It's Monday and the scale reads 207.1, still under my LDW of 208, but gained 0.6 pounds from yesterday. Not sure why. Only ate 1550 calories of 1700, but too much fat. It's hard to get the right balance of foods. I really need to get some menus and recipes.
Yesterday I had 2 eggs with ricotta, bacon, spinach and 1T olive oil. Coffee with cream. For lunch I had trout, and onion strings. meatballs and spaghetti sauce, cauliflower, parmesan, and I snacked on 2 almonds, string cheese, and 2 T coconut butter (woah that stuff is a-maz-ing but lots of calories and fat.)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
R1P3D2 P3 Foods
Today is Sunday morning and the scale says 206.5 so my weight is holding at 1.5 pounds under LDW which is good news! Especially since I am struggling with the change from P2 to P3. Having to eat a LOT more food is making my stomach a bit queasy. Also, I'm still somewhat confused about what to eat. I made a list from the Atkins induction food list and from other things I have read.
Yesterday I ate about 1400 calories I estimate. I had a chocolate Jay Robb smoothie made with ice and water, leftover 100 gm chicken with diced cuke, tomato and onions, then I went food shopping and had a string cheese, went to an early dinner at Paneras and had a You Pick Two of a bowl of onion soup, a half a roast beef sandwich with cheddar, tomato, onion. Didn't eat the sandwich roll, the bread or the croutons. Got home and tallied my calories and realized I needed to eat more so I had 2 eggs and tried 1 Tbs each of the peanut butter and the cocoa butter I bought earlier, YUM!
It seems like a lot of food for 1400 calories. And it seems hard to get enough protein. I am going to use the iPhone LoseIt! App to record my foods because it does a good job of tallying by protein, fat and carb grams.
To maintain my weight I should eat 1700 calories a day which seems like a LOT. I should strive for the calories to be divided in 60% protein, 30% fat and 10% carbs. That translates to a minimum of twice the amount of protein that was allowed in P2 - between 100 to 125 grams of protein content (which is at least 400 gms protein foods by weight uncooked.) In P2 we had about 7 ounces total protein for the day so that means in P3 we need at least 14 ounces. I do get 3 meals instead of the 2 allowed in P2. So that is 5-7 ounces per meal. Or have some protein in my snacks. Two meals was just so much easier to keep track of but I am not sure I can eat enough at just two meals.
I found this on the web:
These are from Linda Prinster's "HCG Weight Loss Cure Guide"
Recommended things for the FIRST week of p3:
Stop fruits and breadsticks first week
Have cream in your coffee if you like...continue lots of water
Add Salmon, trout, shrimp scampi.
Use butter, oil, or cooking spray in the frying pan
Add a small breakfast like an egg or 2...like a 2 egg omelette..load it up.
Change the proteins to 6-8oz per meal. Example:
Lunch..protein, small salad, real dressing, veggies of choice...
Salad can be mixture of favorite things...no sugar..nor starch
Dinner...Same as lunch. Protein, salad, veggies
Try to eat a little at each meal and get a mid morning and afternoon snack.
Phase 3 Snacks to bring to work (no more Grissini or Melba!):
- Almonds
- String Cheese (refrig)
- Maries Blue Cheese for lunch salad
- some Chocolate Delite or Coconut Cups
- Cream for coffee (or drink it black)
Yesterday I ate about 1400 calories I estimate. I had a chocolate Jay Robb smoothie made with ice and water, leftover 100 gm chicken with diced cuke, tomato and onions, then I went food shopping and had a string cheese, went to an early dinner at Paneras and had a You Pick Two of a bowl of onion soup, a half a roast beef sandwich with cheddar, tomato, onion. Didn't eat the sandwich roll, the bread or the croutons. Got home and tallied my calories and realized I needed to eat more so I had 2 eggs and tried 1 Tbs each of the peanut butter and the cocoa butter I bought earlier, YUM!
It seems like a lot of food for 1400 calories. And it seems hard to get enough protein. I am going to use the iPhone LoseIt! App to record my foods because it does a good job of tallying by protein, fat and carb grams.
To maintain my weight I should eat 1700 calories a day which seems like a LOT. I should strive for the calories to be divided in 60% protein, 30% fat and 10% carbs. That translates to a minimum of twice the amount of protein that was allowed in P2 - between 100 to 125 grams of protein content (which is at least 400 gms protein foods by weight uncooked.) In P2 we had about 7 ounces total protein for the day so that means in P3 we need at least 14 ounces. I do get 3 meals instead of the 2 allowed in P2. So that is 5-7 ounces per meal. Or have some protein in my snacks. Two meals was just so much easier to keep track of but I am not sure I can eat enough at just two meals.
I found this on the web:
These are from Linda Prinster's "HCG Weight Loss Cure Guide"
Recommended things for the FIRST week of p3:
Stop fruits and breadsticks first week
Have cream in your coffee if you like...continue lots of water
Add Salmon, trout, shrimp scampi.
Use butter, oil, or cooking spray in the frying pan
Add a small breakfast like an egg or 2...like a 2 egg omelette..load it up.
Change the proteins to 6-8oz per meal. Example:
Lunch..protein, small salad, real dressing, veggies of choice...
Salad can be mixture of favorite things...no sugar..nor starch
Dinner...Same as lunch. Protein, salad, veggies
Try to eat a little at each meal and get a mid morning and afternoon snack.
Phase 3 Snacks to bring to work (no more Grissini or Melba!):
- Almonds
- String Cheese (refrig)
- Maries Blue Cheese for lunch salad
- some Chocolate Delite or Coconut Cups
- Cream for coffee (or drink it black)
Saturday, December 4, 2010
R1P3D1 Phase 3
Round 1 Phase 2 Stats (10/22/10 to 12/3/2010):
Pounds - Starting Weight : 231.0 Last Dose Weight : 208.0 Pounds Lost : 23.0
Inches - Starting Inches : 357.5 Ending Inches : 329.0 Inches Lost : 28.5
I made it to Phase 3! The last 72 hours without HCG were not too bad at all. Today is Saturday morning and the scale reads 206.5, down 0.3 which is good seeing as how I had my first P3 meal last night and it was about 800 calories!
Yesterday, Friday, I had a strawberry smoothie, chicken with spinach salad, 4 grissini, coffee with moo and stevia, and for my first P3 dinner I had 3 slices of no sugar bacon, 100 gm shrimp, 2 handfuls of spinach and 2 eggs, 2 Tbs olive oil, garlic, 1 oz of cream cheese all sauteed into a yummy frittata. I need to be sure to get enough protein and fat and absolutely NO SUGAR OR STARCH. It was filling and I felt some GERD reaction, scratchy esophagus and some acid coming up but it subsided after a few hours and as the food moved into my lower stomach. I think the culprit was the bacon so I am going to use what I have left sparingly crumbled into salads and omelets as a seasoning. The dinner was about 800 calories and the scale didn't budge this morning. Sometimes it shows up the next day so I'll see what tomorrow brings.
Thursday was really busy. On Friday morning the scale read 206.8, up 0.2. I had 1/2 orange, grilled chicken, 4 grissini, coffee with stevia, lean steak burger, roasted garlic asparagus. After my meager lunch I was hungry but I just pushed down a lot of water and felt fine.
Today I am studying P3 guides and shopping and cooking for the week. Each phase takes some work to understand and customize to my food preferences but its worth it.
Pounds - Starting Weight : 231.0 Last Dose Weight : 208.0 Pounds Lost : 23.0
Inches - Starting Inches : 357.5 Ending Inches : 329.0 Inches Lost : 28.5
I made it to Phase 3! The last 72 hours without HCG were not too bad at all. Today is Saturday morning and the scale reads 206.5, down 0.3 which is good seeing as how I had my first P3 meal last night and it was about 800 calories!
Yesterday, Friday, I had a strawberry smoothie, chicken with spinach salad, 4 grissini, coffee with moo and stevia, and for my first P3 dinner I had 3 slices of no sugar bacon, 100 gm shrimp, 2 handfuls of spinach and 2 eggs, 2 Tbs olive oil, garlic, 1 oz of cream cheese all sauteed into a yummy frittata. I need to be sure to get enough protein and fat and absolutely NO SUGAR OR STARCH. It was filling and I felt some GERD reaction, scratchy esophagus and some acid coming up but it subsided after a few hours and as the food moved into my lower stomach. I think the culprit was the bacon so I am going to use what I have left sparingly crumbled into salads and omelets as a seasoning. The dinner was about 800 calories and the scale didn't budge this morning. Sometimes it shows up the next day so I'll see what tomorrow brings.
Thursday was really busy. On Friday morning the scale read 206.8, up 0.2. I had 1/2 orange, grilled chicken, 4 grissini, coffee with stevia, lean steak burger, roasted garlic asparagus. After my meager lunch I was hungry but I just pushed down a lot of water and felt fine.
Today I am studying P3 guides and shopping and cooking for the week. Each phase takes some work to understand and customize to my food preferences but its worth it.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
R1P2D42 Still Losing
It's Thursday morning and the scale says 206.6 pounds. I'm still within the 2 pound range so no correction is needed.
Yesterday I ate a strawberry smoothie, coffee with stevia (no moo), chicken and romaine with 1 teaspoon ranch dressing, 2 grissini, 1/3 Atkins bar, fajita spiced chicken and sauteed onions.
I found out that the Mini-moo which is really half and half was off protocol due to the sugar in it. I should have been using whole milk. I'll know for Round 2.
Yesterday I ate a strawberry smoothie, coffee with stevia (no moo), chicken and romaine with 1 teaspoon ranch dressing, 2 grissini, 1/3 Atkins bar, fajita spiced chicken and sauteed onions.
I found out that the Mini-moo which is really half and half was off protocol due to the sugar in it. I should have been using whole milk. I'll know for Round 2.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
R1P2D41 LDW is 208 pounds
It's Wednesday morning and the scale says 208.0 pounds. So my Last Dose Weight is 208.0 for Round 1. That is a total loss of 23.0 pounds. Yay!! I love HCG! So 208.0 pounds is where I should stabilize until I start Round 2. If I go 2 pounds over or under I will need to immediately that day do a correction day.
Round 2 will start on January 14 after 3 weeks of P3 and 3 weeks of P4.
Today begins the 72 hours after my last dose when I have to continue on P2 without taking the HCG and before I can eat the first P3 meal. The HCG should stay in my body for that long. I hope so. I will be drinking a lot of water.
Yesterday I had a strawberry smoothie, coffee with moo and stevia, chicken and spinach salad, 2 grissini, chicken and salsa and no-crust apple pie.
Round 2 will start on January 14 after 3 weeks of P3 and 3 weeks of P4.
Today begins the 72 hours after my last dose when I have to continue on P2 without taking the HCG and before I can eat the first P3 meal. The HCG should stay in my body for that long. I hope so. I will be drinking a lot of water.
Yesterday I had a strawberry smoothie, coffee with moo and stevia, chicken and spinach salad, 2 grissini, chicken and salsa and no-crust apple pie.
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