HCG Diet - What Are Loading Days and is it Really Important For Doing the HCG Diet?

Are you wondering what "loading days" are on the HCG Diet and if it is really necessary? Are you wondering what foods to eat? Do you think you'll skip loading days and jump right into the diet? Loading is important for two reasons.

Dr. Simeons who developed the diet, instructed dieters to "load" with fats for two days while starting the HCG.

1) He said it would help decrease hunger and it really does. Dieting is hard enough without being hungry.

2) Some studies were done that show those who "load" correctly, actually lose more weight. As you know, the HCG Diet is a very low fat diet.

If you load well with fats, you can lose 10-12 pounds the first week. Amazing, isn't it? Later on you will only lose 1/2 a pound to 1 pound per day. Can you imagine someone telling you that to do a diet, you must fatten up? You want to do it inside and out, with fatty foods and lotions.

So for two days, you can eat all the foods you might be craving later. But to do it well, forget sugary foods and focus on fats. Can you imagine that you are going to lose a heck of a lot of weight, but first you should eat fats? It sounds crazy.

If you want to do it right, eat fats that are good for you. Cook with olive oil or other good oils. Avoid hydrogenated oils like Crisco. Think Atkin's diet and eat all the meat, cheese, eggs and bacon you want. I know those are not the best fats, but you will be wanting some of them later on. If you like hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice cream, now is your chance to load up. Eat pizza loaded with cheese and even pepperoni. These also aren't the best foods for you, but it's only for 2 days. And if you are overweight, you've probably been eating some of these foods anyway.

For a better food choice, do you like salmon? I had never fixed it until recent years. If you broil it in the oven with some barbeque sauce it is really good. Broil 5 minutes or so until well browned. Salmon is high in omega-3. So is tuna. Load up on protein. Don't just eat junk. Cake and cookies have fat, too. But eat "white meat" pork chops. Eat ham and eggs. Go to a restaurant and have hash browns with a cheese and ham omelet. Have your favorite T-bone steak and eggs.

Also, slather lotions and oils on your skin, as now is your chance. Take vitamin E, A and omega-3 fish oil. Eat walnuts for omega-3 and other nuts, too. Your body needs oils for joints, for skin and hair. Once you are on the diet, you are going to eat as fat free or low fat as possible.

Fats are used to store energy. They are high-energy yielding molecules and necessary for good health. They help with absorbing nutrients and good fats give us better cholesterol. Like the essential amino acids, these fatty acids are essential to our diets because the body cannot produce them.

So after the diet, you are going to be able to eat fats again and it is necessary that you do. You will go three weeks after the diet, eating no sugars or starches to maintain your weight loss and develop a new set point, but that will be the time to stock up on vitamins and good fats again. Try to educate yourself on good fats and you will naturally live a healthier life style. And best of all, you will weigh a lot less. The HCG Diet is excellent for taking off weight quickly, but it is important to know and understand how the diet works and how to follow it best.

Wouldn't it be fun to go to a spa in Rome, Italy and have your foods prepared for you? Go shopping or sightseeing during the day and come back for more great foods prepared for you? The move stars used to do just that. But since you are probably doing this diet alone or with a clinic, it's not so easy.

So, don't skip on "loading days." You want to get enough HCG in your system so you won't be hungry and so you lose as quickly as possible.

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Janet Sweeney is a successful HCG Dieter, wanting to help others have success losing with the HCG Weight Loss Cure program. Free report on the 5 Top Tips for Starting THE HCG Diet and other information at hcgdietnews.com hcgdietnews.com.