Congratulations – you’ve completed the HCG program! Starting by loading up on fats and taking your HCG injections or homeopathic drops, you stuck with the low calorie diet, gave up your favorite pastas and desserts for six weeks and are now enjoying a much slimmer, healthier and more energetic you! If you’re typical of most people who have been on the HCG diet, you’ve dropped at least forty pounds, and maybe as much as eighty – all within the span of a month and a half.
Now what?
Don’t Stop The Diet Right Away
Once you stop taking HCG, it’s important to continue with the low calorie diet for at least three days before you start returning to your regular eating patterns. This is a common mistake that people make; it’s important to get all the HCG out of your system before you start eating full meals again.
Fortunately, this should not be difficult. You will still be feeling the effects of HCG, and thus should not feel hungry all the time; in addition, your stomach has actually shrunk and become accustomed to the smaller amounts of food; this will make it easier to maintain healthy eating habits once you are back to normal.
Avoid Sugars and Starches – For Now
After the second or third week, you can gradually start adding carbs back into your diet. If you do this right away however, you’re likely to undo all that you’ve worked to accomplish. This is yet another common error on the HCG diet; follow this part of the Simeons protocols carefully.
If You Need To Lose More Weight
Dropping forty pounds is realistic during a single six-week session on the HCG diet; some people drop even more, but a pound a day is still a remarkable accomplishment.
Nonetheless, everyone has different needs, and some may need or want to drop some additional pounds. If this is the case for you, it is important that you take a break from HCG for at least three weeks before starting another session. It is not unusual for people to go through the HCG program on and off for a year or more, but it is important to take periodic breaks. Generally, the pattern is six weeks on, three weeks off; otherwise, your body will begin building up a tolerance to the medication and it will lose its effectiveness.
