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Are You At Risk For Gaining Back All Of That Weight You Fought So Hard To Lose? The HCG Diet is not just some weight loss fad - If used the right way, it could very well be the last diet that you ever have to use. Retraining your body's metabolism allows your body to burn off calories at a more normal rate. And although this amazing weight loss program should never be used as just another Yo-Yo Diet, there are still plenty of Yo-Yo Dieters who still use it as such. This can cause issues for these people especially after the diet is complete. However, it's not just the Yo-Yo Dieters that run into this problem. Even though it's not a frequent occurrence, people do gain weight after the HCG Diet ends. Who Is At Risk For Gaining Weight Back After The HCG Diet Ends? ANYONE and  EVERYONE who does the HCG Diet is at risk for potentially gaining back some, or even all of the weight that they've lost. The trick is knowing how to effectively keep this horrible situa...

It's Spaghetti, It's Squash, It's Spaghetti Squash! The Maintenance Phase really opens the door to a whole new variety of foods and HCG Recipes. Even so, you should still be mindful of what you eat during Phase 3 . In my opinion the healthier your meal is, the better off you'll be. So today I have devised a delicious P3 Recipe for Spaghetti Squash with Chicken Alfredo, and it is simply divine. Give it a try and I think you'll agree. HCG Recipe Phase 3: Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti Squash Preparing Your Spaghetti Squash: 1. Poke holes all over your Spaghetti Squash. 2. Pre-Heat oven to 375F and bake for 1 hour. 3. Remove and let cool. 4. With a sharp knife, cut in half lengthwise. 5.   Scoop the seeds and fibrous strings from the center of the squash. 6. Using a fork, gently scrape the sides of Spaghetti Squash to make strands. Preparing Your Healthy Chicken Alfredo Sauce: Here's What You'll Need... 1 Head Cauliflower (Chopped) ...

Here's a List of Phase 3 Foods To Help Guide You Through The Maintenance Part of The HCG Diet. I have said it before and I will say it again, HCG Phase 3 Stabilization and Maintenance is just as important if not more so than the weight loss phase of the HCG Diet Plan. Because if you can't keep the weight from coming back, then what good was losing it in the first place. Of course with this new phase you have a new set of rules, as well as a new and longer food list. And although you will have a many more food options for this phase, it seems to be much harder for people to regulate what and how often they eat without the proper guidance. For the most part you will have to decide which foods are okay and which are not; unlike the 500 Calorie Diet that tells you specifically which foods are allowed and exactly how much you can have , right down to the gram. So Which Phase 3 Foods are listed in the HCG Protocol? Well, that's kind of the problem; the Original HCG Diet Pro...

Are You Gaining Weight During The HCG Maintenance Phase And Want To Know Why? After completing an entire round of the HCG 500 Calorie Diet with HCG Shots, Pellets or Drops, you will start Phase 3, which is also known as Maintenance . The Maintenance Phase was specifically designed to help you Stabilize and Maintain your new lower weight. If you did Phase 2 correctly, Maintenance should be fairly easy. However, if you ran into some problems or found it hard to stick to the HCG Protocol, Phase 3 might be a bit more difficult. But be that as it may, most people will still be able to successfully stabilize and maintain during this phase despite any problems they experienced during the VLCD. The most difficult situation to try and deal with is when you continuously gain more than the 2 pound limit during Maintenance, especially when you don't understand why. 12 Reasons You May Be Gaining Weight During Phase 3 Maintenance: Eating Sugars and Starches during the first 3 weeks ...

What Happens If You Cheat On A Phase 3 Steak Day? The Maintenance Phase of the HCG Diet Plan is designed to help you Stabilize and Maintain your new weight. In a nut shell, the Maintenance Phase, or Phase 3 as it's also referred to, goes as follows: For the first 3 weeks of Phase 3, you will increase your caloric intake to approximately 1500 Calories per day. At the same time, you don't want to constantly stress yourself out about going over the 1500 Calorie mark; if you do happen to go over or fall under that amount you should be fine. In addition, for the first 21 days while stabilizing, you should stay away from foods with sugars, like honey and high fructose corn syrups, and starches like bread pasta and potatoes. After those initial 3 weeks you can then start to slowly add in the sugars and starches. But remember, because you are not worrying so much about the calories, it is a must that you practice good portion control with your meals as well. Now even th...

How bad do you really want to lose weight and keep it off? There are many different reasons that a person fails at keeping the weight from coming back once they've lost it with the HCG Diet. However, there is really only one reason that others succeed ... Because of how bad they want it! Think about it, this is basically the same rule for anything in life, if you want it bad enough you will make it happen. Well, the same goes for the HCG Diet. That's right, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but simply doing the diet is not enough. That's because almost anyone who does the HCG Diet will lose weight -- But only the people who make the conscious choice to keep it off will succeed in doing so. This means that you must make permanent changes to your eating habits. The good news is that everything that you need to do is all laid out for you in the HCG Protocol, you just have to follow it. I can't tell you how many people I have watched lose a ton of we...

It's Been A Good Round But It Is Time To Move On! Last month I told you about Suzy doing yet another round of the HCG Diet . After the birth of our baby Jaxson, she couldn't stand packing around those extra pounds -- So naturally she decided to order some HCG and begin the diet. Well Suzy and I are happy to say that Phase 2 was a success. In just a short 23 day round she was able to lose a whopping 22 pounds; that's almost a pound a day. However, during the second week of the 500 Calorie Diet, Suzy ended up hitting a small speed-bump. In other words she was sitting on a plateau for roughly 48 hours. The good news is that she had a few really good days which helped keep her average weight loss at close to 1 pound per day. For a woman this is great. That's because it is more common for a man to lose a pound or more everyday -- For women, it is more common to see 1/2 to 1 pound of weight loss per day. But now that she has completed the VLCD, do you know w...

Did You Know That There Is Something Even More Important Than Weight Loss On The HCG Diet? Everyone knows that the purpose of a diet is to lose weight; if you didn't lose weight, why would anyone put themselves through all that torture. The problem is that the majority of dieters out there think that losing weight is the most important thing. To them all they care about is seeing a smaller number on the scale every morning. Now don't get me wrong, losing weight everyday is a great feeling. However, there is something that's even more important than the actual weight loss ... Keeping it off! Time and time again I see people work so hard to lose as much weight as they possibly can. Then for some reason they really seem to drop the ball when it comes to keeping it gone. If you want to know the truth, keeping the weight from coming back is by far the most important step of all. Because even though a person might lose 30 pounds on the HCG Diet, it doesn't re...

What Should You Do If You Gain 2 Pounds Of Water Weight While In The Maintenance Phase? Most of us already know that you should stay within 2 pounds of your ending weight during Phase 3 of the HCG Diet. However, if for some reason you happen to go above your 2 pound limit, you can do a Steak Day to correct it. But ladies, what if you gain 2 pounds or more during the Maintenance Phase while on your monthly cycle ... Should you still do a Steak Day? This can be a little confusing for some. That's because women retain water during that time of the month, which causes them to gain weight. This of coarse is known as water weight. So the best thing for you to do is wait until after your cycle ends to see if your weight corrects itself. However, if it doesn't and you find that you are still a little more than 2 pounds over your Phase 2 ending weight, you will want to go ahead and do a Steak Day at that time. This should give you one less thing to worry about during th...

Do You Know What A Full Fat Fage Day Is For The HCG Diet? Some of you may have heard about the Full Fat Fage Day that everyone has been talking about. People are posting about them on our Facebook Page, making videos about them on YouTube, and talking about them in all of the HCG Forums . So What Is Fage? Fage is a Greek Yogurt which is actually pronounced "FA-yay". But What Is A Full Fat Fage Day? A Full Fat Fage Day, or F.F.F. is when you eat 32 oz. of the Full Fat Fage throughout the day starting at noon. You can also have up to 8 oz. of berries, and Stevia if you'd like. Some people prefer to eat 16 oz. Fage and 4 oz. Berries for lunch and the same thing for their dinner. When Would You Do A Full Fat Fage Day? A Full Fat Fage Day is a used during Phase 3 of the HCG Diet when you gain more than 2 pounds above your ending weight on the 500 Calorie Diet . This is something that you might do in lieu of a Steak Day. However, you will want to be caref...

Does Anyone Know When Phase 3 Actually Starts? Just the other day I wrote an article about a question that I received on our Facebook Fan Page . It was about waiting the proper amount of time before starting your next round of the HCG Diet. Well, today I wanted to talk about another question that has been brought up on Facebook - I figure if there is one person out there asking about a certain topic, their has to be others wondering the same thing. In fact, now that I think about it, I have been asked this particular question a few times before... When Does Phase 3 Begin? I know, some of you are probably saying to yourself... It's starts right after Phase 2 ends. However, if you want to know the specifics, it can be a little more complicated then that. Because as you may already know, when you are using Pharmaceutical HCG you are supposed to continue the 500 Calorie Diet for an additional 3 days after you stop taking the HCG Hormone. This allows your body enough...

Have you ever vacationed while on Phase 3 of the HCG Diet? This week I have been on vacation with my wife Suzy and our 2 little boys - Suzy's dad and step-mom are also here with us. We are all staying in a place called Island Park.   For those of you that don't know where that is... it's located in Idaho near Yellowstone National Park. We are staying in a huge cabin that sits right on the lake. Suzy's dad and stepmom had just successfully finished Phase 3, A.K.A. Maintenance - So the HCG Diet was a hot topic of discussion. We talked a lot about how hard it is to try and vacation while on the HCG Diet. Now in the past, I had written about going on vacation while on the 500 Calorie Diet and HCG Injections - Phase 2 and vacations just don't mix.   But should you vacation while on Phase 3 of the HCG Diet? It's totally up to you. Although it's not impossible to stick to Phase 3 while on vacation, it can be very difficult. This is because, when people go ...

If you haven't yet read Phase 3 of the HCG Protocol - you should definitely keep reading this article. Phase 3 of the HCG Diet, which is also called the Maintenance Phase, is said to be just as important as Phase 2 . You need to take this part very seriously if want to keep the weight off. Below, is Phase 3 of the HCG Diet as written in Kevin Trudea's weight loss Protocol . Make sure that you read this very carefully, then, read it again - just to make sure you have it down. Phase 3 - Maintenance This is an important phase of the treatment. This is also part of the original Simeons protocol. Successfully following the instructions in this phase should result in a resetting of the body weight set point and hypothalamus. This is the phase that resets metabolism to a high normal state, eliminates future intense and constant hunger, and prevents the abnormal future storing of fat in the secure problem area fat reserves in the body. This phase i...