Day 8 --- Cooking

Same weight

Energy level good

Supplemental therapy: colonic

I made 2 pots of soup that I stored in 20 jars.  Based on the ingredients, while on the diet,

I could eat at least 20% of each pot of soup….but I’m not able to. The point is

to make dishes that can give you large servings and you won’t feel deprived.

Tomato, Fennel, and Crab Soup

Below is original recipe from this link: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/362934

1/4 cup olive oil

3 1/2 cups chopped onions


2 medium fennel bulbs with fronds; bulbs cored, thinly sliced, fronds chopped and reserved


3 large garlic cloves, minced 


2 14 1/2-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice 


2 cups (or more) vegetable broth 


8 ounces fresh crabmeat, picked over


Additional olive oil 


4 1/2-inch-thick slices rustic whole wheat bread, toasted



Heat 1/4 cup oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, fennel slices, and garlic; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Sauté until onions and fennel are tender, stirring often and adjusting heat to medium if browning too quickly, about 15 minutes. Add tomatoes with juice and 2 cups broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until flavors blend and vegetables are very tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in crabmeat and add more broth by 1/4 cupful to thin soup, if desired; simmer just until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.

DIET NOTE: Naturally I eliminated oil and used water to cook onions, fennel, etc. I used organic diced tomatoes without any added sugar. 
This was a nice variety if you like a seafood soup and should be an example of how you can take a recipe you like and tweak it for the diet.

Day 8

HCG Drops and supplements

Coffee with cream

2 extra Triphala

Large serving of cabbage soup

Chicken stir-fry made the other day

Several mouthfuls of crab soup

Blueberries

Herbal tea and water throughout day

Another diet observation….I’m not eating any melba toast or breadsticks.

I haven’t wanted any….. of course I haven’t been perfect either.