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

[silkandsand]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Here ya go:

YouTube - Getting Down to Bizness - Episode #6

She has several where she makes the recipes in. I loved the dressing that she put out. the one with the ginger--she actually tells you how to shred the ginger!!!! How great is that??!! Enjoy!!

YUM! I am having the shake right now! I am also eating a fiber wasa cracker ...is that OK? Or is the shake the only thing I can have but I can have it twice?

[dawnyama]

When I did the shakes I made 2 of them AND cut out the melbas for the day. I was worried about the calories since the cottage cheese seemed to be more protein than what we were allowed. I really don't know how to incorporate other things int he day with the shakes. That is why I only did them on my long shift days at work, which were only once or 2 times max a week. If you only have 1 shake then I guess it is OK to have the cracker??? I really don't know!!!

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by tempted_by_food

I used to make a stew in the crock pot using radishes as pototoes it always turned out great.

I picked up a sirloin roast today and plan to make this soon!

Originally Posted by chantyl03

today i'm having:

hot tea in the morning
l: chopped chicken over salad greens and spiced up tomatoes (my version of salsa), 1 grissini
s:apple
d: tilapia and spiced boiled radishes
dessert: strawberry sorbet!!!


i'm really excited that the radishes turned out well, i'm going to have curry chicken and fauxtatos this weekend.

Yummy! How do you make your curry chicken?

Originally Posted by MaryN

Is this ok on P2. By the by your meal sounds very good. I might try the cukes with the cinnamon divinci. Sounds good, also.

You are doing so well. It gives me hope.

thanks! I've had them a couple of times. Pretty much the only thing I've had sweetner with and the cals are zero and they are made with sucralose? so I went for it and haven't had issues. YMMV.

I had yummy chicken breast sliders in green leaf lettuce wraps for lunch. In my foodprocessor I ground up a chicken breast, chinese 5 spice powder, some apple (for moisture) and some braggs AA and voila, yummy burgers and used the rest of the apple sliced as my fruit.

Dinner will be: Shrimp grilled with cajun seasoning, steamed spinach with garlic and sliced strawberries.

Doing all water today too

[Ladidah]

Me: Chili, grissini, pink lady apple for lunch
Spinach shake for dinner (to use up the thawed spinach). I ate my melbas. I the melba rounds. I'm meh on the grissini, but the melbas are great.

I like the shakes, but I don't think I'll do them often. I absolutely love cottage cheese and I found myself sneaking spoonfuls today. For some reason I've been hungrier on this round. I'm taking potassium, but I'm on a different brand/bottle of drops. I was hungry and ate both of my meals earlier than normal today. I hope I make it through the night.

[silkandsand]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

When I did the shakes I made 2 of them AND cut out the melbas for the day. I was worried about the calories since the cottage cheese seemed to be more protein than what we were allowed. I really don't know how to incorporate other things int he day with the shakes. That is why I only did them on my long shift days at work, which were only once or 2 times max a week. If you only have 1 shake then I guess it is OK to have the cracker??? I really don't know!!!

I only had one shake and couldn't even finish my Wasa cracker. Thanks for your input. I loved the shake!

[Lorrie200]

Originally Posted by torister

OK...I am going out on a limb and getting wild with my last 2 days of P2.

noon: half a grapefruit

1:00: Chicken Breast and cucumber grisini

6:30: chicken Breast and Cabbage grisini
strawberries

I eat the same thing nearly every day. Some days I just eat cukes for both meals with my protein.

I eat nearly the same thing everyday also...
I admire those that are so creative.

[LosingKitty]

Originally Posted by Lorrie200

I eat nearly the same thing everyday also...
I admire those that are so creative.

Me too! I'm just not Kitchen Creative. I usually stick to the same few spices. I've been reading everyone elses spice combos to try to get more variety going. I am no great cook by any means. I can make anything with a recipe but when I branch out on my own it can frequently be less than stellar! We are so lucky they share their creations with us.

[Ladidah]

I stick to only a few things too.

L: Chicken, melba, asparagus, apple
D: Chili, grissini, strawberries

[Tyl]

b: apple, grissini, unsweetened tea
l: chicken and lettuce with old bay and lemon juice
d: beef (cubed steak) and radishes (boiled and spiced), strawberries

[tempted_by_food]

WW...dont forget to let us know how that stew turns out I used to use steak in mines too.

[Tyl]

About the curry chicken, for hcg's sake, i'm going to attempt it by seasoning my meat and radishes (garlic powder, cumin, curry powder) and cooking it together in water, then adding a little guar gum at the end to thicken it. i don't have any chicken stock or i'd use that.

i'll let ya know how it goes

[MellaBella]

I made the boiled radishes last night and they were good! When I move into P3 I'm going to try roasting them with olive oil, garlic & rosemary.

When I was prepping my radishes my bf asked me to slice up a few raw for him, with lots of fresh lemon juice & sea salt. Those were also really good!

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by chantyl03

About the curry chicken, for hcg's sake, i'm going to attempt it by seasoning my meat and radishes (garlic powder, cumin, curry powder) and cooking it together in water, then adding a little guar gum at the end to thicken it. i don't have any chicken stock or i'd use that.

i'll let ya know how it goes

Cool. Sounds delicious!

Originally Posted by tempted_by_food

WW...dont forget to let us know how that stew turns out I used to use steak in mines too.

I sure will. Not sure when I'm going to make it but soon! I need to hit the 99 cents store for a bunch of radishes and I'll be adding some to my dd's next batch of meals.

Originally Posted by MellaBella

I made the boiled radishes last night and they were good! When I move into P3 I'm going to try roasting them with olive oil, garlic & rosemary.

When I was prepping my radishes my bf asked me to slice up a few raw for him, with lots of fresh lemon juice & sea salt. Those were also really good!

Oh, I'm going to add garlic and rosemary to my crockpot roast and radishes dish! Thanks so much for the idea. I was trying to decide how to season it and that sounds lovely The cold radishes sound yummy too. Gosh, could make a radish salad as a starter, have the roast and mashed radishes as dinner and an apple or strawberries for dessert. YUMM!

[walkingwoman]

I made another recipe I really enjoyed today. I chopped up some apple (just a little bit) and marinated in the Bragg's AA. Drained the AA sauce. Used my food processor and ground chicken breast (for those that do use turkey breast, you could use that) added some water to my pan, let it steam and added first the chicken then the apples (the crispiness gave a waterchestnut feel to the dish), sauteed until done. Then made a platter of green leaf lettuce and chopped fresh cilantro and made my own wraps. Topped each wrap with just a touch of chili garlic sauce and yowsa. Talk about filling! Crazy I had those with the rest of the sliced apple frozen, enjoyed my lunch with some newly acquired fancy chopsticks and dang. It took me about 45 minutes to finishs my meal I LOVE this! Definitely a repeat and this would be perfect for those of you that have families to serve as a fun dish for everyone to make their own and so forth. Seriously, the chopped apples really added to the bulkiness of the protein and it really made the dish fun and enjoyable.

[CaTriGirl]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

I made another recipe I really enjoyed today. I chopped up some apple (just a little bit) and marinated in the Bragg's AA. Drained the AA sauce. Used my food processor and ground chicken breast (for those that do use turkey breast, you could use that) added some water to my pan, let it steam and added first the chicken then the apples (the crispiness gave a waterchestnut feel to the dish), sauteed until done. Then made a platter of green leaf lettuce and chopped fresh cilantro and made my own wraps. Topped each wrap with just a touch of chili garlic sauce and yowsa. Talk about filling! Crazy I had those with the rest of the sliced apple frozen, enjoyed my lunch with some newly acquired fancy chopsticks and dang. It took me about 45 minutes to finishs my meal I LOVE this! Definitely a repeat and this would be perfect for those of you that have families to serve as a fun dish for everyone to make their own and so forth. Seriously, the chopped apples really added to the bulkiness of the protein and it really made the dish fun and enjoyable.

I think you have found your calling! You ought to either write a hCG Cookbook, or open a healthy restaurant!

How you get so creative on so little choices, is beyond me!!

I love trying your dishes!

[walkingwoman]

Aw, you're a sweetheart. I just have too much time on my hands and this entertains me. Plus, trying to find more ideas for my dd's menus so that she doesn't get bored. Her bf is constantly trying to tempt her so I'm trying to be as supportive as possible without sounding like I'm picking on her bf

[silkandsand]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

My favorite cocoa is the Hershey's Special Dark. Sometimes I have to travel to 3 or 4 different stores just to find it, but yum!!! Lunch tomorrow sounds fantastic! Share how much of the splenda and cocoa you put in it, please!!?? I know that when I made Biz's spinach shake/smoothie I used more sweetener than she did. The ratio was 1 TBL of cocoa and 2 pkts sweetener to 3 oz cottage cheese--is that what you will use too? Enjoy today!!

OK, I love this shake. On the day I made this I only had one and 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 know you said I could have 2 of these...maybe I will try that and see what happens.

[dawnyama]

I post menus from the day before because until I eat it I won't know if I will get to it or not!! So this is my menu from yesterday:

P2 - 08.26.10 - Thursday

RP2 Day: 08.26.10 Thursday
Date of your VLCD #1: 08/25/10
Weight on your VLCD #1 133.2
Yesterday's Weight: 133.2
Today's Weight: 132.4
# above/below VLCD #1: -0.8
# gain/loss from yesterday: -0.8
Activity: work the closing shift at Starbucks for 4.5 hours; stroll the dog for 20 mins to pond

Menu:
B: 1/2 grapefruit; 1 cup weightless tea
L: 1 melba, chicken, onion
D: late at 9PM: shrimp, radishes, melba, green apple
Drinks: 3 32 oz water; 2 cups coffee--1 was iced; 1 cup weightless tea (total of 3 today); lemon water (full lemon blended into a drink).

[Loosinslow]

I made a delicious soup. Take 1 lb ground chicken, 4 crushed melba's, garlic, rosemary, sal & pepper. Mix and form into tiny meatballs. Brown in a skillet. Bring to a boil 4 cups fat free chicken broth. Add meatballs to broth. Sautee 1 bag of baby spinach and add to broth. Season to taste. Makes 4 servings. Very similar to an "italian wedding soup" I made while on Atlkins.

[Ladidah]

L: Grilled steak, melba, asparagus, strawberries (I tried eating them earlier, at 10 a.m., to see if it helps with hunger)
D: Chicken, grissini, apple, cukes

[catzrule]

L: Grilled steak on WW marinade , sliced cukes with sea salt, apples with splenda/cinnamon, grissini
D: TBD (getting tired of the shakes for dinner... say it isn't so!)

[Tyl]

i'm staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarving today! left my drops at home!

so far:
b: grissini, tea
s: apple
l: big salad with chicken and wf dressing
i'm on my 3 cup of tea for the day, its not actually helping LOL

[silkandsand]

Lunch:

shredded cabbage and hamburger sauteed with water, caraway seeds, salt and pepper and a little Bragg's ACV with coarse mustard on the side and apples cooked in cherry/cinnamon tea with a fiber wasa cracker on top and baked. YUM. This is soooo filling!

Dinner:

chicken soup cooked with spinach in curry and Bragg's Amino Acids, cilantro and fresh basil. And apple stuff again...

[RenoMom]

Originally Posted by silkandsand

Lunch:

shredded cabbage and hamburger sauteed with water, caraway seeds, salt and pepper and a little Bragg's ACV with coarse mustard on the side and apples cooked in cherry/cinnamon tea with a fiber wasa cracker on top and baked. YUM. This is soooo filling!

Dinner:

chicken soup cooked with spinach in curry and Bragg's Amino Acids, cilantro and fresh basil. And apple stuff again...

Now this sounds wonderful!

[silkandsand]

Originally Posted by RenoMom

Now this sounds wonderful!

It was. :blush:

[Tyl]

today i had:

b: grisnni and tea
s: apple
l: chicken over lettuce
d: lean burger (94/6), cucumbers, strawberrry sorbet

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by Loosinslow

I made a delicious soup. Take 1 lb ground chicken, 4 crushed melba's, garlic, rosemary, sal & pepper. Mix and form into tiny meatballs. Brown in a skillet. Bring to a boil 4 cups fat free chicken broth. Add meatballs to broth. Sautee 1 bag of baby spinach and add to broth. Season to taste. Makes 4 servings. Very similar to an "italian wedding soup" I made while on Atlkins.

That sounds yummy! Thanks!

Originally Posted by silkandsand

Lunch:

shredded cabbage and hamburger sauteed with water, caraway seeds, salt and pepper and a little Bragg's ACV with coarse mustard on the side and apples cooked in cherry/cinnamon tea with a fiber wasa cracker on top and baked. YUM. This is soooo filling!

Dinner:

chicken soup cooked with spinach in curry and Bragg's Amino Acids, cilantro and fresh basil. And apple stuff again...

Those both sound yummy too!

I had an easy day. Just steak, asparagus and a sliced apple and tilapia with steamed spinach and garlic with strawberries for dinner.

[dawnyama]

My menu from Thurs:

P2 - 08.27.10 –Friday

RP2 Day3
Date of your VLCD #1: 8/25/10
Weight on your VLCD #1 133.2
Yesterday's Weight: 132.6
Today's Weight: 130.6
# above/below VLCD #1: -2.6
# gain/loss from yesterday: -1.8
Activity: walk with the dog for 20mins and closing shift at Starbucks (washing dishes, mopping floor, sweeping floor...)

Menu:

Lunch: Flounder dipped in mustard, pancake syrup mix; onion; 1/2 grapefruit; melba
Dinner: shrimp dipped in same dip as above; melba; green apple
Beverages: 2 cups of coffee; 2 cups of weightless tea; 3 32 oz water; lemonade made with 1 whole lemon.

[Ladidah]

B: Black coffee
L: Chili, grissini, apple
D: Grilled chicken, cukes, strawberries, melba

[Tyl]

b: iced tea, acv/water/sweetner
l: cucumbers with wf thousand island and chicken
d: tilapia and spinach, grissini, strawberry sorbet