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  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
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    Anything that goes well with pregnant women's urine :-)
  • EbbySoo
    EbbySoo Posts: 267 Member
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    Anything that goes well with pregnant women's urine :-)

    Dill pickles?! I love dill pickles.
  • EbbySoo
    EbbySoo Posts: 267 Member
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    Anything that goes well with pregnant women's urine :-)

    Dill pickles?! I love dill pickles.

    Wait. Wut!? LOL. Gross.
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 718 Member
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    Good luck with your weight loss, but the HCG diet has done nothing but HARM to people I know that used it.

    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.

    Any doctor that pushes the HCG diet plan should be stripped of their license to practice medicine because they are being totally unethical and giving advice that goes against the conclusions of all reliable scientific research on the subject.

    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.

    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. Then they regained more weight than they lost. Now they wish they never heard of HCG.

    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
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
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    I was wondering when you'd show up, Rachel. Good show. :flowerforyou:
  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
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    If you are on a HCG diet - you should probably read this from the Mayo Clinic website. In my humble opinion it could not be said better - and it was published on a reputable source.

    " .. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers to steer clear of over-the-counter weight-loss products that contain HCG.

    HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy. As a prescription medication, HCG is used mainly to treat fertility issues. HCG is not approved for over-the-counter use, nor has it been proved to work for weight loss. Companies that sell over-the-counter HCG weight-loss products are breaking the law.

    So why has there been so much talk about the HCG diet? Perhaps it's because the diet recommends severe calorie restriction — typically just 500 to 800 calories a day. People who follow such a very low calorie diet are likely to lose weight, at least in the short term. However, that level of calorie restriction has risks, such as gallstone formation, irregular heartbeat, and an imbalance of the electrolytes that keep the body's muscles and nerves functioning properly.

    If weight loss is your goal, there are safer ways to lose weight. Talk with your doctor or other health care provider about how to make healthy changes that lead to permanent weight loss, such as eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise."

    I respectfully disagree with @fightingautis. I have two friends who lost 150 and 200+ lbs respectively without anything other than change in food and lifestyle modification. If you look around, there are many people on this site have shown the same results.

    THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

    OP, please reconsider your diet plan. You CAN lose weight without such an extreme calorie restriction.
  • wheezybreezy
    wheezybreezy Posts: 315 Member
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    Okay, some of this wasn't so nice, but good LAWD I am cracking up over here!
  • nnylee
    nnylee Posts: 814 Member
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    Nooo. It's bad for you! Don't do it. Also, MFP doesn't condone it sooo...this post will eventually get locked.
  • wenders123
    wenders123 Posts: 338 Member
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    Dear Posters,

    This thread will be locked for the following reason:

    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.

    MyFitnessPal Forum Moderator
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