The Acai Ultimate product is a health supplement that takes advantage of the many health benefits of the acai berry. Featured heavily in the media, the acai berry is part of the amazing ‘superfoods’ which have the ability to fight free-radicals, increase energy and boost the body’s immune system.
Besides Acai, this is a cleanse formula contains a blend of fennel, cascara sagrada, ginger powder, goldenseal, psyllium husk, buckthorn, licorice and rhubarb. The psyllium husk and cascara sagrada are both ingredients designed to increase elimination, thus cleansing the system, whilst the licorice, ginger and fennel are beneficial to the digestive system.
Can you take a product like this while you are on Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Nutrasystem, The Zone diet, the South Beach Diet or the Atkins Diet, to name a few?
If you are still hungry and want to move waste through your body more rapidly, you might want to consider it. You are trying to get healthy anyway, right.
Also, if you are on a very low calorie diet and may not be getting enough fiber, you may want to use a product like this to keep your colon regular during the diet, or to remove waste in preparation for the diet, or to maintain your weight after the diet.
This product is similar to many of the Acai Berry Cleanse products, however, you know the price up front, and can reorder it whenever you want, thereby potentially saving you money.
Nutrition Month
Showing posts with label very low calorie diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label very low calorie diet. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Amount of allowed vegetables on Beta HCG diet
On the Beta HCG diet, the vegetable can be fresh, frozen or canned. You may steam, broil, grill, or eat it raw.
Fortunately, the amount of vegetables allowed is more flexible than the meat, fruit, or carb.
Too much fruit, and you have eaten way too many sugar calories.
Too much meat, and you have eaten too many fat calories.
The vegetables, as long as they are prepared without fat or sugar, leave the most flexibility.
You are allowed up to 500 calories per day in total food.
Let's say for example that you eat shrimp as your 100 gram meat, and strawberries as your fruit for each meal that day. You would have more calories left and would be able to eat way more vegetables than on a day where you ate beef for your 100 grams of meat and apples for your fruit.
If you have my book, the Beta HCG Detox diet, which is available on my website, you will get some ideas of the calorie counts of the different meal combinations.
In most of my recipes I used 100 grams of each vegetable, but in the original protocol, Dr. Simeons was not as precise about the amount of vegetables as he was about everything else.
I would measure 100 grams, unless you see room for extra calories in your meal and want to increase the amount of vegetables to get to your 500 calories.
Here are some calorie estimations to help you with your calculations.
Asparagus (3.5 oz) – 20 calories
Beet Greens
Broccoli (3.5 oz) – 34 calories
Broccoli (1 cup – 88g) – 30 calories
Celery (3.5 oz) – 15 cal
Celery (medium stalk) – 6 calories
Cabbage (3.5 oz) – 24 calories
Cabbage (1 cup shredded) – 17 calories
Cauliflower (3.5 oz) – 22 calories
Cauliflower (1 cup) – 28 calories
Cucumber (3.5 oz) – 12 calories
Fennel
Lettuce, all varieties (3.5 oz) – 20 calories
Lettuce, all varieties (1 cup) – 8 calories
Onions (pickled) - 23 calories per 100 grams
Red Radishes (3.5 oz) – 12 calories
Red Radishes (one medium) – 1 calories
Spinach, raw (3.5 oz) – 20 calories
Spinach, raw (1 cup) – 7 calories
Spinach, frozen (3.5 oz) – 23 calories
Spinach, frozen (1 cup) – 41 calories
Spinach, cooked (3.5 oz) – 31 calories
Spinach, cooked (1 cup) – 48 calories
Tomato
(3.5 oz) – 20 caloriesTomato (cherry) – 3 calories
Monday, August 16, 2010
Low carb options for Noodles
I am posting this blog because I had a discussion with a patient today about reducing her carb intake, and she needed some ideas on how to sneak low carb noodles past her family.
Glucomann (also called Miracle and shiritaki noodles)
These can also be used during the maintainence phase of the hcg diet.
One serving of Glucomannan noodles that contain 140 calories can be taken daily during the diet regime after the 500 calorie part of the diet.
* made of naturally water soluble fiber with no fat, sugar, or starch.
* contain zero net carbohydrates and zero calories, no gluten -made of a healthy natural fiber called Glucomannan.
* wheat & gluten free and kosher.
* Easily absorbs the flavors of any soup, dish, or sauce.
* are instant and come in a variety of styles
* have shown beneficial effects backed by medical studies for Type II Diabetes, Constipation, Obesity, and Cholesterol!
What are they made of: Glucomannan, a water-soluble polysaccharide that is considered a dietary fiber. Glucomannan is a food additive used as an emulsifier and thickener. Products containing glucomannan, marketed under a variety of brand names, are also sold as nutritional supplements for constipation, obesity, high cholesterol, acne vulgaris and type 2 diabetes. Though there is some clinical support for potential health benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any product containing glucomannan for the treatment of these medical conditions.
Miracle Noodles
Shirataki noodles absorb the flavor of whatever you add them to, so don't be shy with the sauce. These weight-loss noodles leave you feeling full and satisfied all-day long. Shirataki noodles contain little carbs or calories, and are rich with dietary fiber. They are low carb, and good for a healthy diet. Shirataki noodles are thinner than wheat noodles, do not break as easily, and have a different texture. They are mostly composed of a dietary fiber called glucomannan and contain very few calories and carbohydrates (sometimes even zero). Glucomannan is a water-soluble dietary fiber made from the roots of the Asian Konjac plant.
This is a great low carb alternative, but I do not recommend them until completely finished with all phases of the HCG diet.
Wheat and Whole grain pasta
Today's high-quality whole-wheat pastas, which run from tan to light brown in appearance, have the same toothsome texture as the best refined-wheat pastas and either mimic their flavor or veer off in entirely new and delicious directions, hitting nutty and earthy notes. Get the thinner varieties (angel hair instead of penne) if the texture is not "light" enough for you. Barilla Plus is the brand I think is most similar in look and feel to white-flour pasta. They added a grain and legume flour blend that includes lentils, chickpeas, egg whites, spelt, barley, flaxseed, oat fiber and oats. The egg whites and the legumes boost the protein, the barley and oats boost the soluble fiber, and the flaxseed provides some healthy plant omega-3s. Try different higher fiber pasta brands or products until you find the one you and your family enjoy most. You may eat a little less pasta than you normally would. The whole-wheat and higher- fiber pastas seem to be more filling, and you may find that you eat fewer calories.
Glucomann (also called Miracle and shiritaki noodles)
These can also be used during the maintainence phase of the hcg diet.
One serving of Glucomannan noodles that contain 140 calories can be taken daily during the diet regime after the 500 calorie part of the diet.
* made of naturally water soluble fiber with no fat, sugar, or starch.
* contain zero net carbohydrates and zero calories, no gluten -made of a healthy natural fiber called Glucomannan.
* wheat & gluten free and kosher.
* Easily absorbs the flavors of any soup, dish, or sauce.
* are instant and come in a variety of styles
* have shown beneficial effects backed by medical studies for Type II Diabetes, Constipation, Obesity, and Cholesterol!
What are they made of: Glucomannan, a water-soluble polysaccharide that is considered a dietary fiber. Glucomannan is a food additive used as an emulsifier and thickener. Products containing glucomannan, marketed under a variety of brand names, are also sold as nutritional supplements for constipation, obesity, high cholesterol, acne vulgaris and type 2 diabetes. Though there is some clinical support for potential health benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any product containing glucomannan for the treatment of these medical conditions.
Miracle Noodles
Shirataki noodles absorb the flavor of whatever you add them to, so don't be shy with the sauce. These weight-loss noodles leave you feeling full and satisfied all-day long. Shirataki noodles contain little carbs or calories, and are rich with dietary fiber. They are low carb, and good for a healthy diet. Shirataki noodles are thinner than wheat noodles, do not break as easily, and have a different texture. They are mostly composed of a dietary fiber called glucomannan and contain very few calories and carbohydrates (sometimes even zero). Glucomannan is a water-soluble dietary fiber made from the roots of the Asian Konjac plant.
This is a great low carb alternative, but I do not recommend them until completely finished with all phases of the HCG diet.
Wheat and Whole grain pasta
Today's high-quality whole-wheat pastas, which run from tan to light brown in appearance, have the same toothsome texture as the best refined-wheat pastas and either mimic their flavor or veer off in entirely new and delicious directions, hitting nutty and earthy notes. Get the thinner varieties (angel hair instead of penne) if the texture is not "light" enough for you. Barilla Plus is the brand I think is most similar in look and feel to white-flour pasta. They added a grain and legume flour blend that includes lentils, chickpeas, egg whites, spelt, barley, flaxseed, oat fiber and oats. The egg whites and the legumes boost the protein, the barley and oats boost the soluble fiber, and the flaxseed provides some healthy plant omega-3s. Try different higher fiber pasta brands or products until you find the one you and your family enjoy most. You may eat a little less pasta than you normally would. The whole-wheat and higher- fiber pastas seem to be more filling, and you may find that you eat fewer calories.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Sugar free sweeteners on the Beta HCG diet
The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) diet is a low calorie diet that relies on the administration of hCG for appetite suppression and quick fat burning. It was originally devised by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons in the 1950s, when he was researching the effects of hCG and noticed that patients taking the hormone tended to lose weight. Simeons began to research the use of hCG for weight loss and noticed that dieters could consume very few calories and, as long as they were taking daily doses of hCG, they didn’t experience headaches, extreme hunger, or physical weakness.
hCG is a hormone that is produced in pregnant women and helps support the body’s production of progesterone. The hormone is believed to cause a pregnant woman’s body to release stored fat to nourish the fetus if the woman doesn’t consume enough calories. Those following the hCG diet are given the hormone because some believe it helps bodies burn fat quicker.
The hCG diet plan allows the intake of only 500 calories per day. Originally, the diet plan allowed unsweetened tea or coffee with up to one tablespoon of milk for breakfast. Artificial sweeteners saccharin and stevia were allowed in place of sugar. Lunch and dinner each consisted of low-fat poultry, fish, or meat — with a pre-cooked weight of 100 grams — that was cooked without oil or butter; a vegetable; a breadstick or piece of Melba toast; and a serving of fruit. There were no snacks, unless the dieter wanted to eat the fruit, breadstick, or Melba toast for a snack instead of consuming it with the meal.
Nowadays, more sweeteners are available than just saccharin or stevia. I allow my patients to use any zero calorie sweetener they like, but if you find that your weight loss is not optimal, eliminate those all sweeteners altogether, or restrict yourself to the saccharin or stevia only.
stevia sweetener
splenda with fiber
sweet and low zero calorie sweetener
splenda essentials
hCG is a hormone that is produced in pregnant women and helps support the body’s production of progesterone. The hormone is believed to cause a pregnant woman’s body to release stored fat to nourish the fetus if the woman doesn’t consume enough calories. Those following the hCG diet are given the hormone because some believe it helps bodies burn fat quicker.
The hCG diet plan allows the intake of only 500 calories per day. Originally, the diet plan allowed unsweetened tea or coffee with up to one tablespoon of milk for breakfast. Artificial sweeteners saccharin and stevia were allowed in place of sugar. Lunch and dinner each consisted of low-fat poultry, fish, or meat — with a pre-cooked weight of 100 grams — that was cooked without oil or butter; a vegetable; a breadstick or piece of Melba toast; and a serving of fruit. There were no snacks, unless the dieter wanted to eat the fruit, breadstick, or Melba toast for a snack instead of consuming it with the meal.
Nowadays, more sweeteners are available than just saccharin or stevia. I allow my patients to use any zero calorie sweetener they like, but if you find that your weight loss is not optimal, eliminate those all sweeteners altogether, or restrict yourself to the saccharin or stevia only.
stevia sweetener
splenda with fiber
sweet and low zero calorie sweetener
splenda essentials
Cheating on the HCG Diet
A person who follows the protocol to the letter should lose a pound a day, or the 34 pound limit during each month long session on the diet. It is always best to stick to the HCG Diet exactly, if you can. But if you must cheat, some items are more forgiving than others.
1) Try not to eat anything with sugar, starch, or fat. Sugar stimulates insulin and insulin turns it into fat. In "Pounds and Inches," Dr. Simeons cautions against eating sugar or starch during the three weeks just after doing the Hcg Diet. It's a big no-no during the diet, too. If you are wanting something extra to eat, you might be tempted when you are out socializing with your friends.
2) Try to schedule your diet when you will have a month where there are no major engagements involving food. Do not go on a cruise in the middle of the diet. The Beta HCG (per Dr. Simeons) redirects your hypothalamus to reset your weight set point. If you keep interrupting it, this may not happen.
3) If you must cheat, try to stay within the diet by eating the vegetables. Also, there are a few other foods you may not know about that are included at some Hcg Diet clinics. I have seen Zucchini, green beans, and watermelon included in other clinics.
4) If having time to make things is a problem, I have more hints: you may find some fat free, sugar free marinades, salad dressings and other items. I like a fat free, sugar free dressing called Maple Grove Farms Raspberry Vinaigrette, that I get at Wal-Mart.
5) If you travel for your job, carry food with you. Canned shrimp, canned asparagus, canned tomatoes, pickles in a jar, oranges, apples, and grapefruit can be packed. Your diet will become very monotonous, but stay on it.
6) It is really good if you keep a food diary of just what you eat and how you are feeling. It is one of the best things you can do, so you can check your progress. You want to be able to look back and figure out what you did right on those days that you lost more than a pound a day and when you only lost half a pound. Sometimes it is really hard to figure out.
7) You can make yourself an iced coffee with Stevia or flavored splenda. It's not quite like Starbucks, but you can try that. Also you may like to take your handful of strawberries and make a smoothie to drink. Just add water, ice and Stevia in your blender. You won't even be cheating! My book also has some sugar free drink and dessert recipes made from frozen teas that can give you the satisfaction of a meal without adding calories.
8) To stay on the diet, I suggest eating a sliced tomato or cucumber with salt and pepper between meals or a pickle. You can even broil the tomato in the oven or toaster oven with some spices. It is on the diet, and the few (fat free, sugar free) calories shouldn't completely stall your progress
9) One last thing. If you get tired of chicken or fish, have a scrambled egg or hard boiled egg. Dr Simeons mentions in his manuscript, "Pounds and Inches, " about eggs for those who are vegetarians. Just cook the scrambled egg in a little water in a non-stick pan. You can have it with spinach or tomato on top.
Acai Berry supplements can aid in weight loss, especially when paired with the Official HCG Diet Plan. It helps boost your metabolism, the engine that drives calorie burning. The ingredients within this Acai Berry Detox blend were selected specifically for use before, during, or even after the HCG diet.
The Acai Berry formula is also a smart choice because it contains polyphenols, antioxidant compounds that have the capacity to neutralize free radicals produced by regular exercise. And that's important when you are trying to get in shape.
Take the Acai Berry Cleanse with or without the HCG Diet Plan. Feel free to start taking at anytime before, during, or after the HCG Diet. While regular exercise is good for your figure and your health, it can generate free radicals in your body, which are damaging compounds that cause harmful oxidative stress. Acai has powerful antioxidant activity that can help your body stand up to these free radicals, with or without exercise.
There are also ingredients that aid in constipation in this formula.
Acai is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods. Further, Acai has a high ORAC value (oxygen-radical absorbance capacity). ORAC is the new measurement of antioxidant potential.
1) Try not to eat anything with sugar, starch, or fat. Sugar stimulates insulin and insulin turns it into fat. In "Pounds and Inches," Dr. Simeons cautions against eating sugar or starch during the three weeks just after doing the Hcg Diet. It's a big no-no during the diet, too. If you are wanting something extra to eat, you might be tempted when you are out socializing with your friends.
2) Try to schedule your diet when you will have a month where there are no major engagements involving food. Do not go on a cruise in the middle of the diet. The Beta HCG (per Dr. Simeons) redirects your hypothalamus to reset your weight set point. If you keep interrupting it, this may not happen.
3) If you must cheat, try to stay within the diet by eating the vegetables. Also, there are a few other foods you may not know about that are included at some Hcg Diet clinics. I have seen Zucchini, green beans, and watermelon included in other clinics.
4) If having time to make things is a problem, I have more hints: you may find some fat free, sugar free marinades, salad dressings and other items. I like a fat free, sugar free dressing called Maple Grove Farms Raspberry Vinaigrette, that I get at Wal-Mart.
5) If you travel for your job, carry food with you. Canned shrimp, canned asparagus, canned tomatoes, pickles in a jar, oranges, apples, and grapefruit can be packed. Your diet will become very monotonous, but stay on it.
6) It is really good if you keep a food diary of just what you eat and how you are feeling. It is one of the best things you can do, so you can check your progress. You want to be able to look back and figure out what you did right on those days that you lost more than a pound a day and when you only lost half a pound. Sometimes it is really hard to figure out.
7) You can make yourself an iced coffee with Stevia or flavored splenda. It's not quite like Starbucks, but you can try that. Also you may like to take your handful of strawberries and make a smoothie to drink. Just add water, ice and Stevia in your blender. You won't even be cheating! My book also has some sugar free drink and dessert recipes made from frozen teas that can give you the satisfaction of a meal without adding calories.
8) To stay on the diet, I suggest eating a sliced tomato or cucumber with salt and pepper between meals or a pickle. You can even broil the tomato in the oven or toaster oven with some spices. It is on the diet, and the few (fat free, sugar free) calories shouldn't completely stall your progress
9) One last thing. If you get tired of chicken or fish, have a scrambled egg or hard boiled egg. Dr Simeons mentions in his manuscript, "Pounds and Inches, " about eggs for those who are vegetarians. Just cook the scrambled egg in a little water in a non-stick pan. You can have it with spinach or tomato on top.
Acai Berry supplements can aid in weight loss, especially when paired with the Official HCG Diet Plan. It helps boost your metabolism, the engine that drives calorie burning. The ingredients within this Acai Berry Detox blend were selected specifically for use before, during, or even after the HCG diet.
The Acai Berry formula is also a smart choice because it contains polyphenols, antioxidant compounds that have the capacity to neutralize free radicals produced by regular exercise. And that's important when you are trying to get in shape.
Take the Acai Berry Cleanse with or without the HCG Diet Plan. Feel free to start taking at anytime before, during, or after the HCG Diet. While regular exercise is good for your figure and your health, it can generate free radicals in your body, which are damaging compounds that cause harmful oxidative stress. Acai has powerful antioxidant activity that can help your body stand up to these free radicals, with or without exercise.
There are also ingredients that aid in constipation in this formula.
Acai is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods. Further, Acai has a high ORAC value (oxygen-radical absorbance capacity). ORAC is the new measurement of antioxidant potential.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Seasoning food on the Beta HCG diet
If you are following the original Dr. Simeons diet while on the hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) protocol, the food options can get repetitive. When given a short list of items to choose from, coupled with the need to measure out specific portions, you need to be creative with seasonings. If you use a seasoning blend, you must make sure there is no added sugar. There is no limit to the amount of herbs that can be used, however one must ensure there is no sugar hidden in the blend.
Salt, pepper, chili powder, mustard powder, garlic, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, majoram and other spices may be used for seasoning. Vinegar and the juice of one lemon daily are allowed. No oils, dressings or commercial spice mixes (contain cornstarch and sugar).
Here are some ideas:
Salt, pepper, chili powder, mustard powder, garlic, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, majoram and other spices may be used for seasoning. Vinegar and the juice of one lemon daily are allowed. No oils, dressings or commercial spice mixes (contain cornstarch and sugar).
Here are some ideas:
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Taking a bath on the HCG diet
One should be cautious about which specific beauty products are used while on the HCG diet. Oils, fats, ointments, and creams can actually hamper efforts to lose unwanted body fat.
Exfoliating the body during a detox diet is a beneficial thing. The body is trying hard to eliminate all the toxins and pollutants contained in the fat that the diet unlocks, and removing dead skin so the pores are free to eliminate at an increased rate.
The fats in the beauty products have negative affects on weight loss during the HCG diet. The absorption of the oils and fats in beauty products is considered the equivalent to eating fatty foods. Oil absorbed through the skin can sabotage your weight loss efforts while on the HCG diet. The goal is to minimize or eliminate exposure by mouth or skin. This just goes to show that the HCG process needs to be executed with extreme precision. The fact that your body reacts so sensitively to beauty products means it is critical that specific lotions, cleansers, and cosmetics be eliminated.
People often ask me regarding products one can use for the Beta HCG diet, here I have included face and body exfoliation products:
Exfoliating the body during a detox diet is a beneficial thing. The body is trying hard to eliminate all the toxins and pollutants contained in the fat that the diet unlocks, and removing dead skin so the pores are free to eliminate at an increased rate.
The fats in the beauty products have negative affects on weight loss during the HCG diet. The absorption of the oils and fats in beauty products is considered the equivalent to eating fatty foods. Oil absorbed through the skin can sabotage your weight loss efforts while on the HCG diet. The goal is to minimize or eliminate exposure by mouth or skin. This just goes to show that the HCG process needs to be executed with extreme precision. The fact that your body reacts so sensitively to beauty products means it is critical that specific lotions, cleansers, and cosmetics be eliminated.
People often ask me regarding products one can use for the Beta HCG diet, here I have included face and body exfoliation products:
Diuretic Teas for the Beta HCG diet or as a natural remedy for swelling
Teas can be an important source of nutrients as well as an important detox aid.
diuretic tea weight loss
Teas that promote diuretic release include Cornsilk Tea, Green tea, Dandelion Tea, Fennel Tea and Parsley tea
Parsley Tea in particular is a very powerful natural diuretic. It contains vitamins A and C and has more beta-carotene than a large carrot. A cup of minced parsley has more vitamin C then eating 2 oranges. And a cup of minced parsley has more calcium than a cup of milk and 20 x as much iron as liver. Parsley is also a natural breath freshener thanks to chlorophyll contain in Parsley.
Elotin tea is a natural product to help control insulin. When you have better control of your insulin levels you can better control hunger, cravings.
Dandelion Root Tea - 30 - Bag
diuretic tea weight loss
Teas that promote diuretic release include Cornsilk Tea
, Green tea, Dandelion Tea, Fennel Tea and Parsley teaParsley Tea in particular is a very powerful natural diuretic. It contains vitamins A and C and has more beta-carotene than a large carrot. A cup of minced parsley has more vitamin C then eating 2 oranges. And a cup of minced parsley has more calcium than a cup of milk and 20 x as much iron as liver. Parsley is also a natural breath freshener thanks to chlorophyll contain in Parsley.
Elotin tea
is a natural product to help control insulin. When you have better control of your insulin levels you can better control hunger, cravings. Dandelion Root Tea - 30 - Bag
Beauty Essentials on the HCG diet
One should be cautious about which specific beauty products are used while on the HCG diet. Oils, fats, ointments, and creams can actually hamper efforts to lose unwanted body fat.
The fats in the beauty products have negative affects on weight loss during the HCG diet. The absorption of the oils and fats in beauty products is considered the equivalent to eating fatty foods. Oil absorbed through the skin can sabotage your weight loss efforts while on the HCG diet. The goal is to minimize or eliminate exposure by mouth or skin. This just goes to show that the HCG process needs to be executed with extreme precision. The fact that your body reacts so sensitively to beauty products means it is critical that specific lotions, cleansers, and cosmetics be eliminated.
People often have questions regarding products one can use for the Beta HCG diet:
Lipstick and eyeliner-organic eye liner are okay, as are powdered eye shadow and blush.
Oil free make up can be used (powdered mineral make up should be considered to be extra careful)
Bare escentuals minerals make up powder kit
Mineral oil or aloe vera can be used for dry skin in lieu of lotion -oil-free organic moisturizer organic
Ivory soap is recommended (the bar)
Crystal deodorant
Natural toothpaste
Call the office for our coconut oil infused with beneficial essential oils. 832-237-4200
or order from www.sexibalm.com
The fats in the beauty products have negative affects on weight loss during the HCG diet. The absorption of the oils and fats in beauty products is considered the equivalent to eating fatty foods. Oil absorbed through the skin can sabotage your weight loss efforts while on the HCG diet. The goal is to minimize or eliminate exposure by mouth or skin. This just goes to show that the HCG process needs to be executed with extreme precision. The fact that your body reacts so sensitively to beauty products means it is critical that specific lotions, cleansers, and cosmetics be eliminated.
People often have questions regarding products one can use for the Beta HCG diet:
Lipstick
and eyeliner-organic eye liner are okay, as are powdered eye shadow and blush.Oil free make up can be used (powdered mineral make up should be considered to be extra careful)
Bare escentuals minerals make up powder kit
Mineral oil or aloe vera can be used for dry skin in lieu of lotion -oil-free organic moisturizer organic Ivory soap
is recommended (the bar)Crystal deodorant
Natural toothpaste
Call the office for our coconut oil infused with beneficial essential oils. 832-237-4200
or order from www.sexibalm.com
Friday, August 6, 2010
6 Meatless Beta HCG diet recipes
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.
Cottage cheese is often eaten straight where it is like the curds of the nursery rhyme food "curds and whey".
100 grams of cottage cheese contains 72 calories.
Some people following the diet may want to substitute this for various reasons:
1. Convenience... does not need to be cooked
2. You are tired of eating meat
3. You need food high in Calcium
Tomatoes and cottage cheese
This makes a great side dish or snack.
Cherry tomatoes or 1 tomato, cut into quarters
1 Cup cottage cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
In a bowl, add cottage cheese and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
Radishes and cottage cheese
Trim the ends off of the radishes and peel a band of radish-skin from around the middle of the radish. Steam the radishes in a covered microwave safe container for 8 minutes, or until fork tender. Add to a bowl of 100 g of cottage cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Can also use paprika, garlic powder, onion powder to taste.
Strawberry Cottage Cheese
100 grams low fat or part-skim small curd cottage cheese
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1-2 packets Splenda
Blend well. Use a blender, or mix with spoon. Serve immediately or soon after making.
Cottage Cheese with Baked Apple
1 medium apple(s)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1 dash(es) nutmeg, ground
100 grams cottage cheese, low-fat, no-salt-added
Preparation
1. Remove the seeds from the center of the apple with a paring knife. Cut through the skin, all the way around the apple, about an inch from the bottom. (This prevents the skin from shrinking) Place the apple in microwave safe dish
2.Inside core of apple, dust with cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes, until apple is thoroughly cooked.
4. Spoon cottage cheese into the center to complete filling the opening. Enjoy.
Broiled Cinnamon Grapefruit and Cottage Cheese
1/2 grapefruit topped with cinnamon and broiled for 3 minutes
100 grams cottage cheese
If you put the cottage cheese on top while it is warm, you will get a melted, cheesy effect.
Applesauce and cottage cheese with Cinnamon
1 serving cottage cheese
enough applesauce to cover (1 cup of applesause is 100 calories, about 1 medium apple)
cinnamon to taste
Preparation:
Simply put a serving of cottage cheese in a small bowl and smooth it out evenly. Cover with a cup of applesauce. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
You can also eat apple chips with cottage cheese. Look carefully at the serving size and limit how many you eat to 80-100 calories, approx the same as a medium apple.
Cottage cheese is often eaten straight where it is like the curds of the nursery rhyme food "curds and whey".
100 grams of cottage cheese contains 72 calories.
Some people following the diet may want to substitute this for various reasons:
1. Convenience... does not need to be cooked
2. You are tired of eating meat
3. You need food high in Calcium
Tomatoes and cottage cheese
This makes a great side dish or snack.
Cherry tomatoes or 1 tomato, cut into quarters
1 Cup cottage cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
In a bowl, add cottage cheese and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
Radishes and cottage cheese
Trim the ends off of the radishes and peel a band of radish-skin from around the middle of the radish. Steam the radishes in a covered microwave safe container for 8 minutes, or until fork tender. Add to a bowl of 100 g of cottage cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Can also use paprika, garlic powder, onion powder to taste.
Strawberry Cottage Cheese
100 grams low fat or part-skim small curd cottage cheese
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1-2 packets Splenda
Blend well. Use a blender, or mix with spoon. Serve immediately or soon after making.
Cottage Cheese with Baked Apple
1 medium apple(s)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1 dash(es) nutmeg, ground
100 grams cottage cheese, low-fat, no-salt-added
Preparation
1. Remove the seeds from the center of the apple with a paring knife. Cut through the skin, all the way around the apple, about an inch from the bottom. (This prevents the skin from shrinking) Place the apple in microwave safe dish
2.Inside core of apple, dust with cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes, until apple is thoroughly cooked.
4. Spoon cottage cheese into the center to complete filling the opening. Enjoy.
Broiled Cinnamon Grapefruit and Cottage Cheese
1/2 grapefruit topped with cinnamon and broiled for 3 minutes
100 grams cottage cheese
If you put the cottage cheese on top while it is warm, you will get a melted, cheesy effect.
Applesauce and cottage cheese with Cinnamon
1 serving cottage cheese
enough applesauce to cover (1 cup of applesause is 100 calories, about 1 medium apple)
cinnamon to taste
Preparation:
Simply put a serving of cottage cheese in a small bowl and smooth it out evenly. Cover with a cup of applesauce. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
You can also eat apple chips with cottage cheese. Look carefully at the serving size and limit how many you eat to 80-100 calories, approx the same as a medium apple.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Constipation and the Beta HCG diet
Since you are not eating 25-35 grams of fiber daily, you may notice that your bowel movements are not regular on the beta HCG diet. I have some strategies that may help, although you may not still be as before.
First, I urge people to do a colon cleanse prior to the diet, especially if they are constipated, because it can cause great discomfort if stool is sitting there for a month with nothing coming along to push it out.
Make sure you are drinking your two liters of water daily, more if possible.
During the diet, some herbal teas (like senna tea) will help with moving waste along. A magnesium supplement will also be of benefit.
During the maintanence phase, the Acai Ultimate product, can provide additional support while you try to incorporate your new eating habits into your diet. This product can also be used as a gentle colon cleanse before the diet.
Acai Berry supplements can aid in weight loss, especially when paired with the Official HCG Diet Plan. It helps boost your metabolism, the engine that drives calorie burning. The ingredients within this Acai Berry Detox blend were selected specifically for use before, during, or even after the HCG diet.
The Acai Berry formula is also a smart choice because it contains polyphenols, antioxidant compounds that have the capacity to neutralize free radicals produced by regular exercise. And that's important when you are trying to get in shape.
Take the Acai Berry Cleanse with or without the HCG Diet Plan. Feel free to start taking at anytime before, during, or after the HCG Diet. While regular exercise is good for your figure and your health, it can generate free radicals in your body, which are damaging compounds that cause harmful oxidative stress. Acai has powerful antioxidant activity that can help your body stand up to these free radicals, with or without exercise.
There are also ingredients that aid in constipation in this formula.
Acai is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods. Further, Acai has a high ORAC value (oxygen-radical absorbance capacity). ORAC is the new measurement of antioxidant potential.
First, I urge people to do a colon cleanse prior to the diet, especially if they are constipated, because it can cause great discomfort if stool is sitting there for a month with nothing coming along to push it out.
Make sure you are drinking your two liters of water daily, more if possible.
During the diet, some herbal teas (like senna tea) will help with moving waste along. A magnesium supplement will also be of benefit.
During the maintanence phase, the Acai Ultimate product, can provide additional support while you try to incorporate your new eating habits into your diet. This product can also be used as a gentle colon cleanse before the diet.
Acai Berry supplements can aid in weight loss, especially when paired with the Official HCG Diet Plan. It helps boost your metabolism, the engine that drives calorie burning. The ingredients within this Acai Berry Detox blend were selected specifically for use before, during, or even after the HCG diet.
The Acai Berry formula is also a smart choice because it contains polyphenols, antioxidant compounds that have the capacity to neutralize free radicals produced by regular exercise. And that's important when you are trying to get in shape.
Take the Acai Berry Cleanse with or without the HCG Diet Plan. Feel free to start taking at anytime before, during, or after the HCG Diet. While regular exercise is good for your figure and your health, it can generate free radicals in your body, which are damaging compounds that cause harmful oxidative stress. Acai has powerful antioxidant activity that can help your body stand up to these free radicals, with or without exercise.
There are also ingredients that aid in constipation in this formula.
Acai is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods. Further, Acai has a high ORAC value (oxygen-radical absorbance capacity). ORAC is the new measurement of antioxidant potential.
Hunger on the Beta HCG diet
Some people are still hungry on the Beta HCG diet.
Make sure you are drinking 2 liters of water daily.
Space your meals so you do not go more than three hours without eating
i.e eat your lunch at 11 (meat and vegetable), then your fruit at two, then your dinner (meat and vegetable at five, and your other fruit at eight.
Other helpful strategies:
1. drink cinnamon tea, green tea, or hoodia tea. Other teas to try include Alfalfa, burdock, nettles. Make sure your tea is unsweetened. Fragrant teas like earl grey or lavender tea can also trick your body into thinking it has consumed dessert, thereby staving off the temptation to cheat.
Honeybush tea
Studies have shown that honeybush tea:
-Eases constipation.
-Is an inexpensive method of losing weight as it staves off hunger pangs and reduces water retention.
-Is caffeine free and has a soothing effect on the central nervous system.
-Has been traditionally used to treat cough as it contains piniton, a modified sugar that is used to make cough syrups. Piniton also lowers blood sugar levels and is currently being developed by pharmaceuticals as a prescription drug for diabetics.
-It can also be applied to the skin to soothe skin irritations.
-Contains anti-oxidants that help lower blood lipids (fatty substances).
-Contains elements that are known to prevent breast cancer, prostate cancer and uterine cancer.
-It keeps high cholesterol levels in the blood under control.
-Consists of elements that are used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
-It is rich in minerals such as iron, potassium, calcium, copper, zinc, magnesium, manganese, and sodium.
2. take a chromium supplement to stabilize your blood glucose level
In 1959, chromium was first identified as an element that enables the hormone insulin to function properly. Since then, chromium has been studied for diabetes and has become a popular dietary supplement.
The Fat Burner supplement also contains cinnamon and green tea extract.
Herbal Bedtime Tea. Mix of Chamomile, Peppermint and Alfalfa. Net Wt: 1/2 lb.
Make sure you are drinking 2 liters of water daily.
Space your meals so you do not go more than three hours without eating
i.e eat your lunch at 11 (meat and vegetable), then your fruit at two, then your dinner (meat and vegetable at five, and your other fruit at eight.
Other helpful strategies:
1. drink cinnamon tea, green tea, or hoodia tea. Other teas to try include Alfalfa, burdock, nettles. Make sure your tea is unsweetened. Fragrant teas like earl grey or lavender tea can also trick your body into thinking it has consumed dessert, thereby staving off the temptation to cheat.
Honeybush tea
Studies have shown that honeybush tea:
-Eases constipation.
-Is an inexpensive method of losing weight as it staves off hunger pangs and reduces water retention.
-Is caffeine free and has a soothing effect on the central nervous system.
-Has been traditionally used to treat cough as it contains piniton, a modified sugar that is used to make cough syrups. Piniton also lowers blood sugar levels and is currently being developed by pharmaceuticals as a prescription drug for diabetics.
-It can also be applied to the skin to soothe skin irritations.
-Contains anti-oxidants that help lower blood lipids (fatty substances).
-Contains elements that are known to prevent breast cancer, prostate cancer and uterine cancer.
-It keeps high cholesterol levels in the blood under control.
-Consists of elements that are used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
-It is rich in minerals such as iron, potassium, calcium, copper, zinc, magnesium, manganese, and sodium.
2. take a chromium supplement to stabilize your blood glucose level
In 1959, chromium was first identified as an element that enables the hormone insulin to function properly. Since then, chromium has been studied for diabetes and has become a popular dietary supplement.
The Fat Burner supplement also contains cinnamon and green tea extract.
Herbal Bedtime Tea. Mix of Chamomile, Peppermint and Alfalfa. Net Wt: 1/2 lb.
Beta HCG Shopping List
Shopping Hints for the Beta HCG diet protocol
You are allowed:
100 grams of meat for lunch and dinner
100 grams of vegetables for lunch and dinner
1 fruit serving for lunch and dinner daily
The juice of one lemon daily
One tablespoon of milk daily
At least 2 liters of water daily
2 pieces of melba toast or grissini (italian bread sticks) daily
Unlimited unsweetened coffee or tea daily (may use zero calorie sweetener)
Beef 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Lean Ground Beef = 150 calories
Veal = 110 calories
Filet Mignon = 152 calories
Fowl 3.5 ounces /100 grams
Chicken Breast = 87 calories
Turkey, Dr. Simeons does not list Turkey or other fowl on the hCG diet.
Seafood 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Cod = 83 calories
Crab Meat = 100 calories
Flounder = 90 calories
Lobster = 98 calories
Shrimp = 110 calories
Tilapia = 94 calories
Whiting = 87 calories
Crab Meat Canned
Vegetables 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Asparagus = 3 cal
Celery = 15 cal
Cabbage = 24 calories
Cauliflower = 22 calories
Cucumber = 12 calories
Lettuce all varieties = 20 calories
Red Radishes = 12 calories
Spinach raw = 20 calories
Spinach frozen = 23 calories
Tomato = 20 calories
Onion - 42 calories
Fennel = 31 calories
Fruit
Apple (s) = 55 calories
Apple (m) = 72 calories
Apple (l) = 110 calories
Navel Orange = 69 calories
Florida Orange = 65 calories
Strawberries 12 (l) = 72 calories
Strawberries 20( m) = 80 calories
Pink California Grapefruit = 92 calories
Pink Florida Grapefruit = 74 calories
Bread 3.5 ounces or 100 grams
Grissini Bread stick = 12 calories
Melba toast = 12 calories
grissini breadsticks traditional
Vinegar, for example Balsalmic or Apple Cider
Chicken, Vegetable and Beef Broth.
You are allowed:
100 grams of meat for lunch and dinner
100 grams of vegetables for lunch and dinner
1 fruit serving for lunch and dinner daily
The juice of one lemon daily
One tablespoon of milk daily
At least 2 liters of water daily
2 pieces of melba toast or grissini (italian bread sticks) daily
Unlimited unsweetened coffee or tea daily (may use zero calorie sweetener)
Beef 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Lean Ground Beef = 150 calories
Veal = 110 calories
Filet Mignon = 152 calories
Fowl 3.5 ounces /100 grams
Chicken Breast = 87 calories
Turkey, Dr. Simeons does not list Turkey or other fowl on the hCG diet.
Seafood 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Cod = 83 calories
Crab Meat = 100 calories
Flounder = 90 calories
Lobster = 98 calories
Shrimp = 110 calories
Tilapia = 94 calories
Whiting = 87 calories
Crab Meat Canned
Vegetables 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Asparagus = 3 cal
Celery = 15 cal
Cabbage = 24 calories
Cauliflower = 22 calories
Cucumber = 12 calories
Lettuce all varieties = 20 calories
Red Radishes = 12 calories
Spinach raw = 20 calories
Spinach frozen = 23 calories
Tomato = 20 calories
Onion - 42 calories
Fennel = 31 calories
Fruit
Apple (s) = 55 calories
Apple (m) = 72 calories
Apple (l) = 110 calories
Navel Orange = 69 calories
Florida Orange = 65 calories
Strawberries 12 (l) = 72 calories
Strawberries 20( m) = 80 calories
Pink California Grapefruit = 92 calories
Pink Florida Grapefruit = 74 calories
Bread 3.5 ounces or 100 grams
Grissini Bread stick = 12 calories
Melba toast
= 12 caloriesgrissini breadsticks traditional
Vinegar, for example Balsalmic or Apple Cider
Chicken, Vegetable and Beef Broth.
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