Have Your Dessert!

I used to be overweight, and like many who have been or are, I limited desserts as part of a continuing attempt to get thinner. And yet, after having great success with homeopathic HCG followed by crossfit, I have discovered an amazing thing…..desserts help me keep my weight stable! Now, I must preface this by saying, I follow a strictly clean food modified paleo diet, allowing for the inclusion of Raw Milk and Raw Milk cheese. I do not however, eat grains, legumes and most starches or sugar. However, that does not mean that dessert is out of the question.

Many people find it difficult to stick to a Paleo or carbohydrate balancing program because they have been programmed to crave sweets, with recent studies even showing that our food addictions stimulate the same areas of the brain that are stimulated by cocaine and other drugs. So, it is no wonder that many find it painful to restrict these foods. However, in my experience, it is all about detoxification and a little bit of reset. This is where I have found great success with HCG.

In my opinion, an HCG detox allows the body to successfully complete a total break from many of the foods that cause brain, hormonal, digestive and metabolic dysfunction. As part of the detoxification process, and for weight loss to be successful, all of the most commonly offensive foods are eliminated. Because it takes the body 6 weeks minimum to have diminished inflammation as the result of specific food exposures, HCG allows for successful avoidance and weight loss.

However, where many fail and therefore do not experience metabolic reset is in the stabilization/food reintroduction phase. Here, foods are reintroduced one at a time to see how the body reacts to them, and if they cause any type of reaction, then that food must be eliminated for the time being to maintain proper weight and inflammatory balance. I have used my body’s responses to guide me on what foods allow me to feel strong, maintain my weight and improve my strength and ability to train. As a result, one of my great joys was finding that desserts on an almost daily basis help me feel my best! Reminding me of something the director of my masters program used to say: “people who avoid or limit all sweet in their food often miss out on the sweet in life.”

HCG is not the only way to accomplish this avoidance, nor is it the only way to lose excess weight and reshape the body, it is just a way that proved highly successful for me. Any program in which you avoid toxic foods, allow the body to rebalance and reset, and pay close attention to nutrient quality, rest, digestion and movement will work to produce good results for body balance or weight loss.

So, you can have your dessert and eat it too, using clean ingredients, good fats, and quality sweeteners. The following recipe is an amazing pie that will impress even the strictest skeptics and is sure to please, so enjoy!


Chocolate Coconut Pie

2 cups of almonds (or choice of nuts) or almond flour
1/4 cup of cocoa powder
1/2 cup of arrowroot powder, or sprouted wheat flour (only use wheat flour if you can have gluten)
2/3 cup of coconut oil softened (or butter)
1/4 cup of coconut sugar, honey, rapadura, maple sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (make sure it’s gluten free, if needed)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Place almonds in a food processor, and process until a coarse flour, add the rest of the ingredients and process until it forms uniform dough. Press down into the greased pan and bake for 8-12 minutes or until the top is slightly browned.
Take out of the oven and cool. Once the crust is cool, making the filling.

3-4 TBSP of unsweetened organic coco powder
2 tablespoons coconut oil (butter can be substituted)
1/4 cup of coconut sugar, plus two tablespoon honey, or more coconut sugar (all honey can be used as well. Honey will be sweeter than coconut sugar. Rapadura or maple syrup/sugar are also options).
1 1/2 cups of coconut cream (if you can’t find coconut cream, you can use a full fat coconut milk and skim the fatty top of the top. You will need two 14 ounce cans for that. Cream can be substituted.)
Dash of salt
2 tablespoons brewed coffee or espresso
1 Put Coco Powder, coconut cream, coconut oil, sweetener, salt and espresso in a food processor and blend until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap once all the way cool. Will keep at least three days in the fridge (if you can resist that long!).