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By Dr. Amy McMillan


The HCG diet is a popular way to lose weight these days. It contains three phases and in the second phase you can lose weight every day until you reach your goal. While on this program you might hit a snag that is known as the HCG diet plateau, and your weight loss may stop. When this happens, do not panic. These useful tips and ideas may help you solve the problem.

Plateaus are a normal part of many diets and are nothing to be overly concerned about. Often times, it is just the body adjusting to something new or different. With the HCG plan, it is not uncommon to notice a period of five or six days with no weight loss. Sometimes, patience is all that is needed, so do not quit and give the plan a chance. Your body may work through it on its own.

Increasing your daily moisture intake can help you start losing weight again. Your problem may be too few bowel movements each day. When you drink plenty of water every day you provide your digestive track with enough moisture to operate at maximum efficiency. You may also consider adding some high fiber supplements to your meals. This will increase bowel movements.

If you are no longer losing weight each day, check your program. You may be doing little things that are steering you away from the original plan. Be certain that you eat all the carbohydrates that you need, but not too many. You also can eliminate lean red meat and eat more vegetables. This may be all that you need to do.

Some people get through their HCG diet plateau problems with the help of apples. You should be weighing yourself daily and on the first day of no weight loss, try eating nothing but apples for the entire day. This will take about six apples for your total (depending on the size).

With the apple strategy, make sure to drink enough water to get by, but no more. This is supposed to move things through your system and get rid of excess water buildup. You may lose as much as two pounds on the next day, with this tactic.

Maybe you are eating the same things each day. Try varying you meals within the plan. Also make sure that you are taking in at least the minimum amount of calories, if you want to avoid an HCG diet plateau. This means you must eat at least 500 to 550 calories every day.




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