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HCG Diet Maintenance Phase: Finishing Strong and Maintaining Your Weight Loss

You did it! Success! But to make your hard work and your weight loss truly sustainable, the Maintenance Phase of HCG 2.0 is critical. You can begin adding protein and healthy fats, but you must be careful with the carb.

The Physiology of Fat Loss: Outsmarting Your Body’s Primitive Programming

If you’ve completed 30 days on the HCG 2.0 protocol, congratulations! You’ve made incredible progress—and you’ve done it by outsmarting your body’s deeply rooted biological defenses.


Here’s the science: The human body is hard-wired to retain energy in the form of fat. This instinct evolved to protect us from famine, cold winters, and food scarcity. Conditions that fortunately do not exist in contemporary America. UNfortunately, it also means that after rapid fat loss, your body becomes very determined to replenish those reserves.


That’s why the first three weeks of maintenance are critical. This is when your body is most likely to fight back—raising hunger signals, slowing metabolism, and hoarding calories. But you don’t have to let it win.


Follow the HCG 2.0 maintenance guidelines carefully. Begin adding clean proteins and healthy fats to support your metabolism and satiety—but be very cautious with carbs. Even “healthy” carbs can spike insulin and flip the fat-storage switch back on.


Stress, Winter & The Importance of Momentum

You’re also facing a second challenge: the dead of winter. February and March are notoriously hard—cold, gray, and full of comfort-food temptations. But this is also the tipping point. The hard part is nearly over.


If you can hold the line for another 45–60 days, everything gets easier. The weather will warm up. Your activity levels will rise. You’ll be outdoors more. And if you’ve maintained your loss, you’ll feel lighter, stronger, and more confident heading into spring.

Momentum is everything right now. You’ve already got it—don’t let go.


A Strategic Reset: Fasting + The Fast Patch

This is also the perfect time to incorporate a new tool: intermittent fasting, supported by The Fast Patch.


Why now? Because fasting does more than just burn fat—it rewires the way you think about food. It promotes autophagy, a cellular reset process that clears out damaged cells, improves inflammation, and keeps your metabolism humming.


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But more than that, fasting reframes your relationship with hunger. You learn that hunger isn’t an emergency. You learn to wait, to be intentional, and to listen to your body’s true needs.


My Recommended Fasting Schedule

  • 24-Hour Fast: Once per week

  • 72-Hour Fast: Once per month in addition to the 24 hour fast.

  • The Fast Patch: Wear during fasting periods for metabolic support, natural appetite control, and increased energy


My recommendation is to do a 24-hour fast in the first week following completion of your 30-day HCG 2.0 protocol. Then do the 72-hour fast in the second week following your HCG 2.0 protocol.


These habits support your weight loss long-term, make maintenance easier, and put you back in control of your eating habits—without the stress. (Stay tuned—I'll be sharing more tips and a special Fast Patch promo on Monday)


Missed the New Year’s Kickoff? There’s Still Time

If you didn’t jump on board January 1st, it’s not too late.


We’ll be launching a Super Bowl Weekend Sale for anyone looking to start their loading phase and drop serious pounds before Spring Break. Whether you’re new to HCG 2.0 or ready for Round 2, now is the perfect time to recommit.


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This is how you win at weight loss—not by suffering, but by staying strategic.


 
 
 

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