HCG Diet at Beleza Medspa with Dr. Broder

We will be starting a medical weight loss clinic utilizing HCG as a supplement to a very low calorie diet (VLCD). So what does this really mean? Is this just another fad diet? I have waited a long time to add a weight loss program to Beleza. The current diets and medications out there will result in some weight loss while you stick to them. The problem occurs when they come to an end. Almost everybody gains all the weight back. It is obvious that the conditions that led to the initial weight problem are not being dealt with.
Have you been working hard at losing weight but you just can’t seem to do it? Are you stuck in a rut and can’t seem to shed those extra pounds despite dieting and exercising? Is frustration overwhelming you because you reduce the amount of food you eat, you exercise, and try hard to lose weight but you just get exhausted yet those extra pounds seem to just hang on?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be interested in an amazing weight loss program called the HCG Diet. It is a diet that can help you quickly shed 20 to 30, can keep your energy level up, can reduce your hunger, and can make you feel fine. Plus, it can motivate you and spur you to losing all the weight you want because you will see results without the exhaustion that seems to accompany the alternative diet ideas.

The HCG Diet offers you an opportunity to participate in a unique medical weight loss program if you desire a healthy, effective weight loss management and maintenance program. The program has the advantages of medical assistance and supervision to ensure your safety, while enabling you to lose weight rapidly to help motivate you to achieve your weight loss goals.

This successful weight loss program is based on the amazing power of HCG, a natural hormone found normally in pregnant women that has an innate ability to change your body’s metabolism. HCG (an abbreviation for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin), in a sense, “tricks” your body into thinking that it is “pregnant”. During times of starvation or very low calorie diets, when the body has HCG flowing within it, the body mobilizes the abnormal deposits of fat for nutrition. This is a natural response of the body with HCG for it wants to keep giving nutrients to the fetus it thinks you have. Thus, when these fat stores are being utilized, the weight drops precipitously. It is not uncommon to lose one to two pounds a day on this diet.

Normally, without HCG, if you did a very low calorie diet, such as 500 calories a day, you would be sluggish, fatigued, tired, and hungry. If you add HCG, your metabolism changes and you’re able to lose those extra pounds while maintaining your energy level and decreasing your appetite over time. Moreover, if you eat plenty of protein, you do not lose muscle mass with the weight loss.

Sounds too good to be true?

Believe it! HCG pulls nutrients from the abnormal fat stores thus supplying the needed energy calories to your body so fatigue is usually not a factor. Moreover, because the body sees lots of nutrients in the blood, the appetite center in the brain is not overly stimulated, thus the hunger pains are usually minimal and very tolerable.

The HCG diet was developed by Dr. Simeon in Rome Italy in the mid 1900s. He postulated that we have three types of fat. One is structural fat, such as the fatty cushions in the soles of our feet. One is normal fat that acts as a reserve of energy stores. Finally, one is abnormal fat, such as the large deposits of fat in the pot bellies, the saddlebags, the love handles and the hips. The latter are the large fat reserves that make us look “fat”.

HCG works primarily to mobilize the abnormal fat and to thus shrink the fatty deposits so you lose weight. It does not seem to mobilize normal fat reserves or structural fat very well. Therefore, it is a diet for people who want to lose 15 to 90 pounds or more. It is not a diet for people who need to lose only a few pounds for they have very little abnormal fat. These people may want to consider liposuction for body contouring to achieve their desired result, or just do a mild calorie restriction diet with proper exercise. Moreover, both men and women can do the program (No, men do not grow “man boobs”),

For people who want to lose a lot of weight, this program is ideal. It is easy to do. You don’t have to spend hours of time doing lots of exercise, although maintaining good muscle tone is very important for your health. While doing the diet, you learn about how many calories are in foods and how a food journal works easily. Plus, the fast results are a motivational boost for the successful dieter to continue to lose weight.

The diet program consists of three phases, each guided intensively and monitored by trained medical specialists, such as Dr. Broder. An initial workup includes an exam and blood work. Then you are seen every two weeks and checked for potential side effects of this very low calorie diet. Supplements are prescribed as needed to maintain your health so your body receives the essential nutrients it needs, while it metabolizes the stored fat and you lose the extra weight.

If you are interested in doing the HCG Diet, call our office today and get started. You will never feel better and will not regret what you can do for your body and your life.