R2P3 Day 8

Weight - 161.0

Hmmm.. not output overnight which is likely part of the reason for the rise on the scale.  I'm sure Saturday is likely to be a steak day with the way New Year's Eve went.  All the family over.  Made the snacky things they wanted including potato skins that they for some reason think are the bomb.  I had a couple of shots of tequila, a glass of champagne at midnight.  A bit or two of their appetizers which came late in the evening and then decided I deserved the dang Mrs Fields double fudge brownie sitting on the counter that had been bought for me over a week ago.  Hey..  I've been a pretty good girl.  It'll come back off. 

Happy New Year everyone!

Breakfast - (132 calories)
Coffee with 1 tbsp half & half
1 7oz container Fage 0% Greek Yogurt
50 g raspberries
chocolate stevia to taste

Lunch - (339 calories)
**Tuna salad & a icberg lettuce salad
6 5/8 oz Starkist tuna in water
40 g onion
40 g celery
3 tbsp dill relish
1 tbsp Duke's Mayonnaise
pepper and pickle juice
220 g iceberg lettuce
4 tbsp Maple Grove Farms Balsamic Vinaigrette


Dinner - (659 calories)
290 g chicken breast baked
1 slice Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese
2 tbsp Pace Chunky Salsa
1/2 potato skin
1 cheese & pepperoni bagel bit
4 pieces Farm Rich Mozzarella bites


Evening - (533 calories)
4 oz tequila
4 oz champagne
1 Mrs Fields Double Fudge Brownie

Total calories for the day 1,663
Daily Calorie Composition: 29% from carbs, 31% from fat and 40% from protein.

R2P3 Day 7

Weight - 159.6

One third of the way into Round 2 Phase 3 and I've yet to waiver outside of the two lb range.  Very very odd compared to round one.  Not that I want to be having to do steak days or anything.  Heck.. I love steak, but I like breakfast and lunch too.  In fact, I had a luscious steak for dinner tonight.  A client sent a care package from Omaha Steaks, and I decided to make the two 5 ounce sirloins tonight for dinner.

My younger son's girlfriend arrived for a two week visit.  She brought me one of my favorite Tequilas, Casa Noble Crystal.  I will definitely be testing the waters with the sugar alcohols tomorrow night.

Before HCG, I was a big time Crystal Light drinker.  Mostly drinking the iced tea and lemonade flavors.  At the end of round 1, I started drinking some ocassionally, but soon discovered that it was entirely two sweet for my after-hcg tastes.  I use the single serve packages and normally put 2 packets in a liter bottle.  I found that using one packet toned it down enough for me.   Well, I had forgotten this and made myself a 20 oz bottle today and about gagged from the sweetness.  Then it dawned on me..  water it down.. water it down.

Breakfast - (189 calories)
2 cups coffee with 1 tbsp half & half each
1 7 oz container Fage 2% greek yogurt
50 g raspberries
chocolate stevia to taste

Lunch - (281 calories)
**Spinach salad with chicken
84 g cooked weight Kirkland Grilled Chicken Breast Strips
100 g baby spinach
30 g onion
28 g gorgonzola cheese crumbles
4 tbsp Marie's Blue Cheese Yogurt Dressing

Dinner - (1,059 calories)  **Really?!  It's the oil and butter...
**Sirloin Steak with mushroom/onion/gorgonzola topper
10 oz Omaha Steak Sirloin Steaks
100 g onion
140 g mushrooms
50 g gorgonzola cheese
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp minced garlic

This dinner was to die for.  I preheated the broiler to 450 degrees F.  Placed an oven safe skillet on medium high heat on the stovetop.  Brushed the steak with olive oil and my favorite steak seasonings.  Placed the steaks in the skillet, browning for 2 minutes then turning and placing the skillet under the broiler until done to my liking (medium for me). Remove from the oven and let rest for several minutes.

While the steak was cooking, I heated the butter and garlic in a small saute pan until bubbling then added the mushrooms and onions.  Saute until softened and the onions are somewhat translucent.  Top the steak with mixture and sprinkle cheese over it.

Total Calories for the day - 1,529
Daily Calorie Composition: 10% from carbs, 59% from fat and 31% from protein.

R2P3 Day 6

Weight - 159.0

Right back at LDW today, but not much in the output department overnight which isn't usual.  Did some running around with my daughter-in-law and granddaughter to get things for New Years Eve and New Years Day.  The family will be having munchy, fingerfoods for New Years Eve as well as alcohol.  I'm not sure what I'll have.  Maybe I'll treat myself to a nice juicy steak, if tomorrow doesn't end up being a steak day (now I've probably jinxed myself).

Breakfast - (464 calories)
**Veggie Scramble with Turkey Sausage
1 large egg
1/2 c eggbeaters
60 g onion
60 g mushrooms
60 g green pepper
1 tbsp I Can't Believe It's Not Butter light
28 g gorgonzola cheese
2 tbsp pico de gallo
4 or 5 jalapeno slices
2 tbsp half & half (in two cups of coffee)

Lunch - (389 calories)
**Spinach salad with turkey
4 oz Jennie-O Oven Roasted Lean Turkey breast
100 g baby spinach
30 g onion
28 g feta cheese, reduced fat
3 tbsp Brianna's Real French Vinaigrette Dressing

Afternoon snack - (73 calories)
115 g mandarin oranges

Dinner - (492 calories)
**Salsa Jack Chicken and Green Beans
9 oz raw weight chicken breast
1 can Del Monte No Salt Added Green Beans
2 tbsp salsa
1 slice Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese
Montreal chicken seasoning to taste.

Baked chicken at 350degrees until done.  Melted cheese on top in broiler.

Evening Snack - (169 calories)
325 g cucumbers
2 tbsp Brianna's Real French Vinaigrette Dressing

Total Calories for the day 1,587
Daily Calorie Composition: 14% from carbs, 46% from fat and 40% from protein.

R2P3 Day 5

Weight 158.0

The teeter totter of P3 is in full swing.  Concentrated on mostly proteins yesterday and dropped 2.8 lbs overnight.  Decided to skip eggs today and have my old standby Fage Greek Yogurt for breakfast and a huge spinach salad for lunch.  Loved it all.  I feel like I'm cheating but I'm not.

Had a wonderfully relaxing 90 minute facial this afternoon complete with a good head, neck and shoulder massage.  Esthetician mentioned my skin was a bit dry, but I expected that after 50+ days of not using my normal products.  She also commented on the weight loss.  She sees me every 4 weeks said it really looked different this last time.  She weighs about a buck ninetyfive and was actually asking me about the diet.

Breakfast - (189 calories)
2 cups coffee with 1 tbsp half & half each
1 7 oz container Fage 2% Greek Yogurt
50 g raspberries
vanilla creme stevia to taste

Lunch - (555 calories)
** Spinach salad
100 g Kirkland Grilled Chicken Breast Strips
100 g baby spinach
200 g cucumber
45 g onion
35 g feta cheese
4 tbsp Brianna's Real French Vinaigrette 

Dinner - (592 calories)
**Veal Saute with Balsamic Onions and Zucchini Hash Browns
250 g Veal cut for scallopini
225 g sweet onion
1 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp BoltHouse Farms Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette
pepper to taste

Saute veal in a pan with a small amount of water.  Heat another saute pan with the olive oil.  Saute onions until softened and add vinaigrette to heat.  Pour over veal. 

Total Calories for the day 1,336.
Daily Calorie Composition: 19% from carbs, 46% from fat and 35% from protein.

R2P3 Day 4

Weight - 160.8

Weird night for me and lack of 'output' brought my weight up a bit so I'm doing primarily protein today.

Breakfast - (18 calories)
coffee with half & half

Lunch - (213 calories)
**Scrambled eggs
1 large egg
3/4 c eggbeaters
1/5 tbsp butter


Dinner - (877 calories)
**Sirloin steak and tomato
1.2 lbs lean sirloin steak, sliced thin
1 tbsp extra light olive oil
2 tsp garlic powder
180 g roma tomato
2 tbsp vinegar
pepper to taste

Brush the steaks with olive oil and garlic powder.  Pan fry because they are thin.

Total calories for the day 1,108
Daily Calorie Composition: 4% from carbs, 41% from fat and 55% from protein.

R2P3 Day 3

Weight 158.8

Ahhhh Christmas is over and a got a decent night's sleep.  Today I have this almost hungover, rummy, lack of sleep kind of feeling.  Can't believe I managed three meals today.  Not monsterously hungry, but I don't want to mess things up by not eating what I should. 

As I cooked my dinner, I also cooked a couple of regular burgers for my son.  Partway through preparation, he hollers "Whatever you are making smells really good."  I replied that it was his dinner.  Haven't heard him whoop like that in a while.

Throughout the day (53 calories)
Coffee with half & half
1 Zevia Black Cherry soda

Breakfast - (401 calories)
**Veggie scramble and bacon
1 large egg
.5 c eggbeaters
50 g onion
50 g bell pepper
50 g mushrooms
1 tbsp pico de gallo
1 tbsp bacon grease (from bacon cooked)
1 oz Blue Cheese crumbles (reduced fat)
2 slices Hormel Black Label Low Sodium Bacon

Lunch - (305 calories)
**Garden salad with turkey
4 oz Jennie-O Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
180 g Fresh Express Sweet Butter lettuce
150 g cucumber
50 g onion
4 tbsp Marie's Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing
shake of Johnny's Salad Elegance seasoning
 

Dinner - (657 calories)
**Turkey Burger Patties
2 Jennie-O All Natural Quarter Pound Turkey Patties
2 slices Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese
90 g roma tomato
2 small baby dill pickles
40 g onion
1 tbsp guacamole
1 tbsp Organicville Ketchup
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp Duke's Mayonnaise


Total Calories for the day 1,416
Daily Calorie Composition: 12% from carbs, 54% from fat and 34% from protein.

R2P3 Day 2

No weight this morning because I did not sleep at all and hit the road at 6 am.

Coffee throughout the day (70 calories)
4 tbsp half & half

Lunch - (685 calories)
**Christmas morning late breakfast
2 scrambled eggs
1 zucchini hash brown
2 daikon hash brown
2 sliced thick bacon
3 pieces Jimmy Dean sausage

Snacks - (325 calories)
50 g iceberg lettuce
2 tbsp Marie's Yogurt Blue Cheese dressing
2 Oscar Mayer Fat Free Turkey wieners
28 g colby jack cheese
50 g turkey breast

Dinner - (470 calories)
**Bunless burger
6 oz 96/4 ground beef
1 slice Tillamook pepperjack cheese
20 g dill pickle
85 g roma tomato
20 g onion
1 tbsp Duke's Mayonnaise
2 tsp ketchup
2 tsp mustard

Total calories for the day 1,551
Daily Calorie Composition: 9% from carbs, 61% from fat and 30% from protein.