My Weight Loss Experiment

Grizzly700 · #1 02-09-2011, 03:08 PM

Today, my physician gave me my drops to start the HCG diet. This diet is based on hormones, in fact, they are the hormones that make a pregnancy test positive. I have seen 2 friends do this diet - the female lost 26 lbs in 30 days, and the male lost 43 in 30 days! The diet consists of eating 500 calories per day and taking the drops. This almost seems too good to be true and I have had friends criticize me for attempting this, but I'm doing it anyways. Has anyone else here tried this? Today at the doctor I was 230.2 lbs. I will check in every weekend with my weight lost and an update on how it is going. Wish me luck!

MJ5150 · #2 02-09-2011, 03:12 PM

500 calories in a day? I wouldn't make it an hour on that program.

-Mike

Grizzly700 · #3 02-09-2011, 03:14 PM

Supposedly the HCG suppresses your hunger. The doctor said that less than 10% experience "extreme hunger". We will see.

Passinwind · #4 02-09-2011, 03:16 PM

My wife tried this recently. It worked extremely effectively for her. She's done two stints and is contemplating one more, but I don't think she really needs it at this point.

Best of luck.

Waterpilot · #5 02-09-2011, 03:16 PM

Good luck and make sure you're safe while doing it! Seems like a lot of weight quickly...

spade2you · #6 02-09-2011, 03:30 PM

A diet that restrictive causes the body to be in a starvation state, which makes weight loss even harder while making you feel like crap. The only scecret to weight loss is to do everything slow and steady, but nobody has the patience or will power.

Grizzly700 · #7 02-09-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by spade2you

A diet that restrictive causes the body to be in a starvation state, which makes weight loss even harder while making you feel like crap. The only scecret to weight loss is to do everything slow and steady, but nobody has the patience or will power.

Then why does this work so well and has been proven not to cause loss of lean muscle mass? I haven't talked to a single person that says it didn't work, and most feel better while doing it.

fenderhutz · #8 02-09-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by spade2you

A diet that restrictive causes the body to be in a starvation state, which makes weight loss even harder while making you feel like crap. The only scecret to weight loss is to do everything slow and steady, but nobody has the patience or will power.

This diet isn't snake oil. I did it for a month and lost 25lbs. It was 6 months ago and I haven't gained a pound back. You have to make sure you load properly before the diet starts. It was EASY to stay on the diet and I didn't get overly hungry.

I might do it again soon. I did the daily injections, the drops I hear aren't as effective.

**Eric Perry** · #9 02-09-2011, 03:44 PM

What is HCG?

Grizzly700 · #10 02-09-2011, 03:48 PM

Human chorionic gonadotropin

username n/a · #11 02-09-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Passinwind

My wife tried this recently. It worked extremely effectively for her. She's done two stints and is contemplating one more, but I don't think she really needs it at this point.

Best of luck.

Psh, SHE KNOWS NOTHING about this diet.

spade2you · #12 02-09-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

This diet isn't snake oil. I did it for a month and lost 25lbs. It was 6 months ago and I haven't gained a pound back. You have to make sure you load properly before the diet starts. It was EASY to stay on the diet and I didn't get overly hungry.

I might do it again soon. I did the daily injections, the drops I hear aren't as effective.

There is nothing healthy about losing that kind of weight in a month or taking HCG.

iamlowsound · #13 02-09-2011, 03:58 PM

To me it doesn't sound healthy, but my advice would be, if you have your doctor's blessing, to make sure those 500 calories are EXTREMELY good calories. You still need protein, fats and minerals in your diet, or your body can't function properly. Consider some supplements as well. At the end of the diet, pee on a pregnancy test and see if you are pregnant.

lowsound

Grizzly700 · #14 02-09-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by iamlowsound

To me it doesn't sound healthy, but my advice would be, if you have your doctor's blessing, to make sure those 500 calories are EXTREMELY good calories. You still need protein, fats and minerals in your diet, or your body can't function properly. Consider some supplements as well. At the end of the diet, pee on a pregnancy test and see if you are pregnant.

lowsound

Believe me, I wouldn't have done it without the high recommendation of my doctor. The diet consists of no starch, extremely low fat, and very strict guidelines on the fruit. The drops contain extra vitamins and such and I have been prescribed potassium pills.

MakiSupaStar · #15 02-09-2011, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

This diet isn't snake oil. I did it for a month and lost 25lbs. It was 6 months ago and I haven't gained a pound back. You have to make sure you load properly before the diet starts. It was EASY to stay on the diet and I didn't get overly hungry.

I might do it again soon. I did the daily injections, the drops I hear aren't as effective.

If you're going to do it again soon, then it's not a successful diet. A diet is something that you maintain steadily, not something to do on again off again. If you did it, and then lost a bunch of weight, but then regained it to the point that you're considering it again, then I would say that it wasn't successful. IMO, 500 calories is not realistically sustainable. Something like a healthy 1000 calories a day, with regular cardio exercise 3-4 times a week is a something that is much more sustainable. Additionally, I wouldn't add hormones to your body unless a doctor recommends it.

fenderhutz · #16 02-09-2011, 04:23 PM

I haven't regained a pound. I am doing it again to lose more.

MatticusMania · #17 02-09-2011, 04:24 PM

Is there a particular reason you need to lose weight so fast? If not Id recommend eating a more stable & healthy diet combined with lots of workout. Your doctor may have gave you an okay, or even recommended the diet to you, but have you looked into the reasons why? Could be he has some stake to gain the more people he gets onto this diet. Doctors are not above greed.

Grizzly700 · #18 02-09-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Is there a particular reason you need to lose weight so fast? If not Id recommend eating a more stable & healthy diet combined with lots of workout. Your doctor may have gave you an okay, or even recommended the diet to you, but have you looked into the reasons why? Could be he has some stake to gain the more people he gets onto this diet. Doctors are not above greed.

I understand where you're coming from, but nothing has worked for me. I've been on a consistent healthy eating diet for over a year and still have been bouncing between 230 and 205 lbs. Recently I added frequent cardio to my routine and then I went back up to 230. Doesn't make any sense to me. This is just another thing to try.

spade2you · #19 02-09-2011, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Grizzly700

I understand where you're coming from, but nothing has worked for me. I've been on a consistent healthy eating diet for over a year and still have been bouncing between 230 and 205 lbs. Recently I added frequent cardio to my routine and then I went back up to 230. Doesn't make any sense to me. This is just another thing to try.

Did you religiously stick to a plan as in counting ALL calories, doing a solid fat burning zone cardio, make sure your net caloric intake was exactly where you needed it?

Grizzly700 · #20 02-09-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by spade2you

Did you religiously stick to a plan as in counting ALL calories, doing a solid fat burning zone cardio, make sure your net caloric intake was exactly where you needed it?

Yes. Which is why I initially dropped 46 lbs, but once I got down to about 200 I plateaued and have been between there and 230 for about 6 months. I feel better than ever and can safely say I'm in superior shape to most of my average peers (I'm 16).