Welcome to Everyday HCG!
Hi! We’re Jillian & Tara, the wife team behind Everyday HCG. Between the two of us, we have completed 6 rounds of HCG and lost over 110 lbs. Through the trial and error of cooking while on the HCG diet we have finally come to a place where we can cook food we enjoy while on the diet (or while only one of us is on the diet).
Here we will be sharing our recipes, tips and tricks for sticking on to the HCG Diet in a way that fits into your everyday busy life!
And a couple “before” picture of us circa 2010.
And our official “Before & After”
A little more about Jillian
I was the one who started us down this crazy path of weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. I have pretty much struggled with being overweight my entire life. In 2010 I was at my all-time heaviest at 250+ and feeling desperate and depressed. One of my best friends decided to do the HCG diet and 3 weeks later I started my first round. 20 lbs. and 30 days later I knew I found the weight-loss solution for me.
Since then I’ve managed to stabilize fairly well with a low carb/primal diet. My current biggest challenges are my social life, sweets and red wine.
A little more about Tara
For me, HCG has not only been a way for me to lose weight, but has really been a tool for me to reset my entire diet and my metabolism in the process. I grew up on a traditional Philipino diet which consisted of large portions and lots of rice. That combined with my passion for really tastey (yet unhealthy food) led to weight gain. HCG gave me a way to completely reset and evaluate what I craved vs. what my body needed.
My passion for food turned into a career as a chef. I’m currently the head chef at a catering company in the bay area. Having an extremely limited ingredient list to choose from pushed me to my creative limits, but the result is great tasting food even on the super restrictive HCG protocol.
Other Fun Facts
- We’re California girls currently living in the Bay Area.
- We’ve been together for 10 year and got married December 2012.
- We have two dogs, LC and Ushi, who are both rescue dogs.
- We started doing crossfit in March 2013 and absolutely love it.
I found your website recently. I’m on my 4th round in 4 years. It’s the same 20 pounds over and over again. I’ve been on now for 6 days and have had a 7 1/2 pound weight loss. I’m using the homeopathic version….the pellets…which I’ve used every time. I’m hungry though still. What are your thoughts? Also, I noticed in some of your recipes you combine veggies, which is a no-no in the original plan. Could you elaborate a bit on that? Do you eat veggies when you’re hungry between meals? Or do nothing? Since sucralose/aspartame did not exist when this diet was formulated…do you still think it’s a definite no? I miss my Coke Zero!
Just curious if you two have experimented at all. I’m enjoying your recipes and am appreciative for your time and efforts to help the rest of us…..All the best….
I just started HCG last Wednesday and 4 days later I have lost 6 lbs! Sometimes I get really hungry and its hard to not overeat. Hot mint tea is helping. Also I made a spicy chicken veggie soup that is tasty. Thanks for sharing these recipes! Can’t wait to try them.
Hi Cathy – Keep up the great work! If you are still having problems with hunger levels after a week I would think about changing your dosage. Good Luck!
Hi there Tara! FILPINO Reprezents! I am a mother of two and struggling to shed off of the weight i had put on over the years… it’s a blessing to came across your blog!
good luck to you both and looking forward to lotsa new tricks and recipes.regards to jillian
Hi Gold! Thanks so much for all the kind words! Making healthy changes is always a struggle, but totally worth it in the end. We’re so glad you are finding the blog helpful as well. Let us know if there are any recipes you would like to see made HCG friendly. -Tara
I love this. Amazing! You guys are “The power couple of the year”. You never cease to surprise me with your success and positivity. Always moving forward always keeping it new and fresh. Well done.
Thank you Chay!