Finishing the Second Week!

We are finishing up our second week of the HCG protocol and see significant progress every morning when we weigh ourselves. I have lost 15lbs as of today...that is awesome results in two weeks! Claudine has lost over 20lbs in the same amount of time - fantastic results!!! 

I did not get a B12 shot at the doctor's office this week as I could not find time on Friday to do it. Claudine has been taking B12 drops we bought at Sprouts which the doctor approved. I started taking the B12 drops today since I will not get a B12 shot until next Friday. 

I am transitioning to a new role at work and the consistency of the HCG protocol really helps right now. It takes very little discussion or thought on what we will have for lunch or dinner. We pre-cook some protein and re-heat later in the week (turkey beanless chili to eat in romaine lettuce cups, boiled/baked chicken breasts to through on salad or soup, etc). Our fruit is chopped up and stored in tupperware in the refrigerator for easy preparation at lunch and dinner.

Tomorrow will be preparation day for the coming week...I will make some more chicken bouillon, baked chicken, chop strawberries, etc.

Experimenting with Chicken....

For dinner tonight I had strawberries with chocolate stevia on it, fresh grilled asparagus (seasoned with sea salt/pepper) and chicken. For the chicken, I created my own hot mustard (mix mustard powder, yellow mustard seeds, tumeric, water, cider vinegar, and a dash of paprika). It was really HOT! I used it to cover the chicken and took 2 melba toasts crushed to bread it. I then cooked at 375 in the oven for 30 minutes. It was really tasty!

I am trying to figure out how to create Ketchup, Spicy Brown Mustard and other condiments using the approved ingredients in Phase 2. 

Also, we went to to the Art Museum tonight (which is free on the First Friday of the month)!

Filet Mignon! YUM!

We figured since we are spending less on groceries, need to eat very lean meat and are eating a small quantity of steak, we would splurge for really tasty filet mignon from Sprouts. Grilled the steak with sea salt, pepper and Emeril's Original Essence. The asparagus was grilled simply with sea salt and pepper. For dessert, I had oranges.

Breakfast for Lunch -- My Favorite!

For lunch, I used my special omelette pan to create an egg white omelette with shredded spinach, dill, onion power, garlic powder, sea salt and black pepper. It is my favorite meal on the HCG protocol so far. In the past we had used egg beaters for omelettes but as that is not on the approved list, we switched to egg whites -- which taste much better! Love em :)

I had half of serving of strawberries with it. I saved the other half of strawberries for a late afternoon snack. 

 

12% of My Total Weight-Loss Goal Reached!!

Today, I have lost 10lbs since I started the HCG diet last week which means I have reached 12% of total weight-loss goal! Yay!


I made chicken boullion from chicken breasts with all the fat removed this week (first timer!) and flavored it with some spices. I added celery, crumbled Melba Toast (Whole Grain), and cubed chicken breast - it was a very delicious soup! It was very filling too :) My next experiment for the soup is to substitute the celery with shredded spinach.


We have also been eating egg whites as our protein for some meals and that has been a nice change to increase variety in our food choices. I usually have a egg white omelette with spinach and a side of fruit.


Yesterday we did our shopping for B12 drops, an Espresso maker, a strainer (to remove chicken bits in the boullion), Neutrogena Oil Free Face Wash, Neutrogena Oil Free Moisturizer, Carmex (for my severely chapped lips), a spice rack, and our grocery list (more fruits, veggies and chicken). We also picked up filet mignon to have for dinner with asparagus. It was tasty! Today I am going to create beanless chili with lean ground turkey to stock up for the week and we'll cut up, weight the chicken and divide it up for the next week.


I had few cravings this week or hunger pains. My body is adjusting to the 500 VLCD a day. Of course, we are patiently waiting for phase 2 to come to and in the coming weeks and to transition to phase 3 so we can mix our veggies, add more fruit and vegetables, adding cheese, and eventually adding whole grains back.