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The HCG diet is a popular alternative to traditional diets, known for burning fat and helping individuals lose weight quickly. Traditionally, while on the diet, men and women would consume 500 calories each day. However, new research and the new diet protocol suggests that it's healthier and just as effective to do the HCG diet on 800 calories per day instead of 500. Why the Change? Recent research has shown that when a person takes in less than 800 calories in a day's time, their body may go into "starvation mode," a survival instinct triggered when there aren't enough calories going into the body. In ancient times, few calories suggested an oncoming famine, and in order to survive through the famine, the body would store as much fat as possible to use until the famine was over. By eating 800 calories per day instead of 500, individuals can keep their bodies from going into starvation mode, therefore preventing the body from storing and holding stubbornly onto fat. The Benefits of 800 Calories Instead of 500 Research has found that patients using 800 calories a day while on the HCG diet are less likely to feel hungry, weak, or fatigued. When taking these drops, the dieter uses up to 2,000 calories from the fat reserves in the body. With the additional 800, the individual doesn't feel as if they're being deprived, and they have plenty of fuel to run their body with throughout the day. On the 500 calorie diet, many people reported feeling weaker, hungrier, and drained of energy. The new, 800 calorie version allows men and women to feel like themselves while they burn fat and lose weight. How to Incorporate the Extra 300 Calories The original HCG diet plan consisted of only coffee for breakfast (with no sugar and 1 teaspoon of milk), and lunch and dinner that included 100 grams of lean meat, a vegetable choice, a breadstick or melba toast, and a fruit choice. To include the additional 300 calories in the diet, individuals will want to stick with the healthier food choices; just eat more. A few different ways to add those calories include: - Having half a grapefruit, a medium banana, and an average-sized hard boiled egg for breakfast, 1 cup of strawberries between lunch and dinner, and 1 cup of peeled cucumber as an after dinner snack. - Add 1 cup of cantaloupe, an average-sized hard boiled egg and 1 cup of peeled cucumber to breakfast, a medium apple between lunch and dinner, and 2 cups of cantaloupe as an after dinner snack. - Add 1 hard-boiled egg and half a cup of cantaloupe to breakfast, 1 cup of plain tuna between lunch and dinner, and have a salad as an after dinner snack that includes: 1 cup of shredded romaine lettuce, 1 ounce of tomato, half a cup of peeled cucumber, and 1 small, shredded carrot. Each of the points above is 300 calories, not the entire diet plan. These need to be added to the existing 500-calorie HCG diet. By adding the 300 calories, men and women will feel more satisfied and will have more fuel to last through the day as their body burns fat and loses weight. Author: Dave Sherwin Dave Sherwin is a semi-fast triathlete and certifiable health nut. View Count: 207
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