If you want to lose body weight fast, you can find lots of unhealthy ways to do so. HCG hormone weight loss is better for you and faster than just plain dieting or exercise. Marketing hype makes is sound better than it really is. Here is a typical exchange that I had recently with one of my readers, which shows how expectations can undermine results.
On HCG for Weight Loss
Hi Dr. Dennis, I started the 500 calorie diet 11 days ago strictly and have lost 7.6 lbs. Started with 10 drops then went to 13 bc I was getting dizzy and felt famished I am a diabetic. I have coffee no sugar but I eat an apple for breakfast. I drink water with a slice of lemon all day and weigh my food. My blood pressure and sugar have dropped. I’m losing about 1/2 lb a day. Is this normal? I don’t know why my progress is so slow I’m thinking I may have got a fake bottle of HCG. Most people have lost 1-2 lbs daily. I walk every day for about 15/20 minutes. I don’t know what Ai am doing wrong and getting discouraged. Help!!!
Hi, [name deleted by me]:
You are doing fine. Without knowing all the details of your situation, I can say that one-half pound per day is a more common rate than you hear about from all the marketing hype. In fact, the typical loss for women is 0.5-1.0 pounds per day. The idea that “most people” have lost 1-2 pounds per day is not true. In fact, one pound per day is more common for men, and one-half pound per day is more common for women. So keep up the great job! I don’t know what to say about the number of drop you are taking, because I don’t know what product you are taking. However, the original Simeons protocol entailed the same dose for everyone.
All the best,
Dennis
Great Expectations for HCG and Weight Loss
Please realize that this protocol is the best there has been for weight loss for more than 50 years. Just don’t buy into the marketing hype that makes it sound better than it really is. The original protocol is works great when you do it right.
New forms of oral HCG just hit the market and I am excited to say that our clinic can now offer this choice. The specific form is pellets, which are way to keep the hormone dry and stable without refrigeration.
They still must be kept cool (72 degrees or less), and refrigeration is recommended when possible. Nevertheless, HCG pellets offer the convenience of a stable, easy to take, oral HCG for folks who travel or who are on the go.
The only drawback is that HCG pellets cost about one-third more than the sublingual drops. Nevertheless, they are proving to be very popular. And, from my own experience, they are clearly just as effective as other forms of the hormone.
Take a look at this video and comment if you can help Shana. I already did so. She would clearly benefit from a steak and apple day TODAY! Share you experience with her. She needs help and has apparently lost confidence in her doctor. She has retained too much food in her system, and therefore too much water to keep it from becoming sludge. My guess is that she is also constipated. Any suggestions for her?
ok…so I went on a 4.4 mile hike yesterday and gained 3.5 pounds! How that is possible?? Have no clue. Please comment below and give me tips. Today is 6.7.2010.
Gazillions of tweeters are busy about Twitter Diet advice and questions about the HCG weight loss diet. Here some of the latest updates. Sometimes interesting, sometimes humorous, always informative even if wrong.
Protein, fat, and carbohydrate all have their roles for the HCG diet. Keeping the proportions of these food groups within a narrow range is crucial for proper fat loss. Here is a valuable tip on HCG diet protein.
Protein is a key component of hCG diet plans. I will explain why the protein portion of this diet is so crucial. Protein has several metabolic effects that are critical to success when losing weight on an hCG diet. …
This is simply the stoppage of your weight loss from one day to the next. This is why it is crucial for you to weight yourself every day. Normal progress is a weight drop of a half a pound to a pound (sometimes more) from one day to the next.
When you weigh the same from one day to the next, then you have started a plateau. Most people look at the lack of change as a fluke the first time they notice it. Depending on the individual, the trend may believed only after two days or more of no progress. Sometimes it takes four to six days before some people finally realize that they are stuck, meaning on a weight loss plateau.
1) Best Way: The Simeons Apple Day Strategy
In his book, Pounds and Inches, Dr. Simeons recommended an apple day on the very first day that you find yourself on a plateau. An apple day has two components: 1) eat nothing but six apples all day long; 2) drink as little water as possible. His explanation involves getting sludgy food moving again. It is a challenge to make sense out of this explanation in a physiological way, so just rest assured that it almost always works.
This method removes excess fluids in a hurry, so it is common for weight to drop two pounds from one day to the next. After that, your normal progress should be restored.
2) Increase Bowel Movements
Constipation and infrequent bowel movements are the main problem leading to an HCG weight loss plateau. This makes impeccable sense. You must move your bowels at least once per day during the protocol, and two or three times per day would be better.
Taking in more water is generally the easiest and most effective way to increase bowel movements. However, if this does not work as fast as you want, simply adding soluble fiber to a glass of water will accelerate the process. The easiest soluble fiber to find and use is psyllium powder. It is the main ingredient of Metamucil, although that product contains too many lousy ingredients to be recommended (e.g., sugar or aspartame, artificial color, etc.). Besides, a good nutrition store will offer pure, unadulterated psyllium powder at a much lower price than any grocery store brand.
3) Adhere More Closely to the Original Diet Protocol
Modern variations of the protocol include adding lean ground beef and mixing multiple vegetables at the same meal. The original protocol was more of a sure thing, so eliminate ground beef and have only one vegetable at a time instead of in mixed salads, etc. Also, make sure that your carbohydrate source (e.g., Melba toast) is just the right amount. You can even reduce this amount if need be.
4) Vary Your Food Sources Within the Same Day.
If you are in the habit of eating chicken breast at every meal, or otherwise the same kind of protein source, then substitute a different source for one of your meals. In other words, do not eat use the same kind of meat twice in the same day. This also goes for eating the same type of fruit or the same type of vegetable. Change them up and see how this can move you off of your plateau.
5) Eat Enough!
If you think that eating less and less will be helpful, what you will find is that a too-low caloric intake will slow down your metabolism. You must eat the minimum daily amount of 500-550 calories to keep your metabolic rate just right for burning the abnormal fat from your body. When this rate goes too low, you will hit a plateau and stop losing weight. So eat enough!
All the best in overcoming your weight loss plateau,
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