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Category Archives: DIet
Sugar-free mint chocolate flavored meringue cookies
Warning: do NOT attempt this cookie if you’ve never made a meringue before! I first attempted to make a mint chocolate chip meringue like six months ago. The result? Not quite the puffed up meringue that we’ve all grown to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal, Recipes
Tagged cocoa powder, dessert, egg whites, meringue cookies, Truvia
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Diet update – by the numbers
When I weighed myself this morning I was really surprised to see that I am now the exact same weight as I was on the morning of Thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving weekend I have had a difficult time sticking to my … Continue reading
Easy and Diet-friendly “Crab Bisque” (Seafood tomato soup) – HCG, South Beach Diet, etc.
Until recently, I had made this recipe exactly once before: back in February, when I was doing the HCG diet for the first time. I remembered it as being one of the most delicious soups I had ever made – … Continue reading
Sugar-free coconut flavored meringue cookies
Yes, coconut FLAVORED, because if I added coconut flakes then they wouldn’t be quite as HCG or South Beach diet friendly. The star ingredient in this recipe is coconut extract, which I bought back in the summer with the intention … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal, Recipes
Tagged coconut, HCG, healthy, liquid egg whites, snacks, south beach diet, sugar free meringue cookies, Truvia
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Thanksgiving weekend diet aftermath
So I didn’t quite stick to my plan of indulging on Thanksgiving and then getting back on my diet the following day. On Friday, Saturday AND Sunday I ate things that I wasn’t supposed to. Friday (I met my cousin … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life
Tagged cheating on diet, thanksgiving dinner, willpower
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Turkey stock – making the most out of Thanksgiving leftovers
After reading all of those recipes the other day on how to make chicken broth, I couldn’t wait to ask my aunt if I could have the turkey carcass left from our Thanksgiving dinner. She said yes, so between the … Continue reading
Starting a diet around the holidays
When I got my HCG drops in the mail at the beginning of the month, I debated over WHEN I should start the diet. Like nearly every other family in the United States of America, my family’s Thanksgiving day revolves … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal
Tagged cheating on diet, HCG, holiday party, holidays, thanksgiving dinner
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Diet-friendly sugar-free meringue cookies (HCG, South Beach Diet)
Sugar-free meringue cookies – the best “I just finished lunch and now I want something to munch on” snack you could ever ask for. I have written about these sugar-free meringue cookies so many times that it’s amazing that I … Continue reading
HCG Days 6 and 7 – It IS possible to have a social life while dieting.
On Friday afternoon I decided I would go see the new Twilight movie after work before meeting up with a friend for a drink. There are two reasons why this decision might have led to a cheating episode: 1 – … Continue reading
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Tagged apple chips, being prepared, cheating on diet, meringue cookies, snacks, socializing on a diet, willpower
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Easy and Healthy Chicken Broth (HCG, South Beach Diet)
I don’t know if chicken broth really needs its own recipe, but since I have a bunch of soup recipes that I plan to post I figured it would make sense to post the recipe I use, which I got … Continue reading
Lipstick Kitchen - Healthy Food that Tastes Delicious! 