HCG weight loss shots?

Leilei123
Leilei123 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am debating whether or not to jump start my weight loss by starting a few weeks of HCG injections. Any thoughts on the diet? This place does not have you eat 500 calories- its a 1000-1200 calorie a day diet plan. Says you can lose 1 lb a day!
Too good to be true?

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  • OK_Girl
    OK_Girl Posts: 123 Member
    you should let common sense prevail on this one.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    the VLCD will give weight loss, the HCG shots are generally viewed as irrelevant. There's a page of stuff about it http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm281333.htm

    and this thread will be locked I guess
  • xAdrianax
    xAdrianax Posts: 269 Member
    Troll? You say on your profile you need to loose 65 more pounds???? HOW and where from?
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member
    Any money spent on HCG shots, drops, or anything else for weight loss is wasted.

    Many scientific studies have proven that HCG in ANY form does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help with weight loss, or to make a very low calorie diet safe.

    No doctor worth trusting would even SUGGEST that you attempt the HCG diet for weight loss. It is a TOTAL SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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

    In addition to that, taking shots of HCG hormone can cause other hormones in your body to go out of whack, which can cause a multitude of health issues.
  • babyboysmama26
    babyboysmama26 Posts: 18
    I tired that and when I stopped I gain it all back plus some
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    don't do it, if only for your health
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    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.

    CatCrazy
    MyFitnessPal Forum Moderator
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