HCG stands for human chorionic gonadotropin a hormone that is usually produced by women during pregnancy. Various clinical studies that have been conducted on this hormone have found out that it can help to increase metabolism and control hungers. In addition, there have been claims that that HCG drops can aid in weight loss as well as helping pregnant women get all important nutrients and minerals to support both the baby and the mother. HCG diet requires the participant to either take HCG injections or drops or follow severely low calories restricted diet. Although there are claims that HCG has been proven to aid in weight loss, it should be very clear that there have been stringent clinical test to prove the effectiveness of HCG in weight loss. However, thousands of people who have followed HCG diet plan have reported to have gotten positive result on their weight loss campaign.
# Tip 1. Consult your physician.
The first thing that you need to do before you start using HCG drops is to consult your physician. This is a very important step because your physician knows your medical history and will give you the best advice on what you should do so as to get the best result when following this diet plan. When taking HCG drops you will need to go on a crash diet of only 500 calories a day. It is very important to consult your physician to check whether your body is in a good condition to go through this strict diet plan. The doctor will carefully analyze your hormonal levels as well as overall immunity of your body to disease and then advice you basing his decision from the result gotten from the test conducted. If your physician advices you not to proceed with your plans to follow HCG diet ensure that you follow his/her directives to avoid landing in trouble in future. On the other hand, if the physician allows you to go ahead with your plans then you should follow the next tip.
#Tip 2. Buy a suitable HCG bottle.
You need to choose a suitable HCG bottle so as to be able to administer the drops as required. Nowadays, there are many HCG bottles in the market and each of them have different types of dosage program. Due to increase in demand for HCG bottles many companies have mushroomed each claiming to produce high quality HCG bottles. You therefore need to be very careful when choosing HCG bottles if you want to get the best. Ensure that you buy from a brand that is well known to produce high quality HCG bottles. In addition, ensure that you buy the bottle from an authorized dealer. Ensure that the bottle that you buy has 3 things. They include the expiry date of the drops, the amount of weight loss expected as well as the amount of HCG present. The standard values are usually 23 shots for 26 days and 40 shots for 43 days. Ensure that you purchase a HCG bottle that will help you achieve your aimed weight loss target. It is also very important to take the advice and recommendations of your physician on this regard.
#Tip 3. Follow HCG diet plan.
HCG drops will only be effective if you follow the strict diet plan that has been put in place. If you are willing to take the drops then you must also be willing to follow the strict diet that comes with it. For instance this diet requires you to follow a strict low calorie diet for the first 21 days. According the Dr. Simeons, you are also supposed to avoid eating foods that contain sugar and starches. This means that you should take your coffee or tea without sugar. In addition, only one tablespoonful of milk is allowed in 24 hours. These are some of the restrictions that you have to follow if you want to get the best result at a faster rate when following this diet plan. Even after you stop following this diet plan, do not consume starch and sugar immediately, you need to incorporate them into your diet gradually 3 weeks after you have stopped using the dose.
#Tip 4. Stop taking HCG drops after the last dosage.
Most people are found of continuing taking the HCG drops even after they have completed their dosage. Do not take more dosage immediately after you have completed your previous dosage because you will actually be harming your body. Most people especially those who have not attain their expected results usually tend to continue using the dosage even after completing the recommended dosage. When you do so, you will actually be harming your body and you are more likely to suffer from side effects as a result of not following instructions. Even if you don’t get the desired result even after following this diet to the later, you need to be patient. Dr. Simeons recommend that you should weight for at least six months before you start the second cycle. This way you will give your body enough time to recover and get ready for the next cycle. Don’t be tempted to start the next cycle immediately after the first because you will only be harming your body instead of helping it to achieve the desired results.