Has anyone tried the HCG diet?????

shavon007

Has anyone tried the HCG diet? and thoughts on it?

LoveleeB

Yep, and then I died

SofaKingRad

I LOVE IT! BUT I RECOMMEND ALLI INSTEAD. CUZ THE FAT MELTZ AND JUST SORTA DRIPZ OUT OF U DURING THE DAY. SOOO EFFECTIVE!

skullshank

I LOVE IT! BUT I RECOMMEND ALLI INSTEAD. CUZ THE FAT MELTZ AND JUST SORTA DRIPZ OUT OF U DURING THE DAY. SOOO EFFECTIVE!

alli + adult diaper = WEIGHT.LOSS!

wackyfunster

The one with 4 active class action lawsuits for fraud and reckless endangerment? Sounds legit.

dg09

Cliffslosinit

I LOVE IT! BUT I RECOMMEND ALLI INSTEAD. CUZ THE FAT MELTZ AND JUST SORTA DRIPZ OUT OF U DURING THE DAY. SOOO EFFECTIVE!

alli + adult diaper = WEIGHT.LOSS!

scootin a deuce right now....see weight gone

BigDaddyBRC

Klamber26

I can tell you with certainty that HCG drops do absolutely nothing except make you get pregnant easier. (That's what they're for). If you want to eat a VLCD to lose weight, and your doctor thinks it's safe, then go for it. Realistically you'll probably end up skinny-fat., though.

I know someone who's doctor put them on HCG, and she lost 60 pounds and kept off 40 for 2 years now. BUT--she looked sickly and behind her back everyone commented on how terrible she looked.

Please don't waste your money on useless drops or injections.

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.

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

shavon007

Thanks Klamber26 for you advise and thoughts.

shavon007

Thank you really important to know.

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.

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
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GasMasterFlash

I PUT IT ON MY CORN FLAKES

BrionaLoree

i did, lost about 30 pounds... and then gained it all back during 'maitanence' it messed with me though, like there for a while afterwards all i could do was think about the bad foods because i wasnt aloud to have them for so long.. and my mom and grandma were the same way afterwards, it sucked DONT DO IT!!! this way is way easier!

Steven

Dear Posters,

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.

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

Regards,
Steven
MyFitnessPal Staff