Well, it's come down to my going Rogue!!!
I'm not so good at being POP (that's Perfect on Protocol). The original protocol is very basic and frankly boring for my mind body and soul.
Food is supposed to be enjoyed EVEN if you're dieting!!! If you don't enjoy your food you will want to stray and find something else to eat that is not on your diet.
Yep! Even something as innocent as a lonely little chocolate bar or bag of chips that are there on the counter and nobody is looking or home so they won't know...
I've been there and done that! Heck I still do it. BUT I've figured out what I can and cannot do while I'm on HCG. I can have chocolate when it's in the form of ChocoDelight. I can have Chocolate Mock Cake and Oh Man Do I LOVE it!!! I can have crunchy chips...in the form of freeze dried foods, baked kale chips etc. Healthy decisions that are not POP but actually hit the spot and don't affect how my body looses weight while I'm on HCG. Not to mention allowing for me to take those foods with me beyond my HCG journey. It's how I maintain when I'm in P4.
......Unless it's Christmas...or my Birthday. Then I have some serious making up to do. I'm only human after all.
We all struggle. We all loose and then a few months, a year (me) or a couple years, those pounds tend to all of a sudden suck themselves right back on to your Ass! Or Gut! Or BOTH!!! Oh! Don't get me started on my Chicken Tenders!!! (Those are the flaps that hang over your bra in the back. So not my favorite!)
So, satisfaction and the desire to enjoy my life while on the HCG journey is what has forced me to go Rogue! I need to feel satisfied when I eat. My taste buds, my emotions, my physical being, all need to be satisfied. Since I'm a food junkie I might as well tend to that junkie in me while nurturing my body correctly to see the results I want to see.
Just incase you were wondering what the term Rogue means where the HCG diet is concerned it means that I'm eating outside of protocol. I'm allowing myself to eat foods that are not allowed in the original Dr. Simeons HCG Diet Protocol, Pounds and Inches.
Don't get me wrong. The original protocol does work that's how I got down into Onderland! (that's the 100's) But as I continue to move towards my ultimate weight goal I need to augment my foods to fit my world and to satisfy the food junkie that I am. I need to eat and I need to love what I'm eating!
Which brings me to my next subject... Support Groups for HCG users. No, not addicts! We're talking support for those on the HCG protocol diet. I've been a member of a couple HCG Support groups on Facebook. One of them is severely against anything that is not protocol. Which is fine. But not for me...and as I've noticed several other members in that group are having difficulties and doing Rogue eating. That group frowns on it. So in an effort to help and guide as well as to have that community that I need for my journey I've started a Facebook group for Rogues like me. It's called The Rogue HCG Support Group. You can search it up or click here to join.
Speaking of Rogue Foods!
Today's recipe is Super Duper Yummy!!!
HCG P2 Rogue Slow Cooker Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ingredients:
6-8 large bell peppers (I used red and yellow)
1.5 lbs leanest ground beef you can find
1/4 onion
5 cloves garlic
1 14oz can fire roasted tomatoes (make sure it's the kind without sugar)
1-2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (to taste really) I use one only because it has sugar.
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 small zucchini
1 cup shredded broccoli
2 egg whites
First clean and prep your peppers by removing the tops and cleaning out the insides. You want a pepper cup basically, so just remove the very tops of your peppers. Set aside.
Cook ground beef in frying pan with salt and pepper. Drain and rinse to remove as much fat as you can. Sounds gross but it really isn't it's just extra work but worth it in the end.
In food processor mix cherry tomatoes, garlic, onion and worcestershire sauce. After blended add burger. Blend then add more salt and pepper if wanted. When finished mixing set aside in a large mixing bowl.
Shred zucchini in the food processor. Drain excess water. (I squish mine in the strainer so I can squeeze as much water out as possible. It will continue to weep as you go so don't freak.)
In large mixing bowl that contains the meat add your shredded zucchini and broccoli. Mix. Then add the 2 egg whites and fire roasted tomatoes (drained) Mix well! The eggs are the binding because we've already cooked our meat and removed the fats.
Make sure your crockpot is open and ready! One by one stuff the peppers. Really pack them full of the meat and veggie mix. I use a large spoon to pack the mixture in. You might see lots of juice while you're squishing the mix down. Go ahead and squeeze as much of that out as possible. (I do it over the sink and not into the bowl to avoid having to squeeze more and more as I go.) Once your pepper is full put in the crockpot and repeat with remaining peppers.
Put your crockpot on low for 3-4 hours. We're only trying to heat them through and cook the veggies inside because we've already cooked the meat. If you do this with raw meat you'll want to cook for 6 or more hours to make sure the meat is cooked through.
My crockpot is full at 7 peppers so calories per serving are 200/ea pepper!
If you do a 2 lb meat recipe your servings will be approximately 246 calories (this is the 7 pepper comparison).
A 1 lb meat recipe will yield a 155 calorie serving (again based on my 7 peppers).
Have fun cooking... But mostly Enjoy Eating Healthy!!!
xoxo
Sabrina
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