Liberate Yourself participants receive detailed guidance, support and information to help them follow the Dr Simeons protocol successfully — from preparation through to long-term maintenance.

A few days to plan and prepare both your time and your body for the HCG Diet Australia program — this wonderful, transformative journey ahead. Proper preparation sets you up for genuine success.

Days 1 and 2 — The Loading Phase

Weigh yourself daily, first thing in the morning. Take your HCG drops or spray repeatedly throughout the day. Eat as much and as often as you can — yes, really! This is sometimes called “forced feeding” and it’s genuinely one of the more enjoyable parts of the process. It encourages your body to build the fat reserves it needs ahead of the disciplined low calorie days to come.

Days 3–23 — The Very Low Calorie Diet

Drink approximately 2 litres of water daily to support detoxification. Eat only what’s outlined in your user manual, structured as 2 snacks and 2 meals of protein, vegetables and fruit. Continue taking your HCG drops or spray throughout the day. If you experience a plateau, this can usually be resolved with an “apple day.”

Days 24–25 — The Flush

Stop the HCG drops or spray while remaining on the 500 calorie diet. This flushes the bio-energetic action from your system in preparation for the all-important maintenance phase. Continue drinking plenty of water throughout.

The maintenance period is widely regarded as the most important phase of the entire HCG Diet Australia program — this is where your hypothalamus resets, locking in your newly established weight and fat metabolism. All foods are increased except starches and sugars. The only rule: watch the scales and avoid starches and sugar.

Having put in the effort to stabilise your new weight, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking this program is a miracle cure that allows you to return to old habits without consequence. Dr Simeons was clear that the protocol adjusts your metabolism to withstand occasional indulgences — not a full return to the eating patterns that led to weight gain in the first place. Take time to reflect on what contributed to your weight gain originally, and research healthier long-term approaches. You’ll be well rewarded for the effort.

Understanding the Plateau

If your weight remains stationary for 4–6 days during the low calorie phase, your body is going through an important restorative process. Dr Simeons suggested an “apple day” in his original manuscript as a psychological shunt to get things moving again. Weight loss must have stalled for at least 4 days before attempting this.

An apple day begins at lunch and finishes at lunch the following day. You’re permitted up to 6 large apples during this window, eaten whenever you feel hungry. Other than water, nothing else is consumed during this time.

Understanding Maintenance

If you complete a 23-day program, you’ll do 23 days of maintenance. A 42-day program requires 42 days of maintenance. According to Dr Simeons, this process is what allows your metabolism to reset at your new weight.

During maintenance you can eat a wide variety of foods, with the exception of starches and sugars. Food intake increases during this phase since you no longer have stored fat being released into your bloodstream for energy — so good amounts of healthy fats, protein and low sugar fruits are important. Once maintenance is complete, carefully selected starches and higher sugar fruits can be gradually reintroduced.