The HCG diet is a rapidly growing diet in the US. The diet originally started with injections but with medical science it is now possible to take them in drops. The HCG drops are usually only found online to purchase but in rare cases you can find them in your local health food store.
The HCG diet is only tailored for people that need to lose a large amount weight quickly. It is only for people that are considered to be obese and need to get the weight off because of health problems. Other types of people can take the HCG drops and do the diet even if they don’t have any immediate health risks but should still be under supervision of a medical doctor.
Knowing Your Body Before Dieting
The HCG diet with the drops does have some restrictions. Anybody that chooses to go on the diet with the drops must know that they will have to be on a 500 calorie diet. The HCG does curve your appetite so you are able to only eat the 500 calories. While on the diet you are still encouraged to exercise on a daily basis so you once you go off the drops you are not prone to gain the weight back so quickly. The diet is only for 40 days and then you must go off the drops for 40 days. In the 40 days many HCG clinics guarantee that you will lose 40 pounds in that time frame if you do it according to their guidelines.
One of the biggest guidelines is that you may also have to take certain supplements such as an omegas and DHA since you won’t be able to eat as much food you do still need to take in your vitamins some how. Going through a HCG clinic would be the best choice since you will be under the direct care of a medical doctor that can track your progress or take you off if you are having any type of bad reactions to the diet or the drops.