HCG Drops Diet is a phrase that can leave some confused. We’ve all got a general idea what it is…we’ve heard of it. But do we know what it is exactly? Do we know what it does? Do we know what is required in combination with the drops?
The term HCG drops diet is actually a term that applies to a version of Dr. Simeons’ HCG based diets that he introduced over 50 years ago as the cure for obesity. In his original protocol dieters were required to undergo daily injections of HCG for the diet. The phrase we are talking about today defines a HCG diet as one that doesn’t require injections.
Rather than take injections…dieters using the HCG Drops Diet will administer oral drops under their tongue three times per day. And that’s where the name came from. It’s a simple differentiation between the injection based HCG diet and the HCG diet that used HCG in the form of oral drops. It’s a popular nickname that immediately identifies the method of HCG administration.
But there are those who are confused by the nickname. The name actually leaves the full definition of the program open to interpretation. And many of us aren’t good at this. We actually would do better in life if we carried a translator in our pockets to make clear the different implications of phrases and words and everyday speech. But this isn’t to be…Some of us are left interpreting on our own and we come to the wrong conclusion. We think of the diet as ONLY needing the HCG drops in order to result in drastic weight loss. And that’s the beginning of some real problems.
Generally, HCG diet are based upon a bunch of different dieting elements. Every one of the elements is necessary for the process. Success can’t be had without them all in combination. Correct administration of the HCG is only the first of the elements.
The other elements of the HCG diet that are sometimes ignored as a result of the nickname, HCG Drops Diet, are: the VLCD, the list of approved foods, the weight loss journaling, the daily weigh ins, etc. Each is required for a different reason so cutting any one out means decreasing your chances of weight loss.
Many hear the term HCG Drops Diet and they automatically assign the name with both definitive and descriptive properties. This is not helpful. It leaves potential dieters with the belief that the only thing required or drastic weight loss is the oral drop. When really there are several other elements that must be incorporated to have a full definition or description. Misconceptions like this can be very depressing in the end and be careful! Depressing situations like this often lead to weight gain. And that’s exactly what we don’t want.
So think about the HCG Drops Diet (and other amazing diets out there that are often misunderstood) and think about the wonderful results possible. Then don’t just jump on the diet without even finding out what it is…do your research and find out exactly what is required in order to obtain those drastic weight loss results for yourself.
Amelia Handley studied exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself jumping 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.