Hcg Diet Phase 3 - Day 1

I'm here! I'm in Phase 3 and I'm loving it so far! I'm super happy to be able to have more variety in my meals. Even though I can't have complex carbs and sugars just yet, I am thrilled with the new things I am able to make. I tried to do a little research on how exactly you should start introducing new foods. Some I found were just lists(which I've found helpful) and others were way strict plans on introducing certain foods back into your diet slowly. I plan to just go with the list of foods that I am able to eat now and introduce them at my OWN pace. I think I will go with what the scale says in the morning and see how things go!

At breakfast I felt extremely guilty while making my food. I made Red pepper and cheddar cheese mini frittatas. The reason I felt guilty was because I used oil to spray the muffin tins before I baked them and I sprinkled cheese on top. I know this is so silly and I knew it would feel weird to change the way I have been preparing my meals. I'll get used to it of course. Especially since my breakfast was so delish! Here's what I ate today;

Red pepper and cheese mini frittatas, with strawberries. These were pretty amazing. I'm pretty sure I think they are amazing though, because I haven't eaten cheese in what seems like forever. Either way, they were yummy!

Red Pepper & Cheese Mini Frittatas

Makes 4 servings of 3 frittatas each

7 extra large eggs(or 8 large)
1 large red pepper, finely diced
1/3 cup skim milk
Roughly 3/4 to 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp each garlic and onion powder
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs, milk, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper in a bowl. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray. Pour egg mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups. Spoon red pepper evenly into the egg mixture. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top. Bake for 25 minutes or until edges are slightly browned and egg is fully cooked. Enjoy with some fruit.

For lunch I enjoyed a blueberry vanilla protein shake. My protein powder has no added sugar and is very low on carbs(2g). I used 1 scoop of protein powder, 1 cup frozen blueberries and 1 cup water. Blended it all together and poured it in a glass to enjoy. It was tasty, yet a bit sweet for me! I'm going to try it again with a few frozen cranberries to add a bit of tartness to it.

For dinner I started off by making some barbeque sauce. Since tomorrow is Canada Day and I knew we would be making burgers for dinner, I decided to make some home made BBQ sauce to go along with it. I also used it on my dinner tonight. It was very tasty. Not like the barbeque sauce I usually buy, which is much sweeter and has less of a tomato taste to it, but since I couldn't add sugar, molasses etc. That is just how it turned out. I enjoyed it all the same. You can find my complete recipe HERE(Hickory Apple Barbeque Sauce)! Here are a few pictures anyways.

I made Pork chops for dinner. Topped with my barbeque sauce and some sauteed apples & onions. It was delicious. Alongside it I had some fake "mashed potatoes". It was actually steamed cauliflower with roasted garlic. You can find the recipe on my sister-in-law's blog. The only thing I did differently was added a tablespoon of cream cheese and I used my immersion blender to blend them. They were really good and my kids even fell for it! They didn't quite think they were the same as real mashed potatoes, but they gobbled them up all the same! Hooray for healthy mash!

That's it for day one. I'm kind of nervous to see what the scale says in the morning. Until tomorrow!

~Jenn