Do you wish to try the HCG diet? Do you already have the real HCG drops but don't know how to start using it? Taking the HCG drops is in fact very simple as soon as you get the hang of it. However, before you can truly understand the importance of the process of taking the HCG drops, you need to be aware of the basic principles of the HCG diet.

The HCG Diet
In taking HCG drops, the diet that you should follow is the same as the original HCG protocol when injections were used as a means of administering the hormone. The diet imposes a low calorie intake in which you will have to watch or count the number of calories you are taking. The course of the weight loss program will teach you how to weigh certain amounts of food and pursue food portioning in every meal.

The treatment period of HCG is actually dependent on the degree of weight loss you want to achieve. If you wish to lose about 15 to 20 pounds of your weight, the ideal period should be 26 days. The HCG drops should be taken for the first 23 days only while on the 24th to the 26th day, you no longer take it. You will just have continue on the low calorie diet without the HCG drops so you can be certain that the hormone is eliminated from your body prior to changing back to your old diet which has more than the limited calories that you once had during the HCG diet.

Conversely, if you have achieved your desired weight loss before the 23rd day, you should already quit taking the HCG drops on that same day. You will only need to go on with the low calorie diet for 3 more days then you can proceed with the maintenance period after that. The maintenance period is the time when you can consume as much food as you want. This means you can eat sweets and starches for three entire weeks. It is however advisable to still eat these food in moderation to maintain your new eating habits.

As for those who want to lose more than 20 pounds, the treatment period goes for about 40 days of consistent HCG drops use. But it is recommended not to lose more than 34 pounds in one HCG treatment. As soon as you have lost 34 pounds, the HCG drops should be stopped and the low calorie diet should be continued for 3 more days until the maintenance period. So if you still want to lose more weight, you will have to wait 6 weeks after the last dose of the HCG drops before you can start a new treatment period.

The important truth that all dieters should know is that HCG is no longer effective for weight loss once you have reached your normal and healthy weight. This is because HCG drops only eliminates the abnormal fat found in your body and not those good ones that can be beneficial for your health.

How to Take HCG Drops

The process of taking HCG drops is simple and straightforward. It is a lot different than using the injection method.

• Simply place 15 drops of the liquid HCG underneath your tongue. Let the drops stay there for 30 seconds and then swallow after the time is up.
• You are not allowed to eat or drink anything for 20 minutes after swallowing the HCG drops.
• If in some cases you forgot to use the drops and you are about to eat or you have finished your meal already, you can wait for 20 minutes after you have taken anything in your mouth and then take the drops in the usual manner.
• This process should be done 20 minutes prior to every meal or after in case you forget. So it means you have to take it three times a day.
• The drops are ideally taken on the first day of the HCG diet which are considered the two days of loading period and you can go on until the last day of the diet or on the 26th day for most people or on the day that you have achieved the desired weight loss within the 26-day treatment.
• It is not necessary to store the HCG drops in the refrigerator unless you will use it for long periods like 3 more weeks. You just need to keep it away from sunlight and hot places or containers.

There is no doubt that the real HCG drops will work effectively on your weight. With the right process of taking the drops and ideal amount of calories consumed, HCG will work to your advantage.