Hcg Diet Phase 3 - Day 4 & 5

Today is my 5th day on P3. It feels as though I have been on this phase for a lot longer though. It feels so much better to be here. It's like my world has been opened up to a whole new menu of food choices. Oh right, that's because it has! I've been eating great. Most mornings I've made(and I believe perfected) pancakes with apples or strawberries. These are super yummy and easy to make. I feel so full after I eat them, and most of the time it takes me a while to get hungry for lunch. Today I was still full at lunch time, so I just ate an apple and a few almonds. I'm not sure if this is because the pancakes are filling, or because I'm just not used to eating breakfast. It's probably a bit of both.

My weight has been different everyday since the last day I took my drops. Up or down within less than a pound. I'm glad about this, because I was a little worried that I was eating too much of the things that I should be careful with( nuts, peanut butter, cream, etc.). I guess I'm doing okay for now though. The only problem I am having with P3, is not feeling hungry for lunch. I think I've been eating too little during the day, and then I begin feeling hungry in the evening before bed. Normally I would have a snack, but since you aren't supposed to eat within a few hours of going to bed, I've chosen not to. I'm going to try things a little differently tomorrow and see how I feel tomorrow evening.

Here is my pancakes that I had for breakfast! I can't wait until tomorrow morning when I get to make them again. They are that yummy.

For Dinner I made BBQ ribs(with my homemade bbq sauce), Cesar salad, and homemade creamy tomato basil soup. I found the recipe here. It was very good. my husband said it was tomatoey... I told him it was tomato soup, lol. I did agree though. I mean I liked it the way it was(So did my 2 and 4 year old) but next time I might add a little more vegetable broth.

To make this I used;

2 large cans of crushed tomatoes(no extra sugar added)
1 med onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
about a tbsp dried basil(fresh would have been better, but I didn't have any on hand)
2 cups vegetable broth
1 packet of powdered stevia
500g of plain fat free Greek yogurt
Grated cheddar cheese
salt & pepper

I sauteed the onion, dried basil and garlic over medium heat for about 5 min. Then I added the canned tomatoes, vegetable broth, stevia and salt and pepper. Bring this to a boil and simmer for about 5-10 min. Turn the heat off. Add the Greek yogurt and puree with an immersion blender. I then added about 1/2 cup of grated cheddar and mixed it in. I also put a little bowl of extra cheese on the table to garnish the tops of the soup and add a bit more cheese flavour.

I will definitely make this again, probably with a whole carton of vegetable stock(or chicken would work also) and some fresh basil instead of dried.