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mommamary
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Posted: 1 Jan 2009 10:12 pm |
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Hey everyone this is my first post. I heard about the hcg shots and became very intrigued. I have never really been satisfied with my weight, and I gained a lot with my two pregnancies. So now I'm considered obese. I have tried many things, after my first baby I lost 30 lbs, which I gained back and more, then of course I gained more during my second pregnancy, since I have found is even harder to lose. I grew up in Martial Arts, and my dad had us very active growing up, I have recently got back into Karate and am a member of Curves. I just really am deperate. I want to lose between 100 and 150. I am just really humiliated with myself and cant believe I ever got up to this size. Other than the weight my blood pressure is fine and I dont have any type of diabetes. I just dont recognize myself.
Anyway, so like I said I recently heard of the hcg shots and did some searches on it, which is what lead me to this site. I am very interested but also a little weary. I just dont want to end up in an even worse situation than Im in right now. One of the clinics, that offers the hcg shots, that is closest to me is in Hickory, NC. It's called the Complete Laser Clinic. They offer a "physicians supervised-weight-loss program". It's run by Dr. Hamel. So basically one of my questions are: has anyone ever heard of this clinic or been to it. I would like to get some feedback about it, to see if it is a good place to go. It sounds good. But nowadays you never know. I also was wondering if something like this would be covered, in any amount, by health insurance.
Thanks for listening and to any feedback. I find a lot of stuff on here that is very helpful. I love hearing about peoples journeys and triumphs, and hopefully one day I will be one of those success stories. Thanks guys. Any information is helpful, I really want to do this program. I just want it to be successful.
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Lisa2900
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Posted: 5 Jan 2009 10:53 pm |
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| Hi, I have tried the pills and they seem to work ok although it still takes work such as the laying off the soda and exercising. The pills that I took seem to help keep me on my diet and exercise routine. I wish you each and everyone good luck with whatever routine your trying. I have lost a good amount of weight and am still losing and happy with the results that I have gotten.
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Brenda65
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Posted: 14 Jan 2009 05:58 am |
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Some of my friend's whom have been on Phen before, suggested I should stop taking it for a few days every once in awhile, so my body doesn't get use to it.
Hope it'll help me
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kgreenwood
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Posted: 17 Jan 2009 02:18 am |
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I started this diet in November of 08 the first month I lost 12lbs an the second I lost 10! I am so amazed at how easy this diet is. It really teaches you how to make good decisions on what to eat. I go to the weight management center in statesville NC, it's a little expensive considering that insurance doesn't pay for any of it. But if you have as much weight as me to lose it is well worth it! Good luck to all that are on the diet and if you are one that is considering this diet, I HIGHLY recommend it! Oh and here's a tip for you guys......I have learned that only taking the phen. pills every other day helps me to not be so dependent upon them!....good luck!
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mommamary
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Posted: 25 Jan 2009 10:49 pm |
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Hey kgreenwood. Congratulations on the weightloss. I have been considering wether or not I should do the program or not. I need to do something I have a lot of weight to lose but it makes me nervous. I just dont want to screw myself up even worse. Any helpful tips you can give me would be great. Good luck on your program.
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kgreenwood
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:25 am |
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Mommamary, I definitely encourage you to try this program! If you are worried about the effect it will have on you maybe you should just take the shots and not the pills. The pills are the only thing that have side effects on me, sometimes they make me jittery but as far as the shots go they are safe! Good luck in your decision!
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mommamary
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:28 am |
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 Thanks kgreenwood. I was definitley worried about the pills. I thank I will try them and if I start getting the mood swings, which is what Im worried about, then I will stop them. I have 2 kids and I go to school, so usually Im already stressed enough as it is. But, if you give yourself the shots, is that a big deal? Have you ever heard of the complete laser clinic in Hickory? That's where I'm planning on going. They seem to have a good program. A physician, nutritionist, nurses, etc, so it seems to be good. I just wish I knew someone else who has went there so they could tell me how they liked it.
Thanks again.
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kgreenwood
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009 04:11 pm |
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No i haven't heard of them, but I am sure it is a good place to go. I go to Statesville. At first I let my mom give me the shots, I am very squeamish when it comes to needles, i didn't think I would be able to handle it. But she only gave me two, after that I was fine it is no problem they don't even hurt they are so tiny you don't even feel them. I just went today to weigh in and I have lost another 6lbs I am also taking two shots a week instead of just one.
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hollydog
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Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:50 pm |
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| I am very interested in going to talk to the Medshape clinic in Mesa, AZ, but I fear they will do a hard sell on getting me to commit. No where on their site or through internet searchs can I find out how much this will cost. Do they want you to buy their own food? I tried the NutriSystem food but it didn't agree with me. What is the long-term weight loss? I am very cautious about "rapid weight loss" programs and how it would affect my physically. I have about 20 pounds to lose - I just don't like the way I look. I'm glad I found this forum.
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Zandy
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:32 am |
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April 22, 2009
I am new. Just read Kevin Trudeau's book and all these blog postings from the last few year's :-) I live in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Does anyone out there know where I can find someone who follows the "Simeons Protocol" for the hCG dieting details. Also, I called a clinic in Tulsa, OK that a Dr. Shuler runs (hCG Medical) and they said that if I have the blood tests that they would start me on it and order the prescription of hCG for $200. I asked them about mixing it though and they said that I would be mixing it up in half batches for the 40 days they have you do it for and each batch would be for 20 days. In his book, Kevin Trudeau warned of the weakness of the hCG formula and it not working very well at all if mixed ahead of time. He said that it has to be mixed daily and used within 24 hours. I asked them about this discrepency at the clinic and they were not familiar even though they say they follow the Simeon protocol -- strange. They did tell me that the American pharmaceutical hCG had to be mixed this way and that the European hCG could be mixed individually since it came in seperate ampules for each day. I asked them if I could get the European version and they said that they ordered it for a few patients and could get it for me but the cost would be $3,000 per 40 day treatment instead of the $200. YIKES! Does anyone have any knowledge on this subject. I really don't want to put the effor into this if I get a real watered down version even though I know that weight will be lost anyway since it is done with a very low calorie diet (VLCD) - but I really want the benefit of regulating the hypothalamus and "reshaping" of my body. -- PLEASE anyone with any information -- Kindly respond! Thanks, Zandy
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Zandy
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Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:35 am |
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Does anyone know a doctor in south florida that I can go to for hCG? Or anywhere else in the country?
Thanks, Zandy
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Posted: 25 Apr 2009 01:47 am |
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| Hi, Sorry I don't know about Florida-I am in Arizona. I have been using a homeopathic HCG. Anyone had this experience? It has worked well-I have had good energy eating well and feeling good. I have been on for about three weeks and woke up the other day feeling irritable. Going to a homeopathic physician I found out that I needed to take a homeopathic pituitary supplement and that has corrected the irritability! I am not losing as fast as some of you but have lost 12 lbs and it feels good. Anyone using the homepathic type of HCG?
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BABS58HCG
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Posted: 7 May 2009 08:16 pm |
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hi Zandy, I am in south florida and have found 2 clinics here that use the HCG diet protocol one is on the west coast the other the east coast if you are interested i can have the coach call you and get you started. we have been meeting in different homes doing our weigh in and measurments and have a support group.
I am workingwith the group on many of the recipes using the 500 calorie allowed foods.
this is my 20th day of a 40 day protocol . i am down 2 pant sizes and 13 lbs. talk about excited i have been dieting all my life and never have seen the inches come off in the places needed. if you have an interest ck out my website and sign on
http://hcgdietinfo.webs.com/
my email is= hcgdietinfo@yahoo.com
thanks babs
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BABS58HCG
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Posted: 7 May 2009 08:30 pm |
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hey , i am in south florida and I have been on the simeons hcg protocol for 20 days
I have lost 13 1/2 pounds and lots of inches 2 actual pant sizes.
ck out my site http://hcgdietinfo.webs.com/
my email = hcgdietinfo@yahoo.com
i will help you in anyway i can to reach your goals. i have alot of recipes on my site and had to reset the sight so the site is just restarted againg. look forward to hearing from you . Barb
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 7 May 2009 08:54 pm |
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Wow, an HCG information site that is not selling anything. That is a first. 
I read your story, Babs, and I'm glad you have hope now. Stay safe! 
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Darla
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Posted: 8 May 2009 08:04 pm |
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I did this diet, and lost weight. But I was starving the whole entire time. I followed the diet perfectly, and read the book. You are just as hungry taking the shots as you are if you don't take the shots. So if you want to save some money do this diet with out the shots. But I wouldnt recommend that either. The liars out there say, "oh then it must be cravings your feeling and not actual hunger". Well does it really matter what it is? Both are equally painful! Just let me tell you, the whole selling point of injecting this stuff is the ability to eat less with out feeling hungry right? Well if your still freaking starving to death while taking it, than why freaking keep taking it?? I'm shocked at how many people out there will get on this site and lie through their teeth about not being hungry. I think your all selling the stuff!
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wcwc
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Posted: 9 May 2009 05:52 pm |
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| I can't believe you get so wound up about Kevin Treudou? but you turn around and quote Steven Barrett!!!!!!!!!! Do you know who he is?? Maybe you are working for him. If not, he's a failed doctor, a psychiatrist, who was hired by the AMA to go around and call anything other than medicine quackery. He goes after anything and anyone who has any great ideas on how to help people naturally or otherwise that goes against traditional "modern medicine". He is brutal and hated by many people for the lies he tells. People believe him because he has MD after his name for some reason. He has no knowledge with regard to nearly everything he comments on. Once again, he was a psychiatrist. He is paid well by the AMA to destroy people with the use of the huge sums of money the AMA has to do this. He has spent his life trying to ruin the lives of chiropractors, naturopaths, and anyone who wants to help mankind without the use of drugs or surgery. If he is against the HCG diet, you can bet it is safe and effective. This diet must pose a threat to the medical establishment if they sent him out to shoot it down. They will lose money with their diet drugs if word gets out. Don't trust everything the FDA, FTC says. There are many people who have been fighting and losing in court to defend their products, ideas and rights to perform procedures that are safe and effective--yet they are blocked by the long arm of the law that only wants to help the powerful lobby groups related to the AMA. So now we can label them as criminals, and make fun of them--like you did with Kevin. The AMA is threatened (in the loss of $$$) by people who have better solutions than their dangerous drugs. BTW-- those drugs that kill so many people were all approved by the FDA. This is fact.
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Hellrazor
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Posted: 10 May 2009 01:11 pm |
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Last time I checked Steven Barrett is not a convicted felon unlike Kevin Treudou.
Here in case you didn't know about Kevin . He sounds like he can be trusted... not
"In 1990, Trudeau posed as a doctor in order to deposit $80,000 in false checks, and in 1991 he pleaded guilty to larceny. Trudeau had used the credit cards of eleven customers of a mega memory product to fraudulently charge approximately $122,735.68.[13] He spent two years in federal prison because of this conviction (Choi, 2005). Later, in his book Natural Cures, Trudeau claimed that he has since learned from his experience, and is now motivated to help people rather than merely make money for himself.[9]"
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wcwc
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Posted: 10 May 2009 10:27 pm |
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| Nice!! Unlike Barrett who is still evil
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Hellrazor
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Posted: 10 May 2009 11:36 pm |
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Yeah and a convicted felon isn't evil
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wcwc
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Posted: 11 May 2009 10:04 am |
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| Sounds as if he isn't hiding the fact and admits to learning something from the experience. I'm not tring to promote him, just putting things in proper perspective. Not everything you hear coming from the other side is true either. And be very suspicious of anything Barrett says. He has motivation from the AMA in having certain opinions. Just follow the dollar to get to the truth.
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Hellrazor
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Posted: 11 May 2009 10:30 am |
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Im not defending either one just pointing out how Kevin Treudou is a convicted crook. I find this product like other quick weight less programs a joke. If someone chooses to use it then great they are trying to change but the best program is diet & exercise . I know I lost 100lbs the old fasioned way . If I can do it after having 2 knee surgery's then anyone can if you put your mind to it.
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wcwc
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Posted: 11 May 2009 10:56 am |
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| That is awesome! Glad to hear you did it. Nothing worse for the knees than weight. I'm just hearing about the HCG diet for the first time. Wondering how it can be safe if it affects hormones and is found as a cancer tumor marker? I'm very curious to learn more about it--haven't ruled it in or out yet. I only want to lose 10 lbs. to get into a swim suit this summer--buying a boat. I think exercise is the best bet. The only reason I am commenting here at all is because I saw the name Steven Barrett pop up and my skin crawls. LOL
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NutCase
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Posted: 13 May 2009 08:42 pm |
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I can just talk to my experience, that HCG worked for me. I did this because the costs were low, and the program didn't have some exercise routine that was difficult to follow. My sisters lost weight on this program too. I haven't seen too much, so I can't speak to this in depth, but from my little exposure, it works.
So, as they say, do your research and then come to a conclusion with all of the information that is out there. Good luck with your weight loss.
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shoegal_alicea
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Posted: 17 May 2009 04:40 pm |
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I am only on my third day of the protocol. I live in a Utah which is a desert, I am naturally very dry. At my clinic they gave me jojoba oil and after 5 min it is gone.
I am wondering if anyone knows of any other products that my be more effective that we can use during the protocol?
For example I have bought aloe lotion, which has no oil listed in the ingredients but I have not used it yet because I don't want to mess myself up.
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Posted: 17 May 2009 04:45 pm |
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| If tomato and pepper's are ok to eat then is fresh salsa? I was thinking I would put that on top of my grilled chicken. Last edited on 17 May 2009 05:08 pm by shoegal_alicea
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shoegal_alicea
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Posted: 17 May 2009 05:04 pm |
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I am only on my third day HCG diet protocol. I live in a Utah which is a desert, I am naturally very dry. At my clinic they gave me jojoba oil and after 5 min it is gone.
I am wondering if anyone knows of any other products that my be more effective that we can use during the protocol?
For example I have bought aloe lotion, which has no oil listed in the ingredients but I have not used it yet because I don't want to mess myself up.
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Darla
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Posted: 22 May 2009 09:10 pm |
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Here is something that will help you with hunger problems while on or off this HCG diet. It's called Glucomannan Root. It's cheap. Mine was $16.00 for the brand name I got "Nature's Way". But you can get any brand. And I've seen it cheaper too. This is just about the safest supplement you could ever take because it's just pure fiber. This fiber swells up in size much larger than any other fiber. It stays in your stomach for a long time making you feel full. And the food that you eat stay's in your stomach longer too. You stay feeling full for longer.. And because your food is leaving your stomach much slower your blood sugar levels regulate. YOU DONT CRAVE SUGAR!. Which also means no more feeling tired. (Which has been the biggest blessing for me) I'm not doing the HCG diet. These Glucomannan pills are all I need. It also of course helps people who are constipated. Although when you first start taking it you may not go number two for a few days. But then after that you should go every day. If you look it up you will find other interesting health benefits from Glucomannan. Like lowering Cholesterol. Today I ate half a peice of pizza for lunch and I felt full. I take three pills twenty minutes before each meal. I've only been taking it for four days now and lost two pounds. I think this stuff will work for a lot of people. I cant see why it wouldnt work for anyone really. There are so many diet pills out there that are just so bad for you. Those fat burner ones may work for a while, but your ruining things in your body that will cause you to gain weight easier later on, after you stop taking the pills. And you cant take them for ever either! They mess up your thyroid, hypothalmus, and your adrenal Glands. And then theres the side effects. But you can take Glucomannan as long as you want. Its just fiber. Like phyllum Seed husk, but thicker. I tried the Hcg diet, and I was just too hungry. I wish I'd have known about Glucomannan back then. I think this stuff will work wonderful with the Hcg diet. Although I think it will work just as good on it's own. I have had no side effects taking it. Look up side effects on the internet, and I think theres only a few temporary side effects which fall under any fiber diet. Alright I've said my peace. I just hope you all try it. And hope you all love it!
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Darla
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Posted: 22 May 2009 09:22 pm |
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Hi Shoegal, I'm not doing the diet. I did it, and didnt like it. But when I did the diet I used Aloe Vera Gel. Which is just straight Aloe and nothing else.
You have to look on the ingredients label. If there is anything in that salsa that's not aloud in the HCG diet, then No, you can not eat it. You could make your own salsa though and weigh it as part of your vegetable.
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EmJay
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Posted: 12 Jul 2009 12:12 am |
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Darla from my understanding of the program the shots are not what help with hunger pains or cravings... its the pills of phetermine(probably spelled wrong) that help with the hunger pains. So you have every right to be mad if someone told you the shots of hcg will make you less hungry b/c they don't. You need the appetite suppressant pills in addition to the shots.
I just started my hcg shots on July 9th with the weight loss clinice in huntersville, nc
I lost 10 pounds last month just eating less and exercising with no help, so i hope to see the shots help me lose inches and more pounds than I could do on my own...if I dont' see at least a 20lb loss or at least a pants size loss I probably won't continue next month.
I will keep everyone updated. I get do the shots once a week at home, and do the 600-800 calorie diet for 2 weeks followed by a 1000 caloried diet every third week. plus the book says to exercise for at least 30 mins a day for 4 days a week but i'm doing it for an hour 6 days a week. and it says to make sure you get lots of protein within 3 hours of waking up and cut back on carbs (unless in week 3)
I am currently 220lbs 5'8 and I would like to be 200 by August 9th and I will post again on that date b/c I'm not going to weigh myself until then. Toodles to all and this website has helped me so much to make more informed decisions on my weight loss journey!
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juneksimmons
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I use to attend transformations is orlando and participated in their weight loss program. I lost abt 35 lobs in 2 months for my wedding. It was easy. I did not follow the day word for word because I would be sick trying to eat 500 calories a day.
Now, I live in Atlanta. I am 5'2 and 260 lbs. I really need to lose the weight. I finally found a clinic here that does the HCG now I just have to get up the $300 to get started. Hopefully by Mid-August I can start. I want to lose abt 40 lbs by Thanksgiving. I am always tired. I can barely walk up the stairs in my home without being out of breath. I am just tired of the weight and the agony that accompanies it. I will post often to see how everyone else is doing so that i do not get off track. And to answer the questions, yes, it does work!!!! B4 having children I never had any stomach, I gained 90 lbs with my son and have found it dificult to get and keep off but I am determined now to get the life that I devoted to my unappreciative and cheating husband back. NEVER AGAIN!!
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EmJay
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Posted: 13 Jul 2009 04:17 pm |
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go girl! save that money and get right! but like I did before I had the money I just started cutting out the bad stuff and exercising and I lost 10lbs on a 1700 calorie diet within a month. but I'm hoping to lose at least 20 this month b/c I'm doing 800 cals per day along with 1 hour of exercise at least 6 days a week.
And just like you my lying cheating fiance who I now learned was trying to "fatten me up" when we were together, is now my motivation to really get this weight off and truly get the type of man I deserve not only b/c I'm thinner but b/c I will be that woman who cares about keeping herself up and loving her body! No man wants a woman who is insecure!
I'm 5'8 220 overall goal to be a size 12 or about 170lbs.
also whats this about he oils not on your body?? Dr. Girourad says nothing about this
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Darla
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Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:10 pm |
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The whole point of the Hcg diet is that you can get away with eating 500 calories a day because your not hungry. Some people I see have totally twisted the diet into their own. The person who discovered and made up this diet is the only person you should be listening to as to how it works and how to follow it. (Dr. Simeons book,) He makes it very clear that the diet will simply not work unless it's followed exactly the way he describes. In fact if you change anything you will gain weight. And this is how he say's it works: The Hcg will only work AFTER your body hits starvation mode. And at starvation mode the Hcg makes your body consume it's own fat for calories. Meaning your body is eating itself. Its living off the calories in your fat, there for you shouldnt feel hungry. Taking a shot of Hcg only once a week or so is not going to do anything. And the book say's starvation mode is 500 calories, not 800. I personally dont believe in the diet. But if your going to try it and spend so much money on I would think you'd want to do it right. At least read the book or the directions that come straight from the source, the man who discovered the link between Hcg and weight loss?
I would never touch Phentermine. Its a drug simular to speed. Its a chemical drug that damages your organs. And the damage it does is weight GAIN! You can lose weight on those kinds of pills (phentermine) but at the same time your hurting yourself. The weight loss doesnt last because you've damaged the organs in your body that control your weight! The damages make you gain the weight back plus a lot more, and the damage also makes it ten times harder to lose the weight again. Like your adrenal glands, Hypothalmus, thyroid....All the things that cause weight gain. At some point during or after taking the pills you've worped them out, so they cant work as well, and that leads to Weight Gain. Look it up, and see how Adrenal fatigue causes weight gain. Those pills usually cause anxiety dissorders too. Not to mention how badly they mess up your metabolism. Your metabolism is toast after taking those pills. Another reason for weight gain, and the reason why you gain back more weight than what you had before you started taking the pills.
I understand the frustration to want to lose weight. I'm still there right now. Im right with you, I am. I get depressed about being fat, and not wanting to go anywhere, wanting to look good in clothes again, having more energy, feeling like it's never gonna happen, getting impatient and wanting the weight to be gone RIGHT NOW! Wanting to take the fast approach because I just dont have the patience...... etc. I'm still feeling all these things. It's really hard. But I know now that there is only one way to STAY thin. To lose weight and keep it off. And that's simply eating healthier, and exercising. Which makes your organs work properly and gets that metabolism head strong! Nothing has to be hard core. Just something realistic that you know you could stick with the rest of your life. Like buy a juicer and make sure you get all four or five servings of vegetables and fruit a day. And walk for an hour and fifteen minutes every day, or close to it. Briskly walking an hour and fifteen minutes can burn 500 calories or more. And get enough fiber in you to where your going number 2 every day. You do all this and eating less will just happen with out even trying. You will feel better mentally and physically. When you eat all the vegetables and fruit you need in a day your cravings diminish because your body has all it needs, it feels satisfied. Exercising also decreases appetite.
I did the Hcg diet and I was starving, it was torturous. I dont see the difference between doing the diet with Hcg, or doing the diet with out Hcg. You get the same results either way. The weight loss is the same, and the starved feeling is the same. Anyone who starves is going to lose weight. And their not going to be healthy. If your willing to sacrifice your health, and dont care about gaining the weight back, then the Hcg diet is for you. I know there's a lot of you out there who are just way to curious that you just have to do the diet anways. I know because thats how I was, and thats what I did. I would be very interested in hearing from you six months after you start. There's a lot of people who dont talk on this forum anymore, and I wonder why!. It's because it dawned on them that the Hcg was doing nothing for them and they were just starving themselves. Something too difficult to follow the rest of their lives.
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EmJay
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Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:25 pm |
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wow everything you said is enlightening! Thanks darla.
so if your body doesn't hit starvation mode then the hcg doesn't work. because I don't feel starving at all! and I'm refused to take that phetermine too!
So I'm not weighing myself for a month...but I feel like I'm eating too much. so I don't know about this. I will read the original book b/c though my best friend did this diet with Dr. Girouad in Charlotte and lost 70lbs in 5 months, I'm begining to think it may not work for me.
Have you heard any positive/negative things about the hcg drops you can order online??
I don't mind taking the long road to weight loss, b/c I started on that road before I went to hcg, but since this seems like a booster to the process and I can afford to spend the money, then why not try? Anywho, keep me updated Darla! Thanks so much!
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EmJay wrote: wow everything you said is enlightening! Thanks darla.
so if your body doesn't hit starvation mode then the hcg doesn't work. because I don't feel starving at all! and I'm refused to take that phetermine too!
So I'm not weighing myself for a month...but I feel like I'm eating too much. so I don't know about this. I will read the original book b/c though my best friend did this diet with Dr. Girouad in Charlotte and lost 70lbs in 5 months, I'm begining to think it may not work for me.
Have you heard any positive/negative things about the hcg drops you can order online??
I don't mind taking the long road to weight loss, b/c I started on that road before I went to hcg, but since this seems like a booster to the process and I can afford to spend the money, then why not try? Anywho, keep me updated Darla! Thanks so much!
I have no idea what diet your doing. What kind of shot are you doing? Are you taking a shot of HCG once a week? It doesnt stay in your system buy maybe two days. The real HCG diet calls for a shot every day so you maintain a certain amount in your body.
How it supposably works is your very hungry the first few days because the Hcg hasnt started to work yet because your still trying to hit starvation mode. Once you hit starvation mode then you shouldnt feel hungry anymore. I think its a bunch of bull.
If your eating 800 to 1000 calories a day, that could explain why your not starving. Especially if you get to eat what ever you want. That's the other thing. With the HCG diet you have to eat only certain foods in order for the Hcg to even work. They say it's the chemical makeup of the food that works in coordination with the HCG. (which I think is another pile of #%@&!!). If you take one bite of the wrong food the whole day is shot! The Hcg makes you gain way more weight than you normally would if you eat even three bites more than your 500 calories if it's the wrong food. You have to weigh the food also to make sure your not going over your 500 calories. Or eating too much of one food. Your variety is so limited that your pretty much eating the same meals every day.
The Book specifically say's oral HCG doesnt work and explains why. But of course tons of people swear that it works. I'm not one of them.
I hear you. Whether many of us want to admit it or not, I think we all would take the magic pill if one existed. And that doesnt mean we're lazy and dont want to do hard work. I think most of us would take it because were impatient and want something fast. I dont mind exercising either, I just hate how long it takes to lose the weight.
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Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:21 pm |
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oh ok! well yea i don't think i'm going to continue on next month with the hcg shots... go to letsgetthindotcom and you can kind of see what plan I am doing.
i can eat alot less now without being hungry. but the part about just wanting to eat for the sake of eating is what I struggle with.
I also exercise 60 mins a day at least 5 days a week. i feel better, i just don't look any better. i don't need hcg to starve myself. if want to eat drastically less for 4 months i can do that on my own.
I guess i may lose my sixty pounds in about a year if I'm going to do it traditionally!
oh well. at least i'll be ready by next summer.
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| http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statins/snake-oil-comes-in-all-kinds-of-bottles/ (it is about HCG) Last edited on 17 Jul 2009 03:34 pm by Nir
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Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:28 pm |
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| hey, thanks so much for that! i think thats exactly what I needed!!! you are the shiznit!
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Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:03 pm |
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If you're looking for the hCG Diet close to Scottsdale, look up
Sonoran Oasis Spa. They're great, I've got two friends who have been shedding weight like it was their business and just recently signed up.
One's down 13 lbs in one week and the other is 15lbs in 10 days. I'm starting my process here in about a week and I cannot wait.
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Posted: 18 Aug 2009 04:19 am |
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I read past comments on how dangerous the HCG diet can be. I think people are uneducated when it comes to losing weight. What is the point of being skinny if you're not healthy or not alive? My close friend just passed away a week after finishing the HCG diet from a pulminary embolism. 80% of us have clotting disorders that we don't even know about... You tell me... is it worth the risk to lose weight and risk your life and/or health? I've had eight children. The best way to keep weight off is by exercising, eating healthy, and drinking water before eating your meals.
Please, please before considering alternative diet methods, know your body and start with the basics. Love yourself enough to take care of your body....
Live Healthy ~ Your body will thank you!
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My problem with the post above me is that it implies that HCG caused the embolism.
I am meant to start next week on HCG and I'm under a doctor's care. When speaking of health issues, it's always easy to spout off about eating right and getting the right exercise. Some of us have done all that and more. My blood pressure is slowly climbing. I'm borderline. BP medications can be dangerous too. So, it's a matter of making an informed decision.
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Posted: 29 Aug 2009 10:57 am |
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I was 330 pounds with high BP when I started HCG. In 3 weeks my BP was down to normal and I was dropping weight like crazy. I lost 95 pounds in 4 months, and my wife lost 60 pounds in the same period. We have since seen many friends drop their weight also. We DID NOT do rounds (why stop when you are in the grove?) - so don't do ROUNDS.
I watched my BP every day, because I'd read that HCG will tend to normalize BP naturally, and if you continue with BP MEDS, your pressure can go too low.
"Exercise the weight off" is an URBAN MYTH. It sounds right, but is is WRONG. Only a very few body types respond to exercise as a means to lose weight (Several studies are showing this). To lose weight fastest, you must do it with diet. The HCG Protocol allows this to happen, even assists with the mobilization of fat.
For a large number pf people, obesity is a condition that MUST be dealt with quickly. It is a contributor to high BP, heart problems, diabetes, lots more...
StanCo ( stananddonna at 3rdwave.com ) at=@
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I must say I respect the opinions of those that feel that taking phentermine and/or hcg is dangerous.
I began taking phentermine last Monday on Aug. 24th. I began the hcg injections on the 27th. I was dead set against diet pills or any other method to assist with weight loss until the traditional way no longer worked for me...I tried very hard to loose weight with exercise and eating right...cutting out all bad carbs! In 3 mths I only lost about 5pds...That was very discouraging..,I have decided to do half the phentermine because taking an entire pill makes me very nervous and jittery after the first several hrs. I take two injections of hcg a wk. I do agree that some people have a misunderstanding of the hcg injectons...the side affects are minimal because of the low dosage...atleast that's what my weight loss doctor told me...I've taken hcg before when my husband and I did invitro fertilization and believe me there's a huge difference and the dosage is extremely higher....so much so that you can nearly feel the heaviness of your ovaries because of all the eggs it's producing and I did this twice.. In the wk that I've been on the phentermine I have already loss 7pds...It's a little scary seeing the weight fall off so fast. My only fear is keeping the weight off...I have made up my mind to continue to eat right and exercise but I would love to hear more success stories of having kept the weight off and less of the dangers. I say less of the dangers because I feel we have all read enough about the meds to decided if our desires to lose weight outweighed the possible dangers of taking the phen and hcg. So please someone share you success stories as to how much you've lost and how long you've kept it off and how you've kept it off..
Good luck to all
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jdogg105 wrote: I discovered a program located in Florida that uses HCG and Phentermine as a weightloss solution. I was wondering if anybody has ever used either product and do they have any major side effects? I am very interested in going on the program because I have friends that are currently on the program and they are losing several pounds per week. Can anyone shed some light on this matter??? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advanced for all your responses.
I have never heard of this before tonight. It sounds amazing. Im am based in the West Midlands Uk, does anyone know where i can get this stuff, do you have to go through the doctor?
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msmccoy
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Posted: 4 Sep 2009 11:37 am |
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Blondie 30
I am doing phentermine and hcg shots 40units twice a wk and it has done wonders. Your only side effect will come from the phentermine. Dry mouth is the worse...the side effects are a lot worse at first but I'm on my second week and now the only thing I have is the dry mouth but everyones different. I lost 7pds the first week.
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Posted: 7 Sep 2009 09:15 pm |
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This is my first post. The reason I accessed this site was because I had just returned from my hometown visit this weekend after finding out that my sister had been on the HCG diet. She's always weighed between 110 - 130, and is 5'5. She felt that weighing 130 was too much. Around 60 of her co-workers were on this diet and doing the injections. A friend showed her how to order the shots online, and how to inject them. She followed the diet for 6 months! She experienced hair loss, memory loss and starvation. Her stylist said she was lucky. Several women have experienced total baldness!! Please see this link. http://www.dietscam.org/reports/hcg.shtml
My daughter was on a dietician/diet doctor phentermine diet. When our family doctor found out, he scolded her because it's a form of Speed. She ended up with excercise induced asthma. He had to wean her off the phentermine gently. Please be careful... A sensible diet, lots of water and excercise seem to be the best way to lose weight...
Good luck!
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Posted: 7 Sep 2009 11:52 pm |
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CoolMom39,
thanks for the information...Unlike some on this site I am not offended by the things people post to warn us of the dangers....But you really have to consider the situation with your sister....Anyone that small that would go through any extreme to loose weight is definitely going to have grave side effects...There's basically no fat on her body so these meds have to pull from somewhere....I am not surprised by the outcome...As for the phentermine, I can definitely see how it can cause permanent damage...since my last post I have decided that this month will be the only month I take them...I can only pray that there will be no permanent damamge..
Again thx for the info
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Posted: 27 Oct 2009 01:16 am |
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Hello!
I think you should try the sublingual drops of the hcg. It's much, much easier then doing the injections.
Im 16, and i went on this diet for 3 weeks and lost 24 lbs, and went from a size 12, to a size 7/8.
I've been reading on here that people think you caloric intake is 800, when it's really 500.
Another reason why people could not be losing as much as they should, is the people you bought it from could have mixed alcohol into the hcg. It is believed that doing so helps to preserve the hcg, when really, all it does is damages the proteins in the hcg, making it less effective.
here is the link to where i bought my sublingual drops. all you do, it 10 drops under the tongue, 3x a day
hcgbuydirect.com
The website looks fake, i know... But trust me, it's legit.
Thanks!
Laken
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| I am new to this forum. I am looking to drop around 40 pounds. Does anyone know of a Doctor located in the Eastern Kentucky area or in Kentucky? I did Phen Phen for a while back in the late 90's and it worked well for me then. I only took it for 5 months. But I can not find a Doctor that has a clinic for that now or something similar. I have no insurance and will have to pay for everything out of pocket. I am not rich. Can anyone help? I have thought about the HGC drops but dont trust some of the internet sites. I don't want to get ripped off. I can afford something like $60. to $80 a visit per month but not 500.00 or more for the first visit. I am fairly healthy. I just gained 15 pounds in the last year and working out put muscles on me and tones me. I want to drop at least 30 pounds before working on muscle. Can anyone help point me in the right direction...Please!! Last edited on 16 Feb 2010 10:08 am by Missdsh
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Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:00 pm |
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i have been researching HCG for over a month. i've read everyting i can find and i'm psyched to try it. I've been on WW a hundred times, i've tries atkins, i've tried 1800 cals w/ an hour of exercise. Nothing has worked since i had my daughter in 2008. A friend of mine has had great success with HCG sublingually (by mouth) and that'a what i'm gonna start on Monday July 12th. i am hoping it works. i'd love to get back to pre-pregnancy weight! 
Amy
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