Maximizing weight loss while on the hcg diet

By Jon S Green


The hCG injection diet for weight loss has been helping patients lose weight for over 50 years. The diet has proven its effectiveness of substantial loss of pounds very rapidly. This explains the popularity of the diet. The hCG injections help ease the side effects from low caloric intake, yet, the diet still requires commitment and wise planning. The following are some tips to help you insure your success.

See- your physician regularly and seek counseling - First, you cannot obtain hCG injections without a prescription from a physician. Do not neglect the weekly or periodical monitoring sessions he or she determines. This is an important component to your diet being safe and successful. Just as importantly, seek professional counseling in an effort to determine if you have any emotional issues concerning food and eating. Find support with your peers if possible, diet with a friend, or find a supportive friend or family as your confidante. Join a support group or an online forum.

Do not skip the loading days - The protocol calls for patients to start their morning injections, and then eat many foods that are high in fat the first two days. This is an important part of the process. Do not start on low calories during these loading days. This will help your body to prepare for the initial days of the diet. It will take the hCG about 3 days to start to become effective in helping you alleviate the symptom associated with the low calorie diet. Some people think they can get a quick start by dieting from the first day, which is a falsehood. Trust the process, and do not skip the loading days.

Write down your goal weight and keep a daily diary - Your diet is a very specific goal. Being specific will help to keep you focused, and will encourage you as you see the pounds drop off. In a way, a diary also helps you keep yourself accountable for your actions

Keep things routine. Unbelievably, the reason you became so good at being obese is because you had routine behaviors that you never deviated from; for example, midnight snacking. So now you are encouraged to eat at the same times, take your injection at the same time daily, and weigh yourself during the same time of day. The object is to develop habits that will start you on your way to a healthy lifestyle after you have lost all that weight.

Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate. Water is what your body needs most to help you lose weight. You body needs water to carry impurities and dead fat cells out of your system. You need a sufficient amount of water to keep your skin hydrated so that it will respond properly to significant loss of weight. One should drink eight, 8-ounce glasses of water daily, and that is the minimum. Those who have more to lose should drink even more, about one-half your body weight in ounces. 30 grams of fiber daily should accompany your water consumption. This will promote healthy bowel function, which is essential for proper weight loss.

Do not cheat on the calories. This cannot be more emphatically stated. The 500 calories are to give you sufficient energy to maintain healthy muscle and bone function. Anything beyond this can do one or two things. It can store extra calories as fat, and it can cause your body to burn less calories, thus inhibit weight loss. The most important part is that we are seeking the chemical balance to cause your metabolic rate to speed up.

Spice up your meals - Eating the same old meals day after day, will only lead to boredom, then cheating. Use plenty of spices when you cook, to ensure that meals are not bland. However, check the ingredients to make sure that the spice does not contain sugar. Find a good HCG recipe book and find some variety.

Eliminate activities that promote overeating - Designate an eating place in your home (not in front of the TV), do not even eat snacks, unless you are in the eating place. Be sure to shop for food on a full stomach. Plan your meals at regular intervals and do not eat after 6 pm. If you eat and lay down, the body will have a tendency to store fat. Serve your food on smaller plates and wait 10 -15 minutes before you eat seconds.

Increase your physical activity - avoid strenuous activity, however some things you can do to increase the activity is to take the stairs instead of the elevator, park your car a couple of blocks from your destination and walk, and take a walk at lunch time. In fact a 30 minute walk about 5 times a week would suffice.

These tips should get you well on your way to success with the hCG weight loss injections. Some of them will help get you through the diet easier, and some of them will be great for an ongoing healthy lifestyle. One thing for sure, they will all help prepare you to become the "new you".




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