So I guess I've made my decision to start loading on Friday for my next "cycle". That will put me in P3 for 2 weeks and I am ready to get back to P2. This weekend I went through all my low-carb recipes and found the highest fat ones I could to use for loading. My goal is at least 70% of calories from fat for those 2 days. I entered all the recipes in My Fitness Pal so now I am ready to go. I need to do some shopping for ingredients and I plan to make the cheesecake on Thursday so it is ready for Friday loading.
Here are some links to recipes I plan to use:
Goat Cheese Balls - These remind me of tiny cheese balls and they sound yummy!
Refrigerator Fudge - Made with cream cheese - yes, please!
Low Carb Turtle Cheesecake - Planning to freeze part of it for next time
Avocado Fries - I love anything avocado!
MsHCGGirl's Chocolate Nutty Delight - A variation of Chocolate Delight with peanut butter and almond butter in it - can't wait to try it!
Fat Fast Parfait - I add another layer made with chocolate in my version - will post it sometime.
My Buffalo Chicken Dip - I'll post this soon too - it is one of my favorite low-carb meals!
Nacho Chips - I'm going to try making these to eat with guacamole and maybe 7-layer dip.
Cinnamon Rolls - I am going to make these with Carbquik. I was surprised they came out to 77% fat! Yay!
My homemade Egg Nog - SO yummy and high in fat!
So, that is kind of a long list. I don't know if I'll get to eating all of these things this weekend but I'm going to try. I definitely need to start making some things ahead to be ready by Friday.
-K
Monday, July 30, 2012
My Carbquik Pins
Since my success with Carbquik, I have been searching out more recipes to try. I created a board on Pinterest and will continue to add recipes as I find them. Feel free to check out my pins and let me know how they turn out if you try anything. Some are Bisquick recipes that I plan to sub Carbquik, and others are low carb recipes using Carbquik.
Carbquik Recipes on Pinterest
-K
Carbquik Recipes on Pinterest
-K
Sunday, July 29, 2012
What I Think of Carbquik
I ordered two boxes of Carbquik from Netrition and I got them last weekend. I was leary of how it would taste and how well it would work in recipes but I have been pleasantly surprised! I have played around this week with several recipes and they have all turned out well. Even my kids have said you can't tell that it is low carb. Below is one of our favorite recipes - altered to use Carbquik instead of Bisquick. These did not even last a day around here! I plan to make some more this week and I will try to get a picture before they are gone.
Sausage Balls
1 lb. bulk pork breakfast sausage
1 cup Carbquik (original recipe calls for 2 cups but I cut it down the first time - just to make sure there was no aftertaste)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Mix all ingredients and roll into small balls. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
Makes - about 50
Headed in the Right Direction
Over the last two days I am down 1.6 lbs. I am still above LIW, but I am moving in the right direction. TOM is gone and I think some of the water is finally leaving too. I did not do any correction days, just my normal P3 eating of 2200 calories and the weight is slowly coming off.
Well, I say 2200 calories, but I hardly ever make that goal. But that is my goal. It is 11x my current weight. I usually end up around 1800-2000. I eat low carb and as much as I want - I don't restrict myself.
I think I am ready to start another round. Today is Day 8 of P3 and while I enjoy the food of P3, I am ready to get back to losing. I have a lot more to lose and it is hard to just maintain when I would rather be moving forward. Currently, I am cycling 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off, but I am thinking of changing that. A lot of hcg'ers cycle 2 weeks on and 1 week off and I am considering it. One week on P3 is enough to eat what I've been missing and then I could get back to P2. It sounds great and I may give it a try and see how it goes. Either way, I will be loading with HIGH fat and no sugar and hoping to not gain any weight. Gaining loading weight on a short round is tough.
I think I will plan on loading next Friday and Saturday. Yay! It is always so exciting to start a new round. :)
Happy Releases!
-K
Well, I say 2200 calories, but I hardly ever make that goal. But that is my goal. It is 11x my current weight. I usually end up around 1800-2000. I eat low carb and as much as I want - I don't restrict myself.
I think I am ready to start another round. Today is Day 8 of P3 and while I enjoy the food of P3, I am ready to get back to losing. I have a lot more to lose and it is hard to just maintain when I would rather be moving forward. Currently, I am cycling 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off, but I am thinking of changing that. A lot of hcg'ers cycle 2 weeks on and 1 week off and I am considering it. One week on P3 is enough to eat what I've been missing and then I could get back to P2. It sounds great and I may give it a try and see how it goes. Either way, I will be loading with HIGH fat and no sugar and hoping to not gain any weight. Gaining loading weight on a short round is tough.
I think I will plan on loading next Friday and Saturday. Yay! It is always so exciting to start a new round. :)
Happy Releases!
-K
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
TOM and the Bacon Bomb
This has been a rough P3 for me! Last Thursday was my LIW and my weight increased every day for 5 days after that! TOM showed up on Saturday, which explained the increases, but I still didn't like it. Yesterday was the 5th day since LIW and I was up 4.8 over LIW. I knew I hadn't done anything wrong and it was just water, so I did not do a correction day. I just continued to eat P3 normally and today I was down .8. So I am glad to be on the right track. Hopefully the rest will come off over the next few days. I hate the bloated feeling - ugh.
Last night for dinner my daughter made a YUMMY P3-friendly "Bacon Bomb". It was something we created after seeing something similar in our natural meat store. I wish I'd had a recipe, but we just winged-it and it turned out delicious. I thought I'd share the recipe for anyone who would like to try it.
Bacon Bomb
2 lbs. ground beef
1 1/2 Tbs. chili powder
2 eggs
2 cloves garlic, mashed
2 Tbs. parsley
4 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
2 jalapenos, chopped
8 oz. cream cheese
16 slices bacon
On a cookie sheet, basketweave the bacon, with 8 slices across and 8 slices down.
In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, chili powder, eggs, garlic, parsley, cheese, worcestershire sauce, and jalapenos. After thoroughly mix, spread the mixture over the bacon.
Last night for dinner my daughter made a YUMMY P3-friendly "Bacon Bomb". It was something we created after seeing something similar in our natural meat store. I wish I'd had a recipe, but we just winged-it and it turned out delicious. I thought I'd share the recipe for anyone who would like to try it.
Bacon Bomb
2 lbs. ground beef
1 1/2 Tbs. chili powder
2 eggs
2 cloves garlic, mashed
2 Tbs. parsley
4 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
2 jalapenos, chopped
8 oz. cream cheese
16 slices bacon
On a cookie sheet, basketweave the bacon, with 8 slices across and 8 slices down.
In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, chili powder, eggs, garlic, parsley, cheese, worcestershire sauce, and jalapenos. After thoroughly mix, spread the mixture over the bacon.
Spread the cream cheese over the ground beef mixture.
Starting at one end, roll up the all the layers.
Seal the ends of the ground beef as well as you can. We didn't do this and we lost some of the cream cheese goodness out the ends! Bake at 375 for 1 hours and then turn on the broiler for a couple minutes to crisp the bacon.
I cut it into 7 slices and it is 569 calories per slice (3 g. carb, 37 g. protein, and 44 g. fat). I used 85% ground beef.
ENJOY!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
P3 Day 1 (Round 2)
I just love P3! I love eating low carb with lots of fats and so P3 is exciting for me. When I am in P2 I really miss the butter and the cheese. Today I set my goal at 1500 calories and ended up eating about 1700. If you take my weight times eleven, my maintenance calories is 2200. I probably ate too many calories for my first day on P3, but the scale will tell tomorrow. During my last P3, I added calories back a little more slowly.
Last night I tried my first recipe with Carbquik and it turned out very well. I am excited to try more recipes. In case you are not familiar with Carbquik, it is a Bisquick-like baking mix that is low carb. Check out my recipe for Low Carb Sausage Balls.
TOM showed up today and I can tell I am retaining water. I am hoping it doesn't show up too bad tomorrow on the scale. I'll just have to wait and see.
-K
I just love P3! I love eating low carb with lots of fats and so P3 is exciting for me. When I am in P2 I really miss the butter and the cheese. Today I set my goal at 1500 calories and ended up eating about 1700. If you take my weight times eleven, my maintenance calories is 2200. I probably ate too many calories for my first day on P3, but the scale will tell tomorrow. During my last P3, I added calories back a little more slowly.
Last night I tried my first recipe with Carbquik and it turned out very well. I am excited to try more recipes. In case you are not familiar with Carbquik, it is a Bisquick-like baking mix that is low carb. Check out my recipe for Low Carb Sausage Balls.
TOM showed up today and I can tell I am retaining water. I am hoping it doesn't show up too bad tomorrow on the scale. I'll just have to wait and see.
-K
Saturday, July 21, 2012
A Late Start
Today is the last day of my 2nd round of hcg protocol (also knows as P2). Three months ago, when I was researching hcg, I said I wanted to start a blog to share my journey to lose 80 lbs. with hcg. Here I am, finally starting it. A little late, I know. But I still have a long way to go. So don't worry - there's still more story to tell.
You can read more about my struggle with weigh here. But for this post, I want to catch you up on my hcg journey.
May 12, 2012 - First injection and first loading day for Round 1 of hcg - I stuffed myself with every sugary, carby thing I wanted and more. I got to the point where I really didn't want to eat any more, but I made myself. The next day was more of the same. I gained a total 6.6 lbs. during loading, making my starting weight for hcg, 231.6 lbs.
May 14, 2012 - Starting the 500-calorie protocol - I was worried about eating such small amounts, but it really wasn't that bad. After the first couple days, I really was not hungry at all and it was easy to stick to protocol. I followed "Pounds and Inches" with the exception of adding one tablespoon of coconut oil each day.
June 13, 2012 - My final injection for Round 1 - Last Injection Weight (LIW) - 209.4. Total loss of 22.2 lbs. for Round 1. You can see my stats/charts page for more details on the losses. I lost great the first 2 weeks and then it slowed down dramatically.
June 16, 2012 - Started P3 and stuck to low carb eating. I did not have any trouble stabilizing and the most I varied from LIW was 1.6?
June 29, 2012 - First injection and first loading day for Round 2 - I had intended to stay on P3 for 3 weeks but I wanted to start on a weekend, so I guess my P3 was a little shorter then I realized. This time I decided to try 3 days of loading to see if it helped me lose any better. I gained 6.8 lbs. loading.
July 2, 2012 - Starting the 500-calorie protocol.
July 15, 2012 - I decided to try a 3-day fat fast during P2, just to see how it worked for me. I ended up losing 4.6 lbs. during those 3 days - I would call that a success! I wish it had not been so close to the end of the round though. Hopefully that will not affect my stabilization.
July 19, 2012 - My final injection for Round 2 - LIW - 201.4. Total loss of 8 lbs. for Round 2. I am very happy with this since it was a 3 week round.
Tomorrow I will start my second P3. I am ready to start eating some real food again. :)
My plan from here on is to cycle - three weeks on hcg and then three weeks off hcg (P3). I will eat low carb between cycles and not add back any sugar or starch. I still have 56 pounds to lose, so if I can lose 8-10 lbs. each round, I have about 7 rounds to go. I prefer the cycling because during Round 1, my losses slowed so much after the first two weeks, that it became discouraging. With a 3 week cycle, the depravation of P2 is short and I know I will soon be back in P3. It also capitalizes on my best loss weeks. Some people cycle 2 weeks on and 1 week off and I may consider that sometime in the future. Or maybe even 3 weeks on and 2 weeks off.
I have a new plan for loading as well, and I'll be sharing that in another post. I hope to avoid gaining 7 lbs. loading so that my true losses can be greater.
There it is, my journey so far in a nutshell.
-K
You can read more about my struggle with weigh here. But for this post, I want to catch you up on my hcg journey.
May 12, 2012 - First injection and first loading day for Round 1 of hcg - I stuffed myself with every sugary, carby thing I wanted and more. I got to the point where I really didn't want to eat any more, but I made myself. The next day was more of the same. I gained a total 6.6 lbs. during loading, making my starting weight for hcg, 231.6 lbs.
May 14, 2012 - Starting the 500-calorie protocol - I was worried about eating such small amounts, but it really wasn't that bad. After the first couple days, I really was not hungry at all and it was easy to stick to protocol. I followed "Pounds and Inches" with the exception of adding one tablespoon of coconut oil each day.
June 13, 2012 - My final injection for Round 1 - Last Injection Weight (LIW) - 209.4. Total loss of 22.2 lbs. for Round 1. You can see my stats/charts page for more details on the losses. I lost great the first 2 weeks and then it slowed down dramatically.
June 16, 2012 - Started P3 and stuck to low carb eating. I did not have any trouble stabilizing and the most I varied from LIW was 1.6?
June 29, 2012 - First injection and first loading day for Round 2 - I had intended to stay on P3 for 3 weeks but I wanted to start on a weekend, so I guess my P3 was a little shorter then I realized. This time I decided to try 3 days of loading to see if it helped me lose any better. I gained 6.8 lbs. loading.
July 2, 2012 - Starting the 500-calorie protocol.
July 15, 2012 - I decided to try a 3-day fat fast during P2, just to see how it worked for me. I ended up losing 4.6 lbs. during those 3 days - I would call that a success! I wish it had not been so close to the end of the round though. Hopefully that will not affect my stabilization.
July 19, 2012 - My final injection for Round 2 - LIW - 201.4. Total loss of 8 lbs. for Round 2. I am very happy with this since it was a 3 week round.
Tomorrow I will start my second P3. I am ready to start eating some real food again. :)
My plan from here on is to cycle - three weeks on hcg and then three weeks off hcg (P3). I will eat low carb between cycles and not add back any sugar or starch. I still have 56 pounds to lose, so if I can lose 8-10 lbs. each round, I have about 7 rounds to go. I prefer the cycling because during Round 1, my losses slowed so much after the first two weeks, that it became discouraging. With a 3 week cycle, the depravation of P2 is short and I know I will soon be back in P3. It also capitalizes on my best loss weeks. Some people cycle 2 weeks on and 1 week off and I may consider that sometime in the future. Or maybe even 3 weeks on and 2 weeks off.
I have a new plan for loading as well, and I'll be sharing that in another post. I hope to avoid gaining 7 lbs. loading so that my true losses can be greater.
There it is, my journey so far in a nutshell.
-K
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