IS ANYONE DOING THE HCG DIET

Why dont you just eat right and exercise?

Why dont you just eat right and exercise?

amen!

I'm going to give my opinion, and thats what it is, an OPINION! I think you're lazy and taking the easy way out if you try this "fad" diet. Try counting your calories first, you just joined MFP---give it a month of strict calorie counting and see where that gets you. You just might be surprised at your intake. Then the next month add in some exercise (if you aren't already exercising) You might even be more surprised at what you can do without any help from some terrible diet!

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My friend from church did the HCG drops "diet" and did lose 30 lbs in a month. My friend has somewhat maintained it by going on and off the diet. I will say she she did not exercise. But there is more to it than the drops. You have to follow a regimine of taking like 6-8 drops every 2 hrs, and take them 30 minutes prior to eating. Also, you'll be restricted to a 500 calorie diet of fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, high fiber, no sugar or refined white foods. Of course anyone will lose weight fast if restricted to a 500 calorie, no sugar, lean protein diet, etc.. Drink lots of water too! The drops are suppossed to make you "feel less hungry". After being on the diet for 23-28 days, you are supposed to get off of it for a few weeks. I think it so your body doesn't build an immunity to it and it stops working for you. They say the hormone is supposed to speed up your metabolism so it burns fat faster. I'm still on the fence about this "magic bullet" diet. So is it the drops or is it the calorie and food restriction part that works??? If your body is starving itself, it will use up your fat reserves to have energy. I have a pharmicist friend that is not crazy about any diet supplement and major calorie restriction. Dropping weight fast is hard on the body and when it comes down to it it is about a life style change. Does it really teach you how to make right choices or is it just another dependant, money sucking ,diet regimine? I know it's not probably what you want to hear. I struggle with weight myself. I was able to lose 30 lbs in 3 months by walking 30-45 minutes everyday, eating less portions and making healthier choices(not restricting myself), drinking lots of water and documenting what I ate. It's all about being aware and exercising. Yuk, huh? It was slower but it worked, naturally. I love food too much, so If I feel restricted, I'm not likely to stick to a diet like that. Anyway, hope this helps in your thinking process and good luck in a decision that is right for you. Research it. Also, talk with your physician before starting something like this to see if it conflicts with any health issues you may have.

My concern with this is that, just like every fad diet I have tried in the past, is that these are quick TEMPORARY "fixes". We need to re-train our brains on HOW we eat, WHAT we eat, WHEN we eat and WHY we eat. We can take all the drugs in the world, have all the surgeries in the world and lose weight. BUT, without fixing ourselves (and by that I mean our minds) we are not going to become healthy. Sure there are exceptions but most people will resume their original way of eating because something caused us to gain weight and that is the part that needs to be fixed.... this is just my opinion.

I totally agree!!!

Just my opinion here - -

I have been overweight my whole life and over 100 lbs overweight for last 10 probably...i have tried different diets my whole life cookie diet (yes, special cookies), veg soup diet, rx diet pills, otc diet pills, metoblife, atkins, and several other variations.

THe best luck i have had ever had was finding MFP and now loosing 67 lbs, 60 of it since i joined MFP last October. COunting calories, eating right (not starving and still eating what i want occasionally), working out and I feel better than i have in a very very long time.

The changes i am making in my life are life long..understanding that why we gained weight and the right ways to get it off and keep it off forever. I am not even 1/2 way done and i have a long way to go , still about 85 lbs..

I would love for the fat to be gone and for me to be skinny, but i did that once took rx diet pills lost 40-50 lbs in 3 months, was skinny and loving it , then i gained it + 80 more lbs back.

Everyone is different, i am not sure of what the HCG diet really is, but anything that restricts calories under 1200 doesn't seem legit and healthy to me.

Wow, I am going to actually keep this short for once. We just had this conversation yesterday and I am proud to see the same friends from my page spoke up again. Splendid job and I so agree in learning and retuning your mind so you have have a life style built around principles and sensible choices vs a quick fix that will end in devastation on 90 percent of the occasions.

I kindly and respectfully suggest you choose another plan.

MFP works!!! Give it a try and with patience, you will see the results that our veteran users have accomplished!

that's just my 2cents.

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Do what you want and what works. Carefully assess the liabilities of every program. What I love about the ERE non diet, that is Eat Right and Exercise. I have saved a ton of money eating whatever is handy. I have "discovered" a boat load of food I never knew I loved. The same exercise that made me sick now lights me up. This is so not about loosing weight anymore and I can do it for as long as God gives me breath.

Short and sweet:

You do not need a "Diet" you need a "Lifestyle Change" :bigsmile:

Best of luck on whatever you do :flowerforyou:

I don't like the idea I think if you have the willpower you have the patience do it on your own good diet and walk lot's of walking if you don't want to do much else anyway I just think it's unhealthy

Get there fast, get there slow. It doesn't matter how you get there, its what you do once you're there that counts.

Once a person reaches their goal weight, the real work STARTS.

I beg to differ with this opinion. I have been previously a serial dieter. I have tired every diet going including those similar to the HCG diet.

5 weeks ago I decided no more excuses. 4 weeks ago I started exercising regularly and eating properly. I cannot even begin to put into words the self esteem gained and general feeling of well being I get from this. I may not lose weight in a snap of my fingers but as it comes off I am getting fitter, I tone up as I go along so I will not be left with masses of skin ( although I fully accept that there will be some excess).

Due to suffering 75% burns to my face a year ago in May just gone, I hated mirrors with a passion. Since starting my new lifestyle I like mirrors - I look in the cooker when I walk past it too as my body shape has changed so much and it's because I worked hard for it.

I would have been the first one lining up for a quick fix but I have learnt the hard way (after ending up heavier) that that is all it is. A quick fix.

Good luck on your journey. As one other poster suggested - I challenge you to try one month of MFP watching what you eat and exercising it and logging it here and I guarantee you will not consider the HCG diet again xxx

I am with the last poster. I do not agree with "Diets". I prefer life style changes through education, eating right and exercise. I think diets are brought on by desperation and a desire to get a fix that can not be sustain unless education is brought in somewhere along the way.

All I will say to keep from burning too many bridges is that it is your choice but when you look down the road do you want a hormone or shake to be your distinction or the fact that you actually learned and succeeded. There are so many people here that did it through time, sacrifice, set backs and exercise. They learned, they over came and they are here to tell you abou how great they feel about the accomplishment.