In 2008, a little known weight loss plan called the HCG Diet started making headlines. HCG stands for human chorionic gonadotropin. It is a hormone consisting of 244 amino acids and it has been found to be produced naturally in women during pregnancy.

The HCG hormone in ingestible form can be taken orally or administered as an injection. The hormone instructs the hypothalamus to release nutrient-rich stored fat into the bloodstream, to be used by the body for energy then eliminated. In turn, the metabolism increases and the body burns more fat at a faster pace.

Studies show that men and women are able to lose up to a pound per day on the HCG Diet. Since 2008, there have been an overwhelming number of success stories from average people who have turned to the HCG diet, many as a last resort. Many have been incredibly successful with their weight loss.

Along with taking HCG, the diet does limit calories and consists of a strict eating regiment in order to be successful. However, when the plan is followed as directed, the results are astonishing. It is important to know that you will not experience hunger pangs on this diet even though you are eating very few calories.

The whole premise of the HCG diet is that, although calories are restricted for a short amount of time, when the HCG releases excess fat into the body, the body uses it as energy to make up for the lack of calories. That stored, hard to burn excess fat is precisely the fat that dieters are yearning to lose.

The HCG diet can be done in a series of rounds if more than one round is necessary to rid the body of all stored fat. Each round consists of several phases. The phases are a two-day loading phase, the very low calorie diet phase for a minimum of 21 days, and the maintenance phase for six weeks where you maintain your weight loss to create a new set-point weight while forming healthy eating habits. One round of the HCG diet is approximately ten weeks and the average reported weight loss is 20 to 30 pounds. You can stay on the diet phase longer than 21 days, up to 55 days, to lose more weight.

As with any weight loss option on the market, you want to be sure you know what you are buying. Check the label of any bottle you intend to purchase of HCG. Many companies are trying to rake in profits on this miracle diet and are not selling what they say they are. They are calling their product HCG when, in fact, there is absolutely no human chorionic gonadotropin on the ingredients list.

When choosing the HCG oral drops, be sure the ingredients are visible for review prior to purchase. Reputable companies that sell the drops will provide you with access to nutrition coaches and HCG diet experts to help you throughout the entire process.

It is vital for your success that you follow the HCG diet as if it were a prescription. This will impact your results. Do not deviate from the diet plan.  If a company tells you to do something different than what’s in the book, Pounds and Inches, by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, just know that you will not have the results you seek.

Here, are some true and amazing testimonials from people that have had remarkable success with the HCG diet:

“… I have regained my much needed energy and my outlook on life is so much brighter. Funny how losing weight can change how you perceive EVERYTHING….”

“… If you do this EXACTLY as prescribed, including the load on the first 2 days, it works! I, like most other single moms in my late 30′s, have that spare tire thing and I just got sick of it! I have been on this diet for one week, and I have lost 10 pounds…”

“… from a size 22 to a size 9 in just 7 months...!”

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