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I know at least three people who have done this. One-passed out and ended up in the hospital where a doctor instructed her to NEVER do it again. The second one was very successful but the minute she went off of it gained weight back extremely fast without a huge increase in food intake. The third one has been very successful; however she would now like to go off of it, but is afraid to due to friends that have done that and gained weight back fast.

My doctor doesn't recommend it at all.

Then there's Roni over on www.ronisweigh.com who lost on Weight Watchers. Her before and after photos were stolen off her website and used on one of their sites claiming she lost the weight using those drops (and giving her a different name). Needless to say, she wasn't happy.

Are you still doing it? If not, what happened when you went off of it?

If you do not have encouraging words for people, you should not be posting.

I would REALLY like someone to show me the rule that says every post must be encouraging/supportive (aka don't disagree with someone).

We all are here with the same goals.

Wrong. We are NOT all here for the same reason.

Im glad it was locked. People who lurk, or anyone who's impressionable might see you had great results and think, wow of I eat under 500 cals ill have results. And them get ill. I had an eating disorder, and sometimes ate more than that.

I would also question any doctor who recommends eating that low for weight loss purposes, the weight will surley pile back on once normal eating resumes, and the health risks are not good.

I didn't get to read the original post about your success, so I can't comment on that. However, I feel it is a little hypocritical of the mods to lock subjects like that, but there will be multiple posts everyday with subjects like, Rate the person above you...Bang, kiss, hug, or wave in regards to the person above you.

Those posts are in the chit chat section and do not violate any rules. MFP feels that topics on hCG violate their rule which they clearly posted for her when locking the topic. It is a private site and they have the right to set rules.

So, they follow that rule to the letter, but rule regarding pictures is somewhat flexible?
All images on the site, including all profile pictures and images posted in the forums, should be work-place friendly. While we reserve the right to remove any photo we feel is inappropriate, here are some partial guidelines as to what is not acceptable:

- no nudity
- no underwear, thongs, g-strings, or banana hammocks
- no pants or shorts worn mid-hip or below (no saggers)
- no photos in which hands or objects are the only bodily covering
- no excessive cleavage (if you would wear it to work, it’s probably OK)
- no close-up shots of cleavage, butt, breasts or crotch in any state of dress
- no hateful or violent imagery
- no images containing profanity or vulgarity

I know tons of people who have had photos removed.

If you do not have encouraging words for people, you should not be posting.

I would REALLY like someone to show me the rule that says every post must be encouraging/supportive (aka don't disagree with someone).

We all are here with the same goals.

Wrong. We are NOT all here for the same reason.

They do say not to belittle, they don't say you can't disagree, just do it with some class and not be rude. Check the rules.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines

You missed my point.

I didn't get to read the original post about your success, so I can't comment on that. However, I feel it is a little hypocritical of the mods to lock subjects like that, but there will be multiple posts everyday with subjects like, Rate the person above you...Bang, kiss, hug, or wave in regards to the person above you.

Those posts are in the chit chat section and do not violate any rules. MFP feels that topics on hCG violate their rule which they clearly posted for her when locking the topic. It is a private site and they have the right to set rules.

So, they follow that rule to the letter, but rule regarding pictures is somewhat flexible?
All images on the site, including all profile pictures and images posted in the forums, should be work-place friendly. While we reserve the right to remove any photo we feel is inappropriate, here are some partial guidelines as to what is not acceptable:

- no nudity
- no underwear, thongs, g-strings, or banana hammocks
- no pants or shorts worn mid-hip or below (no saggers)
- no photos in which hands or objects are the only bodily covering
- no excessive cleavage (if you would wear it to work, it’s probably OK)
- no close-up shots of cleavage, butt, breasts or crotch in any state of dress
- no hateful or violent imagery
- no images containing profanity or vulgarity

I know tons of people who have had photos removed.

And in some cases, for negligible amounts of the above-mentioned.

Word.

Just a note on that - not all OTC hCG is illegal stuff. Most of it is simply not hCG. The stuff at GNC and Walmart is not actual hCG which is why the can sell it.

(That's a lot of acronyms)

Hahahaha! That was a lot of acronyms!!

I didn't get to read the original post about your success, so I can't comment on that. However, I feel it is a little hypocritical of the mods to lock subjects like that, but there will be multiple posts everyday with subjects like, Rate the person above you...Bang, kiss, hug, or wave in regards to the person above you.

Those posts are in the chit chat section and do not violate any rules. MFP feels that topics on hCG violate their rule which they clearly posted for her when locking the topic. It is a private site and they have the right to set rules.

So, they follow that rule to the letter, but rule regarding pictures is somewhat flexible?
All images on the site, including all profile pictures and images posted in the forums, should be work-place friendly. While we reserve the right to remove any photo we feel is inappropriate, here are some partial guidelines as to what is not acceptable:

- no nudity
- no underwear, thongs, g-strings, or banana hammocks
- no pants or shorts worn mid-hip or below (no saggers)
- no photos in which hands or objects are the only bodily covering
- no excessive cleavage (if you would wear it to work, it’s probably OK)
- no close-up shots of cleavage, butt, breasts or crotch in any state of dress
- no hateful or violent imagery
- no images containing profanity or vulgarity

All I see when I read your reply is BANANA HAMMOCKS, BANANA HAMMOCKS, BANANA HAMMOCKS....... hahahahaha

You could always go to the dedicated sites for HCG users. They are really supportive on those boards, too.

I will say this. There are all kinds of people on this website. There are young girls who want to lose five pounds the healthy way, girls that have many pounds to lose and are hoping for fast results, and young girls who have never yo-yo dieted but are easily swayed (like I was when I was a teen). There are women in their twenties doing it the right and wrong way, restricting down to 1000 or working out and doing 2000. There are middle-aged and older women who have slower metabolisms, post pregnancy weight, a list of diets they have failed on, but might still be looking for a quick fix. Just to name a few.

Do you really want to be responsible for speaking about the merits of your diet, knowing that there girls and women out there who will not go to the doctor, but will heed your advice and start a diet like this without supervision? It's entirely possible for that to happen given the different kinds of people here. Beyond that, it's entirely possible for any one of these women to develop disordered eating for the rest of their lives due to the restriction of HCG.

I don't really think you want that on your conscience and I don't think MFP does either, which is why they have the right to restrict that type of advice on their website.