HCG - What I don't understand

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  • spenyweit
    spenyweit Posts: 6 Member
    Elfie9863...like your response. No judging. I appreciate the passion of the argument in each direction. Has anyone used HCG and last weight rapidly then had a lot of sagging skin? In addition to all of the side effects, I am concerned with how your body will look after losing 30 -40 lbs in 30 days. Can anyone be honest and say if they had those issues?
  • klabeau
    klabeau Posts: 261 Member
    One question for everyone...how many of you smoke???...be honest!
    never smoked. lost 51lbs on hcg
  • klabeau
    klabeau Posts: 261 Member
    Elfie9863...like your response. No judging. I appreciate the passion of the argument in each direction. Has anyone used HCG and last weight rapidly then had a lot of sagging skin? In addition to all of the side effects, I am concerned with how your body will look after losing 30 -40 lbs in 30 days. Can anyone be honest and say if they had those issues?

    I have some extra skin around my arms. But, I'm starting weight training next week. The plus out ways the extra arm skin. I'm off blood pressure meds after 11 yrs! I went from 240 to 189 since april. I've never felt so good!
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    The fact that it is derived from the urine of pregnant females is enough to deter me.

    Well, I don't know if you know this, Premarin, a hormone therapy for menopausal women, is made from the urine of pregnant mares, yes horses. Remember that when menopause rolls around for you. I was absolutely disgusted when I found that out. A t least HCG is a HUMAN hormone.
  • DinaHCG
    DinaHCG Posts: 11
    Touche'!!!!
  • RangerSteve
    RangerSteve Posts: 437
    I really don't think what I or anyone else does with their body is any of your business.

    When you post about it on a public forum it is no longer private business so I'm free to respond to it. If you don't like it, don't post about it.
  • Samerah12
    Samerah12 Posts: 610 Member
    Here ya go. Unbiased, peer-reviewed, double-blind studies find no benefit and significant adverse side effects:


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/292606-say-no-to-hcg
  • RangerSteve
    RangerSteve Posts: 437
    Whenever I am cruising through the Recent Posts for some newsie items, and I see the HCG thing pop up, I ALWAYS tune in just to see the bashing that is sure to follow. Somewhat like watching Hockey...Bahahaha....

    Each to their own I say. Don't judge. Seriously. That is not what MFP is all about.

    I'm pretty sure I will judge. I'm sorry if it offends you but I can't support someone's decision to destroy their body. Eating 500kcal a day is unhealthy and there is no way to prove otherwise. You can take whatever hormones you want with it. Unless you're literally altering your genetics to compensate for the extreme calorie deficit (which isn't even possible yet) then you're causing horrible damage to your body.

    So no, I will not support these decisions and I will continue to call them out when I see them. You can call it whatever you want and you can plug your ears and go "la la la" or whatever you want but the truth is apparent. The HCG is a fad diet that is not sustainable long term (completely obvious there) which leads to an unhealthy relationship with food on top of literally starving your body. There is no magical formula to make people lose weight faster. You eat less than you take in and you exercise. That's how it's done. Starving yourself will cause you to lose weight. Chopping your legs off will also cause you to lose weight. I'd rate them about the same on the effectiveness scale.
  • DinaHCG
    DinaHCG Posts: 11
    You still have no right to bash and degrade people for their personal choices. Do you just go from thread to thread looking for people to hurt and put down???


    By the way, if anyone has ever drank a red bull it is made with bull urine....yuk!
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 708 Member
    My sister-in-law did it, and it wiped her out. She felt awful--dragged out, tired, weak, shaky. She looked pale and pasty. And, as to be expected, as soon as she upped her calories, the weight came back.

    Couldn't pay me to do it, but that's just me.

    Kris
  • lindarosedee
    lindarosedee Posts: 3 Member
    I have read up on this diet. Basically you will lose weight with only 500 calories a day and the HCG does not have anything to do with the weight lose. It is not a healthy diet and should not be done. I did fertility with the HCG drug, and I now have triplets. So I don't think I would do that diet. Good luck. The best way to lose weight is just the good old fashion hard work of exercise and decreased calories.
  • RangerSteve
    RangerSteve Posts: 437
    You still have no right to bash and degrade people for their personal choices. Do you just go from thread to thread looking for people to hurt and put down???


    By the way, if anyone has ever drank a red bull it is made with bull urine....yuk!

    I'm not bashing and degrading people. Quit using emotional words to try and prove a point. I'm bashing CHOICES that people make. There is a huge difference. Also, what are you talking about with me going from thread to thread to put people down? Who am I putting down? And finally, I will continue to tell people that they're making terrible choices when they are destroying their body in the name of "quick" or "fast" weight loss.

    If you don't agree with it, take it up with the American College of Sports Medicine and their recommendations for effective and safe weight loss. I doubt you'll do that.
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