ormer for people needing to lose less than 15 pounds, the latter for people needing to lose 15 pounds or more. The timeframe is one of the main differences of the two diets. The Kevin Trudeau diet covers 60 days. The original diet basically has two phases, the very low calorie diet and the maintenance diet. Kevin Trudeau's has four. Kevin Trudeau starts off with what he calls the preparatory phase lasting a month. During this period as part of preparatory activities you are to undergo cleansing. The foods that eventually will dominate your future regular fare are slowly introduced. One hour of slow but steady paced walks and getting some sunshine are also introduced. Second phase of the diet is the very low calorie. But before this there is the 2 days of calorie load-up. This two day stabilizes the fats in your body ensuring you have adequate source of energy for the diet proper. Like the original diet, you will be limited to 500 calories a day and there's the protein, fiber and lots of liquids. The third phase is the time you start taking more calories again. But the cleansing and the daily walks will continue. The reaction of your body will be closely observed and adjustments will be made accordingly. The fourth and final phes will most likely raise in you some apprehensions. A few health experts, in fact, fear the diet can lead to mental and physical breakdown brought about by muscle loss and protein loss. Such fears, however, are valid only if there's no HCG accompanying the diet. Instead of such serious side effects all you'll experience are minor inconveniences like mild disorientation, mood swings, poor water retention and irritability. The HCG hormone does two things which facilitate easy management of the HCG diet side effects. It makes the metabolism work more efficiently, transforming it into a furnace. It control hunger pangs. How does the hormone accomplish this? Well, the rapid fat burning process generates energy that prevents muscle loss and sustains the strength of the body. The nutrients that contain energy are continuously injected into the blood, lessening the hunger pangs and other HCG side effects. You will experience pains and headaches caused by the HCG hormone though only indirectly. The rapid fat burning affected by the hormone releases toxins resulting to the headaches. It also causes body pains because of the sudden loss of fats that used to cushion muscle movements. The HCG program has obvious advantages over other programs featuring simila