Who is Dr. A.T.W. Simeons?

More than 50 years ago, Dr. Albert T. Simeons, a British-born physician, contended that HCG injections would enable dieters to subsist comfortably on a 500-calorie-a-day diet. He claimed that HCG would mobilize stored fat; suppress appetite; and redistribute fat from the waist, hips, and thighs. He spent years studying patients suffering from obesity; which became the foundation of a weight loss program that used a medication called HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin), a hormone produced when a woman becomes pregnant. Dr. Simeons theorized that if HCG can utilize the body’s own fat reserves for nutrition to the body in periods of deprivation, then a small amount administered daily in non-pregnant women and men may assist in weight loss.

There is no scientific evidence to support these claims. Moreover, a 500-calorie (semi-starvation) diet is likely to result in loss of protein from vital organs, and HCG can cause other adverse effects. Dr. Simeon’s HCG diet has become a phenomenon among those who desire to lose weight quickly and efficiently. The news of how the HCG diet is helping overweight and obese people lose fat and inches without extensive amounts of strenuous exercise is all over the web, on television, in newspapers and magazines.

The Maintenance Phase and Steak Day

After 23 days of taking the daily hCG hormone, dieters move into the phase 3, a.k.a. Maintenance phase of the HCG diet. In the following three weeks, dieters are instructed to weigh themselves every morning to ensure they are not gaining more than two pounds. If a dieter gains more than two pounds over his last dose day weight, even if this is only a few ounces, he should immediately take certain weight correction procedure on the same day in order to lose the extra pounds.

“Steak Day” is an effective technique used by Dr. ATW Simeons to correct weight gains in the HCG diet Phase 3. During the steak day, the dieter has to fast for the whole day. You need to skip your breakfast and lunch. In the dinner, you get to eat a large steak cooked in oil or butter with an apple or a raw tomato. It is also advised to drink plenty of water and other fluids during the day.

No eyeliner, lotion, or make-up! OH MY!

In the world of HCG diet participants, HCG companies, and even the medical clinics have said that lotions, soaps, creams, deodorants, make-ups, etc. can’t or doesn’t affect the your HCG diet, they can tell you till they're blue in the face but the fact is Dr. Simeons’ manuscript does not lie. There has also been many, many slow-ups, stalls, or gains simply because HCG diet participants were using one or more personal care items that are not allowed on the HCG diet.

In the protocol Dr. Simeons devoted an entire page in his manuscript to this issue. He says, “When no dietary error is elicited we turn to cosmetics". Most women find it hard to believe that fats, oils, creams and ointments applied to the skin are absorbed and interfere with weight reduction just as if they had been eaten. Many women are horrified when told that for the duration of treatment they cannot use face creams or have facial massages. It is an interesting fact to think that we could gain weight by simply touching something that has fats and oils in it and that it can be absorbed into our skin.

Honestly it is my opinion to just let your body be the decider. You either gain weight or stall in your weight loss because you use eyeliner or mascara, lotions, make-ups. If that is the case I suggest don't use it or find alternatives that don’t contain fats and oils. If your weight loss isn’t changed or affected and everything is fine then feel free to use it with the HCG protocol. I know of many who have been able to use make-up and still got amazing results. So go for it! Just make sure to check your results!