If you are thinking about starting a HCG diet plan you may be worried about the menu and the low calories allowed. Sticking to a strict meal plan can make the idea of a diet sound daunting. It is important to understand that even though the menu plan seems limiting there are many recipes that make it exciting. Also you have the choice when you first start taking the HCG diet drops to do a two day binge. In those two days it is recommended that you eat a lot of high calorie and high fat food. Some people choose to skip this step and it is completely optional. However a binge right before starting the HCG drops allows many people to not miss those foods during the diet. At first glance at the menu plan it does appear that it is very boring and restrictive. Thankfully there have been many inventive people who have come up with great recipes with those limited ingredients.

For example on the HCG diet you can have Chicken egg rolls. You may wonder how that is possible. The way that is made possible is by using cabbage to roll the chicken instead of using eggroll wraps. This can give you a great alternative to simply grilling a chicken breast. If you really like seafood salad there is a fantastic spicy crab salad that you can make to eat. Recipes like this only include the approved ingredients from the meal plan.  These are just two of the many options that you can find to eat. The basic outline for eating while taking the HCG diet drops is tea or coffee for breakfast, then for lunch and dinner you can have a vegetable, a fruit, a breadstick, and 100 grams of a specified protein.  You have to cut out sugar but it is okay to use a substitute such as stevia.

While taking the HCG diet drops it is also very important that you drink a lot of liquids during the day. You can drink mineral water as well as tea and coffee. It is very important that you drink at least 2 liters of water per day. That is aside from the coffee and tea that you drink for breakfast. You need to keep your body hydrated while you are on the HCG diet. The reason this is so important is that water helps to clean all of the impurities out of your system. When you are burning all of those excess fat stores you want to support that process by staying hydrated.

Another way to support your weight loss while taking the HCG drops is to exercise. This is in no way required but as with any diet it will help aid you in reaching your goals. You may find that once the HCG diet drops start to work that you have more energy. A lot of people have found that they simply want to work out due to the excess energy being provided by using the fat stores you have. When you suddenly have more energy you will want to find a way to burn it. Once you get into an exercise routine you may find that it sticks with you long after you finish your HCG diet cycle.

Remember the HCG diet not only goes in phases but in cycles as well. Most people choose to do a shorter 21 day cycle when they first start. This can be simpler because it only includes dieting for three weeks. Once you notice how much weight you have lost while taking the HCG drops it can be easier to start another cycle. If you have an easier time staying on a diet then you can start with the longer 42 day cycle. The HCG diet drops are included in the phases that you will go through.

Remember that there are different recipes for different phases of the diet as well. When you search for a HCG diet drops recipe you want to pay close attention to what phase the recipe is for. If you want to purchase a recipe book you can find many online by searching for HCG diet recipes. However there are many free recipes that are available. There are also many support forums that provide tips as well as recipes.  If you have delayed trying this diet because of the restrictive menu then you should really reconsider giving it a try. Simply do a quick online search and see how many different things you are able to eat. You will probably find that your reasons for delaying starting become less and less with each recipe that you find. It is always important to remind yourself that even though you are on a diet it doesn’t mean that you cannot still have food that tastes good.