Weight loss plateaus are common, and they eventually happen to most people who try to lose weight even when following the HCG Diet perfectly. A stall on the HCG Diet is considered 4-6 days of no weight loss.

While HCG plateaus are very frustrating, they will eventually break on their own, but may take up to 10 days. No need to ‘wait it out’, there are strategies to break stalls on the diet sooner, rather than later. The two most common stall breaking strategies are the “Apple Day” or the “Mini Steak Day”.

Apple Day

This is the most tried and proven way to break through a weight loss plateau while on the HCG diet. Starting at lunch time, you may eat up to 4 apples from lunch time until midnight. The following morning, eat two apples for breakfast. Any color or type of apple is allowed, organic is preferred. Do not drink any liquids all day except if absolutely needed. Even then, only minimal amounts of water are allowed, such as to take medication or to quench extreme thirst.

No other food or liquid is allowed on an HCG Diet apple day. The whole idea of an HCG apple day is to rid your body of unneeded water. The apples act as a natural diuretic.

Mini Steak Day

Drink ample amounts of allowable HCG Diet drinks all day (plain coffee, tea, and water). Drink at least 2-3 liters of water on a HCG Diet mini steak day, to help flush your system. No food for breakfast or lunch. For dinner have a 3.5 oz. lean steak with just 1 raw apple or 1 medium raw tomato.

Keep in mind that people are different, what works best for one person does NOT necessarily work best for another person. Try to break your stall with one of the allowed stall breaking methods before trying anything else. Once you complete one of the above HCG Diet stall breakers, you should see faster weight loss. If not, you may want to try the other stall breaker.

Specific to Women

Stalls on the HCG Diet that occur around your time of ovulation or time of menstruation are normal and may not ‘break’ with the plateau breakers above. These types of stalls on the diet are usually caused by hormonal spikes and water retention that is typical during “your time of the month” and will usually regulate once you’re done menstruating or ovulating. If you think this may be the case, keep with the diet plan and know that success is just around the corner.