BioAccoustics

Must be the time of year that lots of people are starting to look in the mirror and think about swimsuits on their bodies because I've had tons of requests for the BioAccoustics I created to help out with some of the challenges in P2 (and P3, for that matter!). Congrats to each and every one of you who're doing HCG!! Mom and I are just getting ready to go back into P2 as well and life is finally starting to slow down a little bit again so we'll be able to make more posts and be "regulars" again to our blog/site.

I have GOBS to share with you all on testing and results but life just sort of took over for a while. ::sighs:: It ebbs and flows. Best to just go with it rather than try to fight it, I say. :)

Anyway, here's the BioAccoustics downloads:

BM: http://www.lessofmehcg.com/frex/bm.mp3
Edema: http://www.lessofmehcg.com/frex/fluid_retention.mp3
Bad Breath: http://www.lessofmehcg.com/frex/halitosis.mp3

A Gift for everyone in Phases 2 and 3

Can I be blunt? Of course I can. lol. It's my blog. The UNcool part of the HCG diet is that you can't have mints - of any sort - during P2 and P3. No oils in P2. No artificial sweeteners in P2 or P3. So, if you need clean, fresh breath... Well. You're just outta luck.

Remember the "get you moving again" gift I made for you? A few people tried it out and were pleasantly surprised with the results.

However, there's a great little set of sound frequencies that work to fight bad breath. I set them all up, one after the other, to give as a gift to you all today! This is the Sweet Breath recordings for everyone. It'll work, of course, in any Phase - or no Phase. :) Just play the mp3, which lasts about 18 minutes, and you should smell clean breath within the following 20 minutes. (Gotta give your body some time to get rid of the stuff causing the bad breath...)

Tuh Dah! Sweet Breath!

Roast Beef, Bad Breath

Tonight, we decided to have roast beef. We know that you're only supposed to eat it three times a week, but we've been very good about sticking with fishies, crustaceans, and chickens. It's time to have some MEAT tonight. :)

I did a few things different than the last two times we've had it. First, we added a whole clove of fresh garlic to each serving of protein. YUM, all by itself. I also added a sprinkle of cinnamon to our meat just before closing up the foil and tossing it into the toaster oven. Those toaster ovens, by the way, are wonderful. You get the same great seasoned taste out of them, but you don't heat up the whole house. Tonight, that's not such a big deal, as it's a little chilly, but normally over Labor Day weekend, it's roasting hot here in Oregon.

So, with all that garlic, you need to be aware that you will, without a doubt, smell of garlic. Please, choose a day to have this when you won't offend others. The crystal, I've found, doesn't do diddly squat for the kind of body odor that comes out ALL your pores. And toothpaste only goes so far. If you're in the presence of others, you could chew on fennel seeds, anise seeds, or a bit of cinnamon bark! Or, if you're just bold and don't care what others think, like me, then enjoy it to the hilt and add a second clove!

Anyway, I digress. Here's the sharesies on tonight's meal recipe:

Garlic Basil Roast Beef (150 calories)

350* 40 minutes

100g Roast Beef (150 calories)

salt & pepper to taste

1/4 t onion powder

1/4 t cinnamon

1 whole fresh garlic clove, sliced into three large slices

1 sprig fresh basil (or 1 t dried)

In an 8" square of foil, place beef in the center. On both sides of beef, sprinkle salt, pepper, & onion powder. On one side, sprinkle cinnamon, place slices of garlic clove, and top with basil sprig. Close the foil over, making a tight pocket to seal in the juices while the meat cooks, and place in toaster oven (or regular oven - that works, too).

We served this beside fresh green beans, steamed then tossed with balsamic vinegar. Hope you enjoy!

Tips for mint or gum replacements

We've been doing this for a few days now, but I forgot to add it to the blog so you know about it, too. My family is big on mints and minty gums so when we discovered that we couldn't have that with the hCG Protocol, we started hunting for some other things we could chew on to freshen our breath. It's bad enough that the Crystal things don't work all that great with body odor, but to have bad breath after eating too was just to much!

Mom is the one to credit with these...

• Fennel seeds to chew on, obviously, with a licorice taste to them.
• Cinnamon sticks work out well - just break off a piece of them and sort of chew/suck on them.
• Mint leaves, but they leave little bits of green leaves all over your teeth, so only do that if you're someplace you can swish!