Most holiday family gatherings and outings with friends revolve around food and drinks. It's challenging to follow a diet during the holidays, and you may be carrying around a few extra pounds as the new year kicks off.
If you're looking for fast results and an easy way to lose extra holiday weight, the hCG diet may be just what you need. Dr. Lori Scott offers medical weight loss tools like the hCG diet at Lori Scott Family Care in Kinston, North Carolina.
If you've ever had a positive pregnancy test, the hCG hormone was responsible for those two pink lines. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is essential in pregnancy – but it can also help with weight loss.
The hCG diet plan is part of Dr. Scott's medical weight loss program. Over about 4-6 weeks, you eat a very low-calorie diet and take a hormone supplement or receive hCG injections daily. The low calories paired with hCG allow you to burn off fat and extra weight quickly and efficiently.
Dr. Scott restricts your daily caloric intake to around 500 calories — which isn’t much. The hCG injections may speed up metabolism and reduce hunger cravings. Calorie restriction paired with very little fat yields the best results.
Although the hCG diet isn't a long-term option, it kick-starts your weight loss efforts, especially after too many holiday treats. The diet follows three specific phases.
Phase one of the hCG diet is the loading phase. You begin the hCG injections during this phase while eating high-calorie and high-fat foods for two days.
Immediately after the loading phase, you begin the weight loss phase, which entails getting the hCG injections or taking a supplement daily and limiting your food intake to about 500 calories a day.
When you enter the maintenance phase, you stop getting hCG and you slowly increase your daily caloric intake. However, for optimal results, avoid sugars and starches for another three weeks.
The hCG diet regimen promises fast weight loss for most patients – especially those with only a few extra pounds to lose after indulging in the holiday goodies. However, following the diet carefully and checking in regularly with Dr. Scott is essential.
Many people can expect to lose one to two pounds per day without feeling overly hungry. Those numbers may fluctuate, but if you follow the diet's phases as directed and avoid sugary or processed foods, the results speak for themselves.
If you’re ready to shed holiday weight fast, contact Lori Scott Family Care today to schedule an appointment to learn more about medical weight loss with hCG.
