{"id":47,"date":"2012-06-09T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xtremehcgdrops.com\/blog\/?p=47"},"modified":"2012-06-09T19:44:26","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T19:44:26","slug":"diet-steps-successful-hcg-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xtremehcgdrops.com\/blog\/diet-steps-successful-hcg-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet Steps for Successful HCG Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fruits<\/a>The diet that comes along with taking HCG is often not properly explained by many of the “homeopathic” or “alternative” retailers. They simply are trying to get their quick buck, and not interested in helping people actually lose weight. Ultimately, there are several key considerations to keep in mind when losing weight with the HCG diet program. Firstly, the diet itself involves three distinct phases. These phases are each important to keep in mind throughout the early stages of the program and beyond. Phase 1 of the HCG diet involves a person going on a high fat and low carb “loading” period for 2-3 days while they begin taking the hormone each day. However, Phase 2, is the major part of the diet. Generally people go on a 700 calorie per day program (with the modern approach) and a do this for a period of around 24-57 days.<\/p>\n

There are some key things to consider for dieting in phase two, particularly things involving what foods are allowed during this phase. There is some confusion about what the modern plan vs the more traditional approach allow. The HCG diet when first conceived only allowed people one type of vegetable with each meal, and was very strict on different things you could eat. However, with the modern approach, which has been well-studied, this is no longer the case. Below are the some of the biggest food considerations to keep in mind:<\/p>\n