It's Time to Maintain!
Yesterday was my 25th day on the homeopathic HCG diet so today is my first day on the maintenance portion of the diet. Sometimes the low calorie portion lasts longer; it depends which program you choose. During my low calorie portion of the diet I lost 21 pounds. And now during the maintenance diet I'm going to make sure that my weight loss will be maintained for good.
There is definitely a drastic difference between yesterday and today. Yesterday I only got 500 calories. Today I get up to 1500 calories. That is a difference I have to admit I'm looking forward to.
While on the maintenance diet there's no particular portion control other than the total calories per day limit of 1500. There are still specific items that you can't have throughout the 26 days on the maintenance diet.
You basically can't have any sweeteners. There's no sugar or artificial sweetener. There's no dextrose, honey, molasses, sucrose, corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup. You can't have any starch in any form (that means still no yummy bread or pasta, dang it!) You still have to avoid all the drive-thrus since you can't have any fast food of any kind. And you also can't have any nitrites or trans fats.
But if you want to ignore the limitations and talk about what you DO get to have once you're on the maintenance diet we can talk about that! You get to add in any fruits or vegetables that weren't on the diet during the low calorie portion. You also get to add in dairy (milk and cheese) and any/all nuts. I have to say that I had a handful of cashews this morning and they tasted absolutely fabulous!
According to the info sent by HCG Diet Direct the maintenance phase is really important because it resets the body's metabolism. You want it at a high state to prevent the abnormal storing of fat after you've worked so hard on the low calorie portion of the homeopathic HCG diet. You still weigh yourself throughout the maintenance phase to make sure you never climb more than 2 pounds over your final weight on the diet. If you do jump up 2 pounds or more you reverse the gain by skipping breakfast and lunch and then having steak with either an apple or a tomato for dinner. I love that there's a plan in case the jump occurs. I'm keeping my eye on the scale. I like that I've lost 21 pounds. - 17269
There is definitely a drastic difference between yesterday and today. Yesterday I only got 500 calories. Today I get up to 1500 calories. That is a difference I have to admit I'm looking forward to.
While on the maintenance diet there's no particular portion control other than the total calories per day limit of 1500. There are still specific items that you can't have throughout the 26 days on the maintenance diet.
You basically can't have any sweeteners. There's no sugar or artificial sweetener. There's no dextrose, honey, molasses, sucrose, corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup. You can't have any starch in any form (that means still no yummy bread or pasta, dang it!) You still have to avoid all the drive-thrus since you can't have any fast food of any kind. And you also can't have any nitrites or trans fats.
But if you want to ignore the limitations and talk about what you DO get to have once you're on the maintenance diet we can talk about that! You get to add in any fruits or vegetables that weren't on the diet during the low calorie portion. You also get to add in dairy (milk and cheese) and any/all nuts. I have to say that I had a handful of cashews this morning and they tasted absolutely fabulous!
According to the info sent by HCG Diet Direct the maintenance phase is really important because it resets the body's metabolism. You want it at a high state to prevent the abnormal storing of fat after you've worked so hard on the low calorie portion of the homeopathic HCG diet. You still weigh yourself throughout the maintenance phase to make sure you never climb more than 2 pounds over your final weight on the diet. If you do jump up 2 pounds or more you reverse the gain by skipping breakfast and lunch and then having steak with either an apple or a tomato for dinner. I love that there's a plan in case the jump occurs. I'm keeping my eye on the scale. I like that I've lost 21 pounds. - 17269
About the Author:
Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.
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