Kelly D. recently got on the HCG Diet Direct weight loss program Facebook page to check in with a couple questions, “I just got my drops in the mail! I’m very excited and a bit nervous. I’ve never reed by calories this much. Are there really no diet sodas allowed? And can I add an artificial sweetener in my morning tea as well?”

The answer is yes and yes. But since only certain sugar substitutes are allowed, you have to consider the products you add to your diet carefully. The only diet soda HCG Diet Direct recommends is Zevia soda. It is sweetened using Stevia. Other diet sodas contain ingredients that will wreak havoc with your HCG diet. Stevia (or Stevia based) sweeteners are the only sweeteners that are recommended for dieter use by HCG Diet Direct. Look for Stevia sweeteners (drop or dry packet form) to use with your herbal tea as well.

When approaching the HCG Diet Direct Ultimate Homeopathic Diet for the first time, many balk at the weight loss per day limitation. Most have never limited their caloric intake this severely, even if they have been yoyo dieting for years on end. The HCG diet technique is definitely , and for some that is a difficulty. But for many it is a surprising advantage.

Many find that the sheer simplicity of just sticking to the rules (granted the rules are ) makes success much more likely. Many people find it easier to limit themselves to a few options as presented by the HCG weight loss diet, rather than try to limit themselves to one of the vague weight loss programs with many options and even more exceptions and free days, etc. This type of halfway dieting often leads to “non-dieting” for most individuals. They make so many exceptions that they find themselves never actually following the rules of the program and therefore never losing the weight they wanted to lose in the first place.

But with the protocol included with every HCG Diet Direct weight loss program and products, dieters are able to know EXACTLY what they are expected to do, when they are expected to do it and how long they are expected to do it for. It makes following the rules that much easier for most people. Rather than having a hard time remembering all the things they are not allowed to eat, dieters on HCG weight loss programs can simply remember the few things they ARE allowed to eat. It generates a much higher success rate and leaves dieters feeling happy about their weight loss.