Trying to find out some info on the HCG diet..

Personally,I wouldnt do it because it doesnt sound healthy and yeah,you'll lose weight only eating 500 calories a day. As soon as you go off the diet and eat "normally",you'll gain back what you lost and probably more.

Rule of Thumb: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

This cannot be healthy for you. Adding HGC to a body can cause so many problems. There are links between this and cancer, as HGC can mask the cancer in your body and allow it to spread wildly unnoticed. It's a bad thing to play with!

I know there are a lot of opinions out there, but as someone who has lost over a hundred pounds, let me caution you...there is NO substitute for healthy eating and exercise. Anything that promises amazing results quick will see you amazingly putting the weight back on. This weight loss journey is a forever thing...you cannot lose the weight and then go back to how you were, you have to change everything and the hCG diet is a gimmick, a crutch, making someone else rich. Do it right, don't mess up your body....

-From someone that's been there....

This was on the Dr.s yesterday. The best source of information is to talk to your own Dr. That being said some of the stuff they said on the Dr.s about it would be enough to turn me away.

I have tried this diet 4 times. My advice is if you are still in the quick fix frame of mind go ahead and try it. it is a risk and It never worked for me. Yes I lost weight but I felt so weak. Only 500 calories is not healthy and you do NOT get the nutrients you need. Health is about living life, experiencing things, living a long time to be there for the ones you love. For me it messed with my blood sugar, made me feel weak, and I felt like crap when I caved into my cravings which gave me an unhealthy perspective about food. Please just remember why you want to be healthy. Plus if your just losing weight you dont build strength, endurance or muscle. All of which has now given me a much better outlook on life. you just have to be ready for it. Best wishes

I can't speak about the PCOS , except to say I have a good friend who had gastric bypass surgery, lost over 100 lbs and her PCOS went away after her weight loss. She has since had 4 children without any fertility treatments.

As far as the HGC diet, I have another friend who did it last year, has lost over 60 lbs andhas kept it off. It was a very difficult diet, but she was fed-up with her weight and so she tried it. She went through a provider and followed a prescribed diet and no exercise, which was good because she hates to exercise anyway! I can't imagine it's easy to keep it up forever, although you finally increase your intake until you gain weight to test your set point. She still doesn't eat much, but really, who does who is really thin?

Someone I know is doing it and she loves it. She has lost weight and says she feels great, isn't hungry, and has plenty of energy.

Personally I wouldn't do it. I have had my share of quick fixes. I need to develop a lifestyle I can live with - well - for the rest of my life. I think for me to do that I need to eat reasonably, develop healthy habits, and exercise. It is taking a while to get where I want to be, but it is working.

I have been on the diet for a week and a day now. Like any diet, fad or medical approved, it's what you put into during and after. I am personally tired of being obese. I take ten oral drops three times a day. Yes, I eat 500 calories. Breakfast is nothing but water and tea. Then a piece of fruit for a snack. Then 100 grams of meat/fish and a 100 grams of one vegetable for lunch. My second snack is another piece of fruit. Dinner is the same as lunch. I drink 3 liters of water a day not counting the tea. I haven't been hungry. Cravings is more in my mind of seeing something that I would generally purchase and eat without a thought. I am planning ahead for my maintenance phase and beyond. Yes, many people don't approve of this diet and are very anti hCG. I don't know the science behind it all. I have seen people say that it's all part of my mind getting through eating 500 calories a day. I walk 30 minutes a day briskly to keep my muscles up. One of the things that convinced me to do this diet is the Dr. Oz show (http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/weight-loss-controversy-hcg-diet-pt-1) as well as many youtube videos of people who have lost the weight and have kept it off. I believe in it. I am going to continue with it until I reach my final goal weight. I would suggest to anyone planning to do this diet to prepare themselves by getting there portion control set with at least 1200 so you are prepare for lowering down to 500. You can see my vlogs on youtube under the name simoneminyettehcg.