Yes, your calories are restricted on the HCG weight loss plan. weight losss admittedly isn’t much. It is equivalent to:
- a handful of peanuts
- a cheeseburger with the works
- a slice of pizza with everything
- a large order of french fries
And of course, you won’t be eating those weight losss at one sitting; it’s important to space them out over the course of the day, and make the correct choices as specified by Dr. Simeons’ protocols.
HCG Diet Errors
It is primarily due to incorrect eating patterns that cause people’s weight loss efforts to fail when on the HCG diet. We recommend that you go to our home page, where on the left-hand side of the screen you will find a link to Dr. Simeon’s research report, Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity. This will answer the most frequently-asked questions that people have about the HCG diet.
The most common mistake people make is failing to eat properly during the initial phase of the diet. It is understandable to be confused; stuffing one’s self with high-fat foods when trying to lose weight seems counter-intuitive at best. However, it is necessary. When you flood your system with high-fat food, it gives your metabolism a running start, so the proverbial throttle is “wide open” once the HCG starts to kick in and your calories are suddenly cut back to the bare minimum.
Variety – The Key To Success
Another mistake some people make on the HCG program is to eat the same thing at every meal. Dr. Simeons is very clear on this point: if you choose one kind of protein and a particular vegetable for lunch – let’s say, halibut and celery – then you must have something different at supper – for example, lean beef (or buffalo, which has almost no fat) and spinach. It is important not to allow your body to fall into a comfortable rut and thus adapt; this will sabotage your weight loss efforts.
Patience Has its Rewards
Once you stop taking HCG, you may or may not be in a hurry to get back to your normal patterns of eating. Most people find that the experience actually changes them; they become more satisfied with less. In any event, you need to continue the weight loss diet for at least three days while any residual HCG passes out of your body. By the fourth day, you should be able to go back to eating larger meals, but make sure that you continue to eliminate carbs (sugars and starches) for at least two, and preferably three weeks before you start adding them back in a little at a time.
The Optional Phase Four
If you need to lose more weight than is possible in a single six-week session, make certain that you do not continue to take HCG past the six-week point. The problem is that your system can build up a tolerance to the hormone, and it will have less effect. Take at least three weeks off before starting a new session.
