Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth and Still Lose Weight!

Weight loss doesn’t have to come without a little dessert. In fact, some of the most potent weapons in the fight against weight gain can satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time. You can add the following good–for–you foods to your menu to boost your overall health while you slim your waistline:

• Berries. These sweet treats are among nature’s richest sources of antioxidants and phytonutrients, including vitamin C and potassium. They may lower your risk of heart disease and cancer — and even inhibit inflammation in your body. While all berries offer these healthy benefits, the richest sources of these potent nutrients are the darkest colored berries, like blueberries, acai, and pomegranates.
• Yogurt. This calcium–rich treat does more than boost your bone strength — the probiotics fortify your immune and digestive systems and may even inhibit yeast infections and improve your cholesterol levels (they’ll lower your bad levels and boost your good cholesterol). Skip the ultra–sweetened (or artificially sweetened) versions and opt for Greek–style yogurt sweetened with a little stevia or your favorite Capella flavor.
• Dark chocolate. Chocoholics have reason to rejoice — dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants that can help lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. Don’t bother with the cheap stuff, which is loaded with sugar and fillers. Treat yourself to really good chocolate, with the purest ingredients, minimal sugar, and at least 60 percent cocoa. Xocxai is the brand we carry, and the good news is, you can have up to 3 Power Squares while on the lower calorie protocol.

P2 Deals of the Week!!
King Soopers
Bonless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99 lb
English Cucumbers $1
Braeburn and Cameo Apples .99 lb
Celery 2 for $3
Strawberries 2 for $5
Organic Navel Oranges $1.29 lb


Albertsons
Petite Sirloins Buy one get 2 free
Strawberries 2 for $5
Large Navel Oranges .99 lb

Sunflower Market
Organic Gala Apples .99 lb
Texas Rio Grapefruit 2 for $1
Red or green cabbage 2 for $1
Celery .88 em
Sweet Onions .88lb
Organic Red or Yellow .99 lb
Chicken Tenders $2.99 lb

Buffet Dining and Portion Control

In America, our "more is more" culture has had a tremendously negative impact on our health. “All you can eat” is not "all you SHOULD eat"! Unfortunately, ridiculous portions have now become the norm, and decent portions would be considered puny or a "rip-off." Normal size plates have been replaced with buffet plates — and there’s a true correlation there with a healthy-size waist being replaced by a buffet-size waist!

Fortunately, the key to fighting this is simple — eat less. Reconsider living by “more is more,” and return to the original “less is more.” Take a cue from the French, who enjoy a wide variety of foods — a little salad, four ounces of protein, a small portion of rice or potato, beautiful vegetables, and a small sampling of cheese.

The key is to keep it small and light: Enjoy a square or two of chocolate rather than a whole king-sized bar. If you’re eating out, consider having the waiter wrap up half of your (generally absurdly colossal) dinner before it’s even brought to the table.

Need a little help figuring out the right portion sizes at home? Here’s what you should be eating from various food groups at a given meal.

• Protein. Six ounces of protein (about the size of two decks of cards) is the recommended portion size.
• Carbs. Usually the most overeaten of all the food groups! Rather than heaping spoonfuls of mashed potatoes or pasta, consider a half cup of whole-grain carbs .
• Vegetables. Remember to round out your meal with as many non-starchy vegetables as you care to eat. There’s absolutely no reason you should be walking away hungry.
• Fruit. Eat this insulin booster as a snack in between meals — not as part of the main course. The only exception is berries — you can eat a handful or two with a meal as “dessert” every once in a while.

We’ve been raised on huge portions. Therefore, you’ll have to pay close attention to the guide above every time you sit down to eat until you can automatically train yourself to know what a healthy serving size looks like. Then, once you get the concept of reasonable serving sizes under your belt, you’ll find that what’s under your belt is a happy thin body!

P2 Deals of the week!!
King Soopers
Asparagus $2.99 lb
California Navel Oranges  $4.99 for 8 lb bag OR 4 for $1
Roma Tomatoes .99 lb

Albertsons
Chicken Breast $1.99 lb
93% Lean Ground Beef $2.99 lb
Large Navel Oranges .99 lb
Jonagold Apples .99 lb
Spinach bunches 2 for $1
Cucumbers .69 ea
Strawberries $3.99 ea
Large Sweet Onions .99 lb

Sunflower Market
Asparagus $1.77 lb
Red, Yellow or White Onions .49 lb
Navel Oranges .69 lb
Super Select Cucumbers .49 ea
Celery .88 ea
Red or Green Lettuce .99 ea
Roma Tomatoes .99 ea
Braeburn or Jonagold Apples .99 lb
Large Shrimp $3.99 lb
Organic Fuji, Cameo, Red Delicious and Braeburn Apples 2lbs for $3
Organic Sweet Onions $1.99 for 2lb bag
All Natural Chicken Breast $2.99 lb
Organic Navel Oranges $2.99 for 4lb bag
Organic Grapefruit $2.99 for 4lb bag

Does Cellular Memory affect weight loss ??

Skin tissue from Generals placed in a Petri dish and monitored with probes for pulse, heart rate, blood pressure and so on had the same reaction as the live host when shown war movies.


Our bodies regenerate new cells at various rates to different areas such as the skin, eyes, and so on. Quantum Physics states that our old cells pass information on to the new cells. Therefore, when trauma, emotional upset or loss has occurred this is permanently stored in the cells of the human body and continuously passed on if not released.


Therefore, if you’re fat and this fat is due to emotional unresolved issues this means that all the trillions of fat cells throughout the body will pass this information onto the new cells as they are regenerated although you may be shedding pounds at the time. If a person does not clear the emotional baggage on a cellular level then the ‘TRIGGERS’ that got you there in the first place will assist you in sabotaging your progress.


Just watch “The Biggest Loser”, on television. One continuous theme through each and every season is that there is a lot of emotional baggage under all that excess weight and the contestants need to let go of all the ‘OLD STUFF’ to continue on their journey. All that trauma and emotional upset is not aligned with their new purpose and it will only interfere with their success if left unattended or ‘STUFFED DOWN’. Oh, it may work for a while but it will not be long lasting or permanent.


The ‘EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE’ can range from rape as a child, death of a parent or you simply felt inferior to your sibling growing up. Yet there is no doubt that there is usually a host of issues that underlie being overweight and obese. As they learn more and more about the issues of obesity and weight loss the doctors and coaches alike are discovering that if a person does not dig deep to clear whatever is holding them back on an emotional level then the odds of reaching the ultimate goal or maintaining a lasting success is slim.


So the bottom line is you will want to take a look at letting go of the ghosts in your closet. I’m not saying it will be easy but it is well worth the effort. It gives a person the opportunity to take responsibility for their health and well-being. Forgive others and forgive yourself for the big and small things. Also, be kind and gentle with yourself. Most important of all learn to love yourself unconditionally. This one is an absolute must. So many women out there, and men, want deep love and intimacy in their lives. We have to love ourselves unconditionally first before we will attract in another person who will be able to love us on that level.


Emotional healing on a very deep level I have learned gives a person more choices in life than they had prior to releasing their issues. You’ll have more tools in your toolbox so to speak.


Releasing weight gives you the opportunity to release emotional trauma and releasing emotional trauma gives you the opportunity to release weight. It’s a ‘WIN-WIN SITUATION’. So let go of that resistance and give it all you’ve got. I am relishing in the knowing that I get to ‘RE-INVENT MYSELF’ and I am ‘ENJOYING THE JOURNEY'

P2 Deals of the week!!

King Soopers
Strawberries Buy one get one free
Asparagus $2.49 lb
Organic Red Grapefruit .99 lb
California Navel Oranges $3.99 for 8lb bag

Albertsons
Chicken $1.99 lb
93% Lean Ground Beef $2.99 lb
Petite Sirloins Buy one get one free
Del Monte Petite Cut Tomatoes $1 ea
Navel Oranges .99 lb

Sunflower Market
Starwberries 1 lb  $1.27 pkg
Red and Green Cabbage 2 for $1
Cucumbers 2 for $1
Navel Oranges .88 lb
Red, Golden or Granny Smith Apples .99 lb
Romaine Lettuce .99 ea
Yellow Onions 2lbs for $4
Chicken Breast and Tenders %50 off!!
Organic Braeburn or Jonagold Apples 2 lbs for $3
Organic Red or Green Lettuce 2 for $3

~Achieving Appetite Suppression~

~Achieving Appetite Suppression~

Finding a level of appetite suppression that allows you to stay with the program is key. Appetite suppression will be the difference between this plan, and most other weight loss programs that you have tried. What does appetite suppression feel like? It is a bit different for everyone. For one person, their appetite may be non-existent. They look at food and feel no crave-pulling effect. They can move through each day and be content with the foods on the plan, and sometimes be unable to finish all of the allotted foods.

For another person, their cravings are still very intact, however, they are able to experience the smells and the memory of how food tantalized their taste-buds, yet continue to resist the temptation to eat the food.

If appetite suppression is not present, the individual will cheat. If adequate appetite suppression is present, the participant will resist food – period – end of statement.
For some, appetite suppression requires a change of mind-set. Our bodies know from birth forward how to digest food. It is an innate response to feel hunger and then eat. Feelings of thirst or hunger become present and we feed those feelings.

Here is where things get mixed up: because we eat extreme quantities, too often, our bodies have developed the habit of constant digestion. We have taught our bodies to expect large amounts of food, and to digest large quantities often! Our bodies are great at adapting.
Believe me, our bodies would love to have more time to heal, regenerate, eliminate, recover, and rest, but, we just keep shoveling in the food so it has to stay focused on digestion ~ all the time! So, when we create a change, like this eating plan, our bodies will react out of habit. We will experience extreme stomach grumbling, “empty pit” feeling, gnawing aches in our guts, etc. These feelings are not the same as being hungry. These feelings are simply the body responding to habit. The HCG is allowing the body to get the calories it needs from our own fuel source. It is not “hungry”.

The uncomfortable feelings are the body’s way of telling us that it is ready to digest ~ we just misinterpret those feelings as “hunger”. See the difference?! Once this mind-set has been changed, adaptation into a new way of looking at food will become easy! The realization of how much energy and time has been wasted on feeding a HABITUALLY TRAINED digestion machine will become clear.
The other side of the coin is that there are times when an individual will feel as though he or she could eat-a-horse! But, this is usually a different feeling than what is mentioned above. This feeling is an uncontrollable desire to fill a void.

This feeling requires that we look at emotional and physiological deficiencies. As I mentioned above, “if appetite suppression is not present, the individual will cheat”.
The minute you begin thinking about, or craving food ~ you should step back and evaluate “why”. There could a few different reasons why you are craving, or longing for, food. Think about it, we have used food as a coping mechanism all of our lives! From the first time our mother handed us a lollipop and said, “here, this will make it all better”, we have developed the need to numb ourselves from our lives with food or drink. The HCG eating plan will help determine how we have used food to cope.

For men, because most are not used to restricting food, the small volume of food creates an emotional feeling of lack. This feeling alone can stir up false “hunger” pangs and cravings for food. For women, restriction of food is kind of common! So, our cravings come from the desire to be nurtured, loved, and taken care of.

Both men and women use fat to “pad” against the world. It could be because of sexual abuse (this is a big one ~ extra fat on the body creates more space between the body, and the abuser). It could be because of a perceived unworthiness (”if you keep eating like that, you’ll never get married because nobody will ever find you attractive”). It could be because the world doesn’t seem supportive and it isn’t “feeding” us.

It is then, that we start realizing how we have used food, soda, and alcohol as coping mechanisms. We use them to suppress any uneasy thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. It is important, when we get unruly cravings, to determine what emotions are in play for us. Ask yourself this question if hunger is ever knocking at your door ~” What part of my life is not feeding me? ”

If there is an area of your life that has been depleted, guaranteed, you have filled it or numbed it with food, or drink. This can be the most transformational part of this program ~ finding ways to fill the void in “healthy” ways, and just flat out, being more kind to our physical bodies!
Now, on to the physiological aspects of cravings:

Our bodies have stored toxins, chemicals, metals, plastics, etc., in our fat because it may not have known how to metabolize or eliminate the toxins safely. We are now “forcing” the body to dump these toxins back into the body, and now, it HAS to deal with them. When this happens, the elements that are pushed back into the system are very acidic. The body then has to use it’s mineral sources to alkalize the acid elements.

When our minerals become depleted, our adrenals glands become stressed. When the adrenal glands get distressed, they make our body crave simple carbohydrates (sugars and starches) to fuel the body quickly. This is a defense mechanism for the body. However, as a result, we feel like we are starving!!! So, it is important to alkalize our body (green drinks, alkalized water, mineral supplements, etc) so it doesn’t have to use its mineral stores to create balance. If we are already doing our best to introduce alkalizing elements, then our mineral reserves won’t get used up and we have a better chance of staying in appetite suppression during this Phase of the diet.

A depleted thyroid can play a part in appetite. There are elements in the HCG Phase 2 product that can be support; however, some individuals would do well to seek out a natural thyroid supplement. If a participant is currently taking thyroid medication, they should seek the advice of their physician to determine the correct dosage of their medication during this time.

Yeast, can play a role in cravings as well. This program is just like being on a yeast cleanse. We are eliminating sugars and starches, which feed yeast. As the food supply for the yeast begins to dwindle, the cravings for simple sugars and starches increases. If we can resist the temptation, there will be a yeast kill-off, and the cravings will subside. Adding Acidophilus or Pro-Biotics during this time could prove to be very helpful.

I am still recommending that individuals get on a good B-Complex and a good trace mineral support while in Phase 2. This will help the body recover at a faster rate, and supply the body with good foundational nutrition during this period of rapid change.

I hope this information has been helpful! There are many facets to this HCG plan, but if you can stick with the learning curve long enough for the body to right itself, you will find great value, and victory!

P2 Deals of the week!!

King Soopers
English Cucumbers $1 ea
California Navel Oranges $3.99 for 8lb bag
Organic Navel Oranges .99 lb
Texas Rio Star Grapefruit .99 lb
Asparagus $2.99 lb
Gala Apples .99 lb

Albertsons
93% lean ground beef $2.99 lb
Tilapia Fillets buy one get 2 FREE
Petite Sirloin Bye one get one FREE
Chicken Breast $1.99 lb
Fuji Apples $1 lb
English Cucumbers $1
Texas Grapefruit $1 lb
Roma Tomatoes $1 lb
Red, Green or Romaine Lettuce $1 ea

Sunflower Market
Select Cucumbers 2 for $1
Texas Rio Red Grapefruit 3 for $1
Celery $1 ea
Fuji, Gala or Braeburn Apples $1 lb
Navel Oranges $1 lb
Roma Tomatoes $1 lb
Sweet Onions $1 lb
Red and Green Lettuce $1 ea
Organic Red, Golden or Granny Smith Apples 2lbs for $3
Red or Yellow Onions $1 lb
93% Lean all natural grass fed Ground Beef $3.79
All Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $2.99 lb
Organic Navel Oranges $1 lb