A calorie is a measure of energy, and more specifically of heat. In our day, we use this number to count the amount of energy in foods compared with the amount of energy that our bodies use during the day. Something else you may not know is that “calorie” is actually short for “kilocalorie”.

There are two types of calories, the small calorie and the large calorie. Small calories are a measure of how much energy it takes to increase the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. A large calorie, also known as kilocalorie or food calorie, measures how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. Many foreign foods are labeled with kcal instead of just “calories”, as the U.S. does. Kcal and Calories are the same thing.

If you have ever been concerned about your health, you have probably already learned that by looking at the calorie content of any food, you can tell if it is a good choice for you to eat or not. Let’s discuss a little more about the importance of calories and how you can use calorie content on labels to your advantage.

How do they measure calories?

Most foods are made up of a variety of components. There are 7 main ones that actually produce caloric heat, or in other words, have calories. The four that we will be most concerned with as far as diet goes are fat, proteins, carbohydrates, and fiber. Just one gram of fat contains 9 calories. Both proteins and carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram. And finally, fiber contains a mere 2 calories per gram. Thus, in order to find the total amount of calories in a food you must determine how many grams of each calorie-holding ingredient is in the item.

Another possible way to determine calories in a food item is to burn it. Perhaps you did an experiment in your high school science class that taught you how this was done. Under controlled circumstances, you would measure how much heat was given off when a certain food item was burned. Then, using chemistry calculations, you would be able to determine the total number of calories in the food. This generic method doesn’t tell you how many of those calories come from the seven components mentioned above, but it can certainly be a fun experiment anyway.

How many calories should I have each day?

The number of calories you should eat each day is completely dependent upon your body. Men need more calories a day than women because their bodies contain more muscle mass. Athletes burn large amounts of calories and thus need to eat more in order to compensate. Overweight people actually need more calories to maintain their weight than those with a normal weight because it takes their body more work to perform its regular daily functions. Pregnant women need more calories than regular women. Older folks should eat few calories than adults and teenagers. We could go on and on about the differences in calorie intake for each person.

Basically, your body burns a certain amount of calories every day as you go about your regular activities, and even more if you add exercise to the mix. To maintain your weight, you must eat only as many calories as you burn. If you want to lose weight, you need to eat fewer calories than your body burns. The opposite if you want to gain weight. It all comes down to simple science and really knowing how your body responds under given conditions.

Luckily, there are plenty of online calculators that can help you figure out a general idea of how many calories you should eat a day in order to maintain weight, lose it, or even gain it. Having good health can be critical to preserve a balanced and happy life. If you have never tried it before, you should give label reading a try on your next shopping trip. It may surprise you how many calories are in some of the foods you find most enjoyable! Now that you understand what a calorie actually does and how it can affect your life, you will be able to take control of your own health and make wise health choices.

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If you’ve been trying to find a way to lose weight that actually works, and are sick of the influx of diet pill scams and articles telling you to stop eating and exercise more (wow, I didn’t know that!), it may be an indication that the conventional approach isn’t working for you (not that there’s anything wrong with this, considering that doing monotonous cardio is not something that everyone has time for).

Luckily, thanks to recent studies that have been published over the last year, new ways have been discovered to help you lose weight that are not only effective, but more innovative and less time consuming than the conventional “eat less and exercise more” method.  Here are 3 unconventional ways to lower your body fat:

1. Virtual Fitness

If you’ve ever been told that sitting around on the computer is not good for you, those people are wrong.  Well, sort of.  A recent study carried out at Indiana University followed two groups of women considered obese over a period of 12 weeks.

The first group attended 4 hour long weekly sessions at a fitness club (learning about what types of food they should eat, how to exercise, etc.) and the second did the same via an online fitness club on the computer game “Second Life.”  While both groups lost about 10 lbs, the online group scored higher on tests that assessed whether they retained ideologies and values that lead to healthier lifestyles.

2. Have Confidence

This may seem like the type of “advice” that can be relegated to the things that your mother tells you, but a recent study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity showed that improving one’s body image can actually enhance the effectiveness of weight loss programs.

Researchers enrolled obese women (with a BMI of over 30) into a year long weight loss program, with one group given general health information on how to lose weight and the other attending weekly group sessions where issues like improving body image were discussed.  Surprisingly, the group that learned how to have an improved body image lost 7% of their starting weight, while the other group lost only 2%, suggesting that that having more self confidence reduces anxiety and overly rigid diet regimens, which both often leads to overeating.

3. Use Sensa

No, I don’t mean use a sensei, but karate does burn a lot of calories.  Sensa, invented by a neurologist and perfected  after 25 years of research carried out at the Smell and Taste Treatment Research Center, is a tasteless spray that will mitigate your appetite.

In clinical trials that lasted 6 months, the average amount of weight lost was 30 pounds.  If you’re one of those people whose stomach will absolutely not stand for skipping meals or eating less, Sensa has proven to be an innovative approach to mitigating your caloric intake without starving yourself.

Eric Hirota is a personal trainer at LAVA Sport & Fitness.  He specializes in plyometrics and body fat reduction.

Alright be prepared because I’m not going to sugarcoat any of this. First throw away any weight loss pills you have, don’t waste your time or money with them. If you want to lose weight and keep it off you have to change your relationship with food permanently. Weight loss pills are gimmicks, looking for a sucker with money to spend.

I should know they took a lot of my money. The vast majority of weight loss pills don’t work, or will stop working when you stop taking them. And who wants to be skinny for a little while? No one that’s who!

There is something you should know about those pills, only a few are actually tested for human safety. Why, you ask well they are not tested because they are not required to by law. And why spend money on tests when you don’t have to. These companies don’t care about you; they care about your money. Give yourself a break they fool thousands of people every day. The important thing is that you are reading this article and now know the truth. The kicker is that you already know what you have to do. Change your lifestyle.

There is no healthy shortcut to being fit. Sure you could get skinny fast with fad diets and weight loss pills but what’s the point if it won’t last. If you want to be skinny and strong for a long time you have to make long term changes. For optimum health make small changes over time, don’t shock your body and mind by doing a 180. Ease yourself into it; go day by day to start. Before you even make a change write down everything you eat, how much you eat, and when you eat it, you may also want to keep a little journal of how you were feeling that day.

You might be surprised when you look back over a week and see how much you eat and how your food intake was affected by your feelings. This is true for men and women. It is much easier to make a goal when you know exactly where you are starting from. Good places to start for most people is increasing the intake of raw fruits and vegetables and decreasing the intake of animal products. The internet is full of false advice so don’t take my word for it, go to mypyrimid.gov and assess you daily intake. This is a government site and a good resource.

Now for the part you have to really learn to love. It sucks at first it really does, and by at first I mean for a long time. Like I said earlier a lifestyle change is a must, which means that while you are losing weight vigorous exercise will be an almost daily activity (I suggest 6 days a week). Once you reach your ideal weight you need to maintain the weight. Stick to the changes you’ve made to your diet and exercise for at least 30 minutes a day at least four days a week (yes that’s more than half the week). That’s why it is important to learn to love exercise! A good tip is to smile while you exercise, its weird but it will make you feel a little better mentally.

You should be hurting physically, but in a good way. Before jumping into an extreme workout prepare your body with two weeks of stretching and walking. This is a slow process and will help you avoid injury. Don’t waste money with useless equipment and more gimmicks. If you are a beginner simply buy a yoga DVD or search the internet for poses. Go through the motions for awhile without weights. Get a Jillian Michaels DVD and take it slow. Jillian has lots of good advices and most of her videos include a warm-up and cool-down session. Both are very important.

Only you can change your body. So drop the fad diet and pills start eating right and get moving!

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The summer holidays aren’t far away. Are you ready for the beach yet? If not, then don’t worry! There’s still time to get into great shape for the holidays, and, thanks to the Acai Berry Weight Loss techniques, you’ll enjoy doing it too. The Acai Berry tastes so good, it’s hard to believe that it’s healthy!

How Does Acai Berry Weight Loss Work?

The Acai Berry is one of a handful of foods that are known as “super-foods” because of their amazing health benefits. In the case of the Acai Berry, the benefits come in the form of a huge amount of anti-oxidants. These anti-oxidants prevent your cells from damage by “free radicals”, helping to stave off a wide range of health conditions. Some even believe that the berry can help slow down the aging process. But what does that have to do with Acai Berry Weight Loss?

Well, supporters of the Acai Berry believe that it gives you more energy, helps your body repair damaged cells, and also helps to flush toxins out of your body. If you’ve ever tried other detox diets, then you’ll know that they’re certainly a quick way to cleanse your system. Acai Berry Weight Loss works in a similar fashion, only the berry is more potent – with many orders of magnitude more anti-oxidants in the berries than there are in, say, a banana.

What Do You Do on an Acai Berry Weight Loss Diet?

Extreme versions of the Acai Berry Weight Loss diet involve spending a few days consuming almost nothing but Acai Berry smoothies. There are other Acai Berry Weight Loss systems where you may have a smoothie with Acai Berry and guarana instead of one of your meals each day. In the short term, this kind of diet may work – so if you want to just make sure you look awesome for the beach in a couple of day’s time, you could do something similar.

However it’s always a good idea to consult a health professional before engaging in any form of weight loss programme – especially such an extreme diet. Stimulants are often used in the short term diets, and that’s another thing that you should ask your doctor about. Most young, healthy people are OK with stimulants, but those with pre-existing medical problems may want to avoid them.

If you have more than a couple of pounds to lose, then a more long term diet is advisable. Find out how many Calories you should consume per day to maintain your current weight, then try to eat about 250 Calories less than that per day. Don’t eat too little – that will just leave you tired, hungry, and more likely to binge on unhealthy, Calorie dense foods when the opportunity arises. As part of your diet, try to include some Acai Berry – many people think that the berry’s aftertaste is a lot like chocolate, so it’s no wonder that Acai Berry Weight Loss programmes are so popular!

This post was written by James Harper on behalf of Which Acai Berry? James is a keen cyclist and writes on health , fitness and related subjects.

Weight loss diets come and go. Every year there are new plans, guides and sometimes even diet revolutions. But what really makes a good diet plan? Why do some systems remain popular for years while others fade away? The short answer is science. Some diet plans are based on a limited number of personal experiences which for one reason or another do not help everyone who tries them. The diets which really work are those that are based on human biology and nutrition and so far the best system is the glycemic index.

Dr. Atkins, most famous for his Atkins New Diet Revolution, described the Glycemic Index as a “Wonderful Tool”. The Atkins Diet is typical of diets which have lost popularity. This is really unfortunate as the main problem with the “Atkins diet” was not the diet plan itself but how many people failed to understand it and implemented it incorrectly. Today many nutritionists use the Glycemic Index to help the overweight and especially diabetes patients to manage their weight.

Losing weight is really a very simple process. By that I mean that the biological process which leads to the breakdown of fat (and also muscle tissue if done incorrectly) is well understood and physically very easy to implement. The problem that we have is overcoming our desire to eat, our appetite. This is where the glycemic index really helps. To understand how it works you need to know a little bit about human biology.

The glycemic index (GI) is a scale from zero to one hundred which measures the speed at which sugars locked up in carbohydrates are digested and converted to blood sugar (glucose). High GI foods, such as raw sugar, sports drinks and soda, white bread and white rice, are all digested very quickly and raise blood sugar levels to high levels. Why is this bad though?

Blood sugar levels control fat accumulation and fat burning. The human body is very sensitive to the amount of glucose in the blood so to control levels two hormones are released. Insulin, which most people have heard of, regulates the uptake of glucose into muscle and fat tissue for storage. The reason why people with diabetes lose weight is because their insulin levels are not sufficient to store new fat. Also they do not have energy to exercise due to a shortage of glycogen (glucose stored in muscle tissue) which fuels muscle contraction.

The other hormone is glucagon. Glucagon raises blood sugar levels when they fall too low. It does this by prompting the breakdown of both fat and muscle tissue to extract the sugar. It does this because the brain is fueled by sugar and when blood sugar levels fall the brain cannot function properly.

So, eating a diet which consists mostly of low GI carbohydrates and lean proteins (as well as healthy fats from fish, nuts and dairy) helps you to manage your blood glucose levels and avoid spikes in insulin. This reduces the chances of fat accumulation and increases the likelihood of fat break down after exercise when blood sugar runs low.

Such a diet also helps you to manage your hunger which means that you eat less. As low GI carbohydrates are digested slowly your receive a more constant supply of energy. This is why a bowl of oats for breakfast can ward off hunger until lunch time whereas if you eat a bagel for breakfast you will probably be feeling hungry by mid-morning.

Another important aspect of the diet is to ensure that the low GI carbohydrates are well-balanced with lean proteins. Protein is vital to prevent muscle wastage which can occur on reduced calorie diets, and you do still have to reduce calories to lose weight on a low GI diet. Protein also serves another function. When you digest protein the body releases another hormone called PYY which regulates hunger. The same hormone is released during exercise.

This is why regular exercise and plenty of protein can also help with weight loss – you simply feel less hungry and so eat less, and the exercise raises metabolism too. A win-win situation.

Jon Wade is the author of the Low GI Diet Plan which helps you to manage weight loss with healthy eating.

The purpose behind vacationing is often relaxing, unwinding, and indulging. However, many see it as something more: an opportunity to conquer a goal, get healthy, and stay fit. A new genre of holidays are growing increasingly popular, and these are getaways designed specifically for those looking to lose weight.

This is a great supplement for those who have already adopted healthier lifestyle changes, or those on a diet who don’t want to sacrifice their progress during their vacation. These holidays allow you the chance to vacation with a purpose, and to allow you to feel pampered, without sabotaging your diet or healthy lifestyle. Here are just a few of the benefits you can enjoy when choosing a weight loss vacation.

- Luxurious retreat accommodation with helpful and useful features: there are many different resort hotels and spas that are specializing in this type of holiday, with trained staff to help you work out, eat healthy, and enjoy a balanced vacation experience. Spas offer deep tissue massage, which is great for post-work out relaxation, skin treatments and wraps for detoxing the body through the skin and more. The hotels also have balanced menu options created by nutritionists, making it easy to maintain your diet. A gym is also readily accessible, with personal trainers there to walk you through every step of your work out. Other facilities often include pools, water sports and lessons, healthy cooking courses and other informational resources and more.

- Opportunities to learn and develop healthy habits: if this trip is your first step towards a healthier lifestyle, you can start off on the right foot with a supportive environment and plenty of motivation. Beginning a diet and serious lifestyle changes can be difficult, which is why you can benefit from surrounding professionals, and other individuals who are also on the same path. Ask questions, learn techniques, develop a regimen and game plan that works for your life, all in a controlled environment. Leading a healthy lifestyle can be intimidating, but understanding how everything works, and why it works, can help you stick to it long term. Whether it’s learning how to use gym equipment, or cook well balanced meals for your family, these vacations can be the starting point for a major changes. No matter what your age may be, what the lifestyle is you lead, everyone can benefit from this holiday.

- Relax guilt free: many of us wait all year for our vacation; a time which we can relax and not think about work or responsibilities. This often leads to indulging, whether it be through lounging by the pool all day, or eating lots of sweets, which only makes us feel guilty. Weight lost vacations help you make changes, and still have the time to relax, only without the guilt. Enjoy your down time even more when you’ve made the effort to get in shape and eat healthier. Many accommodation options for these types of holidays have spas, which means relaxation and rewards for all your hard work.

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While there are many popular fad weight-loss diets out there, most are just exaggerated and do not warrant any long term weight loss. In fact, many fad weight-loss diets have actually been proven harmful to your body.

1. High Protein Diet

Popular high protein diets include Atkins, Sugar Busters, Zone, and Protein Power diets. These diets are harmful for many reasons. First, high protein diets lack essential nutrients that your body needs. They are high in foods like meat, eggs, and cheese, which are all high in saturated fat and cholesterol and low in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They are low in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, which are high in unsaturated fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals that your body needs.

2. Cabbage Soup Diet

This diet consists of eating soup made up of cabbage, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, celery, carrots, onion soup mix, and other vegetables. The cabbage soup diet claims that by eating nothing but cabbage soup for one week, you will lose from ten to fifteen pounds. While eating nothing but cabbage soup for a week may result in significant weight loss, it is nothing more than water weight loss. It is physically impossible for your body to lose ten to fifteen pounds of fat in one week. Cabbage soup acts as a diuretic, which causes you to lose previously retained water.

3. No Fat Diet

Completely fat free diets are bad for you. Dietary fat intake is necessary for the proper absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, E, and K. Additionally, essential fatty acids like fish and plant oils are essential for good health. Certain types of fat are good for your body. Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated are healthy fats that actually help lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation, increase heart strength, and soften skin and hair. In fact, most people who try to eliminate fat from their diet actually gain weight and decline in health.

4. Detoxifying Diet

Detoxifying and/or cleansing diets are extremely popular. They claim that are bodies are full of impurities that must be expelled in order for optimal health and weight loss. However, most detoxifying diets are nothing more than laxatives in disguise. These diets are very harmful on your body due to the lack of adequate nutrition and dehydration.

5. Grapefruit Diet

Following the grapefruit diet requires you to eat grapefruit before each meal and in between meals as a snack. Supposedly, grapefruit contains a certain chemical that boosts metabolism, fills you up, and promotes weight loss. All of these claims are false. Yes, grapefruit is healthy and good for you, but no, it is not a magical weight loss solution.

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By now it’s no secret that weight is an issue for many, many people in the world. And, while many still struggle to find a decent meal every day, those of us living in the developed world are inundated with food and invitations to overindulge on almost an hourly basis.

Fad diets have been around for decades now as a means to combat this problem, and many people have had varying success with everything from grapefruit juice to low fat to high protein diet strategies. However, all of these methods have one thing in common: eat less, weigh less.

It seems like such a simple solution. By taking in fewer calories, you can lose weight as your body taps into fat stores for fuel. In fact, a very popular study in the New England Journal of Medicine from 2009 even proved that variations in diet did not have a major impact on weight loss as much as simple calorie reduction.

Why is this, though? Think of it this way: calories are basically units of fuel that your body uses to function. These functions range from the blood your heart pumps to the energy and muscle use needed to walk across the room to the exertion of a tough workout on both the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems.

Food provides those calories and in its absence, the body will begin to break down fat in order to create the fuel it needs. On the flip side, any excess calories that you consume will be stored as fat for use in the event that you take in too little.

The more activity that you do, the more calories you will burn. However, the chances of having a significant impact on weight based on activity level alone are slim since many of us actually eat more on days when we are particularly active. Think about it, if you go for a long hike on a weekend, aren’t you more likely to have a big dinner after?

This is where caloric restriction (a fancy term for eating less) comes in handy. The USDA bases its daily recommendations on a 2,000 calorie diet which may or may not be accurate for your body type, age, and activity level. However, for argument’s sake, let’s assume that 2,000 is the magic number of calories that your body needs.

One pound of body fat is equivalent to 3,500 calories. Therefore, to lose one pound you need to consume 3,500 calories less than you burn during a period of time. This can be achieved through exercise, and if you have the time to dedicate to intense physical activity, you absolutely should do that. But let’s face it: most of us are fat because we don’t have that time.

What’s the other option? EAT LESS. If you need 2,000 calories a day and only eat 1,500, you will lose a pound a week. It’s that simple and you didn’t even need to buy a new pair of running shoes to do it.

What people often do is share their experiences on weight loss online. A good idea might be to use some people search engine listed here and search by ‘interest’ (improvement, weight loss etc.)

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If you type in “weight loss diets” into Google you will be met with an onslaught of diets claiming to be the best at helping you lose weight. Who are you going to believe? The sad truth is that many today have found that it is easy to prey on those looking to lose weight because we really want it and it isn’t easy to do it alone. We want direction and we want help. Finding the best diet for losing weight isn’t the same for everyone.

Out of the sea of diets there are some that are proven effective for losing weight and one will fit right into your lifestyle. Below is a list of the best diets for losing weight. One will be a perfect match for you.

The Atkins Diet – Classic Low Carb

The Atkins diet includes a major limit of carbohydrate intake. This is supposed to level your insulin level and tap into your fat reserves for energy. The main ingredients in the foods you will be eating on this diet are proteins, fats (unsaturated) and lots of veggies.

The Atkins diet includes four different phases that you will follow that have little adjustments in the diet to keep your body progressing and burning fat while keeping your energy levels up.

There are plenty of products to help you stick to this diet including books, websites, snack bars and shakes.

The Zone Diet: Balance

The Zone diet has a philosophy of balancing the insulin levels and stopping inflammation to help lose weight and cut the size of our fat cells not just the number of them. This is done by eating strategically. With this diet you must eat plenty of protein and limit carbs and omega-6 fatty acids.

This is a best diet for losing weight because it was designed by an actual dietician and is backed by powerful scientific proof. There are cookbooks and bars as aids and a great website to keep you on target.

Weight Watchers: Support from Real People

Weight Watchers is more than a diet, it is a system of people who support each other to reach their weight loss goals. The weekly meetings are held in a local place to help you to surround yourself with people trying to do the same thing as you, lose weight. This can be very motivational and refreshing for many people because being on a diet isn’t easy and it can be very stressful.

Weight Watchers will give you the information you need to lose weight and the support you crave so that you don’t feel alone in your plot to shed fat. This is the best diet to lose weight for people who need emotional encouragement.

So after reading through these best diets for losing weight, I’m sure you found one that hit you as a diet that you could stick with. Perhaps you thought two of them were interesting and couldn’t decide between the two. Many of these diet or programs can be done conjunctively to get even better results. As always, diets are best done with a good dose of exercise and mental balance. It is always best to find a diet best for losing weight but also a diet best for living a healthy life.

Nutrisystem: Meals on Wheels

Nutrisystem has to be the easiest diet to follow because everything is prepared for you. All you have to do is choose your menu and they will be shipped to your front door every month. There are lots of different entrees and snacks to choose from and you can even add some grocery products to the list.

This diet isn’t about cutting anything out of your diet but to limit your intake and choosing healthy foods. You won’t have to count anything and you won’t even have to cook. This is the best diet for losing weight for those who are really busy and don’t want to have to think to be on a diet.

South Beach Diet: An Atkins Alternative

The South Beach Diet is somewhat similar to the Atkins Diet but they don’t really focus on carbs or calories but they want you to eat healthy foods and be sensible about your portions. There are three phases that you will go through to help get your body primed for fat loss, keep the fat falling, and keep the fat off.

The South Beach Diet has plenty of cookbooks to help you learn how to cook the meals with the right ingredients and many of them are delicious recipes and a lot of tasty variety. The South Beach Diet also has bars and other snacks that you can eat with this diet that you can find any most grocery stores.

Crystal is a professional health and fitness writer and certified personal trainer writing for WeightLossThing.com.

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Obesity has become a major pandemic in our society today. The increased consumption of unhealthy fast foods that are high in saturated fats and calories coupled with sedentary lifestyles have all contributed significantly to this growing problem.  Most of the developed and parts of the developing world are finding themselves locked in a helpless battle against this growing malaise.

Along with the increase in the disposable income of people, their appetites have also increased leading to excess weight gain. The problem of obesity has become so widespread that it has been branded as the scourge of the 21^stcentury.

There is also a huge social stigma that obese people are subjected to. As a result overweight individuals are desperate to reduce their weight by resorting to run off the mill weight loss medication. However these methods are often ineffective and have been proven to cause damage to the body. There is however, an absolutely safe and healthy cure to beat the battle of the bulge.

HCG diet program

The HCG diet program is your all natural solution to the perennial problem of obesity. This miraculous weight loss program has achieved more than 50 years as an effective fat burner and is highly recommended the world over. HCG or human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone that is produced in the placenta of women during their pregnancy. The hormone is nature’s way of ensuring that the fetus of a pregnant woman is well nourished by breaking down all the fat in the woman’s body and converting it into energy.

The HCG diet program consists of a 42 day course. During this period of time dieters are recommended to go on a diet which restricts their daily calorie count to just 500 for the first phase and 1000 for the second phase. The dieters are also given daily doses of the hormone in the form of injections or orally with HCG drops. The HCG hormone immediately starts sending signals to the hypothalamus gland. This in turn burns up all the excess stored fat in the body and sends it into the bloodstream where it gets converted back to energy.

A synthesized version of the hormone known as Sublingual HCG is given to dieters these days. The weight loss is organic and users have not experienced any side effects till date. In fact the diet has become so popular that a whole clutch of celebrities have started raving about it. If you want a holistic and natural solution to your battle with obesity, you may want to try the HCG diet.

Chris Burns writes for HCG Diet Package, an online provider where people buy HCG diet drops and supplements. He is always looking to provide insightful information to anyone looking to lose weight naturally.