Starting to crumble...Need Recipes.

[alexa_188]

I'm only 5 days in and I am starving.....I was doing great but now my hunger and sugar craving is getting the best of me!
I need some fill me up recipes. Starting tomorrow I'm going to change my drop schedule to 6xs a day-hoping that it'll help my hunger....
In the mean time- if you would please submit your favorite P2 recipes I would appreciate it...(dessert ideas are welcome & I am open to Walden Farms products)....
Thanks Everyone

[Wigglesmom]

P2 Chili - 2 servings

1 14.5 oz. can hunts fire roasted tomatoes with garlic
200 grams 96% ground beef
2 tbsps chili powder
1 tsp cumin
2 tsps onion powder
2 tsps paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 cloves garlic clove
4 tbsps chopped onion
1 fresh minced jalapeno pepper

Brown ground beef, onions and garlic in sauce pan. When browned, drain fat. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer for 60 minutes. This comes out very spicy due to the cayenne pepper. Adjust to your taste.


Microwaved Baked Apple

Peel and slice one apple and place in bowl. Sprinkle with cinnamon and 1/2 packet of Stevia or Splenda. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave 2 1/2 minutes. Stir to distribute spices and juices.

[privatediva]

The baked apple turns very desserty with a little drizzle of Walden Farms caramel sauce. Fresh strawberries or orange segments with WF chocolate dip has gotten me through a few moments when I needed chocolate (if it were up to me, chocolate would be its own food group).

I also like to drink vanilla hazelnut coffee with vanilla creme or chocolate stevia in it. Or cinnamon. Or sometimes even a tsp of cocoa and a dash of cinnamon. It's hot, so I have to drink it slow...and that helps me get past the craving.

If I'm really hungry (haven't been very often, but it has happened a few times), I spice my chicken like tacos and shred it over a huge bed of iceberg lettuce...I eat super slow...and almost always can't finish it, but somehow, it seems to help to have a big ole plate full of *something* sometimes!

I hope the hunger evens out for you soon. My Doc said that it could last up to 10 days...but that usually by the end of week 1, you feel much more settled. I think that was about the time I had my first day when I could hardly finish my 500 calories for the day...that will happen for you too.

[shelbyla]

Salad dressings:

Start with...
2T broth (beef, chicken or veggie)
2T apple cider or red wine vinegar
1/4t salt
1/4t pepper

For Italian add...
1t Italian seasoning
1/4t garlic powder
1/4t onion powder

For honey mustard add...
1T mustard (yellow or brown but check ingredients for sugar)
5 drops plain stevia or 1/2 packet Splenda or Sweet 'n Low

For a creamier dressing use...
2T Walden Farms Caesar, Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing in place of one T of broth and one T vinegar

For a different taste use...
2T orange juice, lemon juice or lime juice in place of the vinegar

Switch up spices. I like...
1t curry or
1t shallot pepper or
1t dill or
1t sage


"Skillet" meals (if you are NOT eating the grissini/melba, increase your evening veggie portion to 200g/7oz)

Broth 1/4-1/2c, depending on how saucy you like it
Chicken
Beef
Veggie

Protein 100g/3.5oz raw
chicken breast
lean ground beef
shrimp
crab meat
langostino tails

Veggie 100g/3.5oz raw
Belgian endive
Cabbage
Bok choy
Celery
Chinese cabbage

Spices
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper

plus...
Italian - 1T Italian seasoning (works best with chicken or beef plus endive or cabbage)
Mexican - 1T chili powder, 1t cumin, couple of dashes tobasco or tapatio (works best with chicken or beef plus cabbage or endive)
Asian - 1T soy sauce or Braggs liquid aminos (works with all)
Lemon pepper - 1t lemon pepper, 1T fresh lemon juice (work best with chicken or seafood plus any veggie)

Add broth to skillet. Add veggie and spices and cook to just before desired doneness. Add raw protein and cook until done (the protein cooks so fast that it's best to add it at the end). Optional: sprinkle with Guar or Xanthan gum (available at most healthfood stores) in a salt shaker for a thicker sauce--a little goes a VERY long way so sprinkle with caution! **DO NOT OVERDO AS IT IS A STARCH AND COULD STALL YOU.

Panfried White Roughy

Sprinkle a filet of Swai (white roughy--available at Ralph's and TJ's), cod, or orange roughy with salt and pepper. Heat skillet until hot. Add fish. Cook on one side for 3 mins. Flip and cook until fish flakes easily--about 2 more minutes. Serve with salad or stirfried veggies.

[Wife of a Pilot]

Wigglesmom, I am making your Chili right now. It's hot for me without the cayenne pepper LOL. Congrats on the 12lbs! that is phenomenal. I started the same day and I'm at 7lbs. I would love to know what all you're eating! Yesterday was my .2 weight loss day and this morning it had put it back on. And I didn't cheat! Frustrating !!

[Wigglesmom]

Originally Posted by Wife of a Pilot

Wigglesmom, I am making your Chili right now. It's hot for me without the cayenne pepper LOL. Congrats on the 12lbs! that is phenomenal. I started the same day and I'm at 7lbs. I would love to know what all you're eating! Yesterday was my .2 weight loss day and this morning it had put it back on. And I didn't cheat! Frustrating !!

7 lbs. lost is great! I am strictly protocol from the Pounds & Inches manuscript. I basically eat pretty much the same few things and just rotate them.

Proteins: Cold boiled shrimp, grilled or roasted chicken breast, 96% lean ground beef burger, P2 chili, top round london broil. (100 grams raw or 3 oz. cooked)

Veggies: Cucumbers, spinach, asparagus, sliced tomato.

Fruit: Apple, orange, handful of strawberries.

Starch: one rye melba toast or one garlic grissini.


Last round I lost a lot of weight in the first week but weeks 2 and 3 slowed down quite a bit. I think it just depends on your body and remember, everyone is different. You're doing great. Keep up the good work!

[beachagain]

A.) Bumping, because I am feeling like crumbling also...but I have one more day of dosing and then my 2-3 days VLCD w/o dosing

B.) ahhhh alexa ...I feel your pain...here are some of the things I made with out bountiful choices...

Shrimp or chicken stirfry

I marinated my diced up meat in some fresh lemon, a splash of tobasco, garlic, cider vinegar, crushed red pepper, ginger, and other spices...cooked it in a skillet...then added my vegie (I used celery)...and kept adding a little water and vinegar to keep it wet and prevent it from burning. It is extremely filling!

Chicken salsa

Fresh tomato's, garlic, onion powder, oregano, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, cumin (etc)...blend or process...smother grilled chicken...can also use you melba to scoop up like chips and salsa

I eat a lot of the chilli (posted above by wiggles) and grilled asparigus and chicken also

this is pretty much how I survived it...the cooked the apples are pretty amazing and like Diva...I drink a lot of coffee

[ar9801]

-sorry, duplicate posting. See below

[privatediva]

VerbQueen has an excellent recipe for a Waldorf Chicken salad...with 100g chicken, 1 cup celery, apple and a dressing made of ACV, dijon mustard, salt and pepper, and sweetener to taste. It really hits the spot...and takes a long of chewing to eat. It's a good one when I'm really hungry...because by the time I chew the celery and apple, I'm not hungry anymore.

[ar9801]

Originally Posted by alexa_188

I'm only 5 days in and I am starving.....I was doing great but now my hunger and sugar craving is getting the best of me!
I need some fill me up recipes. Starting tomorrow I'm going to change my drop schedule to 6xs a day-hoping that it'll help my hunger....
In the mean time- if you would please submit your favorite P2 recipes I would appreciate it...(dessert ideas are welcome & I am open to Walden Farms products)....
Thanks Everyone

I've got some suggestion to help. To give you a little background I was on the HCG diet a few years ago and did wonderfully. I lost 44lbs and kept the weight off for a long time. I've had some seriously traumatic recent events and gained 50lbs in the last 5 months. Now that life has stabilized again, I'm working on my coping mechanisms for stress, and I've started back on the protocol.

As a successful previous veteran of the program, using prescription HCG under doctor supervision, here are some of the additional items that worked for me and were recommended by my doctor. I'd recommend only trying one new thing every couple days to make sure that you react well to each food.

I've expanded my menu options past the original 1950's options based on similar caloric/carbohydrate profiles to the original suggestions (mostly including things that weren't known about or imported back when this program was formulated):

My dietary list:
Protein: Lean types of chicken, beef, and fish/shellfish

Veggies: Cooking greens (cabbage, kale, spinach), Salad greens, Squash (yellow squash, zucchini, and pumpkin), onions (Yellow, white, green onions, etc.), cauliflower, and green beans. Cucumber and celery.

Fruits: Apples, pears, chinese pears, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, rhubarb, strawberries, and watermelon

Bread & Noodle substitutes: Melba toast -Wasa bread (lite), and Konjac Products (made from Japanese Yam which is all fiber, no carbs, no calories) You can buy the konjac powder (glucomannan flour) and use it to thicken your soups and sauces and make puddings with zero carbs. I am recommending this because my doctor recommended I try it during this phase, and it worked wonders for my hunger and cravings with no negative results on my weight loss.

Sauces: Walden Farms zero calorie and carb dressings, jams, and sauces
(Also, if anybody wants a huge list of "make at home" sauces on plan, I'd be happy to share)

Here are some substitutions for things I crave:

For Spaghetti with Meat Sauce:
-1pkg Shirataki noodles (zero calories and zero carbs -available at New Sagaya and asian groceries).
-90% lean ground beef,
-Hunts "No sugar added" tomato sauce and spices

For Tacos:
-90% lean ground beef
-large leaf lettuce for wrap
-tomatoes
-green onions
-taco spice (make your own no carb with cumin, garlic, chili pepper, salt)

If you are craving crunchy chips, bread, etc. get Wasa Crackers (lite) - a kind of melba toast

For "chips" you can take a piece of wasa bread, lightly brush with egg white and shake the spices of your choice onto it. Then put in the oven to toast until crisp again. The egg white holds the spices on. (remember to only eat one piece of wasa bread a day)

If you are craving sweets:
Walden Farms Jams, chocolate sauce, carmel sauces with zero carbs.

For a "candy bar" take a piece of wasa bread and coat all sides of it with zero calorie chocolate sauce and stick in the freezer until frozen solid.

For candy, you can freeze globs of the zero calorie chocolate sauce or caramel sauce. You could try making up Jello (zero calorie, zero carb) and make it with too little water. Then drop it in mini muffin pans or other small molds while it sets. Then freeze them and eat them really cold.

If you want something like soda:
Get a bottle of soda water (seltzer water --sold next to the 2liter sodas)
Get a bottle of True Lemon (spices)
Get a bottle of True Lime
and Stevia
Blend to taste for a lemon-lime (Think "sprite") kind of soda

If you want to make a root beer kind of soda, you can do the same only using Root Beer flavoring instead of lemon and lime.

---I hope this helps!

[alexa_188]

Oh my gosh, thank you all so much. I am going to be trying out some of these recipes. I am trying to be as strict on protocol as I can be... I'm working hard to stay on track.
You're all so wonderful ♥ I can't tell you how much I appreciate the help and encouragement...

[garnet10]

Wow, you guys are amazing! I'm copying this thread for my next round. Thanks!