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    Help! Metabolism needs fixed after HCG

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    • Posts: 470 Member
      queenliz99 wrote: »
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      Are you here now because you didn't follow the protocol?

      I was wondering myself why if it worked for her, she is here.
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    • Posts: 3,177 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      I am absolutely NOT condoning this diet, but why not just eat 500-800 calories a day and don't bother with HCG drops??

      Because it's magic! It's not the low calorie consumption that causes weight-loss, but the "stuff" in the drops. #smh
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    • Posts: 5 Member
      Hi, this is my first time posting, but I would like to share my HCG experience. I am not recommending this diet and am not planning on doing it again in the future. I followed the protocol exactly with a Dr. I lost 42 lbs. which I had no trouble keeping off for four months after finishing. I have hypothyroid and PCOS and had been going through fertility treatments for most of the past 10 years to no avail. Four months after finishing HCG I had a surprise pregnancy. What my Dr. Thought at the time was that I got pregnant do to the HCG. I now am more inclined to think that I got pregnant from the diet. By doing HCG I learned that I need a low carb diet which is what you eat while doing HCG. While I won't do a 500 calorie diet again do to how much muscle I think I've lost I am sure glad I did it then.
    • Posts: 1,179 Member
      CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
      Your diet made you pregnant???

      That's not how I thought it worked at all...

      It doesn't. The OP said she's been going through fertility treatments, meaning she wanted a kid and ended up pregnant while doing HCG injections. Maybe it boosted her hormones enough that she could get pregnant, who knows.
    • Posts: 15,267 Member
      mom22dogs wrote: »
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      I was wondering myself why if it worked for her, she is here.

      it is a weight loss protocol not a weight maintenance, smart choice, education protocol.

      All it does it help you lose weight but it doesn't give you the tools to maintain that weight loss.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
      Your diet made you pregnant???

      That's not how I thought it worked at all...

      Actually....a low carb diet alters your hormonal states as well, so it very well can effect pregnancy. I was on a ketogenic diet that changed my cycle as well as my ovulation and guess what..."surprise! I'm now 3 months pregnant." This is the case especially if you have PCOS, too, btw. I've heard of many becoming pregnant after being on a low carb diet, after having lots of problems becoming pregnant due to pcos. If you spend as much time reading up on the info as you do on sarcasm you'd be surprised what you can learn!
    • Posts: 11 Member
      edited August 2016
      The hcg protocol is a precise diet with very strict rules, because it is indeed a hormone and it will indeed have an effect on the hypothalamus, which regulates other hormones. If anyone is curious invest in some knowledge and read the weightloss apocalypse. It explains all the intricacies of the diet and how and why it works with up to date research. Never follow a lengthy vlcd alone you will not have the same effects.

      And for those criticizing the lady who said she lost and maintained using this... as to why she is here on mfp still? Maybe in your case this site only serves to aid in your weightloss, but for many others who have succeeded it is a tool to help maintain the loss or move on to sculpting, which also requires a strict diet.
      As many body builders who use it can attest to. I hope one day you find yourself at that stage with a more open and accepting attitude ☺
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Sophsmother wrote: »
      Worked like a charm for me. But I followed the diet precisely. It was easy and I kept the weight off, but you have to be committed all the way.

    • Posts: 2 Member
      I am in the middle of it and loving the results so far. I also have a male friend 50 y/o who lost 40 lbs and a female friend 55 y/o who lost 60 lbs . They have both kept the weight off going on a year now. It takes commitment while you are doing it but even more once you are off of it. Both work out daily now which they never did when they were overweight. They also eat clean and keep the booze to a minimum.
    • Posts: 27 Member
      edited August 2016

      the problem with that logic is that pregnant people gain weight, and they're supposed to. so why would anyone try hcg?

      Hcg levels peak in a woman's first trimester. Elevated hcg levels have been associated with a temporary hyperthyroid state...maybe that is the thought process.
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Psychgrrl wrote: »
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      Because it's magic! It's not the low calorie consumption that causes weight-loss, but the "stuff" in the drops. #smh
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      Goodness there are some judgemental and catty people here. Read pounds and inches, before you judge. Myself? 90 pounds lost and maintained, tyvm.
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