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HCG Phases

(Compiled from Kevin Trudeau’s book, The Weight Loss Cure)

This Phase wasn’t needed during Dr. Simeons’ time. They didn’t have pesticides, preservatives, hydrogenated oils, etc. Today, however, Phase 1 is essential for optimal weight loss. This is a period of 30 days of preparation and cleansing. The benefits of Phase 1 include increased energy and mental clarity, increasing metabolism, decreasing hunger, decreasing food cravings, alleviating depression and increasing overall health and vitality. These results are achieved by cleansing the liver and colon, reducing Candida yeast overgrowth, handling nutritional deficiencies, correcting the thyroid, pancreas and hormonal imbalances, cleansing the body of toxins, hydrating the cells, reducing heavy metals, reducing parasites, stimulating the lymphatic system, and reducing stress.

Doing Phase 1 will have tremendous long-term benefits. It will make your fat and weight loss during the protocol happen faster and you will lose more weight than if you do not do Phase 1. Ideally, do this phase for at least thirty days. You can do this phase for a shorter or longer period if you want. When you complete this phase you would immediately start Phase 2.

*Personal Note: You can purchase KT’s book. It does have some very good cleansing information.

It is suggested that you read Dr. Simeons’ manuscript, Pounds and Inches, thoroughly before starting the protocol. Here is a quick breakdown of the Phase 2 but you will need to read P & I for more detailed information.

Day 1 and 2
Take the HCG as directed. These are your loading days. You can eat all you want and eat to capacity.

Day 3 - 23
Continue the HCG as directed. Begin the 500 calories diet; follow exactly for a minimum of 21 days for best results.

From P & I:

Breakfast: Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used as a sweetener.

Lunch:
1. 100 grams (3.5 oz) of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird.
2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.
3. One breadstick (grissini) or one Melba toast.
4. An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.

Dinner:

The same choices as lunch (above).


Day 24-26
Discontinue the HCG and continue eating 500 calories. It takes 72 hours for the HCG to leave your body.

Phase 3 is vital to the protocol. Phase 3 is the maintenance phase. The goal is to maintain the weight you were when you finished Phase 2, your last injection weight. This will allow the body to stabilize and set a new weight-set point for it to reference.

From P & I:

When the three days of dieting after the last injection are over, the patients are told that they may now eat anything they please, except sugar and starch provided they faithfully observe one simple rule. This rule is that they must have their own portable bathroom-scale always at hand, particularly while traveling. They must without fail weigh themselves every morning as they get out of bed, having first emptied their bladder. If they are in the habit of having breakfast in bed, they must weigh before breakfast.


As long as their weight stays within two pounds of the weight reached on the day of the last injection, patients should take no notice of any increase but the moment the scale goes beyond two pounds, even if this is only a few ounces, they must on that same day entirely skip breakfast and lunch but take plenty to drink. In the evening they must eat a huge steak with only an apple or a raw tomato. Of course this rule applies only to the morning weight.

Phase Four

Phase four is basically eating whatever you want again. At this point your hypothalamus should be resent to your last injection weight. However, you have to continue to weigh daily and watch out for your trigger foods, ie any food that may cause your weight to spike such as pastas and any other processed foods. You should set a weight limit to not go over more than 2 lbs above your last injection weight. If that happens you may do the steak or apple day as described in the previous phases.