By John D Greene


Inevitably, the question arises, "How long does the HCG Diet last?" The wonderful thing about the hCG diet is that it is usually only about 28 to 40 days of weight loss, during this time frame, your body undergoes metabolic and chemical changes, and dieters learn proper nutrition that if applied, will keep your weight off, and become your diet forever.

The hCG Injection diet generally covers a period of 4 to 12 weeks. This determination of the length of period is depends on the amount of weight the subject needs or desires to lose. There have been patients who have recorded as much as 96 pounds of weight loss. In other words, if one has more weight to lose, they can stay on longer.

In order to understand the connotation of the meaning behind 4 or 12 weeks of dieting, one should know what the diet consists of. The hCG diet was discovered in the 1950s, by Doctor A.T.W. Simeons. What happened was that Dr. Simeons noted that malnourished and unhealthy women delivered babies that were in all ways normal, and more remarkably, these, newborns were born healthy.

He thus concluded that a hormone found to be prevalent in the placenta, increased levels during pregnancy, triggering the mother's stored fat nutrients, carbohydrates, and sugars to nourish the baby during gestation. Furthermore, he observed no marked loss of the mother's muscle tissue.

The hormone, was human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG. The hCG Injection Diet consists of small amounts of the hormone administered daily, while the patient is placed on a diet of 500 calories daily. It is not sufficient to simply cut back on the calories, the intake of calories must be nutritional, as well as starch, fat, and sugar free for the initial 3 weeks. In addition, the injections lighten the side effects related to low calorie consumption, aids in the body's chemical changes that speed up metabolism, and most importantly, allows the body to release stored fats for energy, instead of the exhaustion of muscle tissue,

The average hCG dieter undergoes dramatic weight loss, of anywhere from 1 to 3 pounds daily, depending on the amount of weight one needs to lose. In addition, there are three benefits to the use of hCG injections with the diet. First, hCG helps the dieter to change their relationship with food and eating. Second, the injections help alleviate the side effects that come with low caloric intake. Third, the use of hCG injections allows the body to recover the calories it needs by utilizing the nutrients stored in fat cells, without depleting muscle mass.

In overweight people, hCG causes fat cells to release stored nutrients. These nutrients are released into the bloodstream, thus supplying energy to the body. It is estimated that as many as 2,000 calories per day, are released. The burning of this energy causes the body's vigor level increases, while desire for food decreases. The fat cells that emptied, are absorbed and excreted. Therefore, inches, as well as pounds are lost on the diet.

The hCG diet can be adapted specifically for the dieter's needs. This is why Physician monitored hCG injections is the safest and most reliable hCG diet. The diet consists of a number of phases that you can cover with your practitioner.

In summary, there are 23 injections over the first 23 days of the diet. Then there is a six-week period, in which there are no more injections. During this six week period, starches and sugars are once again, slowly introduced to the diet. Depending on what you and your Doctor decide, if you choose to lose more weight, you can start the process over again.




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