From a Size 18 Divorcee to a Sexy Curvy Size 12/14 Newlywed
Congratulations to Susan who dropped from a size 18 to a curvaceous size 12/14. First let me say that Susan gave us permission to tell her story and she actually insisted we tell her story in hopes of helping people in her same situation.
In our medical weight loss program people come to us to help them lose weight for so many different reasons. Some people may have to lose weight because of health reasons while others are looking to lose weight for some type of family or school reunion and then some are just looking to lose weight to fit into a bathing suit before their vacation.
And for some losing weight can be a triumphant personal victory and such is the case with Susan. You see Susan was a happily married 57-year-old woman with 3 children. But as it turns out Susan’s husband was not quite as happy as she was and he left her for a much younger woman.
Financially Susan was left secure by her husband because he was a very successful businessman but emotionally she was totally devastated. It took quite a bit of time for Susan’s friends to finally convince her to start dating, to get her life back.
And being good friends they set her up on lots of blind dates but sadly there was never a 2nd date. Finally Susan had enough and she decided it was time to do something about her situation.
She decided to find love again.
Susan’s first visit with us was not easy. She gave us every reason why the program was not going to work for her. She also told us that she was never a skinny girl. She was never a size 4, she was never a size 6. But just like we tell all of our patients not everyone is meant to be a size 2, not everyone is meant to be a size 4 or even a size 10. You just have to be happy with yourself and be the best possible you that you could be. I explained to Susan that in our program we take into consideration your body type. And we try to help you appreciate the body that God gave you.
If you are a curvy lady be thankful for the curves that God gave you and if you are a skinny lady be thankful for the body that God gave you. Our program is all about appreciating yourself.
While we do help people that must lose lots of weight we also help ladies (and men) that just need to lose a tummy fat, thigh fat and maybe some arm fat and then just tone everything up with walking and maybe even some resistance training just using rubber bands that they sell in the stores that are inexpensive. So again our program is designed to help you be the best you. Our goal is to help you appreciate who you are and what you are. And as it turns out Susan also found a gentleman who definitely appreciated her curves.
In her first visit with us we explained to Susan that the appetite suppressant medications work extremely well at controlling your appetite and we even showed her little tricks to do if she did happen to be hungry especially late at night. Well Susan put her best effort into the program and now she is enjoying her honeymoon.
Here are a few of Susan’s favorite recipes from our weight loss program.
Double Chocolate Low Carb Mug Cake
- 1 ½ TBSP Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 2 TBSP Cream Cheese
- 3 TBSP Unsweetened Almond Milk
- ½ Tbsp Milk Chocolate Cocoa
- ½ Tbsp Dark Chocolate Cocoa
- 2 TBSP Milled Flax Seed
- 1 TBSP Almond Flour
- 1 TBSP Sour Cream
- 1 Egg
- 2 TBSP Chocolate Sugar Free Flavoring (Torani)
- 2 or more packets STEVIA
- Soften the cream cheese in the microwave then add the other ingredients and microwave for 1 ½ minutes to 5 minutes depending on your microwave power.
Peanut Butter Low Carb Mug Cake
- 1 ½ TBSP Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 2 TBSP Cream Cheese
- 1 TBSP Unsweetened Peanut Butter
- 3 TBSP Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 2 TBSP Golden Flax Seed
- 1 TBSP Almond Flour
- 1 Egg
- 2 TBSP Hazelnut Sugar Free Flavoring
- 3 packets STEVIA
- First soften the cream cheese in the microwave then add all the ingredients and microwave for 1 ½ minutes to 5 minutes depending on your microwave.
Chocolate Mousse
- 1 can of full fat coconut milk, water drained
- ¼ cup of sugar free chocolate protein powder
- 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder unsweetened.
- Start with one can of full fat coconut cream or full fat coconut milk and just drain the water. And put this in a mixing bowl then add 1/4 cup of your sugar free protein powder and add your 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder then you just mix everything together. Make sure that your protein powder is sugar-free. We have a great sugar free protein powder in the office.
Mug Cake Low Carb
- 1 egg,
- 1 tablespoon of coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons of almond flour
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- Add vanilla flavored Stevia to taste combine all of the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for approximately one or three minutes until it’s cooked.
I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do and if you need help with losing weight I invite you to give us a call and schedule a weight-loss consultation. Call us at 215-821-7336 and set up your medical weight loss consultation.
Our program uses the highest quality medical weight loss pills and appetite suppressant medications, vitamin B12 injection therapy as well as a weight loss nutritional diet plan that is made specifically for you.
We take into consideration any special needs that you may have. So if you’re looking to lose 15 or 20 pounds or if you need to lose 100 pounds or more – I invite you to call us and schedule your consultation. Call us now at 215-821-7336.
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Lose 2-5 lbs a Week Eating Snacks by Weight Loss Phila
With our medical weight loss program most of our patients tell us that they are never really hungry because our appetite suppressant medications/weight loss pills work extremely well at curbing their appetite and cravings. But they do appreciate that they are able to eat delicious meals, snacks, treats and smoothies and still lose weight.
In fact the weight loss medications and all of our delicious recipes have made my personal weight loss from 247 pounds down to 185 pounds very easy and enjoyable. Personally I find it difficult to tell people that I am on a diet when I’m able to eat chocolate Chip Brownies and cheesecake and still lose weight LOL.
As weight loss doctors we consider it our responsibility to give you, in our opinion, the best weight loss and appetite suppressant medications but we also will provide you with recipes for delicious and tasty food that will help you lose weight more quickly. You will find these recipes on this website and also on our YouTube channel “Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia”. I have just uploaded our 275th recipe video to our YouTube channel. So not only do we give our patients what we consider the best weight loss medications possible but we also give you tons of recipes that will help you lose weight more quickly.
If you are like me and like to snack these recipes are definitely for you. In this article I’m going to give you the recipes for some amazing weight loss smoothies that will get rid of your appetite and make you feel totally satisfied , I will also give you recipes for low-carb – low sugar brownies, cakes and cheesecake. I am even going to add to recipes for piecrust that are both low in carbohydrates and low in sugar.
I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do.
Chocolate Smoothie For Breakfast or Lunch*
2 tablespoons of Chia seeds
1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup of our Solutions4 chocolate protein powder
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 tablespoon of unsweetened cacao powder
1 – 2 packets of Stevia
1/4 cup of water
1/2 cup of ice
combine all of the ingredients into a blender and enjoy
Heavenly Chocolate Weight Loss Smoothie*
1/2 medium avocado
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk or any other unsweetened nondairy milk
1/4 cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of Chia seeds
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
one scoop of solutions for chocolate protein powder or a quarter cup of egg white protein powder (optional ingredients include drops of liquid Stevia to taste.)
Directions:
Place all of these ingredients into a blender and pulse until nice and smooth. If you are feeling very chocolatey you can use a square of dark chocolate that’s at least 85% dark chocolate and break this into tiny pieces and mixed it in your smoothie.
Chocolate Muffins*
1 large egg
1 tablespoon of coconut oil or butter
1 tablespoon of xylitol
5 – 10 drops of liquid Stevia
1 tablespoon of raw cacao powder
2 tablespoons of almond flour
1 tablespoon of coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon of baking soda
(optional one square of 85% – 90% of dark chocolate)
Instructions:
Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat using a hand whisk. Then add the melted coconut oil or butter, xylitol, Stevia, cacao powder, coconut flour and almond flour, cinnamon, cream of tartar and baking soda. Mix everything well and pour the mixture into small ramekins. (break the square of dark chocolate into very tiny pieces and gently place them on top of the chocolate batter) then microwave for 60 – 90 seconds and you have a delicious low-carb chocolate muffin. Instead of using a microwave you can also bake them in an oven that is preheated 360°F for about 15 minutes. You can even top the muffin with full fat sour cream or whipped heavy cream. This recipe should make one muffin.
* These recipes are from ketoditapp,com. They have a great app for low carb recipes.
Now, first I am going to give you two awesome recipes for piecrust that are both low-carb and low sugar and then I will give you recipes for a yummy cheesecake, brownies and even a wonderful chocolate cake.
Almond Piecrust**
1 1/2 cups of almonds
1/4 cup of vanilla whey protein powder
1/4 cup of melted butter
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Using a food processor with the S-blade in place, grind almonds to a consistency similar to cornmeal. Add the protein powder and butter and pulse to combine everything. Then pour this into a pie plate and press firmly and evenly into place gently building it up around the sides. Bake this for approximately 12 – 15 minutes or until the edges are starting to brown lightly. Then remove from oven and let it cool.
Crisp Chocolate Piecrust**
1 1/2 cups of almonds
1/4 cup of Stevia
2 squares of bitter chocolate melted
3 tablespoons of butter melted
2 tablespoons of vanilla or chocolate whey protein powder
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 325°F. Using the S-blade of your food processor grind almonds until they are the texture of cornmeal. Add in the Splenda and pulse to combine everything. Pour in the melted chocolate and then the melted butter and run the processor until everything is evenly distributed. Make sure that everything is combined nicely together. Then at the protein powder and pulse again to mix everything together. We are then going to pour this mixture into a 10 inch pie plate that you have coated with nonstick cooking spray press firmly and evenly into place and bake for approximately 8 minute. Allow this to cool before filling.
Chocolate Cheesecake**
2 cups of cottage cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup of sour cream
2 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate melted
1/4 cup of Stevia
1 almond piecrust – recipe noted above
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 370°F. Put the cottage cheese, eggs and sour cream in a blender and blend. You want to blend everything until it is nice and smooth. Then add the melted chocolate and Splenda and blend everything again. The next step is the poor this mixture into the pre-baked pie crust. Place the cake on the top rack of the oven and place of flat pan of water on the bottom rack. Bake for approximately 40 – 45 minutes. Then let it cool and place it in your refrigerator to chill it well before
eating it. You can also serve this with heavy whipped cream.
Coffee Mocha Chocolate Chip Brownies**
1 cup of Stevia or xylitol
1/2 cup of chocolate whey protein powder
1/4 cup of almond meal
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon of instant coffee crystals
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of butter
2 large eggs
1/4 cup of water
6 ounces of sugar-free chocolate chips or sugar-free dark chocolate bars chopped chocolate chip size – you can do this by hand or use a food processor.
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Put the Splenda, protein powder, almond meal, cocoa, instant coffee crystals and salt in a food processor with the S-blade in place. Pulse to combine everything. Then add the butter and pulse until the butter is mixed in nicely with the dry ingredients. Pour everything into a bowl then mix in the eggs one at a time beating well with the whisk after each egg is added. Then beat in the water and finally stir in the chocolate chips or chopped up chocolate bars.
Next spray and 8 x 8 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and spread the batter evenly in the pan. Bake this for approximately 15 – 20 minutes but be sure not to over bake. Let it cool and then cut into squares. You can cut this into 25 small Brownies.
Chocolate Cake**
1 cup of finely ground hazelnuts or almonds
1/2 cup of vanilla or chocolate whey protein powder
3 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of Stevia
1/2 teaspoon of salt
5 tablespoons of coconut oil
1 tablespoon of cider vinegar
1 cup of cold water
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a bowl combine your nuts, protein powder, cocoa, baking soda, Stevia and salt and stir them well together. You want to make sure that there were no lumps in this mixture. Then spray a 9 x 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place the mixture in it. Make two holes in this mixture for the coconut oil into one in the vinegar into the other in the water over top of the whole thing. Mix with the spoon or fork until everything is well combined and bake this for approximately 30 minutes. This cake is moist, delicious and fudgy it’s more like Brownies as compared to your regular layer cake.
**These recipes are taken from the book 1001 Low-Carb Recipes written by Dana Carpender. It’s a great low carb cook book.
So there you have it. Some wonderful recipes that are low in carbohydrates and very low in sugar. I have used these recipes myself and they have made my losing weight and keeping it off very easy. So I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do and that they make your weight loss journey easy and fun and of course delicious.
If you need help with weight loss just call us for a free consultation.
Call us at 215-821-7336.
Grocery Shopping List To Lose Weight Fast with Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
Lose weight fast with Medical Weight Loss Philadlphia’s rapid weight loss plan.
Get started now with this grocery list to jump start your weight loss.
Our weight loss program works because the weight loss pills / appetite suppressant medications are very
effective at decreasing your appetite and cravings and we also give you a detailed plan on what to eat
to safely lose as much weight as possible. We give you a diet plan booklet and also have a ton of
recipes and munus on this website, our youtube channel and even are Google plus page.
So here is a list of all the delicious foods you get to eat on our weight loss program:
Poultry:
Chicken breast
Cornish hen
Lean ground Turkey
Turkey breast
Eggs:
chicken brown or white
Duck
egg whites
goose
Fish and Seafood:
Catfish
clams
cod
crab
flounder
halibut
lobster
mahimahi
orang roughy
oysters
salmon
sardines
scallops
shrimp
sole
swordfish
tilapia
trout
tuna
mussels
squid
anchovy
haddock
cavier
bass
carp
mackerel
Beef – Pork – Veal – Lamb:
Select or Choice grades of beef trimmed of fat including:
Chuck,
rib
rump roast
round
sirloin
cubed
flank
porterhouse
T-bone steak
tenderloin
Bacon
beef jerky
Canadian bacon
ground beef
ham
lamb chop, leg or roast
pork center loin chop
pork tenderloin
veal loin, chopped or roast
Other Meats / Proteins:
Bierwurst or beerwurst
bologna
Buffalo
Chorizo
corned beef
Devon sausage
duck
goose
ham
hot dog
liverwurst
meatloaf – pastrami
pepperoni – smoked meat
pheasant
pork roll
processed sandwich/deli meats – ham, roast beef, turkey, chicken etc.
Prosciutto
roast beef
roast pork
salami
sausage
summer sausage
turkey bacon
Vegetarian Meats:
Chik’n strips
meal starter
Morning star farms
Hot dogs
Smart Dogs
Lightlife
Tofu
Veggie burgers
Garden Veggie Patties
Morning Star Farms
Vegetables:
alfalfa sprouts
artichokes
arugula
asparagus
Bell pepper, red
bok choy – regular or baby
broccoli
brussels sprouts
cabbage
Collie flower
celery
chard – Swiss
collards
corn – white
cucumber
eggplant
endive
fennel
green onion
kale
iceberg lettuce
red leaf lettuce
romaine lettuce
mushrooms
mustard greens
okra
jalapeno peppers
Serrano peppers
dill pickles
radicchio
radishes
scallions
seaweed
shallots
snap peas
spinach
summer squash
turnip greens
watercress
zucchini
Herbs and Spices:
fresh basil
chives
cilantro
garlic
ginger
parsley
pepper
fresh peppermint
salt
fresh thyme
Healthy Fats:
animal fats
avocado oil
coconut oil
flaxseed oil
butter
ghee
olive oil
saturated fats
sesame oil
walnut oil
Dairy products:
Cheese:
American
asiago
blue
brick
Brie
cheddar
Colby
Colby Jack
cottage cheese
dry Jack
Edam
Farmer cheese
Feta
fontina
Gorgonzola
Gouda
Gruyere
Havarti
Limburger
mascarpone
Monterey Jack
mozzarella
Muenster
Parmesan
pepato
pepper jack
provolone
Queso Blanco
Ricotta
Romano
Scamorza
soy cheese
Swiss
Teleme
Dairy continued:
unsweetened almond milk
unsweetened coconut milk
FAGE Total Greek Yogurt
half-and-half
heavy cream
sour cream
unsweetened soy milk
whipped cream unsweetened
Other food items:
almond flour
almonds
avocado
baking powder
baking soda
Barlen’s Forti-Flax
Brazil nuts
cashews
black coffee
espresso
lemon
limes
macadamia nuts
mayonnaise
mustard
pine nuts
powdered mix, Stevia tropical singles
pumpkin seeds
sesame seeds
soy sauce
sparkling water
sunflower seeds
Tea – unsweetened plain – hot or iced
tomato
vinegar
water
Flours, Meals & Powders
Acorn Flour
Almond Flour
Almond Meal
Cocoa Powder (high saturated fat)
Flax Seed Meal
Protein Powder
Psyllium Husk
Sesame Seed Flour
Splenda
Nuts/Legumes: Only 1/4 cup a day.
Almonds
Brazilnuts
Coconut (high saturated fat)
Hazelnuts
Macadamias
Pecans
Pistachios
Walnuts
Seeds:
Chia Seeds
Flax Seeds
Hemp Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
Safflower Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Dressings: Use in Moderation
Balsamic Vinegar
Blue Cheese
Creamy Ceaser
Ranch
Fats & Oils
Almond Butter
Almond Oil
Avocado Oil
Butter
Canola Oil
Cocoa Butter
Coconut Oil
Fish Oil (cod liver)
Flax Seed Oil
Grape Seed Oil
Hemp Seed Oil
Macadamia Oil
Mayonnaise
Olive Oil
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Soybean Oil
Sunflower Oil
Sunflower Butter
Walnut Oil
There you have it. A shopping list of the best foods to lose weight fast and keep it off.
I hope this list helps you and if you need help with your weight loss call us for a weight loss consultation.
Call us at 215-821-7336.
How To Jump Start Your Weight Loss If You’ve Hit A Plateau
I had a wonderful conversation with one of our superstar patients Kelly. Kelly has lost 31 pounds on our medical weight loss program. She is totally ecstatic because she has lost pounds and inches.
But she has recently hit a bit of a road block and her weight loss has slowed down a little bit. So we had a nice discussion about fixing this.
Her problem was is one that I see people do all of the time. So I decided to write this article in hopes of helping every one that may be hittig a plateu in their weight loss.
The problem is what she is eating. She stopped following my food recommendations and she started doing things that she saw on the television.
Now the problem with following some of the advice that you see on these TV shows is that they might suggest that you eat Greek yogurt but they do not tell you what type or what kind of Greek yogurt. So most people run to the super market and buy Greek yogurt that is filled with sugar.
Now I totally love Greek yogurt and I do recommend that people eat organic Greek yogurt. But what most people do is they see Greek yogurt mentioned on TV and hear that it is good for them. Then they go to the supermarket and they buy the Greek yogurt that is filled with sugar and excessive calories. And when they eat this yogurt that is filled with sugar they usually gain weight.
And this is exactly what Kelly did. She also started eating whole wheat bread instead of white bread. I agree that whole wheat and rye bread is much better than just plain old white bread. But this does not mean that you can have 6 slices of whole wheat or rye bread a day.
Even though something is considered to be good for you; you still have to follow are diet recommendations if you want to continue losing weight. So my point is even though something is stated to be good for you it doesn’t mean that you eat an unlimited amount of that particular food.
If you are one of my medical weight loss patients and are reading this article you know that I believe in eating a little bit of everything.
And on our medical weight loss program you can eat almost anything that you want just as long as you follow our guidelines.
To quote my mother “Too much of a good thing is not good”. ( I am 50 years young and quoting my mother lol.)
If you continue to follow my recommendations for portions, qantity size, etc… You should be fine and should be continuing to lose weight.
If you our having any problems with losing weight or have hit a plateau please call me and we can chat. And the two of us together and determine what you need to do to get your weight loss back on track.
Please call me at 215- 821-7336.
Thank you and I hope you have a fantastic day.
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