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Category Archives: Personal
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
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal
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
HCG Day 3 – A mild cheating episode
On Day 3, which was Wednesday, I was doing very well on my diet. I felt a little bit of hunger after lunch, but I just nibbled on my apple chips and meringues cookies to keep the hunger at bay. … Continue reading
Diet-friendly Apple Chips (HCG, South Beach Diet, etc.)
There is no better way for me to describe how good these apple chips came out then by relaying the conversation that took place between me and a coworker who knows that I am back on the HCG diet. Me: … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal, Recipes
Tagged apple chips, apple corer, dessert, easy recipes, Macintosh, mandolin slicer
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HCG Day 2 – Hunger pangs and a headache
My second day on the HCG diet was not quite as easy as my first. I came back from lunch and realized I was still hungry. Luckily I had some leftover sugar-free meringue cookies at my desk, so I was … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal
Tagged apple chips, headache, hungry, sugar free meringue cookies
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Diet-friendly curry chicken (HCG, South Beach Diet, etc.)
This recipe is so simple that it barely warrants its own post. But it is one of my favorite ways to make chicken. When I’m not dieting I make it the same way and just add some low-fat sour cream … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cooking, DIet, Dieting, Food, HCG, Life, Personal, Recipes
Tagged cinnamon, Curry chicken, curry powder, dinner, easy meals, pumpkin pie spice
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HCG Day 1 – It’s easy to diet when the thought of food makes you sick
Part of the HCG prep is that you take the drops for two days while eating as much fatty food as possible. On the one hand it’s nice to get a “free pass” and eat whatever you want without feeling … Continue reading
HCG Diet – Preparation
Since this is my second time doing the HCG diet, there was a lot less prep work involved as compared to my first time around. I already have a food scale, a regular scale, and of all the vinegar, seasonings … Continue reading
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Tagged dieting, HCG, low calorie diet, preparation
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Lipstick Kitchen - Healthy Food that Tastes Delicious! 