Archives for December, 2009
Posted on Dec 31, 2009 under HCG Diet Basics |
How to Eat More and Still Lose Weight
The most important dietary components of the HCG weight loss diet are to stay low in fat and carbohydrates. HCG diet foods depend on a low-fat source of protein, a low limit of Melba toast (or Italian breadsticks), and defined types and amounts of fruit. Technically, one of the vegetables – tomato – is also a fruit, so it is limited, too.
What About Vegetables?
I acknowledge Dr. Simeons for his genius and powers of observation in creating this protocol. However, I do not understand certain aspects of the restrictions, especially with respect to the vegetables. So, during my first experience doing the hcg protocol, I experimented to see what could get away with.
The result is that I created a salad that added quite a bit of flavor and volume to my meals without slowing down my weight loss. Specifically, I combined my single tomato with as much leafy greens as I could eat. Lettuce of all kinds and spinach were my favorites. I also added some sliced purple onion to really boost the flavor.
This combination of vegetables is a clear violation of the recommendation to have only one type of vegetable per meal. Nevertheless, I found this recommendation to be unnecessary. Furthermore, my wife, Eve, discovered that she could include as much cucumber as she could eat with her salad, too.
Will This Work For You?
Based ourselves as the first two data points, we have advised dozens of others to explore the super salad as part of their protocol. Everyone who has done so has experienced the same result, meaning that weight loss continued as expected in spite of this dietary violation.
My advice is always to watch your daily weight to make sure that you are on track. If so, then whatever you are doing is working. If you can also get your body fat composition measured every week or so, you can keep track of fat loss, too. This is, after all, the target of the HCG weight loss diet in the first place.
I think that the reason that adding a super salad to the diet is okay is that it does not include additional fat or carbohydrate. Onions and cucumbers, of course, contain sugars. However, the availability of calories from these ‘vegetables’ is apparently low enough to have no noticeable impact on the results of the protocol.
All the best in natural health,
Dr. D
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 under HCG Diet Basics |
This is pretty entertaining stuff for all of us experienced HCGers. Here is the lead paragraph on the dangerous HCG weight loss diet that Jenni Farley did:
From: ThatsFit.com.
For some reason, ThatsFit does not equate to ThatsThoughtful!
Jersey Shore Star’s Dangerous Diet – Jenni Farley
Jenni “JWOWW” Farley is one of the tan and toned star’s of MTV’s hit reality show “Jersey Shore.” As fans of the so-bad-it’s-good show can attest, JWOWW (second from the left in the blue dress) isn’t shy about showing off her body. On her Web site, Farley proclaims “HCG Drops are my key to keeping the weight off.” And if that really is her stay-slim secret, it seems to be working, considering the amount of airtime she spends in her string bikini. Read more.
Jenny Farley weight loss seems to be real, based on the HCG diet.
The Experts?
I’d bet money that you can find at least three major flaws in this article, including one gigantic contradiction. The ‘weight loss experts’ who are supposed to bring credibility to this article are, of course, wrong regarding the HCG Weight Loss Diet.
Remarkable, isn’t it? At least I hope you enjoyed the irony of it like I did.
All the best in natural health,
Dr. D
Posted on Dec 29, 2009 under HCG Diet Basics |
Here’s a Great Idea for Your HCG Diet Success
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HCG Diet: 3 Food Journaling Tips for Successful Weight Loss
Keeping a food journal can be a vital key to success with the HCG diet, and with any other weight loss program. A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine concluded that after keeping a food journal for six months, the participants who lost the most weight were the ones who recorded what they were eating in their food journal the most often. In fact, they lost about twice as much weight as those who did not keep a food journal.
A food journal might be a handy way to keep track of all of the requirements for the HCG diet. Here are three ways to leverage the power of food journaling to ensure your diet success:
Tip#1: Track your meals as you go
Use the calendar feature in your cell phone or PDA to keep track of your meals, snacks and beverages. Write down the details of each meal as you eat it so that you can record all of the details while they are fresh in your mind. This will help to establish the habit of writing down everything that goes into your mouth.
If you don’t use a cell phone, buy a small notebook that you will carry around with you at all times and write down what you eat. There are websites that offer free, printable food diary pages that you can print off and fill in as you go.
Tip#2: Measure portion sizes
This will be easy because you have to weigh your portions with the diet anyway. Keep in mind that most people underestimate both size and calorie count of food. Use a digital food scale when you can and keep an accurate count.
Tip #3 Record your slip-ups
Write down those times when you stray from your program whether it’s accidental or on purpose. You might also write why you decided to cheat and how you felt afterwards.
Food journaling makes you aware of your unconscious food habits. Once you see it written down, you can reflect on it and address it. Sometimes people tend to eat unconsciously. The simple act of writing it down brings what you are consuming into sharper focus. When you are aware of how much butter or salad dressing you’ve really been adding, you can stop and change that as you move forward.
All the best in natural health,
Dr. D
Posted on Dec 28, 2009 under HCG Diet Basics |
My clients continually ask me about the importance of exercise while doing the HCG Weight Loss Diet. The surprising answer comes from Dr. Simeons’ book, which is summarized in this recent article:
Why No Exercise on the HCG Diet?
Dr. Simeon’s HCG diet protocol calls for no exercise, yet you hear people arguing this point back and forth some in support of exercise and others who follow the HCG diet instructions to the letter. So, let’s take a look at why you are advised to not exercise while following the HCG diet. Yes, it sounds absolutely counter-intuitive to rest while trying to lose a pound a day, but once you understand the science behind these instructions you will no longer argue this point. So sit back and relax while your body re-sculpts itself. Read More Here…
All the best in natural health,
Dr. D
Posted on Dec 23, 2009 under HCG Diet Basics |
HCG and Testosterone
Dr. Simeons was very specific about how HCG benefited young men whose obesity led to feminine features. Bodybuilders have known for quite some time that HCG treatment restores testosterone levels after an anabolic steroid series. (Testosterone levels drop in response to synthetic steroids.)
It is very informative to know that medical treatment for ‘man problems’ caused by low testosterone includes treatment with HCG. The following explanation from the National Medical Clinic Inc. tells you what to expect from a 6-month HCG treatment (at $1,995!).
Purpose of HCG Therapy to Stimulate Male Testes
The hormone HCG is prescribed for men in this therapy to increase natural testosterone production during the course of therapy as a result of the stimulation of the testes by the HCG. No testosterone medication is administered in this treatment. The treatment objective is to cause the male testes to naturally produce a higher volume of testosterone by HCG stimulation of his testes with the result that the patient experiences a continuing higher blood level of testosterone while on treatment. Another treatment objective is to avoid the use of any anabolic steroid and its adverse side effects upon the patient.
HCG Therapy normally increases natural testosterone production by the male testes while HCG is administered to the patient during the treatment period However, HCG Therapy can also result in a continuation of increased testosterone production and a resulting higher level of testosterone in the bloodstream after treatment is completed when the cause of the patient’s low natural LH secretion by the pituitary is not due to the patient’s natural genetics, aging process, injury to or loss of one or both testes; a medical disorder or disease affecting the testes, or castration.
HCG Therapy can result in a continuing higher level of natural testosterone production by the testes after HCG Therapy is completed when the underlying cause of the low LH secretion and resulting low testosterone production (1) is due to the prior use of one or more anabolic steroids by the patient or (2) due to the administration of testosterone in a prior hormone replacement therapy without the required concurrent HCG Therapy to prevent the patient’s endocrine system (hypothalamus pituitary-testes axis) from shutting down the natural production of testosterone by the testes and causing testicular atrophy.
Summary Benefits of HCG Therapy to Increase Natural Testosterone Production
• Increases physical energy and elimination of chronic fatigue
• Improves sex drive
• Improves sexual performance
• Improves mood
• Reduces depression
• Increases lean muscle mass
• Increases strength and endurance as a result of exercise
• Reduces body fat due to increased exercise
• Increases sperm count and therefore male fertility
• HCG Therapy can also result in a higher level of natural testosterone production after HCG Therapy is completed when the cause of a man’s current low testosterone production is the prior use of anabolic steroids that shut down or reduced the pituitary gland’s production of LH and decreased testosterone production.
The Miracle of Hormones
The human body makes more than 150 steroid hormones. It is no surprise that balancing them all becomes more of a challenge when we age, suffer poor health, or gain way too much body fat. Fortunately, HCG is one of the better strategies for helping us do exactly that!
All the best in natural health,
Dr. D
