Are you about to start the HCG weight loss diet, or have you recently started? Are you worried about dealing with hunger?

One of the big pluses of using HCG is that many people don't feel any hunger while on the diet. HCG diet drops act to mobilize your stored fat supply. This channels 2000 to 3000 calories per day into your bloodstream and provides most of the nutrients your body needs for normal daily activity and allowing you to stay on a restricted 500-calorie diet with little or no discomfort. In fact, some people report that they can't even stuff in 500 calories.

Although many dieters feel no hunger at all while using HCG diet drops, others do feel mild hunger or more at some point on the low-calorie diet. So, what if you do feel hungry? Does that mean your HCG drops aren't working properly?

Not necessarily. There are several things to keep in mind to help you with this issue.

First, it is important to recognize the difference between feeling hungry and feeling empty. During the 500-calorie diet, the volume of food you eat is small, and your stomach will often be empty. However, actual hunger pangs will be mild or absent while taking HCG drops due to the amount of calories circulating in your system from the large amounts of fat being released. You will often find that even tiny servings will satisfy you.

Second, it is a normal function of your body to feel hunger for a time before a meal, even while taking HCG drops. This period of hunger before mealtime can be difficult to adjust to for those who may be used to eating snacks or meals regardless of bodily needs.

As you gain more experience with the HCG diet, you will learn to listen to your body and become more aware of its needs. You'll learn to recognize the difference between true, physical hunger and mere mental hunger.

Some people experience particular hunger during the first few days or the first week. This hunger can be diminished or completely avoided by proper loading. Loading occurs during the first two days of the HCG weight loss plan. During these two days, you must eat to capacity the most fattening foods you can. This has led some people to nickname these days the binge or gorge days.

It is imperative that you take the two loading days seriously. The fats consumed during the loading days saturate your bloodstream with nutrients to sustain your body during the first week of the 500-calorie diet while the HCG drops begin to work in your system. Loading will ease hunger during this transition. Hunger during the first week is almost always the result of improper loading.