Tips On How To Overcome The 500 Calorie A Day HCG Diet

The HCG diet is probably one of the most of calorie starved diets there is. Five-hundred calories when the normal requirement is 2,000 for women and 2,500 for men is something the dieter should be prepared for. Taking it for granted can only result to wasting money, time and effort.

Dieters will probably think preparing for it is not needed. After all, the HCG hormone is supposed to curb hunger fangs. Unfortunately, if we are to believe the numerous feedbacks from users, the hunger suppressing power of the hormone is not enough. There are even tips from users about cheating the diet wisely. Things like that tell us that one really have to be prepared.

Now, there are two aspects of the diet which can truly bother the dieter and temp him to cheat. One is the amount of foods allowed and the limited selection of foods. Hormone or not, the lack of solid food for breakfast will be a horrendous cross to bear. The same is true with the 100 grams of lean meat and one type of fruit and vegetable and a stick of bread for lunch and dinner.

It takes time to get used to these kinds meals. The key word, then, to overcoming the challenges of the diet is time, time to get accustomed with the diet. And you cannot have the time by giving in to food cravings the moment they start making you uncomfortable. There are several things you can to prevent you from succumbing to the temptations. One is not engage in physically exhausting activities. They can only make the hunger fangs worse. Second is by always having liquids around you can drink every time the hunger fangs get unbearable. Third is taking small bites of allowed foods to help get over particularly intense food cravings. The initial days will be rough but if you do not yield to temptations, you will find the succeeding days not so difficult.

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