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1. Why do I stop losing weight while on HCG
Diet?
*HCG Diet Plateau Causes
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* During the HCG diet you will experience rapid weight loss
initially, and there may come a point when you experience a
plateau, or a drop off in the speed of your weight loss or
sometimes even a weight gain (which is usually due to water
retention). If this happens you don’t need to worry, as there
are several ways you can combat a plateau and get back on
track. Keep in mind that there can be several reasons for a
plateau, and if you have been following the HCG diet
protocol properly you shouldn’t worry because the weight
loss will resume normally after three days or so.
* Otherwise, there could be several reasons why you are
experience a plateau, and you will need to go through a list
of reasons and eliminate the potential causes. Below are
some of the main reasons why you may be experiencing a
plateau on the HCG diet:
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*Water retention – this is the most common cause of
what seems to be a plateau. Water retention can
happen for both men and women, but it tends to
happen more for women towards the end of the
diet. This problem can be solved by drinking more
water and monitoring your weight, and it will
resolve itself once the diet is finished or within a
few days. Women may also see weight gain during
their period, and this again should not be alarming
and they should continue on the diet as it will
resolve itself. However, women should stop the HCG
medication during their period.
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*Eating outside – don’t convince yourself that
eating outside is alright when on the HCG diet.
You simply can’t control the ingredients for the
foods you eat when you eat outside, and you
run the risk that you are going to eat
something that will interfere with HCG
unknowingly. Do your shopping ahead of time
to reduce the chance that you’ll have to resort
to eating out.
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*Too much fat intake – you have to be careful with the
proteins that you consume on the HCG diet. For
instance, although lean beef is allowed on the HCG
diet, it is hard to control the quality of the beef that
you purchase. Grain fed beef is higher in fat than grass
fed organic beef, and the extra fat may affect the
HCG hormone. Remember that your fat intake has to
very minimal while on the diet and that protein will be
the main source of fat. If you find that you are
consuming a lot of beef on the HCG diet try to reduce
your intake or switch to a different protein with lower
fat like chicken breasts or white fish and see if there
is a difference in your weight loss.
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*Not counting calories – you have to be careful
to not go over (or under) the 500 kcal daily
limit for the diet, and you need to count your
calories for each meal in order to ensure this.
When you don’t count calories you run the risk
of consuming too many or too few calories per
day and you won’t know how many you are
consuming each meal, even if you are eating
the right foods.
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*Exercising too much – when you exercise too
much during Phase 2 you are not helping
yourself lose weight because you are putting
extra strain on your metabolism, and the HCG
will not be as effective at burning your
abnormal fat. To avoid this be sure to exercise
a maximum of 30 minutes per day and keep the
intensity low with light walking or light
swimming only.
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*Using oil based cosmetics and lotions –
although it may seem hard to believe, lotions
and cosmetics with oil ingredients will actually
interfere with HCG, and clinical studies
performed by Dr. Simeons and other HCG
researchers have found that oil based
cosmetics are detrimental to the diet. Try to
avoid using them altogether and if you have to
use any cosmetics make sure that they are oil
free or water based cosmetics.
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*Using artificial sweeteners – although artificial
sweeteners do not have sugar in them they are
not allowed on the HCG diet, and will
definitely cause side effects and other issues if
you consume them during Phase 2. The only
sweetener that can be used is stevia; all others
including both artificial and natural sweeteners
have to be avoided due to their potential
harmful side effects (of which there are many).
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*Most Plateaus last 3-4 days max. No Need for
adjustments
*If eating too much fat, using the wrong
sweeteners, exercising too much or making
another mistake you should correct those
mistakes and continue on with the diet.
*If your plateau lasts longer than 5-6 days then
you can definitely try one of the plateau
breakers:

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*A Green Apple day: 6 green apples and water
only in the day. Only for one day!

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*Steak Day: large portion of steak for dinner
along with one green apple and nothing else
but water.

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*Only eat organic apples, and grass fed meats
for best results.
*Only needed as a last resort, try cutting the
fats or other causes first.

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*Only eat organic apples, and grass fed meats
for best results.
*Only needed as a last resort, try cutting the
fats or other causes first.

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info on the HCG Diet and the blog
for great tips!
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