A. Actually, âthe Statesâ is capped when it means the United States. Itâs only when referring to individual states collectively that you should lowercase: âEach of the states elects two senators,â as opposed to âIâm going back to the States.â.
The hCG diet limits you to 500 calories a day for 8 weeks while taking hCG, either by getting a shot or by taking a âhomeopathicâ product, such as oral drops, pellets, or sprays, which you can buy at the store. None of this is approved by the FDA for weight loss. The shots themselves are legal, as long as a health care provider gives them to you. (They're approved to treat fertility issues.) But over-the-counter hCG products are not. The FDA has sent warning letters to several companies that market homeopathic hCG products.
Tweet. Phase 1 is known in the HCG Program as the Loading Days. On the first day of the diet when the HCG is taken you are allowed to eat anything you please and as much as you please. I always tell people eat all of the things that you are going to miss while on your diet. Eating things such as cake, french-fries, Ice cream, pasta, bread and candy are highly encouraged!