HCG for Weight Loss: Strategies for Sticking with the Diet

When you are following the HCG for weight loss protocol, using oral HCG drops three times a day and following Dr. Simeon’s very low calorie diet of 500 calories per day, you might find it challenging to get through 26 days of this strict regimen on your own. If the reason you need to lose weight is because you have been struggling with compulsive overeating or binge eating, this very restrictive diet is going to be a challenge for you.

Working with a weight loss coach or counselor

People who are struggling with any kind of eating disorder might find it helpful to work with a weight loss counselor or coach. A study published in, Annals of Internal Medicine , reported that dietary counseling has, on average, resulted in approx. 6% of initial body weight (about 10-15lbs.) in a year as compared to participants who did not receive dietary counseling.

Not only can working with a weight loss counselor or coach inspire you to lose more weight, the support and accountability factor can help you to stick with your weight loss program longer, resulting in better maintenance of the weight loss.

Changing the way you view food
One of the most important mental shifts that must take place in order to succeed in a diet program such as HCG diet is that you must change your view of food as a source of comfort, entertainment, or reward and see it simply as fuel.

Once you stop looking to food to make you feel good, you may have to work with your counselor to figure out a way to resolve the personal challenges that caused you to overeat in the first place. Otherwise, it will be difficult to maintain the weight loss and soon you will revert back to your old ways and the weight will return.

Coming up with some non-food rewards
Another strategy for sticking with a very strict, low calorie diet regimen is to create a list of non-food rewards that you can give yourself at every milestone in your progress.

Select some small things such as a new book, or a manicure, and some larger things such as a new outfit or electronic gadget. Finally give yourself a major reward for reaching your goal such as a trip or a special piece of jewelry.

You know exactly what will motivate you. Therefore, choose each item strategically and mark when you will receive each item on your calendar. When you reach a milestone, make a big deal about it. This will encourage you to continue to strive towards your next goal, and maybe even distract you a little bit from the fact that you can’t eat much food.

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