The HCG Diet is an obesity program, introduced by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, that has helped millions to lose weight. The diet uses a natural hormone that is produced during pregnancy called Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG). The HCG targets and eliminates your stored fat and distributes any existing healthy fat more evenly throughout your body. The theory maintains that HCG causes the hypothalamus of the brain to trigger a release of abnormal fat stores, leading to weight loss. Furthermore, since the hormone metabolizes the fat in pregnant women then it should do the same in everyone. Over the years, the HCG Diet has exploded as a popular weight loss remedy, mostly due to the book by Kevin Trudeau . In addition, people also experience other health benefits such as a drop in cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure.
The HCG injections for weight loss are administered using a very fine needle and are relatively painless. HCG is a prescription drug that must be dispensed and monitored by a licensed physician or practitioner. For those who are needle phobic HCG drops can be taken orally. However, subcutaneous injection is recommended because it has the best absorption. Sub lingual at a higher dosage has been shown to be very effective and give similar results. It isn’t known to be habit forming or produce negative side effects. It might be worth mentioning that HCG is approved by the FDA to trigger ovulation in women so its relatively safe drug.
The amount of weight loss on the HCG Diet will vary from person to person, weight loss goal, how well they adhere to their nutrition/exercise plans, and other metabolic and health factors. Typically, people who are committed to the program will lose 5 – 10 pounds the first week, and up to 40 lbs pounds during the first 40 days. It is recommended that participants on the HCG Diet continue to get regular exercise and eat nutritional meals to optimize weight loss and keep it off.
The vast majority of HCG Diet participants varies from person to person. Some report mild hunger in the first week as their body adjusts and some don’t. The HCG hormone convinces your body you are not hungry, so while you are eating a very limited amount of calories, you will not feel deprived or all that hungry. In addition, the HCG diet starts with a “gorging” phase, which helps load the body with calories to use during transition into the low-calorie phase.
To sum everything up, the HCG Diet can be very successful pending that one is able to get past the needle injection. It has stood the test of time and is still around. As with any diet, results will vary but the HCG Diet seems to have very fond reviews, making it more of the popular diet fads. People who faithfully follow the protocol of eating right with moderate exercise will see fantastic results.
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