Protein is a key component of hCG diet plans. I will explain why the protein portion of this diet is so crucial. Protein has several metabolic effects that are critical to success when losing weight on an hCG diet. All proteins are not the same and the metabolic effects of specific proteins may vary, so it is important to stick to the list you are given in your dietary instructions.
“Postprandial thermogenesis” is a medical term for the additional energy needed for the digestion of food that can represent up to 10% of our caloric needs. You are more likely to lose weight by increasing your caloric needs by ingesting a good source of protein. This added protein requires more energy for digestion. There is a greater likelihood of losing weight when you increase the caloric needs of your metabolism. As more calories are burned, the more you will deplete your fat stores.
Protein as it is being digested provides an actual appetite suppressive effect. We are uncertain as to how this actually works but it is seen in clinical practice. Individuals who eat more protein especially early in the day actually have less appetite. One group of individuals that ate a protein rich breakfast and were not given any limits on subsequent food choices, consumed about 30% fewer calories the following day than the other group who ate a presumably carbohydrate rich breakfast. The implication is that the protein digestion process somehow induces some degree of appetite suppression. This effect can be helpful when combined with hCG diet plans.
Protein as a food substance does not tend to raise blood insulin levels. Sugars tend to do this, and insulin among other things is a fat storage hormone. One of our goals is to keep blood sugar levels (and therefore insulin levels) as close to normal as possible. Protein in the meal accomplishes this.
Protein helps focus the character of our weight loss. When we are on a calorie-restricted diet as one does with the hCG diet, the body will take its additional caloric needs from many sources. We would love to take all the additional needed calories exclusively from our fat stores, but of course this does not happen. The body will take its needs from fat and from other tissues such as our muscle. It has been shown that one effect of protein in our diets is to force our systems to the degree that it is possible, to take the needed calories from fat. Other diets may restrict calories, but the protein in the mix helps focus the weight loss to fat. The pharmaceutical hCG assists in this as well.
You may want to consider taking a fiber supplement to buffer the decreased bulk in your diet. One side effect of reducing calories is constipation, the fiber supplement with help to alleviate this issue. Powdered supplemental fiber may contain sugar so make sure the brand you take is sugar free.
When you are on any of the hCG diet plans a meal plan that includes an abundance of high quality protein is of critical importance as a weight loss and fat reduction aid. Remember the added protein as well as the pharmaceutical hCG will greatly assist in retaining your lean muscle mass.
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