Better Nutrition!

Better Nutrition Starts in the Kitchen 

There is no doubt an argument that better nutrition starts in the kitchen. How do we know if we need a better option? 

Truthfully, most Americans don't eat healthy at all, and truth be told, they could use a dramatic change from the lifestyle heavily laden with fast food. We all know it's laden with fat and calories, and if that weren't enough, you should check out the statistics on cancer, heart disease and diabetes in the US. 

The numbers as opposed to other countries is staggering, wouldn't you say? I would, and no doubt that you have been thinking more about what you eat, otherwise you would NOT have come across this article. 

What I do want you to know is that better nutrition is possible if you follow a few simple steps first, in order to start making your adjustment into a healthier lifestyle. 

Simple Steps to Better Nutrition 

So, what can help you create a better and healthier lifestyle? 

I usually tell most people it's a matter of making small changes over time. There is no way that you can go cold turkey and come out on the other side of this healthy, happy, and satisfied. If you gained weight quickly, you won't be taking it off quickly. 

That is for sure. So, there are a few things you can to get to better nutrition do including:

1. Eat smaller meals, eat more meals per day 
2. Instead of drinking soda, drink iced tea, coffee, or iced water 
3. Instead of snacking on candy bars or chips, try fruit even if it's sweeter 

There are small changes like this that can help you start to shed a few pounds off the bat. While you will lose water at first, remember, retaining water is a nasty culprit to preventing you from losing weight.

Remember, you also need to get some exercise in, even if you just go for a walk. It's NOT hard to do and it's easy on the joints. No matter who you are, you will be able to walk, even for just a few minutes. The longer you have lived a sedentary lifestyle, the harder it is for you to get moving.

Always, always, check in with your doctor as they may help you monitor your progress. Don't be afraid to share your goals with them; this is your life.

Each step you take for eating better and exercising more will help you achieve a better lifestyle with better nutrition!

To better health,

Tammy Coffin-Hana
Email: tch4hcg@gmail.com

Days 7 & 8

Hey all,I am here to share the whole journey with you, so that even means telling you the TRUTH!

Why? Because you need to know what happens if you DON'T stick to the protocol.

Believe me when I say that it sucks when you don't follow the plan. DON'T divert from the plan! Okay?

Here is what happened. GRRRRR.

My husband got this wild idea that we should go see a movie....which was a GREAT idea, but..........

my weakness is....................

MOVIE THEATER POPCORN with..............

extra butter.

Imagine..........

You have already spent 6 days with no sugar, no fried food, no oils, and really almost no fat.

Then...........

You eat this? Yeah, it was GREAT! At the moment.however, I did gain weight. I gained just 1 pound. No biggie.

So, what happens when you do this?

Sodium is a big part of the popcorn issue, but it's also quite starchy. Yeah, I topped it off with a Coke, and that is because I have a hard time downing pop corn with water, and I am a freshly brewed iced tea brat.

Call me what I am, I already know it.

However.......

I couldn't resist.

So, I did it. One pound though isn't bad. Generally, the rule is that you could gain 3 to 4 pounds, and that is due in part to the trigger of using the HCG as well as the high calorie content of what I ate.

So.....

I did what is known as an apple day. This helps to reduce the bloat as I mentioned before. It's a great trigger to eliminate the sodium as well as to put some fiber back into the body to cleanse again.

Also, it's wise to keep up with your water intake folks. Don't forget this, no matter what you eat, drink water.

So what happened on day 8? Of course, it's like magic. Another 3 pounds down, and, so it is. On day 8 I am officially down 13.4 pounds.

The greatest part about this diet isn't just the hunger control benefit of the drops, but that you get results every day.

Keep in mind that.......

It could just be inches too. The Dr. Simeon's principles are all written in the document for you, but you need to read, study, and understand what he is telling you. This diet is profound and has helped countless thousands.

No, it isn't for everyone. Consult with your doctor first folks, okay?

Goodnight!

Tammy Coffin-Hana

Days 5 & 6

So, what did days 5 and 6 bring? It was interesting to say the least.

On day 5, I was down another 3 pounds. Yes....the happy dance. I did an apple day to trigger losing additional water as you now know. Once you do that, it sort of resets the body's ability to only hold the fluid it should. So, once you do that, you are READY.

The reality is that this is MUCH needed in order to continue, so again, following the protocol is important. What did I have for lunch?

I had.........

Grilled chicken tenders, with an all natural barbecue sauce, and a green salad with balsamic vinaigrette. You can enjoy life no HCG, it's true! Naturally, I drank a liter of Gerolsteiner. No, it isn't beer guys. It's mineral water.

The key is the using the HCG formulation with the amino acids, because you will never feel hungry.

I know..

Crazy, right?

For dinner? I had a herb mixed salad, with sliced hydroponic tomato, and shredded chicken. Yes, it was great with Balsamic Vinaigrette, and I had stopped at Wendy's to get an iced team with lemon. On this note guys, do yourself a favor;

Be absolutely sure you only use Stevia.

For one, the body will start to detox as you do HCG, simply because you are losing fat, and fat is what holds toxins in the body.

Naturally, your tissues do..however, you need to understand that drinking a 2 gallons of water per day is optimal.

Why?

You need to make sure you stay hydrated, and it helps your body absorb the vitamins and minerals you take in addition to what is in the HCG mix. 

So...

I say all of THAT to say this;

STEVIA is not a sweetener of any kind, HOWEVER. You need to know that artificial sweeteners are loaded with chemicals which are toxins in the body. Don't underestimate what eliminating those from your diet can do.

As a trial, based on the "myth" that Splenda causes some folks to have nightmares, I decided after 9 days of being Splenda free to use it in my iced tea last night. I had the strangest dreams ever.

I am not saying I had hallucinations, BUT......

Many folks have reported similar findings. Could it be?

You have to try things for yourself, so you may NOT get the same reaction. Remember, this is all about trial and error for my book folks.

Until tomorrow, EAT better!

Tammy Coffin-Hana

Days 3 & 4

So, on day 3 I was awakened by not having lost more than a few ounces. Oh well, that is the nature of your first week.

It's sort of touch and go, and I said before, you lose mostly water. It's okay because of the two load days. We don't realize how much sodium we really consume until we do something like this. Then, when we drink the extra water that we should have had all along, we then find the truth!

Day 3 consisted of an apple day, simply because I only lost a few ounces. I knew that this meant only one thing-it had to be an apple day because I still felt the bloat!

For those of you who don't know what this is, it's a particular trick used in the HCG Diet to trigger the elimination of extra fluid in the body that isn't necessary, while giving the body enough fiber, and vitamin C to sustain itself.

Additionally, apples are high enough in calories that we can easily make it through the day eating apples when we face this challenge.

Apples contain water, and if you ever doubt that, just bite into one and take a quick look at it. It's juicy because it contains water.

The combination of apples with their own grams of fiber, and the combination of the HCG drops with the aminos is plenty to keep hunger at bay. So, how does this trick work?

Simply put, you start at lunch time, and eat one large apple, then eat one every few hours until your cut off point which is 7 p.m. This is the time in which you would normally have your half apple on a normal day of eating.

This is put into place to train the body to finish eating way before bed time. Make sense?

So, what happened the following morning on the scales? They were certain tipped in my favor, down another 3 pounds, so it goes to show the trigger works. Keep in mind that this is normal. As my holistic doc would say, two pounds of that is probably water, but I still lost one pound of fat.

The HCG Diet is Thermogenic in it's own right, simply because your body is still burning thousands of calories per day. This prevents the body from going into starvation mode, so it's impossible to hit catabolism.

Any questions? Feel free to comment or email me, I always love hearing what readers have to say, and yes, I am still putting the book together.

Health and wellness take a lot of research, and with the controversy, it's well worth the wait to get it right!

Until the next post, be healthy!

Tammy Coffin-Hana

HCG Days 1 & 2 with Homeopathic Drops

Hey all, I have been gone for awhile, and for those of you who have followed this blog before, you know that I enjoy a good holistic diet. I decided that in my adventure in the course of writing this book, The HCG Diaries, that I owed myself and those around me a shot at the drops too. So, here we go! Days 1 & 2 To give you a bit of background on the HCG Diet, it starts with 2 load days of 5,000 calories per day. You eat as much as you want, whatever you want. Some folks don't make it to 5,000 calories but they probably get pretty close! Why is this important? It helps to build the fat stores in the body, and with 2 days in a row of gorging, day 3, the first day on 500 calories per day is a welcome change! For starters, you bloat horribly, and there is plenty to eliminate, enough said. Day 1 for me on the low calorie diet was welcomed incredibly this time, and I had to make an effort to eat. The difference versus the injections? Simply put, injections are easy to administer, and you always get the right dose, however, the new drops have added aminos, making them the perfect solution for hunger control, and of course metabolizing fat as HCG does anyhow. Day 1 this round started off with a half apple at 10 am, lunch at noon with 3 grams of free-range chicken, and 3 grams of cucumber. The idea is to eat lean protein, but with your meat or animal protein source, free-range is always best. I eat organic only, so having a place I can always shop is fantastic. They see me coming, and they already know what I need. Day 1 for dinner was a free-range beef patty, and it involved a sliced tomato.I love my vegetables which is nice, considering the low calorie portion of this diet is restrictive. However, the drop with aminos, make it easy with tremendous hunger control, which is really psychological when following a rigid plan like this. Day 2's results were in, first thing in the morning with the weigh in. Yes,4 pounds down already. Most of that is water when you start, however, bear in mind that the caloric trigger is what puts your body into fat burning mode. I usually call it flipping the switch, and flip the switch I did! Isn't metabolism a great thing? Lean protein was in order, and I followed the same meal plan. Yes, I love chicken, and at some point I will eat some white fish, and mix it up with a meal that is mostly egg whites, but you get the idea. I closed out the day with a half apple, so now I am ready to sleep. Until tomorrow, eat well, sleep well, and live well! Much Love, Tammy Coffin-Hana

HCG With Homeopathic Drops

As a result of feeling like I couldn't quite finish a book about HCG without doing the drops, I decided to do the drops! I just had to try it because I just wanted to try it and was curious. However, I am using Homeopathic HCG, which means it has no alcohol, no sugar, nothing added.

I have had success so far, and as of today I have lost 11 more pounds. I don't have any precautionarys except for one thing: stick to the homeopathic. The brand I am using is Buckeye Nutritionals, which is located in Ohio. I happened to see these drops in Health Foods Unlimited by the Dayton Mall so I decided to try them.

I spoke with an associate there who stated that the feedback on the drops was good, and the funny part was there were three different bottles, two of which contained alcohol. What is the point of alcohol? At this point I am not really sure actually, but I plan to look into it.

All I can say for now is, I think these drops have helped stave off hunger more than the shots, and although the shots don't hurt, these are good quality. I don't typically make recommendations like this, but it has worked for me so far.

Again, I have experienced all the same things that are positive with HCG including sinus symptoms disappearing, and the disappearance of joint pain. I think the no sugar no starches is the way to live if you can. This doesn't mean don't ever eat sugar or starches, but if you can be faithful to it for awhile to calm your inflammation down, you will definitely feel better!

I will continue to post, but didn't want this diet to become an idol. I have had so many people asking questions, and as a result of my success so many have tried it. As always, follow the protocol exactly as you are supposed to, otherwise you won't get the results that you are looking for.

To your health and weight loss,

Tammy Coffin-Hana

HCG, Days 15 and 16

Day 15 was a day when I woke up to a scale that was stalemate. What do I mean by that? I hadn't lost anything but my mind! I just stayed the same, which is better than gaining I will say that! So, why does this happen? Water retention and constipation!

Let's get real, what you DO, or don't DO I should say is a serious matter! If you become constipated during the course of this diet don't be surprised. While your half apple in the morning has fiber, and your green salad has fiber, you still aren't eating as much as you normally do. So, nothing is moving! That is the only discreet way I can think to say that!

Two things that help are fiber supplements, and with this you must be careful. You need to be sure that it has the right stuff; natural laxative elements, not Dulcolax or other commercial brands. That will be a temporary solution, but because they contain Docusate Sodium, they only cause you to bloat more.

Also, you can use a great supplement by Irwin's Naturals, called "Bloat Away", and it works great. It has potassium to make up for what you are losing. Take Magnesium too, because you need it regardless. The American diet is so deficient of Magnesium that is why America is ill! Well, it's ill for plenty of reasons, but that is a good start.

ON Day 15 I ate my half apple for breakfast, and for lunch I had a green salad, and 100 grams of baked chicken. For dinner, I had a few chicken fillets again, and had green beans. While green beans aren't on the list, I have found they don't affect me negatively.

Between the fibers and water I drink, I was down two pounds again on Day 16.

As of Day 16, I weighed in having lost a total of 16.5 pounds total which is great. By the time I end the first phase at 21 days, I will probably at 21 pounds down or a just over which is typical. It's different for everyone, but sticking to the plan will get you there.

For your Health and Encouragement,

Tammy Coffin-Hana