GAHHH!

Sound like you have already made up your mind.

In the past I had done the HCG diet and lost 20-30 lbs but gained it back pretty fast unfortunately =/ I dont think i'd ever do it again. I liked it at the time but finding an easier way to deal with eating less (but definitely more than the HCG diet) as well as working out and finding what works best for you seems a heck of a lot better to me. I've done pretty well so far. Lost 54 lbs since May 9th this year. I did have plateaus but one thing that worked best for me was eating around 1200-1260 calories per day, working out doing cardio for at least an hour per day minimum, I kept my fat, sodium and sugar lower than the recommended amount on here and I upped my protein and fiber to more than they recommended on here as well and that helped me A LOT. Maybe you could try that? Hope that helps some. Feel free to add me if you like.

Recently I have been thinking about doing the HCG diet or the Mckenna diet to try to boost my weight loss and possibly get me out of the rut I am in. I still have another 80-100 pounds to lose.

Please do not ***** at me about how horrible you think either of the diets are, I have family and friends who have used one or both of them to drop between 40 and 300 pounds.

Okayyyyy. Knock yourself out then. You already know that everyone will (rightly and correctly) tell you it'sat best short-term, and at worst downright dangerous.

It you want results more than health, you're a grownup and have clearly made up your mind.

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Wait... you used to exercise for.... 4 hours a day? 4 hours? I am just shocked... that's a lot.

If you want to do HCG then do it. If you think it will help, try it out. It's not really *that* safe, but if you are feeling frustrated... do it.

Maybe you should talk to your doctor about why you are not losing the weight. Maybe there is something going on that needs to be corrected before your body will allow you to lose the weight....

Professional sports players don't work out for 4 hours a day.

I think something must be up if you have really lost NO weight since mid June, might be an idea to check with a doctor and have some blood tests. If everything is fine, let folk here see your diary, double check portion size, that can be a secret killer of weight loss, and see what suggestions people come up with. I truly believe you can stuff your metabolism on some of these fad diets, just think carefully before you embark on one, but wishing you all the best!

Professional sports players don't work out for 4 hours a day.

Sure they do. How many do you know?

Have you recalculated your caloric intake value to match your current weight or are you still going off what was based for your weight when you first started?

My best friend dropped close to 200 lbs on the HCG diet and injections. She's gained it all back in one year now AFTER surgery to take off the excess skin!

If you are hitting a plateau like this you might just need to change up your workouts. Up the intensity, rest when you need to. Do not cut your calories your body will not drop weight if you aren't feeding it enough. Keep up with your water if your body is dehydrated it wont' lose. Watch your stress level it will hinder you losing as well. Don't obsess about numbers, do you feel better, do you look better, do your clothes fit better? I hit one of these and after two months went off and gained 24 pounds in a few months. I'm back and know that just keep pushing is the way to do it.

Also, it's ALMOST frowned upon but to lose 164 pounds once every two months I had a fat week. I'd still gym it but I'd indulge in those foods I truly wanted that were crap not all day everyday but all week I had one thing a day that was not on the full healthy life style I was living. A lot of my problems is carbs so I'd have carbs on that fat week with my dinner ( a piece of yummy bread or regular pasta instead of ww). It worked for me and I see that happening again. Train like crazy for two months and have a little time to let my hair down. Now though I notice when I start to plan out my cheats they are still pretty healthy (still ww I like clean food now), but it's a little more indulgent on some front.

Chin up, have you talked to a nutritionist, do you go to the gym, do you have a trainer, do you set your goals for the week? Maybe just try a variation and see how it works. HCG does work but it's not a full life change it's just momentary and why kill yourself to have it all pop back.

Either way, good luck!

My sister did the HCG diet.She lost weight,but gained it all back.It was very unhealthy for her..They told her also,she had to have a complete exam,because if there was any cancer at all in her body, it would grow and spread.That to me is scarey enough.The pills that she took along with the injections made her moods swings go through the roof.So I wouldn't try it it,but it is totally up to you..Also you maybe losing inches instead of pounds...Good luck

Im am really frustrated as hell. I have been on MFP for 8 months and have only lost 20 pounds. Accept for the last week, I have been really good about staying on track. I usually ate 1600 calories a day and exercised between 30 minutes to 4 hours a day. However, since mid-June my weight has stayed the same. I have tried lowering my calories and increasing my exercise/ raised my calories and decreased how much I exercised. Nothing I seem to do works. On top of feeling sad about not losing weight, I also have seasonal effectiveness disorder. This basically means my brain can't cope without the sun. Recently I have been thinking about doing the HCG diet or the Mckenna diet to try to boost my weight loss and possibly get me out of the rut I am in. I still have another 80-100 pounds to lose.

Please do not ***** at me about how horrible you think either of the diets are, I have family and friends who have used one or both of them to drop between 40 and 300 pounds.

Why even post this if you didn't want to hear negative feed back on HCG...because that's where all these types of threads lead. My suggestion would be to find the HCG support group in the GROUP section they now have on MFP, you will find like minded people there. Don't bother with the general forum.

My other suggestion would be - before you try such a extreme restrictive diet that you open your diary. There are so many knowledgable people on the forums that have the experience and are living proof of what a healthy balanced diet can do for weight loss and your overall well being. Open your diary, open yourself to suggestions?

I do strength training andvariety of cardiovascular exercise. I also do pottery on a wheel it is alot of upper body work. I have tried varying my calories between 1200 and 1600 calories. I was tracking my weight and my inches. My weight and inches have stayed the same for 3 months. I have not seen a doctor in over two years because I don't insurance or access a doctor. I know I need to because I have had medical problems recently. I have not been able to exercise for the past few weeks because every time I get my heart rate up, I get dizzy and ill. I also have a bump on my spine that has my mother (she is an RN) scratching her head.

"I know I need to because I have had medical problems recently. I have not been able to exercise for the past few weeks because every time I get my heart rate up, I get dizzy and ill. I also have a bump on my spine that has my mother (she is an RN) scratching her head."

1) ^For real? Then your last worry should be losing weight or starting a 500 calorie diet. See a Doctor...maybe Mom the RN can spot you $50 for at least a consult with a physician.


2) Not sure why you posting anything on this forum because obviously you've made up your mind regarding this. And you're being very closed minded with suggestions people are giving you.

3) you can't get a job in sales because "they told you they only hire skinny people"? Really? Although statistics have shown that there may be some validity to that statement - I find it hard to believe that a perspective employer would come right out and say that to someone.

I'm thinking you are just someone trying to stir up a debate on the forum or you have issues related to your weight and you need to see a counselor to work through these mental and physical issues.

Best of luck with your HCG diet

Please do not ***** at me about how horrible you think either of the diets are, I have family and friends who have used one or both of them to drop between 40 and 300 pounds.

How long did they keep it off? What kind of side effects did they have? No one's saying that you can't lose weight with those diets. But before you make a decision like that you should be aware of what you are really doing.

If someone comments negatively on your open diet you can make it so only certain people can open it with a key. Everyone has a right to run their life the way they see fit. Some do it by fad diets that they go on and off of. Some insist on cheat days, some exercise like crazy and some eat everything out of a box. Do what suits you. Do it for your own reasons, but realize when you post a question on here there are many people who honestly care and want to help and who have experience. If you are doing it to be smaller you are doing it for different reasons than people who are doing it for health reasons and will likely go about it through the path of least resistance. I have tried the path of least resistance and it doesn't work for me. I have only mastered my weight loss through old fashioned hard work of regular exercise, and eating whole foods. Not the latest fad, not the most fun, people don't want to hear about it because it is boring, but it works for me. I also can't afford decent insurance or go to a doctor regularly so I decided that the very least I can do is eat right and exercise and take the crap out of my diet. So far it is working. Best of luck to you. I've learned a lot on my 4 year journey to lose 70 pounds. I learned that I had to do everything that I didn't want to do, but I also learned that I have never had more energy in my life or felt better. I'm 54 now, so I feel sad that I wasted my life chasing rainbows when I could have just done the work to begin with and had more enjoyment out of my life.