It's Time to Maintain!
It's day 25. And I was on a 25 day homeopathic HCG weight loss program. So that means that the low calorie portion of the diet is complete and I'm now in the maintenance phase. Sometimes the low calorie portion of the diet is longer (or shorter). It depends on which program the dieter chooses. I lost 21 pounds in my 25 days and now I'm going to do the maintenance portion to ensure that it stays off!
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.
The maintenance diet lets go of most of the portion control that is so strict while the low calorie portion of the diet is in effect. Limiting yourself to 1500 calories doesn't really mean you have to really "limit" your portions. That will be a big difference in comparison to the last few weeks. Although there are still things that are not allowed 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!
HCG Diet Direct sent a lot of information regarding the maintenance phase of the diet because it's really important. It's the time period required to let your body adjust to a high metabolic rate after the diet. Ignoring the maintenance phase could result in abnormal storing of fat; and after working so hard to lose all that weight it would be a shame to ruin it! So I'm definitely going to stick to the rules of the maintenance phase. - 17274
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.
The maintenance diet lets go of most of the portion control that is so strict while the low calorie portion of the diet is in effect. Limiting yourself to 1500 calories doesn't really mean you have to really "limit" your portions. That will be a big difference in comparison to the last few weeks. Although there are still things that are not allowed 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!
HCG Diet Direct sent a lot of information regarding the maintenance phase of the diet because it's really important. It's the time period required to let your body adjust to a high metabolic rate after the diet. Ignoring the maintenance phase could result in abnormal storing of fat; and after working so hard to lose all that weight it would be a shame to ruin it! So I'm definitely going to stick to the rules of the maintenance phase. - 17274
About the Author:
Amelia Handley majored in exercise science in college 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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