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HCG dietTABLE OF CONTENT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED………………………………………………………………4NOTES TO THE READER……………………………………………………….5WHAT IS HCG DIET…………………………………………………6THE HISTORY BEHIND THE HCG DIET……………………9THE SCIENCE BEHIND HCG………………………11FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING THE HCG DIET PLAN……13HCG DIET DANGERS: IS FAST WEIGHT LOSS WORTH THE RISK…………………21HAS THE HCG DIET BEEN SHOWN TO BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE…………26CONCLUSION…………………………………………………….31ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDThis book contains material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author / publisher.NOTES TO THE READERWhile the authors of this book have made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information contained herein, the author and publisher assume no liability with respect to loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, by any reliance on any information contained herein and disclaim any and all warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or reliability of said information. The authors make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. It is the complete responsibility of the reader to ensure they are adhering to all local, regional and national laws. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered.WHAT IS HCG DIETHCG is a scientifically defined as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. It is a natural accruing protein hormone that develops in the placenta during the first trimester of pregnancy shortly after conception. This protein hormone is recognized as a peptide. Peptides are a class of hormone that is secreted into the blood stream and aide in endocrine functions in living animals.Why HCG Is The Weight Loss Cure?HCG is being called the weight loss cure because it is an obesity weight loss cure.HCG is believed to help reset the hypothalamus?by sending signals to begin breaking down and using abnormally high body fat as a primary fuel source.These signals are believed to be sent when the body is experiencing a reduced and low calorie diet. These signals also believed send a message out to conserve and maintain lean body mass i.e. muscle mass. Without HCG to assist you during a low calorie diet, your body will begin to deplete muscle.This results in lowering your resting metabolic rate "RMR." This means that if you lose muscle you also lose metabolism. For each pound of muscle that your body loses, you also lose about 50 calories in metabolism. HCG stops this cycle by tricking your body into believing it is getting the calories it needs. Basically,?that means the 21 day diet and what is HCG.How??It replaces ingested calorie values with stored fat calories.?This creates exceptional benefits?including fat loss results and amazing body transformations.The HCG Secret and Its Exceptional Results!Most of you reading about what is HCG have had in some way difficulty losing body fat. You were taught that you must consume fewer calories than your body needs to survive and you will lose weight. As you can find in the world of weight loss today this is a true statement.The flip side of this is if you consume too few calories you will slow down your metabolism.What is HCG? What does this mean??This mean that?your body starts to eat itself, sadly it’s not fat it is consuming it is muscle. This is the saddest reality of a low calorie diet while using?Sublingual human chorionic gonadotropin. Unless you are working with a nutritionist who understands the fine line between low calorie fat loss dieting and a diet so restricted, you will really maintain the goals you've set without consuming vital metabolic muscle.THE HISTORY BEHIND THE HCG DIETHCG, also known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, is a hormone that is produced by pregnant women by the placenta. It is a glycoprotein that is made up of 244 amino acids. HCG also helps the body create progesterone and helps line the uterus with a thick wall of blood vessels and capillaries to assist the growing fetus. HCG has been used to treat infertility in women and to increase sperm count in men. It has been found that HCG regulates the brain set point for hunger and also how your body metabolizes fat. HCG alerts the body to release stored fat when needed. This is apparent in pregnant women who have severe morning sickness or live an unhealthy lifestyle. They are still able to go full term and have a healthy baby.In research for HCG, Dr. Simeons researched the HCG diet for many years, as he was an endocrinologist, which is a doctor that studies the endocrine system, the diseases involved, along with the hormones the endocrine system creates. By studying the endocrine system and hormones that go along with it, Dr. Simeons was able to fine-tune the HCG diet so it worked for obese and overweight patients. In Pounds and Inches, he also states that patients that only need to lose 5lbs can also do the diet. However, it’s not recommended to do the diet if you have a BMI under 20. He did note that you must be on the diet a minimum of 23 days in order to properly ‘reset’ your hypothalamus, so that it communicates properly with your body ending that craving for food that can happen when the hypothalamus is not working properly. Dr. Simeons was hoping to cure obesity once and for all with the HCG diet. He researched endless amounts of pharmaceuticals to see if any of them had any effect on ‘fixing’ the diencephalon, but none of them came close to actually fixing the problem. The only ones that he noticed that helped with weight loss and hunger were the amphetamines, but in the end they didn’t fix the actual problem. Not only did they not fix the actual problem, they come with a long list of negative side effects such as rapid heart rate, increased insomnia, and possible tremors. When researching the HCG diet, Dr. Simeons noticed that there were no proven long terms or short-term side effects. As a doctor, he was able to review his patient’s health and history to ensure they were in the proper shape to start a new diet program. And even now, it’s always recommended that you speak with your physician before starting any new diet program.THE SCIENCE BEHIND HCGIn Pounds and Inches, the manuscript that Dr. A.T.W. Simeons wrote in regards to the HCG diet, he mentions that the diencephalon is the part of the brain that controls the automatic functions in the body. The diencephalon is made up of 4 components, which are the thalamus, the subthalamus, the hypothalamus, and the epithalamus. When the diencephalon is damaged in animals, they have shown an increase in weight. HCG communicates with the diencephalon, more specifically the hypothalamus, letting it know when to release any abnormal stored fat. The abnormal stored fat can be found in your arms, hips, back, etc. This is not the fat that is surrounding your organs to ensure that you are healthy.The hypothalamus is responsible for the control of food intake. When the hypothalamus is not working properly, you can feel an uncontrollable hunger, which can lead to weight gain long term. When on the HCG diet, the HCG communicates with the hypothalamus along with the endocrine gland and the metabolic system. Typically if a person is overweight, and does not have any other health issues, their hypothalamus gland is not receiving the communication it needs to function properly. It’s holding onto the abnormal fat, in a term Dr. Simeons uses called a Fat Bank. When the fat bank is full, the normal fat reserves used for energy are held at a minimum while the remaining surplus of fat is stored away in our abnormal fat reserves. When we take in an excess of calories and fat, but don’t manage to burn them during the day, our body must store them causing individuals to be overweight or obese.When researching HCG in a variety of clients, Dr. Simeons noticed that when a patient was put on a low dose of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) coupled with a low calorie diet, that the client started to lose weight quickly. He also noticed that they were not losing muscle mass, just abnormal fat that had been stored away. While on the HCG diet, Dr. Simeons noticed a permanent change in the function of the diencephalon, particularly the hypothalamus. He saw that his patients could keep the weight they lost off long term, rather than having to yo-yo diet. He also noticed that in some cases, while weight may not have been lost, it may have helped move the abnormal fat more evenly throughout the body. There is a portion in the Pounds & Inches manuscript in regards to The Emaciated Lady. A woman sat down in his office looking sickly. He thought she may have cancer and was wondering which one of his colleagues he could refer her to. When she explained that she wanted to reduce he was confused by her answer. But when she stood up, he noticed that she may have a tiny waist, but she had enormous hips & thighs. By using the HCG diet, he managed to transfer the abnormal fat from her hips and thighs to the rest of her body. After 5 weeks on the program, she did not lose any weight, however she lost 8 inches around her hips and her skin looked fresh and healthy.The HCG diet has helped hundreds of thousands of people lose weight since it was first published. Dr. Simeons spend countless hours working on this diet to ensure its safety and overall success.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING THE HCG DIET PLANBelow are some basic frequently asked questions by those new to the HCG Diet.HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, a hormone naturally produced by the placenta in pregnant women and almost completely controls the metabolic function through the hypothalamus throughout the pregnancy.? The hCG used in the?Hcg?diet protocols?is a variation of the hCG form used for fertility treatments, and in much smaller, minute doses.? All hCG used for medical purposes?is synthetic, created in laboratories from sterile cells.? It is NOT extracted from women or animal urine which has been a known misconception.Most hCG dieters report an average loss of 1 to 2 lbs per day.? However, everyone is different and results may vary.? A poll on the hCG Diet Info Blog included over 7000 individuals and showed an average of 1 pound per day lost by over 50% of hCG Dieters.What preparations are required for hCG diet shots?Prior to treatment, your physician or practitioner will request blood tests and perform a general health assessment.? For individual injections, generally no preparations are required.? If your physician has you self-injecting, specific sterilizing processes are involved and certain steps can be taken to reduce the discomfort of injections here:HCG weight loss studies have shown that weight lost following the?Simeons protocol?comes directly from adipose fat tissue rather than lean muscle.? In doing so, the weight lost comes directly from unhealthy fat and does not strip the body of much needed muscle, vitamins or minerals essential to maintain good health, while at the same time, releasing excessive amounts of fat-stored nutrients into the blood stream to be absorbed by the body.??For this reason, hCG dieters report a feeling and appearance of great health and marvel at the loss of negative health risks they had as an overweight individual.Why the 500 calorie diet - VLCD (very low calorie diet )?HCG diet shots?cause your hypothalamus to mobilize the fat out of the fat storage locations so that it’s available for use.? While you are only consuming?500 calories,?your hypothalamus is continually releasing the fat stored in your body.? Because of this, your body is actually operating on thousands of calories a day.? The result is your body using thousands of calories of fat from your body each day, the reason?hCG dieters?lose 1 to 2 lbs of fat or more, per day.Eating on the hCG DietIs the use of hCG injections for weight loss legal?A medical doctor may prefer not to use hCG for weight loss due to the FDA's lack of recommendation, however he is legally able to do so in the US.? It is advised that you check your country's laws to be certain, however, for most countries, importing hCG diet shots or having pre-filled hCG syringes shipped via mail are considered safe and perfectly legal.? If importing hCG from abroad, be sure to check your local laws and follow whatever restrictions are called for.Is it legal to order hCG from overseas pharmacies?While it is recommended to check for amendments to the importation guidelines, as of January 2014, it is still legal to import hCG for personal use.? An individual supply of no more than 3 months is generally acceptable for meeting the "personal use" standard.? Resale of imported pharmaceuticals is a federal offense.Will I be hungry on 500 calories a day?It is common for mild hunger during the first few days, however this will pass and by the 2nd week, you will find even very tiny servings, to be completely satisfying.? This is partly due to your hypothalamus adjusting your metabolic rate, but largely due to the amount of calories circulating in your system from the fat being released.? It is common that hCG dieters feel as though they are stuffing themselves in order to reach that?500 calorie?limit!Who is a right candidate for hCG Diet Shots?The majority of men and women can use hCG injections for weight loss.? It is recommended that dieters consult a physician concerning your weight loss, along with the appropriate implementation of the?hCG protocol.?The physician will?NOT?permit?hCG weight loss injections?for women who are pregnant or nursing.How about safety and side effects of hCG Diet Shots?There is rarely?hCG Diet side effects?reported while using hCG diet shots, or oral hCG for weight loss.? When the hCG shots are used for fertility reasons, the larger amount is known to cause occasional headaches, and pregnancy symptoms.? However, the amount differences between the hCG diet protocol and hCG used for fertility purposes is significantly different in quantity.Will I gain the weight back after the hCG diet?After the hCG diet, not only will you have lost physical weight, former hCG Dieters also report a change for the better in appetite, and a natural course of modified?eating?behavior.? They also report this as being an ideal situation for easily transitioning into a healthy relationship with food.With all of these changes and experiences, the hCG Diet is the perfect opportunity to adopt that healthy lifestyle to maintain your weight. Will you gain the weight back after hCG?? There is no reason you should, so long as you have replaced any former negative eating and inactive lifestyle habits with new, healthy perspectives on food and exercise.Most post-hcg dieters find a minimum amount of daily activity is sufficient to maintaining their hCG weight loss goal. A minimum amount of?exercise?is recommended not only for weight maintenance, but also for the added health benefits.? Recommended activities include:? Yoga, 20 minutes of cardio, or any number of activities you may enjoy, that gets your heart moving.? With your hypothalamus, "reset" and your metabolism will reflect these differences and you will be able to eat moderately without feeling the need to overeat.What is the hypothalamus gland?The hypothalamus gland moderates the thyroid, adrenals, fat storage, and more importantly, your metabolic rate.Is hCG safe for men?The hCG used for the hCG weight loss?protocol?is actually already found in men.? In fact, it is present in every human tissue, including males and non-pregnant women as well as pregnant.How painful are hCG injections for weight loss?The hCG injections for weight loss are administered using a very fine needle and are relatively painless.Where Do I Inject hCG Diet Shots?The easiest and most comfortable place to inject is in the stomach, about 2" out from the naval and about as far down on either side of the naval.Why does the HCG diet work so well?Dr. A.T.W. Simeons formally published the HCG Diet in the 1950s. Since then it has gained popularity at a very fast pace. The original HCG diet was published in Italy, where Dr. Simeons was practicing as an endocrinologist. Having worked with the endocrine system and being very familiar with its function, Dr. Simeons knew that there was something out there that could help, if not cure, obesity. At the time, Dr. Simeons had no way of predicting the need for products like HCG. Currently, more than one-third of US adults are considered obese. Obese affects anyone that has a BMI of 30 or higher. BMI can be calculated using the following formula:Weight (lb) / [Height (in)] 2 x 703The HCG diet is a diet where you take the hormone HCG, also known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, either sublingually or through injections. The diet is accompanied by a low calorie diet. When following Dr. Simeons’ protocol, you will follow a 500-calorie diet. With the HCG diet, it’s not just the HCG that works and it’s not just the diet that works. It’s a combination of the two. A lot of people wonder if they will go into starvation mode while on the HCG diet. The answer is no. With the diet protocol, your body doesn’t just exist on 500 calories. The HCG forces your body to unlock the fat that is stored in the mid-section (hips, thighs, belly, and butt) as well as in the upper arms. Your body then consumes between 1500-4000 calories from the stored fat being released into your body IN ADDITION to the 500 calories that are being eaten. A lot of times this stored fat is referred to as abnormal fat. It’s fat that our body does not need to survive. It was stored there by our body because we weren’t able to burn all that we consumed, or sometimes there are other factors that play into obesity like thyroid issues, hereditary, etc.The objective of the HCG diet is to help a person lose weight quickly, but also to maintain the weight loss long term. Long term weight stabilization will happen through the use of HCG because it helps reset your hypothalamus, the maintenance phase teaches you how to eat whole & natural foods, and by the end of the full program, your body should no longer be craving the sugars and carbohydrates that your body once craved.The HCG diet was made public to help people struggling with obesity lose weight. A lot of times, these people may be too overweight to exercise, so dieting is the first step in losing weight. After the weight goes down, they can start to introduce exercise into their daily routine. While on the HCG diet, exercise should be kept to a minimum to ensure your body doesn’t burn more than it should, which in turn could cause your body to either go into starvation mode or start burning muscle. Exercise that is allowed while on the diet would be walking, swimming, or yoga. These can be done 3-5 times per week, for up to 1 hour at a time. Although this diet was designed to help obese customers lose weight quickly, it can also be used for people that only have 5 pounds to lose. The protocol is the same, but there are some variations that can be made to ensure you don’t lose too much weight.HCG DIET DANGERS: IS FAST WEIGHT LOSS WORTH THE RISKIt's dubious. There's no good evidence it works. But hCG dieters insist they're dropping pounds fast.Thousands of people are latching onto a?diet?that promises rapid?weight loss up to 30 pounds a month—and, judging by its recent surge in popularity, actually delivers. But the so-called hCG diet is either a weight-loss miracle or a dangerous fraud, depending on who's talking. The plan combines drops or injections of hCG, a pregnancy hormone, with just 500 calories a day. While some believers are so convinced of its power they'll willingly stick themselves with a syringe, the government and mainstream medical community say it's a scam that carries too many health risks and doesn't lead to long-term weight loss."It's reckless, irresponsible, and completely irrational," says Pieter Cohen, an assistant professor of medicine at?Harvard Medical School. "Can you lose weight on it? Of course, but that's mainly because you're hardly consuming any calories. And any benefit is not going to last."HCG is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat infertility in both men and women. But its weight-loss roots trace back to the 1950s, when British endocrinologist A.T.W. Simeons realized that giving obese patients small, regular doses of the hormone helped them lose stubborn clumps of fat. It only worked, however, when coupled with a near-starvation diet. Simeons began touting hCG as a potent appetite suppressant that would make anything more than 500 daily calories unbearable. And he claimed the hormone could blast fat in key trouble spots like the upper arms, stomach, thighs, and buttocks, while preserving muscle. Save for a few tweaks, the modern-day incarnation is largely as Simeons presented it: Dieters supplement an extremely?low-calorie meal plan?with daily injections prescribed off-label by medical professionals, or take diluted, homeopathic hCG typically in drop form sold online, in drugstores, and at nutritional supplement stores.Exactly why the hCG diet is experiencing a revival now is unclear, but the hype has sparked a response from the FDA. In January, the agency warned that homeopathic hCG is fraudulent and illegal when sold for weight-loss purposes. Though the FDA said such products aren't necessarily dangerous, their sale is deceptive, since there's no good evidence they're effective for weight loss. What's more, all hCG products, including injections prescribed by a doctor, must carry a warning stating there's no proof they accelerate weight loss, redistribute fat, or numb the hunger and discomfort typical of a low-calorie diet.Though hCG dieters have some leeway in how they spend their 500 daily calories, they're urged to choose organic meats, vegetables, and fish. Dairy, carbs, alcohol, and sugar are all off limits. A day's meals might consist of coffee and an orange for breakfast; a little tilapia and?raw asparagus?for lunch; a piece of fruit in the afternoon; and crab, spinach, Melba toast, and tea for dinner. If dieters slip up, they're encouraged to compensate by?drinking only water?and eating nothing but six apples for 24 hours. That's thought to help squeeze out water weight, a psychological boost to help them get back on track."It wasn't that hard to pull off, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat," raved London-based fashion stylist Alison Edmond in February's?Marie Claire.?"In the end, I lost a total of 25 pounds, ending up at a weight I hadn't been in 10 years." Despite success stories like hers, scientific evidence on the plan is shaky at best. In 1995, researchers analyzed 14 clinical trials on the hCG diet. Only two concluded hCG was any more effective than a placebo at helping people lose weight. And nearly 10 years earlier, a report in the?Canadian Medical Association Journal?stated hCG has "no value" as a means of managing obesity, and that the diet has been "thoroughly discredited and thus rejected by the majority of the medical community."Detractors say the hormone isn't some miracle ingredient to weight loss the restrictive diet is. "If you don't eat, you lose weight," Cohen says. "If hCG truly diminished hunger, it would be a wonderful drug. But if that were the case, why couldn't you just modestly reduce your intake while using it? Why would you have to simultaneously starve yourself?" But believers insist that, thanks to hCG, they can stick to a low-calorie diet without hunger pangs, while losing unwanted fat. They're adamant that hCG is essential to the diet's success. "People are strongly convinced that this hormone will keep them on a 500-calorie diet. And the power of suggestion can be a very strong force," says Cohen.Of course, the regimen isn't without risks. The hormone is known to cause headaches, blood clots, leg cramps, and temporary hair thinning, constipation, and breast tenderness. The FDA has received at least one recent report of an HCG dieter developing a pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal blood clot in the lung, says agency spokesperson Shelly Burgess. Yet, the hormone's full risk profile is unknown. "HCG was studied briefly [for weight loss] and found to be ineffective, so we have no idea what its potential risks are," Cohen says. "Do I have data that it causes heart attacks, stroke, or cancer? No, I don't, because we just don't know at this point." While hCG may be safe on its own the FDA says it's safe as an infertility treatment pairing it with an extremely low-calorie diet could have unexpected side effects.Two years ago, Lori Hill, 40, of Salt Lake City, Utah, began a 28-day hCG diet cycle. She says she lost about 26 pounds, including thigh fat, largely without hunger. But she felt ill almost immediately, and by the last week of the diet, Hill a fit and active soccer referee couldn't climb a flight of stairs without gasping for breath. The effort made her muscles burn and shake, too. After completing the cycle, Hill regained all the weight she had lost, plus an additional 15 pounds. "I starved myself and threw all my nutrients out of whack," she says. "You're tricking your body into letting you starve, without feeling any major hunger. What you're doing to your body just isn't worth it."There's no question that 500 calories a day is tantamount to malnutrition dieters should never dip below 1,200, say experts and federal dietary guidelines recommend more than three times the amount of calories the diet prescribes for women ages 19 to 30. Moreover, extremely low-calorie diets can cause severe bone and muscle loss, electrolyte imbalances, gallstones, and even death. "I've heard a lot of people say the side effects of this diet are overwhelming," says registered dietitian Keri Gans, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "And they could start as soon as one day in you'll start feeling irritated and tired."To Gans, the regimen is nothing more than a?crash diet and an expensive one at that. A more sensible route to weight loss, she says, is no more mysterious than choosing healthy foods, limiting portion sizes, and exercising. "This is another approach for people who believe there's a silver bullet, but there is no such thing. All this diet does is show you how to restrict and a person can only do that for so long without returning to old habits."HAS THE HCG DIET BEEN SHOWN TO BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVENo on both counts, in fact, the Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers to steer clear of over-the-counter weight-loss products that contain HCG. HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy.As a prescription medication, HCG is used mainly to treat fertility issues. HCG is not approved for over-the-counter use, nor has it been proved to work for weight loss. Companies that sell over-the-counter HCG weight-loss products are breaking the law.So why has there been so much talk about the HCG diet? Perhaps it's because the diet recommends severe calorie restriction — typically just 500 to 800 calories a day. People who follow such a very low calorie diet are likely to lose weight, at least in the short term.However, diets that so severely limit calories have risks, such as gallstone formation, irregular heartbeat and an imbalance of electrolytes.Side effects have also been reported with the HCG diet and include fatigue, irritability, restlessness, depression, fluid buildup (edema), and swelling of the breasts in boys and men (gynecomastia). Another serious concern is the risk of blood clots forming and blocking blood vessels (thromboembolism).If weight loss is your goal, there are safer ways to lose weight. Talk with your doctor or other health care provider about how to make healthy changes that lead to permanent weight loss, such as eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise.Are high-protein diets safe for weight loss?For most healthy people, a high-protein diet generally isn't harmful if followed for a short time, such as six months or less, and may help with weight loss.However, the risks of using a high-protein diet with carbohydrate restriction for the long term are still being studied. Several health problems may result if a high-protein diet is followed for an extended time:Some high-protein diets restrict carbohydrate intake so much that they can result in nutritional deficiencies or insufficient fiber, which can cause health problems such as constipation and diverticulitis.Some high-protein diets promote foods such as red meat and full-fat dairy products, which may increase your risk of heart disease.A high-protein diet may worsen kidney function in people with kidney disease because your body may have trouble eliminating all the waste products of protein metabolism.If you want to follow a high-protein diet, do so only as a short-term weight-loss aid. Also, choose your protein wisely. Good choices include fish, skinless chicken, lean beef, pork and low-fat dairy products. Choose carbs that are high in fiber, such as whole grains and nutrient-dense vegetables and fruit.It's always a good idea to talk with your doctor before starting a weight-loss diet. And that's especially important in this case if you have kidney disease, diabetes or other chronic health condition.Finally, keep in mind that weight loss may be temporary, especially if you return to your previous way of eating.Important HCG Diet TipsThere are several types of HCG diet plans available. All of these are effective enough as they will help in weight loss. What is more important is that the person needs to be comfortable in using them. It is best to consult a doctor who can advise on a person’s well being before starting this diet plan. Also, the various?HCG diet tips?should also be kept in mind in order to get the maximum benefit out of the HCG diet plan.HCG Diet TipsPsyllium seeds or psyllium husks can be included in the diet. This is because they are a pure form of fiber. Besides, these contain no calories and hence will not lead to weight gain in any way.Herbal tea is very mild. This can be included in the diet in case of any problem of constipation while taking the HCG diet.8 glasses of plain water are to be consumed each day. For every additional 25 lbs of?excess weight, another glass of water is to be added. This is required in order to achieve the optimal benefit. Also, there is no?need to wait for feeling thirsty in order to have water. This will lead to an insufficient consumption of water. Thirst feelings come only after the body is already depleted of fluids. Thus water needs to be consumed at regular intervals even without feeling thirsty. Do remember that a glass of water is not the same as a glass of juice, milk or any other beverage. Water needs to be consumed in the form of plain water only. Tea and coffee do not count as water as they actually dehydrate the body.Light exercise can accompany the HCG diet in order to achieve the optimal results.Any kind of oil based lotions need to be avoided. Rather, baby oil or mineral oil can be used.Food seasonings can be used in order to flavor foods but these should not contain sugar, starches, or fats.Sugar needs to be avoided. Rather, sugar substitutes can be used such as Stevia and Saccharin.In case of cravings, a glass of chilled water works best to quell those cravings.It is advisable to eat food slowly. While eating food fast, the brain is not able to receive the signal that food is being consumed. By the time it does, the stomach has already consumed much more than required. Also, it is important to enjoy each morsel of food immensely.Occasionally people report feeling hungry the first few days of phase 2. One way to avoid this is to double the amount of homeopathic HCG drops you take during a day. Doing this can help get rid of hungerCONCLUSIONIn conclusion, no matter what?HCG diet plan?is chosen, the important thing is to follow it. People tend to lose motivation and hence go astray. 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