NO diet is perfect, not even the hCG diet and sometimes you will have hunger and cravings. So how does one deal with hCG diet hunger and hCG diet cravings while maintaining adherence to the hCG diet plan?
hCG Diet Cravings:
Cravings on the hCG diet or any eating plan can and does happen and it can be triggered by tastes, smells, sights or thoughts. We can’t cut our tongues out or noes off, gouge our eyes out and random thoughts do happen. Therefore there are several ways to deal with cravings that may help you while being true the hCG diet.
Ever eat a mint or peppermint candy after dinner? Wonder why you are offered a mint or peppermint at a restaurant? Peppermint and Mint leaf are natural appetite suppressants. Both can dull the taste buds thus decreasing your cravings for foods and sweets.
L-Glutamine is an amino acids that works by placing a 1/4 tsp under the tongue allowing it to dissolve and in about 15 minutes cravings should subside.
Stevia is another natural appetite suppressant. Taking stevia drops fifteen to twenty minutes prior to a meal may help decreases craving and hunger sensations.
L-Trypotphan is another amino acid. It decreases the desire for carbs, however it is not legal to sell L-Trypotphan in the US anymore and is only available overseas. You can order L-Trypotphan from Antiaging Systems as well as other items that may interest you.
Of course doing a Candida cleanse prior to the hCG diet helps greatly reduce cravings by killing the yeast overgrowth in the body that can also contribute to uncontrollable cravings. This was recommend by Kevin Trudeau and is proven to be very effective for a lot of hCG dieters.
hCG Diet Hunger:
Hunger sometimes does happen. It can happen due to skipping meals, which is never advised on any eating plan or diet because it can trigger a surge of overwhelming hunger. And hunger can happen just due to the natural rhythm and cycle of your body. Even when not dieting sometimes you just feel hungrier then most days.
Dealing with hunger while hCG dieting is a little tricky because you don’t want to break the hCG diet protocol, but you don’t like the empty feeling in your stomach either and want to deal with the symptoms.
Sometimes dehydration can be confused with actual hunger. Drinking a tall glass of water or two should help to dissipate hunger if you were actually dehydrated.
Fiber and Miracle Noodles. Both have the same benefits. It leaves you feeling full and satisfied. Fiber and Miracle Noodles are hCG diet free foods, meaning you can eat as much as you want without breaking protocol as it has no calories, protein or fat and the net carbs = 0. Having Miracle Noodles and organic vegetable broth can be both physically and physiological filling. Here are some Miracle Noodle recipes for your enjoyment.
Eating extra vegetables can help give you the fullness. Salad vegetables is always good as it takes about a pound of lettuce to get 25 calories. Thus you can increase your intake without going way over the 500 caloires a day on the hCG diet plan. Cabbage raw is anther good food that can fill you without overly increasing your calorie count.
Extra protein sometimes is needed to help ease persistent hunger pains. If 100 grams 2x a day doesn’t satisfy you then increase it to 150 to 200 grams 2x a day. Yes it may slow weight loss but it will help kill the hungry feeling may have.
The hCG Diet Tea is can help give you a full feeling as it is water and suppress your appetite. Oo-long and Yerba Mate are excellent for suppressing appetite and offer a source of extra water.
NOTE
There are also over the counter medications and prescription medications for both hunger and appetite control. Caffeine, Phentermine, Hoodia, Green Tea pills just to name a few. As always check with your doctor before hand to make sure it is okay for you and your health status.
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W
hen most people go on the hCG diet plan they are the unfortunate recipients of a headache which can last for a day to several days.
The headache itself is normal. Some people are more sensitive to the “fuel” change their body is going through, some people are not. Some people did the hCG diet 2 day gorge by eating more carbs and some followed a fat eating plan.
To understand why you have a headache you have to understand that the brain ‘prefers’ carbs for fuel. The brain can run on fat or protein, but carbohydrates is a simple quick energy and it doesn’t take a long time to convert to fuel. Protein takes longer as does fat. When you cut carbs out your body must adjust.
Without even knowing it you are getting simple carbs ie. simple sugars, daily, wheat, fructose, corn syrup, honey, alcohol to name a few ‘bad carbs’ just about every pre packaged man made pre prepared food contains simple sugars and refined foods that your body becomes accustomed to eating.
hCG Diet Headache
The dramatic reduction of these foods often send the body into withdrawals and thus the headaches. The more ‘bad carbs’ you have in your system and eat prior to hCG Diet Day, the more sever the headache.
If you have been a carb addict for sometime or just eat a lot of pre made pre packaged foods and suffer from bloating, gas, food cravings, general fatigue, prior to the hCG diet you may want to read about the signs and symptoms of Candida on this site and follow what Kevin Trudeau suggests in The Weight Loss Cure.
You may want to think of the headache as your body detoxing from bad fuel you have been feeding it. You may also experience: Fatigue, extreme hunger and food cravings, irritability, bloating, gas, muscle soreness, headache, nausea.
These are short term effects and will pass in a day or two.
There are a few things you can do to avoid, reduce or ease the headache and other withdrawal symptoms.
- hCG Diet 2 Day Gorge post suggests you eat a more fatty diet during the 2 day gorge. That will give you body time to ease into the reduction of ‘bad carbs’ and your body to make the switch from carb burning to fat buring faster.
- Take L-Glutamine to curb carbohydrate cravings.
- Potassium is good for muscle soreness as is vitamin E
- Take your usually headache solution
- You may want to increase your protein if huger is persistent and over powering then ease yourself into 200 grams a day.
I can’t express enough the importance of FIBER. Psyillum husks or Miracle Noodles. Fiber is filing, eases digestion and constipation. Psychologically you will find greater enjoyment from eating Miracle Noodles then drinking a tall glass of fiber or eating psyllium husks.
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Stalling on the hCG diet can be frustrating while Dr. Simeons defines a hCG diet plateau as 4 days of no weight loss for the hCG dieter who is averages 1/2 – 3 pounds a day it can be test of your will and determination to continue the hCG diet.
Well if you are here, you have chosen to be determined and find a solution to your stall and continue on your hCG diet plan. You ROCK! 
Dr. Simeons manuscript only recommends 1 way to break a hCG diet plateau. BUT hCG dieters have found other ways to break a stall to add to Dr. Simeons diet plan.
Apple Day
Apple day consists of eating nothing but apples for 1 day. You eat 6 large apples and drink water all day. That’s it. No other fruit, no vegetables or protein.
Steak Day
Drink plenty of water. In the evening, a huge steak with only an apple or a raw tomato.
Herbal Teas
Dr. Simeons suggests a diuretic, that maybe a bit drastic and if you are not under a doctors supervision maybe hard to get. Some herbal teas act as a natural diuretic and will produce the same desired effect, release of water. You can get a list of the recommended hCG diet teas and their benefits that Kevin Trudeau recommended by click here: hCG Diet Tea
- Cornsilk Tea
- Green Tea
- Dandelion Tea
- Fennel Tea
- Parsley Tea
You can add more tea to your hCG diet or do a fast with tea. Parsley Tea in particular is a very powerful natural diuretic. It contains vitamins A and C and has more beta-carotene than a large carrot. A cup of minced parsley has more vitamin C then eating 2 oranges. And a cup of minced parsley has more calcium than a cup of milk and 20 x as much iron as liver. Parsley is also a natural breath freshener thanks to chlorophyll contain in Parsley.
Diuretic Foods & Seasonings
These foods listed are not only natural diuretics but are hCG diet friendly foods. You may want to change your hCG diet menu after a stall use these foods.
- Apple Cider Vinegar – great for a salad dressing
- Asparagus – improves waste removal
- Cabbage breaks up fatty deposits, esecially around abs
- Lettuce – aids in metabolism and flush toxins
- Tomatoes – aids in metabolism, release water and flushes waste
- Garlic – aids in breakage of fat
- Horseradish – aids in metabolism breakage of fat
- Caffeine – aids in waste removal and suppresses appetite
hCG Diet Stall Tips
- Weight your food raw/uncooked. 100 grams of meat should be weighted raw not cooked.
- Refocus your diet and re read the manuscript and make sure you are having foods in the right amounts.
- Do not eat more then 1 kind of fruit a day.
- Do not eat more then 1 kind of vegetable in a day.
- Discontinue the breaksticks or Melba toast.
- Decrease or discontinue use of artificial sweetener (AS).
- Increase Water intake. Water is another natural diuretic that is often neglected. 2 liters or more a day.
- Decrease excess salt, diet soda is a double culprit with AS and sodium.
- Exercise heavy exercise can cause water retention, Walking, T-Tapp, Yoga and Piliates are good lighter exercises vs. Weight Training, Cycling, Running maybe too much while on the 500 calorie hCG diet and cause water retention.
- Make sure you measure as well as hitting the scales. If you have stopped losing the inches maybe coming off.
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There are a lot of rules and restrictions on the hCG diet and for women a few restrictions can ruin a carefully crafted beauty routine that may have taken years to perfect.
Makeup, oils, hair conditioner, lotions and moisturizers and such are not allowed on the hCG diet due to oils. If you read the labels of your favorite product it usually contains some type of oil, butter or other fat derivative.
Dr. Simeones believed that fats and oils should be eliminated for the diet as much as possible which includes those from products. He believed that products that contained oil would enter the pores and impede weight lose.
For a women it can be hard to go without her favorite beauty products or find acceptable replacements. And it is that reason I am listing the products I have personally used for the hCG diet protocol without issue in my weight loss.
Makeup
Bare Minerals. I stared using Bare Minerals foundation in April 2007 and I haven’t used any other foundation since. I find it easy to use and apply and provides the coverage I need. I purchased a started kit, watched the DVD and have been happy ever since. I doubt I’ll go back to the other products I used in the past. It has not interfered with my hCG diet protocol.
MAC. I stared using MAC in 2007 as well because although I love Bare Minerals foundation, I am not a fan of their eyeshadow. Not because it isn’t good but because I need a eyeshadow that lasted all day, stayed on and I didn’t have to reapply. I found the MAC Paint Pot filled my requirements and I’ve been worry free about my eyeshadow wearing off or needing to reapply it 2-4 hours after initial application. It doesn’t come in a large array of colors but it works for the natural look or hint of color look. Does contain some oil but I have not found that it interferes with my hCG diet.
Bobby Brown. This is another long lasting product. Bobby Brown’s Long Wear Eye Liner is perfect if you need an eyeliner that lasts all day, doesn’t run or smudge and can withstand a few tears. It is gel based. Now I can not find anything that says oil in the product itself but it maybe has some. Again this is another product that has not given me issues with the hCG diet protocol. The other Bobby Brown product I use is the Mascara. GREAT!
Personal Care
Shampoo. I use Head and Shoulders shampoo in the winter due to over dryness and Jasons in the spring, summer and fall. I started using Jasons in June of 2007 after a month on protocol. It is an organic shampoo and I had to get use to it not lathering like my previous shampoo or Head and Shoulders. Jasons doesn’t lather because it doesn’t contain detergents like most shampoos. I find it works well on my hair and works on the hCG diet protocol.
Deodorant. I’ve used Secret since my teens and I always will. I tried Dove but wasn’t as effective as Secret for me. Never interfered with my weight loss. Dove does contain oils.
Body Lotion & Oils. I had to give up my usual lotions and start using Mineral oil which is baby oil without the fragrance and added costs. However it sits on the skin. I don’t particularly like this so once a month I will also do a Dead Sea soak and I purchase it from San Francisco Bath Salt Company. They have an array of salts. The Dead Sea contains no oils just Dead Sea salt. It makes my skin feel so good after the soak and I don’t need anything on my skin. This is another product that has not interfered with the hCG diet protocol.
Hair Care. This is where I was most afraid to go when I did the hCG diet in 2007. I was so use to using products to tame my fizzy hair and oils on my scalp and ends to avoid dryness that I didn’t know if I could over come it. As above I changed to Jason for the shampoo and conditioners they have. But I still used a little oil on my ends. My stylists suggested I switch my blow dryer, curling iron and flat iron to ones that contain ions and ceramic. So I went all out and switched. I started using the styling hardware by Ion and 1 by Conair. AND let me tell you! (This is my flat iron, this is my curling iron (I have a 1″ and 1 1/2″), and this is my blow dryer.) My hair has never been more manageable and healthy looking. I also learned to help control the fizz squeezing excess water out and not rubbing the towel in my hair but patting it down gently. I posted in a comment earlier, day 1 my hair is okay day 2-3 it’s wonderful and by day 4 and 5 I’m ready to wash again. My stylist also suggested I go longer between washings due to my sever hair loss. The hair loss is not hCG diet related. And thanks to 6- 5000mcg of Biotin and my Iron pill it’s stopped!
Soap. I’ve used Dove since my teens and I use it now to wash with. Did not interfere with my hCG diet.
Facial Cleansers & Moisturizer. I have used MD Formulations since 1996, have not changed and they have not interfered with the hCG diet. I use the Face and Body Scrub, Facial Cleanser and Cleansing Gel. All three products contain glycolic acid and my skin looks pretty good. The moisturizer I use from this is Continuous Renewal Lotion. None has ever prevented weight loss while on the hCG diet.
Ingredients To Watch Out For:
Personal Note:
These are my personal experiences with these particular products. As with anything YMMV. I do not think a tiny amount of oil will interfere with the hCG diet plan as I’ve made sandwiches with homemade Hurricane Mayo and used butter and such for Simon. No issues.
Just test things yourself and see what it does for you.
Enjoy!
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