The Homeopathic HCG Diet is all natural. It also offers amazing results averaging 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss per day. That means something special is going on. In the case of this particular diet is a few different very important “somethings” working together to create a program that works.

1. Calorie limitation: maximum of 500 calories per day

2. The weight loss formula. It’s called the homeopathic HCG diet because it requires the three times daily intake of the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula.

3. Limited foods approved for the plan: the list is very short and dieters must not stray from the approved food list in order to achieve maximum weight loss.

Some see the diet as simple and therefore easy to stick to. This is a mistake. Don’t oversimplify it. Dieters should be aware that tools and tips are available because they’re needed. The diet is efficient, but it’s tough. One very handy tool that makes sticking to the strict protocol is the shopping list.

HCG Diet Direct urges dieters to take this shopping lists along to their local grocery store:

Spinach, cherry/Roma tomatoes, Melba Toast (try garlic or wheat), salsa (no sugar variety), sea salt, Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning, fresh chicken (try breasts or tenders), lemons, oranges, strawberries, iceberg or romaine lettuce, red grapefruit, apples, cucumbers, celery, asparagus, sweet onions and green onions, Jennie O Turkey burgers, shrimp, lobster, crab, lean steak, tilapia, lean roast, 93% lean turkey, beef and chicken.

Sticking to the approved grocery list will ensure that dieters have the approved, fresh foods on hand to supply themselves with meals on the fly as they navigate the diet. One of the good habits that dieters pick up from the homeopathic HCG diet is learning to eat healthy, fresh foods. Another one is learning to prepare their own healthy, fresh meals.

Getting everything as stated on the shopping list means that dieters will have the ingredients they need to create meals throughout the week. They’ll have ingredients needed to put together snacks as well as full meals from the cookbook. Following the recipes as outlined in the cookbook is often referred to by successful dieters as one of the most important and helpful aspects of the tools and helps section. It generates ideas that keep the dieter on track and teaches them to cook healthy foods in their own kitchen; developing long term positive eating and cooking habits.

Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.

There are many who insist that the current obesity epidemic is due in large part to biologic factors. This is important because biologic factors are out of our control. They are in the basic genetic makeup of every individual. Subscribing to the biologic theory regarding the obesity epidemic means believing that no amount of exercising or dieting will make a noticeable difference.

On the other side of the argument there are those who believe that the obesity epidemic is mainly caused by cultural factors. This means that they believe that cultural issues and lifestyle choices determine weight. So according to this group changes in lifestyle choices could be the solution to the problem. There are a plethora of bad habits accepted in the US and changing these bad habits could result in drastic weight loss. And drastic weight loss can result in drastic improvements in general health.

Food production in the US reflects the overeating trend cited by experts that indicate the obesity epidemic is due to cultural factors. The US produces enough food daily to provide every man, woman and child in the country with almost 4,000 calories each day. This far exceeds the daily requirements for sustaining life.

In 2002 a study was conducted that supports the cultural theory. Food and drink was carefully documented for all study participants. Activity and applicable psychological factors were also carefully documented. The results were surprising yet obvious.

The study concluded that people who gained weight during the study ate more and had larger serving sizes. The results were surprising to those who subscribe to the biologic factor theory because there was no evidence to suggest that biological factors played a significant role in weight gain/loss during the course of the study. The results were glaringly obvious because they concluded that weight gain was due to eating too much; which is such an obvious conclusion that we tend to overlook it at this late stage of the obesity epidemic.

According to these conclusions the general health of the nation could be drastically improved if Americans stopped eating too much. If Americans, in general, could just learn to decrease their portion sizes…we’d see drastic change.

Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.