P2's What's on your menu for today?

[shirleychef]

Green Smoothie are my phase 2 favorite right now:

1 cup skim kefir (allowed on vegetarian protocol)
1 cup frozen strawberries
5 ounces fresh baby spinach
1/2 serving protein powder (skim milk does not have as much protein as meat and I'm concerned about being protein deficient)
stevia and cinnamon to taste
1/2 - 1 cup water to desired texture.

I'm not a vegetarian but I've been craving green smoothies and by drinking 2 of these a day divided between 4 "meals" I'm back on track and mentally into my round again.... Pre-green smoothie run I was cheating daily for about 2 weeks.

So I finally gave into my green smoothie cravings and I feel AWESOME!!! Hopefully by tomorrow I will have all the weight I re-gained eating bad off and be ready to plunge into new territory!

Blessings,
Shirley - Round 3 VLCD 49 - 25.6 pounds Total hcg loss: 88

[walkingwoman]

Steamed halibut filet topped with dill and lemon with asparagus and strawberries
Grilled steak with sauteed spinach/garlic/lemon and a sliced frozen apple.
Tons of water with lemon

[dawnyama]

Awww....some good memories in this thread. Lots of great people here. I am going to bump this up!

[dawnyama]

Ah, such great ideas in this thread.

I will tell you what I ate today:

L: 1/2 cup cottage cheese (it was easy); 1 apple; 1/2 cucumber; 1 Melba
D: 3.5 oz raw, lean steak; 1/2 fresh tomato; 1/2 grapefruit
Drinks: 1 cup of coffee, 1 cup of weightless cranberry tea,
Exercise: walk 20 mins with the dog and my 6 yr old.

No special recipes, just plain foods. I really do want to make that Asian dressing that I posted from Biz. I did marinate chicken in that and it was good. It is also good on lettuce.

[misslatte]

Hi Dawn!

I've been keeping my menus simple and they seem to work for me so far.

Today -
Snacks - 13.1 oz gala apple
Lunch - 3 oz cooked shrimp, 7 oz cucumber (with cajun seasoning and ACV)
Dinner - 2.5 oz cooked chicken, 5.7 oz tomato (with taco/chili seasoning)
96 oz water
32 oz decaf green tea with stevia
24 oz cold brew iced coffee with chocolate stevia

[dawnyama]

Don't want this to be delegated to the second page. So here is what I had yesterday:


Lunch: steak, tomato, strawberries, melba
Dinner: chicken, asparagus, 1/2 grapefruit, melba
Drinks: 3 cups of coffee (total); 2 cups of Pu-erh tea; 2 cups of white tea; 4 32 oz of water
Exercise: 20 mins walk in the heat with the dog. It was slow going for me for sure!

[julieboolie]

Thanks for reviving this Dawn!!

Yesterday:
B: black coffee w. AS
L: GB w. cabbage and broth
S: gala apple
D: GB w. cabbage soup
Sn: cucumbers in ACV

Not too bad hunger wise.

Today?
I'm hungry sitting here typing at 9:00am. Drinking my black coffee. May need to have my apple early? Or add that second piece of fruit. We'll see. I did dose already. Can't remember if I'm hungrier after I dose or before? What about you guys?

We can do it!!

[msack3889]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Yup!! She said 2 of these plus!! I loved it while I was working on the weekends. I would go in at 7AM and not get off until 2. I would bring 2 of these (1 for breakfast and 1 for lunch) and still be able to eat my protein and veggie at dinner. On these days I would cut out my 2 melbas and 2nd fruit. What a nice change!!! I actually lost really well doing this!!!

I am so excited to try this smoothie tomorrow

I am confused, though, about having 3 proteins in one day. Isn't it supposed to be 7 oz of protein per day (2 3.5 oz servings)?

Or do people tweak this some as long as they stay under 500 calories?

[msack3889]

Originally Posted by silkandsand

I was under 500 cals and had a gain the next day. Do you think it's the shake or the lack of enough cals?.

I was just thinking about this...is it possible to gain or see a reduction in weight loss when not getting enough calories on HCG diet?

My losses have been very small this round, and I never count calories. I am thinking maybe I'm not getting enough calories. I haven't had my 2nd fruit yet today, and I've had 387 calories. Having my fruit would put me close to 500 cal, but I'm just not hungry.

[julieboolie]

Today I had:

3 oz boars head buffalo chicken breast over salad w/ franks
Apple
P2 chilli over lettuce
Strawberries
Black coffee, water, iced tea

Going to a convention tomorrow and Sat. Which will be hard! I'll pack cottage cheese and try for a burger maybe for dinner? Not sure yet. We'll see. I don't want to screw it up!

[emel]

Originally Posted by msack3889

I am so excited to try this smoothie tomorrow

I am confused, though, about having 3 proteins in one day. Isn't it supposed to be 7 oz of protein per day (2 3.5 oz servings)?

Or do people tweak this some as long as they stay under 500 calories?

From Pounds and Inches:

In countries where cottage cheese made from skimmed milk is available 100 grams may occasionally be used instead of the meat, but no other cheeses are allowed.

100 g 1-2% cottage cheese is about 75 cal. That's a bit less cal than most of the protein choices.

Biz recipe calls for 3 Tbl per shake. 3 tbl of cottage cheese weighs about 60 grams and provides about 45 cal. So two servings of shake would be 90 cal worth of cottage cheese, which is well in line with the average calorie count of the protein choices.
biz shake: (the way I do them.... I think she puts in more spinach and more cocoa)
3 tbl cottage cheese.... 45
5 med strawberries... 20
cup fresh spinach....... 7
1/2 tbl cocoa............ 6
and whatever your sweetner is.
Total cal= 78, so 2 of them is 156 cal, which means you could make them bigger than I do (more spinach and a little more berries and cocoa).

Sometimes I eat just protein and veg for my meals, so I'll have a shake instead of the fruit and the melba. But I'm rogue.

ETA... I just googled to review. Biz recipe calls for 3 oz cottage cheese per shake, so hers would be considerably more calories than how I do them. I'd say technically it's slightly rogue because it goes over the amt of cottage cheese specified by Simeons.

[Sleepy]

Originally Posted by emel

From Pounds and Inches:


100 g 1-2% cottage cheese is about 75 cal. That's a bit less cal than most of the protein choices.

Biz recipe calls for 3 Tbl per shake. 3 tbl of cottage cheese weighs about 60 grams and provides about 45 cal. So two servings of shake would be 90 cal worth of cottage cheese, which is well in line with the average calorie count of the protein choices.
biz shake: (the way I do them.... I think she puts in more spinach and more cocoa)
3 tbl cottage cheese.... 45
5 med strawberries... 20
cup fresh spinach....... 7
1/2 tbl cocoa............ 6
and whatever your sweetner is.
Total cal= 78, so 2 of them is 156 cal, which means you could make them bigger than I do (more spinach and a little more berries and cocoa).

Sometimes I eat just protein and veg for my meals, so I'll have a shake instead of the fruit and the melba. But I'm rogue.

i had these shakes all the time on my journey. love them and so easy and filling
i used 4 oz of cottage cheese though
i do the 800 cal. plan

[julieboolie]

Is there some liquid in this? What do you use? Thanks!

[msack3889]

Originally Posted by emel

From Pounds and Inches:


100 g 1-2% cottage cheese is about 75 cal. That's a bit less cal than most of the protein choices.

Biz recipe calls for 3 Tbl per shake. 3 tbl of cottage cheese weighs about 60 grams and provides about 45 cal. So two servings of shake would be 90 cal worth of cottage cheese, which is well in line with the average calorie count of the protein choices.
biz shake: (the way I do them.... I think she puts in more spinach and more cocoa)
3 tbl cottage cheese.... 45
5 med strawberries... 20
cup fresh spinach....... 7
1/2 tbl cocoa............ 6
and whatever your sweetner is.
Total cal= 78, so 2 of them is 156 cal, which means you could make them bigger than I do (more spinach and a little more berries and cocoa).

Sometimes I eat just protein and veg for my meals, so I'll have a shake instead of the fruit and the melba. But I'm rogue.

ETA... I just googled to review. Biz recipe calls for 3 oz cottage cheese per shake, so hers would be considerably more calories than how I do them. I'd say technically it's slightly rogue because it goes over the amt of cottage cheese specified by Simeons.

Yeah I was referring to her 3 oz recipe. It may fall within protocol calorie guidelines, but so would eating more than 2 grissini or 2 fruit, etc. I was just wondering if this was a bit rogue of a situation.

[Sleepy]

Originally Posted by julieboolie

Is there some liquid in this? What do you use? Thanks!

water

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by msack3889

I was just thinking about this...is it possible to gain or see a reduction in weight loss when not getting enough calories on HCG diet?

My losses have been very small this round, and I never count calories. I am thinking maybe I'm not getting enough calories. I haven't had my 2nd fruit yet today, and I've had 387 calories. Having my fruit would put me close to 500 cal, but I'm just not hungry.

Some people have found that they HAVE to eat ALL 500 calories in order to lose the maximum that they can. Then others find out that they lose best on under 500 calories. You have to figure it out for yourself.

I have found out that if I drink 3 cups of coffee in a day on P2 I lose more than if I only drink 2 cups in a day. Crazy, but true!

[msack3889]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Some people have found that they HAVE to eat ALL 500 calories in order to lose the maximum that they can. Then others find out that they lose best on under 500 calories. You have to figure it out for yourself.

I have found out that if I drink 3 cups of coffee in a day on P2 I lose more than if I only drink 2 cups in a day. Crazy, but true!

Isn't it weird how it varies for everyone? I have been doing this round for 2 weeks. 3 of those days I lost nothing. And now I'm only losing 0.2 lb. I know that's better than a gain or nothing, but it sure would be nice to have the losses that others have.

I need to track my calories and see if that will help me figure out how to lose more.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by msack3889

Isn't it weird how it varies for everyone? I have been doing this round for 2 weeks. 3 of those days I lost nothing. And now I'm only losing 0.2 lb. I know that's better than a gain or nothing, but it sure would be nice to have the losses that others have.

I need to track my calories and see if that will help me figure out how to lose more.

I think it is more frustrating than anything If it were more clear, like you are more than guaranteed to lose a lb a day! I wish it were true for us all to lose guaranteed a lb a day. I would be done by now! And much more simpler. Ugh is what I feel like screaming some days.

[msack3889]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I think it is more frustrating than anything If it were more clear, like you are more than guaranteed to lose a lb a day! I wish it were true for us all to lose guaranteed a lb a day. I would be done by now! And much more simpler. Ugh is what I feel like screaming some days.

Agree completely. I'll be lucky to lose 10 lbs this round

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by msack3889

Yeah I was referring to her 3 oz recipe. It may fall within protocol calorie guidelines, but so would eating more than 2 grissini or 2 fruit, etc. I was just wondering if this was a bit rogue of a situation.

If you actually watch her make the shake in the youtube videos, it makes a HUGE amount. I think a lot of people will split the shake and have one portion for breakfast and the second portion for one of their other two meals. If I recall in the one I saw, she used 100g cottage cheese, 200g strawberries, and like 5 oz of spinach in addition to a couple of T's of cocoa powder and water. It made an entire blender jar full.

[julieboolie]

But does it really taste good? Haven't made a smoothie yet on P2, but looking for a bit of variety. We're doing "breakfast for dinner" tonight, and I'm considering giving this a whirl (pun intended) .

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

If you actually watch her make the shake in the youtube videos, it makes a HUGE amount. I think a lot of people will split the shake and have one portion for breakfast and the second portion for one of their other two meals. If I recall in the one I saw, she used 100g cottage cheese, 200g strawberries, and like 5 oz of spinach in addition to a couple of T's of cocoa powder and water. It made an entire blender jar full.

When I use the shake recipe, as I post it, I only eat that one for the day. Then I have another P2 meal for lunch/dinner. I don't have 2 shakes and a protein and veggie. I just have the shake as 1 meal replacement because I use amounts for 1 full meal.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by julieboolie

But does it really taste good? Haven't made a smoothie yet on P2, but looking for a bit of variety. We're doing "breakfast for dinner" tonight, and I'm considering giving this a whirl (pun intended) .

Oh, my goodness it is soooo good. You will love it!! It is such a nice variety and a great way to get in some good veggies. I really do like this shake and try to include it often in P2 because it is such a great way to get in the spinach, which is soooo good for you.

[Reddy]

Love this thread for ideas!

My menu today:

Breakfast: Chai Green Tea

Lunch:Grilled Chicken Breast and Steamed Cabbage(didn't love the cabbage)

Afternoon Snack: Strawberry Smoothie - Strawberries, Ice, Water, Vanilla Stevia and 1tbsp of FF milk

Dinner: Grilled Lemon and Dill Tilapia (SO GOOD!) and Asparagus

Dessert: Will be half a grapefruit.

[julieboolie]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Oh, my goodness it is soooo good. You will love it!! It is such a nice variety and a great way to get in some good veggies. I really do like this shake and try to include it often in P2 because it is such a great way to get in the spinach, which is soooo good for you.

It is good! I'm enjoying it now for dinner!! Hope it doesn't stall me, cause I want to have it again! Thanks!

[dawnyama]

Bump!!

[buttah]

Hmmmm. I am intrigued by this shake! So it's basically a meal replacement, with cottage cheese as the protein for the meal? It's so tempting to do for breakfast, or that 10am - 11am period where I'm usually very hungry. But I worry about having just one meal left for the day. Having found that I stay full better with bulky meals (curry chicken and cabbage or fennel, a big bowl), rather than a piece of protein and some separate veggies, do you guys find this shake really filling?

And do you use low fat or non fat cottage cheese?

ETA: I just watched the video where she makes it, and in it she says she uses 3 oz of cottage cheese so that she can have TWO shakes and still have a dinner?! Isn't that going way over Simeons in protein, or does she advocate that anyway? Can anyone explain? Dawn?

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by buttah

Hmmmm. I am intrigued by this shake! So it's basically a meal replacement, with cottage cheese as the protein for the meal? It's so tempting to do for breakfast, or that 10am - 11am period where I'm usually very hungry. But I worry about having just one meal left for the day. Having found that I stay full better with bulky meals (curry chicken and cabbage or fennel, a big bowl), rather than a piece of protein and some separate veggies, do you guys find this shake really filling?

And do you use low fat or non fat cottage cheese?

ETA: I just watched the video where she makes it, and in it she says she uses 3 oz of cottage cheese so that she can have TWO shakes and still have a dinner?! Isn't that going way over Simeons in protein, or does she advocate that anyway? Can anyone explain? Dawn?

She says on her site as well, where the recipe is, that you can have 2 of those shakes and then for the other meal use just the protein and veggie. I have not done that. I use just one shake per day and use that as my meal. I use 3.5 oz of cottage cheese (in the beginning I used the appropriate amount of cottage cheese, but now I just use 1/2 cup); 3 oz spinach; 1 TBL of cocoa powder; 3 packets of sweetener; and about 3 oz or so of strawberries--usually frozen so I don't use ice. I blend that together with water. That is either my lunch or dinner and then I have my other P2 approved meal. You can email her on her site and see why she says you can do 2 of these and a protein/veggie for your 3rd meal. She answers all questions too! But people love this shake because you CAN have 2. People who are used to eating 3 meals a day and cannot do just 2 love this option. I use low fat cottage cheese because non-fat is icky Try it and see!!! I lose really well when I do have this shake.

[buttah]

Yeah, I get using it as one of the two protein meals, but not having two shakes and STILL having a third protein meal. I'm guessing Biz allows people more protein than Simeons if needed. Also, in the video, she implies that her justification for two shakes plus a protein dinner is coming from the calorie count. I forget the number of calories, but it seems like it would still allow a 150 calorie dinner (or so).

Perhaps Adeline knows the answer.

BTW, can't find the recipe on her site, just the video.

ETA: nonfat cottage cheese is 20 calories per ounce. So with 60 protein calories per shake, I guess she's figuring the protein equivalency calorically. (not by 100 gram, etc.)

[walkingwoman]

Openfaced sliders made with ground sirloin on cucumber rounds, topped with mustard mixed with sf syrup and seasonings, served with marinated cucumbers in acv, sliced apples

Dinner will be Grilled chicken breast sliced up and rolled in mini romaine leaves with hot wing sauce and strawberry granita.