21 days of very low calorie diet (VLCD) with HCG
3 days of VLCD without the HCG.
The maximum amount of time you can be on the HCG diet while doing injections is 40 days. You can stay on the homeopathic HCG drops for a maximum of 60 days.
After completing the VLCD portion of the diet, you must do three weeks of maintenance where you do not eat any sugar or starch followed by three additional weeks where you may add sugar and starch back in to your diet. By the end of maintenance, you will have completed 6 weeks of maintenance.
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Yes. If you check out Linda Prinster's book, which is pretty much the best one on the HCG diet, she has actually switched completely to HCG drops because they are just as effective, with fewer side effects, and much cheaper.
The women I have worked with on the HCG Diet since 2007 generally have a great deal of trouble keeping the weight off after the diet if they are taking synthetic estrogen. If you take the correct amount of hCG while on the HCG diet, it will not effect your estrogen levels. If you take too much hCG while on the HCG Diet, it will act as a precursor and elevate estrogen levels.
Dr Oz does not like the HCG diet. It is much too extreme for most doctors. There are definitely dangers.
The HCG diet includes using the hormone hcg either in drop or injection form and following a starvation diet. This diet is ineffective and very dangerous to do.
Can you eat grits on the hcg diet?
Many of the recipes for the "Zone" diet are also appropriate for the HcG diet. I was also able to find a website that lists many HcG diet recipes. It is http://hcgdietinfo.com/HCG-Diet-Recipes.htm.
the hcg diet seems to be much more effective for people looking to lose over 20 pounds. So I guess it depends on what amount of weight you want to loose.
none. hcg does not occur naturally in any foods.
The HCG diet phase 2 include eating as much as you want the first two days. Phase 1 does not have this option.
The HCG Diet has exploded in popularity because people are losing a lot of weight in a short period of time. Until recently, people using the HCG diet had to visit a doctor for HCG injections. Between the doctor visits and the prescription HCG, the cost to do the diet became prohibitive for many people. Fortunately, pharmaceutical companies that specialize in homeopathic medicines have developed HCG liquid diet drops. These diet drops are just as effective as the injections and are much less expensive. Now, many more people have the opportunity to try the HCG diet, and get their own amazing results.
Yes, you can have ground beef on the HCG diet, but it must be lean and prepared without added fats or oils. Typically, the diet allows for specific portions of lean protein, and ground beef should be chosen wisely, ideally with a fat content of no more than 90/10. Always consult the specific guidelines of the HCG diet you are following, as recommendations may vary.