HCG diet safe?
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You'll lose weight, no doubt about it. My best friend lost 57 pounds in a little less than 5 months on it. All I keep hearing about is how I should do HCG because my way isn't fast enough and I need to be more aggressive with it. Sorry, I'd rather not gain it all back quicker than I took it off as soon as I start eating more than 500 calories a day, thankyouverymuch. Am I a little jealous that she's thin? Yeah. Am I jealous that she probably has almost no muscle mass left in her body? Nope.0
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From "an idiot at GNC"
The "reputable" HCG weightloss centres will have you eating 1200 calories a day, and suggest whey protein shakes for breakfast.
I followed the diet my husband got at the clinic and WITHOUT the hcg or phentermine managed to lose 115 lbs.
The "idiot" was probably concerned about your health and wellbeing.0 -
Okay-let me put this out there: I am simply asking a question, not promoting anything. I thought this was a place to get answers, not slammed for asking a question. I have not said that anyone should do anything. I was not aware of the HCG thing being 'unpostable'. If I have offened anyone, I do apologize. I wanted advice from others that know more than I do about it, that is it. I did not mean to start a huge free-for-all.
From the information given, my initial suspicions are confirmed: 600 calories a day is why you lose the weight, not the drops.
THank you for the info. We can drop the subject now, please.0 -
if you follow this advice, ask for a health guarantee...bet you dont get oneYou'll get no answers here just criticism. message me and I'll let you know about it, and there are a few of the people on my friends list, there are many different protocols...but not all of them work.
Not here to argue, here to answer the OP's question, while stil following the rules of the forums which will soon be no talk of HCG. Just following the rules.
the "spirit" of the rule is to NOT promote unhealthy diets.
Not promoting, told her to inbox me because this thread is going to erupt into a fiasco sooner or later, and it will be much easier to talk in a private message.
I see your daily goal is 550 calories. you are a starving yourself. please dont advise others.
I am also on HCG
so I can give advice. how about you back off my case, I can give advice just as freely as you can sir. ty 
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It's obviously safe. That's why you had to ask about it. So do it. Your wallet will definitely stay lighter.0
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I'm proof it works as well. I'm down 35lbs since last february and glad I did it. I have great muscles. I didn't see the boys lifting like I was at the gym today and doing 250 push ups.
If you don't know what someone has tried already don't judge and assume they haven't tried other options.
I'm still currently on it and everything is normal.
But no one will pay attention to anything myself or anyone else on has to say to I'm more than likely wasting my time. Just came on here because saw a friend post on it even though she's on the flip side.0 -
Hcg drops do NOTHING... Starving yourself is what causes the weight loss. Stick to mfp.. you will lose what you need to. Maybe not quickly but you will be healthy & able to maintain. Return the drops.0
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With any diet you do comes maintenance. If any diet you do changes your lifestyle and you develope good eating habits and with exercising you can keep off the weight. I lost 32 lbs on HCG and kept it off and that was a year ago! I do not crave sugar anymore nor do I eat white flour anymore.When I do want junk food I will eat it, but it doesn't temp me anymore.0
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On another board, we were talking about how women get flat bellies (these are a group of women who have a lot of kids). One woman wrote to me this:
"completely anecdotally with no real facts to base it on, my husband and I have observed that people who lose weight by focusing on exercise, and specifically strength training seem to have less loose skin than those who focus primarily on eating less. People who do mostly cardio seem to be in the middle but leaning towards having more loose skin. People who have surgery such as gastric bypass seem to have the most excess skin."
She seems to be spot on, as I fall in the second category. IMHO, go with 1200 calories a day and work on cardio AND strength training. If you work up to exercising 5x a week you will drop weight faster. LOL about the light wallet comment. If you desperately need to spend money on some health fad, mail it to me and I will send you some sugar pills made out stevia. :drinker:0 -
No no no no no! Please, DON'T!! Sure people lose weight, because they're STARVING themselves. I just did a presentation on HCG for my neuroendocrinology class last semester and it is SCARY that people think this diet is healthy/safe. Human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone produced during pregnancy... other than that we don't really need that hormone. SO when you put this hormone in your body and you don't need it it screws up a bunch of other hormone cascades in your body and can permanently alter how those hormones work and screw up SO many other important functions in your body... sleep, digestion, sex functions, ovulation, etc for the rest of your life!!
The ONLY reason people lose weight on this diet is because they are eating less than 800 calories a day and essentially starving themselves. You know that this is bad for you, so why would you even consider doing this? The HCG, scientifically, does nothing. Plus, individuals who lose weight this way are much more likely to gain it back and then some than someone who loses weight the healthy way and takes the long route.
The HCG diet may seem like a quick, convenient way to lose weight but in the end you'll screw up your body for the rest of your life AND probably gain the weight back anyway. Please, please, please read some papers on the dangers of this for yourself and seriously DON'T do it. I cannot stress this enough...0 -
Oh yeah ~ lots of people lose weight on the HCG diet ~ many of my friends.....and they regain it, with interest (more weight, more fat).:frown: I only know one woman who has kept it off for almost two years, but she follows the Atkins diet now to stay at that weight. The instant she eats anything with carbs, she puffs right up and goes back to her Atkins. Not my idea of living, but to each his or her own!:huh:
On another note, I tried the HCG stuff for a whole 5 days because I wanted to see what it would do....mind you, I couldn't stay under 1,100 cals to save my life, even with these miracle drops (and I payed a lot of money for the "primo/pure" junk my good friend was using). All it gave me was major headaches, foggy thinking, my blood pressure shot up 25 points, and I ended up in the ER with tachycardia. The ER doc had kittens I was putting that kind of *kitten* in my system... So be careful with what you put in your body ~ I'll never mess with anything like that again!!!:embarassed: Many people have no problems with it, but you need to be aware that it can give some people adverse effects, and you might not want to find out the hard way! I swear I didn't feel normal for at least two months.....
Good luck with your decision ~ I vote lower calories (no less than 1200 a day) and more exercise ~ seems to get the job done!
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Okay-let me put this out there: I am simply asking a question, not promoting anything. I thought this was a place to get answers, not slammed for asking a question. I have not said that anyone should do anything. I was not aware of the HCG thing being 'unpostable'. If I have offened anyone, I do apologize. I wanted advice from others that know more than I do about it, that is it. I did not mean to start a huge free-for-all.
From the information given, my initial suspicions are confirmed: 600 calories a day is why you lose the weight, not the drops.
THank you for the info. We can drop the subject now, please.
Phoenix, I tried google to understand the process and science behind it. You don't lose based on 600 calories.0 -
I wouldn't.... My friend did the HcG diet twice and she lost a significant amount of weight BUT each time she gained the weight back and all her starving during that time was for nothing. I think it would be better (and safer) to lose weight gradually and with exercise. There's less chance that you'll be in starvation mode or you'll have the extra saggy skin.0
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Is anorexia safe?0
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I know people who have changed their lives with the weight they've lost and kept it off from following the HCG diet. I too loved it and still do. The recipes are so yummy with all the meats and veggies, we continue to eat off the recipe list because its so healthy.I'm proof it works as well. I'm down 35lbs since last february and glad I did it. I have great muscles. I didn't see the boys lifting like I was at the gym today and doing 250 push ups.
If you don't know what someone has tried already don't judge and assume they haven't tried other options.
I'm still currently on it and everything is normal.
But no one will pay attention to anything myself or anyone else on has to say to I'm more than likely wasting my time. Just came on here because saw a friend post on it even though she's on the flip side.0 -
Is anorexia safe?
Safer than bulimia 0 -
Okay-let me put this out there: I am simply asking a question, not promoting anything. I thought this was a place to get answers, not slammed for asking a question. I have not said that anyone should do anything. I was not aware of the HCG thing being 'unpostable'. If I have offened anyone, I do apologize. I wanted advice from others that know more than I do about it, that is it. I did not mean to start a huge free-for-all.
From the information given, my initial suspicions are confirmed: 600 calories a day is why you lose the weight, not the drops.
THank you for the info. We can drop the subject now, please.
Phoenix, I tried google to understand the process and science behind it. You don't lose based on 600 calories.
Really? Only eating 600 calories a day doesn't cause weight loss? Interesting. Which google did you use? Fake fantasy land google?0 -
Phoenix, I tried google to understand the process and science behind it. You don't lose based on 600 calories.
Really? Only eating 600 calories a day doesn't cause weight loss? Interesting. Which google did you use? Fake fantasy land google?
No I used the google you apparently don't know how to use. WTF is this 5th grade playground antics? Please.0 -
Phoenix, I tried google to understand the process and science behind it. You don't lose based on 600 calories.
Really? Only eating 600 calories a day doesn't cause weight loss? Interesting. Which google did you use? Fake fantasy land google?
No I used the google you apparently don't know how to use. WTF is this 5th grade playground antics? Please. dont let them get to you...their powers of knowledge are too strong for us to handle... 0 -
I've lost 20 pounds in 3 months by simply following MyFitnessPal and the 500 calorie reduction. 20 pounds at 3 months = 80 pounds at 12 months, if I had that much to lose.
I eat about 1800 calories a day and obviously am not starving my body of vital nutrients. Do what you think is an easy way to lose weight, but I'm on pace to lose the same amount you'd lose on a plan that I can actually sustain for the rest of my life. But to each their own.0 -
Phoenix, I tried google to understand the process and science behind it. You don't lose based on 600 calories.
Really? Only eating 600 calories a day doesn't cause weight loss? Interesting. Which google did you use? Fake fantasy land google?
No I used the google you apparently don't know how to use. WTF is this 5th grade playground antics? Please.
well could you kindly cite the information you found? It didnt happen to come from some company who also sells HCG was it?0 -
Nope. I read for about a month straight on the internet, reading both pros and cons, went to the doctor to get bloodwork done and explained to him what I was doing. He was familiar and had both patients who succeeded and failed. Spoke to numerous people before I tried the drops and no one solicited. I prefer the pellets. I don't need to cite anything. Do what I did...research. But since most of you people have your mind made up I'm not going to bother. If anyone is interested then can do exactly what Idid.0
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from experience you will lose a pound a day. If you can cut out most sugars and white flour from your daily calories, you will keep it off. I know I did and so did my husband.I'm debating on starting the HCG diet. I have a friend that has lost 80lbs in the last year on it, and I'm very impressed. The problem is that, even at my weight (225), I know how unhealthy 600 calories a day divided into two meals can be for the body, that on top of skipping breakfast. The idiot at GNC that sold me my HCG drops 'gave' me protein shakes knowing that it is not acceptable on HCG.
So, I guess this is my question...Is it possible to lose the weight taking HCG and not cutting back to 600 calories? I'm currently at 1300, and rarely reach that goal. I'm usually 100-200 below goal. Can I cut back to 1000-900 and lose MORE weight with the drops? Or, will I lose the same amount without the drops because of the change in calorie intake? Someone please help! Thank you!0 -
Nope. I read for about a month straight on the internet, reading both pros and cons, went to the doctor to get bloodwork done and explained to him what I was doing. He was familiar and had both patients who succeeded and failed. Spoke to numerous people before I tried the drops and no one solicted me. I prefer the pellets. I don't need to cite anything. Do what I did...research. But since most of you people have your mind made up I'm not going to bother. If anyone is interested then can do exactly what Idid.
Might I recommend the book Weightloss Apocalypse? It is a VERY good read and clears up tons of the questions people have and reasons why many people fail after the diet. 0 -
Nope. I read for about a month straight on the internet, reading both pros and cons, went to the doctor to get bloodwork done and explained to him what I was doing. He was familiar and had both patients who succeeded and failed. Spoke to numerous people before I tried the drops and no one solicted me. I prefer the pellets. I don't need to cite anything. Do what I did...research. But since most of you people have your mind made up I'm not going to bother. If anyone is interested then can do exactly what Idid.
yep...ok then
good luck to all of you HCG folks0 -
Flat out NO!0
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Nope. I read for about a month straight on the internet, reading both pros and cons, went to the doctor to get bloodwork done and explained to him what I was doing. He was familiar and had both patients who succeeded and failed. Spoke to numerous people before I tried the drops and no one solicted me. I prefer the pellets. I don't need to cite anything. Do what I did...research. But since most of you people have your mind made up I'm not going to bother. If anyone is interested then can do exactly what Idid.
Might I recommend the book Weightloss Apocalypse? It is a VERY good read and clears up tons of the questions people have and reasons why many people fail after the diet.
They aren't going to read it. Because everyone in here who already is so sure of their opinion but has no clue how it works is not going to take the time to do a little research. Thanks for pointing out that book. They'll just tell us to guess what exercise and eat clean. Which is what I already do!!! LMAO0 -
People lose 80 pounds in a year all the time without practically starving themselves. Just saying.
101 in less then 12 months here and I haven't gone hungry a single day!0 -
Nope. I read for about a month straight on the internet, reading both pros and cons, went to the doctor to get bloodwork done and explained to him what I was doing. He was familiar and had both patients who succeeded and failed. Spoke to numerous people before I tried the drops and no one solicted me. I prefer the pellets. I don't need to cite anything. Do what I did...research. But since most of you people have your mind made up I'm not going to bother. If anyone is interested then can do exactly what Idid.
Might I recommend the book Weightloss Apocalypse? It is a VERY good read and clears up tons of the questions people have and reasons why many people fail after the diet.
They aren't going to read it. Because everyone in here who already is so sure of their opinion but has no clue how it works is not going to take the time to do a little research. Thanks for pointing out that book. They'll just tell us to guess what exercise and eat clean. Which is what I already do!!! LMAO
And yet you refuse to post any information that you've found, and just say "do your own research." HELLO cop-out!0 -
I think it is too unhealthy to only consume that many calories a day.0
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