We've all heard about the HCG Diet. We all want to see those average weight loss results in ourselves. Who wouldn't want to have access to 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss per day (with high rates of successful maintenance). That's amazing! We all want to see that sort of weight loss.

And we all want to see that sort of weight loss in the amount of time required for the HCG diet. Most HCG diet practitioners offer a couple choices when it comes to length of the program. You can choose a shorter program or a longer program. Some are 15 days, some are 25 days, some are 40 days, etc. This choice depends upon your personal weight loss needs, your schedule and your ability to fulfill the HCG protocol.

There are only a few things that you need to know (and adhere to) when it comes to HCG protocol. First is that you have to take your homeopathic HCG weight loss formula religiously. (Through the HCG Diet Direct's program you'd have to take it 3 times per day by oral drops). How you take it depends upon who you're working with, but the point is that the weight loss hinges upon regular HCG intake. Don't skip it or miss it.

The next piece of HCG protocol you've got to remember (and stick to) is the food limitations. You are only allowed a short list of approved foods while on the diet. Yes...it's a bit boring. Yes...there are no free days. Yes...there are no free foods. Everything counts. There's definitely not a wide variety of yummy foods while on the diet. It's VERY limited.

Another vital element of the HCG protocol is the calorie limitation. You're going to have to control your portions. Even if you are only eating foods on the approved list you still have to eat small amounts of those approved foods. You'll probably have to actually measure your portions. You'll probably feel like you should get to eat more. But lucky for you one of the benefits of the HCG is that you won't have hunger pains. So you'll be able to function even though you actually only get to eat 500 calories per day.

Now isn't that simple? Only 3 basic rules to follow. You'll definitely know if you've stuck to the HCG protocol or not. It's hard to "forget" a rule or stipulation when the rules are so simple and easy. That's what makes this really tough diet one that people are actually capable of sticking to. You know what to do and you know if you do it you'll benefit. And the benefits are immediate and drastic. That makes sticking to the HCG protocol even easier, don't you think?