My friend, who takes HCG, told me that she doesn't eat breakfast. I told her that it is not healthy because breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Is it true that if you take HCG, you are not allowed to eat in the morning? Please comment on this.
I think your friend misunderstood it. From what I know, breakfast is OPTIONAL. What is not encouraged is having too much solid in the morning, as meat and veggies should be eaten during lunch and dinner. Your friend can drink tea or coffee, or even eat watermelon in the morning, no sugar.
I get your point. But why? I mean we should have a great start by eating healthy in the morning, right? Can she eat white bread or crackers or something to go with the coffee? Sorry if I sound panicky. I am just worried about my friend and her diet.Originally Posted by ariel_manalo
ariel_manalo is right, mirandacraig. There is kind of a "rule" that if you are taking hcg, you are not allowed to eat solids before lunch time. Your friend may be already used to it, depending on how long she has been taking hcg. Water with lemon will also help her feel rejuvenated in the morning. You see, there is a diet plan that she has to follow.
Correct. She has to follow a plan if she is serious about it. Some actually take a piece of what their lunch is going to be before lunch time if they go hungry. So let's say it is just 10 am and she is already hungry, she can get a piece of asparagus that she prepared for lunch. It is the discipline, mirandacraig.
Would she feel exhausted right away since she doesn't get the nutrients she needs to boost up the day? Or is it because the hcg still has an effect on her during the morning? I am just curious because I am a huge breakfast advocate. My friend looks good but I think she might collapse for eating nothing in the morning.
If she is following the meal plan wholeheartedly, she will not feel tired when she wakes up. If she is taking the right dose, she is on the right track. However, she might feel lightheaded at some point during the diet plan. This is NORMAL. With the right dose, she will not actually feel hungry because she is burning stored fats.
mirandacraig, click this link. I think this will help you better understand the HCG diet plan. You may also be interested. You can ask your friend. This will also help you avoid eating fatty and "sugary" foods. Discipline is the key. Hope it helps you better understand what your friend is going through.
From what I have heard, the HCG diet plan is very strict. And yes, breakfasts are not included. Even snacks. You are not allowed to eat so much as you would not feel the need anyway. Your body will burn its stored fats to keep you going. Don't worry about your friend. She knows what she is doing.
Don't worry about your friend. She is okay. If she does not follow the regimen, the hcg won't take effect. If what you read is different from what you see, there is probably a different side effect in your friend's body compared to what is generic. There are some things in the net we cannot really rely to as factual. It is more experience-based.
You would only understand your friend if you try it yourself. Check out this link for you to have an idea. As much as possible, eating breakfast and snacks is discouraged as we tend to eat more instead of the discipline the diet program is trying to convey. You would find yourself not liking food most of the time when you are on HCG.
The HCG diet is not the only one that advocates skipping breakfast. I did a few long rounds of HCG diet when I was initially working on weight loss. Most of the time, I felt perfectly normal. Since then, I have spent a lot of time researching intermittent fasting, which often means skipping breakfast.
When your body is in carb-metabolism mode, eating more frequently and not skipping breakfast is VERY important to maintain energy levels. Carb metabolism is a series of blood sugar increases followed by insulin releases and then blood sugar decreases in response. The lower blood sugar triggers tiredness and hunger. When you eat carbs and try to lose weight, you need a consistent calorie deficit to trigger even minor fat burning. Higher levels of insulin (from more carbs to process) inhibit fat burning.
When on the HCG diet (or atkins or primal or one of the other diets that allow intermittent fasting), your body shifts away from carb-metabolism and falls into ketosis - fat burning mode. While in ketosis, insulin levels change very little meaning energy levels are maintained even while fasting. Because you're in fat burning mode, fuel (body fat) is always available. The HCG helps maintain ketosis more easily.
I'm currently using a primal diet and I don't eat at all unless I feel actual physical hunger or during workout recovery. I have lost weight from fat and gained muscle nicely. I am very healthy.
There you go, mirandacraig. You don't need to fret.
I want to ask, though: is it okay to fast every other day? Like the whole 24 hours of fast and then go back to regular eating the next day thing.
Thank you for sharing, Elleni! Now, I am convinced that she is doing great!
@mystified_gem, yeah, I think someone already recommended that fasting every other day thing. This is beginning to be really interesting.
Thank you, guys!
I have read it somewhere, too. I just can't remember who recommended it. Anyway, good luck with your new adventure! I hope you and your friend achieve your goals! Enjoy and have a blast!
If you want to combine hcg with other peptides, it is also safe. I have read it on this forum, too. It helps a lot. I saved that chart and will surely consider it sometime soon.
Yeah, I saw that chart, too. Very helpful, really. I will save it when I see it again. By the way, I have sent you a private message. Check it out.
I will talk to my friend later and ask her if she could help me where to buy a good product.
I think this is the chart you girls are talking about. Thanks to Steven.
You are very welcome, ladies. Hope this helps you with your pursuit of combinations. Save it and check out the market. Stay healthy and beautiful!
You would be shocked because some people do not eat at all, like me and my wife.
How long you and your wife are fasting?You would be shocked because some people do not eat at all, like me and my wife.
The HCG diet plan is VERY strict. I do believe that breakfasts are not supposed to be eaten, but I do not think that it will be a problem because of the diet and how it works anyway. Your friend should be completely fine and most likely knows what she is doing!
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