HCG recipes

fightingautism

Y'all can make fun of HCG all you want, but one of my dear friends went from 250s to 130s. She went from a 22 to a size 6. She's maintained it now for 6 months. I cannot do the diet, it's too restrictive & I need more food due to my glucose issues. But it DOES work for some and I'm glad it's out there for those whom it benefits. I take care of morbidly obese patients daily and a hard core diet can be the answer for hard core obesity.

janf15

If you are on a HCG diet - you should probably read this from the Mayo Clinic website. In my humble opinion it could not be said better - and it was published on a reputable source.

" .. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers to steer clear of over-the-counter weight-loss products that contain HCG.

HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy. As a prescription medication, HCG is used mainly to treat fertility issues. HCG is not approved for over-the-counter use, nor has it been proved to work for weight loss. Companies that sell over-the-counter HCG weight-loss products are breaking the law.

So why has there been so much talk about the HCG diet? Perhaps it's because the diet recommends severe calorie restriction — typically just 500 to 800 calories a day. People who follow such a very low calorie diet are likely to lose weight, at least in the short term. However, that level of calorie restriction has risks, such as gallstone formation, irregular heartbeat, and an imbalance of the electrolytes that keep the body's muscles and nerves functioning properly.

If weight loss is your goal, there are safer ways to lose weight. Talk with your doctor or other health care provider about how to make healthy changes that lead to permanent weight loss, such as eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise."

I respectfully disagree with @fightingautis. I have two friends who lost 150 and 200+ lbs respectively without anything other than change in food and lifestyle modification. If you look around, there are many people on this site have shown the same results.

Trail_Addict

Y'all can make fun of HCG all you want, but one of my dear friends went from 250s to 130s. She went from a 22 to a size 6. She's maintained it now for 6 months. I cannot do the diet, it's too restrictive & I need more food due to my glucose issues. But it DOES work for some and I'm glad it's out there for those whom it benefits. I take care of morbidly obese patients daily and a hard core diet can be the answer for hard core obesity.

HCG diet, and other extreme weightloss measures are prohibited on this site. Read the forum guidelines. This site is for healthy weight loss, not gimmicks or starvation diets.

wbgolden

tater tot hotdish:

2 lbs ground beef, browned
1 bag tater tots
2 cups cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup

in a 13x9 pan, layer the ground beef, then soup, then cheese. top with tots. bake at 400 for 40 minutes or until tots are brown.

garnish with sour cream and/or cholula.

FTFY

call it what you want, it'll always be casserole to me :P

taso42

Y'all can make fun of HCG all you want, but one of my dear friends went from 250s to 130s. She went from a 22 to a size 6. She's maintained it now for 6 months. I cannot do the diet, it's too restrictive & I need more food due to my glucose issues. But it DOES work for some and I'm glad it's out there for those whom it benefits. I take care of morbidly obese patients daily and a hard core diet can be the answer for hard core obesity.

* Results not typical

Nopedotjpeg

Y'all can make fun of HCG all you want, but one of my dear friends went from 250s to 130s. She went from a 22 to a size 6. She's maintained it now for 6 months. I cannot do the diet, it's too restrictive & I need more food due to my glucose issues. But it DOES work for some and I'm glad it's out there for those whom it benefits. I take care of morbidly obese patients daily and a hard core diet can be the answer for hard core obesity.

Except the large majority aren't "hardcore obese." They're people looking to "lose my baby weight quick" or some **** like that. Also, HCG has been proven to be no more effective than a placebo. So if someone with severe health problems needs to go on a VLCD then so be it, but let's not pad the pockets of the homeopathy industry.

kunibob

Breathe through a rice cake or wheat thin for no more than 10 minutes. Done!

Bwhaahaha!

Jorra

Y'all can make fun of HCG all you want, but one of my dear friends went from 250s to 130s. She went from a 22 to a size 6. She's maintained it now for 6 months. I cannot do the diet, it's too restrictive & I need more food due to my glucose issues. But it DOES work for some and I'm glad it's out there for those whom it benefits. I take care of morbidly obese patients daily and a hard core diet can be the answer for hard core obesity.

Except the large majority aren't "hardcore obese." They're people looking to "lose my baby weight quick" or some **** like that. Also, HCG has been proven to be no more effective than a placebo. So if someone with severe health problems needs to go on a VLCD then so be it, but let's not pad the pockets of the homeopathy industry.

Listen to this guy. He's accomplished way more without HCG or any ridiculous gimmick. He knows his ****.

lowrabeast

First, I recommend you stop doing that diet, eat real food in moderation and exercise.

With that out of the way, Sparkpeople has a pretty extensive database of recipes that will keep you within the HCG calorie limits.

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=hcg+diets

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P.S. to the people being rude ... did you see this is the OPs first and only post? It's entirely within the realm of possibility that they are new here and what a great way to treat newcomers! Lots of people start the HCG diet. I think those who have been here awhile have a responsibility to either guide people in the right direction with some respect and grace. Or close the thread and move on. Ridiculing people is not going to make them smart or healthy. Lead by example. Maybe provide some links to threads where the dangers of HCG have been discussed with a modicum of intelligence. What y'all are doing is just hateful... but what do I know, I've only been here 3 months. But I hope I never become so jaded toward new dieters that I'm willing to mistreat a perfect stranger for my own entertainment.

Carry on.

^^^Can you all just please take this advice??

Jorra

*edit to include this*
P.S. to the people being rude ... did you see this is the OPs first and only post? It's entirely within the realm of possibility that they are new here and what a great way to treat newcomers! Lots of people start the HCG diet. I think those who have been here awhile have a responsibility to either guide people in the right direction with some respect and grace. Or close the thread and move on. Ridiculing people is not going to make them smart or healthy. Lead by example. Maybe provide some links to threads where the dangers of HCG have been discussed with a modicum of intelligence. What y'all are doing is just hateful... but what do I know, I've only been here 3 months. But I hope I never become so jaded toward new dieters that I'm willing to mistreat a perfect stranger for my own entertainment.

Carry on.

^^^Can you all just please take this advice??

Done. I've PM'd the OP to make sure she actually sees it. It's marked as read. I've gotten no reply.

Lift_hard_eat_big

Anything that goes well with pregnant women's urine :-)

EbbySoo

Anything that goes well with pregnant women's urine :-)

Dill pickles?! I love dill pickles.

EbbySoo

Anything that goes well with pregnant women's urine :-)

Dill pickles?! I love dill pickles.

Wait. Wut!? LOL. Gross.

Health_Gal

Good luck with your weight loss, but the HCG diet has done nothing but HARM to people I know that used it.

The only reason people lose weight on that plan is you are only allowed to eat 500 calories a day. HCG has been scientifically proven to do NOTHING to help with weight loss or to make it safe to eat only 500 calories a day. It will not protect muscle, reset your metabolism or do anything else the snake oil salesmen that sell it claim. Dr. Simeons was a quack doctor. His "HCG protocol" has absolutely NO scientific backing and is not worth risking your health on.

Any doctor that pushes the HCG diet plan should be stripped of their license to practice medicine because they are being totally unethical and giving advice that goes against the conclusions of all reliable scientific research on the subject.

The HCG diet has been studied by many scientific organizations, and they all concluded that HCG, even the "real" injectable version, is no more effective than a placebo, and eating only 500 calories a day for weeks, as recommended by that plan, can cause more health problems than it solves.

Please read the articles on these websites before you try HCG. I know some people that put their faith in the HCG diet, and became very ill from malnutrition as a result. Then they regained more weight than they lost. Now they wish they never heard of HCG.

The Government is now in the process of getting all that fraudulent stuff off the market, and it's about time!

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm281333.htm

http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/hcg-diet-dangerous-1428

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hcg-diet/AN02091

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-hcg-for-weight-loss

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/weight-loss-cure-dont-want-you-to-know

http://www.dietscam.org/reports/hcg.shtml

Jorra

I was wondering when you'd show up, Rachel. Good show. :flowerforyou:

LabRat529

If you are on a HCG diet - you should probably read this from the Mayo Clinic website. In my humble opinion it could not be said better - and it was published on a reputable source.

" .. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers to steer clear of over-the-counter weight-loss products that contain HCG.

HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy. As a prescription medication, HCG is used mainly to treat fertility issues. HCG is not approved for over-the-counter use, nor has it been proved to work for weight loss. Companies that sell over-the-counter HCG weight-loss products are breaking the law.

So why has there been so much talk about the HCG diet? Perhaps it's because the diet recommends severe calorie restriction — typically just 500 to 800 calories a day. People who follow such a very low calorie diet are likely to lose weight, at least in the short term. However, that level of calorie restriction has risks, such as gallstone formation, irregular heartbeat, and an imbalance of the electrolytes that keep the body's muscles and nerves functioning properly.

If weight loss is your goal, there are safer ways to lose weight. Talk with your doctor or other health care provider about how to make healthy changes that lead to permanent weight loss, such as eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise."

I respectfully disagree with @fightingautis. I have two friends who lost 150 and 200+ lbs respectively without anything other than change in food and lifestyle modification. If you look around, there are many people on this site have shown the same results.

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OP, please reconsider your diet plan. You CAN lose weight without such an extreme calorie restriction.

wheezybreezy

Okay, some of this wasn't so nice, but good LAWD I am cracking up over here!

nnylee

Nooo. It's bad for you! Don't do it. Also, MFP doesn't condone it sooo...this post will eventually get locked.

wenders123

Dear Posters,

This thread will be locked for the following reason:

MyFitnessPal strongly recommends that our users follow the calorie guidelines automatically assigned by our site, unless they are under the direct supervision of a doctor. We are currently reviewing the medical literature on the HCG/500 calorie diet and reserve the right to moderate against discussions of this diet at any time in the future.

For the time being, HCG discussions remain an option for members in private Groups. Please remember that even in Groups, all site wide rules must be correctly moderated, or the Group runs the risk of deletion. Specifically, endorsement of purchasing prescription supplements or medications without a prescription is in violation of the MyFitnessPal posting guidelines, which can be reviewed here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines

Thank you all for your concern. We're definitely looking closely at this issue.

MyFitnessPal Forum Moderator