Weight - 134.2
Down 1.2 pounds but only 0.2 of this is new this round.
I have a massage today in the late afternoon. Like I've done when not in Phase 2, I'm going to do a 'steak day' P2 style. I'm going to drink coffee, water, tea throughout the day. For dinner, I'm having a double portion of beef as my protein and an apple. I'm also taking some magnesium citrate tonight to try to get things moving in the output department.
Dinner - (371 calories)
220 g 96/4 ground beef
190 g apple
Total calories for the day 371
Daily Calorie Composition: 28% from carbs, 22% from fat and 50% from protein.
HCG Patch
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
R5 Phase 2 Day 50
Weight - 135.6
I'm still playing seesaw with the dang scale. I've been up and down the same pound about 3 times now. Not unheard of after the great 7 days coming off my Planned Interruption. It definitely served to shake things up a bit.
Yesterday was the grandson's one month checkup. He's doing fantastic. He's gained 2.25 lbs and grown an inch. Not shabby for a breastfed baby. He's starting to goo and coo just a bit. The next few weeks he'll become much more reactive.
On the batch cooking front. I went to town tonight with it. The other day I did 26 portions of beef eye of round roast in the crock pot. Cooked it with a few slices of onion, some broth, water and seasonings. At the same time, I sauted up 8 portions of yellow onions, then put then in a second crock pot with broth to heat for a while. I used 8 of the portions of roast with broth and onions to make 8 servings of beef and onion soup.
Tonight I did twelve turkey patties, 12 beef patties, and 35 portions of chicken breast. Between the two cooking sessions that's 85 portions of protein which is 42 days worth of food for one person and 21 days for two people. Now I am only on Phase two until the end of next week. My son will likely be on for another month. What does not get used, I can always double up and use in Phase 3. I love having the proteins already cooked. I can add them to things or eat them as is with a veggie.
Lunch - (245 calories)
**Beef & Celery Soup
100 g beef eye of round roast
200 g celery
1 c Pacific Natural Beef Broth
120 g orange
Dinner - (131 calories)
100 g chicken breast
92 g baby spinach
P2 dressing
Total calories for the day 376
Daily Calorie Composition: 27% from carbs, 13% from fat and 60% from protein.
I'm still playing seesaw with the dang scale. I've been up and down the same pound about 3 times now. Not unheard of after the great 7 days coming off my Planned Interruption. It definitely served to shake things up a bit.
Yesterday was the grandson's one month checkup. He's doing fantastic. He's gained 2.25 lbs and grown an inch. Not shabby for a breastfed baby. He's starting to goo and coo just a bit. The next few weeks he'll become much more reactive.
On the batch cooking front. I went to town tonight with it. The other day I did 26 portions of beef eye of round roast in the crock pot. Cooked it with a few slices of onion, some broth, water and seasonings. At the same time, I sauted up 8 portions of yellow onions, then put then in a second crock pot with broth to heat for a while. I used 8 of the portions of roast with broth and onions to make 8 servings of beef and onion soup.
Tonight I did twelve turkey patties, 12 beef patties, and 35 portions of chicken breast. Between the two cooking sessions that's 85 portions of protein which is 42 days worth of food for one person and 21 days for two people. Now I am only on Phase two until the end of next week. My son will likely be on for another month. What does not get used, I can always double up and use in Phase 3. I love having the proteins already cooked. I can add them to things or eat them as is with a veggie.
Lunch - (245 calories)
**Beef & Celery Soup
100 g beef eye of round roast
200 g celery
1 c Pacific Natural Beef Broth
120 g orange
Dinner - (131 calories)
100 g chicken breast
92 g baby spinach
P2 dressing
Total calories for the day 376
Daily Calorie Composition: 27% from carbs, 13% from fat and 60% from protein.
Monday, February 27, 2012
R5 Phase 2 Day 49
Weight - 135.0
And I've been here before. A couple of times in fact. Tomorrow is another day. Another chance for the scale fairies to find my house. Please.
Lunch - (167 calories)
** Beef & Spinach soup
110 g 96/4 ground beef
100 g spinach
1 c beef broth
1 c water
Franks hot sauce, fajita seasoning
Afternoon Snack - (165 calories)
**Apple smoothie
180 g red delicious apple
17 g Jay Robb Vanilla
dash of cinnamon
Dinner - (139 calories)
100 g chicken
160 g zucchini
3 tbsp salsa
Evening snack - (31 calories)
100 g strawberries
Total Calories for the day 502
Daily Calorie Composition: 35% from carbs, 11% from fat and 54% from protein.
And I've been here before. A couple of times in fact. Tomorrow is another day. Another chance for the scale fairies to find my house. Please.
Lunch - (167 calories)
** Beef & Spinach soup
110 g 96/4 ground beef
100 g spinach
1 c beef broth
1 c water
Franks hot sauce, fajita seasoning
Afternoon Snack - (165 calories)
**Apple smoothie
180 g red delicious apple
17 g Jay Robb Vanilla
dash of cinnamon
Dinner - (139 calories)
100 g chicken
160 g zucchini
3 tbsp salsa
Evening snack - (31 calories)
100 g strawberries
Total Calories for the day 502
Daily Calorie Composition: 35% from carbs, 11% from fat and 54% from protein.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
R5 Phase 2 Day 48
Weight - 135.6
Arggghh.. I'm hating the sale lately. It's an indian giver.
Today is family Sunday. Older son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter came over, but the little one was acting up so they went home as 'punishment'. Now why do I feel like the one punished?
I have about 10 more days to get this weight down and it's kicking me big time.
Lunch - (199 calories)
**Sunday Omelet
1 egg
3 egg whites
50 g onions
30 g mini-peppers
20 g onion
120 g red grapefruit
Dinner - (206 calories)
**Beef & Onion Soup
100 g eye of round roast
150 g onion
1 cup Pacific Natural Beef Broth
1 c water
salt/pepper/garlic to taste
Total calories for the day 405
Daily Calorie Composition: 42% from carbs, 8% from fat and 50% from protein.
Arggghh.. I'm hating the sale lately. It's an indian giver.
Today is family Sunday. Older son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter came over, but the little one was acting up so they went home as 'punishment'. Now why do I feel like the one punished?
I have about 10 more days to get this weight down and it's kicking me big time.
Lunch - (199 calories)
**Sunday Omelet
1 egg
3 egg whites
50 g onions
30 g mini-peppers
20 g onion
120 g red grapefruit
Dinner - (206 calories)
**Beef & Onion Soup
100 g eye of round roast
150 g onion
1 cup Pacific Natural Beef Broth
1 c water
salt/pepper/garlic to taste
Total calories for the day 405
Daily Calorie Composition: 42% from carbs, 8% from fat and 50% from protein.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
R5 Phase 2 Day 47
Weight - 134.6
Down 0.4 today. Come on.. two more lbs.. please :)
Took my granddaughter for a mani/pedi today and a local place to play for a while. She had a blast. This afternoon I fired up the crock pots with onion soup and eye of round roast. Boy did the house smell good. I wanted to devour it all. I'll wait until tomorrow though.
Lunch - (231 calories)
310 g Fage 0% Greek Yogurt
160 g strawberries
Dinner - (140 calories)
100g chicken breast
260 g cucumber
Total Calories for the day 371
Daily Calorie Composition: 33% from carbs, 4% from fat and 63% from protein.
Fat 1g; Fiber 7 g; Carb 31 g; Sodium 212 mg; Protein 59 g
Down 0.4 today. Come on.. two more lbs.. please :)
Took my granddaughter for a mani/pedi today and a local place to play for a while. She had a blast. This afternoon I fired up the crock pots with onion soup and eye of round roast. Boy did the house smell good. I wanted to devour it all. I'll wait until tomorrow though.
Lunch - (231 calories)
310 g Fage 0% Greek Yogurt
160 g strawberries
Dinner - (140 calories)
100g chicken breast
260 g cucumber
Total Calories for the day 371
Daily Calorie Composition: 33% from carbs, 4% from fat and 63% from protein.
Fat 1g; Fiber 7 g; Carb 31 g; Sodium 212 mg; Protein 59 g
Friday, February 24, 2012
R5 Phase 2 Day 46
Weight - 135.0
Up 0.2 today, but after 8.2 lbs this week I'm not surprised at all. I did not go to bed until 3am and then once I did I awoke several times with coughing fits. Coughing so hard to the point of gagging. Sooo not fun. Because of that my sleep was terrible. I'm hoping tonight will not be a repeat. You definitely need a good night's sleep when in Phase 2.
Lunch - (165 calories)
**Salsa Beef & Zucchini
100 g eye of round steak
130 g baby zucchini
3 tbsp salsa
Dinner - (213 calories)
**Chicken and Salad
100 g chicken breast
50 g half & half blend lettuce
50 g roma tomato
P2 dressing
150 g red grapefruit
Evening Snack - (24 calories)
80 g strawberries
Total Calories for the day 402
Daily Calorie Composition: 37% from carbs, 12% from fat and 51% from protein.
Fat 5 g; Fiber 7 g; Carb 38 g; Sodium 480 mg; Protein 53 g
Up 0.2 today, but after 8.2 lbs this week I'm not surprised at all. I did not go to bed until 3am and then once I did I awoke several times with coughing fits. Coughing so hard to the point of gagging. Sooo not fun. Because of that my sleep was terrible. I'm hoping tonight will not be a repeat. You definitely need a good night's sleep when in Phase 2.
Lunch - (165 calories)
**Salsa Beef & Zucchini
100 g eye of round steak
130 g baby zucchini
3 tbsp salsa
Dinner - (213 calories)
**Chicken and Salad
100 g chicken breast
50 g half & half blend lettuce
50 g roma tomato
P2 dressing
150 g red grapefruit
Evening Snack - (24 calories)
80 g strawberries
Total Calories for the day 402
Daily Calorie Composition: 37% from carbs, 12% from fat and 51% from protein.
Fat 5 g; Fiber 7 g; Carb 38 g; Sodium 480 mg; Protein 53 g
Thursday, February 23, 2012
R5 Phase 2 Day 45
Weight - 134.8
Color me surprised! Down another pound today. Five straight days of losses. Now of course I was up several pounds from my lowest this round. I thought for sure last night I was not going to see a drop again. In fact, based on my evening weight I planned to see a rebound gain today. I'll take it and set myself up for the rebound tomorrow. Cynical much?
I am feeling a bit better. I'm not sleeping well at all. My blood sugar tanked at about 5 am. I got up to use the bathroom and found myself clammy, sweaty, stumbling, and disoriented. I know that scenario all too well. I grabbed my meter (Type 2 diabetic in remission is what they call me - controlled by diet and exercise). Sure enough it was 58. Below 60 is dangerous. Much lower and you risk going into a coma. I had a few strawberries and a slice or two of apple and felt better within 10 minutes. By 30 minutes, my blood sugar was 78.
When I'm in Phase 2, my blood sugar and my blood pressure tends to drop lower than normal for me. I've seen it each round with doctor visits during that time. Once the blood pressure was so low, the doctor was worried. I told him what it was. He is aware of my dieting. I knew that once I moved into Phase 3 it would return to normal.
Feeling a bit more human, I ventured out after lunch to get my nails done and do some grocery shopping. Since there are three people (two in my household, the third being my daughter-in-law) currently in phase 2, I find shopping for some of the produce and proteins at Costco works well. I can buy in bulk and split it between the two households. I got 5 lbs of eye of round roast to crock pot and portion out. Also, going to make onion soup. Finally, they had the tilapia loins back in stock, so I grabbed two bags of them.
I was out for six hours. By the time I got home and got things put away, I was exhausted. I still had dinner to make. Now if I can just get the coughing fits that turn into gagging fits to go away.
Lunch - (192 calories)
**Chicken, Apple, Celery Salad
100 g chicken breast
130 g apple
125 g celery
3 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp water
stevia to taste
garlic powder, pepper, onion powder
Dinner - (164 calories)
**Fajita Tilapia & Roasted Asparagus
140 g Kirkland Tilapia Loins
1/2 tsp Spice Hunter Fajita Seasoning
150 g asparagus
shake or two of Spice Hunter Key Lime Pepper
50 g strawberry ( I just had to have one)
Total calories for the day 356
Daily Calorie Composition: 29% from carbs, 10% from fat and 61% from protein.
Fat 4 g; Fiber 8 g; Carb 26 g; Sodium 211 mg; Protein 55 g
Color me surprised! Down another pound today. Five straight days of losses. Now of course I was up several pounds from my lowest this round. I thought for sure last night I was not going to see a drop again. In fact, based on my evening weight I planned to see a rebound gain today. I'll take it and set myself up for the rebound tomorrow. Cynical much?
I am feeling a bit better. I'm not sleeping well at all. My blood sugar tanked at about 5 am. I got up to use the bathroom and found myself clammy, sweaty, stumbling, and disoriented. I know that scenario all too well. I grabbed my meter (Type 2 diabetic in remission is what they call me - controlled by diet and exercise). Sure enough it was 58. Below 60 is dangerous. Much lower and you risk going into a coma. I had a few strawberries and a slice or two of apple and felt better within 10 minutes. By 30 minutes, my blood sugar was 78.
When I'm in Phase 2, my blood sugar and my blood pressure tends to drop lower than normal for me. I've seen it each round with doctor visits during that time. Once the blood pressure was so low, the doctor was worried. I told him what it was. He is aware of my dieting. I knew that once I moved into Phase 3 it would return to normal.
Feeling a bit more human, I ventured out after lunch to get my nails done and do some grocery shopping. Since there are three people (two in my household, the third being my daughter-in-law) currently in phase 2, I find shopping for some of the produce and proteins at Costco works well. I can buy in bulk and split it between the two households. I got 5 lbs of eye of round roast to crock pot and portion out. Also, going to make onion soup. Finally, they had the tilapia loins back in stock, so I grabbed two bags of them.
I was out for six hours. By the time I got home and got things put away, I was exhausted. I still had dinner to make. Now if I can just get the coughing fits that turn into gagging fits to go away.
Lunch - (192 calories)
**Chicken, Apple, Celery Salad
100 g chicken breast
130 g apple
125 g celery
3 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp water
stevia to taste
garlic powder, pepper, onion powder
Dinner - (164 calories)
**Fajita Tilapia & Roasted Asparagus
140 g Kirkland Tilapia Loins
1/2 tsp Spice Hunter Fajita Seasoning
150 g asparagus
shake or two of Spice Hunter Key Lime Pepper
50 g strawberry ( I just had to have one)
Total calories for the day 356
Daily Calorie Composition: 29% from carbs, 10% from fat and 61% from protein.
Fat 4 g; Fiber 8 g; Carb 26 g; Sodium 211 mg; Protein 55 g
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