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Hcg diet recipes and success
by Vivacious Granny, Apr 11, 2007 12:00AM
Hello!
I am currently on the hcg injections from the Native Healing Ways clinic. Does anyone have any recipes for this 500 calorie diet?
The information that the clinic has provided does list a few recipes but I would like to expand a bit as I am becoming board with current food choices. Also, I am mostly a vegetarian but eat some fish. Thanks!
I am currently on the hcg injections from the Native Healing Ways clinic. Does anyone have any recipes for this 500 calorie diet?
The information that the clinic has provided does list a few recipes but I would like to expand a bit as I am becoming board with current food choices. Also, I am mostly a vegetarian but eat some fish. Thanks!
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Heather
Breakfast:
3 ounces of water with 3 T lemon juice every morning as soon as you get up.
2 hard boiled egg whites only
2 pieces of melba toast
16 ounces of water.
Lunch:
1 cup vegetables cooked without oil: tomatoes, onions, peppers, spinach (non starchy vegetables), or 4 ounces tuna filet or 4 ounces chicken breast, or other meat or fish
2 pieces melba toast
1/2 orange, or 1/2 grapefruit
16 ounces of water
Dinner: 11/2 cups vegetables as fat-free soup, or cooked, or raw
1 apple, or 1/2 orange, or 1/2 grapefruit
16 ounces of water
Snacks: 1/2 orange or 1/2 raw broccoli or 1 carrot
You may substitute 1 slice of 35 calorie diet bread for the melba toast.
You may drink lemon crystal light
You may have coffee or tea with splenda
You may substitute 4 oz. sugar free yogurt for one of the fruits
You may substitute 4 oz. cottage cheese or ricotta cheese for the meat or fish.
That is about it. I have tried to find recipes but I have not found any. If anyone has any low fat, low calorie recipes please post. Thanks
I hope that helps!
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/HcgDieters/
Good luck.
Cottage cheese is good -- but make sure its fat-free. They sell the breakstone kind in 4oz packages which is good for this diet. She could also try some veggie meats. As well, its not included in the diet but i substituted brown rice and black beans for my meat portions sometimes. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Breakfast: Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.
Lunch: 1. 100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird.
2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.
3. One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.
4. An apple or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.
Dinner : The same four choices as lunch.
1. Strawberry/Berry shake: Prescribed amount of frozen strawberries/blueberries, water, splenda to taste (or stevia) - put in blender and blend....
2. Chicken Tenders - buy chicken breast tenders and cook on a griddle or in pan with seasoning salt & garlic salt.
3. Green bean stir fry - boil some green beans then drain. Add prescribed amount of chicken breast chunks and fry them up in the green beans with some seasoning salt or seasoning of your choice, and a little soy sauce.
4. Taco Salad - I use ground buffalo or 90/10 ground beef - cook according to taco seasoning package, then add to lettuce, onion, tomato and top with salsa
5. Apple Pie - Slice apples, put in dish, sprinkle splenda or stevia and cinnamon and microwave for 45 seconds. This really does smell and taste good when you're not eating much else....
6. Shrimp Cocktail - boil shrimp, peel. Buy Sugar Free or Sugar-less Ketchup. It's made with sucralose, which is I think, Splenda. No calories or fat in it and it works, combine with some horseradish for a wonderful cocktail sauce.
7. Chili - brown 1 lbs lean hamburger or bison meat with some chopped onion and add chili powder and cayenne powder to taste (maybe a little garlic salt if you have it, but not too much), add 2 cans diced tomatoes and some tomato juice if you have it on hand. Stir and simmer...makes a nice version of chili - no beans obviously.
I've never invested in that $40 cookbook for HCG, it is just too pricey for me. I think I would have bought it if it was around $25-$30 but I just couldn't go with $40. Hope these ideas help the rest of you trying to come up with things on your own!
Also, my doctor lets me combine any of the vegetables on that Dr. Simeons list. I don't know why Dr. Simeons said you couldn't combine them, but I have salads all the time with several of the veggies. I make a salad dressing out of apple cider vinegar, spices, & water.
5 Tbsp Low Sugar ketchup
1 tsp horseradish
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Splenda to taste
Great on a shrimp salad too!
Looking to start HCG? It's been a great success for me and I didn't have to spend a few hundred $$$ for it. I got it so cheap and I don't want anyone to spend more money than they have to. Let me know if interested...512-779-7838 or email me at ***@****.
Karen’s Italian Turkey Meatballs
565 grams lean ground turkey (chicken)
6 slices melba toast, ground
¼ c. milk
1 egg
½ t. oregano
½ t. Italian seasoning
1 T. dry minced onion
½ t. dry minced garlic
1 ½ t. dry parsley flakes
Pour milk over melba toast. Mix together all ingredients. Form 18 meatballs. Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 min. Pour spaghetti sauce over meatballs. 3 meatballs per person. Yum! Serve with a tossed salad.
I'm not sure what's going on with some of these posts. Anything other than the diet which Dr. Simmeon tell us to have is not going to work.
Anything with chemicals which is anything pre-made (this includes crystal light and kool-aid) are not to be injested, stricktly water, tea or coffee only, one TBLS milk is allowed but only Stevia if you need a sweet taste. Organic natural things only, is truly the best way to lose weight on this diet. He says NO Splenda, and definitely nothing with sugar ever. Read the manual before you start this diet, you can find it online and print it out, that's what I did.
There is also a book by Kevin Trudeau, called "weightloss cures they don't want you to know about". There is a food list in that book as well.
Don't believe the hype and cheating some of these people are talking about, at least in the 500 calorie part of the diet.
Once you are done with 34lbs or 40 shots, whichever comes first, then for three weeks you switch to a no carb no starch no sugar diet, basically you'll be doing Atkins for the next 3 weeks. Remember though, once the shots stop, you need to do the 500 cal for 3 more days to let it get out of your system, then eat the Atkins way. If you gain more than 2 pounds you have a "steak"day, which is water all day and then a huge steak that night.
If you gain weight doing the HCG protocol, you have an "apple" day which is where you eat up to 6 apples from lunch to luch the next day, this should cure any lack of weight loss.
I am doing this diet the right way and also very strict about it. I don't even have the Melba toast, which you can but I choose not to.
I am on my 17th day of the phase 2 protocol and I have lost 25lbs.
Also, I just started my Period and am going to continue to do the shots, from what I've heard it may make me a little more crampy, but I really don't want to put any weightoss on hold for my monthly gift.;)
I read this blog now, today is my first day, but if you have any additional questions, I would be more than happy to help you.
Bikinigerl
Unless you are afriad to give yourself the shots, don't spend crazy money on an HCG clinic. You Can do this at home on your own and save a ton of money, it's easy I promise!! Just ask me!
Bikinigerl
Please let me know about saving money on this diet. Where did you purchase everything?
I do the protacol and I am good with the 500 cal per day, in fact sometimes I don't even want that.
If you are in the Denver area, look up www.weightnwear.com
You can get all you need from them.
I think this is great I know several people on it and ALL are happy "losers" But yes you must do Dr.Simeons protocol food list. I don't add anything! Drink alot of water.
This is the best! The daily shots which you don't even feel the needle going in.
Keep it up fellow HCG'ers!!!!
I also take my cabbage and cook it with my ground turkey and tomatoes..Makes a good dish..I have been cooking my tomatoes and mixing them with my ground turkey. I make my cabbage and shread my chicken in it and it makes a soup.
I blend my strawberries with ice and water, I do not use any sweetner, I know you can use Stevia but I don't. Cook your apples, mix apples with celery, mix some of the foods on the list. It works out good and by just mixing the food makes good meals.
Good luck..
go to
www.weightnwear.com
for HCG siminars,
Also I have been told to eat fewer tomatoes which I cosumed every day alternating with spinach and my only protein is chicken since I can't find fresh fish in CO>
Also I have been told to eat fewer tomatoes which I cosumed every day alternating with spinach and my only protein is chicken since I can't find fresh fish in CO>
I am writing to wish everyone a continued success. I was a bit skeptical of this diet at first, but since I am doing it, I am not quite that skeptical anymore.
I started the HCG protocol 20 days ago at 144.6 lbs. I on the eve of my last injection and I am 128.4 lbs. It has been worth it. But I need motivation to stick with what I call the even harder part of the protocol, in Phase 3. In phase 3 we can eat more, but all sugars and starches are still off limits. It is extremely hard to find things with no sugar or starches at the store. Later on, I have a question for hardened HCG'ers who can answer a question about peanuts, yogurt and nuts having ABSolutely NO SUGAR. I have found even organic peanuts have 1 gram of sugar, which I was advised by WHole Foods personnel, is found in their natural state.
But I have some tips. They have helped me, and I received them from the doctor who gave me the HCG prescription.
First, You MUT stick to the protocol. I have the biggest sweet tooth ever and asked the doctor could I use crystal light. She said, 'you could' but its best not to. I decided against it, and have only drank water and coffee. I am glad I did not. Crystal light has aspartame in it, and that can act as sugar, as I have read from some of the HCG Dieter's posts on yahoo.
Second, You MUST drink the prescribed amount of water for your body weight. I have a big problem with this and I think this is one of the reasons for one of my two stall periods. My body also wanted to have a period in the middle of the injections, as a response, (I guess) to the HCG in my body. I don't know. But I continued on.
THIRDLY, you MUST eat the 500 cal's a day. I also failed at this sometimes. Near the end of my protocol, I am one day away from the last injection, I have found that eating the restrictive diet is not appealing to my appetite, but I have to force myself to eat to keep up energy. Please do this! If you want to be tired and sleepy all the time, then don't eat your allotted calories.
Fourth, IF YOU MUST work out, do it sparingly. I am in the military, and I have a regular, regimented work out scheme, that includes alot fo cardio and alot of weight lifting per week. Not that I ordered to, but I work aboard military aircraft and deploy to places where I must wear heavy cavlar protective gear. The cavlar clothing weighs at least have my body weight. In order to stay in shape, I have to work out. On the protocol, my muscles felt fatigued when I didnt work out for the first week. I then OVER DID IT, and did my favorite Bikram Yoga, did some eleyptical and even tried a run! I almost passed out at Bikram yoga. Regular Yoga class was ok for me, but, trust me, your body DOES NOT have the calories to burn by exercising AS WELL AS burning the abnormal calories that the HCG is doing for you. IF you must work out, walk at a brisk pace. I did a "Race for the CUre' Marathon here in Tucson, and it was 3 hour walk. I think that was a little over the top as well. Please, friends, keep your exercising moderate, and know what works for you!
More to follow
Leigh B
Fifth, the injections, which I was told, is the only way to obtain the HCG solution now, is not that bad. Whether you inject in your abdomin (abdomen), or I inject in my upper thigh, most injections are quite painless. Very few days I had a bit of trouble getting the needle through the skin, and I just switched places and the needle went it no problem. If you are scared of needles, the needles are quite small and approachable. Please, if you need this diet, don't be scared away because of your fear of needles!
Sixth, KNOW WHY YOU ARE ON THIS DIET. Whether it is to save your life, whether you decided that you wanted to fit into those jeans in the back of the closet rather that spend extra money on new ones, or whether you truly want to welcome a new healthy lifestyle, this diet will change your eating habits. I think it comes down to our will power. It is like, if we submit to our religious preference, we find it easier to follow the protocol of that religion. I think it is the same here. Make it your priority to know what you are allowed to consume, to make your meals daily so you are not tempted and don't have to think about making the 500 calorie count, and, just as an added benefit, to know that you have the ability to stick with something that not everyone is doing.
Seventh, continue to research the HCG dieter's through forums such as ones on you tube, yahoo, and forums like this. Read 'Pounds & Inches' and read other websites dedicated to the matter. We can all learn from one another. As we find out that our bodies react differently to different things, we can advise others, but let's be careful not to advise what is not in the protocol. We can just say, 'this worked for me'. For instance, I watched a YouTuber named Langel Blue, and she was giving her 3th day Phase 2 update. She mentioned that while she was in a stall, she heard of a viable way to break it from another YouTuber. Her suggestion worked to break her stall. I tried the last of her suggestions and it BROKE my stall. However, I can't advertise that to you all because it just may not work for you, and it may cause your body to increase weight. I also asked a question about what people have experienced in P3 if they did happen to deviate from the stabilization period and eat a bit of sugar. One lady on Yahoo told me nothing happened to her, and the other two commenters told me it was best to stick to the protocol, which I intend to do. Not like the one person was wrong, and I was looking for experiences. The main thing to take away from this paragraph is everyone is different. We have to truly assess what is going on with us, and if we know we are sticking to the letter to the protocol, then we know the weight is being lost in the right way. Keep up the good work!
Lastly, PLEASE dont be afraid of stalls and slower weight loss! I was deathly afraid of my first, but, like others, I will say, that even though I did not loose weight on the scale during that first stall, I lost inches in the hips. Your body is being restructured, though the scale may be telling you other wise. Please be patient, it didnt take us 2 weeks to gain the weight we are trying to shed! Be patient and be happy with any progress. And know that you have the ability to go for another round, stick to the protocol and make a success out of the space you are currently in, our even that if you 'cheated' you can correct and get back in the game. You can win over that pesky unwanted luggage. I think everyone who has commented so far knows that.
Here's my question again, if you all forgot after reading my book.
I have a question about if it is ok to use products that have about 1 gram of 'natural' sugar in them. For example, I have went to Trader Joe's and to Whole Foods and both nuts the stores carry had a 1 gram of sugar. I was told it was the natural sugar found in the nut itself. I really didnt want to buy it, but didnt see not one nut without any sugar. I found this true for yogurt, peanut butter, and 'lite salad dressing' as well.
I went food shopping and, following Dr simeon's protocol, went looking for nuts without any hint of sugar (even naturally found in them), peanut butter, and yogurt, but I did not find any. I found those items with very low counts (peanut butter 2g, low fat plain yogurt 7 g of sugar), but found nothing absolutely sugar free. Even the organic peanuts had a gram of sugar in them. I am wondering is this ok to eat?
Besides this, I am a bit apprehensive about going into phase 3. I found that I will probably make my meals a day ahead to make sure I am boosting up the fatty and calorie count and staying true to everything. Since we are so used to preparing and writing down our meals and measuring them, I figured I might as well do that in this phase as well. Also, I plan to make a mental of how foods are treating me, so I can know whether eating that banana was the wrong thing to do, or whether it did not make a different. I will be monitoring whether I really can eat the sticky rice or orzo, or really just stay away from it as the protocol says. I will be introducing my diet SLOWLY the new foods that I will be eating. ANd, I figure this is a great time to experiment with things I have never tried, like Tahini. Im looking forward to my tahini salad dressing, though the food as a 'peanut butter spread' just doesnt loo so appealing.
Any comments? Drop me a line at ***@****, Ide love to hear from you!
LEigh B
100g steak
1 tsp sambal oelek or red pepper flakes
2-3 cloves minced garlic or 1 tsp garlic paste
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
2-3 T Water 100g cucumber
half lemon
chopped cilantro
Peel, seed and slice cucumber.
In small dish, combine cucumber, juice of 1/2 lemon, and chopped cilantro. Toss.
Cover & refrigerate to marinate while preparing the rest of the dish.
Preheat pan over MED-HI heat.
Slice steak into very thin slices.
In small bowl, place steak, sambal oelek, garlic, and white pepper. Be sure to coat steak well.
Place steak in pan with water.
Stir fry for 2-5 mins depending on how you like your steak cooked.
Serve immediately while hot over cold cucumbers.
You can also substitute lettuce or cabbage in the allowed amounts for the cucumbers.
sweetoothinMissouri
Thanks!