HCG Diet

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/271747-people-just-aren-t-getting-it

From everything I've read the reason you lose weight on HCG is that you keep your cals below 500 per day. Everyone I know who has tried this immediately gains the weight back when they go back to eating.

The success stories I've seen, aside from surgery, are those who are counting calories, exercising, and committed to a healthy lifestyle.

Good luck in achieving and maintaining your weight loss goals.

Hey ngr1973-
You are probably going to get a lot of negative responses on this because the HCG diet isn't exactly the most healthy thing in the world. However, my advice is to look into it and do *as much research on it as humanly possible* before you end up committing to something that drastic.

Good luck with your weight loss journey
-M

I believe that it must be a scam. The diet requires you to eat 500 calories a day for a certain time. Anyone who only eats 500 calories a day will loose weight! I have a friend who tried it and couldn't handle the food required on the diet. Exercising and watching what you eat is the only way to get to your goal. So be careful!

If you do your research you will read that you are only eating 500 cal a day because your are living off your fat. You are buring 3500 cal a day that is how you loose a pound a day. You are bascially living off your fat reserve that is why you are not hungry. If you were to try to eat only 500 cal a day with out the HCG you would be STARVING.

I tried it last year for 2 weeks. I lost the weight really quick, a pound a day just like it promises. Then I went for a checkup with my Dr. and she told me I needed to get off of it. 500 calories a day is dangerous and not healthy by far. I stopped the HCG drops and just continued with the 500 calorie diet and still dropped a pound a day ( I was curious ). So basically the drops are not what makes you lose the weight, starving yourself is what does it. So after 3 weeks of being hungry I decided to go back to my 1200 calorie diet and exercise. I did gain some of the weight back, but now I'm on back on track. Everyone's body is different of course, but this was my experience with the HCG diet. Try the 500 cal diet without the drops 1st and see how that works, then you should have your answer on whether or not to spend that much money on the product.

Elizabeth

ngr1973, I just completed the hCG diet a few weeks ago. I was successful on the diet. While most people lose 25+ pounds on the diet, I only dropped 15. However, it was the jump start I needed to get into an exercise and nutrition program.

First and foremost, I encourage you to do your research. Gather all the information you can. The more research you do the more the facts will seperate themselves from the fiction.

The method I did allowed for 750-800 calories per day. My hCG hormone came from a PHARMACY. That's key, because a pharmacy only works with the "real deal." I won't lie to you; you need to be committed to the diet or you won't succeed. But trust me, you will literally lose weight overnight. There's a 90% chance you won't feel hungry after the first week. I fell in the 10% category of those who DO feel hungry. I was hungry for 6 weeks--that's a dreadfully long time to be hungry.

The diet is extremely specific about what foods you can and can't eat. You will put nothing but healthy foods into your body for 6-9 weeks. After I completed the last phase of the diet the good habit of eating healthy stuck with me. The diet also requires 30 minutes of daily exercise. That good habit also stuck. Today, I'm still 15 pounds lighter, eating healthy and exercising 60-90 minutes 5 days/week.

Please be careful. There ARE a lot of hCG scams out there. Be sure you're getting a legit product. If you have more questions, please drop me a line.