HCG Grocery Shopping/Meal Preparation

One of the challenges I face whenever I think of diets is what food am I going to eat and where can I get them. HCG proves to be a very challenging diet as the VLCD phase restricts a lot of foot items that you normally see around. It is best that one prepares their own meals to be assured of the measurements and the other hidden ingredients. I thought of having food delivered to me by companies catering to dieters, (sexychef, kitchenelle,etc.) but I found their prices exorbitant and impractical relative to the amount of food that you will be eating in actuality. During my first week of VLCD, I didn't prepare any meals. I relied on canned tuna, packed greens from the grocery, some stuff I from Inasal that I had to trim and blot the oil that came along with them. I lost weight but I felt that I could have gotten more satisfaction had I prepared the meals myself. Last Saturday, I cahllenged myself to prepare atleast a week's worth of proteins, becuase that's the component that I was struggling in this diet since options aorund my workplace is not that many. I had my fruits and veggies in place already taken cared by the packed greens and fruits I got from the grocery. Here is a rundown of what I have prepared for almost 2 week'd worth of protein meals (i went overboard and miscalculated, thus I resulted into having prepared for 2 weeks already! tee hee!):

Pan Grilled Beef Burger Patties:

• 1 kilo of ground lean beef
• 1 whole egg plus 1 egg white (for binding)
• 1 Tbsp. of Italian Seasoning (mixed herbs)
• 1 Tbsp. of Onion Powder
• 1 Tbsp. of Garlic Powder
• 1 Tbsp. of Chili Powder
• 2 Tbsp. of Himalayan Salt

I mixed everything in a bowl and made them into 100 gram meatballs on a tray. I grilled them on top of a pan (i didnt have time to prepare the grill) sprayed with Pam Extra Virgin Olive Oil spray. I placed the cooke burger patties separately on micrawaveable containers. Makes 10 servings.


Herbed Steamed Creamy Dory Fillet:

• 300 grams of Creamy Dory Fillet
• 1 Tbsp. of Italian Seasoning (mixed herbs)
• 1 Tbsp. of Onion Powder
• 1 Tbsp. of Garlic Powder
• 1 Tbsp. of Chili Powder
• 2 Tbsp. of Himalayan Salt
• A squeeze of lemon

I mixed everything and let the flavors seep in for around an hour. I laid the fillets flat on the tray and placed inside the oven toaster letting each side cook for 15 minutes each. Makes 2 servings placed separately on micrawaveable containers.


Herbed Pan Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet

400 grams of Chicken Breast Fillet

1 Tbsp. of Italian Seasoning (mixed herbs)

1 Tbsp. of Onion Powder

1 Tbsp. of Garlic Powder

1 Tbsp. of Chili Powder

2 Tbsp. of Himalayan Salt

A squeeze of lemon

I mixed everything and let the flavors seep in for around an hour. I laid the breast fillets flat on the pan sprayed with Pam Extra Virgin Olive oil and grilled them till cooked. Makes 4 servings placed separately on micrawaveable containers.

Home Made Salad Dressing

1/2 cup Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 cup Bragg's Liquid Aminos
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Mc Cormick Italian Seasoning (made of thyme, basil and other herbs)


Place on a bottle which has a dripper, if you have a salad dressing bottle, it would be better. Adjust ingredients according to taste. Shake well before using.

HCG Phase 2 Day 8

Morning Weigh In: 152.4 lbs
Previous Day's Weigh In: 152.2 lbs
OVN Weight Gain: .2 lbs


I don't know what i did wrong or what happened. Must be the salt, must be the olive oil spray, I gained .2 lbs! Will make bawi today!

breakfast: black coffee with Stevia, psylium fiber
morning snack: 1 pc. WASA crispbread
lunch: oven toasted herbed creamy dory, romaine lettuce with my homemade vinaigrette, .5 grapefruit

HCG Phase 2 Day 7

Morning Weigh In: 152.2 lbs
Previous day Weight: 154.8 lbs
OVN Weight Loss: 2.2 lbs

breakfast: black coffee with Stevia
snack: 3 pcs pringles white cheddar
lunch: 150 grams tuna sashimi, grapefruit, half a serving of veggies with mustard
snack: 2 pcs pringles
dinner: 150 grams creamy dory

HCG Phase 2 Day 6

Morning Weight: 154.8 lbs.
Previous DayWeight: 154.4
OVN Gain: .4 lbs.

I am not sure what happened or is it because i didnt't really sleep at all that caused this weight gain. it's weekend for me now and it's kinda hard to switch from night shift to regular sleeping habit. anyway, here's what i had for this day:

breakfast: black coffee with stevia
lunch: 200 grams of rib eye steak grilled
snack: .5 apple

HCG Phase 2 Day 5

Morning Weight: 154.4 lbs
Previous Day Weight: 157.2 lbs
Total OVN Weight Loss: 2.8 lbs

Yey! Tuna is allowed! I was scared I was sabotaging my diet when I decided to eat tuna for lack of a better source of protein, but lo and behold, I lost even more weight! Yey!

breakfast: black coffee with stevia
morning snack: 1 pc wasa crispbread
lunch: tuna in water, lettuce, .5 grapefruit
afternoon snack: wasa crisp bread
dinner: left over of the lettuce in tuna, i spiru- tein

Healthy Options

I went to Healthy Options before going to work tonight. I bought Spiru-tein shake packets. It's Php99 a pop replacing a protein meal at around 100 calories. 1 can of 16 servings costs around Php1400, a tad cheacper than getting it by sachet packs but I figured that I liked the accuracy of the sachets versus having to ensure that each serving is scooped right when I buy the can. I also bought Bragg's Liquid Amino (as a soy sauce alternative), Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar, Nu-Salt salt substitute, Wasa Crispbreads to subsittute the grissini sticks/melba toast, a bottle of vinaigrette which I will exchange tomorrow for another one because it's freaking 12o calories per 2 tablespoons! I also bought some greens from SM, and boy, they were cheap! Each pack which will last the whole day for me costs Php57, and 5 cans of  century tuna in water. Will post pictures later.

HCG Phase 2 Day 4

Morning Weight: 157.2

Previous Day: 157.6

Total OVN Weight Loss: .4 lbs.

I think i made a lot of deviation from my protocol yesterday, thus the minimal weight loss...For one, I think I got some serious oil in my food yesterday, starting with the grilled blue marlin and the adobong kangkong and the chicken pesa...haaay...i will just make bawi today...

breakfast: black coffee with stevia
morning snack: 1 pc wasa crispbread
lunch: 85 grams of lettuce, 90 grams of tuna in water, 1/2 grapefruit
afternoon snack: 1 pc wasa crispbread
dinner: 85 grams of lettuce, 90 grams of tuna, 1 pack of spiru-tein in water
evening snack: 1 apple? 

HCG Phase 2 Day 3

Morning Weight: 157.6 lbs.
Previous Day Weight: 159 lbs.
Total OVN Weight Lost: 1.4 lbs.

I woke up just fine. not super energetic but not sluggish. I think this diet wants me to sleep as soon as i hit my bed, which for me , is a good thing.

breakfast: black coffee with stevia
lunch: grilled blue marlin, meatless adobong kangkong, 1/2 grapefruit
dinner: pesang manok, 1 apple

HCG Phase 2 Day 2...So help me God!

Morning Weight: 159 lbs. (yey!  i lost 3.8 lbs while sleeping!)
Previous Day Weight: 162.8 lbs.
Total OVN Weight Loss: 3.8 lbs.

I slept at around 8am and woke up at 5:30pm... I didn't feel nauseated nor dizzy considering the caloric intake I had the other day...Today will be the true test as I am going to work on an empty stomach with only a sugarless and creamless coffee on my tummy. I am planning to have sinigang na bangus later at bacolod inasal, and an apple. i still haven't figured out what i will eat for dinner. hpefully there is something that i can eat within the vicinity of my office. 


Breakfast: Black Coffee with Stevia drops
Lunch: 1 whole hardboiled egg and 3 egg whites prepared by peji (isn't he the sweetest?)
            1/2 grapefruit (i love this fruit, i wonder why a lot of people don't want it)
Dinner: 1 order of sinigang na bagus with green leafy veggies
Snack:  1 pc green apple

I also took green tea...i told almost everyone in the office that i was on the diet, some of them were worried, some of them were evil, teasing me with all kinds of food! good thing, i was able to resist! lol!

HCG Phase 2 Day 1

Weight: 162.8 lbs.

Breakfast: 1 pc. green apple around 70 calories

Lunch: 1 can Century Bangus Fillet Spanish style (oil removed), around 270 calories
           1 cup black coffee with Stevia drops (natural sweetener bought from Healthy Options)

Dinner: 1 green apple around 70 calories


There is some tolerable hunger pangs right now, but with the help of water with some cilium fiber, I know I can pull this thru, atleast today.

My HCG Journey

Yes! I am on a diet...The HCG diet...In a nutshell, the HCG diet makes use of the HCG hormone (the pregnancy hormone) to trick the brain into thinking that you are pregnant and that you need to use all your reserve fats in your body for energy...Combined with a very low calorie diet, this promises to make you lose atleast a pound a day. I bought the Titanium HCG brand...because the seller was the only one who would meet up with me within the day I texted her that I would buy. Tee hee!

HCG Diet/protocol has 3 phases, Phase 1 which consists of 2 days of bingeing, this is the loading phase where you eat anything you want as much as you want. You also take the HCG drops/injectibles/pellets during this time. There is actually an appetite suppressing effect after so you might feel it hard for you to eat really a lot. I can't say I enjoyed this phase that much but yeah, I am sure a lot out there did! Phase 2 is the real deal. In this phase, you are only allowed to have 500 calories in a day with a lot of restrictions as to what food to eat. This goes either for 21 or 40 days, depending on one's goals. After Phase 2, you will now go into Phase 3, gradually increasing your caloric intake to 1500 a day. You are still not allowed starch and sugar. This is the reset phase where your metabolism is being.

Yes, this is starvation, but with the help of the hormones, you redirect your body to use your abnormal fats and because the drops I have has vitamin b12 in it, I do not feel weak...atleast for now...


I follow the directions of dropping 10 drops under the tongue and keeping it there for 2 minutes, 15 minutes before each meal. So that totals to 30 drops of sublingual HCG 3 times a day.

I am now on my Phase 2 Day 1. I took an apple for breakfast, 1 can of Century Bangus Spanish Style fillet, without the oil of course and a cup of black coffee with 4 drops of Stevia which I bought from Healthy Options. How I wish tuna and salmon were allowed in Phase 2, it would have made my life easier as I love tuna and salmon. Sad to say they aren't because of their high content of fatty acids, remember the omega 3? I have with me here half a liter of water with half a pack of cilium fiber and 2 drops of Stevia for some taste. I plan to have an apple for my last meal of the day.

Pre-loading weight: 160 lbs.
After Pre=loading weight: 162.8 lbs.

Acceptance Is The Key

Hi, I am Jhoanne, and I am 30 pounds overweight...Yes, you are reading it right...30 pounds...Well I am really not sure because my "ideal weight" varies from time to time, depending on what diet plan or health and nutrition book I am looking at for guidance. I began really gaining weight when I started to quit smoking last quarter of last year...No regrets though, I would not trade quitting for anything else. It was a decision I took knowing the consequences...And now I must accept that I am overweight and I need to do something about it...NOW!!!

I have never been skinny ever since I can remember, I was always on the rounded side of things...At my skinniest, my built was athletic, never the model type. For reference, I am 5'4.5" in height...and yes...I am currently 162.8 pounds in weight at this very moment...But I am determined to lose atleast 30 pounds by August 15, 2012...

Far fetched? I know, right! But with determination and support from the people around me, I hope to  reach my goal or at least get close to it!