Overview of the HCG Diet Overview of the HCG Diet*(3) Oral Doses of 10 drops of HCG are taken daily (except during menstruation 500 calorie diet is continued during menstruation but not the HCG drops) or 6 Oral doses of 5 drops of HCG a day*During the 1st 2 days of taking HCG you need to eat to fill yourself full of food including fats and sugars.*On the 3rd day, the 500 calorie diet begins and is to be continued until 72 hours after the last oral treatment.*After the course is completed. The following 3 weeks, all foods allowed except starch and sugar in any form (careful with very sweet fruit).*After 3 weeks, very gradually add starch in small quantities, always controlled by morning weighing.The HCG drops are to be taken orally under your tongue. It is NOT to be injected. Let me repeat: Do NOT ever inject this HCG into your body.The HCG is taken three times a day. Using the dropper fill the dropper and drop 10 drips under your tongue. Put it under your tongue and leave it there for 2 minutes and then swallow the residue. Taking 3 oral doses 10 drops each day is the same amount as if you were taking the daily 1 injection of 125 I.U.’s. (you may also do the drops 6 times per day with 5 drips under your tongue)Recommended Daily Eating Schedule:1. Weigh Yourself: Wake up, urinate, weigh yourself and track it on your tracking sheet. This is EXTREMELY important to your success! Weigh and track everyday!2. Take 1st Oral Dose of HCG: First thing in the morning-take 10 Drops of HCG under your tongue and leave it there for 2 minutes and then swallow the residue. DO NOT drink or eat anything 20 minutes before you take the HCG or 20 minutes after taking the HCG.3. Breakfast: Herb tea, black tea, and coffee are allowed but NO sweeteners except Stevia. See details below under “Your Food Choices”.4. Eat 1 Serving of Fruit: Eat fruit around 10 am. See list below of choices. (If you don’t want to eat a snack, the fruit may be eaten with the Lunch and/or Dinner. If you prefer the fruit serving with your lunch and dinner then you do not eat this fruit serving at 10 am or 1 fruit in the afternoon. ONLY 2 fruit servings are to be eaten in a day.)5. Eat Lunch: Around 12:00 pm. See lunch selections below.(1 of each: protein, veggie, starch) Fruit may be added to lunch and dinner but you must take out the snacks.. Only 2 fruit servings in 1 day.6. Take 2nd Oral Dose of HCG: 20 min after lunch take 10 Drops of HCG under your tongue and leave it there for 2 minutes and then swallow the residue. DO NOT drink or eat anything 20 minutes before you take the HCG or 20 minutes after taking the HCG.7. Eat 1 Serving of Fruit: Eat the other fruit in the afternoon. Suggested between 2-3 pm (See #3—same applies here)8. Eat Dinner: Between 5-7 pm. See selection below. (1 of each: protein, veggie, starch) Same rule about fruit also applies to dinner. See #4.9. Take 3rd Oral Dose of HCG: Same dosage and instructions as the 1st dosage. Suggested time is around 8 pm but you can also take it later if needed. Just remember to not eat or drink 20 minutes before or after.Your Food Choice’sBreakfast: Herb tea in any quantity without sugar. Black tea and coffee are also permitted. You may sweeten these teas with Stevia, a natural sweetener which is available through health food stores. Do not use aspartame, Nutrisweet, acesulfame, sucralose, Splenda, or any other chemicalized sugars. Diabetics may eat a 1 protein item each morning to control blood sugar.Lunch and Dinner: Any meat is 1 item: 3 ½ ounces, (or 100 grams) of beef, veal, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab or shrimp. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. Make sure that the meat is very lean with no fat and preferred organic. All visible fat must be removed before cooking. All meat must be weighed uncooked. A food scale will assist in getting weight correct. The meats can be cooked by broiling, grilling or boiling with no additional fat or oils. A George Foreman Grill works great. White albacore tuna packed in water may be used. Fruits and Vegetables: Fruits and vegetables from the following lists can be used. No more than two vegetables and no more than one fruit with a meal.Fruit = 1 item Vegetables x2= 1 itemOne apple (not two small apples) Broccoli½ cup radishesOne orangeCelery,fennel½ cup zucchiniHandful of strawberries Cabbage½ cup mushrooms½ grapefruit CucumbersOnions/garlicLettuce,chardSpinachAsparagusCauliflowerTomatoesStarches = 1 item: The following crackers are allowed: 1 melba toast, 1 Grissini Bread StickSubstitutions: ¾ cup non-fat yogurt sweetened with stevia may be eaten in place of one of the fruit or vegetables once per day. You may use 3 eggs (1 whole plus 2 whites) or ½ cup fat free cottage cheese occasionally as your protein.Seasonings: With each meal the juice of one lemon or lime is allowed. Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, and most other herbs and spices are fine to use as seasonings. No oil, butter or dressings of any kind can be used.The 8 items allowed per day may eaten in 2 meals (1 of each: protein, veggie, fruit, starch) or spread out through the day. But 2 of the same items (i.e., 2 fruits or 2 proteins) may not be eaten together at the same time.**Remember only 8 items may be eaten each day**
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