Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Planning With HCG Allowed Food

By Diane Rogers


A persistent diet craze uses a naturally-occurring hormone with a greatly reduced calorie meal plan to burn fat and accelerate weight loss. Although health professionals often say that human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) does not affect metabolism, others attest to its benefits. While on the plan, dieters stick strictly to hCG allowed food for their two meals a day.

Only lunch and dinner are prescribed, and these two meals include a mere 500 calories. That's only 250 calories per meal, which one might think impossible. However, by eliminating all fat (no butter or oil) and relying on low-calorie vegetables for the bulk of the meal, this goal is achieved. Homeopathic HCG is taken in liquid or pellet form or as a spray.

There are four food groups you can choose from. Each meal has one protein, one bread, one vegetable, and one fruit. The low calorie count means that most medical doctors won't approve such a plan. However, within the limited scope, the meals are balanced and varied.

You may be surprised to see that one bread item is offered twice a day. However, this is not as exciting as it might sound. The portion is one bread stick or one slice of Melba toast. This is hardly a feast for bread lovers. However, it does make a change in texture and flavor from the meat and veggies.

For protein, you can choose white fish, veal or beef, breast of chicken, or a portion of lobster, crab, or shrimp. All meat and seafood will be grilled, so no added fat is needed for cooking and no nutrition lost in boiling. All visible fat must be trimmed from the meat or the calorie count will zoom higher.

Green leafy vegetables are on the list, including spinach, chicory, chard, green lettuce, and beet greens. Other vegetable choices are red radishes, celery, fennel, cucumbers, asparagus, onions, and cabbage. Tomatoes are also allowed, which might surprise those used to low-carb diet plans. That's it for the vegetables that a dieter can choose from.

Fruit might also be a surprise, but this plan allows one apple, half a grapefruit, or an orange with a meal. Strawberries are also allowed in moderation. The menu allows for unlimited coffee, tea, or water. This is, of course, a diet that really makes you count calories and measure food portions. Some find that this mental discipline helps, while others find it either irksome or impossible to stick with.

Many experts say that the weight loss and fat burning that people experience with this diet can be attributed to the severe calorie restrictions. Some research says that the hormone adds nothing to the program, having no effect on metabolism, thyroid activity, or fat loss. However, many who have tried hCG feel that they do experience a lift of some sort that accelerates fat loss and makes it possible to stay with the very low-calorie meal plan. People will have to decide for themselves whether they can stick with such a rigorous program and if they find that their metabolism is 're-set' to keep weight gain to a minimum in future.




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