Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 127.5 lbs Weight yesterday: 129
Weight Lost: 1.5 lbs Weight Gained: 1.5 lb Net Loss: 3.5 lbs Net Gain: 0
I slept kinda restless towards the latter half. I kept pinching my belly thinking I probably overate too much when I had supper at work and a BIG portion of salmon with my salad greens. I knew I ate way more past my satiety point. But by the time I actually woke up and got up, I felt my belly smaller again. Maybe I was dreaming about it being big again. And I was pleasantly surprised to see my weight. I even double check just to make sure it was not being inaccurate.
Breakfast (which was actually our family's supper at 430pm before I went to work):
While I served BLT minus the T to my son and hubby, I myself ate leftover zucchini spaghetti with leftover butter-fried chicken (unfortunately this was chicken coated with flour that I prepped for my son and hubby yesterday). I was hoping the flour was not that much anyway. However, knowing now about sugars (complex or simple) affecting insulin release affecting fat storage, I probably stored fat in that diet. I got hungry by 9pm so I ate my "lunch" at work.
Lunch:
Leftover salmon (this was a smaller portion than I had last night) over salad greens (I probably was able to eat 4 cups of greens) topped with yogurt dressing. That dressing seemed tastier!
Snack (or supper?):
Now this is where I cheated again. My co-worker was eating PBJ and I just got tempted to prepare one for myself as well. I tried to limit my jam to 1 tbsp, but I know the PB was a no-no for Phase 1 or 2 of Harcombe diet. Anyway, I thought, consider this as cheating then go back to Phase 1. I figure if I limit my cheats to once every 3 days or every week and try to stick to a phase 1 diet the rest of the time, I probably should still lose some weight. I also had coffee to which I added 2 tsp of coconut crystal, which surprisingly tasted very sweet to me. I probably have heightened my sweet taste sensation due to elimination of sweet foods in my diet. I also added just 1 tsp of cream. This snack is going to put my insulin to work and will most likely cause fat storage. I will not be surprised to find myself heavier next weighing.
N.B. I am typing this while at work, and I am trying not to finish the whole cup of coffee. I am wide awake now...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Back to Phase 1
Rule of Phase 1: No carbs, no sugar, no caffeeine, no breads, no milk, no vinegar (like in my pickles). Can only have unlimited good fat (animal fat, olive oil, butter, coconut oil, palm oil), meat, lots of veggies except mushroom and potatoes). Can have brown rice 50 g per day with or without fat meal.
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 128.6 lbs Weight yesterday: 129.6
Weight Lost: 1 lbs Weight Gained: 0 Net Loss: 2.4 lbs Net Gain: 0
The past days that I was supposed to be on Phase 2, I was not really following the rules, often mixing in carb with fat meals. Or I would sneak in a few carb every now and then. My weight basically plateaued.
So three days ago I made the decision to start all over again. And on that day, I binged on carbs - bread and ice cream (to please my husband).
And I started again on Phase 1 two days ago...sort of. Well actually I had some yogurt with strawberries then, but the rest was Harcombe-compatible.
Yesterday was 100% Harcombe. My usual egg omelet with onions, tomato salad for breakfast, ginisang pechay for lunch, stir-fried chicken with veggies for supper. Chicharon for snacks at work to keep me awake.
BRUNCH:
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 128.6 lbs Weight yesterday: 129.6
Weight Lost: 1 lbs Weight Gained: 0 Net Loss: 2.4 lbs Net Gain: 0
The past days that I was supposed to be on Phase 2, I was not really following the rules, often mixing in carb with fat meals. Or I would sneak in a few carb every now and then. My weight basically plateaued.
So three days ago I made the decision to start all over again. And on that day, I binged on carbs - bread and ice cream (to please my husband).
And I started again on Phase 1 two days ago...sort of. Well actually I had some yogurt with strawberries then, but the rest was Harcombe-compatible.
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| Salmon Fritters Salad greens with tomato salsa |
Yesterday was 100% Harcombe. My usual egg omelet with onions, tomato salad for breakfast, ginisang pechay for lunch, stir-fried chicken with veggies for supper. Chicharon for snacks at work to keep me awake.
BRUNCH:
Salmon fritters
Salad greens with tomato salsa
SUPPER:
I cooked sliced ham with potatoes and cabbage for the family. I only got a small piece of that ham (with the fatty layer next to the skin) but I had a bowl also of beef broth with beef meat (from tail part), with shredded cabbage (instead of noodles, so it is like beef ramen without the pasta).
Cheating: I baked a strawberry-banana-coconut muffin that used coconut crystals (low GI) instead of regular sugar, and I replaced 1/2 c of APF with coconut flour and added 2 more eggs because the coconut flour seemed to absorb to much moisture. I had strawberry-banana jam with 1 piece of strawberry inside the muffin. I baked these mainly for my sons, but since this is my first time experimenting with coconut flour and coconut crystals for baking, I had to try the outcome. It was not disappointing, but I did have a whole muffin. (that would be the equivalent of 20 ml (or roughly 1 T + 1 t) all purpose flour. The coconut flour is made from coconut meat and is more of saturated fat than carb, and has low GI as well, so it is mainly considered low-carb. (At least I really did not have grains). However, I ate the muffin shortly before our supper...so it might have, with the very small amount of carb in it, somehow spiked up my insulin, such that insulin could have started fat storage of my fatty meal....Oh well...
I also ate a few strawberries. So this day actually almost qualifies as phase 2.
SUPPER:
I cooked sliced ham with potatoes and cabbage for the family. I only got a small piece of that ham (with the fatty layer next to the skin) but I had a bowl also of beef broth with beef meat (from tail part), with shredded cabbage (instead of noodles, so it is like beef ramen without the pasta).
Cheating: I baked a strawberry-banana-coconut muffin that used coconut crystals (low GI) instead of regular sugar, and I replaced 1/2 c of APF with coconut flour and added 2 more eggs because the coconut flour seemed to absorb to much moisture. I had strawberry-banana jam with 1 piece of strawberry inside the muffin. I baked these mainly for my sons, but since this is my first time experimenting with coconut flour and coconut crystals for baking, I had to try the outcome. It was not disappointing, but I did have a whole muffin. (that would be the equivalent of 20 ml (or roughly 1 T + 1 t) all purpose flour. The coconut flour is made from coconut meat and is more of saturated fat than carb, and has low GI as well, so it is mainly considered low-carb. (At least I really did not have grains). However, I ate the muffin shortly before our supper...so it might have, with the very small amount of carb in it, somehow spiked up my insulin, such that insulin could have started fat storage of my fatty meal....Oh well...
I also ate a few strawberries. So this day actually almost qualifies as phase 2.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
P1 D4 Not! It's cheating day!
Rule of Phase 1: No carbs, no sugar, no caffeeine, no breads, no milk, no vinegar (like in my pickles). Can only have unlimited good fat (animal fat, olive oil, butter, coconut oil, palm oil), meat, lots of veggies except mushroom and potatoes). Can have brown rice 50 g per day with or without fat meal.
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 128.8 lbs
Weight Lost: 2.2 lbs Weight Gained: 0 Net Loss: 2.2 lbs Net Gain: 0
So no change in weight...mens maybe?
Today is July 4th, the day toe CHEAT!!!! I probably will have to restart counting again tomorrow.
Breakfast:
1 whoopie pie (I chose the one with the least frosting), and a cup of unsweetened coffee.
Lunch:
half a hamburger with cheese
1 hotdog (no buns)
few chips
1 pepsi
Salad; clam dip
deviled eggs (2 halves)
Snack/Dessert:
a small slice of mocha chiffon cake with 7-minute frosting and few blueberries/strawberries
a bowl of homemade ice cream
half a slice of Florida citrus cake
Late snack:
a small slice of mocha chiffon cake
3 halves deviled eggs
few chips
Lunch:
half a hamburger with cheese
1 hotdog (no buns)
few chips
1 pepsi
Salad; clam dip
deviled eggs (2 halves)
Snack/Dessert:
a small slice of mocha chiffon cake with 7-minute frosting and few blueberries/strawberries
a bowl of homemade ice cream
half a slice of Florida citrus cake
Late snack:
a small slice of mocha chiffon cake
3 halves deviled eggs
few chips
P1 D3
Rule of Phase 1: No carbs, no sugar, no caffeeine, no breads, no milk, no vinegar (like in my pickles). Can only have unlimited good fat (animal fat, olive oil, butter, coconut oil, palm oil), meat, lots of veggies except mushroom and potatoes). Can have brown rice 50 g per day with or without fat meal.
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 128.8 lbs
Weight Lost: 2.2 lbs Weight Gained: 0 Net Loss: 2.2 lbs Net Gain: 0
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 128.8 lbs
Weight Lost: 2.2 lbs Weight Gained: 0 Net Loss: 2.2 lbs Net Gain: 0
Breakfast (Brunch actually, eaten at 2pm):
Tinolang manok with lots of raw spinach and sayote, with tomato salad peppered with green onions flavored with ginger-infused patis.
Supper:
Too full to really eat. I ate 1 fillet of leftover grilled haddock, and 1/2 bowl of ginataang fiddlehead. I cheated a bit by munching on a piece of tater tots.
By about 10p, I was craving for sweets. I ate instead a chicken thigh BBQ.
Supper:
Too full to really eat. I ate 1 fillet of leftover grilled haddock, and 1/2 bowl of ginataang fiddlehead. I cheated a bit by munching on a piece of tater tots.
By about 10p, I was craving for sweets. I ate instead a chicken thigh BBQ.
P1 D2
Rule of Phase 1: No carbs, no sugar, no caffeeine, no breads, no milk, no vinegar (like in my pickles). Can only have unlimited good fat (animal fat, olive oil, butter, coconut oil, palm oil), meat, lots of veggies except mushroom and potatoes). Can have brown rice 50 g per day with or without fat meal.
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 129.8
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 Weight today: 129.8
Weight Lost: 1.2 lbs Weight Gained: 0 Net Loss: 1.2 lbs Net Gain: 0
Breakfast (actually brunch, eaten at 1230p)
Tinolang Manok (1 cup chicken meat, more than 1 cup sayote and spinach, broth) with ensaladang kamatis (1 medium tomato, ginger-infused patis, 1 spring onion).
Lunch (almost like supper, eaten @ 430p)
Grilled Haddock (leftover from yesterday; seasoned with lemon-pepper and salt)
Tomato salad with baby carrots and brocolli florets
Supper:
Had shrimp and bacon chowder that my co-worker brought to work. I removed the potatoes. I had 1 cup.
Munched on some leftover haddock fillet that I grilled.
Grilled Haddock (leftover from yesterday; seasoned with lemon-pepper and salt)
Tomato salad with baby carrots and brocolli florets
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| Grilled Haddock, tomato salad with broccoli florets and baby carrots |
Supper:
Had shrimp and bacon chowder that my co-worker brought to work. I removed the potatoes. I had 1 cup.
Munched on some leftover haddock fillet that I grilled.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Zucchini Spaghetti
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| Zucchini Spaghetti |
1 pint of homecanned tomato sauce (no additives; plain tomatoes reduced by simmering; processed by boiling water bath per USDA guidelines)
3 tbsp chicken oil (home-rendered from chicken skins of homeraised chickens)
3 cloves garlic, minced
half yellow onion, minced
dash of each of ground basil, parsley, savory, and oregano
kosher salt and pepper to taste
Sautee garlic in oil for about 2 minutes, add the onions and sautee an additional 3-5 minutes or until transparent. Add tomato sauce. Season with herbs, S&P.
I cut the above in two. I used half of it (1 cup) to mix in about 1 cup of roughly chopped chicken meat (leftover from rotisserie that I cooked last Friday). (The other half of spaghetti sauce I will use for something else at a later time.).
Serve the spaghetti sauce with chicken over a bed of zucchini spaghetti.
Note: I used a special gadget to make the zucchini spaghetti.
Ginisang Pechay
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| Ginisang pechay with slow cooked beef |
This dish needs pre-cooked beef. Choose bony cuts of meat (shank part, or tail part, ribs). Use the slow cooker, add herbs and spices (celery, garlic, peppercorn, kosher salt, bay leaves) and cook for at least 8 hours. Remove bones. Use the meat and nutrient-dense broth for this dish).
Sunday, July 1, 2012
P1 D1
Rule of Phase 1: No carbs, no sugar, no caffeeine, no breads, no milk, no vinegar (like in my pickles). Can only have unlimited good fat (animal fat, olive oil, butter, coconut oil, palm oil), meat, lots of veggies except mushroom and potatoes). Can have brown rice 50 g per day with or without fat meal.
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 lbs
Breakfast:
2-egg omelet with caramelized onion
Tomato salad
Rest for 30 minutes before drinking water (this is to allow the gastric juices to digest the food without diluting).
Lunch:
Leftover sauteed shrimps & broiled scallops (only a few pieces; not enough to satisfy my belly);
1 bowl of beef broth with pechay
Had lots of water 30 minutes after lunch.
Snack:
Few munches of burong mangga (1/4 of what's in the picture).
Drank plenty of water in between weeding and rototilling the garden.
Supper:
A bowl of chicken tinola (with about 1 cup of meat and 1 cup of sayote with spinach)
Coconut meat and half of the coconut water (not sure if this is allowable as there should be no sugar in P1, but coconut meat is mainly saturated fats and dietary fiber. Coconut water could have sugar (it's sweets!) that has a low GI, so I am equating this to eating greens.
Side Note: My period started today -- that will mean water retention and weight gain.
Had 1 cup of peppermint tea at bedtime.
Slept really really good!
Goal of Phase 1: Candida die-off
Expected Results: Withdrawal symptoms, major cravings
Unavoidable Results: Weight Loss
Starting Weight: 131.0 lbs
Breakfast:
2-egg omelet with caramelized onion
Tomato salad
Rest for 30 minutes before drinking water (this is to allow the gastric juices to digest the food without diluting).
Lunch:
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| Ginisang Pechay with Slow Cooked Beef |
1 bowl of beef broth with pechay
Had lots of water 30 minutes after lunch.
Snack:
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| Burong Mangga |
Drank plenty of water in between weeding and rototilling the garden.
Supper:
A bowl of chicken tinola (with about 1 cup of meat and 1 cup of sayote with spinach)
Coconut meat and half of the coconut water (not sure if this is allowable as there should be no sugar in P1, but coconut meat is mainly saturated fats and dietary fiber. Coconut water could have sugar (it's sweets!) that has a low GI, so I am equating this to eating greens.
Side Note: My period started today -- that will mean water retention and weight gain.
Had 1 cup of peppermint tea at bedtime.
Slept really really good!
Tomato Salad
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| Tomato Salad with Fermented Green mangoes |
Ingredients:
1 medium slicing tomato
1 spring onion, sliced
ginger-infused fish sauce to taste
Optional: 1 pint of fermented green mangoes, drained, diced
Mix together. Eat with any meat or fish. Or use as a "salad dressing" for salad greens.
My first Phase 1 Experience up to the Cheating on Phase 2
Below is an account of my whole experience since I started THD. Let us just say that, when I was just contemplating on taking the full plunge, I gradually limited my coffee and sugar intake. I weighed about 138++ pounds at the time. (I am 5 ft 2.5 in tall.) So, two days before I started phase 1, I only had 1 cup of coffee and 1 12-oz soda and some carbs, along with my usual food, but I was still eating basically one major meal a day. The day before, I had no coffee, but towards the end of the day I was having a headache, so I had a can of soda, and since I baked bread that day, I had a small slice.
The next day, I started my Phase 1. Weight was around 135++ (it seems that I lost weight somehow in those two days just limiting my coffee and sugar intake). This was the first day in years that I ate three full meals a day.
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Phase 1 Day 1 (5 days of no sugar, no caffeine, no breads, no milk)
Brunch: a small bowl (1 cup) of Ginataang Fiddleheads with pork belly slices
snack of burong mangga and (a no-no) apple! Ooops! I should not have had the apple.
Then we had supper of rotisserie chicken and I could not help but make honey buttermilk whole wheat bread...I just had to have a small piece (I would have wanted more)...
I guess I have to start my day 1 again...
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Day 1 - 6/22/2012 (take two!)
Brunch of scrambled eggs with chicken meat.
(Got a headache again today, probably due to lack of caffeine).
Ate supper at Hibachi restaurant -- had filet mignon, a spoonful of rice, lots of stir-fried veggies consisting of zucchini, bean sprouts, carrots, brocolli. (should have been brown rice, but they only have white rice, which was another no-no in Harcombe diet, but I thought maybe that amount was forgivable. The point is, starve the Candida to death.)
Snacking on roasted peanuts (maning kalbo).
Water only for drinking.
Gotta get some groceries tomorrow for more veggies.
Update: I got severe upset tummy by night. Lancinating type, like hyperacidity, constant gnawing pain on the epigastric area. I tried to eat peanuts with water...no relief. I tried to sleep it off...had to get up at 330 am to try taking Pepto-bismol (trying to avoid Tums because it has sugar). No relief. I got up at 430 and just had to try Tums. Finally was able to sleep.
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Day 2. Because my tummy is still slightly upset (I am beginning to suspect that it is more because of constipation and/or gas) so I for brunch only had chicken broth with very little chicken meat and some beaten egg to assure me that I would not get hypoglycemic and faint. Lots of water.
(I took senna 2 tabs and colace to see if it will help me move my bowels and maybe relieve me of my upset tummy completely).
Then for supper I had beef broth with some sitao (probably 1/4 cup) and about 1/4 oz meat just to get something into my tummy. Broth sooths me, but my tummy is still upset. I feel bloated. I tried a fork amt (about 1/2 tbsp) of chicken breast cooked with rice pilaf and brocolli with minimal cheese (just to taste, really, since that was what I served to hubby and the boys). Had chamomile tea before bedtime.
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Day 3. Feeling much better. No more upset tummy. Weighed 3 pounds less than baseline. (17 more to lose) Had a good BM in am too! (Gross you out?).
BF: Had chicken "mami" soup with noodles replaced with finely shredded cabbage.
Lunch was kare-kare had about 4 oz of beef (pang bulalo cut) with lots of pechay and sitao, had only a tbsp of white rice (cheating!) and shrimp paste. Busog! Shared that with Tess (she ate tons of white rice! Inggit ako, but the craving really was no longer there.) I just had to pinch off some brownies my son made (as in pinched twice, let that site in my mouth not even to reach the tummy just for the taste of it, for some sugar to be directly absorbed into my bloodstream through the mouth's mucosa). Drink only 2-3 small sips of water to rinse the taste from my mouth, but not enough to dilute the gastric juices. After about 3 hours, drink more water. Had 1 strip of burong mangga, and salted pistachio nuts for mini snack.
Supper: Ate at Chinese Resto (per son's request) and focused on fish/seafood, chicken, brocolli/beef, green beans. No noodles nor rice. Had oolong tea instead of soda. (I tried to shake off the starchy sauces and the topping off baked mussels, thinking maybe it had cheese, but it tasted like it was mainly mayo and some sugar). Couldn't help the sugar/carb this time, but at least they are almost insignificant. Then chamomile tea and pistachio nuts for midnight snack.
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Day 4 - Oooops...I just realized, nuts are not allowed on weight-loss phases (1 & 2). I had lots of peanuts and nuts yesterday due to kare-kare and snacking :( Have to extend my phase 1 then, as my weight is stuck at my yesterday's weight.
Side note: I slept at 2am (my usual bedtime) but woke up at 4 am and could NOT get back to sleep. Nothing wrong, but I felt hot...kept taking the sheet off then putting it back on me. I decided to get up at 530am, prepped my brekkie.
BF: Chicken "mami" - leftover chicken rotisserie meat in chicken stock (made by slow cooking the carcass with lots of herbs and some sea salt), finely shredded cabbage (blanched in soup), poached egg, green onion, and dash of ground basil, seasoned with patis.
2 hrs later: Instead of drinking water, I drank an herbal tea (caffeine-free) that was meant to help sleep.
Cooked lunch...sausages and eggs for hubby. I only ate eggs, followed by chicken meat on a bed of Romaine lettuce, no dressing (bleh!).
Had a nap for about 1 hr.
Helped pour cement for the cellar while rain was pouring :(
Cooked supper. I had to make supper for myself separately for my younger son and hubby.
I had Zucchini Spaghetti for supper. It had 1 cup of chicken meat in 1 cup of tomato sauce cooked like spaghetti sauce with spices and herbs (garlic, onions, ground parsley, basil, savory, and oregano) plus S&P. My younger son tried 1/3 of it, and actually liked it.
Had a cup of "sleepy time" tea.
Still had insomnia. I tried to sleep earlier than hubby's time. When he came to bed, I was awake and could not go back to sleep. Had to take 25 mg benadryl to induce sleep at 3am! Now alarm clock woke me up at 6 to get ready for an appointment. :(
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But I weighed 4 lbs less this am! :)
Day 5: Excited to see the scale came down another notch (I lost more than 1 pound from yesterday, really, without getting hungry and without depriving myself of food). I still wonder about my recent insomnia -- could it be the higher levels of energy (reported by many), or my excitement (I kept feeling the decrease in my belly fat while lying in bed, and kept planning what to eat the next day, as my Phase one is nearing completion. I plan to extend another three days, as if restarting from D4, day after I ate kare-kare.) I do sometimes feel the need to have something sweet right after eating a meal, but it's easy enough to resist. I just wash off the taste in my mouth with a little bit of water, then wait about 30 minutes before I gulp a glass of water, and keep on sipping water in between meals (or have a cup of no-caffeine herbal tea).
BF: I fried last night the remaining half of yellow onion (leftover from when I prepped my spaghetti sauce) since i don't like storing uncooked onion in the fridge (it stinks up the whole fridge). I used pork lard (I rendered from our homegrown pigs) to stir fry it until it caramelized. Then this morning, I beat 2 eggs, added a dash of basil, and S&P to taste, then cooked that in the same pan with the caramelized onion as filling. Sarap!
Lunch: Ginisang pechay - I had 1 quart of beef broth with 12 cups of meat (and ligaments and fat) that I slow cooked (some I used for kare-kare eaten on D3). I sauteed the usual trinity: 3 garlic cloves, half yellow onion, and 3 tomatoes in 3 tbsp pork lard, seasoned with patis, added the meat+broth, then about 1-1/2 cup of pechay stems. Cooked for about 3 minutes then added the ~1 cup leaves. Cook for 1 minute, turned off heat and let cook some more until leaves were wilted.
I had two bowls of that. Sobrang busog.
Supper: Pork chop with caramelized onions, served with mung bean sprouts (I started my sprouts 3 days ago). Sprinkle seasalt on the pork chops to taste. Let them sit while cooking the onions.
Caramelize 1-1/2 yellow onions on medium heat with about 4 tbsp of pork lard. I removed them from the iron cast saucepan to start cooking the chops. (The amount of onions depend on how much you want to eat. My son and I ate all of them. Hubby does not eat cooked onions.)
Turn heat to medium high, place the chops and- cook each side until browned. You may sprinkle some peppers too. turn heat to medium low, lightly flavor with soy sauce and let sizzle, then add about 1/4 cup water. Let cook some more. If your chops are too thick that they are not fully cooked yet by the time water evaporates completely, add another 1/4 cup. Place the onions on top also to reheat them while the water is steaming.
(I served this with potatoes and my canned green beans for hubby and son.)
I placed about 1/2 cup (not compressed) of sprouts on my plate, then a pork chop, then the caramelized onions. Hmmmm...sprouts being bland really took the place of rice. I can get used to this no-rice meals!
(Hubby loved the pork chop's flavor and did not even detect the soy sauce.)
Water for drinks.
I feel so full, yet I don't feel bloated! No need to unbutton my pants.
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6/27/2012--
Day 6 - Woke up this am (after a good 4-hr sleep then just tossed and turned...excited for the day). While still naked, I weighed myself again, hoping I had lost another pound to reach my goal of 5 lb wt loss in this phase 1. But the scale showed differently...I lost 3 lbs!!! I excitedly went to my closet and picked up a pair of pants that only a week ago I could not wear because they would not get past my thighs...now they can!!! So in total since Day 1 (which I restarted), I lost 9.5 lbs, without starving myself.
Because I lost more than my target (5 lbs), I decided I can proceed now with Phase 2.
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PHASE 2
Day 1: Start weight is just a mere 10.5 lbs away. If I will lose weight 1 lb/day, then that means I can proceed with Phase 2 in less than two weeks.
BF on Phase 2 Day 1: 2-egg omelet with caramelized onions and tomatoes, served with chopped tomatoes flvaored with patis, green onion and crushed fresh ginger root. Had a cup of milk with this.
Lunch: Leftover ginisang pechay, this time with added raw toge, 1 bowl.
Supper: I CHEATED! Ate a lot of BBQ chicken thighs, ginataang langka with pork. Had a small piece (promise!) about the equivalent of 1 tbsp of yema cake (just to taste, really!), then later on had 2 fork stabs (equivalent to about 1 tbsp also) of turtle pecan caramel cake (?). No cravings, really. I hope Candida will not come back with a vengeance.
Midnight snack (not really hungry): Drank raw milk in the hopes that it will help me sleep better tonight.
Maybe if my weight is worse tomorrow, I will get back on Phase 1 and do 3 days, then on to Phase 2....I will wait and see....
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6/28/2012 - I am counting today as Day 1 oh Phase 2 again because i cheated yesterday. I weighed myself today and I gained back 4 lbs. Whether yesterday's weight was incorrect or I misread it, or I really regained that much, I am not sure. If I misread it (because 129.8 looked like 125.8 on my weighing scale. I read it as 125.8 yesterday. I was so excited. I should have re-weighed myself to make sure of its accuracy.) and it was actually 129.8 yesterday, then that came closer to my expected 1 lb loss, so that my cheating yesterday did not result to any change in my weight as taken this morning, making it about 5 lbs lost during the Phase 1.
Starting Weight for Phase 2: 129.8 lbs Target: 115 lbs
Phase 2 have more nutrients now, so I might have a slower weight loss. Hopefully the Candida is in total check.
I took Unisom last night to help ensure that I get good quality sleep. I slept for more than 8 hrs for the first time since I started this diet (thank God!), but I woke up with severe cramps on my lower legs. I had to ask hubby to massage them to disperse the lactic acid. I don't know why it happened (it usually is a sign of hypocalcemia) when I started drinking raw milk again yesterday.
BF: Same 2-egg omelet with caramelized onions plus a side of diced tomato, spring onions flavored with patis and crushed ginger. 2 cups of milk.
Lunch: I waited for supper with family, so this is my "lunch" at 430 pm: buter fried haddock with a mountain of spinach leaves, topped with tomato salsa (made of diced tomatoes, spring onions, ginger and patis).
Supper (at work @ 10pm): Zucchini Spaghetti with chicken breasts, topped with alfalfa sprouts.
Had a snack of low-fat cheese sticks (2) at 430 am.
Went home and slept.
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P2D2
Woke up and weighed 129.6. Maybe I should lessen my dairy. Or have milk by itself as snack.
Brunch (actually supper for my family; can't help it. Working nights screws up my schedule.): Sauteed shrimps on a bed of raw spinach and tomato salad (like yesterday). Broiled scallops. (will serve pan-fried scallops to hubby).
Supper (at work): My co-workers and i had an arrangement to bring something for food. So I had a shrimp and bacon chowder (I removed all potatoes, but could not do the same with the sweet corn) courtesy of one RN, and a small slice of toutiere pie (that, I cannot remove the potatoes from, but I did avoid the crust). Later on, as snack, I had a small piece of leche flan (my contribution) equivalent to about 3 tbsp plus the syrup. :(
I probably will need to get back to P1.
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Got back home. Had a BF(?) of 1 jar burong mangga, a few pieces of shrimps and scallops.
slept from 9am to 1pm(screwed up schedule...)
Wt: 130.8 (gained a pound from just that little amount of carb!)
Lunch(?): Had 1 cup of naturally-cultured whole milk.
(By naturally cultured, I let 1 pint of raw milk sit on the countertop with cover for more than 12 hours at room temp. I started it yesterday before I left for work, then I placed it back in the fridge in the morning. When I woke up, I drank it and it was even creamier than uncultured. The beauty of naturally culturing it is that, it gives the enzymes and the probiotics start breaking the lactose down, sort of pre-digesting, and of course, the probiotics multiply. It's like having yogurt.)
Supper: There I go again...cheated with a slice of bread with butter -- a no-no! Never combine carb with fat.
Then I had chicken bbq, grilled fish haddock, ensalada (kamatis, patis-mansi, burong mangga, spring onions).
Took a 2-mile walk with hubby.
Problem was, hubby wanted to have some ice cream afterwards, and none of the boys (who had started watching Hellboy) wanted to come with him, so I went with him.
And I had an icre cream. Strawberry shortcake...but I ate mostly strawberries and cream. I chucked most of the ice cream into the pig food bucket.
And as I promised to hubby, I made whoopie pies tonight. My son helped me, and handed me one finished product. He will be going back to UB tomorrow and will be gone again for another week. So I felt obliged to eat that whoopie pie. Then I had another cup of raw naturally fermented (>12 hrs) raw milk.
Oh well, I might as well start again on Phase 1. Too much cheating now. At least, I won't have caffeine withdrawal symptoms this time.
The next day, I started my Phase 1. Weight was around 135++ (it seems that I lost weight somehow in those two days just limiting my coffee and sugar intake). This was the first day in years that I ate three full meals a day.
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Phase 1 Day 1 (5 days of no sugar, no caffeine, no breads, no milk)
Brunch: a small bowl (1 cup) of Ginataang Fiddleheads with pork belly slices
snack of burong mangga and (a no-no) apple! Ooops! I should not have had the apple.
Then we had supper of rotisserie chicken and I could not help but make honey buttermilk whole wheat bread...I just had to have a small piece (I would have wanted more)...
I guess I have to start my day 1 again...
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Day 1 - 6/22/2012 (take two!)
Brunch of scrambled eggs with chicken meat.
(Got a headache again today, probably due to lack of caffeine).
Ate supper at Hibachi restaurant -- had filet mignon, a spoonful of rice, lots of stir-fried veggies consisting of zucchini, bean sprouts, carrots, brocolli. (should have been brown rice, but they only have white rice, which was another no-no in Harcombe diet, but I thought maybe that amount was forgivable. The point is, starve the Candida to death.)
Snacking on roasted peanuts (maning kalbo).
Water only for drinking.
Gotta get some groceries tomorrow for more veggies.
Update: I got severe upset tummy by night. Lancinating type, like hyperacidity, constant gnawing pain on the epigastric area. I tried to eat peanuts with water...no relief. I tried to sleep it off...had to get up at 330 am to try taking Pepto-bismol (trying to avoid Tums because it has sugar). No relief. I got up at 430 and just had to try Tums. Finally was able to sleep.
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Day 2. Because my tummy is still slightly upset (I am beginning to suspect that it is more because of constipation and/or gas) so I for brunch only had chicken broth with very little chicken meat and some beaten egg to assure me that I would not get hypoglycemic and faint. Lots of water.
(I took senna 2 tabs and colace to see if it will help me move my bowels and maybe relieve me of my upset tummy completely).
Then for supper I had beef broth with some sitao (probably 1/4 cup) and about 1/4 oz meat just to get something into my tummy. Broth sooths me, but my tummy is still upset. I feel bloated. I tried a fork amt (about 1/2 tbsp) of chicken breast cooked with rice pilaf and brocolli with minimal cheese (just to taste, really, since that was what I served to hubby and the boys). Had chamomile tea before bedtime.
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Day 3. Feeling much better. No more upset tummy. Weighed 3 pounds less than baseline. (17 more to lose) Had a good BM in am too! (Gross you out?).
BF: Had chicken "mami" soup with noodles replaced with finely shredded cabbage.
Lunch was kare-kare had about 4 oz of beef (pang bulalo cut) with lots of pechay and sitao, had only a tbsp of white rice (cheating!) and shrimp paste. Busog! Shared that with Tess (she ate tons of white rice! Inggit ako, but the craving really was no longer there.) I just had to pinch off some brownies my son made (as in pinched twice, let that site in my mouth not even to reach the tummy just for the taste of it, for some sugar to be directly absorbed into my bloodstream through the mouth's mucosa). Drink only 2-3 small sips of water to rinse the taste from my mouth, but not enough to dilute the gastric juices. After about 3 hours, drink more water. Had 1 strip of burong mangga, and salted pistachio nuts for mini snack.
Supper: Ate at Chinese Resto (per son's request) and focused on fish/seafood, chicken, brocolli/beef, green beans. No noodles nor rice. Had oolong tea instead of soda. (I tried to shake off the starchy sauces and the topping off baked mussels, thinking maybe it had cheese, but it tasted like it was mainly mayo and some sugar). Couldn't help the sugar/carb this time, but at least they are almost insignificant. Then chamomile tea and pistachio nuts for midnight snack.
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Day 4 - Oooops...I just realized, nuts are not allowed on weight-loss phases (1 & 2). I had lots of peanuts and nuts yesterday due to kare-kare and snacking :( Have to extend my phase 1 then, as my weight is stuck at my yesterday's weight.
Side note: I slept at 2am (my usual bedtime) but woke up at 4 am and could NOT get back to sleep. Nothing wrong, but I felt hot...kept taking the sheet off then putting it back on me. I decided to get up at 530am, prepped my brekkie.
BF: Chicken "mami" - leftover chicken rotisserie meat in chicken stock (made by slow cooking the carcass with lots of herbs and some sea salt), finely shredded cabbage (blanched in soup), poached egg, green onion, and dash of ground basil, seasoned with patis.
2 hrs later: Instead of drinking water, I drank an herbal tea (caffeine-free) that was meant to help sleep.
Cooked lunch...sausages and eggs for hubby. I only ate eggs, followed by chicken meat on a bed of Romaine lettuce, no dressing (bleh!).
Had a nap for about 1 hr.
Helped pour cement for the cellar while rain was pouring :(
Cooked supper. I had to make supper for myself separately for my younger son and hubby.
I had Zucchini Spaghetti for supper. It had 1 cup of chicken meat in 1 cup of tomato sauce cooked like spaghetti sauce with spices and herbs (garlic, onions, ground parsley, basil, savory, and oregano) plus S&P. My younger son tried 1/3 of it, and actually liked it.
Had a cup of "sleepy time" tea.
Still had insomnia. I tried to sleep earlier than hubby's time. When he came to bed, I was awake and could not go back to sleep. Had to take 25 mg benadryl to induce sleep at 3am! Now alarm clock woke me up at 6 to get ready for an appointment. :(
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But I weighed 4 lbs less this am! :)
Day 5: Excited to see the scale came down another notch (I lost more than 1 pound from yesterday, really, without getting hungry and without depriving myself of food). I still wonder about my recent insomnia -- could it be the higher levels of energy (reported by many), or my excitement (I kept feeling the decrease in my belly fat while lying in bed, and kept planning what to eat the next day, as my Phase one is nearing completion. I plan to extend another three days, as if restarting from D4, day after I ate kare-kare.) I do sometimes feel the need to have something sweet right after eating a meal, but it's easy enough to resist. I just wash off the taste in my mouth with a little bit of water, then wait about 30 minutes before I gulp a glass of water, and keep on sipping water in between meals (or have a cup of no-caffeine herbal tea).
BF: I fried last night the remaining half of yellow onion (leftover from when I prepped my spaghetti sauce) since i don't like storing uncooked onion in the fridge (it stinks up the whole fridge). I used pork lard (I rendered from our homegrown pigs) to stir fry it until it caramelized. Then this morning, I beat 2 eggs, added a dash of basil, and S&P to taste, then cooked that in the same pan with the caramelized onion as filling. Sarap!
Lunch: Ginisang pechay - I had 1 quart of beef broth with 12 cups of meat (and ligaments and fat) that I slow cooked (some I used for kare-kare eaten on D3). I sauteed the usual trinity: 3 garlic cloves, half yellow onion, and 3 tomatoes in 3 tbsp pork lard, seasoned with patis, added the meat+broth, then about 1-1/2 cup of pechay stems. Cooked for about 3 minutes then added the ~1 cup leaves. Cook for 1 minute, turned off heat and let cook some more until leaves were wilted.
I had two bowls of that. Sobrang busog.
Supper: Pork chop with caramelized onions, served with mung bean sprouts (I started my sprouts 3 days ago). Sprinkle seasalt on the pork chops to taste. Let them sit while cooking the onions.
Caramelize 1-1/2 yellow onions on medium heat with about 4 tbsp of pork lard. I removed them from the iron cast saucepan to start cooking the chops. (The amount of onions depend on how much you want to eat. My son and I ate all of them. Hubby does not eat cooked onions.)
Turn heat to medium high, place the chops and- cook each side until browned. You may sprinkle some peppers too. turn heat to medium low, lightly flavor with soy sauce and let sizzle, then add about 1/4 cup water. Let cook some more. If your chops are too thick that they are not fully cooked yet by the time water evaporates completely, add another 1/4 cup. Place the onions on top also to reheat them while the water is steaming.
(I served this with potatoes and my canned green beans for hubby and son.)
I placed about 1/2 cup (not compressed) of sprouts on my plate, then a pork chop, then the caramelized onions. Hmmmm...sprouts being bland really took the place of rice. I can get used to this no-rice meals!
(Hubby loved the pork chop's flavor and did not even detect the soy sauce.)
Water for drinks.
I feel so full, yet I don't feel bloated! No need to unbutton my pants.
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6/27/2012--
Day 6 - Woke up this am (after a good 4-hr sleep then just tossed and turned...excited for the day). While still naked, I weighed myself again, hoping I had lost another pound to reach my goal of 5 lb wt loss in this phase 1. But the scale showed differently...I lost 3 lbs!!! I excitedly went to my closet and picked up a pair of pants that only a week ago I could not wear because they would not get past my thighs...now they can!!! So in total since Day 1 (which I restarted), I lost 9.5 lbs, without starving myself.
Because I lost more than my target (5 lbs), I decided I can proceed now with Phase 2.
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PHASE 2
Day 1: Start weight is just a mere 10.5 lbs away. If I will lose weight 1 lb/day, then that means I can proceed with Phase 2 in less than two weeks.
BF on Phase 2 Day 1: 2-egg omelet with caramelized onions and tomatoes, served with chopped tomatoes flvaored with patis, green onion and crushed fresh ginger root. Had a cup of milk with this.
Lunch: Leftover ginisang pechay, this time with added raw toge, 1 bowl.
Supper: I CHEATED! Ate a lot of BBQ chicken thighs, ginataang langka with pork. Had a small piece (promise!) about the equivalent of 1 tbsp of yema cake (just to taste, really!), then later on had 2 fork stabs (equivalent to about 1 tbsp also) of turtle pecan caramel cake (?). No cravings, really. I hope Candida will not come back with a vengeance.
Midnight snack (not really hungry): Drank raw milk in the hopes that it will help me sleep better tonight.
Maybe if my weight is worse tomorrow, I will get back on Phase 1 and do 3 days, then on to Phase 2....I will wait and see....
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6/28/2012 - I am counting today as Day 1 oh Phase 2 again because i cheated yesterday. I weighed myself today and I gained back 4 lbs. Whether yesterday's weight was incorrect or I misread it, or I really regained that much, I am not sure. If I misread it (because 129.8 looked like 125.8 on my weighing scale. I read it as 125.8 yesterday. I was so excited. I should have re-weighed myself to make sure of its accuracy.) and it was actually 129.8 yesterday, then that came closer to my expected 1 lb loss, so that my cheating yesterday did not result to any change in my weight as taken this morning, making it about 5 lbs lost during the Phase 1.
Starting Weight for Phase 2: 129.8 lbs Target: 115 lbs
Phase 2 have more nutrients now, so I might have a slower weight loss. Hopefully the Candida is in total check.
I took Unisom last night to help ensure that I get good quality sleep. I slept for more than 8 hrs for the first time since I started this diet (thank God!), but I woke up with severe cramps on my lower legs. I had to ask hubby to massage them to disperse the lactic acid. I don't know why it happened (it usually is a sign of hypocalcemia) when I started drinking raw milk again yesterday.
BF: Same 2-egg omelet with caramelized onions plus a side of diced tomato, spring onions flavored with patis and crushed ginger. 2 cups of milk.
Lunch: I waited for supper with family, so this is my "lunch" at 430 pm: buter fried haddock with a mountain of spinach leaves, topped with tomato salsa (made of diced tomatoes, spring onions, ginger and patis).
Supper (at work @ 10pm): Zucchini Spaghetti with chicken breasts, topped with alfalfa sprouts.
Had a snack of low-fat cheese sticks (2) at 430 am.
Went home and slept.
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P2D2
Woke up and weighed 129.6. Maybe I should lessen my dairy. Or have milk by itself as snack.
Brunch (actually supper for my family; can't help it. Working nights screws up my schedule.): Sauteed shrimps on a bed of raw spinach and tomato salad (like yesterday). Broiled scallops. (will serve pan-fried scallops to hubby).
Supper (at work): My co-workers and i had an arrangement to bring something for food. So I had a shrimp and bacon chowder (I removed all potatoes, but could not do the same with the sweet corn) courtesy of one RN, and a small slice of toutiere pie (that, I cannot remove the potatoes from, but I did avoid the crust). Later on, as snack, I had a small piece of leche flan (my contribution) equivalent to about 3 tbsp plus the syrup. :(
I probably will need to get back to P1.
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Got back home. Had a BF(?) of 1 jar burong mangga, a few pieces of shrimps and scallops.
slept from 9am to 1pm(screwed up schedule...)
Wt: 130.8 (gained a pound from just that little amount of carb!)
Lunch(?): Had 1 cup of naturally-cultured whole milk.
(By naturally cultured, I let 1 pint of raw milk sit on the countertop with cover for more than 12 hours at room temp. I started it yesterday before I left for work, then I placed it back in the fridge in the morning. When I woke up, I drank it and it was even creamier than uncultured. The beauty of naturally culturing it is that, it gives the enzymes and the probiotics start breaking the lactose down, sort of pre-digesting, and of course, the probiotics multiply. It's like having yogurt.)
Supper: There I go again...cheated with a slice of bread with butter -- a no-no! Never combine carb with fat.
Then I had chicken bbq, grilled fish haddock, ensalada (kamatis, patis-mansi, burong mangga, spring onions).
Took a 2-mile walk with hubby.
Problem was, hubby wanted to have some ice cream afterwards, and none of the boys (who had started watching Hellboy) wanted to come with him, so I went with him.
And I had an icre cream. Strawberry shortcake...but I ate mostly strawberries and cream. I chucked most of the ice cream into the pig food bucket.
And as I promised to hubby, I made whoopie pies tonight. My son helped me, and handed me one finished product. He will be going back to UB tomorrow and will be gone again for another week. So I felt obliged to eat that whoopie pie. Then I had another cup of raw naturally fermented (>12 hrs) raw milk.
Oh well, I might as well start again on Phase 1. Too much cheating now. At least, I won't have caffeine withdrawal symptoms this time.
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