hcg diet

You get to get pumped full of pregnancy hormones and only eat 500 cals/day. Not a healthy diet at all. Anyone would lose weight on 500 cals/day, but not in a healthy manner, and most likely a large portion of that loss will be from lean muscle, not fat. With only 36 lbs to go no need to go to extremes, set you goal for 1 lb/week and eat most of your exercise calories back and you will lose the weight in a healthy manner and will be more likely to keep it off.

Give diet and exercise a try first, give it 6 months and if you don't get results then re-evaluate it.

HCG=Starvation and Pregnant Pee diet. Just don't do it.

I personally wouldnt do it. 3 of my aunts have done it and they all lost a ton of weight but all 3 of them gained it back + some! They all wish that they wouldnt have done it. You basically starve yourself so when the diet is over and you start eating normal you start gaining. One of my aunts said she couldnt stop eating...she thinks her body was in starvation mode. I honestly think its a way for people to make money. I havent heard of one person that has done it and kept the weight off.

If you are considering this diet, please PLEASE listen to this podcast (starting at about 6 minutes 35 seconds in) where they discuss HCG:

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/05/fat-2-fit-65-advanced-weight-loss-techniques