HCG Friends

Sandy2012x
Sandy2012x Posts: 8
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I started on Transformations HCG Plan two weeks ago. I am doing great and feel great. I am looking for some friends that are on the same program and we can be a support system to each other.

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  • mignik68
    mignik68 Posts: 4
    I did it last year and lost 38 pounds. But I gained 15 back! Make sure you make some lifestyle changes when your dobe
  • audreykz
    audreykz Posts: 6
    I am on the HCG program too! Before I got pregnant I tried it and lost 35 pounds in 3 months and it was wonderful. . .then my husband came home from deployment and Bam, Baby! lol I gained all my weight back while preggo. So I am starting over and I recently hit a rough patch and couldn't get back on track so I am trying to get my motivation back now that I am on myFitnesspal. . . add me as a friend.
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 715 Member
    Please don't do the HCG diet. It is very dangerous, and I know people that became ill from it

    The HCG diet has been studied by many scientific organizations, and they all concluded that HCG, even the "real" injectable version, is no more effective than a placebo, and eating only 500 calories a day for weeks, as recommended by that plan, can cause more health problems than it solves.

    The only reason people lose weight on that plan is you are only allowed to eat 500 calories a day. HCG has been scientifically proven to do NOTHING to help with weight loss or to make it safe to eat only 500 calories a day. It will not protect muscle, reset your metabolism or do anything else the snake oil salesmen that sell it claim. Dr. Simeons was a quack doctor. His "HCG protocol" has absolutely NO scientific backing and is not worth risking your health on.

    The MFP moderators have been cautioning members against attempting that diet because it is so dangerous.

    Please read the articles on these websites before you try HCG. I know some people that put their faith in the HCG diet, and became very ill from malnutrition as a result. It is NOT safe!

    The Government is now in the process of getting all that fraudulent stuff off the market, and it's about time!

    http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm281333.htm

    http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/hcg-diet-dangerous-1428

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hcg-diet/AN02091

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-hcg-for-weight-loss

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/weight-loss-cure-dont-want-you-to-know

    http://www.dietscam.org/reports/hcg.shtml

    http://www.tucsonmedical.com/pages/hcg.php
  • trixirn
    trixirn Posts: 130 Member
    Wonder how long until the moderators have to step in and stop the catfight?
  • hollyberry2012
    hollyberry2012 Posts: 239 Member
    I heard about that HCG diet. Then I read about it and found out you could only eat 500 calories a day. I said to myself,

    1. Who needs a hormone if you can withstand starvation of course you will lose weight. I can't stand starvation. lol

    and

    2. The older I get the more I have come to realize that hormones and the balance thereof in the body can make or break a person in so many ways. (as in living or dying, getting cancer or being cancer free etc.) Best to let nature balance the hormones and don't mess around with it!
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    Dear Posters,

    MyFitnessPal strongly recommends that our users follow the calorie guidelines automatically assigned by our site, unless they are under the direct supervision of a doctor. We are currently reviewing the medical literature on the HCG/500 calorie diet and reserve the right to moderate against discussions of this diet at any time in the future.

    For the time being, HCG discussions remain an option for members in private Groups. Please remember that even in Groups, all site wide rules must be correctly moderated, or the Group runs the risk of deletion. Specifically, endorsement of purchasing prescription supplements or medications without a prescription is in violation of the MyFitnessPal posting guidelines, which can be reviewed here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines

    Thank you all for your concern. We're definitely looking closely at this issue.
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