HCG diet protocol is very specific. It explains everything from what you can and cannot eat. That’s all the way down to how you will cook your protein choices- leaving very little room for error.

As a dieter myself, I devote a significant amount of time and effort to this kind of diet. I want to know exactly how to do the hcg diet, what to do and how to go about it. And I’m just glad as you are that Dr. Simeons has it almost all completely laid out for us with very few things missing though.

He was very specific with the portion sizes of protein. The portion size of meat is exactly 100 grams or 3.5 ounces. But it seems that he left out one pretty important detail, the portion size of vegetables.

What is really the exact portion size of vegetables?

You can have 1 cup for most of the approved HCG diet vegetables. For beet greens, lettuce, chard and spinach use about 3 cups. But if you want to be specific, you can use the list below to know the precise amount of vegetables you can have.

Vegetable portion:

• Asparagus: 6-7 medium spears
• Beet greens: 3 cups
• Chard: 3 cups
• Chicory: ¾ cups
• Cucumber: 1 small cucumber
• Fennel: 1 cup
• Lettuce: 3 cups
• Onion: ½ cup
• Red radishes: 1 cup sliced
• Spinach: 3 cups
• Tomatoes: 1 medium sized

Fruit portion:

• Apple: One apple is one serving regardless of size. Do not substitute one large apple for 2 small apples.
• Orange: On orange is one serving
• Grapefruit: ½ of the grapefruit is one serving
• Strawberries: One handful of strawberries is exactly 10-15 large strawberries or 15-20 medium strawberries.

There are two categories of vegetables, the starchy and the non-starchy vegetables.  Starchy vegetables have higher starch content that can provide you with more calories. Non-starchy vegetables like spinach and lettuce have a minimal amount of calories. Each cup offers about 25 calories per serving which you can enjoy alongside with lean meat.

HCG Diet Phase 1

HCG Diet has 3 phases. Each of them is extremely important. Each of them is extremely important. If you will fail to follow the guidelines in any of the phases, your results may be less effective. One of the most important phases is the “loading days”.

What is loading on the HCG Diet plan?

Phase 1 of the HCG Diet also known as the loading phase. It includes a 2-day stretch where you consumed calorie dense food to satisfaction. The purpose is to raise the stored fats in your body in preparation for the Phase 2. Phase 2 requires you to eat only 500 calories per day. That’s tough. You start taking HCG on this phase as well as the next phase.

Why Load on the HCG Diet?

P1 is VERY important because:

1. Loading on HCG Diet helps prepare your body for what is ahead. It provides your body with sufficient calories. The stored fats can make your first couple of days on the very low-calorie diet or VLCD easier.
2. Loading during P1 acts as a catalyst that will ensure you have enough blood leptin on your 3^rd Loading helps the HCG attack the stored fats in your body. This will warrant your drastic drop to the 500-calorie protocol.
3. Satisfy your cravings and food addiction during your transition period as a hcg dieter. Based on my observations, those who do not follow the 2 day loading period tend to have stronger food cravings. They also struggle during their first few days on P2.
4. As opposed to the traditional way of loading, loading on low carb can make your first day on the VLCD much easier. This is because you won’t be having a sudden drop of carbs in your system which can make you feel hungrier during your VLCD.
5. It helps replenish loss stored fats from previous dieting attempts.
6. Loading helps stops the HCG Diet headache.

HCG Diet is proven to be very effective when done properly. If you will follow the hcg diet protocol correctly you can lose 1 -2 pounds a day. Within a month, you can be 30-60 pounds lighter and slimmer.