While you are understandably excited at the prospect of losing forty to eighty pounds with the help of the HCG hormone, it’s important to do your homework and make certain that you fully understand the HCG weight loss programs‘ three phases as outlined in Dr. Simeons’ protocols. Trained in and having spent his entire life studying and treating the human endocrine system, Dr. Albert Simeons long ago determined the best way to make the most of this remarkable hormone in treating one of the most frustrating conditions most human beings must deal with – excess pounds of ugly fat.
The HCG weight reduction method consists of three distinct phases. Each one must be followed closely, and in order. Those who fail at the HCG diet are usually those who skip one of these steps, or do not follow the directions exactly.
At this point, you should go to our homepage and download Dr. Simeons’ study, Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity. It is free of charge (you may need to get Adobe Acrcobat Reader, which is also free to download.)
Phase One: Getting Ready
Phase One of the HCG diet is preparation; you want to get your metabolism going as fast as you can in order to optimize the rate of fat burn during the next phase. In order to do this, you will need to indulge yourself in the most gluttonous, hedonistic way possible for your first two days on HCG. Fluffy omelets cooked in butter, rich pasta swimming in full-fat cream sauce, thick juicy steaks topped with mushroom gravy, fruit pie a la mode – go for it!
And enjoy it… it will be your last (for a while, at least – unless like many people after successfully completing the HCG program, you decide you don’t crave these foods any more).
Phase Two: The 500-Calorie, Fat-Free Diet
The next forty days or so, you will be eating the equivalent of a handful of nuts every day. Of course, you will not actually be eating nuts – and you’ll be spreading those calories over the course of the day.
The good news is that it’s very simple. Coffee or tea in the morning (no sugar), and you’re ready to go. Lunch is a piece of lean meat (preferably buffalo rather than beef) and a vegetable that grows above ground, and supper is a chicken breast or a piece of broiled, deep-sea fish and a different vegetable. You can also have a grapefruit or an apple, and switch the proteins between lunch and dinner if you like. In fact, it is important to eat something different at each meal in order to keep your system guessing – and thus drawing on those excess fat reserves.
Phase Three – Winding Down
You’ll stop taking HCG on around day forty, but continue with the 500-calorie diet for about three days to allow the HCG to clear out of your system. Gradually, you can return to eating regular meals, but don’t start in on carbs until week three – after which you can gradually add these to your diet again.
