hCG Diet Guideline

Which hCG Diet is Best?

There are several ways to do the hcg diet protocol. You can follow Dr. Simeons Pounds and Inches, you can follow Kevin Trudeau’s The Weight Loss Cure, or you can go to a local clinic in your area. Search for hCG diet clinics to find a clinic close to you or you can use an online hCG diet clinic at less than 2/3′s the cost.

Dr. Simeons and Kevin Trudeau offer DIY plans while the hCG diet clinical route is a supervised plan. Either way you will lose weight.

You have to be comfortable with your decision as to which is the best hCG diet protocol for you. If you are following a DIY plan, please consult your doctor regarding your health and well-being before starting this or any diet. Know where to get your hCG diet supplies and follow the diet as it is laid out for optimal weight loss.

hCG Diet Preparation

Let’s look at a few products that are good for use with the hCG diet protocol regardless of whether you follow Pounds and Inches, The Weight Loss Cure or go the clinical route.

Food scale that measures in grams.
Body Fat Tape Measure
The George Foreman grill is very popular and easy to use.
Fiber, specifically psyllium seeds or psyllium husks from your local health food store. Psyllium is fiber as are Miracle Noodles, which are perfect for the hCG diet. Why are Miracle Noodles an hCG diet free food? One of the many reasons is that they have no calories!
Smooth Move Tea or Dieters Tea to help with any constipation you may have while on the diet.

hCG Diet Do’s & Don’ts

Follow the plan you choose, Dr. Simeons’s Pounds and Inches, Simeons’ Kevin Trudeau’s The Weight Loss Cure or your clinic’s.
Drink a minimum of 8 – 8 oz glass of water a day. An additional 8 oz per 25 pounds of excess weight should be added for optimal results.
Light exercise.
Use mineral oil, baby oil, oil free lotions as needed or Ancient Minerals Ultra Pure Magnesium Oil.
Use food seasonings to flavor food but read labels to avoid sugar, starches or sugar alcohols.
Use sugar substitutes.

Don’t

Use products containing oil, such as lotions and cream on skin or hair.
Drink diet drinks, sodas or sugar free drinks.
Use make up that contains oils. Bare Escentuals Makeup is an excellent choice.
Use fats, oil, margarine in cooking, or ingest them.
Use or eat sugar or gum.
Eat foods with known starches or sugar free foods

hCG Diet Tips & Tricks

Having a binge eating feast or cheating on your hCG diet protocol is like restarting, but sometimes we just want something to satisfy a craving or need something different. To avoid breaking your hCG diet plan and still abate those cravings, or to just break up the strictness of the diet, occasionally you can have the following:

Tips to avoid a cheat

Sugar Free jello
Diet soda (go easy)
Popsicle with 0 fat, sugar and calories
L-Glutamine for cravings
Drink water.
Ice chips (the best ice is SONIC ice!!)
Adding fiber with Miracle Noodles.

Tricks to stay on hCG diet plan

Keep your hcg diet food on hand at all times.
Make food a few days out to avoid waiting till you are hungry to decide to cook.
Eat your food slowly.
Use a small salad plate vs. a huge dinner plate. This creates a visual and psychological effect.

Tips for a stall

If you find you are having a hCG diet stall (a stall is not losing for 4 or more days in a row) and need to get moving to stay motivated try the following;
Switch up what you are eating. If you find you are only eating steak, try chicken. If you are only eating chicken, try fish.
Add additional water to your current intake.
Try Corn Silk tea, Parsley tea, or Alpha tea. These are natural diuretics that may help you release additional water. There are additional natural diuretics.
Cut out the breadsticks or melba toast.
No eating out for a while.
Cut out diet drinks.
Check your hCG diet protocol rules and make sure you are eating as prescribed (mixing veggies, 100 grams of food, etc.)
Mix your fruit up and don’t have the same 2 fruits on the same day.
Avoid beef for a few days.
Cut out diet cheats or treats.
As a last resort if all else fails, eat 6 apples for 1 day, plus enough water to satisfy thirst
Try one of these hCG diet stall breaker meals, Apple Day or Steak Day.

Tips for eating out while in hCG diet protocol

If you have to eat out, grilled chicken salad works best, but needless to say, skip the dressing, cheese and croutons. You will probably be served more than 100 grams and you won’t be able to weight it, but it’s still the best choice. Some fast food places offer fruit or other healthier choices. As long as the fruit doesn’t have preservatives or additives they would be fine to eat.

hCG Food Shopping List

Depending on which hCG diet protocol you follow your list may vary, this is a general hcg diet food list. Check your hCG diet food list to determine what you can or can’t have.

Eating organic is the best way to do the hCG diet protocol, however it may be cost prohibitive. Dr. Simeons developed the hCG diet and wrote Pounds and Inches during a time when hormones and pesticides were not widely used. He was also in another country that has vastly different guidelines on foods. However, you can still loss weight without being organic. It may be slower but it is possible.

Lean Meats:

steak, ground beef, chicken breast, veal

Seafood:

crab, lobster, shrimp, prawns, whiting fish, tilapia, flounder, haddock and other lean white fish

Seasoning:

sea salt, thyme, basil, garlic, onion powder and others that you like

Veggies:

fresh or fresh frozen spinach, various lettuces, asparagus, broccoli, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, chard, beet greens, cabbage

Fruit:

apples, oranges, strawberries, lemons, red grapefruit

Misc:

Melba toast, salsa (no sugar added), organic apple cider, sugar substitutes, teas

hCG Diet Stallers and Craving Causers

There are some foods or additives that may cause people to stall on the hCG diet. YMMV because we are all individuals with different food sensitivities. You have to judge for yourself and observe how your body chemistry responds.

Splenda
Equal
Caffeine (in some, not all people)
Sugar alcohols
Ascorbic acid and or Citric Acid (found in sodas)
Egg yolks (arachidonic acid is found in the yolks)
Too many sodas
Too little water
Not having variety in foods

Kiara

January 5th, 2012 at 11:36 am I am on day 9 Phase 2 and am

I am on day 9 Phase 2 and am starting to wonder about what I can have on Phase 3. I have the list of foods but it doesn't mention anything about the breaksticks and 1 tbsp of milk. Can we still have this on Phase 3 and how much?

Dez

January 5th, 2012 at 3:36 pm Here is the suggested foods

@Kiara,

Here is the suggested foods for Phase 3 that work best for avoiding sugar and starch and the diet. 3 weeks if all you have for Phase 3.

BarbaraW

January 4th, 2012 at 8:02 am I take a multi-vitamin along

I take a multi-vitamin along with potassium, iron, ginko biloba and st johns wort every day. Is this still ok on the diet?

Dez

January 4th, 2012 at 8:04 am Yes continue. Just check for

@BarbaraW,

Yes continue. Just check for hidden sugars and starches in the vitamins. Sometimes it can interfere.

diet solution

December 7th, 2011 at 5:18 am Is this drop is effective to

Is this drop is effective to lose weight? Because I used many tips but i Cant get result. Is this drop is lose my weight than I am regularly use it..Give me the way or quantity which i used for drop. Send on,diet solution

Dez

December 8th, 2011 at 4:55 am Please explain what you are

@diet solution,

Please explain what you are trying to say. What you wrote is confusing.

MzMika

November 23rd, 2011 at 9:33 am What's your opinion of the

What's your opinion of the HCG Shakes? Can you really use those in the diet? I would think they'd have too much sugar?

Dez

November 23rd, 2011 at 10:41 am The same thing that happened

@MzMika,

The same thing that happened to every other good diet when people are focused on making money vs. following the diet as outlined. It's going to make more people fail vs. succeed. I've watched it with Low Fat, Snackwells & Pre packaged foods; Low Carb, Atkins shakes and Pre packaged foods. Stick to real foods that is what your body needs for fuel.

Betsy Miller

November 21st, 2011 at 10:44 am I LOVE to run and workout.

I LOVE to run and workout. Can I keep up with my normal routine on this diet?

Dez

November 23rd, 2011 at 10:42 am Water retention will happend.

@Betsy Miller,

Water retention will happend. The manuscript is clear that's a no no. Walking, Yoga, T-Tapp.