Originally Posted by
Elleni
Pregnant women maintain extremely high levels of HCG for the entire duration. Women doing IVF or egg donation cycles routinely take doses of 10,000 iu of hcg as a single injection to trigger ovulation. It is a natural hormone and pretty hard to overdose on.
The HCG diet has a very specific food protocol but it's okay to skip some of the items if she is not hungry. If she is having little to no hunger, she should try at the very least to eat the meat portions to maintain her protein levels. She could also experiment with smoothies that are within her calorie range. Fasting sometimes causes complete lack of appetite much like hcg so if she eats something with sugar like an apple to trigger a bit more insulin production, she might find that her appetite returns.