HCG question...

I seriously doubt it. I knew a girl who did the HCG diet (we were in the Navy and she was going to be kicked out because she had gained a bunch of weight when her thyroid quit working). She was given a few months to lose the weight. She was so careful to stick to the 500 calories. Now she did lose about 6 pounds/ week so I can't imagine that would happen with just a reduction to 500 calories so the HCG must have boosted the weight loss some but I don't think it would work at higher calorie levels.

Where would you even get HCG drops??? Ive never heard of this!

there is no data that supports weight loss with the hcg. also, eating 500 calories a day isnt healthy for anyone. you need around 1200 to 1600 to maintain a healthy diet

what if you are really overweight and you take them while eating 500 calories? You think youd still lose lean tissue and gain the weight back? What if you did it short-term?

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I lost 50 lbs on hcg injections. It took me 2 months, I did the 800 calorie protocol. Kept it off for 2 years with a healthy diet and exercise. I did gain some back (25 lbs) when I get pregnant and was put on bed rest..... and I know several people who have lost 50-200 lbs and kept it off. But like with any diet, if you dont live a healthy lifestyle after , you will gain again. Just my input..

I agree with the folks that say it's the low 500 calories, not the HCG that causes the faster weight loss. Maybe someone with only a few pounds to lose a might have success, but after many years of drastic yo yo dieting, I've learned that such severe deprivation just made me much more vulnerable to cheating, triggering a binge, or falling off all together. Also there is evidence that the body may read 500 or less calories as starvation mode and that could cause a plateau or eventually slower loss. I've finally learned there are no quick fixes for something as serious a major weight loss.

what if you are really overweight and you take them while eating 500 calories? You think youd still lose lean tissue and gain the weight back? What if you did it short-term?

Are you serious?

If someone is overweight enough to be on a very low calorie diet, then it should be done under a doctor's supervision. The extremely obese, as in if they don't lose weight fast they'll drop dead from obesity related illness, are sometimes put on crash diets because it's the lesser of two evils and it's done under strict supervision by the doctor.

Crash dieting results in lean tissue loss, it's just a question of how much. The leaner you are already, the more likely you are to lose lean tissue. The more obese you are, the less likely it is and what lean tissue you lose will be less.

If you're that obese, see your doctor.

If you're not that obese, see the "in place of a road map" thread

Ask yourself this, do you want to lose weight at any cost, or do you want to lose weight and stay healthy in the process?

Eating only 500 calories a day is what causes the weight loss.. I just don't understand how people are still falling for this.. =/ 'Special Drops'... '500 calories a day only'.....

They recently became illegal in the last year. I was on them a couple years ago.


That was in response to neandermagnon .


I do not promote the use of fake hcg, or hcg itself really. I used it as a jumpstart, since my body was not responding to medications,diet or exercise. But my issues are more related to haveing PCOS , glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. It 'woke' my body up. But I then had to live a healthy lifestyle to maintain it. I do not advise people to do it on their own.