HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 33

Weight 184.6

Hmmm a 2.6 lb jump from yesterday.  Does that mean the multigrain waffles were a bust or was it the typical snap back after a lower weight?  I'll have to try the waffles in a week or see and see if the scale reacts the same.

Breakfast - (416 calories)
Sausage/veggie scramble (50/50/50 breakfast)
1 egg
1/2 c eggbeaters
50 g onion
50 g mushrooms
50 g bell pepper
1 tsp light margarine
2 patties Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage
10 oz coffee
1 tbsp half & half

I've begun calling my breakfast eggs the 50/50 because I do 50 grams each of whatever veggies I'm adding. I always do 1 whole egg and the eggbeaters equivalent of 2 eggs so it's like having the volume of 3 eggs without all the fat and cholestoral.  After used the chub version of Jimmy Dean sausage I decided to opt for the premade patties because I can grab two, microwave them, crumble them up and add them to the eggs.

Lunch - (315 calories)
200 g (cooked weight) chicken breast
1 tbsp spicy mustard

Dinner - (366 calories)
Rib eye steak and slaw
300 g cooked weight rib eye steak, outer fat removed, grilled
85 g Fresh Express cole slaw blend
3 tbsp champagne vinegar

Total calories for the day 1,144
Daily Calorie Composition: 6% from carbs, 47% from fat and 47% from protein.

HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 32

Weight 182.0

Today is the first day of trying a few starchy carbs.  I'm doing a couple of waffles this morning with sugar free syrup.  Well see if there's any effect on the scale.


Breakfast - (236 calories)
2 Van's 8 Grain Multigrain Waffles
3 tbsp Smuckers Sugar Free Breakfast syrup
1 tsp light margarine
10 oz coffee
1 tbsp half & half

Lunch - (403 calories)
Garden salad with turkey
100 g Foster Farms Hickory Smokey Turkey Breast
130 g bagged sweet tender greens lettuce
100 g roma tomatoes
150 g cucumber
3 tbsp Brianna's Real French Vinaigrette

Dinner - (776 calories)
Beef mexi stirfry
.77 lb lean sirloin, cut in strips
4 oz can mushroom, drained
2 cups stir fry veggies (premade, fresh or frozen
1 tbsp McCormick Taco Seasoning mix
4 tbsp pico de gallo
2 tbsp sour cream
3 oz Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon

In a skillet over medium heat, saute the sirloin until almost cooked.  Add the taco seasoning and cover so some liquid forms.  Stir and add veggies, cover again.  Stir occasionally until veggies start to tender up, then remove the cover and let the sauce thicken.  Plate, then top with pico de gallo and sour cream.

Total calories for the day 1,415.
Daily Calorie Composition: 24% from carbs, 36% from fat and 40% from protein.

HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 31

Weight 182.2

I don't know how my weight keeps dropping slowly from my LDW of 187.  I'm fearful of eating more than I am, and really I'm not hungry enough to eat more.  I feel like I'm eating tons.

I went in search today for some different items for breakfast.  I'm going to try Von's 8 Grain Waffles and some Kashi GoLean cereal.  I also grabbed some double fiber whole grain bread to perhaps make a real sandwich.  I'm leary of adding carbs in the same meal as fats so I'm going to have to go cautiously.

Breakfast - (204 calories)
1 Thomas Bagel Thin
1 oz Chevre cheese with herbs
10 oz coffee
1 tbsp half & half

Lunch - (365 calories)
129 g Foster Farms Hickory Smoked Turkey breast
170 g bagged mixed lettuce
115 g cucumber
50 g onion
2.5 tbsp Brianna's Real French Vinaigrette Dressing

Dinner - (666 calories)
Mexi StirFry
3/4 lb lean sirloin steak, cut in strips
160 g mixed veggies for stir fry
4 oz can of mushrooms, drained
5 tbsp Pico de Gallo
1 tsp Mexican seasoning or Taco seasoning
2 tbsp sour cream

Saute the sirloin until almost done then add the veggies. Stir occassionally until vegetables are tender.  Plate and add Pico de Gallo and sour cream.

Total calories for the day 1,235 (so far)
Daily Calorie Composition: 21% from carbs, 34% from fat and 45% from protein.

HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 30

Weight 184.8

And again the steak day does it's trick.  Down 3.4 lbs from yesterday morning and I weighed earlier than normal today because of an early appointment.

Why is it that no one has ever come out and said "When you're weight climbs a bit just eat a big steak and a tomato or apple."  If they'd told me that years ago, I'd have never gained weight.  It's a good thing I like steak!


Breakfast - (359 calories)
Mexican scramble
1 egg
1/2 c eggbeaters
128 g extra lean ground sirloin
50 g onion
1 tsp Mexican Seasoning
2 tbsp salsa
10 oz coffee
 1 tbsp half & half


Lunch - (416 calories)
Salad with chicken
137 g chicken breast (weight after cooking)
170 g bagged lettuce mix
90 g roma tomatoes
50 g onion
2 tbsp Brianna's Real French Vinaigrette


Afternoon Snack - (125 calories)
1 container Fage 0% Greek yogurt
1 tbsp apple butter


Dinner - (855 calories)
Alfredo chicken with artichoke and mushrooms
235 g chicken breast (cooked weight)
1/2 c Light Alfredo sauce
8 artichoke hearts (packed in water), drained
1 cup mushrooms
1 slice pepper jack cheese
1 tsp pepper

Total calories for the day 1,755
Daily Calorie Composition: 21% from carbs, 30% from fat and 49% from protein.

HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 29

Weight 188.2

Amazing.. I haven't had almonds in several weeks because the last time I thought perhaps they caused my weight to jump.  Sure I had a couple of cookies yesterday, but I also had a handful of almonds.  I could tell last night that I felt bloated and sure enough this morning I'm up almost 3 lbs from yesterday.

Even though I'm still within my original 2 lb range from LDW I'm doing a steak day to circumvent.

 Breakfast - (24 calories)
10 oz coffee
 1 tbsp half & half


Dinner - (680 calories)
10 oz (after cooking) lean sirloin steak, broiled
160 g roma tomatoes

Total calories for the day 704 (really??)
Daily Calorie Composition: 4% from carbs, 52% from fat and 44% from protein.

HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 28

Weight 185.4

This was a really weird food day for me.  Probably one of the first 'grazing' on bad things in a while. And I paid for it

Breakfast - (517 calories)
Mexican scramble
2 eggs
1/2 c eggbeaters
130 g extra lean ground beef
75 g mushrooms
1 oz myzithra cheese
1 tsp Mexican seasoning
2 tbsp salsa
10 oz coffee
1 tbsp half & half

Lunch - (352 calories)
Tuna salad
232 g water packed light tuna, drained
2 tbsp light mayonnaise
80 g celery
80 g onion
1 tbsp capers

Afternoon snacking - (194 calories)
Handful unsalted natural whole almonds
2 Nutter butter cookies (the devil)


Dinner - (380 calories)
Lemon caper veal & green beans
320 g (raw weight) Superior Farms thin sliced veal
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp capers
1 cup green beans

Evening snack - (35 calories)
150 g cabbage, shredded
2 tbsp champagne vinegar

Total Calories for the day 1,475
Daily Calorie Composition: 17% from carbs, 32% from fat and 51% from protein.

HCG Diet Phase 4 Day 27

Weight 184.8

Kind of running on autopilot these past few days.  I'm getting tired of eggs or yogurt for breakfast and am going to start looking into other things.  Maybe a good high fiber cereal, but I'm not sure.

Breakfast - (393 calories)
Egg/Eggbeaters scramble
1 egg
1/2 c eggbeaters
2 oz pork sausage, browned and broken up
60g mushrooms
50g onion
1 tsp light margarine
10 oz coffee
1 tbsp half & half


Lunch - (424 calories)
Chicken with alfredo zucchini 'pasta'
4 oz chicken breast, chopped
225 g zucchini cut with the spiral slicer
1/2 c Light Alfredo jarred sauce
1 oz Myzithra cheese

I baked the spiral sliced zucchini in the alfredo sauce topped with myzithra cheese then added the chicken too it (mine had been previously cooked)

Afternoon snack - (186 calories)
4 oz chicken breast

Dinner - (347 calories)
Garden salad with turkey
5 oz Foster Farms Hickory Smoked turkey breast
170 g bagged lettuce mix
60 g celery
50 g green onion
90 g dill pickle
3 tbsp BoltHouse Farms Parmigiano Caesar dressing

Evening snack - (168 calories)
8 oz Riesling wine

Total calories for the day 1,518.
Daily Calorie Composition: 15% from carbs, 40% from fat and 45% from protein.