Has anyone tried the HCG diet?????

Options
shavon007
shavon007 Posts: 143 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone tried the HCG diet? and thoughts on it?

Replies

  • LoveleeB
    LoveleeB Posts: 560 Member
    Options
    Yep, and then I died
  • SofaKingRad
    SofaKingRad Posts: 1,592 Member
    Options
    I LOVE IT! BUT I RECOMMEND ALLI INSTEAD. CUZ THE FAT MELTZ AND JUST SORTA DRIPZ OUT OF U DURING THE DAY. SOOO EFFECTIVE!
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,324 Member
    Options
    I LOVE IT! BUT I RECOMMEND ALLI INSTEAD. CUZ THE FAT MELTZ AND JUST SORTA DRIPZ OUT OF U DURING THE DAY. SOOO EFFECTIVE!

    alli + adult diaper = WEIGHT.LOSS!
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    Options
    The one with 4 active class action lawsuits for fraud and reckless endangerment? Sounds legit.
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    Options
    ibdHVIlgXWoswD.gif
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Options
    I LOVE IT! BUT I RECOMMEND ALLI INSTEAD. CUZ THE FAT MELTZ AND JUST SORTA DRIPZ OUT OF U DURING THE DAY. SOOO EFFECTIVE!

    alli + adult diaper = WEIGHT.LOSS!

    scootin a deuce right now....see weight gone
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Options
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-AvQfiYxuTbkQxWqoWiTEve-kvKlZsU_Xlh_AWmFJsgwxDsEx
  • Klamber26
    Klamber26 Posts: 212
    Options
    I can tell you with certainty that HCG drops do absolutely nothing except make you get pregnant easier. (That's what they're for). If you want to eat a VLCD to lose weight, and your doctor thinks it's safe, then go for it. Realistically you'll probably end up skinny-fat., though.

    I know someone who's doctor put them on HCG, and she lost 60 pounds and kept off 40 for 2 years now. BUT--she looked sickly and behind her back everyone commented on how terrible she looked.

    Please don't waste your money on useless drops or injections.
  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 718 Member
    Options
    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.

    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
  • shavon007
    shavon007 Posts: 143 Member
    Options
    Thanks Klamber26 for you advise and thoughts.
  • shavon007
    shavon007 Posts: 143 Member
    Options
    Thank you really important to know.

    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.

    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
    [/quote]
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Options
    I PUT IT ON MY CORN FLAKES
  • BrionaLoree
    BrionaLoree Posts: 45
    Options
    i did, lost about 30 pounds... and then gained it all back during 'maitanence' it messed with me though, like there for a while afterwards all i could do was think about the bad foods because i wasnt aloud to have them for so long.. and my mom and grandma were the same way afterwards, it sucked DONT DO IT!!! this way is way easier!
  • Steven
    Steven Posts: 593 MFP Moderator
    Options
    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.

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

    Regards,
    Steven
    MyFitnessPal Staff
This discussion has been closed.

Categories