Most people are still looking to lose weight because they didn’t find what they needed at a weight loss clinic. Most people have tried several. Have you? Most people find that even if they are able to lose some weight…they immediately gain it back. Is that what you’ve found to be true? All the weight loss clinics are promoting the same things in different words and it’s obviously not working. They want you to eat less and come talk to one of their counselors about it often. And this just seems silly since most people just fudge their attempts to their counselors so that they don’t get in trouble. (There’s no need to call it lying, right?)

Maybe you fudged big time about that breakdown you had involving 2 bags of Tostitos and a family size jar of queso. Or maybe you just threw little fibs in here and there like, “It was just a tiny  bite” when it was actually a full size portion. Or maybe you alter the description of the foods you eat to make them sound better. Maybe you called the blueberry scone drenched in butter a whole wheat roll. Close, but no cigar, right? I’ve heard other people say they’ve never been able to lie when it came to sit downs with their weight loss counselor, and maybe you’re one of them. But I’ve always responded with a big, “Why the heck not?”

Granted…it’s possible that they could just be more ethically strong than my poor self. But really the only person I find it absolutely impossible to lie to is myself; especially regarding what I have or have not been eating. Sadly, sometimes I’m not even sure. It’s a horrible habit that can be nearly impossible to break. But I’ve found out how.

The era of the weight loss centers is officially over. At least that’s my prediction. Who needs weight loss centers when we’ve got HCG Diet Direct’s homeopathic HCG weight loss formula conveniently available online? Who needs an 85 pound college girl telling them how to lose their extra baby weight when online forums are filled with people who can actually say, “I’ve done that” or “I’ve been there”?

The HCG program as introduced originally by Dr. Simeon was presented as a cure for obesity. But it has since become obvious that the program is effective for all levels of weight loss. This has drastically increased the number of individuals turning to it for help in their weight loss efforts. People turning to homeopathic HCG for weight loss include those looking to develop a healthier lifestyle by attaining a healthier weight. The group also includes many who are hoping to avoid negative family health history issues with preventive weight control methods. Others are just wanting to lose that last bit of weight left after pregnancy. And some just need to lose the 10 pounds they noticed when they weighed themselves on their 40th birthday. There are many reasons. And each one will be different. The reason doesn’t matter. Any reason for turning to homeopathic HCG is a good one.

Basically…any person who would like to lose any amount of weight can take advantage of homeopathic HCG successfully. The diet offers extraordinary results with no side effects. Dieters do not have to wait months or years to see results. And the actual time period required to dedicate to the program is minimal. And best of all…HCG dieters tend to keep the weight off due to the maintenance period after the diet program that teaches them how to slowly incorporate larger portions and additional foods into their diet.

The most stringent part of the program is the limited amount of food allowed. Dieters can only have 500 calories per day. And the calories have to come from a very limited list of HCG approved foods. But with the help of the HCG stimulating the hypothalamus the eating/drinking portion of the brain does not kick the body into starvation mode. HCG dieters are able to go about their day-to-day business without severe hunger pains or decreased functionality.

The homeopathic HCG diet works; not just for a few, but for everyone. It works with people regardless of gender. It works for people regardless of the amount of weight to be lost. It works for people regardless of age. It doesn’t pick and choose. It’s an all natural material that is just doing its job. And the result is weight loss.

So while we should all congratulate Dr. Simeon for his efforts in decreasing the obesity issue through proper and effective weight loss…we shouldn’t limit his legacy. He’s actually helping a much wider portion of the population through his introduction of the weight loss benefits of HCG. And in addition to helping people reach healthier weights…his program is helping people learn how to incorporate healthy foods into their diets. And that’s the sort of habit that will definitely make a difference.

Energy and HCG
Well, actually, you will, and that’s thanks largely to the HCG.  It’s busy burning all of that excess stored fat, so your body doesn’t feel deprived of an energy source.  Otherwise, on a low-calorie diet without the HCG to signal the burning of unneeded fat, your body would most likely go into starvation mode, hoard the fat rather than burning it, and burn muscle instead.  You would feel irritable, weak, light-headed, and be subject to headaches.

When you buy oral HCG from HCG Diet Direct, you’re getting a unique homeopathic blend of ingredients that include natural energy enhancers and appetite suppressants.  So you’re probably going to feel pretty good, actually.  You still don’t want to overdo it—no hardcore exercise, for example.  Be nice to your body, and let the HCG do its work.

Work and HCG
Otherwise, try to go about life as usual as much as possible.  Do the things you normally do, like going to work, taking the kids to soccer practice, making dinner, whatever.  The great thing about the HCG diet is that it doesn’t involve pricey frozen meals. You make your own simple but nutritious meals from food you can buy at the supermarket.

Which means that you can easily make enough for the whole family, if your family is in the habit of eating together.  In fact, we encourage you to do so!  Children and those not taking HCG will need larger portions, but the meals themselves are good for everyone and can help teach kids early on the value of healthy eating.

The mission of the HCG diet plan is to change unhealthy habits into healthy ones.  So incorporate HCG into your life. When health starts to take over, don’t fight it; go with the flow.

Therein lies the tale.

Dr. Simeons Treats the “Fat Boys”

Dr. Albert Simeons was a gifted endocrinologist who lived between 1900 and 1976. A graduate of the prestigious University of Heidelberg School of Medicine, Dr. Simeons developed an interest in tropical diseases; in fact, among medical scientists, he is best remembered for developing a diagnostic tool for malaria.

His interest in diseases such as malaria and dengue fever led him to sub-Saharan Africa for a time, and then, in 1930, to a hospital in Mumbai, India, where he spent the next two decades of his career.

Endocrinology was a relatively new branch of medicine in those days. Research had shown that when injected with a hormone produced by pregnant women, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, pre-pubescent rats would experience rapid sexual maturity. Eventually, this became a treatment for Froelich’s Disease, a pituitary condition that causes the symptoms described above.

When Dr. Simeons administered this treatment however, he noticed another result: significant weight loss. Over the next several years, Dr. Simeons came to many startling conclusions about the nature of obesity, most of which even today fly in the face of commonly accepted wisdom on the subject.

Obesity is Not Simple

It is common, and even popular to blame the current epidemic of obesity on laziness, over-indulgence and lack of willpower – but Dr. Simeons realized early on that obesity was in fact the result of many complex variables, including genetic and societal factors. One of the most interesting conclusions had to do with the nature of agrarian-based society:

“In pre-Neolithic times, man ate only when he was hungry and only as
much as he required too still the pangs of hunger. Moreover, much of his
food was raw and all of it was unrefined.”

Then, about 10,000 years ago, the development of agriculture and its labor demands changed everything:

“The institution of regular meals meant that man had to eat more
than his body required at the moment of eating so as to tide him
over until the next meal. Food rendered easily digestible suddenly
flooded his body with nourishment of which he was in no need at
the moment. Somehow, somewhere this surplus had to be stored.”

- From Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity by A.T.W. Simeons

Learn More

At our home page here at HCG Diet Direct, you can download the entire manuscript of Pounds and Inches free of charge. This is the 1954 paper in which Dr. Simeons discusses all of his findings about obesity and its many causes, as well as how the HCG hormone can be used to address the issue of fast and effective weight loss.

The critics are wrong. In fact, Simeons’ findings were confirmed nearly forty years ago by two weight-loss specialists, who then published their findings in a prestigious medical journal.  The study was carried out in the early 1970s by two researchers in bariatric medicine, Doctors W.L. Asher and Harold W. Harper. Dr. Asher is still operating his own weight loss clinic near Denver, Colorado; Dr. Harper is a proponent of the use of coffee and regular water-based enemas in the prevention of colon cancer.

The Subjects

Candidates for the study were all females between the ages of 18 and 63 who, aside from their weight issues, were in good health and not under treatment for other conditions (including pregnancy).  Exceptions were made for birth control pills and certain types of hormone therapy, including estrogen or thyroid conditions. The study was carried out on a total of forty subjects, ten of whom later left the study for various reasons.

The Procedure

The subjects were divided into two groups in a double-blind study. Both groups were placed on the 500 calorie a day diet. The first group received regular HCG injections; the control group was injected with a placebo consisting of a saline solution. Each subject received three injections a day, six days a week for a total of 36 injections (125 I.U. per day) a week for the duration of the study.

The Findings

Asher and Harper found that the women who received actual HCG lost more weight at a high percentage of overall body mass than did those who were on the placebo. Moreover, the first group reported feeling better, with much less in the way of hunger pangs and feelings of being deprived.

This points out an important aspect of the HCG treatment. One mistake that people make while on the HCG diet is assuming that HCG by itself will cause the fat to disappear. HCG is not weight loss by itself; it is a treatment that prevents the feelings of hunger while on the 500 calorie diet while activating your own fat-burning mechanism. Use it according to Dr. Simeons’ protocols, and you too will experience dramatic results.

Dieters who follow the Kevin Trudeau protocol will actually have four distinct phases, as Trudeau calls for a detoxifying routine prior to starting the load phase as specified by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons. You may wonder if you can actually get fast weight loss by skipping part of phase 2 of the plan, known as “loading.” Or if you are following the Trudeau protocol, you may want to skip both the detox and the loading to head straight into the VLCD (very low calorie diet) phase of the plan.

What is a “load” day?

If you are following the protocol, then you will have two days set aside before you begin the VLCD, which are called “load” days. During these two days, you are to eat as many high fat foods as you can until you are satiated. Don’t eat enough to make yourself sick, just enough fats that you are priming the pump, so to speak, for weight loss.

Even during these permissive days, the emphasis is not so much on bad fats as it is on olive oils, nut butters, and plant-based fats. After the second day of “loading,” you begin the VLCD protocol.

Why are “load” days important?

Load days are important for two major reasons. First, they allow you to indulge in all the high fat foods you wish for two days before you start the most restrictive phase of the plan. This gives dieters a healthy emotional release before heading into the more difficult, but rewarding, work ahead.

Secondly, the load days really set the stage for the VLCD to come. By loading up on fats and then severely restricting your caloric intake, your body is primed for the biochemical transformation that the hormone will make in your hypothalamus and your body.

What happens if I skip the load days?

Some dieters make the mistake of skipping load days in their haste to start the weight loss rolling on the VLCD phase of the diet. But this can actually backfire. Because loading is so important in setting the stage for the program, skipping it can cause the following issues:

• Hunger pains, even when taking the hormone and following the VLCD exactly;
• Fatigue, even when restricting exercise;
• Plateaus and stalls;
• Weight gain, in some extreme cases;
• Cheating, as dieters feel they cannot cope emotionally with the restrictions of the VLCD.

End Boredom with Creative Recipes
One way to do this is to get creative with recipes.  At HCG Diet Direct, we, along with some of our former and current clients, have compiled some recipes to get you started and help you along. However, we definitely encourage experimentation.

Especially if cooking is a passion of yours, you should take this opportunity to shine!  Don’t think that being healthy means limitations in the kitchen.  Think of it as the exploration of a whole new territory!

Turkey and Tomato Soup
One of our favorite recipes is turkey and tomato soup.  It’s easy to prepare and tastes great!  You’ll need 100 grams of cooked ground turkey, two cans of stewed or crushed organic tomatoes, three cloves of crushed garlic, two teaspoons of red wine vinegar, and a pinch each of parsley, cumin, basil, rosemary, and red pepper flakes.

All real whole foods and seasonings that you can find at the neighborhood grocery store. No fancy frozen prepackaged expensive meals here.

You’ll simply put the garlic and tomatoes in a pot, and add your seasonings, then let it cook for five minutes.  Add the turkey, and let it come to a boil. Then cook for five or ten minutes more, and serve it while it’s warm.  It’s that easy.  For days when you would normally grab Mickey D’s or pizza on the way home from work, short and sweet recipes like this can be lifesavers.

For days when you want something a little more involved, well, the sky’s the limit.  Especially if you’re an ace in the kitchen, I think you’ll find great pleasure in combining foods and seasonings in new ways, maybe modifying old favorite recipes to adhere to the criteria of your new lifestyle.  Think of it as a time of learning, creating, and growing!

Although it may seem to be magic (dropping one to two pounds a day can certainly seem miraculous), Dr. Simeons’ weight loss method is based on solid science.

Origins of HCG

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG for short) is a natural by-product of gestation. It is secreted by the fetus during its development and protects the fetus in two ways:

• should the mother be undernourished, it prevents her system from leeching nutrients

• it prevents the mother’s immune system from mistaking the father’s DNA for a “foreign” pathogen (like a transplanted organ)

Dr. Simeons used the hormone on patients who were morbidly obese due to a dysfunctional thyroid. He discovered that small amounts of this hormone could actually cause weight loss.

How It Works

To one’s bodily systems, which are controlled by the brain but have no consciousness of their own, there is no difference between a deliberate reduction in calories through a low-calorie diet and a genuine famine caused by external factors (such as drought or pestilence). In either case, these systems will adjust themselves in such a way as to conserve fat reserves.

This is all very well and good in a state of nature, but it makes most forms of dieting exceptionally difficult. The mechanism by which bodily systems and their function are fueled is controlled by a small gland in our brains, called the hypothalamus. It is like a combination fuel switch and throttle. It determines which fuel sources are used and the rate at which these are utilized.

So, imagine you are driving a car with two reserve fuel tanks – one which holds lubricating oil and the other jellied gasoline. You are out in the desert and the primary tank is almost empty.  You can run the motor on lubricating oil for awhile, but it won’t run very well, and that oil is really needed to protect the engine components. The jellied gasoline is extremely volatile – but because it is in jelled form, the fuel injectors cannot use it. Therefore, the fuel switch automatically goes to the oil tank, then cuts way back on the accelerator so that the car is barely moving.

This is essentially what happens in your body on a low-calorie diet. The fat deposits (adipose) are like jellied gasoline – they are rich in energy, but in a form that the body cannot readily use.

What HCG does is: (A) breaks up these adipose deposits, turning them into a liquid that the body can burn, and (B) reprograms the hypothalamus to access the adipose first rather than turning to muscle tissue and viscera.

The result is that normal metabolism is maintained, even when calories are in short supply.

Following are the top 3 scenarios that other diets create and why our program will help you succeed:

1.    On the typical diet, you lose weight and then hit a wall

If you have had success with other diet programs but only to a certain point, there is a reason why you hit a plateau. The other diets, by depriving you of certain necessary dietary elements (ie. carbs) or restricting your calories, cause some weight loss. However, this weight loss is not the excess fat that causes obesity. It is the lean muscle tissue and structural fat your body needs to stay healthy.

Our diet program addresses this issue head-on. By restoring the levels of the hormone in your body, you trigger the hypothalamus in your brain to burn excess fat, not the structural fat or lean muscle your body needs to function well.

2.    On the typical diet, you will experience fatigue

Many people crash and burn with the typical diet because their bodies are being deprived of the nutrients they need to function optimally. As a result, they feel tired or sluggish. This makes it difficult to stick with any plan for a long period of time, because you need energy to keep up with your lifestyle.

Our diet program actually increases your energy level. As you burn the excess fat, your body releases pent-up energy. You will feel a natural kind of boost that will enable you to keep up with your kids or stay out all night, without feeling buzzed or cranky.

3.    On the typical diet, you will feel hungry and deprived

Another common side effect of dieting is hunger. This is because you aren’t being given the nutrients you need. This often leads to a cycle of binge eating that wrecks your metabolism and your self-esteem.

With our program, even though your calories are limited, you will never feel hungry. That’s because your body gets the extra fuel it needs by processing that excess fat efficiently for optimum nutrition.

As you can see, our diet is geared to address the very problems that most diets neglect. If you are tired of depriving yourself and never getting the weight loss you need, it’s time to give our HCG Weight Loss Plan a try!

How HCG Works

HCG works because it signals the hypothalamus of the brain to begin burning excess fat deposits immediately. Other diets rely on deprivation of calories or carbs to create the same effect but often you begin burning structural fat, which protects your organs and tissues, or lean muscle tissue. Both of these are needed by the body to function. HCG targets the excess adipose tissue, which is what causes obesity and health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure.

Why Oral HCG?

In order to burn these deposits of excess fat, the body needs supplements of HCG. We recommend oral HCG drops, which are available directly from us and which do not require a prescription.

Our HCG is a homeopathic remedy which contains a small, potent dosage of HCG to prompt your hypothalamus to begin functioning properly. This remedy is manufactured in a lab that has been creating homeopathic remedies for years, under the strict guidance of the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States. It is the highest quality and most effective HCG treatment you can buy. It is also much less expensive than HCG injections, so you can begin your weight loss journey even if money is tight.

If you have had trouble losing weight with traditional diets, or have lost weight only to gain it back, your body is in need of HCG. Get off the diet treadmill and start your permanent weight loss journey today. Order our supply of oral HCG drops, and begin seeing dramatic results immediately!