Loading Days

Load, Load, Load!!!

August 8th, 2010

The loading process may be bewildering to first time hCGers, but those who are one their second or third rounds know the importance of loading. Eating as much as you can handle for the first two to three days will help prevent the feeling of hunger in the first few days of the 500 calorie diet.

Today is my second day of loading and I have been enjoying lots of delicious foods that are completely off the regular hCG protocol. So far I’ve had homemade brownies, soda, Chinese food, gold fish, chips, pancakes, bread, and a few other things. For tomorrow I may have to bust out the whip cream like Skinny Jeans Carol did in her vlog a while back.

If you have any good suggestions for loading foods let me know!

-Jacob

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Chocolate Shake

July 26th, 2010

Chocolate shake on the hCG diet? You better believe it.

1/2 C. Greek Yogurt
1 scoop protein powder (I used chocolate)
1 Tbsp organic, no sugar added peanut butter
3/4 C. Almond Milk
A few drops of Stevia (I used English Toffee)
1-2 Tbsp heavy whipping cream (optional)

Mix together with a blender or Magic Bullet. Refrigerate for a short time and enjoy!

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Getting started on the hCG diet?

January 10th, 2010

We have a guest blogger today. We welcome any of you who would like to share your story to send it to us via email and we will be happy to post it.

Hi everyone, my name is Jacob and I am on day 3 of loading for the hCG diet plan. So far so good! This seems like the easiest part of the diet. I basically just continue with my bad eating habits, throw in some extra junk food and chocolate, and take the hCG drops.

As I am writing this it is 5pm here in sunny Arizona and I am just 7 hours away from going on the low calorie diet. Being a true procrastinator, I have yet to buy a single item on the hCG shopping list. It seems a little strange to be munching on junk food while preparing a grocery list of food that would make any health doctor proud, but it is all part of the “Simeons protocol”. I am really excited about some of the foods like shrimp, crab, and chicken which I love, and a little nervous about what is not on the list like fettuccine alfredo, mashed potatoes, and dark chocolate. One of the advantages of this diet not being “fresh off the shelf” though is that there is a plethora of recipes that sound delicious.

I actually found a recipe for grissini a few days ago and decided to give it a try before I start the diet since I had never heard of grissini before and it turns out they are pretty good. A little too good since my family managed to eat them all up, so I will have to make some more now!

I have asked Jacob to share the Grissini recipe with us and will update this post with it when I receive it.

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Butter Cookies for Loading days …

January 2nd, 2010

Loading is so important to do. Those who don’t load correctly have hunger for the first 3-4 days while those who load well report low-to-no hunger. Read more on loading on a recent post. One item that is good to load with is butter but it’s hard to get a lot of that into your system unless you load up the butter of veggies or bread (not popular on loading days) so here a way to get butter in! Eat to capacity! Good for those on the run or something to nibble on to help get loaded.

Butter Cookies
1/2 lb butter
1 C. Sugar
2 C. Flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp Almond or lemon extract
Preheat oven to 350* Mix ingredients in order given. Make in balls the size of walnuts and press down. Bake until light brown.

Thank you Lisa for this recipe. Glad it worked well for you!

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December 28th, 2009

For those of you starting the hCG protocol in the new year, here is a few tips on having a successful loading days! It is important that you LOAD, LOAD, LOAD! Loading is key to making this a success for you! It is so important as the loading works with the hCG to prep your [...]

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Preparing for the Protocol

November 16th, 2009

Many people have found that cleansing the body helps prepare the body for what is to come ahead. A Candida cleanse helps with sugar cravings and a colon cleanse can begin the process of clearing out the toxins and prevent constipation during the protocol. Also, a detox bath can be helpful. See our article on [...]

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