This article offers 5 ways to maintain your weight loss after the HCG Diet is over.
Many HCG Dieters have been asking me what the best Maintenance eating plans are. Everybody is different of course but there are a few basic weight loss maintenance guidelines that I will share with you now that will hopefully give you a few ideas. HCG is one of the best ways to release that excess weight but it takes a shift in lifestyle and eating habits to achieve that lasting result.
In my own life, its been a challenge. It has been a journey of discovery and a lot of research into nutrition and health. I’m now working on a Maintenance Guide and super healthy new cookbook of some of the recipes I’ve created along the way, substituting healthier carbs like sprouted grain bread and Quinoa.
Best HCG Diet Maintenance Plans
Clean Eating Eat lots of natural and organic fresh vegetables and fruits a portion of which are best eaten raw, healthy fats, high fiber and unprocessed carbs and some probiotic dairy foods. It’s very beneficial for your health to minimize or even eliminate sugar in your diet. Reducing sugar, especially the processed kind can help keep blood sugars stable and even help reverse type two diabetes. Avoiding artificial sweeteners and overly processed foods is a MUST.
Detox
Detoxing periodically can help with HCG Diet maintenance. Whether you choose is a day of vegetable juice fasting or an herbal cleanse, doing a detox once or twice a year can naturally help you maintain your weight. There are also supplements and techniques you can do on a daily basis to keep every day toxins at a minimum. Detox programs combined with clean eating can help you effortlessly maintain your weight without having to diet again. For more information and helpful tips on cleansing, health and Detox visit The Detox Zone .
Paleo Diet
My second favorite HCG Diet Maintenance plan is the Paleo diet and lifestyle. The Paleo program is based on getting back to our Primal Blueprint and eating foods like our ancestors (Hunter/gatherer types) and avoiding a lot of modern processed food, sugar, and grains. The Paleo program recommends a diet high in animal protein, nuts and seeds, healthy fats, and fresh fruits and vegetables. The emphasis is on healthy, high fiber, natural, and organic foods.
Low Carb ie: Atkins
The low carb approach as an HCG Diet Maintenance plan works really well for many dieters. At its best, and when combined with clean eating, the Atkins approach can help you effortlessly maintain your weight after the HCG Diet. With a low carb plan it is important to watch the glycemic value of foods, avoid starches and sugars, and choose high protein and high fiber foods to achieve ketogenic benefits and low net carbs.
Gluten Free
Giving up gluten (i.e. the chewy, gummy, gluey protein found in wheat products and many grains) is becoming more popular as an HCG Diet maintenance strategy. Many dieters are finding that while they may not have full blown Celiac’s disease/gluten intolerance, that they have a sensitivity to it. Gluten sensitivity can lead to bloating, constipation, cravings, and a difficulty maintaining weight for some people. When combined with one of the other HCG Maintenance plans, going gluten free (or at least restricting it) can be very effective for lasting results.
Now I’m not a fan of continuing any diet forever. This is more about choosing the right healthy foods, getting the right amount and right kinds of foods to promote maintenance. I’m also not a fan of obsessive calorie counting, eating low fat etc. so if you incorporate any of these principles into your life make sure not to jump back into “Dieting” That said, a few of the best books and plans out that you can incorporate into your HCG Diet maintenance plan are:
Other ways of eating that deserve a mention are:
The Perfect 10 (a daily diet which works to balance hormones)
The Sonoma Diet (A Mediterranean style eating plan),
The Belly Fat cure (minimizes sugar and grain carbs)
To summarize, these eating plans have a few things in common: Eating natural, healthy, fresh food and minimizing grains and sugar. That really is the key. All the best to you as you move on into developing and refining your own maintenance plan. If you have any Maintenance ideas that have worked for you please share with the others who read this article!
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