Planning Your hCG Diet Schedule

Hardly anything good comes without careful planning, and the hCG weight loss plan is no exception. Careful planning of your hCG diet schedule ensures that there will be fewer frustrations and roadblocks and that your chances of success will greatly increase.

First, begin by scheduling when you’re going to begin the hCG weight loss plan. You don’t want to schedule the 21 day diet during a time you’ll be on a cruise or during the holidays when you’re more tempted than usual. That’s setting yourself up for failure.

Also, make it a time when you have more opportunity than usual to rest. If you have children, you might enlist the help of a grandparent or close friend to “sub” for you during days you’re feeling especially frustrated or weak. The first week of the diet is the time when most people say they’re more vulnerable.

Some proponents of the hCG diet plan advise that you use a whole body cleansing kit to flush your system from toxics and to prepare the liver for a more effective digestion process. That’s not part of Dr. Simeons’ original hCG weight loss protocol, so it isn’t necessary unless you want to do it.

Generally, there are three phases in the hCG diet schedule:

· Phase 1 – “Loading calories.” You’ll be eating as many fat-laden calories as you can for two days. This is the fun part of the hCG diet schedule, so enjoy it while you can.

· Phase 2 – You’ll begin the highly restrictive, 500 calorie per day hCG diet plan. You’ll have chosen whether you want to take the hCG hormone in the form of injections, oral drops or pills and will begin these on the same day you begin the diet.

· Phase 3 – This is commonly called the “maintenance” phase of the diet plan. You’ll begin to introduce other foods into the hCG diet plan. They won’t be high in calories, but hopefully your body won’t be craving fats like it was before you went through the diet.

A daily intake of water and other liquids is mandatory. This helps to flush out the depleted and burned fat cells in the body. Although exercise isn’t recommended, you’re encouraged to walk to get some fresh air every day, so make time for that in your hCG diet schedule.

Depending on how much weight you have to lose, you may stay on Phase 2 of the hCG diet schedule for 21 to 42 days. If you research the hCG weight loss plan online, you’ll find that there are various recommendations for how long you stay on the hCG hormone, how long you’re on the diet and when you can begin the hCG diet schedule again, if you have more weight to lose.

If you have concerns about the hCG hormone or the hCG diet schedule, be sure and do further research. It’s also good to consult with your health care provider if you have a health condition that may require some tweaking of the diet. Remember, planning ahead is key to your weight loss success.