How the HCG Diet Works

HCG, What is it?
HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotroppin.  HCG is a hormone that is produced by the placenta during pregnancy.  The HCG hormone is detectable in the blood stream about 11 days after the conception, and can be detected in urine around 12-14 days after conception.  The hormone is present in both males and females, but is elevated in females during pregnancy.

What's HCG's Role?

HCG tells the hypothalamus gland to mobilize and metabolize stored fat and to use it for energy.  HCG first targets abnormal fat before going after structural fat and muscle.  HCG tells also tells the body to bring nutrients to the fetus during pregnancy, this gives the baby the energy it needs to grow.  When you are not pregnant, the calories are taken in by the body as if they were from food.

How Do You Lose Weight With HCG?

The HCG diet is focused on the fat metabolizing properties of the HCG hormone.  The hormone allows the body to mobilize abnormal fast deposits and deliver it to the mother and baby.  During pregnancy this hormone's goal is to preserve the baby during times of low caloric intake or starvation.  

When it comes to weight loss, only small amounts of HCG are needed. The HCG turns the fat into energy as if it were food.  HCG is safe for both women and men because it isn't a hormone that mimics pregnancy, it only tells the body to metabolize abnormal fat.  It also tells the hypothalamus gland to reset your weight set point and change your metabolism.  (This is the key factor in not gaining weight after a diet.)

How does it work?

The HCG diet is a 2 pronged approach.  You must take HCG (either by injection of the hormone, or orally with homeopathic HCG), and follow Dr. Simeons' HCG protocol "Pounds and Inches".  This works in 3 different ways.  It burns fat and brings your metabolism to normal levels, and it also resets the hypothalamus and your weight set point. 

HCG attacks the fat in those hard to lose areas of abnormal fat.  You will lose weight in your thighs, back, arms, face and hips.  When the HCG is coupled with a low calorie diet of 500 calories a day, you will start to see great results.  These two things work together to rev up metabolism, and to break up abnormal body fat deposits.  Even though you are on a 500 calorie diet the metabolized fat means that you are actually taking in up to 4,000 calories in a day.  If you follow the protocol you should be seeing weight fall off every day.  Flabby skin will also shrink and tighten up.  You will actually start to be re-sculped without any need for surgery or exercise.  It's not unusual for people following the HCG diet to lose 1-4 lbs. of fat a day.  

HCG helps to encourage a normal metabolism.  Most people who go on low calorie diets suffer because the body will go into starvation mode.  Starvation mode will cause your metabolism to slow down which can actually cause weight gain while on or after a diet.   While on the HCG Diet you can see your metabolism ramp up so you can maintain your current energy level, or even see increased energy.  

HCG also helps to reset your hypothalamus and your weight set point.  This is why many do not gain the weight they've lost while on the HCG diet.  After you stop taking the HCG your metabolism will stay at a normal rate. The HCG diet will also normalize your appetite after you are done, so you'll find yourself eating less once you've completed the diet.  

Conclusion:

If you're looking for a way to lose weight quickly, safely and with little to no exercise  then HCG is the way to go.  Unlike tons of diets there's less risk of gaining weight after you've finished, and you won't have low energy or be starving.  I've personally used homeopathic HCG to lose weight and was floored by the results.  After only 1 round with the diet I had lost over 40 lbs.  Let HCG be the answer to your weight loss goals.