Amount to Release:  I have been asked if it is worth it to go on the Protocol to just reduce 30 lbs.  My humble opinion is that this protocol is worth doing if you only have 5 lbs to release!  It is an excellent cleanse for the body, helps adjust your eating habits to a far more healthy pattern, and apparently has other healing benefits as well!

Apple Day:  This is a method used in the Phase 2 Reduction Phase to help break a stall.  It consists of eating up to six apples of any variety and nothing more besides just enough pure water to satisfy an uncomfortable thirst throughout the day.  According to Dr. Simeons, it is primarily psychological as the weight will continue to reduce without an Apple Day in good time, and the weight release after an Apple Day is primarily due to water loss.  It may also help to drink Dandelion Tea, which acts as a diuretic, instead. 

CC or ml:  These units mean the same thing and are interchangeable.  'cc' stands for 'cubic centimenter.  'ml' represents 'milliliter'.  Both are volume units.  Your syringe will be in one or both of these units.  See Mixing Instructions for more information.

Cellulite:  Oh, yeah, I have/had cellulite issues.  But they are rapidly diminishing, halleluYah!!!  HCG takes care of that as well.  See Re-Sculpting.

Constipation:  Some folks have a little trouble getting backed up, probably because of the high ratio of protein to fiber and the small quantity of food being eaten.  There are several ways to combat this:

• 
• Magnesium Taurate
• Smooth Move Tea

Eating Out & Travel:  Eating out is a great challenge on this protocol!  I don't think it is wise to do it very often, but it is possible to stay faithful to the menu if you are willing to

• make specific, detailed special requests and insist on them being carried out or sending the item back if it is not, and/or

• bring your own food. 

For example, I have been known to mix up one of my delicious dressings and bring it in a jar so that all I had to do was request a large pasta bowl full of mixed greens &/or romaine to pour it over. 

I also made special requests on my trip to New York city for the Mike and Juliet show when I called room service and asked for the Free Range Chicken Breast without rice, carrots or au jus, and adding a side of grilled asparagus and a Field Greens salad with nothing but the greens.  It was great, and I was able to get both my meals for the day from it.  The chef even weighed the chicken uncooked for me!  I had brought a grapefruit and some Miracle Noodles with me and my Brunch ended up looking like this:

I had the asparagus and the rest of the chicken for dinner with an apple I brought with for dessert! 

Smoothies are also a great meal when you are out and about, but make sure you know the exact ingredients (sugar is almost always added in one form or another...just say 'NO!') &/or request that they add some ingredients you have brought along.  It is a good idea to carry a serving or 2 of Protein Powder in a baggie or jar.  Have your strawberries or apple added in and it can be quite delicious with some ice & water blended well.  Or go the distance and have a Sheepra Smoothie

So it is possible and sometimes works really well, but, again, I don't advise doing it often as the temptations and feelings of deprivation can add up quickly.

 

Essential Oils:  Although known as 'oils' these essential oil compounds are chemically completely unrelated to fatty oils (such as olive oil etc.).
Chemically they belong to the huge family of terpenes, which are
ubiquitous in the plant world. Terpenes are very complex chemicals and
some form enormously long chained molecules. Essential oils tend to
consist of rather shorter sequences known as monoterpenes and
sesquiterpenes or ring-like structures called 'benzene rings'.
You may have noticed that if you get essential oils on your clothing
that they don't leave a stain like a fatty oil would. So these are
not a problem, as long as they haven't been mixed with a carrier oil
that does contain fat such as olive or safflower oil.

 

Exercise:

Fish:  You can have a variety of fish, just stick to white, lean fish like haddock, flounder, etc.  Best to get wild caught to avoid the toxins issue as much as possible.  Even better, don't eat any animal products and use the Pea Protein Powder!

Hair: I use these supplements (even during P2) for my hair:

• Thymus Extract (yes it is animal origin YUK)

• Niacin

• FoTi

I already am genetically predisposed to thinning hair and, I must admit that the protocol exacerbates that for some folks.  So, I have noticed it getting worse with the rapid weight reduction, which is common with any weight release regimen.  I have also been adding liquid extracts of burdock, foti, & nettles to my shampoo, in addition to lots of aloe.  This has helped immensely!

You may want to consider using my elixir recipe as well:

Sheepra's Salve-ation for Luxurious Locks (P3 & 4 only):

Add to bottle of Emu Oil 2 droppers full each

• Fo-Ti Extract,

• Burdock Extract,

• Nettles Extract,

• A few drops of your fave essential oil (I like Ylang-Ylang & Patchouli mixed)

• 1 Tablespoon Colloidal Silver &

• 1 bottle Thymus liquid (opt).

Store in refrigerator. Massage into scalp 3 times daily for one month. 

All ingredients available at

Direct link to that section:

Hair Rescue

Yes, it is going to be oily, but I just don't put too awfully much on.  I like to use one of those applicator bottles my mom has left over from dying her hair (available at Sally's) because it has a very small opening so that you can control the amount you put on your scalp better.  I don't always use it 3 times a day, though that would be optimal.  But on days I'm not going anywhere, I sometimes do.  You can also put it on your head with one of those plastic bags folks use (again, available at Sally's or similar) and use it at night while sleeping.
Just remember that even if you do lose some hair, everyone that has reports it growing back after finishing Phase 2.

 

 

 

Hunger:  If you are having hunger, be sure to ask yourself: could it be you didn't load sufficiently?  That is usually the case.  Or you may be actually experiencing emotional rather than physical hunger.  I finally found myself able to distinguish between the two since I began taking the hCG.  Make sure to start off by spreading your foods out to keep from being hungry.  For example, have a fruit for breakfast, your meat for lunch, a veggie for snack, meat & veggie for dinner and fruit for evening snack/dessert.  Just an idea to start off with to help you gain confidence.  You may also want to plan on having around 30 oz of water about 30 minutes after your morning hCG dose, then again 30 minutes before your lunch, and once again a half hour before dinner.  You can spread this out however you like, but that is how I do it and it seems to work for me.  The water is intrinsic to staving off hunger as well as helping the fat & toxins to have a route out of the body.

One other consideration if you are hungry during Phase 2.  You know, this is sometimes a sign that your body has reached an ideal weight.  It isn't always what we wish it to be, and Simeons often ran into problems with the celebrities that he treated wanting to be far thinner than the Protocol would take them.  But when the body reaches its' ideal weight, he says, the Protocol will take it no further.  So perhaps you are actually where you need to be.  How tall are you?  Are you large, medium, or small boned?  These are factors, of course.  You may also want to make note of your body shape at this point.  You will probably find, as most folks who do this Protocol find, that it is better at this weight than it has ever been before at this weight.  That can mean you are 'there'.  If this is the case, one is directed to increase calories to 800/day until day 21 of the VLCD.

Injections:  I consider this method of dosing inferior to Sublingual (SL), however it is the choice of a number of HCGers, so here are some FAQs about it.

• Where?: Apparently it is a good idea to rotate your injection site from day to day.  I had intended to do left thigh, right thigh, left buttock, right, left arm, right, and stomach, so your sequence is just fine.  It will work as long as you get it into your blood stream.  Most peeps like stomach best.
• How long?: The original protocol has a maximum set of 40 hCG injections or 34 lbs released, unless a person is 'grotesquely obese', in which case they are allowed to drop an 'aditional 5-6 lbs if this occurs before the 40 injections are up.'
  However, on sublingual dosing, many have been known to go all the way to goal, in excess of 100 days. This is another reason I prefer sublingual over injections: the immunity issue is not a problem. Apparently with injections folks find that if they don't adhere to the original protocol restrictions, they develop an immunity to the hCG and it becomes ineffective at that point.
• How to Mix?:  Go here for Injection Mixing Instructions