How HCG Diet Products Mixed With A Healthy Diet Succeed

May10

Delicious Foods For Phase 2The HCG diet protocol uses the natural impact of specific foods as well as the natural hormone HCG to produce significant results among users quickly. Typically, most people experience weight loss on the order of 4 times the level they would get dieting alone. The diet is essential for success, even though it is less important if a person is not using the hormone to help them lose weight. HCG acts to boost metabolic functioning and decrease appetite, thus allowing for weight loss without any plateau effects or stagnant results. Many people who diet quickly find that their body reacts to their effort negatively, typically by lowering metabolism. However, with HCG, this process is prevented from occurring at near the level it does normally.  Metabolism is kept far above the baseline, and the reduced calories a person is taking in will quickly result in significant weight loss.

Many people wonder just what they need to eat to lose the most weight on the HCG protocol.  We have outlined these sorts of things before, particularly with regarding to maximizing HCG Plus success.  However, many things should be kept in mind depending on which program the person is doing.  On the original protocol, it’s important to not mix vegetables or fruits at the same time.  This can create problems with the very reduced calorie level and how their body actually responds to weight loss in that fashion.  Additionally, HCG on the modern approach allows for some mixing of fruits and vegetables, but it is still generally limited on what kind of things are permitted.  Nothing high in carbohydrates is allowed on either method, as this can actually cause the person’s metabolism to drop considerably regardless of the hormone’s influence (the person’s brain will actually excrete a hormone which counteracts HCG in the presence of carbs).

The Great Losing Game

Many people struggle to pin down just what makes the HCG diet work so well, and even researchers are not completely sure.  What is certain is that most people who use the hormone will lose a tremendous amount of weight following the simple protocol.  Phase 2 is the primary area where people are concerned about what they eat during the protocol, and this is where most of the food limitations come in.  For many, a sandwich for lunch is common, yet on phase 2 bread is not permitted.  Though melba toast and grissini is permitted, actual bread is not allowed due to the yeast and high carbs.  The carbs are also very complex in bread, making them hard to break down, and causing an excess in the production of key hormones.  Typically people eat lean beef, chicken or fish for lunch and dinner, along with several vegetable items (or fruit items) with each meal.  On the classic protocol, the choices were limited, typically only allowing for a handful of vegetables (cabbage, collards, spinach, etc.).  On the modern approach as we describe in our quick start guide, most vegetables and fruits are allowed, besides those high in carbs (such as corn, rice, or potatoes).  This typically allows for people to maintain a high metabolic rate as their body is constantly digesting different things each day and for each meal.  One thing is important to keep in mind, regardless of the method chosen, commitment and the use of real HCG often decide the outcome.

Melba Toast and Grissini Breadsticks – How Much Per Day?

May3

crostini and melba toastIn phase 2 of the HCG diet program, carbohydrate intake should be limited. However, the foods that are allowed on phase 2 on the classic approach actually do not have many carbs at all (most foods permitted do not have any). This can be a major problem as the body needs carbs in order to work as intended. A completely lack of carbs can actually impact a person’s overall weight loss and decrease their metabolism. It’s important for at least 40 grams of carbohydrates to be eaten every day, regardless of the program a person’s using to lose weight.  The HCG protocol makes up the difference typically with melba toast or grissini breadsticks.

Melba toast and grissini is chosen for the HCG program as it has other good qualities versus something like bread.  Toasting gets rid of a lot of the calories in typical wheat or white bread, which could be a problem for the low calorie phase 2 protocol of the HCG diet.  Typically two servings of melba toast will only have about 150 calories in it, versus over 250 for wheat bread.  Also, it will have very low sodium and almost no saturated fat, which is not typically the case in normal breads.  These characteristics are preferred to enable people to lose weight more quickly during the HCG protocol.  Dr. Simeons originally allowed for 2 servings of Melba toast or Grissini breadsticks per day, and the modern approach is the same.   For best results users should partake in these servings at times different from their meals.  By staggering carbohydrate rich foods and non-carbohydrate foods, a person’s metabolism will be in more of a flux than if it was taken all at once.  This variance can generate some positive results on overall weight loss results.

When it comes to losing weight, HCG Plus results are top of the pack.  There simply aren’t any drops out there that can compete with the powerful effects of real HCG drops like our product HCG Plus.  However, the same rules apply with regards to phase 2 as always do on the HCG protocol.  Users need to closely monitor their caloric intake, whether on the original protocol or on the modern approach.  This means following the allowed foods list, but also making sure they stay under the calorie limit each day.  If this means holding off on melba toast or grissini servings that day, then people should do so to remain under the limit.  With careful planning people can take in a large amount of food each day, including all of the allowed servings of various foods.  However, once the threshold is reached no further foods should be eaten till the following day.  HCG plus can help with the appetite effects, but the metabolism effects can often overcome the benefits of HCG if people do not keep their food intake in a state of flux throughout phase 2.

Achieving Long-term Results The HCG Plus Way

Apr24

Female Exercising It’s been a whirlwind few months for us here at HCG Plus as a lot of our customers have been reporting significant progress in losing weight.  To date, thousands of our customers have reported significant progress, typically ranging from 20 to 30 pounds of weight loss in a short regimen.  In fact, recently many customers reported such significant results within as little as 23 days (the minimum length of a single regimen).  These results, not surprisingly, place HCG Plus among the best products available on the market.  Our product’s high dosage of the hormone along with B-12 allows for fast uptake and significant results within a very short period of time.  New user are raving over our product and report being happy they found a real source for HCG drops as there are many fakes out there.

Though customers often achieve everything they wanted with HCG Plus, some customers still struggle to ultimately achieve their goal weight.  Many factors come into play when people lose weight with HCG, including their innate metabolism, their ability to lose weight on a reduced calorie diet, and also how much total weight they need to lose.  Someone who is already thin and wants to lose 10 pounds or so could easily have a greater difficulty in doing so than someone heavier who is looking to lose only 20 pounds.  However, both typically can achieve their goals within a single regimen of HCG Plus.

Long-term Maintenance of Results

Losing weight with HCG Plus may be fairly easy to achieve, but keeping it off can be a challenge.  HCG can only work so long as it’s in the person’s body, which has to cease at some point after phase 2 ends.  We have discussed in the past how phase 2 limits mixed vegetables, and other key information about phase 2 to increase success, but it’s the period after, Phase 3, that can also present problems.  Phase 3 typically entails people reducing their daily caloric intake to 1500 calories per day, from the usual 2000 (on phase 2 it is 500-700 calories per day).  People are allowed to once again have a lot of natural foods with carbs, such as nuts, corn, rice, etc.  However, they are limited in what they are permitted to eat overall to prevent putting on additional weight.  If someone is choosing to do two regimens, they will need to take a minimum of 21 days in phase 3 to allow for a full detox of their bodies from the hormone.

Without HCG people will be in much the same position as when they started, however, they will no longer need to worry about losing weight, just maintaining the weight lost to that point.  This is a much more manageable task and we break down how this can be done in our guides.  Some relapse may occur over very long periods (people report having a small portion of their weight coming back over time), but they can simply do a short HCG regimen at some point in the future to combat this.  HCG works awesome when it’s in the body, but the rest is up to the person who lost the weight and the maintenance phase itself.  Following the program for Phase 3 maintenance, long-term results can be achieved (and often are).

Users of HCG Plus Report Extremely Positive Results

Apr17

Thumbs up HCGHCG is, hands down, the most popular weight loss treatment in the world. HCG Plus has quickly grown into one of the premier brands of HCG out there being offering, as it’s not only non-homeopathic and potent, but has spread among previous users who have had positive experiences with the program. Tens of thousands of joined in the HCG protocol with us, and most have experienced tremendous weight loss results. Typically, we find that our customers will lose 20 to 35 pounds in a single regimen. This level is seen regardless if someone is on the modern approach (up to 57 days and 700 calories) or the original protocol. No other HCG supplier can boast these kinds of success stories.

When it comes to HCG drops and other related products, we know that there are many choices out there.   There are a lot of hormone-free or homeopathic products being marketed, even at large chain stores such as Wal-mart, GNC, etc.  In most cases, these products will not contain the actual HCG hormone.  What this means is that most users of HCG drops will be taking the wrong kind of product, and their results will suffer significantly as a result.  In studies on the subject of HCG, it was found that against placebos (what these products without HCG are) users lose 4 times less weight than did the real HCG users, whether by injections or through oral droplets.  This indicates a powerful correlation between the hormone and the weight loss users experience.  Without it, results will certainly suffer.

The HCG Plus Difference – The New Protocol

It’s true that classically people took injections of the HCG hormone in order to go on the diet program.  However, in the modern era this has largely switched over to oral supplementation (typically sublingual HCG drops).   The reasons for this are extensive, but namely drops are a lot easier to make and therefore cheaper, and they can be taken in a pain-free manner.  However, along with these administration changes have come some significant leaps forward in the protocol itself.  Dr. Simeons discovered HCG’s amazing properties and created a program that really worked, but with modern science this method has been modified to improve those results even further.  From drinking coffee to fruit choices, the modern approach (sometimes called the OWL HCG protocol) has not only increased success, but has done so without any loss in potency of the program.

The modern approach outlines some significant changes from the original protocol, particularly in the way of foods eaten.  We at HCG Plus advocate the modern approach, unless a person has had prior success with the original protocol.  The modern method is 700 calories per day, rather than 500, and allows for a wider variety of foods to be eaten.  Though carbohydrates rich foods are still prohibited (rice, corn, potatoes, mangoes, etc) users are allowed to substitute a lot of proteins that were not originally permitted.  Eggs, as well as lean beef, is allowed.  Most seafood is also permitted, including shrimp, lobster, salmon, etc.  Additionally, nearly all fruits and vegetables are allowed, so long as they are relatively low in carbohydrates.  What was found studying the HCG diet and the foods eaten was that users eating a wider variety of foods, rather than limited list Dr. Simeons originally permitted, actually lost a bit more weight as their body was able to keep their metabolism high due to the variety of foods they ate.  A wider variety of foods means more changes, and means a more dynamic metabolism.

Mixing Vegetables and Fruit In Phase Two – What is Allowed?

Apr7

Eating Mixed Fruit HCGWhenever new users start the HCG diet program for the first time, they are often riddled with a variety of questions about how the program works. From the various phases, to what foods are allowed, to the best dosage per day, there is much information that needs to be conveyed and clarified. This is one of the major purposes for our blog posts, to help clarify key areas that are incomplete when it comes to information.  This post will examine exactly what vegetables are permitted in phase 2, as well as the various ways to prepare these items for weight loss over the course of the program.

Vegetables that are permitted in phase 2 on the classic approach, as in the one that Dr. Simeons originally recommended, are limited.  Typically people were only permitted one vegetable type with each meal, and it was only vegetables that were heavy in water.  This included cabbage, lettuce, carrots, and a few others.  However, these limitations are no longer present in the modern approach.  The modern method, which we outline in our quick start guide, allows nearly every fruit and vegetable there is, as well as drinking coffee as much a person desires.  However, it is important to still limit carb intake, which many fruits contain and ensure that’s kept to a minimum.

HCG Diet Phase 2: Mixing Vegetables

Only in the modern approach is mixing of vegetables and fruits permitted.  It was found in several recent studies that the mixing of vegetables can have digestive benefits that help increase metabolism.  These were effects that were unknown to Dr. Simeons at the time he wrote his original guidance.  You typically are still not permitted to have things like rice, potatoes, corn, etc while on Phase 2.  However, it is permitted to mix green vegetables together, for instance cauliflower and broccoli.  When choosing the hcg drops program, there are so many things to keep in mind.  Contrary to what seem most natural, many people will not lose more weight while on the classic 500 calorie approach and more restrictive diet.  The reason for this is simply that the science backs up the modern program much more, and the mechanisms are better understood today.

It is permitted to mix fruits and vegetables in phase 2, but it should be done in groups of two.  Ideally you would want to different types of fruits/vegetables for the overall best results.  For example, a person should select grapes and tomatoes or grapefruits and apples for these fruits.  You’d want to pair a citrus with another type of fruit rather than having two citrus fruits with the same meal.  The reasons for this are fairly apparent.  The body will metabolize two different fruits two different ways, this keeps the metabolism going at full pace throughout the program.  This is where the modern approach really shines compared to the classic 500 calorie method.  Through selective food choices, even if there is a wide variety of choices, a person can greatly boost their metabolic rate, far beyond even what HCG provides.  This combination of one of the most powerful natural metabolic boosters and an intelligently designed program can produce amazing results.

 

The Morning Coffee – Tea and Coffee On Phase 2

Mar31

Morning coffeeMany people are starting the HCG Plus product for the first time flooded with questions about how the program works and how it delivers results. Though are guides are extensive, the reasons for the things included in those guides are left out. In this post we will attempt to illuminate one area of the program that often comes up, can I have more than coffee or tea for breakfast?

Dr. Simeons originally stated that only coffee or tea were allowed as a breakfast item.  This helped users deal with no food in the morning as these are both natural appetite suppressants.   On the modern approach it is much the same as this original advice.  Recent research on the effects of coffee have shown it to be a powerful weight loss aid as well.  It lowers the risk of colon cancer, diabetes and a lot of various illnesses that can crop up in the long term.   It is advised, therefore, that people have coffee each day, and as many cups as they like.  Coffee is typically going to have near zero calories so it provides a good item for the HCG diet program as is.  Furthermore, though not a strict requirement, some people can also have one fruit item in the morning if they are on the modern approach.  We do not advise modifying Dr. Simeons original method if a person is choosing to do 500 calories a day.

The act of choosing the hcg drops program may be quite easy, but choosing which approach is not always straightforward.  Many select the original protocol by Dr. Simeons as they believe they will lose more total weight with a lower caloric intake.  However, contrary to how this may seem, this simply isn’t what is observed.  People using the modern approach actually will lose just as much weight as those on the classic method.  Dr. Simeons approach, however, is more time tested and studied, which has led to wider adoption.  Typically people can drink as much coffee and tea as they like on either program, and if the choose to go the flavored water route, they should choose things like Crystal light, which does not contain any calories or sugar.  This is the best solution to help individuals lose weight overall given either method chosen.

Many people starting the program will struggle through phase 2 for the first few days.  This is typical, and it does subsided considerably over time as the HCG hormone begins to work on the user’s body.  Once people get into the routine of taking coffee or tea for breakfast and going about their day, then eating a protein rich lunch, it becomes extremely easy to lose weight over the course of the program.  Many people are able to lose  a lot more weight than they have in the past, and coffee or tea is a great way to help achieve the results people are looking for.

Why the Preference for the HCG Drops Diet Program

Mar23

Healthy Weight LossThe question of why to select the HCG drops program is one that is often asked by our users.  Many people think that using injections would offer them better results, but this is not typically true.  One of the major byproducts of recent research on the HCG program has been the discovery of various alternative methods and changes to the protocol that make it better.  Oral HCG administration is just one of these findings, but it is clear that typically users will lose the same level of weight on injections as they do on drops following the protocol.  This comes as a bit of surprise to new users, as it doesn’t seem possible to lose so much weight on such a simple oral supplement.  However, the numbers clearly indicate that on average, HCG users of oral drops lose 25-35 pounds per regimen, which is similar to the experiences on daily injections.

HCG drops are simply cheaper, more available, and just as effective as the injections.  This is why so many people prefer them and why many doctors are switching over to high strength prescription HCG for their patients.  In order to take HCG in drops, people place a certain dosage of the product under their tongue for at least 30 seconds.  There are some additives that have been shown to significantly help with the uptake of the hormone into the body of users as well.  The benefits of the HCG diet program are well known, but we will attempt to provide further information in this article about how the program works, and the benefits typical users of HCG drops can expect.

Known Benefits of HCG

HCG was originally identified to be a powerful aid for fertility, as it increases the chances of ovulation (it is naturally produced by women during their monthly cycles).  This was known for many years until Dr. Simeons began looking at its other benefits.  He noticed that pregnant women seemed to have metabolic increases to help provide for a fetus, and figured this hormone was at least partially responsible for this effect.  After extensive testing on men and women, he found that HCG was extremely effective in increase the neuron activity of the brain’s hypothalamus gland, the area responsible for appetite and metabolic functioning.  He followed this up with a study on how diet can effect the HCG program, as it was well-known that metabolism falls when people reduce their caloric intake to lose weight.  What he found was that choosing health foods, particularly natural foods low in fat, allowed people to lose upwards of 40 lbs in what he termed a “protocol”.  The rest, as they say, way history.  Within a single generation the HCG diet program was the most prescribed and recommended treatment for obesity in the world.

HCG is known to cause interactions in the brain, but this is not limited to women only.  Both sexes can use the program without problems, and men typically lose a bit more due to the “foreign hormone” phenomenon.  HCG is also known to greatly benefit people that have other chronic health problems, like diabetes or hypothyroidism.  One study showed that insulin levels normalized merely by taking the hormone, though further research is needed.  This is a truly fantastic result from HCG use that would never have been discovered if not for its interest in treating obesity.

Plateau Breaking Methods – Fruit Days?

Mar14

apple day explainedThe HCG diet program is a great way to lose weight. Most users of HCG Plus and many other real HCG products will quickly see results by using the hormone to help them curb appetite and increase metabolism.  However, when people begin to go through the phases they are often riddled with various questions about how the program progresses over time etc.  Most people are curious about if they take the drops in phase one, how long can they stay on phase 2, and what happens if they stop losing weight.  We’re hoping in this post to address some of these burning questions and analyze just what people can do to maximize their results, prevent freezes in their weight loss, and help them lose as much weight as possible.

Phase one of the program requires people to take the hormone from the outset.  This will typically mean that someone is going through the 2-3 days of high fat, low carb foods while taking the normal dosage of HCG.  HCG typically takes 7 days or so to fully acclimate to the user’s body, and for them to feel the full effects.  Typically, at the start of phase 2, a person will experience rapid weight loss from the very first day.   Over time, this will slow down whether the person is using drops or injections.  People need to be aware, that though HCG helps, it’s not a perfect treatment system that enables perpetual weight loss results.

Phase two of the HCG diet requires people to select a program for their actual diet regimen.  Typically, people select Dr. Simeons original method of 500 calories per day and only certain fruits/vegetables being permitted.  However, a modern approach to the program has been invented which offers similar results, but is much easier for the user to follow.  We outline this in detailed specifics in the guides we supply to our customers, but phase 2 can be around 700 calories per day, rather than the classic regimen’s lower level.  Also, the number of healthy food choices greatly increases.  People can eat nearly all types of vegetables on the modern method, so long as they are low in carbs.  Potatoes, rice, corn, etc are still prohibited, but broccoli, brussel sprouts, and many others are permitted.  This is a much easier program for users to follow and typically permits people to lose just as much weight as they lose on the classic approach as designed originally by Dr. Simeons.

Lastly, one of the most popular questions deals with plateaus in weight loss.  Many customers, after several weeks of success on the program, will encounter a few days where they aren’t losing the weight they want.  This is very typical and is well known in studies on this topic.  However, the major way people can combat this issue is through doing a fruit day.  This is a day where people only eat a single type of fruit for them major meals of the day.  This sends signals to the brain to reset the user’s metabolism to a lower rate, similar to what HCG tries to do up front.  Typically people select apples, or grapefruits for the task.  Grapefruits are typically the best, as they have other great benefits as well involving allowing users to lose weight.  However, this is usually only required once a person will begin to lose weight at a typical pace once again.

Healthy Food Choices For The HCG Diet

Mar6

Healthy Meals - HCG When it comes to losing weight, people everywhere know that the HCG diet program is one of the best methods. Compared to various alternative treatments out there, the HCG program provides particularly good results, with the average person losing over 30 pounds per regimen. This has led to a bit of a revolution in weight loss treatments as the HCG diet has displaced many of the other prescription methods which do not provide near the level of results.  However, we do receive a lot of questions about the diet program, so it’s important to outline the key characteristics of phase 2, and also which foods are permitted.  Phase 2 is the longest of the HCG program, lasting between 26-57 days depending on the method people employ.  It requires people to go onto a calorie restrictive diet, and also, limit their fat intake each day as well.  This is possible thanks to the HCG hormone’s unique benefits, such as metabolism increases, which allow the person to continue losing weight over a long period dieting.

Phase 2 typically requires people to limit their food intake each day to around 500-700 calories.  The upper end of this range is allowed on the modern approach, which allows for a wider variety of fruits/vegetables as well as protein sources.  Classically, Dr. Simeons originally limited foods to a certain group.  Specifically they were limited to only a certain number of fruits/vegetables or meats.  Fish and chicken was allowed if it was lean and not fried, etc.  Baking these were allowed.  However, a lot of vegetables deemed to be bad for people originally, such as broccoli or brussel sprouts, were not allowed.  Fortunately, over the years science has found out that many of these fruits/vegetables Dr. Simeons did not allow some 50 years ago are actually good for people to eat.  The modern method attempts to account for this fact and modify the program as needed for the best results.

The modern method significantly changes Dr. Simeons original program, but has shown the same benefits in studies while being a lot easier on users to follow.  It allows for nearly all fruits and vegetables, so long as they are low in carbs, and people can add up to 700 calories worth of food to their daily routines.  This means more protein with each meal, and an additional fruit or vegetable item.  People can have everything from Grapefruit to Broccoli on the modern method, and it has been well studied to see if it works similarly to the original program.  For people out there, choosing to be thin can be as simple as a change in mindset over to this program laid out here in the modern approach.  Also, protein shakes are a popular alternative meal replacement option for users of HCG Plus, and we highly recommend their use on the modern approach.  Dr. Simeons did not allow them to be used, but they are permitted with the 700 cal/day program.  People can do meal replacements with high protein soy options and still lose weight at the same rate.  Meal replacements typically allow people to feel more full than they typically would just eating more foods, fruits and vegetables.  This can have great benefits if a person is struggling with appetite early on in Phase 2.

HCG Diet Challenges – Resisting Temptation

Feb21

Difficulty Choosing Between FoodsBeginning the HCG program for the first time can be a daunting task. One of the major difficulties comes from the restrictions placed upon any users regarding the foods they can eat.  Typically this is one of the most difficult parts of the program, not because people are hungry and want to eat a lot of food, but rather because they are so used to eating a certain type of food.  High fat foods and foods high in carbohydrates can actually create addictive traits, leading people to crave them when they are not part of their diet.  This does subside over time, but the mere act of resisting the temptation to cheat can be a huge challenge.

The HCG diet classically limits people to a select few foods, from apples and other low sugar fruits, to fish, chicken or lean beef.  However, many people begin craving certain salty, fatty, or sugary foods as they progress through phase 2.  It’s important to realize that this is purely mental.  There is no real biological need for these foods, but even if HCG helps curb appetite, it cannot reduce these cravings to the level needed to stay completely away from bad food choices.  Using the modern HCG diet program can be an option to help, as people are permitted a much more varied supply of food.  Additionally the OWL approach as described in previous updates offers similar results to the classic protocol.   This is not a cure-all solution, however, and as such people must be prepared to mentally take on these temptations.  There is indeed some useful information on this that can help users avoid falling prey to their cravings.

Avoiding Temptation from High Calorie Foods

Everyone will encounter some day in their program when it’s incredibly difficult to resist breaking the protocol.  Whether they go out with their friends to a restaurant, or are pushed towards foods through glancing at them through a bakery window, it will be something everyone deals with.  Unfortunately, there’s no easy fix to this, but the best option is to remember how much weight you’ve lost so far.  The HCG diet program works primarily through reducing appetite and increasingly metabolism.  Breaking the protocol will put your body out of balance and future weight loss will be slow going until your body resets.

Motivation to cheat is often fleeting.  If you can make it through the initial craving and think about the bigger picture of the program, it’s much easier to make it through.  Typically cravings last only a few minutes, or even a few seconds in some cases, and quickly pass.  As such, the long-term rewards you are able to reap as a result of your refusing to give into temptation are much larger than the rewards for giving into them.  The HCG diet is there to help you by boosting your metabolism and decreasing your appetite over the course of phase 2.  Yet, it cannot do it all alone, every person must make a personal commitment to change themselves for the better.