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Reply With QuoteNone of this is set in stone..It is just stuff I found that might help people who are wondering about certain things find some answers easier..Everyone is different, and i believe should listen to their own bodies .P
Also something that sounds a little cooky, but so many people swear by to help with p3 and p4 is
grammy's laser method for food sensitivities
Some food recipes from the forum.
http://hcgdietinfo.com/hcgdietforums...ized%5D-20810/
http://hcgdietinfo.com/hcgdietforums...od-****-16934/
http://hcgdietinfo.com/hcgdietforums...3-recipes-480/
some blog recipes
http://www.hellojody.com/p/recipes.html these ones are really good, but you have to use your head..She doesn't fully understand all the rules.
http://blog.yourlighterside.com/p/eats-recipes.html
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/
Some supplements people swear by for p3
Probiotics
L Carnitine
Digestive enzyme
My forum Guru wrote this about going into p3 for easiest transition.
WASA 4 responds here:
Here is what I would suggest...if you're interested?
1. Double the protein. You've been on starvation protein for a long time.
2. DON'T freak out on your first day of P3 if for NO REASON AT ALL you are up 1 or 2 pounds! It's one of the weird things that happens occasionally. Just eat rationally.
3. Work on combining the foods that you have been eating separately until now. You know they are all safe, but you haven't eaten them together...plus you have a virgin stomach. So,....make a tomato sauce with onions and chopped meat and whatever you use.
4.Take some and poach your chicken breasts in it. (I also added cheese, but that's me). See what I mean. Look for ways to do this...
Make a great salad and add: Olive Oil AND vinegar ...whatever spices...
5. Add a new veg...green beans, maybe and mushrooms in particular. (I grill my mushrooms on the George). Mushrooms have a lot of nutrition that you've been missing...and shakes off the chocolate blues....
Keep doing this for 3 days so your stomach can adjust.
6. Don't wait on the honking cheeseburger...make cheese, olive oil and some new veg, your first add.
7. Add HARD cheese, not soft. (Not cottage cheese). Add a piece of say...cheddar.
8. Don't add milk...as in a glass of milk yet. Nuts the end of the 2nd week or beginning of the 3rd. If you add them at all. I never ate them so I didn't miss them.
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Stole this from a group of my friends thread
Quote Originally Posted by shortvg View Post
1. Easing into P3 basics. http://hcgdietinfo.com/hcgvanillafor...hase-3/#Item_0
2. P3 Recipes -- Great Resource started by a fellow forum member. P3 Friendly Recipes [ORGANIZED]
3. Livestrong Tracking Tool. Tracks weight, calories, lots of food already listed. http://www.livestrong.com/
4. Diet facts. Planning on going out to eat? Check out this site for nutrition info consolidated from many popular restaurants. http://www.dietfacts.com/
5. Hold the Toast - Dana Carpenter. Long time low carb guru. Recipes, advice, ingredients for low carb. Basic recipes for ketchup, BBQ sauce, etc. http://holdthetoast.com/
6. Simeon's Pounds and Inches. http://www.hcgdietinfo.com/Dr-ATW-Si...and-Inches.htm
7. Linda's Low Carb Menus. Low Carb Recipes and Just Overall Good Stuff. http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/index.html
8 P3 Salad Dressings. Started by a member includes images from labels. P3 Allowed Salad Dressing Guide (with links and pictures!)
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List of starchy foods from Beth M
Thought I'd post this for people looking
Low Carb Vegetables
This list is roughly arranged from lowest to highest carbohydrate counts, but all are non-starchy and generally low in carbohydrates. Exact carb count depends on serving size. Remember when counting carbs in vegetables that the fiber is not counted, and can be subtracted from the total.
•Sprouts (bean, alfalfa, etc.)
•Greens – lettuces, spinach, chard, etc.
•Hearty Greens - collards, mustard greens, kale, etc.
•Radicchio and endive count as greens
•Herbs - parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.
•Bok Choy
•Celery
•Radishes
•Sea Vegetables (Nori, etc)
•Cabbage (or sauerkraut)
•Mushrooms
•Avocado
•Cucumbers (or pickles without added sugars)
•Asparagus
•Green Beans and Wax Beans
•Broccoli
•Cauliflower
•Peppers
◦Green Bell Peppers
◦Red Bell Peppers
◦Jalapeno Peppers
•Summer Squash (including zucchini)
•Scallions or green onions
•Bamboo Shoots
•Leeks
•Brussels Sprouts
•Snow Peas (pods)
•Tomatoes
•Eggplant
•Artichoke Hearts
•Fennel
•Onions
•Okra
•Spaghetti Squash
•Celery Root (Celeriac)
•Carrots
•Turnip (see Carb Counts of Root Vegetables)
•Water Chestnuts
Starchy (High Carb) Vegetables
The main veggies to be avoided when reducing carbohydrates are the starchier vegetables:
•Beets
•Carrots on some diets, but they aren't as high as others in this group
•Corn
•Parsnips
•Peas
•Plantains
•Potatoes in all forms
•Winter Squashes (particularly acorn and butternut)
Eat Low Sugar Fruit
Fruit, you'll find, is not particulary welcome on some low carb diets, as some depend more upon glycemic index or glycemic load (South Beach, Zone), while others just look at total carbs (Atkins, Protein Power). Also, some diets (Atkins, South Beach) don't allow fruit at all in the first phase. In general, your best bet fruits are these, but do check carb counts, and watch your weight. Not everyone can have fruit in maintenance. These are sort of arranged by sugar content, taking volume and weight, into account. This is not an exhaustive list.
Good news: the fruits lowest in sugar are some of the highest in nutritional value, including antioxidants and other phytonutrients.
Fruits lowest in sugar:
•Rhubarb
•Strawberries
•Cranberries
•Raspberries
•Blackberries
•Blueberries
•Grapefruit
•Melons
•Apricots
•Plums
•Peaches
•Pears
•Guava
•Cherries
•Apples
•Papaya
Fruits fairly high in sugar (avoid these in maintenance, even though some were in P2):
•Grapes
•Tangerine
•Oranges
•Pineapple
•Kiwi
Fruits to be avoided in the maintenance phase:
•Bananas
•Dried Fruit
•Mango
What to Avoid:
Avoiding sugar means this: avoid cookies, cake, pie, candy, cupcakes, frosting, soft drinks, corn syrup, kool-aid, processed food, energy drinks, fruit juice, honey, yogurt, donuts, cookies, pudding, maple syrup, brownies, canned fruit in heavy syrup, ice cream, cool whip, boxed breakfast cereals, breakfast bars, granola - nothing with sugar. READ LABELS!!!! Nearly all processed foods in todays' stores contain high fructose corn syrup or some other kind of sugar. Here are some of the names you'll know are sugar to avoid in foods:
•Brown sugar
•Corn syrup
•Demerara Sugar
•Dextrose
•Free Flowing Brown Sugars
•Fructose
•Galactose
•Glucose
•High Fructose Corn Syrup
•Honey
•Invert Sugar
•Lactose
•Malt
•Maltodextrin
•Maltose
•Maple syrup
•Molasses
•Muscovado or Barbados Sugar
•Panocha
•Powdered or confectioner's sugar
•Rice Syrup
•Sucrose
•Sugar (granulated)
•Treacle
•Turbinado sugar
Be sure to read food labels, check to see if sugar is added into a product before you buy it. Nearly every product in a can or box contains sugar in one of its many names. The first five ingredients listed on an item is the majority of the product, so be sure that sugar is not in the top five.
Avoiding starch means avoid cornstarch, white flour, wheat flour, any flour, pasta, any bread or bread product, breadsticks, bagels, hamburger and hotdog buns, crackers, tortillas, oatmeal, rice, polenta, peas, corn, lentils, pita bread, pretzels, corn chips, potato chips, yams, potatoes, pancakes, muffins, nearly all root vegetables, any breading on fish, chicken, or other protein., beans, grains, acorn squash, butternut squash, cereals, granola, cereal bars, popcorn, biscuits, corn bread, taco shells, croutons, rice cakes, Cream of Wheat, corn meal, and some nuts.
Originally Posted by Skinnycow
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