HCG???? Any success???? Any not so much success????

[redhen]

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Have tried the Atkins diet..the induction phase? Its carb restricted to... but not calorie restrcited. When you go into Ketosis, you dont really feel hungry at all.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Have tried the Atkins diet..the induction phase? Its carb restricted to... but not calorie restrcited. When you go into Ketosis, you dont really feel hungry at all.

I prefer southbeach for a restricted carb diet, and I have done that and lost about 20 lbs, I just haven't been able to get that last 20. I know I can keep it off b/c I have a very healthy eating habit, loosing has always been hard for me. I am GF so that restricts a lot of carbs in itself, never fry food, don't eat a lot of processed foods (hard to find much GF even if I wanted to) I eat mostly lean meats, low carb veggies (sqash, broc, brussle sprouts, greens etc..) It is frustrating I am the healthiest eater by far of all my friends and family, but still am heavier then I want to be, I watch others eat what they want and not have to worry about weight.

 

[shelleyd2008]

I have to side with those that wonder if this diet is effective because of the hormones or just because of the extremely low calories. The only way I would believe it is if Isaw a side-by-side comparison of a person on the diet w/hormones versus on the diet w/out hormones...but people lose weight differently, so that probably wouldn't be and accurate assessment.

It sounds extremely unsafe to me, people shouldn't consume such a small number of calories. Obviously you are going to lose weight since your body has nothing to maintain itself with.

Is there any stipulation to this diet, such as you must be 'X' number of pounds overweight?

 

[Kassaundra]

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No none that I found. The people at work that have done it vary in how much they needed to loose, anywhere from 20 - 200 lbs, those that stuck w/ the plan totally even the recovery period have lost and KEPT it off, all are healthy and have great blood lab work. Like I said earlier I was very skeptical and did alot of research to show them the error of thier ways. No one food group is eliminated even in the strictest part of the plan, you still eat carbs, and protien, well I guess tech. fat is quite restricted almost to the point of elimination during the strictest part. You are only to stay on it for 40 days or 40 lbs at a time, then you go to the recovery period which is quite similar to phase 2 of southbeach.

 

[Sierra pachie bars]

My brother in law- and his wife did the HGc diet. But they took the shots. They swear it works,and said they had to make themselves eat they werent hungry. I wanted to try it but cant go without my medications and on it your not supposed to take anything.

 

[HHandbasket]

You can lose weight by eating a balanced, healthy diet and increasing your activity. You don't need to buy (waste your money on) fancy products.

 

[Royd]

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Bingo...Calories in, calories out.

 

[Kassaundra]

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I am doing the drops, and have not read anywhere where medications are restricted.

 

[justmeandtheflock]

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/20110126fda-warnings-about-diet-drugs.html

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

 

[HHandbasket]

I could tell you stories about the debunking of HCG for weight loss, too.

Most natural weight loss products on the market are great placebos that they use to get your dollars. Hydroxycut? Please. People spend MILLIONS on that junk every year. HCG? Another one.

Calories in, calories out, calories burned. It's SO simple without fancy schmancy diets with fancy schmancy names.

I'm speaking as someone who did it the HARD way and had gastric bypass. If you think that's the easy way out, you don't know much about the procedure or how it works long-term... it's only a tool, and we ALL know people that have had it and are fat again & I ain't one of them and, Lord willing, never will be.

I hear the lament ALL the time from friends/family/associates/acquaintances about how they just can't lose weight no matter what diet they go on.... but they don't want to take the time to track their food and do the exercise. I did the same lament for years and years and years... I dieted my way up to almost 300 pounds. I tried HCG & it worked for about 4 weeks. Then I realized that it wasn't the HCG that was working. It was the accompanying healthy eating and exercising I would do along with it.

You know how all those products say they work in conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise program? Well, the healthy diet and exercise program will work EQUALLY WELL without wasting your money on the gimmicks.

My sister weighed over 400 pounds. Two years ago, she also had gastric bypass surgery but was not in a program that taught her about what made her obese in the first place and how to eat healthy and stay active for life... she had the procedure because she "hates exercise". In the program I was in, you HAD to exercise or you couldn't get the procedure. (Some gastric bypass surgeons will operate on ANYONE to get the money... other's have a health-based comprehensive program that goes on for years, and I was fortunate enough to be in that kind of program with ongoing support.) My sister has lost more than half of her weight but cannot get the rest of it off, and I can guarantee you she will be heavy again in 5 years because she does not want to give up white carbs and does not want to exercise, had the surgery so she wouldn't "have" to exercise.

You have to track your food, make sure you burn more calories than you take in, eat fiber and protein with EVERY meal, cut out white carbs, and you'll lose weight without buying a bunch of gimmicks.

BTW, I maintain a size 6 several years postop because I still track my food and exercise every day. Just sayin'.