8 Totally Delicious Holiday Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss

Happy Holidays to you all! It’s cold outside and this is the time of year that I usually like to start eating and enjoying comfort food. Apple pie with hot cocoa! Just the thought of it makes me hungry. But I really don’t want to gain back any of the 80 lbs that I have lost. You see, I have the same struggle as you do. I like food, I am Diabetic and I am a stress eater. So, even though I am a Philadelphia weight loss doctor, I still have the same appetite and cravings that you do.

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes I had a difficult time following a diet plan that would help me lose weight. And more importantly, help with my diabetes. I just could not do it on my own. The weight loss pills, Phentermine was the only thing that helped control my appetite and cravings. Taking the Phentermine, along with a sensible diet plan and walking for my exercise plan helped me lose 80 lbs! And I have kept it off. I actually maintain this weight loss without continuing to take the diet pills. Appetite-suppressant medications help control your appetite and cravings but you still need to follow a proper meal plan. For me personally, the Phentermine just made the whole process much easier and doable.

Now I am able to maintain a proper diet and keep the weight off without taking Phentermine. So if you are like me, you shouldn’t have to take the weight loss medications forever. Now let’s get back to the comfort foods! Lucky for me, my wife Elyse, has been busy in the kitchen making new weight loss friendly recipes for some of my favorite foods and I’m going to share them with you today.

 Here are 8 of her recipes…

 Delicious Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

  •  frozen strawberries – 4 oz
  • Stevia or granulated monk fruit to taste
  • Vanilla Stevia drops – 5
  • Orange Stevia drops – 5
  • Combine everything into your blender and blend until it’s your desired consistency.

Apple Cobbler

  • Apple – 1 large cut it into slices
  • Cinnamon – just a little pinch
  • Pinch of cinnamon
  • Granulated monk fruit – 1 teaspoon
  • Mix everything together then place into an oven-safe dish. Next, place it in your oven and bake it for about 30 minutes at 350° Fahrenheit.
  • You can top it with a teaspoon of cinnamon.

Yummy Sweet Treat Strawberry Sorbet

  • Frozen strawberries – 4 ounces
  • The juice of one large lemon
  • Granulated monk fruit

Add everything to your blender and blend until it’s nice and smooth. Then just pour it into your glass and enjoy. If you like you can even add a bit of water to make the consistency a little bit less thick.

Apple Grape and Cucumber Salad

  • Apple –  one large, make sure to remove the core and seeds and then cut it into cubes or slices whichever you prefer.
  • Cucumber – 1 large, cut into slices
  • Water – 1 tablespoon
  • Apple cider vinegar – 2 tablespoons
  • Salt – to your taste
  • Garlic – to your taste
  • Pepper – to your taste
  • Granulated monk fruit

Slice the cucumber into thin slices and either slice or chop your apples. Combine the apple cider vinegar and the water together and next mix in the salt, garlic, pepper, and granulated monk fruit to your taste. Now all you have to do is combine all of the ingredients into a good size ball and enjoy.

Elyse’s Favorite Salad

  • Romaine lettuce – 1/2 head, chopped
  • Large apple – cored and seeded and chop or cut into wedges.
  • Red onion- small sliced

Now, all we have to do is combine everything into a large bowl and enjoy. If you like you can make your own salad dressing with water, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, and a sugar substitute.

Homemade Chicken Broth

  • chicken – about 24 ounces
  • water – nine cups
  • poultry seasoning – 1 teaspoon
  • garlic powder – 1 teaspoon
  • celery salt – 1 teaspoon
  • pepper – 1 teaspoon
  • onion salt – 1 teaspoon
  • sea salt – 1 tbsp

This is a really great recipe and it’s so easy to make. Just combine all of the ingredients into a large pot. My Mother would have a pot specifically designated as her soup pot. Cook this until the chicken is done. When we make this recipe we usually cook it for about 40 minutes or a little bit less. Just make sure that your chicken is totally cooked because you do not want to eat uncooked chicken. when it’s finished cooking just take out for chicken and you can save that for some of your other meals. And just refrigerate or freeze the broth to be used later.

French onion soup

  • onion – 1 vidalia onion
  • garlic powder – one teaspoon
  • beef broth – one cup of
  • onion salt – one teaspoon
  • pepper – one teaspoon

Take your onion and cut it into wedges. You can do this by using an apple slicer. Place the onion in a baking pan, place a piece of foil underneath it. and then season it with your garlic powder, onion salt, and pepper. Add about one-quarter cup of the beef broth and then wrap it in the foil. place the onion and the baking pan in the oven and bake it for about 60 Minutes at 350° Fahrenheit. When it is done place it into a soup bowl and add the rest of the beef broth. I usually like to enjoy this with a few slices of Melba toast.

Onion soup – green onion soup

  • parsley – one teaspoon
  • green onions – eleven
  • dill –  one half teaspoon
  • paprika –  one half teaspoon
  • thyme – one half teaspoon
  • parsley – one teaspoon
  • salt –  one half teaspoon
  • vegetable broth – two cups
  • liquid stevia – three to five drops
  • celery seed – one quarter teaspoon
  • red pepper flakes – just a tiny pinch

Let’s start this delicious recipe by steaming the green onions and then chop them up and place them in a saucepan. Add some of the vegetable broth and the sauteed onions for about 3 minutes. Next add the red pepper flakes, celery seed, dill, thyme, paprika, parsley, salt, and liquid stevia and saute for about 3 minutes. Next, add the rest of the broth, reduce the heat and let simmer for approximately 35 minutes. When it is finished let it cool down a bit and enjoy.

So there you have it, 8 totally delicious recipes. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! You can lose weight and even maintain weight loss while eating delicious food. Moving forward from here each week I will be posting more great recipes.

If you are trying to lose weight and you need a helping hand I invite you to give us a call and schedule a free weight loss consultation. Call us at 215-821-7336 and we will gladly schedule you for your free weight loss consultation. Be safe, well, and happy!

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5 Quick and Easy Summer Smoothie Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss

Today I’m going to share with you 5 smoothie recipes that have passed my family’s taste buds test. The recipes are for our July 4th, 2019 Smoothie Recipe, Banana Blueberry Mega Healthy Smoothie Recipe, Spa Day Smoothie Recipe, Keto Mango Smoothie Recipe, and one of my favorite recipes for our Super Berry Blast Smoothie Recipe. If you have been referred to us by a friend or from your Family Doctor for our Philadelphia Medical Weight Loss Program, please call us to schedule your complimentary Weight Loss Consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and we can schedule your visit with us.

Here are the recipes:

July 4th 2019 Smoothie Recipe

  • blueberries – ¼ cup
  • strawberries – ¼ cup
  • Greek yogurt – ½ cup
  • Unsweetened almond milk – ½ cup
  • Combine everything into your high-powered blender – blend and enjoy!

Banana Blueberry Mega Healthy Smoothie Recipe

  • banana – 1 small
  • blueberries – 1/4 cup
  • spinach – 1 handful
  • cinnamon – ¼ teaspoon
  • unsweetened almond milk – 1/2 cup
  • Greek yogurt – 1/2 cup
  • cacao – 1 teaspoon
  • Combine everything into your high-powered blender – blend and enjoy!

Spa Day Smoothie Recipe

  • Filtered water – 1 cup
  • cucumber – 1 cup
  • celery – 4 stalks
  • lime – 1 small peeled
  • strawberries – 1/4 cup
  • Combine everything into your high-powered blender – blend and enjoy!

Keto Mango Smoothie Recipe

  • Unsweetened almond milk – 1 cup
  • avocado – 1 small
  • mango – 1/4 cup
  • Greek yogurt – ½ cup
  • Chia seeds – 1 tablespoon
  • Combine everything into your high-powered blender – blend and enjoy!

Super Berry Blast Smoothie Recipe

  • banana – 1 small
  • blueberries – 1/4 cup
  • raspberries – 1/4 cup
  • Greek yogurt – 1/2 cup
  • spinach – 2 handfuls
  • unsweetened almond milk – 1/2 cup
  • Combine all of the above ingredients into a high-powered blender – blend and enjoy!

So, there you have it 5 great recipes to assist you in your weight loss, health and wellness goals.

I hope you enjoy these recipes.

If you, a friend, loved one or co-worker need help losing weight call us and schedule a free weight loss consultation. Call us at 215-821-7336 and we can schedule your appointment.

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4 Reasons for Stomach Bloating and Belly Fat by Medical Weight Loss in Philadelphia

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In or Philadelphia Medical Weight Loss Center people come to us for all different reasons. Most people who come to us need help with losing weight while others may want to lose weight but they also want to improve their overall health and wellness. One of the main complaints that we usually hear from almost everyone is that their stomach is always bloated and / or they just cannot get rid of their belly fat. There are many different reasons why a person may be bloated or not able to get rid of their belly fat and today I am going to discuss a few of them.

Reason Number 1:

One of the most common reasons for having difficult to lose belly fat is that there is too much insulin in the body.When your insulin level is high your body is in fat storage mode. Most of the calories that you are eating during this time or going to be stored as body fat. You start developing abdominal fat also known as visceral fat. This can also lead to your  liver getting fatty and can eventually cause fat to develop around other organs and into our stomachs and causing distended belly. This can also cause a sagging stomach as well. And of course let’s not forget the love handles and back fat. Eating too much high-sugar fruits, starchy carbohydrates, candies and beverages containing sugar can all increase your insulin level and cause you to gain fat.

Reason Number 2:

High cortisol levels can also increase your belly fat. cortisol is produced by your adrenal glands and is considered to be a stress hormone. When you are physically and mentally over stressed your body produces more cortisol and cortisol in turn increase insulin production. And we know that high levels of insulin increases stomach fat. Cortisol turns protein into glucose which causes a spike in insulin production. Because cortisol increases your blood sugar and your insulin you eventually develop a insulin resistance and your body cannot properly control blood sugar; now you can possibly develop Diabetes. So your body is now producing high levels of insulin but it’s not effective in lower blood sugar levels.

Reason Number 3:

Another reason for stomach bloating is that you are consuming too many sugar alcohols such as erythritol. Sugar alcohol can cause stomach bloating, gas, diarrhea and constipation. Personally, I cannot consume large amounts of erythritol. When I was first diagnosed with diabetes I was trying to restrict my sugars and starchy carbohydrates. For my birthday, my wonderful wife made me a sugar-free, low carb cheesecake and she used erythritol. When I took my first bite it was absolutely delicious and suffice to say it was my birthday so I indulged a bit too much and I paid the price later.

My stomach was a mess, nothing but pain and gas. I learned this lesson the hard way. If you are maintaining a restricted carbohydrate diet, you have to be careful of overconsumption sugar alcohols. There are other sugar substitutes that you can use. I now use monk fruit and monk fruit extract. If you do use sugar alcohols please use small quantities.

Reason Number 4:

Finally you may just be overeating or eating too many times during the day. When you eat it takes about 4 – 5  hours for the food that you are eating to be processed and go through your stomach. It takes about 5-6 hours for the food to go through your small intestine and then it can take anywhere from 10 hours to 30 hours to go through your large intestine depending on what you ate.

So when you are eating something every hour you could be overloading your system. You have to give your body time to digest all of the food that you were eating. And when you are eating take your time you don’t want to shovel everything and anything into your body as fast as you can. Be mindful of the foods you are eating and the quantity of food that you are eating.

If you would like more information on our Philadelphia medical weight loss program just call us at 215-821-7336 and we will be glad to answer any of your questions. You can also call and schedule a free weight loss consultation.

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Philadlephia Diet Doctor’s Top 3 Keto Smoothie Recipes for Fast Weight Loss

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Hello and welcome to our website. If this is your first time visiting and you would like more information on our Philadelphia medical weight loss program please call and schedule your free weight loss consultation with us. Just call 215-821-7336 and Lisa will gladly schedule your free weight loss consultation.

In today’s article I am going to give you three excellent recipes for keto smoothies. The recipes are for our keto caramel strawberry cheesecake smoothie, our keto caramel blueberry cheesecake smoothie recipe and our keto chocolate fat bomb smoothie.

 

Here are the recipes:

Keto Caramel Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Recipe

  • Unsweetened almond milk – 1 cup
  • Cream Cheese – 1 ounce
  • Heavy Cream – 2 ounces
  • Strawberries – 4
  • Caramel syrup, sugar free – 1 tbsp
  • Monk fruit extract –  3 to 5 drops
  • Ice cubes – 3 to 5
  • Blend and enjoy!

Keto Caramel Blueberry Cheesecake Smoothie Recipe

  • Cream Cheese – 2 ounces
  • Mascarpone cheese – 2 ounces
  • Almond milk, unsweetened – 1 cup
  • Caramel syrup, sugar free – 1 tbsp
  • Monk fruit extract –  3 to 5 drops
  • Ice cubes – 3 to 5
  • Blend and enjoy!

Keto Chocolate Fat Bomb Smoothie

  • Avocado – 1 small
  • Chocolate protein powder , low carb – 1 scoop
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder – 1 tbsp
  • Almond milk, unsweetened – 1 cup
  • Ice cubes – 3 to 5
  • Blend and enjoy!

I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. The keto caramel strawberry cheesecake smoothie recipe and the keto caramel blueberry cheesecake recipe are very filling and I usually have one of these for a meal.

If you, a friend, loved one or co-worker need help with losing weight I invite you to call us and schedule a free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and we will be happy to help you.

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Top 5 Diet Hacks For Fast Weight Loss

Today we are going to discuss five simple hacks for all of us with busy and hectic lifestyles that are short on time.

The first simple hack is to practice some type of intermittent fasting. My version of intermittent fasting is very safe and effective. It has been very successful helping our patients lose weight.

Personally, I like the 16:8 schedule for intermittent fasting. This means that you are going to choose an 8-hour time period during the day; and that is when you are going to eat the majority of your meals. During this 8-hour time period you are going to eat all of your food groups, your proteins, vegetables, healthy fats, healthy carbohydrates and fruit.  Now, if you get hungry outside of this 8-hour window you are allowed to eat healthy proteins, vegetables and your healthy fats.

The great thing about this protocol is that you get to choose when you are going to eat. Many people like to start eating at 11 a.m. and finish at 7 p.m.. While I have other patients that work a night shift and choose their 8 hour time period at times that are convenient for them.

Diet hack number 2 is to keep your menu simple. Most of my  meals are very simple and easy. I make sure that I have a good healthy protein like fish or chicken and I enjoy large amounts of healthy vegetables. If you are one of our patients you know that most nights for dinner my wife and I enjoy large amounts of roasted vegetables.

We will chop up a head of cauliflower, broccoli, red yellow and green peppers then spread them over two large baking sheets and season them with black pepper, garlic and oregano.

For lunch, I usually have another small portion of protein with lots of vegetables. Even if you are out, lunch is easy because you can order a something like a grilled chicken Caesar salad and just have them put the dressing on the side.

For breakfast, I either have a smoothie or two eggs with a small avocado. Please make sure that you are using herbs and spices because you want your food to be enjoyable. Just because we are trying to be healthy and keep a good healthy weight doesn’t mean that we have to be eating food that tastes like cardboard. There are times when I do try to make my meals a bit more elaborate but this is usually short-lived because it just takes too much time and effort.

Diet hack number three is to plan out your meals in advance. If you make your  menu a week in advance it makes life so much easier. It also does quite a bit to ensure your success. If you make your menu in advance for each day you know exactly what you are going to be eating and at what time of the day. This keeps you from doing what I call free-styling. And free-styling is just winging it and eating whenever you get hungry and grabbing foods that are quick and easy.

Diet hack number four is to be a creature of habit. Personally, I can eat the same thing everyday. I have changed my way of thinking about food. To me, food is fuel, food is energy. Because of this, I am able to eat lots of the same foods everyday.  My wife on the other hand, needs more variety. But even she, has her go to foods.

Diet hack number 5 is to make sure that you have some quick and easy go to meals if you don’t have time to sit down and eat a meal. For me this means having a smoothie that’s quick and easy to make or having one of our protein shakes for a meal. For the best of both worlds to make sure  that I am getting the proper nutrition and fuel to help my body function at peak capacity I will usually make a smoothie with our protein powder. I love this because it only takes about 3 minutes and I have everything I need help control my appetite for several hours and it gives me the fuel and energy to function all day long.

I hope you find these 5 diet hacks helpful and share them with your family and friends. If you, a friend, or loved one needs help losing weight I invite you to call us and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and we will gladly schedule your free weight loss consultation.

 

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Philadelphia Weight Loss Doctor’s Best Recipes for Fast Weight Loss

If this is your first time  visiting our website and you would like more information on our Philadelphia medical weight loss program just give us a call and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Call us at 215-581-7336 and we will gladly schedule you for your free weight loss consultation. Our weight loss program is a medically supervised physician weight loss program that includes consultations with the medical physician, physical health assessment, proper diet and exercise plans, appetite suppressant medications and weight loss pills to help control your appetite and vitamin B12 injection therapy. If you have already started your weight loss journey and have reached a plateau and need some additional help losing additional weight we can help you with that as well. We have both short-term and long-term weight loss plans that are designed to help your individual needs.

If you are already one of our weight loss patients and our visiting our site today looking for more recipes,

I have four great smoothie recipes for you today. They are for our Keto Coconut Berry Smoothie Recipe, Keto Frozen Berry Smoothie, Keto Avocado Banana Berry Smoothie Recipe and our Banana Bread Smoothie.

Here are the recipes:

Keto Coconut Berry Smoothie Recipe

  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 handful of kale
  • 1/4 cup of frozen berries
  • 1 tbsp of almond butter
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut butter
  • Blend & Enjoy!

Frozen Berry Smoothie

  • ¼ cup of frozen blueberries
  • 1 cup of greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp macadamia nuts
  • Monk fruit extract to taste
  • Put all ingredients into your blender. Blend until the smoothie consistency you like.

Keto Avocado Banana Berry Smoothie Recipe

  • 1 small avocado
  • 1 cup of greek yogurt
  • ½ of a  small banana
  • 8 blueberries
  • Blend and enjoy!

Banana Bread Smoothie

  • ½ of a small banana
  • 1-2 tbsps of pecans
  • ½ cup greek yogurt
  • ½ cup of sugar free coconut milk
  • Blend and enjoy!

I do hope that you enjoy all of these recipes. If you, a friend, loved one or coworker need help with losing weight or improving your overall health and wellness I invite you to  call and schedule your free weight loss consultation with us. Call us now at 215-821-7336 and we will gladly scheduling you for your free weight loss consultation.

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Keto Recipes for Fast Weight Loss by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA

In today’s post we are sharing 3 Keto Smoothie Recipes for a Keto Chocolate Cinnamon Smoothie, Keto Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie and a Keto Banana Nut Smoothie Recipe. I also want to congratulate all of the new patients that joined our practice this past January as part of their New Year’s resolution. Almost everyone has been in for their 4 week follow-up visit and I must say that everyone’s success has been overwhelming! So I want to congratulate all of you and also thank you for trusting us to help you lose weight and achieve your health and wellness goals.

If this is your first time visiting us and you would like more information on our Philadelphia medical weight loss program just call us and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Call us at 215-821-7336 and we will gladly schedule you for your free weight loss consultation.

Now, here are those delicious recipes:

Keto Chocolate Cinnamon Smoothie Recipe

  • Coconut milk – 1 cup, unsweetened
  • Solutions 4 Chocolate Protein Powder – 1 scoop
  • Fresh cinnamon  – 1/2 tsp
  • Flax seeds – 1 tbsp
  • MCT oil – 1 tsp to 1 tbsp
  • Blend and enjoy!

Keto Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

  • Coconut milk – 1/2 to 1 cup unsweetened
  • Strawberries – 1/4 to 1/2 cup
  • Greek yogurt – 1/2 cup
  • Flax seeds  – 1 tbsp
  • MCT oil – 1 tsp to 1 tbsp
  • Blend and enjoy!

Keto Banana Nut Smoothie Recipe

  • Banana – 1 small
  • Kale – 2 handfuls
  • Macadamia nuts – ½ cup
  • Unsweetened Coconut milk – 1 cup
  • Blend and Enjoy!

I hope that you enjoy all of these recipes as much as we do. If you or someone you know, needs help with losing weight and / or achieving better overall health and wellness just call and schedule a free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and schedule your free weight loss consultation.

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Keto Diet and Intermitent Fasting Part 1

If this is your first time visiting our website and you would like information on our medical weight loss program just call us at 215-821-7336 and Lisa will schedule your free weight loss consultation. This article is part 1 about the basics of following a keto diet and combining it with Intermittent fasting. This article is not intended to be used as medical advice and before starting any type of nutrition plan you should discuss it with your Physician. If you have any health issues such as diabetes do not attempt these diet plans without being supervised by a medical provider.

Many people are looking to follow a ketogenic diet and they’re looking to combined it with intermittent fasting. What I have found to be the easiest way to begin intermittent fasting is trying not to eat breakfast. A general rule of thumb can be that you simply eat only when you are hungry.

So if you are not hungry first thing in the morning you do not have to force yourself to eat.  Many new people come into our office thinking that they are following an intermittent fasting program that they designed themselves and they are not losing weight on their own. For most of these people the reason why they are not losing weight is that they are eating when they are not hungry.

They are still following the model that has everyone eating 6 times a day. You see, when you have a good healthy dinner and then you go to bed your body is fasting while you are asleep.  when you wake up in the morning your body should normally be in fat burning mode. That’s right, your body it’s starting to burn its own fat.

Then when you have that big breakfast that causes your insulin levels to rise and this causes your sugar levels to decrease which will will make you hungry a few hours later. When you wake up in the morning, if you are hungry or not really depends upon what you ate the night before.

If you are eating the right types of food for dinner, you really should not wake up hungry the next morning. If you are eating the right foods and following an intermittent fasting eating protocol you should wake up in the morning not being hungry.

When I personally first started intermittent fasting I didn’t really get hungry until 11 a.m. . So for me my first meal of the day was at 11 a.m. followed by lunch and dinner.  As time went on and my body adjusted to this way of eating I pushed my first meal of the day back to 12:00 noon, then 1pm and now I have my first meal of the day at 2 pm .

If for some reason I wake up very hungry in the morning I have a breakfast consisting of good healthy protein, good healthy fats and vegetables. If I do not have time to prepare a proper breakfast I will make a protein drink with our protein powder mixed with a cup of water, a teaspoon of MCT oil and 2-3 handfuls of a leafy green vegetable.

People who are practicing intermittent fasting for some time and our now  an advanced level of intermittent fasting have a goal of eating 2 meals a day and some eventually go to one meal a day. Many of our Intermittent fasting people eat 2 to 3 meals a day with the allowed snacks but most people follow our Pseudo-Intermittent fasting diet. With this program people eat all of the food groups for an 8 hour period and outside of those 8 hours you can eat your protein, vegetables and healthy fats but try to avoid your starchy carbohydrates like bread, pizza, pasta, rice, etc… and fruit.

I hope you have enjoyed this article.  Next week I will be posting part 2. In part 2, I will review some of the better food choices for a ketogenic diet.

If you are looking to lose weight or improve your overall health and wellness I invite you to call and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and Lisa will gladly schedule your free weight loss consultation.

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Keto Advanced Weight Loss by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia Philadelphia PA

Hi everyone in today’s article I’m going to share with you some of our Keto Advanced weight loss smoothie recipes. If this is your first time visiting our website and you would like more information on our Philadelphia medical weight loss program I invite you to call and chat with Lisa and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and Lisa will happily schedule your free consultation.

The recipes I am sharing with you today are: Keto Cinnamon Yogurt Smoothie, Keto Banana Nut Smoothie and our Keto Nut Berry Smoothie Blend. In these recipes I have listed unsweetened coconut milk and unsweetened almond milk but you are free to use any of your favorite non-dairy beverages and any amount to make the smoothie to your preferred consistency. And if bananas cause too much of a sugar spike you can replace them with a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of blueberries, blackberries or raspberries.

Here are the recipes:

Keto Cinnamon Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup coconut milk – unsweetened
  • 1 small banana
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup macadamia nuts
  • 1/4 tsp fresh cinnamon
  • Combine everything into a blender and enjoy!

Keto Banana Nut Smoothie

  • 1 cup greek yogurt
  • 1 small banana
  • 1 tbsp flax seeds
  • ¼ cup macadamia nuts
  • Vanilla extract to taste
  • Combine everything into a blender and enjoy!

Keto Nut Berry Smoothie Blend

  • Almond milk – 1 cup unsweetened
  • Macadamia nuts – ¼ cup
  • Raspberries  -½ cup
  • Greek yogurt – 1 cup
  • Flax seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Monk fruit extract to taste
  • Combine everything into a blender and enjoy!

I hope that you enjoy these recipes and please share them with your family and friends. If you or someone you know and care for are looking to lose weight and need assistance I invite you to call and schedule a free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and Lisa can schedule your free weight loss consultation.

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How To Burn Fat and Kill Your Cravings by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia Philadelphia PA

Happy new year! Thank you for visiting our website and I hope you enjoy our first article for 2019.

If this is your first time visiting our website and you would like more information on our Philadelphia medical weight loss program, I invite you to call and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Just call us at 215-821-7336 and Lisa will gladly schedule your free consultation.

Our medical weight-loss program consists of FDA Approved prescription appetite suppressant weight loss medications, vitamin B-12 injection therapy, diet shots, like the shots and of course we counsel you want a proper nutrition – diet planned and exercise plan to help you achieve your weight loss goals. So, if you’re looking to lose weight and improve your overall health and wellness call us now at 215-821-7336 and schedule your free consultation.

In today’s article I am going to give you three delicious recipes for keto smoothies. In the smoothies I do have fruit as ingredients to make sure that follow the proper portion sizes that I have recommended here. For the banana, make sure that are using a small banana, preferably one that fits across your palm and for the other fruits I recommend 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup. Make sure that you do not use more than 1/2 cup of any fruit. It would be even better if you only used 1/4 cup but if you are like my lovely wife and like your smoothies a bit on the sweeter side, you can use 1/2 cup.

The recipes are for a Keto Coconut Banana Avocado Smoothie, a Keto Banana Flax Smoothie and a Keto Blueberry Hemp Fat Bomb Smoothie.

While the children were home over the recent holidays these were some of the favorite smoothies that everyone enjoyed for breakfast. And to be totally honest with you the smoothies helped me stay on my diet plan and helped lose weight over the holiday season. I stress eat just like most people and over the course of September, October and November I gained an additional 20 pounds. This put me at a little bit over 200 pounds and it caused a big spike in my blood sugar levels. And if you are one of our weight loss patients you know that I am diabetic and that I have to work hard at maintaining a lower blood sugar level.

So, I picked one of the best times of the year to go on a diet! On December 1st, I decided to start and follow my weight loss plan. And as of writing this article today I am 177. The smoothies were one of the main ingredients to my weight loss plan. They are creamy, loaded with good healthy fats and they satisfied my cravings thus eliminating my appetite. Please give them a try and next time you’re in the office let me know what you think. And if you have any other ideas for recipes for smoothies please let me know and I could post them here on our blog.

Here are the recipes:

Keto Coconut Banana Avocado Smoothie

  • Unsweetened coconut milk 1 cup
  • banana 1 small
  • hemp seeds 2 tablespoons
  • chia seeds 1 tablespoon
  • 1/2 of a small avocado
  • bok choy 1 handful
  • Combine everything into your blender, blend and enjoy.

Keto Banana Flax Smoothie

  • Coconut milk 1 cup
  • banana 1 small
  • Chia seeds 1 tablespoon
  • flax seeds 1 tablespoon
  • hemp seeds 1 tablespoon
  • spinach 1 handful
  • Combine everything into your blender, blend and enjoy

Keto Blueberry Hemp Fat Bomb Smoothie

  • Coconut milk 1 cup
  • frozen Blueberries 1/2 cup
  • hemp seeds 2 tablespoons
  • coconut oil 1 teaspoon
  • spinach 1 handful
  • Just combine everything into a high-powered blender and enjoy

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