vs. Your body needs healthy fats in order to function properly - and to lose weight. Healthy fats come in the form of foods like avocados and nuts as well as the oils you cook with. Olive oil and canola oil tend to go head to head in their competition to be touted the healthiest cooking [...] Read More
Many people experience muscle cramping while on the HCG Diet. They’re not fun, but they’re just another side effect of HCG and of getting to lose so much weight so quickly.If the cramping is mild, first make sure you’re drinking enough water because it might just be because of dehydration. If you’re definitely getting enough [...] Read More
How to Relax - For RealYou've heard it a million times: When you're stressed out, you should breathe deeply, or count to ten, or imagine fluffy pink bunnies jumping over rainbows, or crack open a bottle of wine. Wait! Scratch that last one. This article isn't about self-medicating your stress away, but it's also not about the "top five best [...] Read More
Here is a great success story from one of our DIY HCG Diet customers, Rebecca…So inspiring!Total weight loss of 82 pounds in 3 rounds on the HCG Diet! As you can see from the pictures; she experienced a dramatic change in the look of her face because of weight loss in her cheeks, chin, and neck.Good job Rebecca, [...] Read More
by Dr. Carmen Harra, clinical psychologist and relationship expertHonestly answer these three questions: When was the last time I did something I loved? What have I done to better myself in the past month? To whom do I listen? You will better understand how your energy is consumed based on your answers. If you feel you deserve more self-care, [...] Read More
The first five days of the HCG Very Low Calorie Diet can be the absolute toughest days you might experience on the HCG Diet. HCG affects all of us differently, but in general, there are three primary reasons for the headaches and hunger pains felt in these first few days of the VLCD on HCG.Psychological hunger. It’s all in [...] Read More
Simple Girl Sugar Free Carolina BBQ Sauce is perfect for the low calorie phase of the diet and many dieters continue to pour on that sauce after completing the low calorie phase BUT for HCG Maintenance and the “rest of your life”, there is another option…Simple Girl Low Sugar BBQ Sauce – Sweet N’ Spicy. [...] Read More
The idea of exercising while dieting is one that everyone is totally used to. But the idea of not exercising while dieting can be a tough one for some people to understand.With the HCG Diet, you DO NOT NEED TO EXERCISE. In fact, you probably shouldn’t exercise much at all during the HCG VLCD.The best [...] Read More
vs. Both eggs and avocados have had their share of demonizing. During the misguided low-fat craze of the 1990s, trendy restaurants whipped up egg-white omelets, and Mexican restaurants put the guacamole on the naughty side of the beans and rice, where many health-conscious people left [...] Read More
Most people feel energized during the HCG Diet, but some people may find themselves in an energy slump during the VLCD of the HCG Diet. There are a couple of reasons for this, as well as a couple of solutions.Reasons:If it’s the first week on the HCG VLCD, it’s pretty normal. It’s just another part [...] Read More