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HCG Diet Info
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Have you heard about the HCG diet? This is a diet that Kevin Trudeau made famous again (it was famous once before years ago) in his book “Natural Cures They Don’t Want You To Know“. First off I hate that there is supposed to be some secret that the “Diet Industry” is trying to keep from people. If there was you can bet I would be exposing it. Anyway the HCG diet is actually a shot and a low calorie diet. You take a shot everyday for a few months and this shot of HCG is supposed to help you metabolize your fat easier. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is expected to burn fat when you are starving yourself instead of buring both fat and muscle. The diet part of the HCG diet is what makes this diet very hard to take. The diet is the lowest that I have ever heard of and that is 500 calories a day. 500 calories a day is not very much and this is designed to make it so that you will easily lose weight. Trouble is you are starving yourself. The other part of the diet is that you are not supposed to exercise. As you exercise your metabolism rises and at the same time you are burning a large number of calories. when you are only consuming 500 calories a day you are bound to get sick exercising in such a calorie deficient state. There are a lot of people for and against the HCG diet and I have to admit that in researching this diet I have found many people that have lost a lot of weight and at the same time I have found a lot of people that are against the diet becasue it is at it’s core unhealthy and the effects of HCG are really not all that well known (except for some biased independent studies) So should you try the HCG diet? I am going to probably take some flak for it but I would definitly say no. I have to be opposed to the HCG diet even if it does help people lose weight for the simple reason that you are staving yourself and not getting any exercise. This sounds like a terrible way to live and the health benefits without exercise are not going to help as much as losing weight using proper diet and exercise. Just don’t do it. Looking to make a change and lose some weight? I have reviewed the top diet on the internet and you can go and read over 200 comments people have made about why this diet has worked well for them, as well as some of the problems. Tags: Chorionic Gonadotropin, Kevin TrudeauIf you like this post then you will probably like these other related items as well
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I was very skeptical about the HCG Diet at first as well. I did not think I would be able to do the 500 calorie diet. Luckily I the lady that sold it to me is a nurse, and a family friend. Because I live an active lifestyle I could not do the 500 calorie diet, nor would I ever want to restrict myself that much. She told me that it was not designed to starve myself and that I needed to make sure I was getting enough nutrients throughout the day. In 1 week I have lost 7 pounds on the diet and I feel better than I have in a long time. The 500 calories pertains to meat and fruit, I eat as many vegetables as I want in a day. I will have 2 portions of meat and 2 portions of fruit a day, then I will have a lot of salad and vegetables to make sure I am getting enough nutrients.
I think if I completely cut back to 500 calories I would lose a lot more than I have, but I can’t complain about losing 7 pounds in 7 days while eating a healthy diet. I don’t view it as restrictive, it has trained my body to eat healthy and watch what I am eating better than I have ever been able to do.
I appreciate your post, it did provide some valuable insight. I think with any diet you need to manage it according to what your body requires.
Interesting article, I have heard of this diet but haven’t known anyone who has tried it. I personally think there are better ways to lose weight and other vitamin and mineral supplements that can be used to help lose weight and improve health.
Informative and entertaining. I’ve added your blog to my “reading material.” Keep me updated!
Informative article on the hCG diet. I think a lot of people misunderstand that the original protocol which called for 500 calories, was designed for the seriously obese and not for individuals who simply want to lose a few pounds. There are many healthier options now, that insist on more calories than this and far more balanced to actually include healthy fats rather than cutting that out as described by Dr. Simeons.
I have to say that I used the hcg diet and it was very successful. I do not agree with you saying you are starving yourself. If you have excess body fat then that is what you are living on. I was never hungry and I would go hiking three nights a week and feel great! I was put on the diet for only 24 days and was able to lose 13 pounds and I am now in my weight range. I have never heard of people going on it for months at a time! I was told by my Dr. that it is from 24-40 days and then you have to wait six weeks to try it again. I will not be doing another round but I am SO HAPPY that I did it. I did it with a group of 62 people and it worked for 60 of us.
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Interesting article as I don’t know of anyone who has tried the HCG diet. I agree that any diet that puts a person in starvation mode cannot be healthy.
The only true way to lose weight is to change your eating habits for a healthier you. This can’t be done on a starvation diet. I have no doubt you’ll lose weight on this diet but if you lose this week and put it back on the next two – doesn’t make sense to me.
The diet doesn’t put you in starvation. It is designed to put you on the edge. If you go into starvation mode, your body will try to retain all fat/calories that you are trying to burn. That’s why it’s important to eat the recommended diet (called protocall), even if you don’t feel hungry enough for the 500 cal, which I often don’t. The point of approaching what your body thinks is starvation mode is that your body will access the “abnormal” fat (the bad stuff, not the stuff to provide structure and other necessities that fat does provide) and burn it for food energy, instead of relying on all of it from your immediate intake. I can understand why a lot of people are so critical considering all the nonsense on the web. A lot of people are doing HCg, but have changed it to suit their purposes from what was intended, so it does sound unhealthy in some cases. The best way to do HCG is through a doctor or clinic so you can be supervised and informed of the correct way to do this diet. The clinic I have used, they have turned some people down that didn’t need to lose much weight, as it is much harder for them to complete the diet as they don’t have as much abnormal fat. It isn’t for everyone. I am using it for a jump start to lose 20 or 30 pounds in the course of 40 injections (about 43 days), then will enter a maintenance phase of 3 weeks in which I closely monitor my weight and consume healthy foods, no carbs. After that I will probably do weight watchers to lose a little bit more, as I will be out of the range of really needing HCG again. Ok, hope this helps to give a little insight.
By the way, the end goal is to change your habits, that’s why you spend the whole time with minimal carbs, reasonable protein and meat portion sizes, unlimited green veg, and fruit. They also advocate continuing to monitor your food (though normal amounts of calories) forever and weighing yourself to keep track of it so you don’t let your weight get up again. It is also said to reduce sugar and carb cravings once you have completed the whole round.
Im on it, I lost 30lbs on the diet. I rarely felt hungry and when i did i would eat a little more than the 500 cal. and I still lost weight. My diet instructions require you to work out. I worked out 6 days a week and i feel great. Even after I’m done I will continue to work out and just adjust my life style now that im used to a low carb low fat diet. I’m thrilled with this diet and would recommend it. My whole family is on it and it has been a miracle for us to get into a healthy life style.
It is a good idea to make sure to use vitamin B12 along with the HCG supplements.
I have never heard of this diet but I believe that it is not what you eat but how much and when. 500 calories a day it a bit low though. If you only eat once a day but are binging you will never lose weight. Also if you eat sweets late at night before bed you will gain weight. But if you eat less at each sitting 3 time a day and don’t eat after 8 pm you will slowly begin to lose pounds. However this is not a lose weight fast approach but it works