hcg diet opinions?

haha! @dawnna76

OK. so I did this diet and lost a few pounds...but starving myself for a few weeks without taking "hormone drops" would have the same effect

Basically, you eat something like 500-800 cal/day which is SUPER unhealthy! Looking back I can't even believe I survived 2.5 weeks on tiny chicken portions and Melba toast /shudder

Bottom line: DON'T waste your $. Those drops do nothing for your appetite. If you read the reviews, most people say for the 1st 1-3 days they had headaches, tiredness, etc. If you crash starve for 3 weeks, ANYONE will have that. Its not that it takes that many days for the drops to "start working", it's because your blood sugar crashes and your poor body is freaking out. Trust someone who's done it. They do NOTHING.

They say after 3 days, your body feels great and you experience a "euphoric" state. Well so do people who FAST. And that's what you're doing.

Cut your cal back by a few hundred every week and replace your comfort fatty foods with something healthy and you'll see better results that STAY.

I started phase 2 today and its not as bad as I though as of right now. I even lost 2 lbs during the 2 load days (which I thought was ridiculous and unrealistic). But considering the types of food your allowed to eat, its easy to fill up on under 120 calories a meal. I had a salad LOADED with red kidney beans (which isnt on the list but whatever) and jalapeños and the 6 carrot sticks (just because I wanted a veggie but didn't end up caring for them). And I'm pretty full.


But it's all about doing your homework. Everyone swears ur just starving urself while ur on this diet and thats why you lose weight (I thought this too for years so I never tried it). But if you actually do the research and try to better understand the diet before making any assumptions you learn otherwise. Ur body takes the rest of the needed calories from the fat you have stored from the previous load days. Once that is gone it uses the fat found around the body in the belly, hips, thighs, butt, and anywhere else you may have extra fat.

Starving yourself won't give you a 1-2 lb loss per day because you will be in so much pain that you have no choice but to eat before your body decides to use the stored fat. Using the stored fat is naturally the bodys last resort. The hcg makes it so that using stored fat seems like the bodys only option, which is why some doctors actually prescribe hcg injections to some of their patients.


Anywho, make sure you as your doctor before you make any big decisions about the hcg diet. And good luck!

I wouldn't touch the stuff, and here's one very good reason why: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952547-gaining-weight-after-hcg-diet-drops

Thank you for linking to this. People really need to see the big picture of playing around with hormones and their metabolism.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this diet.

I wonder if OP has tried grasping at straws yet?

Don't bother...weight comes right back once you start eating normally. There are no quick fixes.

Now, if you're looking for some way to throw your money away...well, still don't do it, just send me the $40 or whatever it is now

I don't mind being paid for diet advice either! Pick me!

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We could split it... would we give good advice or bad?

I had to google it.

Really? I don't think its even a diet. Just more snake oil.

I could sell you magic pills too! Please send cash or money order...no personal checks please. I need to fund my Disney cruise next year :bigsmile: