Starting HCG Diet Today

lmjannin

A little nervous - using injections and the diet plan. Going to also use phentermine as needed.

Any tricks from people who have been successful?

Ninkyou

I hope to God that this is being done under medical supervision, and even with that said, I suggest a second opinion.

Both products on their own can be dangerous. P)lease do more research before doing this.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/MedicationHealthFraud/ucm281834.htm
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-4151-Phentermine.aspx?drugid=4151


Eat at a caloric deficit and you will lose weight. There's no need for extremes. Lose the weight, be healthy, be happy.

spikrgrl503

I would advise against it. HCG is the hormone that we use to inject into frogs to cause them to lay eggs for developmental biology studies. I accidentally injected myself one time (squirmy b@stards) and gave myself terrible morning sickness. I don't understand why people would voluntarily take it!

psuLemon

Hello,

I'm writing to let you know that our Community Guidelines ( http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines ) prohibit the creation of any forum posts, groups, or posts in groups that encourage the use of Very Low Calorie diets (including, but not limited to, VLCDs that use the HCG protocol).

MyFitnessPal has always promoted a healthy, sustainable, and gradual path to weight loss. But HCG products are typically promoted in connection with a very low calorie diet, usually one that limits calories to 500 per day. Research has demonstrated that calorie intake at these levels can lead to increased risk of gallstones, hair loss, constipation, an irregular heartbeat, and many other dangerous side-effects.

Moreover, numerous medical studies have shown that the results of HCG-use in combination with a very low calorie diet are indistinguishable from the results of the low calorie diet alone. In light of this research, the FDA has required the labeling and advertising of HCG products to state:

“HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or “normal” distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.”

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