Loading weight is GONE! Lost another 3.4 lbs as of this morning! Wahoo!
I did see an uptick in my body fat percentage which is a little bothersome. I am more concerned about losing lean muscle mass on this round because I had to drop my pilates classes. (Quick review: my daughter is struggling with some social-developmental issues (she is getting tested for Asperger's Syndrome) and I needed to use my free time to help her which meant I had to sacrifice the pilates). I am trying to find time in my evening schedule to add in some simple strength training exercises, but that is so much more easily said than done. Sigh.
Anyhoo, made some tasty fish last night. It is based on a fancier recipe that I make for my family. You can see that version on my other blog. So, here is the HCG friendly version. I made all of fish this way and then added in some butter to thicken the sauce for the family. Always a big hit.
Poached White Fish with Lemon
1 lb white fish (cod or sole are great)
1/2 C chicken or vegetable broth
2 lemons, 1 sliced very thinly, 1 juiced
1/2 tsp dried (or 1/2 Tbs fresh, minced) dill weed
Salt and pepper, to taste
Season fish with salt and pepper. If using sole, fold each piece in thirds to prevent it cooking too quickly. Pour broth into a large skillet. Add fish/fish rolls and cover the fish with the thin slices of lemon. Bring the broth to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer the fish for about 5-7 min (folded sole may take as little as 3 min) until it reaches desired doneness. Transfer fish to a plate and sprinkle with dill. Bring broth back to a boil and reduce by half (about 2 minutes), add lemon juice and remove sauce from the heat. (Word of caution: if your lemon is very sour you may want to add a small amount at a time and taste, then add more if needed. When there is no fat in the recipe, the lemon can easily take over and dominate the dish). Serve fish with a couple of spoonfuls of the sauce over the top. Yum!
Enjoy,
Amy
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, May 24, 2010
P2D33
3.4 lbs lost over the weekend! Woot!
I am heading out to see my doc in a few minutes, but I just had to post my incredible results. I will come back with more later today.
----Okay, I'm back. Got my measurements from the doc office. They only measure waist and hips. So far I have lost 4 inches from my waist and 9 inches from my hips! Holy Cow! That is so exciting. I am not very close to my 5k training weight and just 7 lbs from my lowest weight since I was 21. This is amazing.
It has been so much hard work, but I am seriously considering a second round. I even went so far as to plan it out on a calendar. My husband requested that I not be on the 500 calorie portion of the plan for our anniversary or my birthday (it's my 40th this year!). So....I think I will do another round in September. Will have to maintain the protocol for some football games, but I don't think that will be too hard. Since I can't eat gluten or wheat I have to bring my own food anyway. The people that we tailgate with are used to that. So, I will just bring my own, Simeon's approved foods. I am excited.
But back to the round I am on now. I only have 6 more injections. My last one will be next Sunday. Then I stay on the 500 cals diet for at least 72 hours and then I can start introducing other foods slowly. In order to complete the whole hypothalamus/metabolism reset, I must avoid starches and sugar for 3 weeks. I can do that, totally. My clinic follows a modified Mediterranean diet so I will stick with that, minus any grains or starchy veggies. They also want me to avoid artificial sweeteners as they can lead to inflammation. I can have stevia though.
Okay, made some fabulous fish last night. I used sole and cooked it en papillote (a little parchment paper wrapper). If you don't know how to fold the parchment paper, take a look at this for the technique (not the recipe).
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Ginger Garlic Whitefish en Papillote
(one serving, multiply of making for a group)
3.5 oz (100g) of approved white fish (I used Dover Sole caught of the West Coast)
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated (this makes it into a paste of sorts)
1 tsp fresh garlic, minced or pressed
lemon juice, from 1/2 of a lemon (may take less)
black pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut parchment paper large enough to hold a single portion of fish. Mix the ginger and the garlic and spread on the fish fillet. If using two small and thin fillets as I did with the sole, spread the mixture between the two fillets. Pour lemon juice over the fillets and top with some freshly ground black pepper (add your salt at the table if necessary). Fold the parchment to seal the packet and place on a cookie sheet or in a shallow baking pan. Bake for 10-15 min or until fish is done.
Serve by placing packet on a plate and cutting an X in the middle of the paper and roll the edges back. This makes a very dramatic presentation. I would recommend removing the fish from the packets if serving children.
Makes 1 protein serving, but is easily multiplied.
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Enjoy!
I am heading out to see my doc in a few minutes, but I just had to post my incredible results. I will come back with more later today.
----Okay, I'm back. Got my measurements from the doc office. They only measure waist and hips. So far I have lost 4 inches from my waist and 9 inches from my hips! Holy Cow! That is so exciting. I am not very close to my 5k training weight and just 7 lbs from my lowest weight since I was 21. This is amazing.
It has been so much hard work, but I am seriously considering a second round. I even went so far as to plan it out on a calendar. My husband requested that I not be on the 500 calorie portion of the plan for our anniversary or my birthday (it's my 40th this year!). So....I think I will do another round in September. Will have to maintain the protocol for some football games, but I don't think that will be too hard. Since I can't eat gluten or wheat I have to bring my own food anyway. The people that we tailgate with are used to that. So, I will just bring my own, Simeon's approved foods. I am excited.
But back to the round I am on now. I only have 6 more injections. My last one will be next Sunday. Then I stay on the 500 cals diet for at least 72 hours and then I can start introducing other foods slowly. In order to complete the whole hypothalamus/metabolism reset, I must avoid starches and sugar for 3 weeks. I can do that, totally. My clinic follows a modified Mediterranean diet so I will stick with that, minus any grains or starchy veggies. They also want me to avoid artificial sweeteners as they can lead to inflammation. I can have stevia though.
Okay, made some fabulous fish last night. I used sole and cooked it en papillote (a little parchment paper wrapper). If you don't know how to fold the parchment paper, take a look at this for the technique (not the recipe).
----------------------------------
Ginger Garlic Whitefish en Papillote
(one serving, multiply of making for a group)
3.5 oz (100g) of approved white fish (I used Dover Sole caught of the West Coast)
1 tsp fresh ginger, grated (this makes it into a paste of sorts)
1 tsp fresh garlic, minced or pressed
lemon juice, from 1/2 of a lemon (may take less)
black pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut parchment paper large enough to hold a single portion of fish. Mix the ginger and the garlic and spread on the fish fillet. If using two small and thin fillets as I did with the sole, spread the mixture between the two fillets. Pour lemon juice over the fillets and top with some freshly ground black pepper (add your salt at the table if necessary). Fold the parchment to seal the packet and place on a cookie sheet or in a shallow baking pan. Bake for 10-15 min or until fish is done.
Serve by placing packet on a plate and cutting an X in the middle of the paper and roll the edges back. This makes a very dramatic presentation. I would recommend removing the fish from the packets if serving children.
Makes 1 protein serving, but is easily multiplied.
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Enjoy!
Monday, April 26, 2010
P2D8
What a weekend I had!
Friday evening started the weekend off on a great foot when my friend Kim came over for Scrap Friday. I know I was physically hungry, but there was an emotional/habitual eating pattern to overcome as well. We normally snack (sometime healthy, sometimes not) at these little scrap fests, but this night we abstained. We were both hungry, but we fought off those hunger pangs with lots of Rooibos Carmel Apple tea from Republic of Tea. Yummy! Lots of creativity and plenty of laughter got us through.
Saturday when I weighed in on my home scale I was down, but I don't recall the exact numbers. We got up and did our usual Saturday morning routines. Just before lunch time we headed over to our friends' house to split wood then moved to our house for more of the same. We shared a power splitter and some trees that we cut from our property. While the power splitter helped a lot, it was still hours of hard work. We split, lifted heavy logs, and hauled and stacked wood for the better part of 8 hours. We were all exhausted after that. We enjoyed a dinner together, which I will elaborate upon, before we parted.
Despite a soak in the hot tub before bed, I woke many times in the night with a lot of muscle pain. Ibuprofen barely touched it. I wonder if my muscles were more painful than usual due to the HCG. Perhaps my body broke down muscle to compensate for the huge amount of extra calories it required with the strenuous labor of the day. Not sure. I know that I still saw weight loss when I weighed in on Sunday morning.
I tried to rest up on Sunday. Being a mom of 2 young children means resting is a relative thing. We still had to get chores and errands done and spending quality time as a family is not optional. All in all, it was a great and productive (not quite restful) day. I'll go over the fab food below.
So, today is Monday. I am showing a little more weight loss. Overall, just a couple of pounds over the weekend. There may be some residual inflammation from the weekend's exertions.
I am getting rest today. I have to. My regular physician called and told me that the strep test she took on Friday was positive. I have to take penicillin for the next 10 days. Goody. My HCG doc says it shouldn't interfere with my program. I am nervous though, doesn't antibiotic therapy usually mess with hormones? Guess we will wait and see. All I know is that I am looking forward to feeling better. While I have been less hungry, not getting dizzy anymore and have plenty of energy, I have felt off. I have been sweating at the slightest exertion, and getting shaky after small tasks. I wrote it off to overdoing it this weekend, but now I know. I can't wait to see how good I feel once the penicillin starts winning the battle in my body.
So, the food. By now you know my typical daily menu. Breakfast is a constant and lunch is usually leftovers. I will just go over the highlights of the weekends recipes.
Finally made the minted cucumber recipe:
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Minted Cucumbers
1 cucumber, peeled (optional), seeded and chopped
1 minced garlic clove
2 T. fresh lemon juice
2 T. chopped fresh mint or 1/2 t. crushed dried mint leaves
onion salt
black pepper
dash of stevia powder
Mix cucumber with garlic, lemon juice and mint. Season with onion salt and pepper. Add a sprinkle of stevia, mix and taste. Adjust as needed. Refrigerate for 45 minutes or longer. Toss before serving.
Servings: 1 vegetable
Oh...my...gravy. This was good. It was crunchy and fresh. I loved it and will be making it over and over again. The first time I made it, it sat for over 4 hours and it was delish! The second time it only sat for about 20 minutes. Still good, but I think it really needs the time for all the flavors to penetrate the cucumbers.
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Not Rocket Science Grilled Chicken
2 chicken breasts, boneless and skin removed
onion salt
pepper
Sprinkle both sides of chicken breast with onion salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Grill over medium heat until thickest part of breast reaches 165 degrees. If you do this on a Foreman Grill I would suggest about 8 minutes. Allow the breast to stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve 3 oz to HCGers.
3 oz=1 protein serving
I know, I know this one was not rocket science. I was worried how they would turn out, but I had to come up with something on the fly after splitting wood all day. I couldn't believe how good they turned out. My whole family, and the guests, gave it enthusiastic thumbs up. You would have thought I slaved over it or marinated it all day.
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Not Rocket Science Fish
Another, duh, that was simple recipe that turned out to be incredibly tasty.
halibut or other white fish
lemon pepper (find one that is HCG okay)
onion salt
Sprinkle both sides of fish with onion salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Grill over medium heat until fish is opaque, but still moist. Flaky is usually too dry, but cook it to your taste. My very thick (about 2") halibut took 25 minutes total.
3 oz=1 protein.
Again, delicious and a whole family hit.
Wahoo! I can cook HCG okay food and feed my entire family. They just have larger servings and more sides. I was so afraid that I would have to become a short order cook while on this phase. I am so glad I don't have to.
Here's to me feeling better in about 24 hours. I am really hating it now so I am heading to my bed for a nap.
Cheers,
Amy
Friday evening started the weekend off on a great foot when my friend Kim came over for Scrap Friday. I know I was physically hungry, but there was an emotional/habitual eating pattern to overcome as well. We normally snack (sometime healthy, sometimes not) at these little scrap fests, but this night we abstained. We were both hungry, but we fought off those hunger pangs with lots of Rooibos Carmel Apple tea from Republic of Tea. Yummy! Lots of creativity and plenty of laughter got us through.
Saturday when I weighed in on my home scale I was down, but I don't recall the exact numbers. We got up and did our usual Saturday morning routines. Just before lunch time we headed over to our friends' house to split wood then moved to our house for more of the same. We shared a power splitter and some trees that we cut from our property. While the power splitter helped a lot, it was still hours of hard work. We split, lifted heavy logs, and hauled and stacked wood for the better part of 8 hours. We were all exhausted after that. We enjoyed a dinner together, which I will elaborate upon, before we parted.
Despite a soak in the hot tub before bed, I woke many times in the night with a lot of muscle pain. Ibuprofen barely touched it. I wonder if my muscles were more painful than usual due to the HCG. Perhaps my body broke down muscle to compensate for the huge amount of extra calories it required with the strenuous labor of the day. Not sure. I know that I still saw weight loss when I weighed in on Sunday morning.
I tried to rest up on Sunday. Being a mom of 2 young children means resting is a relative thing. We still had to get chores and errands done and spending quality time as a family is not optional. All in all, it was a great and productive (not quite restful) day. I'll go over the fab food below.
So, today is Monday. I am showing a little more weight loss. Overall, just a couple of pounds over the weekend. There may be some residual inflammation from the weekend's exertions.
I am getting rest today. I have to. My regular physician called and told me that the strep test she took on Friday was positive. I have to take penicillin for the next 10 days. Goody. My HCG doc says it shouldn't interfere with my program. I am nervous though, doesn't antibiotic therapy usually mess with hormones? Guess we will wait and see. All I know is that I am looking forward to feeling better. While I have been less hungry, not getting dizzy anymore and have plenty of energy, I have felt off. I have been sweating at the slightest exertion, and getting shaky after small tasks. I wrote it off to overdoing it this weekend, but now I know. I can't wait to see how good I feel once the penicillin starts winning the battle in my body.
So, the food. By now you know my typical daily menu. Breakfast is a constant and lunch is usually leftovers. I will just go over the highlights of the weekends recipes.
Finally made the minted cucumber recipe:
---------------
Minted Cucumbers
1 cucumber, peeled (optional), seeded and chopped
1 minced garlic clove
2 T. fresh lemon juice
2 T. chopped fresh mint or 1/2 t. crushed dried mint leaves
onion salt
black pepper
dash of stevia powder
Mix cucumber with garlic, lemon juice and mint. Season with onion salt and pepper. Add a sprinkle of stevia, mix and taste. Adjust as needed. Refrigerate for 45 minutes or longer. Toss before serving.
Servings: 1 vegetable
Oh...my...gravy. This was good. It was crunchy and fresh. I loved it and will be making it over and over again. The first time I made it, it sat for over 4 hours and it was delish! The second time it only sat for about 20 minutes. Still good, but I think it really needs the time for all the flavors to penetrate the cucumbers.
----------------
Not Rocket Science Grilled Chicken
2 chicken breasts, boneless and skin removed
onion salt
pepper
Sprinkle both sides of chicken breast with onion salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Grill over medium heat until thickest part of breast reaches 165 degrees. If you do this on a Foreman Grill I would suggest about 8 minutes. Allow the breast to stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve 3 oz to HCGers.
3 oz=1 protein serving
I know, I know this one was not rocket science. I was worried how they would turn out, but I had to come up with something on the fly after splitting wood all day. I couldn't believe how good they turned out. My whole family, and the guests, gave it enthusiastic thumbs up. You would have thought I slaved over it or marinated it all day.
----------------------
Not Rocket Science Fish
Another, duh, that was simple recipe that turned out to be incredibly tasty.
halibut or other white fish
lemon pepper (find one that is HCG okay)
onion salt
Sprinkle both sides of fish with onion salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Grill over medium heat until fish is opaque, but still moist. Flaky is usually too dry, but cook it to your taste. My very thick (about 2") halibut took 25 minutes total.
3 oz=1 protein.
Again, delicious and a whole family hit.
Wahoo! I can cook HCG okay food and feed my entire family. They just have larger servings and more sides. I was so afraid that I would have to become a short order cook while on this phase. I am so glad I don't have to.
Here's to me feeling better in about 24 hours. I am really hating it now so I am heading to my bed for a nap.
Cheers,
Amy
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
P2D3
Wow! Down another 1.8#s today! Woot!
Yesterday wasn't as rough as the first day on the VLCD, but I was still hungry a lot of the time. I think I will mention it to my doc when I go to his office for something unrelated to the HCG protocol. Today I am still feeling hungry most of the time, but I don't seem to feel as bad.
I have also been a little light-headed. I wonder if that is from the HCG itself. I felt like that for my pregnancies in the first trimester. I haven't been too light-headed today.
I went to my pilates class in the morning, as usual. I felt fine all the way through. I did sweat a bit more than usual, but that could have been because we were working larger muscle groups. I had plenty of energy and really enjoyed my class as I usually do.
So, last night's dinner was pretty good.
I cooked Dover sole in parchment under a layer of fennel which I had tossed with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Baked it at 375 for 15 min. Made a similar version for my family, minus the fennel (not fans). They loved it too.
I did do a quick survey of my calories yesterday and I only ate 470. Do you think I should have found another 30 calories to eat somewhere?
Here is what I am eating/plan to eat today:
B: MR shake blended with blueberries
L: green salad with shrimp, dressed with lemon juice, salt and pepper (gotta make a better dressing)
D: flank steak and onions
I am really excited about dinner. I am trying a new method and will let you know how is goes tomorrow!
Cheers!
Amy
Yesterday wasn't as rough as the first day on the VLCD, but I was still hungry a lot of the time. I think I will mention it to my doc when I go to his office for something unrelated to the HCG protocol. Today I am still feeling hungry most of the time, but I don't seem to feel as bad.
I have also been a little light-headed. I wonder if that is from the HCG itself. I felt like that for my pregnancies in the first trimester. I haven't been too light-headed today.
I went to my pilates class in the morning, as usual. I felt fine all the way through. I did sweat a bit more than usual, but that could have been because we were working larger muscle groups. I had plenty of energy and really enjoyed my class as I usually do.
So, last night's dinner was pretty good.
I cooked Dover sole in parchment under a layer of fennel which I had tossed with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Baked it at 375 for 15 min. Made a similar version for my family, minus the fennel (not fans). They loved it too.
I did do a quick survey of my calories yesterday and I only ate 470. Do you think I should have found another 30 calories to eat somewhere?
Here is what I am eating/plan to eat today:
B: MR shake blended with blueberries
L: green salad with shrimp, dressed with lemon juice, salt and pepper (gotta make a better dressing)
D: flank steak and onions
I am really excited about dinner. I am trying a new method and will let you know how is goes tomorrow!
Cheers!
Amy
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