Another option is protein and vegies only for a few days. One thing I would be concerned about is that the hunger could catch up to you, so I generally try to eat the recommended original protocol P2 foods in a day. Another thing to keep in mind is that even if you have a big weight loss from skipping some food, you will likely plateau again.
What I have found is that the weight loss tends to average out. Hi, I have personally not tried cheese days since I tend to gain weight from cheese, but some people say that they work for them, so it is certainly worth a shot.
I do think that cottage and farmer cheeses might be fine, but I think you have to test it out. Should I continue with a steak day? Just confused on which one is correct. I am definitely a proponent of the original protocol. Creamer is definitely NOT part of the protocol. It almost always has sugar, and carbs, and other ingredients. What is a Cali Kicker??? Unless it is xero calories and xero carbs, it is likely a big NO on a steak day.
Thanks so much for your quick response. I actually think that this could be fine, and could actually help. I think it is worth a test. Do a steak day with it, and one without it and see what happens. Let me know! I am curious about this. I do have mixed feelings about apple days myself, so now I am curious about this!
One thing I generally do is follow up a steak day with a protein and P2 vegie day. I find that the steak day is more effective when I do that. I will follow your advice on a follow-up high protein day.
Perhaps I will do the Cali Kicker tomorrow. I have found definitely eaten a hard boiled egg or a poached egg on a steak day. I think the most effective way to do a Steak Day is without it, however, I have still had good results with an egg during the day. To me, it is NOT worth starving myself. I have, however, found that often, on steak days, If I drink some good hot tea, and especially green tea, I am surprisingly NOT that hungry.
I have often had asparagus or spinach with it, instead of the tomato or apple. Everyone is different, so it is important to do some trial and error tests with it, and find what works the best for you! Hi there, Karen! I must admit I am a coffee junky. And I do drink it with cream. The real deal And not the garbage you buy in the markets. I actually make my own with one part half and half and one part heavy cream.
I have been able to enjoy this on my steak days still have success with it. I can only speak personally though, as we each process food differently. I just wanted to let you know that it was okay for me.
I agree with Barbara regarding the cali kicker…. Best wishes to you. Thanks for your help. I am sorry you are struggling with maintenance. It really is the harder part of this protocol and of really changing your weight on an ongoing basis.
I find that cutting out sugar, carbs except fruit and alcohol really works. Since you gained the weight recently it might come off quickly. I think you are going to have to do a bit of trial and error. I also find that tracking calories and carbs daily for about a year after HCG really helps so you can adjust before you get more than 2 or 3 pounds over. The biggest thing to be careful of is to NOT go back to dieting mode or trying to starve it off.
Learning to eat in balance and making natural adjustments is really what can create change for you in an ongoing basis. You will notice from my posts that I go really slowly during P3 and P4. Even after that for a long time. For me, the longer the better, to really stabilize your weight. I know that how i do it is a bit different than others, so I suggest your read up on many different ideas, and then do some trial and error for yourself. Everyone is different! Is this part of the trial and error?
I was thinking 2 eggs and 2 oz cheese, then 4 oz protein for lunch and 4 ounce protein and 2 oz cheese for supper. Thank you!!! I do think that it might work for others though, so worth a try. Your plan sounds good, 2 eggs and 2 oz cheese for breakfast, 4 ounce protein for lunch and dinner and a small amount more cheese. I am curious to see if this works for you! Good luck! Well, I am inclined to think that dairy may do the same for me, so here is what I am planning to do. I am going to eat 2 eggs with the apples instead of the 2 oz of cheese.
I will let you know. I did the steak day and lost 1. Hi there! This is my first steak day! I gained 2 pounds over Christmas. Alas, here I go. My favorite. I am packing all of my food to bring so as not have to worry about it being prepared correctly. Praying for the scale on Friday morning will make me smile. Is it recommended to do as many steak days through out this phase as needed?
I am sorry that you are having this difficulty. P3 is scary, no one wants to gain the weight back. I think maybe you are having more trouble since this is your third round, you have lost a lot of weight, and you are closer to your goal weight.
I reached my goal weight my first round and so my body just wanted to jump back up. The closer you are to your goal and best weight, the harder it is to stabilize and maintain the weight. This is just what I think, I am not a doctor on an expert, just another HCGer who has been successful with it. Personally I found that if I tried to eat the full calories in the first week of P3, I gained weight. I went really slowly, and built up the calories slowly. This worked for me in both my round.
Have you seen my post on tips for P3??? I have found that this plan works well:. Do not fill up or overfill yourself. Day Build up to an average of calories, depending on your own metabolism and activity level. Personally I found that the only way I could maintain during P3 was to build calories very slowly, and eat only really safe foods. What you CAN do however, is get used to having protein only days each week. Maybe some really safe vegetables at dinner, and a lot of fluids. The information about P3 and P4 is rather vague and open ended.
I have found that being more controlled with it really worked for me. I know that everyone is different. For me, losing the weight and maintaining it really took a lot of time. I stayed on a variation of p4 for a very long time. Another thought for you might be to consider any health issues. Have you had your blood tested? Thyroid issues can certainly affect your weight, anemia, and other issues.
Are you at your LIW now from all the steak days? How far above it, if not. Just curious. In need of a bit of advice. I did the hcg diet a year ago and pretty much have maintained the weight loss. I started a cleanse and thought that I could handle the protocol required. I find that I am allergic to any products that are based in grain alcohol so it has started my weight to fluctuate more.
On top of that my craving for sugar and food has increased. I did the cleanse in order to get ready for another round of hcg diet but I am finding that the fluid retention does increase with my intake of sugar. I know I should totally cut out the sugar and carbs, I am asking for any help or advice within this maintenance phase of p4 before starting another round of hcg.
Also I am seeking out a good place to purchase the hcg drops and other products to continue with the hcg diet protocol. I do not know of any others, but I do know you have to be careful because there are a lot of scams out there. It is a good idea to test whatever you get to be sure. I have found that cleanses tend to trigger other issues for me personally. I felt great my whole round. I have a friend who tended to eat lots of carbos and sugar, and she did 2 or 3 weeks gluten and sugar free before her round.
I would stick closely to P3 foods, or simply eat gluten and sugar free for a few weeks in preparation. Hello, great info! Question: Can you do a steak day, on phase 2 or 3, if there is no stall…just wanting a bigger release? Well, IN P2, if your weight loss is slow, it is not a bad idea, however, I would be careful with this. Finally, you will get your body used to eating less food, which is not what you want.
You want to build up to a good amount of calories with healthy foods and get your body used to it. Hi Inspired Girl. Love the information you provide! Question, are you able to use cream in your coffee on Phase 3 at all? Also, if cream is allowed in general for phase 3, is it okay for steak days also, or must the coffee be black? I look forward to your answer!
So glad you find it helpful, and thank you for the acknowledgement. I worked hard for a long time to heal my relationship to food and my body, but HCG took me the final steps to the best weight and health in my body that I have ever experienced.
And the best news is that, with a reasonable and healthy amount of work and effort, I am able to maintain it. Unfortunately whole cream, and half and half are NOT approved in P3. In general, I do find that dairy does effect my weight, so I am glad I can get away with half and half, because I DO love my coffee creamy.
On my second round, I found that I was so used to only low fat milk, I was able to enjoy my coffee with low fat milk only.
So if you want to get the most out of your steak day, black coffee is your best bet. I, however, simply adore my coffee creamy. I do use low fat milk or half and half in my coffee on steak days. Finally, a tip on steak days. Meaning, weigh yourself the day after the steak day, but you may not see a big drop.
Do a protein and non starchy vegie day after the steak day. I hope this makes sense! Hi Barbara! Thanks so much for the reply! Soooo…I started P3 this past Friday and went a lil crazy…ugh. We went to our favorite restaurant and I had my favorite steak, cooked with duck fat oh my and just veggies, which is fine, but it was the wine that killed me.
I wound up having 3 full :- glasses over the course of the evening. I woke up 3. I followed it perfectly except I did have 1 tbsp of heavy whipping cream in each of my 2 cups of coffee in the AM. I woke on Sunday to only a. Then later we had dinner and I just had steak and asparagus…clean. I woke today to a 1. That hit me hard and I realized I need to really, really get serious until my weight stabilizes. I worked too hard and feel too good to have it all be for nothing.
I need to pause on the eating out and def pause on alcohol. I did an excellent steak day today…no cream in coffee, just lots of liquids and then a huge rib eye steak tonight with only salt, pepper, and garlic followed by a long walk and then an apple with cinnamon. You may be curious about my stats. My start weight pre-load was So I lost This proves that HCG enables the retention of lean body mass lbm since my starting composition was I actually gained almost 3 lbs of muscle!!
Those are stats I like and want to maintain! You have to take P3 and P4 seriously. You WILL gain the weight back, and go back to old habits really quickly. I would CUT out all alcohol. See if you can do half and half instead of whipping cream.
Cut out the noodles! NO starch. Cut out the YAMS, no potatoes. Perhaps you may want to review the list of approved p3 foods. I had to read it over and over to get it!
Often it takes a few days for the weight gain to catch up. So be very cautious and deliberate with what you eat. GREAT on the body fat loss.
That is awesome, and really what is important. That is amazing. You must feel great. I love the idea of these pre steak day options, however I am worried about not injesting enough calories.
I have a hard time this first week in P3 — I maintained thte first 3 days, jumped up 5lbs, did a steak day and went down 2, and again this am I am up 1. I am trying option 1, one of the reasons I feel I am all over the place is because I am not eating enough.
Any advice or suggestions on calories doing option 1? I would follow your hunger only. I personally found that the first week I was NOT that hungry, and built up my calories very slowly; that when I or others jump right in and eat the full amount, there is a weight gain.
I found that if I increased calories very slowly, and built up to about in the first week to 10 tens, that worked well. You are allowed six large apples and are to eat one whenever you feel the desire. But remember, six apples is the maximum allowed. Most hCG dieters report a loss of 1 to 2 lbs a day. At the very least,. During these two days, you can eat no more than 6 large apples. You are free to space these out as you like. When it comes to drinking water, you should only drink enough to quench your thirst.
This includes tea and coffee. All kinds of beef steaks are permissible on the hCG plan. You can have a juicy sirloin, strip, flank or tenderloin steak with lunch and dinner meals. Another area of my life that compliments the HCG diet Phase 3 is exercise. For example, if your last HCG date weight was Average weight loss from a "steak day" is lbs, but everyone responds differently.
If you do not lose enough weight on your "steak day" you can do another. Read how in the next section. If you're still over the weight you recorded on the last day you took the drops, you may do another "steak day". Be advised we only recommend doing a maximum number of 2 "steak days" in a row.
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