HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. HCG is a hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta. Most pregnant women produce at least …show more content…
You each as much food as you possibly can. This is the best part of this diet, you can eat all the things you love and never allow yourself to enjoy. Personally when I did this I went to In-n-Out, Dairy Queen, Cheesecake Factory, ate chips, candy, anything I could get my hands on, this was my favorite part of the diet. You will gain quite a few pounds but you are intended to, and this is filling your fat cells for when you begin stage two.
Stage two begins the 500-calorie diet. 500 calories is a very small amount compared to the average of 1200 to 1800 that is required daily. When on this 500-calorie phase you are prohibited to workout or burn any more calories then your body already does naturally on its own. You still continue to inject yourself every morning preferable at the same time everyday. The easiest way to keep on track is to make a checklist with all the calories you are allowed to intake each day. Taking vitamin B-12 is a necessity. Because your calorie intake is so …show more content…
There are a few simple rules you must follow: you must weigh yourself every day, you must remain within 2 pounds of your last injection weight (either above or below), and you cannot eat sugars and starches. Your calorie intake should rise from 500 to about 1000 in the first two weeks and slowly get yourself back to the average amount or calories needed. To maintain the 2 pounds above and under, there is also a little trick similar to the apple day. The steak day, you purchase the biggest steak you can eat, and save your appetite for dinner. After this 3-week phase is over you can slowly add in your sugars and carbohydrates. Start working out to maintain the weight you worked so hard to