HCG progress and updates - for people on it or thinking abou

The HCG Diet Overview of
Phase two.......this does not include the phase 3 when you are doing maintenance

The back of MY bottle says 6 drops 6 times a day,so you need to follow the directions on the bottle as you might have a different manufacturer.

Breakfast:

•Black Coffee or
•Green Tea or
•Yerba Mate Tea or
•Wu Long Tea or
•Chamomile Tea
You may have as much as you desire.

Lunch:

1. 100 grams (weighed raw) of grilled (no oil or fat) one of the meat choices below:

•beef – This is not an ideal choice of protein. If you do have beef, limit it to a lean cut like Round Roast or London Broil and only have beef 2-3 times per week.
•veal
•fresh white fish (should not be frozen) – Ayr, Cat Fish, Cod, Coley, Dover Sole, Flounder, Flying Fish, Haddock, Hake, Halibut, Hoki, John Dory, Kalabasu, Lemon Sole, Ling, Monk Fish, Parrot Fish, Plaice, Pollack, Pomfret, Red & Grey Mullet, Red Fish, Red Snapper, Rock Salmon/Dogfish, Rohu, Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Shark, Skate, Tilapia, Turbot, and Whiting. ** The best place to buy FRESH fish would be a local health food store if you live in a land-locked state.
•chicken breast
•shell fish (shrimp, crab, prawn, lobster, etc)
•Very occasionally we allow egg – boiled, poached or raw – to people who develop an aversion to meat, but in this case they must add the white of three eggs to the one they eat whole.
**(Per Pounds and Inches, American beef has almost double the caloric value of South Italian beef, which is not marbled with fat. The marbling is impossible to remove. In America, therefore, low-grade veal should be used for one meal and fish (excluding all those species such as herring, mackerel, tuna, salmon, eel, etc., which have a high fat content, and all dried smoked or pickled fish), chicken breast, lobster, crawfish, prawns, shrimps, crabmeat or kidneys for the other meal.)

2. One large handful of one of the following vegetables:

•spinach
•chard
•chicory
•beet greens
•lettuce of any kind
•tomatoes
•celery
•fennel
•white, yellow or red onions
•red radishes
•cucumbers
•asparagus
•cabbage
These can be eaten raw, steamed, grilled or boiled. Do not mix vegetables in the same meal.

3. One of the following fruits:

•1 apple
•1 orange
•1/2 grapefruit
•1 handful of strawberries
4. One grissini breadstick or one melba toast.

Dinner:

The same 4 choices as for lunch.

Drinks Allowed:

Plain spring water, mineral water, tea, coffee, Zevia. You should drink at least 2 liters of these liquids per day. We actually recommend drinking 1/2 of your weight in ounces per day. For example, if you weigh 200lbs you’ll want to drink a min. of 100oz of water daily.
** Zevia is not on the original protocol. Use at your own risk.

Seasonings Allowed:

Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, garlic, basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, etc. Watch for sugar in your spices!

Misc…

•You may eat the breadstick and fruit as a snack in between meals instead of with your meals if you choose.
•No over the counter non-prescription drugs should be taken (with the exception of Aspirin). ** Consult your physician before discontinuing any medications, prescription or non-prescription.
•No cosmetics other than lipstick, eyebrow pencil and facial powder should be used.
•No creams, lotions or moisturizers that contain fat should be used. (Check the ingredient list. It is not safe to use if it contains “oil” or anything ending in “-ose”)
•Those not uncommon patients who feel that even so little food is too much for them, can omit anything they wish (page 31 in Pounds and Inches)
•Massages are not recommended while on the HCG diet (page 42 in Pounds and Inches)
It is encouraged, but not required to do the following:

I use Corn Huskers Lotion. It's totally oil free. I found it at Wal-Mart in the hand lotion aisle. It's great for dry skin.

Hi guys............I am getting in on this for a while. I have purchased my HHCG from the same site that FiveFatCats purchased hers from.

It shipped yesterday, so I am hoping to be starting my loading on Monday.

I have read pounds and inches already 3 times, so I think other than receiving my HCG and grocery shopping I am ready to go!!!

Let me see if I have this straight as far as the phases..........

Phase 1 is the loading
Phase 2 is the actual dieting
Phase 3 is maintaining in between rounds


Is all that correct?

Yes, but sure that you are taking HCG during Phases 1 & 2. Phase 3 starts 3 days after you stop taking your HCG.

Looks like my HCG will be delivered tomorrow morning so I will start the loading process tomorrow and saturday, then sunday begin the vlcd.

I have birthday cake from work to eat, so this is right on time!!! And I need to go get veggies I can have on the list. Looks like I am giving away my CSA share for the next few weeks except tomatos and cucumbers.

Welcome Valerie,

Be sure you read the information available on the net about how to do the protocol. The most common mistake people make is to do the loading and NOT start the HCG on the first day of loading. The result of that, according to what I have read, is that you are very hungry the first two days of the VLCD (very low calorie diet). Don't hesitate to ask questions, the person who started this thread is pretty knowledgeable about the HCG plan.

How much do you plan to lose?

Ok guys, my last question.............

Do you have to take the B12 with the HCG drops?

Ok, here I go!!! I just took my first dose of drops and heading to Hardees to get bacon, egg and cheese biscuits. Then mc donalds cheeseburgers for lunch and something gross for supper................fast food is the easiest way to load due to the grossness of the grease factor!!

Also, make sure you load with some good fats. I ate a lot of prosciutto - good omegas in there. Olive oil is also good - get your fill of it because you won't have any for at least 23 days. That was the hardest for me because I even cook my eggs in olive oil.
If you have any Omega 3 oil, take a good amount also. I didn't carbo load and of course I'm really missing my pasta. Enjoy your load!

:huh:

Ok, so I know that during phase 3 (after shots, between rounds) that you avoid starches and sugars (is that redundant??) but I still have one question. I've scoured the manuscript & I can't find this. Does anyone know if during phase 3, is there is a caloric limit?

Not that I'm planning to hoark down (more than once, the 4th day after stopping shots!! :laugh: ) but I want to make sure I stay within any boundries that are set.

From the posts on the low carb website I belong to, no one worries about calories, they said you will want to do nothing but eat clean after doing this, so the calorie count stays relatively low...............