Anyone doing HCG

LDS63
LDS63 Posts: 5
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
Looking for current HCG dieter's I am doing Sonia E Russell's 800 Calorie Protocol. I would love to hear from any one currently doing this diet.
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  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    HCG attributes zero to fat loss. The rapid fat loss experienced is simply due to adhering to a prescribed semi-starvation diet. Save your money and do not chronically maintain a semi-starvation diet, either, as they lead to obesity relapse once calories are increased to adjusted maintenance. If you have 100 lbs to lose, or more, you may begin one - only under the supervision of a doctor - but it would be maintained only for a few weeks at most before calories are increased.
  • mrslcoop
    mrslcoop Posts: 317 Member
    This is going to end well...
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    Yeah HCG diets just sounds dangerous to me, I hope you really reasearch what you are doing before you get started. Wishing you the best :)
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    Cool. It's been a while since this one popped up.
  • doIlhands
    doIlhands Posts: 349 Member
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  • Vain_Witch
    Vain_Witch Posts: 476 Member
    I did this for about 45 days....and then I came to my senses and thought, "Why the hell am I trading one unhealthy lifestyle for another body destroying lifestyle?!"

    In other words...DON'T DO IT!!!
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    In for GIFs!

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Bye bye.
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    I wonder how long this will take before it's shut down.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Next...!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    In for GIFs!

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    same.

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  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
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  • LadyBugLex17
    LadyBugLex17 Posts: 146 Member
    This is going to end well...

    My thoughts exactly.


    :noway:
  • soehlerking
    soehlerking Posts: 589 Member
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-hcg-for-weight-loss

    The reactions to this thread will be harsh, but we're (most of us) decent people--we just believe in hard work and sustainable weight loss. Diets that damage our bodies and waste our money tend to be a trigger around MFP. Best of luck in reaching your goals!
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
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    Um. Hell to the nah.

    Also, HCG is actually dangerous and so this thread will probably be shut down soon since it's against MFP regulations.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    HCG attributes zero to fat loss. The rapid fat loss experienced is simply due to adhering to a prescribed semi-starvation diet. Save your money and do not chronically maintain a semi-starvation diet, either, as they lead to obesity relapse once calories are increased to adjusted maintenance. If you have 100 lbs to lose, or more, you may begin one - only under the supervision of a doctor - but it would be maintained only for a few weeks at most before calories are increased.

    ^^^^ this.

    and don't take the inevitable backlash on this thread personally... HCG is not popular here, because a) HCG doesn't work and b) the VLCD that goes with it is extremely unhealthy and unsustainable

    Log your food on here, find exercise you enjoy, eat back your exercise calories (but be careful to calculate them carefully as a lot of people overestimate calorie burn with exercise) and aim to enjoy your food and lifestyle as much as possible while losing weight in a slow, sustainable and healthy way. Long term success = keeping the excess fat off for life, it's not about how quickly you can lose it. Too fast fat loss isn't sustainable (i.e. much more chance of gaining the weight back again and then some)
  • Melissa22G
    Melissa22G Posts: 847 Member
    Might I instroduce you to the search button?

    It is located in the top right corner.

    Search HCG in the forums.....you'll get a lot of information and lots of funny gifs.
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
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  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    You're on the wrong site for this
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
    Why is this thread still active?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Instead of doing a dangerous 800 cal day diet, why don't you go the healthy way and use the MFP tools to figure out your calorie intake and work from there? 800 calories is aT too low for,any adult to sustain on.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    oh this is going to be fun ...

    In....for the starvation....
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    OP - please just create a 500 cal daily deficit and work out more...this will be more sustainable in the long run....
  • awise19
    awise19 Posts: 154 Member
    I did HCG for a week a year ago. I didn't have an energy, didn't go to work for a couple days because I literlly felt weak and just wanted to sleep. I always felt so hungry. Which is why it only lasted a week, and after that week I ate like total crap because I was just so hungry. In other words, don't do it, it doesn't last, the weight doesn't stay off.
  • EmmaJean7
    EmmaJean7 Posts: 163 Member
    Rut Ro :indifferent:
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
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    ^^ Really says it all. lol
  • kgreenRDLDN
    kgreenRDLDN Posts: 248 Member
    Looking for current HCG dieter's I am doing Sonia E Russell's 800 Calorie Protocol. I would love to hear from any one currently doing this diet.

    This ^^ statement alone should clue you in. Dietitians NEVER recommend below 1200 calories because it puts your body into starvation mode. The danger with this is that you lose water weight, and then you will lose muscle mass instead of fat. Your body will hold onto the fat and burn the protein. This causes a build up of ketones which are dangerous and can lead to heart damage or failure.

    Please listen to everyone on here about not doing this diet. It is too dangerous, even at 800 calories. If you want to lose weight the healthy way is about 1-2 lbs a week. This is a 500-1000 calorie deficit from what you CURRENTLY eat. the only way to know what your current calorie intake is to track your normal eating for a week to get an average for Caloric intake. Then from there remove 500 calories and that is your new goal. If your at or below 2000 calories a day then the lowest you should ever drop is to 1200 calories a day.
  • MandaPaigeSparkles88
    MandaPaigeSparkles88 Posts: 1,289 Member
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    For the love of all humanity do not do this diet!!! Only eating between what 500-800 calories is not good for anyone. Stick with a sensible diet and exercise and the weight will fall off. Just don't starve yourself.
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    I sometimes wonder if people post these types of threads just to sit back and watch the reaction?
  • runnermom419
    runnermom419 Posts: 366 Member
    Is it bad that I wanted to save some of my pee during pregnancy to sell to people wanting to do the diet? { } <----Sarcasm brackets btw. But seriously, not willing to do a diet that relies on pregnant lady pee.
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