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When I complete Phase 1,2 and 3 of the HCG Diet what can I do to maintain my ideal weight?
Phase 4 is the rest of your life. After achieving your ideal weight on the HCG Diet you will enjoy being able to eat delicious healthy food many times a day without gaining weight back. The key is two-fold. Eat smaller meals more often and weigh daily to see how you are metabolizing your choice of food. If you gain two pounds or more immediately lose it with a steak apple day.
Water is also important. The more water the higher your metabolism. Exercise should be added and is more easily enjoyed now that you weigh less. The more you enjoy life, the easier it will be to eat properly, exercise more and maintain your ideal weight.
After I finish the HCG Diet Phase 2, do I have to do Phase 3 if I am going to repeat Phase 2 later?
The HCG Diet Protocol was designed by a medical doctor and researcher with special interest in obesity. It was very common for his patients to continue on the HCG after completeing the the first round. The six week -between HCG doses rule was very strictly adhered to and proved to get excellent results according to Dr. A.W. Simeon. He gave instructions to always continue with Phase 3 first and then wait an extra three weeks before beginning Phase 2 again.
Phase 3 or what he refers to as Reset is a period of eating more normally with the exception of starches so that the hypothalmus which controls ones metabolism could be reset or retrained to burn as it should. This is an important step in the process. Leaving it out could affect your success.
Following Phase 3 of the original HCG Diet should result in a resetting of the body weight set point and hypothalamus. This is the phase that resets metabolism to a high normal state, eliminates future intense constant hunger, and prevents the abnormal future storing of fat in problem areas of fat reserves in the body. For twenty one days after the last HCG dosage, you are allowed to eat as much food and any type of food except the following list:
- no sugar or any sweetener except stevia
- No starch including breads, pastas, wheat, white rice, potatoes, yams, etc.
- No artificial sweetners
- No food from fast food restaurants
- No trans fats, including hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils
- No nitrites
- Limit non-prescription and prescription drug use
- Limit ice cold drinks
- Limit exposure to air conditioning
Additiionally, doing the following is highly suggested:
- Drink one-half to one gallon of pure spring water daily.
- Walk for one hour per day
- Eat a minimum of two organic apples per day
- Eat a grapefruit per day
- Sleep seven to eight hours per night
- Eat a large breakfast
- Eat something six times per day
- Avoid MSG
- Add fiber to your diet
- Listen to stress reducing music
Could you make suggestions that will help after the HCG diet is complete.
It is important after Phase 3 of the HCG Diet Plan is completed to continue with good and different habits than you had before. Try adding the following suggestions to your lifestyle:
- Sit at a table and be relaxed when eating a meal.
- Do not eat in front of the TV, in the car, or standing up
- Eat slowly and consciously chew food thoroughly.
- Play relaxing music while eating
- Put smaller amounts of food on your plate and don’t go for seconds
- Be conscious about whether you are really hungry or full. Stop eating when you are no longer hungry.
The HCG Diet was first introduced by Dr. A. W. Simeon and it was he that perscribed the exact items to eat on the diet. However, it has more recently been discovered that to leave off the melba toast speeds up the fat burning process. For those who need this extra bit of carbohydrate daily you should eat it. If you decide not to partake of the melba toast, your fat burning will speed up.
It has nothing to do with aiding the weight loss. It is to satisfy craving and hunger if needed.
Many people ask this question, “Do I have to do Phase 3 of the HCG Diet“? Yes. Phase 3 is necessary to stabilize your weight and reset the hypothalamus so that the weight does not come back. It is important to follow Phase 2 and Phase 3 exactly as Dr. Simeons described.
During Phase 3 you will not take the HCG but you will be able to add all foods, dairy, healthy oils with the exception of breads, sweets and starches such as potatoes, rice and pasta. These will be gradually added in Phase 4 as you begin the rest of your life. Do this exactly as described and your results will be long lasting!