuna lettuce wrap with lots of celery and onion
(Celery and onion combined to 3 oz)

Tuna with Dijon Mustard, onion and celery wrapped in lettuce

 Tuna isn't normally on the HCG protocol. 

I use the albacore tuna in water once in a while and I still lose weight. 

Dinner: 3 oz of Salad and 3 oz fish

Spinach Salad and crunchy Halibut

I used the allotted melba toast and crushed it up chunky with some Kirkland
"Sweet Mesquite Seasoning"

Then cooked it in a non stick skillet with a teaspoon of coconut oil.
Yes, I use coconut oil on the protocol and I still lose weight.
With the Tuna and the coconut oil try to see if it works for you.
Especially if you are on the 45 day protocol.
The biggest rules NOT to break on the Hcg Protocol are going over the 500 calories and eating sugar or oily fats.
For example: If I eat a beef steak or even a very lean ground beef steak I usually don't lose the next morning. However if I eat a Bison burger I'm fine and still lose the next day. Everyone is different and everyone responds diffefrent to food. That is why the list is very short for the protocol. That is why you need to be careful combining food too.
For example, I can combine onions with lettuce and also tomatoes and still lose. But if I combine other main veggies like say,  asparagus and tomatoes, or cabbage and tomatoes I won't lose and sometimes I gain the next day!
So just either stay pure to the diet or experiment slowly. If you stick to the basic rules you WILL lose weight.
I guarantee it!

6.2 pounds shed... And I feel great!

This morning my weight didn't change. It stayed the same. Sometimes that happens on HcG. That is why the original protocol, written by Doctor Simeons is called "Pounds and Inches".  Some day's you don't lose pounds you lose inches.  So I won't fret yet, my body is responding nicely to the HCG once again and I am losing pounds and inches and my clothes are getting loser and I have more energy and I feel great!

I had a 1/2 cup of applesauce for breakfast with my coffee this morning.



And yesterday I had:

Chinese Chicken salad for lunch

Dilled Cucumbers and chopped roasted chicken for dinner

And a beautiful Pacific Rose Apple cut up with cinnamon sprinkled on it for snack.

Did I mention an earlier bed time?

Sufficient sleep is important on the HcG protocol.

Getting to bed between 10:00pm and 11:00pm is crucual, because around 11:00pm - 3:00am in when your body goes into repair mode. Its busy cleaning your blood, reparing your muscles and moving toxins and waste, so you can eliminate then in the morning. 

Go to bed...

Sweet Dreams...

I lost 5 pounds!

No, not currency! Fat! I lost 5 pounds of fat that I don't want back!

That's 5 pounds in five days on the HCG protocol using the HCG Spray!

I have LOTS of energy (I also painted my living room) and I feel fantastic and I'm not hungry.

I eat enough to keep me full and its delicious clean healthy food.

Wanna lose too? Order your HCG Spray and see for yourself.
Click the link on the top right side.
Or

follow along with me for the next 23 days and watch me be a LOSER!

I'll be posting my food later today.

To see what I had all week scroll down.

Day 3 and 4

I'm down almost 5 pounds today... The first week on HCG, if you do the protocol correctly, you lose fast. Then I'll slow down to about a 1/2 pound a day. I'm fine with that, but I have a goal and I really want to reach it! I know 20 pounds is aggressive but you have to reach for the stars!

Here is what I ate on day 3 and 4:
Breakfast I had a half of a grapefruit each morning. 

For lunch day three:

Baked crab cakes on a bed of lightly dressed spring greens.

3 ounces Deli Chicken, 3 oz asparagus

For dinner day 3 and 4:

Bison burger "steak". Dilled cucumbers

3 oz grilled chicken and lightly dressed raw spinach

I had oranges, apples and strawberries for dessert each evening.
Plus lots of water and my regular herbal suppliments.
Gadget and I did cheat last night.
I waited too long to have dinner because I was painting my living room and I had some Ritz crackers and MY BAD I gave Gadget a Milk bone cause she looked at me and I felt SO guilty for  having thumbs! She would have helped herself if she could. Here is my cheat!

Gadget and I cheated last night!

 

 

I guess we should go work it off and take a little walk.

Day two

Breakfast:
Coffee with Truvia

Lunch:

3 oz spicy chicken breast and a tomato with sea salt and Worcestershire pepper!

Cara Cara Orange (I bought a huge back at Costco)

 

Bison burger and cucumbers/onion mixed with ONE tablespoon sour cream and 1 tab vinegar

If I'm hungry later I'll have a handful of strawberries and Truvia
I also drink one packet of Emergen-C (Raspberry flavor) every morning.

A round of HCG

Its time to finish getting all this weight off!

So I've started another round of HCG

I'll be posting my progress and menu's and recipes.

I'm using the HCG called KetoMist. I've used the inject-able and the mist and I swear the mist works better. Give me 21 day's to prove it.

Its also time for my dog, Gadget to lose some weight with me. I choose to use the Science Diet Weight Loss System for Small breeds. (They offer a kit for large dogs too)
This kit makes it so easy!
She is on a VLCD also.
And she gets snacks too! 

We have walked our mile today.

What I ate today:

Coffee black with Truvia

Blue Mountain Coffee

Just a spoonful of Truvia goes a long way

 

Beautiful Cara Cara Orange (2) one for morning snack and one for afternoon snack

Chinese Chicken lettuce wrap

Steamed Halibut with steamed Napa Cabbage

 I cooked these together in my bamboo steamer for 15 minutes.

I used the HCG spray again at 9:00pm and got to bed by 10:00
Sleep is important on the HCG diet.
I woke up to a one pound loss!

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 Have a great day and thanks for joining me on my journey!
~Rainey~

Simple clean eating...

Starting my morning on the patio, now that it has cooled off considerably, with a simple dish of fruit. This morning pink grapefruit and coffee.

 

Moving onto lunch with a delicious homemade chopped Capri salad.

 

Todays Challenge:

Do this little work out 2 times today!

I think this little move might be saving my life.
Its a short little burst of cardio... but it also stimulates the lymphatic system and your glucose levels.

Its a challenge but I am going to try and do this TWO times today... Mid-Day and Evening...

Good Luck and have a safe and fun Labor day week end!

Day Threre Recipes

Day Three of the SummaTime Challenge
We are going VERY lean today with lots of water... cause we are having pork for dinner.

Breakfast: Strawberry Energy Shake OR 1/2 Grapefruit

Strawberry High Energy Protein Shake

In a large blender, blend the following ingredients: 10 ounces of water, 10 strawberries, one cup of vanilla yogurt, one scoop of any flavor protein powder and three ice cubes. You can substitute the strawberries with any other type of fruit. 

OR

1/2 grapefruit

 

 

Lunch:

Left over Chili or a large green salad with all the veggies you want with chopped chicken and your choice of 2 TAB. dressing... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner:

Dijon Pork Tenderloin, Steamed brocoli/cauliflower mix

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Pork Tenderloin roast

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1/8 cup water

1 tea dill 

Spray a shallow baking dish with cooking spray and preheat oven to 350. Mix the Dijon, water and dill. (if you don't have dill use tarragon or parsley)

Place tenderloin in baking dish... cover with mustard sauce and bake for 1/2 an hour. While its cooking wash broccoli and cauliflower and steam in micro or on the stove...

Melt 1 TAB. butter in micro with 1/2 tea of minced garlic, pour over steamed veggies.

In a large blender, blend the following ingredients: 10 ounces of water, 10 strawberries, one tablespoon of flax seed oil, half a teaspoon of vanilla extract, one scoop of any flavor protein powder and three ice cubes. The flax seed oil is added to provide you with extra energy. You can substitute the strawberries with any other type of fruit.

Read more: Best Way - Low-Calorie Weight Loss Protein Shake Recipes | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/way_5166925_lowcalorie-loss-protein-shake-recipes.html#ixzz0wvVyfZrf

Day Two Recipes

Day two of the SummaTime Challenge!

Breakfast:

Mini Egg Muffins & Vegi juice cocktail

10 eggs mixed well with a few drops hot sauce and 2 tab water

1 green onion

2 handfuls of baby spinach chopped (If desired)

2 or three chopped green onions I (If desired)

2 pieces of Canadian bacon cubed

2 string cheeses grated

sea salt and black pepper to taste

Line the muffin pan with 24 cupcake papers, 2 in each cup.

Spray with cooking spray.
Or use one of those silicone muffin pans...
 I want one of those pans!

Fill each cup with some Canadian bacon, grated string cheese, spinach (of desired) and green onion (if desired.) OR any other veggie you like... use your imagination... mushrooms, grated zucchini, feta cheese, red or green sauteed peppers.

Then pour in evenly the egg mixture.

Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 20 to 25 minutes till egg is set in the middle.

Serving size is 2, save the rest in the freezer of fridge for another breakfast. Great for my on the go friends!

Here is how I make the Veggi Juice Cocktail:

Lunch:

Turkey Roll Ups...

Spread 1 tablespoons of softened cream cheese on  2 pieces of deli turkey add spinach (Or dark green lettuce) and chopped tomato if desired. Iused spinach in one and red leaf lettuce in the other...
Roll tightly... refrigerate before slicing then slice into bite size pieces, or just eat em whole.

Serving size is 2 whole rolls but have more if you are hungry...
I serve these with a little Dijon Mustard for dipping and some crunchy radishes.
I eat these on the go too...

Dinner:

Bison or Beef Chili

1 lb of ground bison or lean ground beef

1/2 onion chopped

1 large can or 2 small cans of fire roasted diced tomatoes (if you can't find fire roasted use regular)

cumin to taste I use 1 tea.

Chili powder to taste I use 1 teaspoon

My secret ingredient: 1 tea. Unsweetened cocoa powder

1 can of pinto beans of desired.

Brown bison or beef... add onion and cook till tender... 

Add spices and cocoa powder and tomatoes to meat and onion. Add beans... 

Let simmer for at least 1/2 hour, I let it simmer longer... but after its all incorporated its ready to eat. Let it simmer, on low heat, as long as you like stirring often.
Sometimes I add fresh chopped cilantro at the very end if I have some...
You either love it or you don't.

Day One Recipes

Chile Relleno Omelet
&
6 0z Vegetable juice cocktail

One Anaheim, Slim Jim or poblano Chile Or a whole canned chili

2 eggs beaten with 2 Tab. milk

1 ounce chunk of string Cheese

1 ounce of Cheddar/Jack cheese, grated (or skip if you want less calories)

Fire Roast the Chile 

/ Skip this step of using canned whole fire roasted chili /

I let my granddaughter roast this one on a bamboo skewer, but most of the time when I do this I just put the chile right on the burner, or grill. I use tongs to keep it turning and burning. After the skin is burned and popping all over, I put the chile in a brown lunch bag and let it sit for a few minutes.

Then open the bag and gently remove the skin... 

It comes off easily at this point.

Make a slit and slip in the string cheese chunk

Pour the beaten eggs in a non stick skillet sprayed with a little Pam

and place the chile in the middle. Cook over Med. heat.

As soon as the eggs start to set start folding them over the Chile

At this point, lower heat, cover and let cook for about 2 or 3 minutes.

Then add the grated cheese and cover again till cheese is melted.

(Or skip this step for less calories)

LUNCH:

 While you are cooking breakfast...
put 1 to 4 semi frozen chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish...
add water and YOUR favorite seasoning.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, or till done.

Move chicken to a plate and refrigerate till lunch.

I only did one because that is all I had left today... I"ll bake more later... They are so easy to do. I always have some on hand for a quick snack or salad topping.

 One chicken breast is a serving... if cooking for two, 1 chicken breast each.

When cool, shread chicken with two forks...

Add 2 tablespoons of LOW fat (not NON fat) Mayo or Mircle whip
 1 or 2 green onions
1 stalk chopped celery
1 TEA Dill

and shredded chicken to a bowl, stir well, chill.

 Do this the night before if you have to go to work...
Enjoy!

 DINNER:

Garlic Shrimp and a BIG salad!
Serving size is up to you... just don't pig out on shrimp.
Clean shrimp well... place on paper towels to dry.
cut up garlic, mince or chop or use already chopped in a jar.
In a shallow Skillet put 1/4 cup of water and sautee shrimp till pink and opaque. About 3 to 4 minutes.
At the very last minute... add 1 TABLESPOON of butter (yes I said butter) and the garlic and cook till garlic is tender and the butter has "finished" the shrimp.
"Finished" means the shrimp will look amazing...
You'll know!
(Do not cook the shrimp any longer than 5 minutes! Mine are lucky to get 4 minutes)

Serve with a big green salad with your choice of 2 tablespoons dressing. Homemade or store bought.

Choose from the meal plan menu for snacks today...

Enjoy! See you tomorrow!