Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the hCG […]
Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the […]
Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the […]
While we know that sleep in general is a must, we are going to discuss…. Why sleep is important especially when on a diet like hCG. (seriously, there’s a way cool scientific study I found that has to do with weight loss and sleep- read on for that!), but even more importantly… how to actually […]
Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the […]
How Long Do I (Can I) Do the hCG Diet? In a nut shell, anytime between 3-6 weeks long. Original Length of Time Per Dr. Simeons After going over his manuscript again, his direction was basically: Do the diet a minimum of 3 weeks Don’t go beyond 40 actual injections (different from # of days […]
I Lost Weight Loading for hCG- Is That Normal and Okay? Yes it is – as long as you actually did LOAD – ie. you didn’t view the days as diet days trying to lose weight by eating less. The point of loading is to: 1) Eat higher fats than usual, and 2) Eat higher […]
How To Do An Interruption on hCG AKA How to Take A Short Break When Necessity Demands It WHEN: Rules About When Interruptions Are Okay Originally only intended to be allowed after the first 23 injections – so basically, interruptions are meant to be done sometime after you’ve been on the diet for 3 weeks […]
How Much Weight Will I Gain on the Loading Phase? How much weight you gain while loading on the hCG diet is highly individual, but there are few things that I have observed in watching many people on youtube do the hCG Diet and in my own rounds of hCG that contribute to this. First […]
So how soon will you lose the weight you gain loading on the hCG Diet? This of course depends partially on how much weight you gain while loading for hCG. In general though, you can usually expect to lose all the weight you gain from loading on hCG within 1-3 days of starting the VLCD […]
Phase 3 is what some call the Stabilization Phase. When you arrive at the end of Phase 2 and have lost a chunk of weight on the very low calorie diet with hCG, your weight will be a little volatile for a short period of time, so you need to take some special measures to […]
Of course if you are this point than you will already have taken care of Phase 1 – loading. Da-da-duh! What is Phase 2 of the hCG Diet? Taking Your hCG Daily – How To How many calories to eat on phase 2 Eating to hunger on hCG – what this means How to portion […]
So we talked about what the loading phase on the hCG protocol is and how to do it in this post already. But why? Why are we trying to eat more than normal for 2 days prior to losing weight? Why Do This The purpose of the loading phase: There is a two fold goal […]
Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the hCG […]
For those of you very new to the hCG diet protocol, this is a very basic outline just to give you an idea of how the process works. Phase 1: Loading Phase: 2 Days: Gaining Weight (on purpose) Phase 2: 3-6 Weeks: Losing Weight Transition off hCG: 72 hours Phase 3: Stabilize Your New Weight […]
Yes, you’re right, it is. Unsustainable indeed. One definition of unsustainable: something that is unsustainable cannot continue at the same rate. In short, that’s okay, because the hCG protocol is not DESIGNED to be sustained. Many Activities In Life Are Unsustainable So is cycling and lifting heavy weights. You can only do those activities for […]
This is part 5 of a six part series on troubleshooting weight fluctuations in Phase 3 on hCG – you can see the other posts so are here: Part 1 – Do You Have the Correct LDW? Part 2 – If you didn’t eat the fruits in Phase 2, how this affects Phase 3 Part […]
Before we get into this, just in case this is the very first post you’ve ever read of mine, let me make sure it’s clear that I’ve Been maintaining my weight loss from the hCG diet for a year and a half now – see that here. (actually as of this publishing, November 4, 2014, […]
Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the hCG […]
So before the more rewarding Phase 2 losing-weight part, you need to go through the Phase 1 loading portion of the hCG Diet Plan, lasting typically 2-3 days. Also sometimes called gorging, it involves eating more than normal of high fat foods – yes the idea is to actually gain weight during this phase. Don’t […]
These principles can apply to Phase 3 of the hCG protocol as well. Another name for this might be, My Tools for Watching Other People Eat Soft Serve Cones Without Cracking First of all, I DON’T watch. I do something else. These are the 5 main keys that allow me to make the best choices […]
HCGChica’s Little Pre-hCG Diet Thing Note: Totally optional. Not a part of the original protocol at all. This is not some really involved cleanse or 2 month thing and doesn’t involve buying any special fibers or herbs. I’m sure there would probably be great benefits to doing this, but I find it just ends being […]
Gradually Introducing Fats It’s interesting that Dr. S’s original protocol has no mention of adding fats back in slowly in Phase 3. At first I thought I must just be crazy when I noticed after more than one round that my body seemed to be extra sensitive to fats still – I noticed a direct […]
Are You Exercising On P3? I exercised in every P3 pretty much BUT I can tell you that it can make the process of stabilizing using the scale as your indicator frustrating and nerve wracking. As a result, many choose to forgo exercise until Phase 4 begins. It’s a personal decision. You basically have to […]
Hello lovely hCGers. This interview is part of what is now a plethora of weight loss success stories with real everyday women (and men! There’s a few dude interviews in there) who have used either hCG injections or drops with the hCG diet protocol to lose between 20 and 150 lbs. See all the hCG […]
There are a few things that will have a bearing on stabilizing: Are you trying to stabilize the correct LDW weight? Did you eat fruits and or melba/grissini on P2? How exercise can affect Phase 3 Fats on P3 Adding calories full throttle or easing into it? Can You Stabilize A little Higher more easily? […]
Why Am I Gaining Weight in P3? 5 Reasons You May Be Having Trouble First of all, let me say that having your weight fluctuate at the start of Phase 3 is normal. There’s a 2 lb window for stabilization for a reason. But there will also be times when you have to be reasonable […]
Wheww. It’s been an interesting past 3 months to say the least. I’m going to try to share a lot with you that’s gone on in the hopes that something may help one of you out there struggling with anything similar and also help you get a perspective on just what a difference pursuing a […]
“The hcg diet will ruin your thyroid and your metabolism for LIFE and you’ll never be able to lose weight on your own without hcg AGAIN!” End of article. Oh wait, you want more? Like how do I know this will happen? Oh….well, er….uh….I don’t have any proof. Debunking 5 Scare Tactics about the hcg […]
Check out the basics of what an Apple Day on the hCG Diet is here. But now it’s time for some more in depth information – you should know I wasn’t going to let you get off that easy! There is always more to analyze so we can get the best out of this protocol. […]
