HCG diet plan is a weight loss plan
which is made up of two main parts, which are the HCG diet product as well as a
very low calorie diet (VLCD). The HCG diet product is said to be able to help
burning the stubborn fat of the body as well as reducing the hunger feeling.
There are various types of HCG diet product, which can be taken either through HCG
injection, or orally in the form of HCG drops, pills, sprays, etc. The very low
calorie diet on the other hand is a diet which contains as low as 500 calories.
By strictly following the HCG diet
plan, it is said that a person can easily lose 1 to 3 lbs daily while not
losing lean muscle.
The HCG diet plan involves three phases, which are
better known as loading phase, maintenance phase and stabilization phase. The
first phase is loading phase that goes for the first two days. In these two
days, HCG treatment starts but dieters are allowed to freely consume whatever
food they like. This phase is to prepare the body for the oncoming weight loss
process. From third day onwards, the maintenance phases
starts where dieters have to follow a VLCD. This phase will continue for a
minimum of three weeks or long enough until the goal weight is reached, but no
longer than 40 days. This is considered one round.
After finishing a round of HCG diet plan, dieters will proceed to
stabilization phase. At this phase, HCG treatment will be stopped but VLCD will
be continued for another three more days to allow
the hormone to be cleared from the body system. Soon after that, dieters can
gradually increase their calorie intake to about 1000 calories daily but still
avoiding sugar and starches for the next three weeks.
HCG Diet: Very Low Calorie Diet
A lot of foods are not allowed in
the HCG diet. All foods should be cooked without added oil and all visible fats
on the protein sources have to be trimmed. Applications of cosmetics, lotions,
oils, as well as medicines are not permitted too with few exceptions.
While
on very low calorie HCG diet, a person can have nothing else but tea or coffee
with artificial
sweetener for breakfast.
For lunch, the
menu is only included of
100grams of lean protein sources, one veggie, a serving of fruit as well as a
piece of toast. The same menu will go for dinner though the food choices can be altered. There is no food for
snack times. Dieters can always spare some food from a meal and serve it during
snacks. Drinking at least two litres of plain water is also recommended.
People who have tried this diet plan claim that it works well and
successfully helping them losing unwanted pounds. However, most researchers who
have performed various studies on this field have disagreed with this point of
view. They conclude that HCG diet products are
just a placebo and are not effective in weight loss. The main source of weight
loss is the extremely low calorie diet which is not only unsafe but dangerous
to a person’s health.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has never approved HCG for the purpose of weight loss and
all HCG diet products sold in the market are illegal. FDA has
advised public to stop using whatever homeopathic HCG products as well as stop adhering to the diet plan and it is hazardous and may even claim
a person’s life.
