HCG Diet Modification for Vegetarians & Those Who Can’t Process Animal Proteins

The HCG diet was developed by British Endocrinologist Dr. A.T.W. Simeon in the 1950s was resurrected by controversial author Kevin Trudeau just a few short years ago. Today Simeon’s diet is enjoying a renewed popularity amid a lot of controversy surrounding the use of an injected hormone to aid in weight loss. But despite the naysayers, HCG dieters have been steadily losing lots of weight very quickly and re-sculpting their bodies because of the rapid fat loss.

The HCG diet is not as friendly to would-be vegetarian-dieters or those unable to process animal proteins
In addition to the injecting HCG or taking it orally, those following Dr. Simeon's protocol also eat a very low 500 calorie a day diet. The doctor's plan poses a challenge for vegetarians who do not eat the meat called for in the diet plan
For those vegetarians that eat dairy products, Dr. Simeon recommends taking 500cc. of skim milk each day.

Vegetarians who eat eggs can substitute 1 whole egg with the whites of three additional eggs served boiled or poached. They could also eat 1/2 cup of non-fat cottage cheese or non-fat plain yogurt with no sugar added. Because of the starch content, vegetarians cannot eat the customary vegetable protein sources such as rice, beans, wheat or nuts. If you can handle soy products, soy-milk might be a safe alternative to skim cow's milk, but you'd have to find a sugar-free version.

There are some 'mostly' vegetarians who occasionally eat seafood. They can substitute chicken, ground turkey, and beef, for shrimp, lobster, prawns, craw-fish or crab-meat. Because they don't eat the animal products called for in the original diet, strict vegetarians can expect their weight loss to be about half of that of the meat-eaters who follow this diet.

Taking vitamin and mineral supplements while following the HCG weight loss plan
may be a prudent idea, do to your diminished capacity to supply your body with the vitamins and minerals needed each day while doing the HCG diet as a vegetarian. It is difficult to get everything you need from the foods you eat to get a full supply of essential vitamins and minerals that keep you healthy and strong, build muscle, and keep your body operating in tip top form.

Drink plenty of fluids while on the HCG diet.
Dr. Simeon's program calls for all the coffee or tea you want but with no added sugar a minimum of two liters of water per day. You are also permitted to have the juice of one lemon each day, so you could squeeze some of it into your tea in the morning and then some into your drinking water for the rest of the day.
If you are a strict vegetarian, the HCG diet might be a bit of a challenge to navigate, but if you're flexible about the animal proteins you'll eat, you may find better results.

Whichever course of action you take the HCG diet will produce outstanding fast weight loss results, that judging by the mass popularity it is sure to be around for another sixty years.

Colin F. Watson
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