Has anyone tried HCG?

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  • susanb573
    susanb573 Posts: 111 Member
    Give your body and your stomach a few days to adjust to the 1200 calories. If you go over like today, try to throw in some exercise to get you back to where you need to be. Eat tons of veggies....they fill you up but don't have a ton of calories. In a few days you will get used to the lower calories. I know I personally was probably eating 2500 to 3000 calories a day so the first few days of 1290 I was very hungry. I am now on day 4 and I feel a lot better with the 1290. It just takes a few days.
  • rpantusa
    rpantusa Posts: 267 Member
    i used hcg for 15 days, and i lost about 15lbs, about a pound a day, but it made me feel awful! i was starving on that! I did not even have energy to walk around the block, it was bad. and as soon as i started eating I gained the 15lbs back. I eat around 1200 calories a day now, and averageing about 5 lbs lost per week. I feel great and i know it will stay off. Hgc was bad, not a good way to loose weight. there are no easy fixes. it takes hard work and dedication!
  • elimay59
    elimay59 Posts: 471
    Dr Oz had some interesting not all unpositive things to say about it ,I saw a clip on the internet.
  • Hirundo
    Hirundo Posts: 148 Member
    brb, grabbing some popcorn

    me too me too !!!
  • clkuchtyn
    clkuchtyn Posts: 193 Member
    Not sure if some else said this or not....HCG drops will NOT be absorbed into your system. They are a large protein and cannot cross through your skin or even mucous membranes. The only form that even gets absorbed is the injectable form. You are wasting your money on anything else. By the way, this diet is not proven to work. As a health care professional with a doctorate, I feel confident telling you this information.
  • MasonMelissa
    MasonMelissa Posts: 525 Member
    Thank you, I agree HCG is really not the natural way to go. I really want to lose 2-3lbs a week but need some advice as to WHAT diet to actually do. Weight watchers doesn't work for me since I tend to eat all my points in not so great things. I guess I will stick this out for a full week and see if I can get some results. Let me know what works best for you all. Thanks for the advice, God knows it need it...ha.

    I think that if you have to take anything to lose the weight you are not going to be able to sustain it long term. As for 2-3 lbs a week is unlikely unless you are willing to work out almost everday. If you even just go for a 30 min moderate walk you can add 186 or so calories to your food diary. If there is a bit of a + everyday you should lose weight.
  • agentscully514
    agentscully514 Posts: 616 Member
    pass the popcorn
  • nutritionalchanges
    nutritionalchanges Posts: 1 Member
    As everyone has said this diet is bad, dangerous, there is no science the product works for weight loss. this is the second time this diet ethic has been band. this time criminal charges are to be evaluated upon upon sales.do your research on any unnatural product you will be inducing to your body. There is Not a doubt you Will find side affects based upon the individuals health.

    Reevaluate your calorie intake to 1-1.5 pds per wk. ask yourself how many 100-150 cal. snacks to get you from one meal to the next. Minus that from total calories then divide main colorful meals . When plan your shopping around meals, prepackage your snacks, you can move the calo0ries around to met your day. Get some exercise in ( 2-3x's a week) and you will see it melt away while the body you desire forms from lean mussel mass that gets our metabolism going and rewards us in a way to more calories lost if we desire to reward our self.
  • umachanxo
    umachanxo Posts: 926 Member
    I was legit eating light popcorn when I stumbled upon this thread.

    I personally wouldn't want to starve myself to lose weight because honestly, I have seen how it affects people. Metabolic disorders, gaining twice the weight back... it's not where I would want to be personally.

    But it's up to the individual, I suppose! Best of luck to you.
  • formersec
    formersec Posts: 233 Member
    Dr Oz had some interesting not all unpositive things to say about it ,I saw a clip on the internet.

    Dr. Oz is a quack. Among other things, he has been known to hawk supplements that are of little or no value and could actually be harmful. It's possible he has some financial interest in these products, which means his advice may not be objective. Also, I've heard him give advice about diabetes that I know from personal experience is not sound.

    Put your trust in your own doctor. He or she knows your personal medical condition and can give you advice that is right for you. Don't put your trust in some celebrity charlatan who might have some hidden agenda that is contrary to your well being.
  • jalilahbd
    jalilahbd Posts: 9
    I've seen people succeed and fail on that diet. The ones who have failed were the ones that did not maintain a strict regiment after completing the diet and course of injections/drops. The ones that did succeed, had maintained a strict exercise and diet regiment. If they started to slack though, the weight started to come back. It offers fast results, but doesn't set you up to succeed in long term success.
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