The Hcg OWL (Omaha Weight Loss) Diet in Pictures
Posted by: omahamedspa on: January 3, 2010
I have found pictures to be very helpful when educating people who follow the OWL (Omaha Weight Loss) Hcg Diet. My version is unique from most Hcg Protocols (that typically follow the Simeon Protocol from the 1940′s). The OWL Diet diet allows for 600-700 calories per day. The result is that you will lose an average of 15-20 pounds per month. Whereas Simeon referred to his 500 calorie per day diet as Very Low Calorie (VLCD), I use the term Low Calorie Diet (LCD) to describe my safe and highly effective method to lose weight .
Why is the LCD safer? When we consume 700 calories per day, our body is then looking for a an additional 1500 to 2000 calories that is needed for basic body metabolism. The Hcg directs your body to utilize fat stores, and in so doing, you lose unwanted fat. As the body burns off that fat for energy, ketoacids are produced as a byproduct. The resulting acidosis needs to be at a safe level to avoid unwanted side effects such as fatigue, headaches and troubles with concentration. There are rare reports that excessive levels of acidosis can lead to cardiac irregularities. With my LCD protocol, that has never happened. It is also a reason that candidates for the Hcg OWL Diet must be carefully selected by a physician who is entirely familiar with administering a LCD program.
Vicki has lost 138lb and kept them off! Here she is in her old fat pants - bought, but never worn
After you read the blog, and are ready to commit to follow the OWL Diet, call us at 402 614 5556 to schedule your appointment. Carter O. Abbott, MD
The first 2 days that you use Hcg Shots or Cream are called Day 1 and Day 2. On these 2 days you may choose to “Fat Load”. During this time, enjoy limited amounts of fatty foods. This is a great time to enjoy a treat that you will not be eating again until you reach your Target Weight. My goal for you is to not gain any additional weight over these 2 days. During fat loading “Be Prepared for Day 3″, which is when you will start the OWL Diet. Remove food from the refrigerator and cupboards that might tempt you to “Cheat” (my term for any variations from the following approved list of foods).
Enjoy the following pictures, as I take you step by step through my program. All of the following foods were purchased in Omaha Nebraska in early January 2010. Lets first talk about:
Beverages – It is important for you to drink lots of water. Water is essential for body function and metabolism. Water also works to control your hunger, and keep your bowels regular. The minimum is 64ounces per day. It may be bottled or tap water.
Drink 2 Liters of Water Per Day
You may continue to enjoy coffee and tea (hot or cold). You may not use any form of dairy products (even “fat free” is not always “calorie free”). You may use any form of artificial sweeteners.
Coffee is fine - instant or ground, regular or decaf
I permit the use of caffeine containing beverages, but keep in mind that caffeine has a diuretic effect to increase urine output, so any caffeine containing beverage does not count towards your fluid intake for the day.
Splenda flavorings for coffee, Torani calorie free Vanilla and Caramel
Pops and sodas have no positive nutritional value, but their consumption is very habit forming. I permit you to drink pop, but it must be diet or otherwise zero calorie. After you reach your target weight, I will encourage you to reassess your use of pop beverages.
Diet Pop is permitted (with and without caffeine)
For those of you who struggle with water consumption, there are many choices of flavored beverages that use artificial sweeteners. They may be consumed, but the label must state zero calories.
Flavored beverages are permitted as long as they are zero calorie - read the labels with care
Meats – You will need a food scale. A basic spring scale with plastic basket is all you really need (as shown below). You will be weighing all of your meats before cooking. Your daily allowance is 7 ounces of meat per day. Weigh it uncooked – you cook it – then divide it into 2 meals. By dividing the 7 ounces into 2 meals you will have better energy, hunger control and better fat burn.
Choose from lean beef, white chicken, white fish, shrimp and scallops.
Weigh your meat before cooking. Shown is 7 oz of fresh ground sirloinBeef - must be lean. Choices include beef tenderloin, ground sirloin, and top sirloin steak.
The same 7 oz of Ground Sirloin held in my hand
This diet is not conducive to eating out, but if you had to go to a restaurant for a special family or business event, you could choose to not eat meat all day, and then order 7 ounces of lean beef, chicken, fish, scallops or shrimp.
- 5 oz Top Sirloin Steak
Limit your beef to no more than 2 days per week. Seven ounces of lean steak is 2x the calories of 7oz of lean chicken or white fish.
The same 5 oz Top Sirloin Steak compared to the size of my hand
Chicken - You must purchase your chicken fresh (or fresh frozen), and cook it yourself. Chicken tenders and breast are used. Remove any visible skin or fat before weighing. No pre-cooked chickens, canned chicken or cold cuts.
7 oz of Chicken Tenders (tenderloins). Alternative would be chicken breast.
7 oz of chicken tenders and 7 oz of ground sirloin (shaped into 2 x 3.5oz patties) placed on "cookie sheet" for baking
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, season meat, and place another sheet of foil loosely over the meat to keep it moist. Bake for 40 minutes, or until done.
We grilled the Top Sirloin Steak indoors on the cook top
Top Sirloin cooked medium-rare, and sliced thin, to be added to a fresh salad
7 oz of Ground Sirloin cooked
7 oz of Chicken Tenders cooked, and ready to be eaten cold, diced onto salad, or rewarmed in the microwave
No oil is permitted in the LCD. You will be cooking your meat using non stick pans, grilling with PAM spray, or baking in the oven (poaching of fish is also acceptable). All PAM sprays are rated as zero calorie.
PAM cooking spray and Smart Balance spray for buttery flavor
There is a butter substitute that is a soy derivative. Sold in a container shaped as the one in the picture, it is called either “Smart Balance Spray” or “I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter”. As always, read the label to confirm that your purchase is zero calorie. Use on vegetables for flavoring.
“Walden Farms” is a label that offers a wide variety of sauces and dressings that are all rated as Calorie Free.
Walden Farms Shrimp Scampi Sauce and Barbeque Grilling Sauce - calorie free
BBQ sauces and marinades are generally high in calorie. I found this one, shown below. Use one tablespoon to flavour meat.
Marinade meat or vegetables with "KC Masterpiece" Roasted Garlic Balsamic Marinade - 1 Tbsp = 15 calories
Another view of Garlic Balsamic Marinade with 1 Tbsp measure.
Venison and Bison are lean game meats. They may be used with caution, as fat is often added to ground meat or sausages.
Shrimp - may be used. Fresh or “fresh frozen”. Shrimp is often pre-cooked, and this is fine as well.
Scallops – are also an option. No lobster, crab, or salmon (too high in oil).
White Fish - may be used. Fresh or “fresh frozen”. You may not use tuna. Acceptable choices include tilapia, sole, cod, halibut, orange roughy, flounder, perch.
Let’s now talk about
Fruit. You are allowed 2 servings per day. Mix and match from the available choices. Fruit is often best enjoyed at breakfast, or as a snack between meals.
Examples of One Serving of Fruit
One serving size includes 1 apple, 1 orange, 1/2 grapefruit, 6 medium strawberries, 1/3 cup of blueberries, or 2 cups of melon. Try to always buy fresh, but in winter fresh frozen is acceptable. (Grapefruit interferes with the metabolism of many medications, so check with your doctor to see if it is safe for you).
- One Serving Size of Melon as a Fruit Selection
2 cups of melon is about 100 calories – so if you choose melon, you may have only one serving per day – combine a second serving from the other approved fruits.
Vegetables are next. If you enjoy salads, you will enjoy my diet! You may eat as much fresh salad greens as you wish. Choose from lettuce, romaine, baby greens, and spinach.
Eat as much Fresh Lettuce, Baby Greens, Romaine and Spinach as you like!
All vegetables other than lettuce, I call “the hard vegetables”. I allow a rough guide of 4 cups of fresh hard vegetables per day (before cooking). Raw vegetables that may be added to salads include tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers of any color, celery, radishes, cucumbers and bean sprouts.
Make your salads interesting - add peppers of any color, celery, radishes, tomatoes, sprouts and diced chicken
The vegetables that people usually cook with include: tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, celery, peppers, green beans, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, summer squash, winter squash (acorn, butternut, spaghetti)and edamame.
Vegetables - brocoli, Cauliflower, Snow Peas, tomatoes, Mushrooms of any type
Mushrooms, Asparagus and Brussel Sprouts.
More Vegetables - Summer Squash (yellow/thin), Zucchini, Spaghetti squash, Acorn squash, Butternut squash to name a few
Use onions eat fresh or cooked - all types are permitted
- Clean and cut your vegetables, and then measure them before cooking. You are permitted 4 cups per day – the size of this measuring cup placed on a dinner plate. Mix and match for variety.
You do not have to measure the salad greens (lettuce, spinach) or celery – they are so low in calorie that I consider them to be “free” and are allowed in unlimited amounts. Celery makes a great snack between meals, and travels well.
Choose fat free low calorie beef and chicken stock to make your own soups, or use in a slow cooker. I told you to limit your beef consumption to no more than 2 days per week (because beef is twice the calories of chicken). When it comes to stock – the opposite is true! Beef is lower in calories than chicken (?surprised – I was!). In the example pictured below, 1 cup of chicken stock is 10 calories, but 4 cups of beef stock is only 20 calories!
You may use Emeril's Beef and Chicken stock that is fat free. Wyler's chicken and beef cubes are permitted. Make your own soups, or slow cook with these.
Ketchup is not permitted, but you may make your own fresh salsa using onions, tomatoes, lemon and cilantro. Traditional mustard (“French’s” or similar) is zero calorie. I was pleasantly surprised to find the following German mustard that was rated zero calorie – Rhinegeld.
Traditional French's Mustard is zero calorie. Look for Rhinegeld German Mustard, rated as zero calorie!
Roland capers may be added to salads, or used with meats. 1 tsp of Roland green peppercorns was only 5 calories.
Roland Capers are rated zero calorie. 1 tsp of Roland green peppercorns only 5 calories.
Some pickles/preserves are acceptable if used in small portions. Read the labels and enjoy a serving on salad, or as a snack.
Mezzetta Peppers - One Serving size ranges from 5-15 calories - great snack, or add to salads. Choose from Sweet Cherry, Sweet Banana, Jalapeno and HabaneroUse lemon and lime juice to flavour chicken, fish, scallops and shrimp. Or combine with water and an artifical sugar sweetener for calorie free lemonade or limeade. In the jar, as shown below, they are rated as zero calorie. As a fresh squeezed fruit - each lemon or lime is about 10 calories each.Real Lemon and Real Lime are zero calories - use all you wish!
Examples of Hot Sauces that are Zero Calorie
Wish Bone Spritzers come in several flavors - choose the ones that are 1 calorie per spray, limit yourself to 10 sprays per day
Vinegars are low or zero calorie -this particular rice vinegar is calorie free
Holland House Red and White Cooking Wine - limit yourself to 2 tbsp = 20 calories
Walden Farms has a large selection of salad dressings - all are zero calories
Walden Farms Salad Dressings in convenient packets
The Hcg OWL Diet allows considerably more “grain carbs” than the VLCD. I find that these carbs are great snacks between meals, evening treats, or emergency food when you are travelling by air or car. Try them for breakfast combined with a serving of sugar free jam.
The following Italian breadsticks, made by the grissini method, are very popular. Choose from one of the options below for your daily allowance.
Alessi Sesame Breadstick - enjoy up to 4 per day
Alessi Garlic Breadstick - Regular Size - 4 per day
Alessi Thin Breadsticks come portioned in packs within the box - One pack per day is permitted.
Ak-mak whole wheat crackers - on their own, or with sugar free jam.
Ak-mak - 4 crackers permitted per day (comes in one strip of 4 crackers)
Traditional Melba Toast is rectangular in shape - choose from Classic, Sesame, Wheat or Rye
Inside the box of Melba Toast are cellophane packs containing 5 pieces - your allowance for a day
Orville Redenbacher's "Smart Pop" - after microwaving = 100 calories
After popping - divide into 2 bags, and enjoy over the course of a day. Add a serving of "Kernal Season's" Nacho Cheddar for added flavor - only 2 additional calories
Polaner Sugar Free Jam - Grape, Raspberry & Strawberry - 1 Tbsp = 10 calories
Smucker's Sugar Free - Orange Marmalade, Raspberry, Apricot Preserve - 1 Tbsp = 10 calories
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- One Serving Fruit Options
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- One Serving Size of Melon as a Fruit Selection
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- Eat as much Fresh Lettuce, Baby Greens, Romaine and Spinach as you like!
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- Vegetables – Brocolli, Cauliflower, Snow Peas, Tomatos, Mushrooms of any type
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- More Vegetables – Summer Squash (yellow/thin), Zucchini, Spaghetti squash, Acorn sqush, Butternut squash to name a few
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- Use onions eat fresh or cooked – all types are permitted
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- Drink 2 Liters of Water Per Day
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- Examples of One Serving of Fruit
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- Clean and cut your vegetables, and then measure them before cooking. You are permitted 4 cups per day – the size of this measuring cup placed on a dinner plate. Mix and match for variety.
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- Diet Pop is permitted (with and without caffeine)
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- Flavored beverages are permitted as long as they are zero calorie – read the labels with care
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- You may use Emeril’s Beef and Chicken stock that is fat free. Wyler’s chicken and beef cubes are permitted. Make your own soups, or slow cook with these.
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- Traditional French’s Mustard is zero calorie. Look for Rhinegeld German Mustard, rated as zero calorie!
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- Roland Capers are rated zero calorie. 1 tsp of Roland green peppercorns only 5 calories.
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- Kraft Cocktail Sauce for Shrimp and Kraft Tartar Sauce for White Fish – 2 tbsp are only 25 to 30 calories
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- Mezzetta Peppers – One Serving size ranges from 5-15 calories – great snack, or add to salads. Choose from Sweet Cherry, Sweet Banana, Jalapeno and Habanero
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- Real Lemon and Real Lime are zero calories – use all you wish!
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- Splenda flavorings for coffee, Torani calorie free Vanilla and Caramel
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- Examples of Hot Sauces that are Zero Calorie
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- Some Worcestershire Sauces are Calorie Free. Try Bragg Liquid Aminos as a replacement for Soy Sauce
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- Vlasic Sweet Gherkins- with Splenda – 3 pickles only 5 calories – a sweet snack
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- Vlasic Bread and Butter Spears – with Splenda – One spear is only 7 calories
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- Wish Bone Spritzers come in several flavors – choose the ones that are 1 calorie per spray, limit yourself to 10 sprays per day
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- Vinegars are low or zero calorie -this particular rice vinegar is calorie free
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- Holland House Red and White Cooking Wine – limit yourself to 2 tbsp = 20 calories
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- Walden Farms has a large selection of salad dressings – all are zero calories
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- Walden Farms Salad Dressings in convenient packets
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- My personal favorite – Maple Grove Farms of Vermont Fat Free Balsamic Vinegrette – the whole bottle is only 40 calories!
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- Alessi Sesame Breadstick – enjoy up to 4 per day
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- Alessi Garlic Breadstick – Regular Size – 4 per day
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- Alessi Thin Breadsticks come portioned in packs within the box – One pack per day is permitted.
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- Ak-mak whole wheat crackers – on their own, or with sugar free jam.
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- Ak-mak – 4 crackers permitted per day (comes in one strip of 4 crackers)
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- Traditional Melba Toast is rectangular in shape – choose from Classic, Sesame, Wheat or Rye
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- Inside the box of Melba Toast are cellophane packs containing 5 pieces – your allowance for a day
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- Orville Redenbacher’s “Smart Pop” – after microwaving = 100 calories
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- After popping – divide into 2 bags, and enjoy over the course of a day. Add a serving of “Kernal Season’s” Nacho Cheddar for added flavor – only 2 additional calories
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- PAM cooking spray and Smart Balance spray for buttery flavor
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- Walden Farms Shrimp Scampi Sauce and Barbeque Grilling Sauce – calorie free
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- Marinade meat or vegetables with “KC Masterpiece” Roasted Garlic Balsamic Marinade – 1 Tbsp = 15 calories
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- Another view of Garlic Balsamic Marinade with 1 Tbsp measure.
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- Polaner Sugar Free Jam – Grape, Raspberry & Strawberry – 1 Tbsp = 10 calories
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- Smucker’s Sugar Free – Orange Marmalade, Raspberry, Apricot Preserve – 1 Tbsp = 10 calories
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- Coffee is fine – instant or ground, regular or decaf
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- Wear your meat before cooking. Shown is 7 oz of fresh ground sirloin
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- The same 7 oz of Ground Sirloin held in my hand
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- 5 oz Top Sirloin Steak
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- The same 5 oz Top Sirloin Steak compared to the size of my hand
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- 7 oz of Chicken Tenders (tenderloins). Alternative would be chicken breast.
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- 7 oz of chicken tenders and 7 oz of ground sirloin (shaped into 2 x 3.5oz patties) placed on “cookie sheet” for baking
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, season meat, and place another sheet of foil loosely over the meat to keep it moist. Bake for 40 minutes, or until done.
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- We grilled the Top Sirloin Steak indoors on the cook top
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- Top Sirloin cooked medium-rare, and sliced thin, to be added to a fresh salad
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- 7 oz of Ground Sirloin cooked
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- 7 oz of Chicken Tenders cooked, and ready to be eaten cold, diced onto salad, or rewarmed in the microwave
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- Mushrooms, Asparagus and Brussel Sprouts.
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- Make your salads interesting – add peppers of any color, celery, radishes, tomatoes, sprouts and diced chicken
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- Vicki has lost 138lb and kept them off! Here she is in her old fat pants – bought, but never worn
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84 Responses to "The Hcg OWL (Omaha Weight Loss) Diet in Pictures"
February 19, 2010 at 3:03 pm
I need to lose 75 lbs. Can this diet help me do that?
February 24, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Absolutely – stay focused on your long term goal.
March 2, 2010 at 8:59 pm
What is the difference between the drops and the shots besides the pain factor?
February 19, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Wow, this is SO HELPFUL! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. And here, I’ve been splitting one tiny melba toast into halves and eating it that way (because I thought I had to!). You rock!
I’ve only just begun but I’ve lost 7 lbs this week. I hope I can reach my goal by late this fall. I have approximately 100 lbs to lose. I’ll be a frequent visitor of your blog.
Cheers! 
March 2, 2010 at 1:23 am
I have been on the HCG diet for 2 weeks and lost 12 lbs. I am glad to find this site because the list of foods were very limited on the other website I was using. I am on the drops and not the injections. I was going to stay on the diet for the required 26 days but may go for the long haul since I have found this site with so much more to eat and “variety”
Thanks so much for the pictures. I may be able to find the breadsticks now.
Rhonda
March 3, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Do you allow folks to stay on HCG and the LCD for an unlimited amount of time – or until they have lost their desired amount of
weight? Or, as in the Simeon Protocol, do you do HCG in 43 day
intervals, then going to Phase 3, and putting extended time periods between rounds of HCG? Thanks much for this information.
March 12, 2010 at 1:37 am
Dr. Simeon 70 years ago used a VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diet) of 500cal/ day. He was also concerned about “immunity to Hcg”. I use a LCD (Low Calorie Diet) that ranges from 600-750 cal/day, depending on choice of meat, and whether an alcoholic beverage is consumed every day. I am not concerned about immunity, as I do not believe that it exists.
As a result, I encourage participants to stay on the program until they reach their weight loss goal. People take a break due to boredom with the diet, lack of commitment, concurrent illness, or finances. I don’t talk Phases – it simply is not necessary.
Losing weight with the Omaha Med Spa’s Hcg Diet is simply a combination of Hcg and following my diet – pure arithmetic of calorie counting from the approved list of foods.
April 7, 2010 at 4:18 am
Thank you so much for posting this. I was so glad to read that you accept all artificial sweeteners, Pam, and my favorite, edamame! I’m just starting the HCG diet, but I have a lot more confidence in it after reading your material. One question: what do you think about tofu? I was thinking it would be great stir-fried with veggies or breaded in crumbled up melba toasts and pan-fried in Pam or baked.
April 7, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Also I wanted t know your thoughts on a little light soymilk or unsweetened soy milk in coffee.
April 7, 2010 at 2:31 pm
That is an excellent idea once you have hit your target weight, as part of healthy choices in maintenace. However, with the LCD, it is not permitted. That would fall under “tweaking”, and will often result in derailment of successful weight loss.
April 7, 2010 at 2:33 pm
I need to update the blog – we have found that edamame is too high in calories, and is no longer permitted. Tofu would be a replacement for meat, and used in moderation is acceptable.
April 12, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Tofu is a replacement for the meat options. One day’s serving would be limited to no more than 1/2 cup (firm) = 183 calories.
April 9, 2010 at 2:54 pm
I am planning on getting pregnant in a few months, but first would really like to lose my remaining baby weight from my first child. Will the HCG program have any effect on my hormones or body chemistry during this process?
April 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Good questions.
Some people actually lose weight to improve their fertility.
However, we advise that you not attempt to become pregnant while on the LCD. The calorie load is too small, and the risk of pregnancy loss is higher.
Practice contraception while on the diet, attain your ideal body weight, and then resume a normal healthy diet while trying to become pregnant.
Remember too…Hcg is the basis of a pregnancy test, and home tests will show false positive. If you think you become pregnant while on the LCD, stop the LCD and Hcg, and wait 3 days before checking for a true positive pregnancy test.
April 9, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Is sugar-free Jello allowed?
April 12, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Have a look at the calorie content, and I suspect you will find that it is not calorie free, and so should be avoided.
April 17, 2010 at 9:25 pm
I was wondering if it would be ok to eat this certain pasta they say is totally calorie free…”Miracle Shirataki Noodles” I have read a few articles about including these into the HCG diet. I wanted to get your opinion…Thanks!
April 25, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Just wondering where you can buy Alessi breadsticks in Omaha? I’ve been unable to find them @ HyVee or Bakers.
Also wondering if you allow any type of fat-free salad dressings as a part of your program?
Thanks
April 30, 2010 at 8:50 pm
I typically have found them at Hy-Vee. Ask a stock clerk where they are located – sometimes in the bread aisle, other times with Italian foods. Smaller grocers that have then are Wollner’s in Aksarben and Cubby’s in the Old Market.
April 29, 2010 at 11:29 pm
This website is awesome. I was eating a salad with just the greens b/c the menu I got from another website said to eat only one item from the veggie list. And I also was only eating 2 melba toast a day. One with each fruit. This makes the diet more bearable. Omahamedspa you ROCK!!!!☻
May 12, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Great site!… I have been ‘crazy’ faithful to the original VLCD for 22 days with an average loss of .56# per day. It seems awfully slow to me. What is your observation of the average daily loss?
I am female, 58, and plan a total 30# loss.
As a nurse, I found the original diet rather strict, especially with all the calorie free items available. Why do the ‘experts’ forbid aspartame and splenda? I am nervous about including the options that you have blessed since my loss is slow to begin with.
thanks for your time!
May 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm
On the OWL (Omaha Weight Loss) Diet, I see 15-20 pounds of wt loss per month on average. Weight loss varies based on gender, age and amount of wt to be lost. Have you had your thyroid gland checked (TSH blood test)?
As far as the artificial sweeteners are concerned, I allow all of them. There is a lot of “mythology” surrounding weight loss.
Our program works like a charm. I just saw a nurse who lost 40 pounds in 3 months (her goal is about 60 pounds total).
June 7, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Why do you have to weigh the food raw? I’ve been weighing my food after they’re cooked 
Is cooked food heavier, or less heavier than raw?
Thanks!
June 7, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Cooked meat is lower in water, and whatever oil may be in the meat.
By convention, the calories in meats have always been calculated based on weighed portions prior to cooking.
June 9, 2010 at 2:11 am
I lOVE THIS WEBSITE. I can see myselt successful doing he LCD method. My question is I like to go out every other weekend with my girlfriends. What is a low calorie or diet alchoholic cocktail that will not throw me to far off my caloric intake for the day? Shall I have 2 flutes of wine – with equals one regular glass or shall I go for a diet coke and crown royale?
June 9, 2010 at 8:15 pm
the choice is:
one 4 oz glass of wine
or
1 and 1/2 oz of Crown Royal with diet
June 13, 2010 at 4:39 am
Glad to find your website! Have been on VLCD 500 calories and bored with limited foods. Can I have flour tortilla, pepperidge farm slider buns or cinnamon raisin bagels? All have 100 calories, low fat, high protein and 5-6 grams of sugar each.
June 16, 2010 at 10:18 pm
My version is LCD (Low Calorie Diet) of 600-750 calories. As part of that I allow any grain carbohydrate product that offers up to 100 calories, with no more than 15% from fat.
June 23, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Hi, i just started the diet, and i have to tell you, i am scared to death to impliment these additional foods! but i love this site! i started the 500 calororie diet this sunday, i have lost three pounds so far. so i’m very encouraged about this working for me. i would however would like to try to add a little extra. thanks for posting this site! little scared but will start your diet maybe next week and i’ll post again to let you know how its going. Thank you for a great site!!
June 26, 2010 at 1:57 am
Dr. Abbott…Thanks for your response. Can we have black beans…1/2 cup serving, calories 110, fat 0.5g, carboh 19g, protein 6g; organic brown jasmine rice…1/4 cup serving, calories 170, fat 1.5g, carboh 35g, protein 4g; vegetables-okra, eggplant or any hard cheese-eg. cheddar or hoop? How many total carbohdrates or grams of sugar should we have daily?
Have been on VLCD and hcg 125U and lost 32 lbs over the last 3 months. Female, 5’6″. Need to lose 50 more lbs. Had to take a 6 wk break due to MD following Dr. Simeons diet. Urine ketones-trace to small amt while on VLCD. Is this ok? Fasting glucose 2wks ago 69. Thanks for your time. I just love your website.
June 26, 2010 at 7:16 pm
What is your opinion on taking fish oil supplements? I have taken 2 oemga 3,6,9 supplements for the past few years. Will this have any effect on the effects of HcG? I love the website! Thanks for the blog!
July 5, 2010 at 8:57 pm
I ask our participants to hold the fish oil until they hit their target weight.
June 29, 2010 at 7:37 pm
T.G. for this website I am on day 17 and am so bored with menu i was given. POPCORN really popcorn i cant wait to go to the store. I printed pictures of the other items and on my way to go look for them. i will kepp intouch.
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September 2, 2010 at 8:23 pm
I only prescribe the hcg assisted Low Calorie Diet to adults age 21 and over.
November 9, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Hi guys ! What a great website !! Thank you for researching this product and taking the time to share you information. I am 50 pound over weight and am debating doing this protocol. Since you do not do phases , do you just start eating normally after you have lost your pounds ? I like that idea much better than the others, but are there any implications from that ? Thank you Stephanie
December 7, 2010 at 10:36 pm
“Normal” means continuing to make healthy food choices. On the Hcg OWL Diet you will learn to keep a healthy balance of meat to vegetables and fruit. Limit your intake of grain products, and oil. Start exercising and be very protective of the weight that you lose!
November 18, 2010 at 11:58 pm
What about egg product/egg whites?
December 7, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Egg whites are a good “tweak”. Tweaks are food substitutions that usually work very well with the diet. The white of an average sized egg is 18 calories – so 2 egg whites per day can be used, but then you reduce the meat intake for that day to 6oz.
November 24, 2010 at 1:46 am
I just started the HCG OWL Diet today and I am very excited, I have lost weight on other diet programs (Phin Phin) with great success but it always came back. I desperately want this to work so I am very committed. It is great to go back and reference this site with the pictures of all the different foods. I have never liked fish but I am going to try some (broden my horizons) Do you have any recipies you could share for any meals? would prefer meat or chicken, I am trying to get my husband to make better food choices also.
Thank you so much to you and all your staff.
December 7, 2010 at 10:23 pm
yes – my book should be available by Jan 2011 – there is a chapter dedicated to recipes.
December 26, 2010 at 11:54 pm
I’m planning on starting HCG while at home for Christmas break. My concern is about when I head back to college. On average I walk about a 1-2 miles a day from walking to classes and walking to work. What is the recommended exercise regiment for the LCD? I would really like to continue at school but am not sure if my walking will interfere or make me weak
PLEASE RESPOND
thank you! Happy Holidays
January 5, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Chapter 12 in my new book “The OWL Diet” is titled “Exercise and the OWL Diet” – in a nutshell, mild exercise only is permitted. Walking 1-2 miles per day, and to work should be OK – but always stay well hydrated with water, spread your allowed food out over the course of the entire day, and always carry extra food with you. If you have to “Cheat” and eat extra calories, then I want you to cheat from approved foods. Good foods for travel on long walks would include Melba Toast and an apple.
Get more info from my book “The OWL Diet” available by calling us at Omaha Med Spa – 402-614-5556 – only $32.05, incl free shipping within the US
December 28, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Where can I buy your book? I live ib KC, MO can I come to your office to be monitored by your staff? How long can I stay on this diet before i need to stop. I am addicted to sweets and I have about 200lbs to lose.
Thanks
January 5, 2011 at 4:38 pm
“The OWL Diet” is available by calling us at Omaha Med Spa – Ph 402-614-5556 and paying over the phone with a credit card. The cost is $32.05 and the shipping is free within the US!
January 25, 2011 at 12:53 am
`’; I am really thankful to this topic because it really gives great information ~~,
February 12, 2011 at 2:37 am
THANKS FOR THE INFO, I’M ON HCG/500 CAL DIET. LOST 13 LBS IN 10 DAYS. I LIKE THIS SITE BECAUSE OF THE FOOD CHOICES. ALTHOUGH, I DON’T KNOW ABOUT ADDING MORE CAL TO MY DIET. ON AVERAGE I’VE BEEN LOSING A POUND A DAY. WILL I STILL LOSE IF I SWICH DIET?
GREAT SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 12, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I updated the original Hcg Diet to allow for 20-40% more calories – in other words 600-700 cal/day. At that calorie intake your weight loss will be a bit slower. My rationale is safety, and enhanced hunger control with the allowance of eating food over the course of the day. The OWL Diet allows more participants to stay on the program until they reach their weight loss goal. I tell my patients “this is not a race, this is a journey to learning to eat real food, and achieve permanent weight loss.” Congratulations on your weight loss, and I hope that you try to increase your food choices and calories, so that you can stay on the program!
February 21, 2011 at 4:35 am
I’m doing another round of hcg at the 500 calories. When is your book out and where can I get it? I would like to implement more variety and calories.
This is my fifth round of the diet over the course of a year and a half. It has gotten slower and slower on the weight loss each round. I want to shed my last 25 pounds this round and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
March 28, 2011 at 6:34 pm
“The OWL Diet” is available by phone order:
Call Omaha Med Spa
402 614 5556
ask for Lenore.
March 12, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I am pre diabetic and watch my numbers. My day time numbers I can keep in range but my morning numbers have been as high as 130. Is there some thing that I can do to get that back down?
Is this recipe legal, 1 cup chicken broth, and then I added chopped up onion, celery, red pepper and measured it for 2 cups. When done I added my portion of chicken. It was very good but were there two many vegatables?
Thank you
March 28, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Your soup recipe sounds great – very much approved. And add whatever herbs, pepper and other seasonings to make the soup flavorful.
A fasting blood glucose of 130 is going to resolve as you lose more weight (Assuming you are a Type 2 Diabetic).
March 15, 2011 at 4:52 am
I see that you allow squashes, like acorn and spaghetti squash! Have you found that these have inhibited losses in your patients, at all? It’s nice to see broader choices.
March 28, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Squash works out great. The key to the OWL Diet is eating a variety of vegetables each day. That way the calories average out just fine, and food boredom is lessened.
March 31, 2011 at 8:39 pm
My wife and I are doing well with HCG, but both think a lot about foods we would like to eat. I love watching the food network. Phisically doing fine, but mentally I really appreciate the added guidence. Our program is so limited it leaves questions unanswered for acceptable food options as well as dry problem skin. I have slowed some from losing a pound a day, but feel more confident long term.
April 19, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Hunger is behavioral and social – we eat for reasons other than survival – we like the taste, eat out of habit, eat socially with friends and family, as well as when we are tired or stressed. You are not alone with the struggle to say no to food! Dieting is never easy. The great thing about this diet is that you are rewarded for your sacrifices, and you are learning permanent healthy food behavior habits.
April 5, 2011 at 5:50 pm
I just spent thirty dollars ordering ” miracle noodles “. I hope I didn’t waste my money but this diets success is more important to me than the thirty dollars. I did not notice you mention them as acceptable. Are they alright to eat on this diet? P.S. Thank you so very much for all your amazing advice.
April 26, 2011 at 8:48 am
I have spent the last few hours discovering and learning about the hcg diet and am very excited at the prospect, especially because I am here in Omaha and would much rather be seen than risk buying something over the internet. I have a family reunion coming up in three months and am anxious to start but really curious (and hoping) if you will have any further specials coming up that will reduce the price? Thanks!
April 26, 2011 at 5:13 pm
If you sign up “with a friend” you will each save $100 on the first month – $350 instead of $450. A friend could be a co-worker, family member or neighbour.
May 22, 2011 at 9:56 pm
What is the cost you refer to as $350 to $450? What does that cover?
Thank you,
Donna
May 25, 2011 at 5:51 pm
First 4 weeks = $450 and Includes:
Physician Consultation – review of medical history and detailed description of The OWL Diet
The book “The OWL Diet”
Weekly visits with trained RN’s at Omaha Med Spa – check weight, BP, hunger control, bowel pattern, food counselling, and B-12 injection (if on the Cream)
The OWL Vitamin Pak – 30 days of all the vitamins you need.
The cost of Hcg/B-12 shots, and shot supplies, or 4 weeks of Transdermal Cream in a Accupen device.
Additional 4 week cycles are $300
July 19, 2011 at 7:02 pm
What is the cost of the program? I went through my Dr to do injections and lost 35 lbs and would like to do more but want to do drops and my DR won’t do those. My last 40 day program was only 116.00 not counting the 2 office visits.
August 22, 2011 at 11:50 pm
I do not use the drops. Half my patients use the shots, and the other half use the transdermal cream. The first month includes a 1 hour visit with me, weekly nursing visits for weigh-in, BP check and coaching, B-12 injections as needed, daily vitamin pak and my book. The cost for the first month is $450, and additional months are $300.
August 22, 2011 at 8:33 pm
I’m curious about the ketosis, which I understand is the process by which you start burning your abnormal fat stores instead of carbs. Most of what I have read says that to induce ketosis, you drain off your glycogen with exercise or fasting, then avoid carbs (but fat is okay). So what is the basis for restricting fat on the HCG diet, to the point that I’m not even allowed to get a massage because I’ll get oil on my skin? The rules on Dr. Simeon’s protocol seem a bit arbitrary — if there was some principle that could be used to determine what’s allowed (x cals max, x grams fat, x carbs, etc.) this would make a lot more sense. For example, why no tuna, when these days you can get albacore in water with less than 1 gram of fat?
August 22, 2011 at 11:37 pm
In my book, I debunk the myth of massages and use of body creams, oils and lotions. I permit their use on The OWL Diet, and can assure you that they do not slow the rate of weight loss. Fat calories are limited to assist the drive to burn fat. Tuna packed in water is acceptable, but the fat content is still higher than other white fish such as tilapia and orange roughy.
November 29, 2011 at 2:52 am
Is home grown spouts allowed? Also, I use olive oil on my hair after I wash it since it it so dry. Is that a problem?
January 3, 2012 at 4:00 pm
sprouts are fine.
Olive oil to the hair should also be fine.
Dr. Abbott
December 12, 2011 at 11:42 am
If a patient is on the transdermal cream and wants to take the Vitamin B-12 shots, is there an additional charge for the injections?
January 3, 2012 at 3:56 pm
No additional charge. At your weekly visits, the RN will offer all transdermal cream users a shot of Vitamin B-12 injected into the upper arm (1,000mcg weekly im deltoid).
February 5, 2012 at 2:03 pm
How does your diet work for a vegetarian? I am doing HCG right now, but am only allowed egg whites, tofu and protein powder. Can you recommend any other options? I like your ideas of adding some variety.
February 9, 2012 at 8:05 pm
I have a women who has done fantastic losing over 60 pounds so far. I allow her 1/2 cup of beans twice per day in place of “meat”. Choices include white, black, navy and kidney beans.
February 14, 2012 at 12:55 pm
can i mix the vegetables? i.e. red peppers and onions and tomatoes?
or again is it just one vegetable choice?
February 14, 2012 at 6:13 pm
We have always mixed the vegetables without any problems. This avoids food boredom, and the calorie content of the vegetables averages out by using a variety.
For example, lower calorie veggies are the green beans, asparagus, radishes and cucumber. Higher calorie veggies are onions, squash and snow peas.
February 14, 2012 at 10:03 pm
hi thank you for your response is the owl diet book available in an e-copy as i’m from the UK and all copies on amazon in the USA.?
February 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Not yet. But if you call us at Omaha Med Spa, we can mail you a copy of the book. Please call 1-402-614-5556.
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February 4, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Can you eat fish and seafood?
February 4, 2010 at 10:12 pm
White fish, but not tuna.
No salmon
Shrimp and Scallops are also acceptable
April 13, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Hi,
I noticed that you have the Nakano Rice Vinegar on there… but doesnt this contain olive oil as well as a “rice” ingredient which is a starch that is not permitted on the HCG diet? I have this vinegar at home but have been afraid to use this, becuase of the certain ingredients?
Please HELP!
as this is my favorite Vinegar.
April 15, 2010 at 6:50 pm
The bottle of Nakano rice vinegar that we use states “zero calories”. We have been advising our clients to use it, without problems.