Wahoo! I am on the losing side again! I lost 1 lb yesterday. I will take it.
Did pretty good yesterday. No peanuts and no chocolate, but I still had that very low fat cheese stick. I just can't help it. I am exercising a lot and am soooo very hungry in the afternoon. It is my worst time. I try to stay busy and drink my water and teas, but I am still very hungry. The cheese stick and my apple really tie me over. I will try today not to have one. I will be away from the house in the afternoon so I stand a better chance.
I realized recently that I have been more successful at weight loss with HCG than I have ever been with any other program. My only other big success was with Weight Watchers when I was in graduate school. I lost 29 lbs and reached a weight that is about 7 lbs less than I am right now. It was a lot of hard work. The most bizarre thing that came out of it was that I developed a wicked sweet tooth. Seriously, I was never a sweets craver until I did that fat and fiber for points plan. Obviously, there was no resetting of my metabolism or my hypothalamus hormones. I have more hope this time.
Another fantastic recipe last night. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The hubby wasn't home for dinner last night so I made this just for myself. I broke my sous chef rule and made the kids some raviolis for their entree last night. I can do that without temptation because, well, I can't eat the raviolis because I am allergic to wheat and can't eat gluten. Lucky me. ;)
I made a number of changes to the recipe to make it even "more Thai." By that I mean that I made sure all the Thai tastes were in there: spicy, sweet, salty, sour and savory. If you look up Thai cooking methods that is usually listed as one of the fundamentals. I wish I could have made this with fish sauce, but I can't find one that is sugar free. Of course, the bottle I have at home lists sugar as the last ingredient and for the 1 Tbs serving it only has 10 cals and 1 g of sugar. Sigh. I used soy sauce instead.
This would also be more authentic with lime juice. If you want to be brave and go off protocol a tiny bit, you could sub lime juice for part or all of the lemon juice. Your call. I did it last night and still lost today.
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Amy's Thai Beef Salad
1 Tbs chopped cilantro, or to your taste
1 Tbs chopped mint, or to your taste
lemon juice from about 1/2 a lemon, I needed more
1 tsp soy sauce or liquid aminos
stevia, to taste
cucumber (allowed amount)
3.5 oz (100g) lean steak, sliced thinly.
1 tsp sambal oelek
1-2 tsp minced garlic
ground pepper
water
In a medium dish combine the herbs, lemon juice, stevia and soy sauce. Peel, seed and chop (or slice, whatever you prefer) the cucumber and add to the lemon juice mixture and stir well. Allow the cucumbers to marinate in the lemon mixture for at least 30 mins, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, it a small bowl combine the sambal oelek, garlic, pepper and 1 Tbs water. Add the steak and stir well to coat the steak with the seasonings. Saute the coated steak in a pan with 1 Tbs water (add more, if needed) over med-hi heat until done to your liking. My steak slices were so thin this only took a couple of minutes.
Serve over the cucumbers. Makes one HCG protein serving and one veg.
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Boy, oh boy was this delicious! It was spicy too, so adjust the sambal oelek if you want a milder dish. I am certain my hubby would have liked it and I plan to make it for a friend when we go away this weekend for a scrap retreat.
Enjoy,
Amy
Showing posts with label beef recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beef recipes. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
P2D22
I'm back! I am sorry for no Friday post. I was home with a very sick little boy. At one point his 2.5 year old body temperature got as high as 105.3! It was scary, but he is well now.
Since Thurs I have lost 1.4lbs. Kind of disappointing compared to the rate I have been losing, but still 1.4lbs in a few days. I will take it. I am not going to stress too much. I believe most people have some sort of "stall" after about 3 weeks. From what I have heard, if I stay the course, stick with the plan, don't cheat and keep on keepin' on, the weight will keep coming off.
The thyroid issue is clearing up. I am feeling much better. I am not seeing as much hair falling out and my energy levels are up (I am not sitting on the couch after dinner, covered with 3 blankets anymore). My skin still seems dry, but it can take awhile to see the changes from the thyroid levels when it comes to that. Overall, I am feeling much better. I might even hit the treadmill again tonight!
Other than my sweet boy being sick, the weekend went well. I did attend the amazing Scavenger Hunt that my friends organize and I stuck with the program. Despite heavy drinking all around me, I had none. The catered dinner was fabulous, from what I hear. I had the chicken that the chef made. That was fabulous and probably did not meet protocol, but it was the best I could do. I brought my own veggies for lunch and dinner and did bring my own protein for lunch. I am rather proud of myself. I know I couldn't have done it without the HCG.
I have a new recipe to share. This one was amazing. I can't wait to make it again, and again. It is called Beef Negimaki. I got the recipe from Sandra Lee on the Food Network. She, of course, makes a quick adaptation of the original Japanese recipe. I, in turn, have made an HCG version of her recipe. You should really try it.
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Beef Negimaki
Roast Beef Sandwich slices (about 1/8 inch think, 4x6 inches) I used one that was 30 cals/slice
asparagus, washed and tough, bottom ends trimmed
HCG teryaki sauce (below)
Preheat grill (outdoor or Foreman)
Soak 3 slices roast beef, per serving, in the teryaki sauce for 5-10 min. Lay one slice of beef on work surface. Take 3-4 asparagus spears and lay them at one end of the beef. Roll the spears in the slice of beef and secure end with a toothpick. Repeat for remaining beef and asparagus.
Grill bundles. I used my Foreman grill and in 3 mins I had perfectly cooked asparagus. Sandra Lee suggests 6 minutes on a regular grill, turning the bundles half way through.
Amy's HCG "Teryaki" sauce
2 Tbs mirin (Japanese rice cooking wine, I used Eden brand as it has no added sugars and negligible alcohol content)
3 Tbs low sodium soy sauce (use Liquid Aminos is following a pH protocol)
1 Tbs rice vinegar (unseasoned as seasoned rice vinegar has sugar added)
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
dash cayenne pepper
Mix all ingredients together. This made enough sauce to soak 6 slices of beef. I had enough left over that I tossed extra asparagus in it before I cooked it on the grill. If you are using this to marinate raw meat, do not reuse it.
Enjoy!
And, hey, any suggestions for camping while on HCG? Please give me any help you can!
Amy
Since Thurs I have lost 1.4lbs. Kind of disappointing compared to the rate I have been losing, but still 1.4lbs in a few days. I will take it. I am not going to stress too much. I believe most people have some sort of "stall" after about 3 weeks. From what I have heard, if I stay the course, stick with the plan, don't cheat and keep on keepin' on, the weight will keep coming off.
The thyroid issue is clearing up. I am feeling much better. I am not seeing as much hair falling out and my energy levels are up (I am not sitting on the couch after dinner, covered with 3 blankets anymore). My skin still seems dry, but it can take awhile to see the changes from the thyroid levels when it comes to that. Overall, I am feeling much better. I might even hit the treadmill again tonight!
Other than my sweet boy being sick, the weekend went well. I did attend the amazing Scavenger Hunt that my friends organize and I stuck with the program. Despite heavy drinking all around me, I had none. The catered dinner was fabulous, from what I hear. I had the chicken that the chef made. That was fabulous and probably did not meet protocol, but it was the best I could do. I brought my own veggies for lunch and dinner and did bring my own protein for lunch. I am rather proud of myself. I know I couldn't have done it without the HCG.
I have a new recipe to share. This one was amazing. I can't wait to make it again, and again. It is called Beef Negimaki. I got the recipe from Sandra Lee on the Food Network. She, of course, makes a quick adaptation of the original Japanese recipe. I, in turn, have made an HCG version of her recipe. You should really try it.
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Beef Negimaki
Roast Beef Sandwich slices (about 1/8 inch think, 4x6 inches) I used one that was 30 cals/slice
asparagus, washed and tough, bottom ends trimmed
HCG teryaki sauce (below)
Preheat grill (outdoor or Foreman)
Soak 3 slices roast beef, per serving, in the teryaki sauce for 5-10 min. Lay one slice of beef on work surface. Take 3-4 asparagus spears and lay them at one end of the beef. Roll the spears in the slice of beef and secure end with a toothpick. Repeat for remaining beef and asparagus.
Grill bundles. I used my Foreman grill and in 3 mins I had perfectly cooked asparagus. Sandra Lee suggests 6 minutes on a regular grill, turning the bundles half way through.
Amy's HCG "Teryaki" sauce
2 Tbs mirin (Japanese rice cooking wine, I used Eden brand as it has no added sugars and negligible alcohol content)
3 Tbs low sodium soy sauce (use Liquid Aminos is following a pH protocol)
1 Tbs rice vinegar (unseasoned as seasoned rice vinegar has sugar added)
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
dash cayenne pepper
Mix all ingredients together. This made enough sauce to soak 6 slices of beef. I had enough left over that I tossed extra asparagus in it before I cooked it on the grill. If you are using this to marinate raw meat, do not reuse it.
Enjoy!
And, hey, any suggestions for camping while on HCG? Please give me any help you can!
Amy
Monday, May 3, 2010
P2D15
Down another 2.2 this weekend! Woot!
I am not feeling so great today. I don't know if it is the antibiotics (3 more days of them to go, sigh), the HCG diet, my period sort of showing up or a bug. Or a combo of any or all of them. All I know is that I feel like I want to lay down and rest. I don't feel well sitting here at my computer at work. I think I will wait a bit and see how I do.
The weekend with the parents wasn't too bad. I had the will power of a saint. I stayed on program and my parents seemed to accept my odd eating behaviors as a result of the antibiotics. We didn't do lunch with them and for dinner we all had some version of hot dogs. The kids had their natural turkey dogs, hubby and parents had some home made sausages from a friend (I can't even eat them off HCG because they have gluten in them) and I tried the Hebrew National 97% fat free hot dogs. They were fair. Actually, they were barely tolerable. I don't know if I needed to grill them longer or if they cooled down too much before I ate them, but they were an odd texture and the taste hardly made up for it. I will give them a second chance, but was not impressed the first time.
On Saturday evening, while everyone was having treats and snacks galore (I won't torture you with a list), I drank my tea. I was very proud of myself.
On Sunday, Aunt Flo arrived. Or, rather, she knocked on my door, but didn't really come in. It was an odd, short visit. I haven't had her visit in years (Mirena) and this was merely a suggestion of a visit. I was in a bit of a panic because I had never discussed what to do with my doc. Since Flo hasn't been here in so long, we all just assumed she wouldn't visit while I was on HCG. Hmmm. I looked up what to do online and I am supposed to not do shots, but eat the VLCD while she is here. But, I had already done the morning shot when she arrived and today, she was pretty much gone. I decided to do a shot today. Not sure what the main problem is with doing the shots while she is here. I will have to check with my doc.
Last night I tried a new recipe that I adapted from my favorite source (see link at right).
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Taco Salad
1 lb super lean ground beef
1/2 Tbs chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cumin
salt and pepper
3/4 C water
lettuce
Over medium-high heat brown ground beef, breaking it up as you are cooking. Meanwhile, combine spices in a small bowl. Drain beef of all fat and return to pan. Add spices and water. Simmer until water is evaporated, stirring regularly.
Serve 3 0z over chopped lettuce for the HCG dieter and use remaining ground beef as your family likes. Mine made quesadillas and tacos.
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Since my doc has allowed me to go against Simeon's one veggie/meal rule, I added a small amount of chopped tomato and sweet onions to my salad. I also added some hot sauce and a small amount of my Walden Farms Blue cheese dressing. It ended up being pretty good.
I have left overs for lunch and tonight I will be trying a lemon garlic chicken recipe. Will let you know how it all turns out tomorrow.
Now I need to decide if I am staying at work or going home...
Cheers,
A
I am not feeling so great today. I don't know if it is the antibiotics (3 more days of them to go, sigh), the HCG diet, my period sort of showing up or a bug. Or a combo of any or all of them. All I know is that I feel like I want to lay down and rest. I don't feel well sitting here at my computer at work. I think I will wait a bit and see how I do.
The weekend with the parents wasn't too bad. I had the will power of a saint. I stayed on program and my parents seemed to accept my odd eating behaviors as a result of the antibiotics. We didn't do lunch with them and for dinner we all had some version of hot dogs. The kids had their natural turkey dogs, hubby and parents had some home made sausages from a friend (I can't even eat them off HCG because they have gluten in them) and I tried the Hebrew National 97% fat free hot dogs. They were fair. Actually, they were barely tolerable. I don't know if I needed to grill them longer or if they cooled down too much before I ate them, but they were an odd texture and the taste hardly made up for it. I will give them a second chance, but was not impressed the first time.
On Saturday evening, while everyone was having treats and snacks galore (I won't torture you with a list), I drank my tea. I was very proud of myself.
On Sunday, Aunt Flo arrived. Or, rather, she knocked on my door, but didn't really come in. It was an odd, short visit. I haven't had her visit in years (Mirena) and this was merely a suggestion of a visit. I was in a bit of a panic because I had never discussed what to do with my doc. Since Flo hasn't been here in so long, we all just assumed she wouldn't visit while I was on HCG. Hmmm. I looked up what to do online and I am supposed to not do shots, but eat the VLCD while she is here. But, I had already done the morning shot when she arrived and today, she was pretty much gone. I decided to do a shot today. Not sure what the main problem is with doing the shots while she is here. I will have to check with my doc.
Last night I tried a new recipe that I adapted from my favorite source (see link at right).
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Taco Salad
1 lb super lean ground beef
1/2 Tbs chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cumin
salt and pepper
3/4 C water
lettuce
Over medium-high heat brown ground beef, breaking it up as you are cooking. Meanwhile, combine spices in a small bowl. Drain beef of all fat and return to pan. Add spices and water. Simmer until water is evaporated, stirring regularly.
Serve 3 0z over chopped lettuce for the HCG dieter and use remaining ground beef as your family likes. Mine made quesadillas and tacos.
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Since my doc has allowed me to go against Simeon's one veggie/meal rule, I added a small amount of chopped tomato and sweet onions to my salad. I also added some hot sauce and a small amount of my Walden Farms Blue cheese dressing. It ended up being pretty good.
I have left overs for lunch and tonight I will be trying a lemon garlic chicken recipe. Will let you know how it all turns out tomorrow.
Now I need to decide if I am staying at work or going home...
Cheers,
A
Thursday, April 22, 2010
P2D4
Zowee! Down another 1.4lbs! Woot!
Things are definitely getting better. I have less and less dizziness. I feel like I am functioning at close to 100% normal as far as energy goes. I am still hungry the last 1-2 hours before my next meal, but it is tolerable.
Pilates today was great. Had plenty of energy and strength, but sweat a lot again. Still wondering if it is because the studio is warmer than usual. Guess I will stop questioning it as long as my strength keeps steady.
So, I have to tell you about last night's dinner. I had marinated flank steak and tomato soup. It was amazing and yummy and I was actually full after I ate it and not hungry the rest of the night.
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Marinated Flank steak and onions
1-1.5 lbs flank steak (I think any lean beef would work just as well)
1 C sweet onion, thinly sliced (about 1/2 of an onion)
2-3 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1/4 C water
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
ground pepper, to taste
I took the flank steak and sliced it across the grain, holding my knife at a diagonal. I have always done this with cooked flank steak , but never raw. It worked well. I put the sliced steak into a large ziplock bag along with the remaining ingredients. I mixed it all up so that all the onions and all the steak were coated and the garlic was evenly distributed. I then let this marinate overnight in the fridge.
When it was time to cook I preheated my Foreman Grill and then put the steak and onions on in a thin layer. I cooked mine for 4 min and this made it well done. I did this to get as much fat out of the meat as possible. If you want it closer to medium, I would start checking it after 2 minutes. I had to do 3 rounds of cooking on my small grill. After it was all cooked I pulled out 3 oz for myself and put 2 additional 3oz servings in containers for future meals. The rest of the steak I seasoned with McCormick's Montreal Steak seasoning (sorry HCGers, it has sunflower oil in it, so not for us) before serving to my family. Although they are not big steak eaters, this got the thumbs up all around.
counts as 1 protein (and 1 vegetable if you eat all the grilled onions)
I ended up not eating my onions because I wanted to eat soup. The onions did, however, provide excellent flavor to the overall dish. I put some with my leftovers for another day.
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I also made this fabulous tomato soup from that list of recipes I posted earlier.
Tangy Tomato Soup
1 C fat free, sugar free chicken broth/stock (I make my own, but there is a recipe in the list)
1 large or 2 small tomatoes (I measure it as 1 C when chopped and I needed 2 small)
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 tsp onion salt
1/2 packet stevia
1/2 tsp dried basil (I used 1/2 Tbs chopped, fresh basil, see below)
ground black pepper
Saute garlic in 1 Tbs of the chicken stock, set aside. Puree tomatoes in a blender (I used my Vitamix for the finest grind), then cook over medium heat to a boil, stirring frequently. Turn heat to low and add remaining stock, garlic, onion salt and stevia to the tomatoes. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the pepper and basil (I used fresh, but there is some who believe fresh herbs have more oils in them. I am not one of those people. Oils do not evaporate when something is dried, they usually stay with the dried item....so I am taking my chances. You will have to decide for yourself.) Serve.
counts as 1 vegetable
I doubled the recipe so that I could have leftovers for lunch.
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Here is today's menu:
B: MR blended with raspberries
L: leftovers of tomato soup and grilled flank steak (yum!)
D: chicken and either green salad or minted cucumbers
and lots of water and tea all day.
Not sure what I am doing to the chicken breasts, but rest assured, I will tell you the results tomorrow.
Cheers,
Amy
Things are definitely getting better. I have less and less dizziness. I feel like I am functioning at close to 100% normal as far as energy goes. I am still hungry the last 1-2 hours before my next meal, but it is tolerable.
Pilates today was great. Had plenty of energy and strength, but sweat a lot again. Still wondering if it is because the studio is warmer than usual. Guess I will stop questioning it as long as my strength keeps steady.
So, I have to tell you about last night's dinner. I had marinated flank steak and tomato soup. It was amazing and yummy and I was actually full after I ate it and not hungry the rest of the night.
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Marinated Flank steak and onions
1-1.5 lbs flank steak (I think any lean beef would work just as well)
1 C sweet onion, thinly sliced (about 1/2 of an onion)
2-3 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1/4 C water
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
ground pepper, to taste
I took the flank steak and sliced it across the grain, holding my knife at a diagonal. I have always done this with cooked flank steak , but never raw. It worked well. I put the sliced steak into a large ziplock bag along with the remaining ingredients. I mixed it all up so that all the onions and all the steak were coated and the garlic was evenly distributed. I then let this marinate overnight in the fridge.
When it was time to cook I preheated my Foreman Grill and then put the steak and onions on in a thin layer. I cooked mine for 4 min and this made it well done. I did this to get as much fat out of the meat as possible. If you want it closer to medium, I would start checking it after 2 minutes. I had to do 3 rounds of cooking on my small grill. After it was all cooked I pulled out 3 oz for myself and put 2 additional 3oz servings in containers for future meals. The rest of the steak I seasoned with McCormick's Montreal Steak seasoning (sorry HCGers, it has sunflower oil in it, so not for us) before serving to my family. Although they are not big steak eaters, this got the thumbs up all around.
counts as 1 protein (and 1 vegetable if you eat all the grilled onions)
I ended up not eating my onions because I wanted to eat soup. The onions did, however, provide excellent flavor to the overall dish. I put some with my leftovers for another day.
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I also made this fabulous tomato soup from that list of recipes I posted earlier.
Tangy Tomato Soup
1 C fat free, sugar free chicken broth/stock (I make my own, but there is a recipe in the list)
1 large or 2 small tomatoes (I measure it as 1 C when chopped and I needed 2 small)
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 tsp onion salt
1/2 packet stevia
1/2 tsp dried basil (I used 1/2 Tbs chopped, fresh basil, see below)
ground black pepper
Saute garlic in 1 Tbs of the chicken stock, set aside. Puree tomatoes in a blender (I used my Vitamix for the finest grind), then cook over medium heat to a boil, stirring frequently. Turn heat to low and add remaining stock, garlic, onion salt and stevia to the tomatoes. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the pepper and basil (I used fresh, but there is some who believe fresh herbs have more oils in them. I am not one of those people. Oils do not evaporate when something is dried, they usually stay with the dried item....so I am taking my chances. You will have to decide for yourself.) Serve.
counts as 1 vegetable
I doubled the recipe so that I could have leftovers for lunch.
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Here is today's menu:
B: MR blended with raspberries
L: leftovers of tomato soup and grilled flank steak (yum!)
D: chicken and either green salad or minted cucumbers
and lots of water and tea all day.
Not sure what I am doing to the chicken breasts, but rest assured, I will tell you the results tomorrow.
Cheers,
Amy
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