How to Break a Stall on Phase 2 of the HCG Diet

The definition of a stall on the HCG diet is NO weight loss of 3 or more consecutive days in a row. If you are just having slow weight loss we would not recommend doing a stall breaker.

If your weight loss stops on the HCG Diet, don’t panic. Keep in mind that plateaus on the HCG Diet are not uncommon, and if you stick to the HCG protocol they WILL pass.

Some HCG stalls can be explained (i.e. old weight set-points, time of month, ovulation, steroids, and sunburn), other plateaus cannot be explained, but all will pass if you stick to the HCG diet protocol.

There are two different ways to break a stall while on the HCG Diet. #1 A HCG Apple Day. #2 A HCG Steak Day.

#1: For an apple day you can eat up to six apples through the day and drink water ONLY TO QUENCH YOUR THIRST through midnight of that day. Then, the next day, AFTER YOU WEIGH, you can begin drinking whatever you would like again, but NO apples. Then, at “lunch”, you can start your normal diet meals again.

#2: A Mini Steak Day is a term that was established by our sister company. It applies only to Phase 2 which is the Very Low Calorie Diet Phase of the DIY HCG diet. A Mini Steak Day consists of not eating anything until dinner (drink plenty of coffee, tea and water). For dinner you would have a 100 gram portion of steak with either one apple or one raw tomato. The reason you would do a Mini Steak Day during the VLCD is if you are stalled more than 3 days and you want to try and break the stall. A Mini Steak Day is not advised to be used every day just to reach your weight loss goal.

One of the two above options should help speed up your weight loss on the HCG diet. If you are having a lot of stalls during your round or cannot break a stall on the HCG diet you may want to speak to your HCG provider if see if you are taking effective HCG at the right dosage.

Avoid stalls on HCG by using protocol approved foods

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