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 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 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 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

By filling out the form on this page, you are giving Diet Doc permission to contact you via email and phone.

cory

August 26th, 2012 at 1:28 am Well i have been on the hcg

Well i have been on the hcg injections that i got from my doctor for 4the days. 2 days was the loading days and i gained a lb during that time and the 2ndother two days i have lost 5.8 lbs total. I just want to knowif i could drink one diet soda?

janice

April 17th, 2012 at 8:35 pm I'm on day 3 n I reading all

I'm on day 3 n I reading all the comments on fake hcg I bought my drops from gnc store my concern is are these drops not real???

Anonymous

May 8th, 2012 at 7:23 am If your drops are not coming

@janice, If your drops are not coming from a pharmacy that were prescribed by a Dr., they are more than likely not real. You will see weight loss because it's 500 calories, but your body will go into starvation mode(which real HCG prevents)and your weight loss will be much slower and you will be fighting hunger. If you are are paying much lower for your HCG than what a Dr. is telling you it cost, you are not getting HCG. The real stuff is going to cost you around $100 for a month. Some might find a better deal, but that's roughly what you should be paying. If you are paying $18-$25, you know you are getting ripped off!

jwright@hcgtreatments.com

April 18th, 2012 at 7:28 am Unfortunately, they are not

@janice,

Unfortunately, they are not real. GNC and Walmart drops do not have hCG inside of them. Only doctors can buy real hCG drops (as they would require a prescription).

These hCG drops by Diet Doc are real as they can only be purchased by doctors.

June Bugg

March 18th, 2012 at 9:19 pm I am starting my load days

I am starting my load days and want to take the drops 2 times a day as suggested (6 drops in the AM and 6 drops in the PM). My question is can I take the 6 drops as soon as I get up, wait the hour and eat as described all day and then take the next 6 drops right before I go to bed. Is this ok or am I leaving too much time between drops? I do not have access to a refrigerator during the day to take the drops 3 times so the best option for me is the twice a day. Thank you,

Dez

April 1st, 2012 at 6:17 am You can see how you react.

@June Bugg,

You can see how you react. Meaning if you find you are hunrgy then you may want to do the drops when you get home vs. right before bed.

candy

March 17th, 2012 at 7:19 am I went to Holistic Dr years

I went to Holistic Dr years ago . Learn how to cut out sugar and carbs and to get rid of candida in the body . Have you heard of millett bread and can it be used ? I have lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks and I have just been on the HCG drops for 4 days ...............The Drops seem to help you not be hungry ...............The hard thing is to learn how not to go back to your old ways of eating .To keep weight off .

Dez

April 1st, 2012 at 6:19 am Millett bread I've heard of

@candy,

Millett bread I've heard of that but haven't seen it in years. Yes you have to change your way of eating for life not just for dieting. When you know what causes you to gain those are the things you have to eliminate. Elimination is hard so moderation is always suggested.

VANESSA

March 7th, 2012 at 5:02 pm ok i started my diet today

ok i started my diet today but i have several questions. the first 2 days i can eat anything but i have to still take the drops right or am i wrong? then i was just wondering if the hcg drops i bought are real because they say hcg + amino acids and then at the bottom it says homeopathic but on the ingrediants it show (l-arginine, l- carnitine, l-ornithine, human chorionic gonadotropin 6x, 12x, 30x, 60x) so im not sure if they are real. hopefully i can get an answer thank you.

Dez

April 1st, 2012 at 6:22 am They are fake. Test your hCG

@VANESSA,

They are fake. Test your hCG bottle with a test strip. You can buy real hCG drops