HCG Diet - Not a Good IDEA!

When I first heard about the HCG diet, I was intrigued. I visited several websites that were selling HCG drops. One of my favorites raved about how fabulous the drops were, then in small print near the bottom of the site it stated that the drops were NOT recommended for human intake because although the people the HCG came from were tested for HIV & other diseases, there was no way to be completely sure that they didn't have these diseases.

Oh. My. God.

What a HUGE risk to take in order to get skinny.

I'll stick to the old fashioned way of a healthy diet & exercise to shed my unwanted pounds!

Wait, what? They suck something out of people then throw it in a bottle and sell it? Ew! I don't want to take other peoples body fluids, or tissue, or whatever they take to lose weight. If my options were that or stay fat, I'd stay fat!

Yes. HCG is a human hormone. It's produced during pregnancy, but is also produced in the pituitary gland of both males & females.

Oh Grody!! I don't want to put anyone pituitary gland under my tongue or be injected with it! I'll stick to Flinstone vitamins and eating better!!

When I first heard about the HCG diet, I was intrigued. I visited several websites that were selling HCG drops. One of my favorites raved about how fabulous the drops were, then in small print near the bottom of the site it stated that the drops were NOT recommended for human intake because although the people the HCG came from were tested for HIV & other diseases, there was no way to be completely sure that they didn't have these diseases.

Oh. My. God.

What a HUGE risk to take in order to get skinny.

I'll stick to the old fashioned way of a healthy diet & exercise to shed my unwanted pounds!

Wait, what? They suck something out of people then throw it in a bottle and sell it? Ew! I don't want to take other peoples body fluids, or tissue, or whatever they take to lose weight. If my options were that or stay fat, I'd stay fat!

I've seen on the websites that sell them that they are produced using pregnant lady pee.

:sick:

http://ultimate-hcg-guide.com/category/hcg-info/how-is-hcg-made-hcg-info/

Figured I'd find the source of the pee claim:

Urine for the purposes of harvesting hCG is collected via sterile procedure with a catheter, or by the “clean catch” method.

Yes, pee is sterile, that doesn't mean you're supposed to harvest it for hormones and inject it into other people.

So do you think that they monitor those pregnant ladies to make sure that catch is really clean?

Yep. It's a DESPERATE attempt to lose weight. And usually desperation ends up with other "side" effects when expectations aren't met.

I hope the fab sticks around a litte longer... I want to be able to sell my pee when I'm knocked up!

hahah awesome!!!!

I think it's a strange diet. Really strange.

:ohwell:

I'm on the HcG modified 800/daily. Never any side effects and being limited has forced me to make smart choices. Now veggies are second nature to me. Getting fast results has kept me motivated too.

There's nothing wrong with this diet. It's done in 28 day cycles and is not intended for long term to stay on it. the weight doesn't just pile back on either. that's untrue. you should try it before you knock it.

If someone is obese then the weight loss of about 30 lbs in 30 days most certainly outweighs the continued neg. effects on their health.

It's not about fast results though.. its about doing it the safe and healthy way.. which sometimes means slow and drawn out, but you get to the same place in the end. Plus I eat 1670 calories a day and I make smart choices.. I just wasn't forced to make them. It was something I learned to do on my own, which is what worries about this diet.. when your off it, will you continue to make those smart choices or will you go back to old ways since its not forcing you anymore?

Bottom line, fad diets are just that.. fads. Eventually this one will go away just like every other one.. and then another crazy one will take its place.