Has anyone tried the Dr. Simeon's hCG Diet???

[madelinesmom]

DH, myself, and a couple that we are close with are going to be starting this diet after we get back from vacation, around Sept.3. Has anyone done it, doing it, thinking about it? We are of course skeptical about the results, but we have been doing some research for a couple of weeks are are still interested. We will be doing the injections + 500 cal. a day diet. Just curious, I am aware this might belong in the mommy fit but I really would like some input and I know the lounge gets the most traffic.

Let me just add that for the past 3 months I have been riding my bike a minimum of 12 miles a day, (4 to 5 days a week) usually more in the range of 15 to 20 miles and have lost a grand total of 8 lbs. To say the least I am frustrated.

Any input would be appreciated...

Jane
Madeline 1/20/03
Emily 11/29/05
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[heidiann]

I have never heard about it but would like to know more.
but 500 cal. a day, thats like nothing, won't you be super hungry?

Heidi
Mama to DD 10/05

[madelinesmom]

Here is a link to some info...
http://www.hcgdietinfo.com/HCG-Diet-Protocol.htm
It is a pretty radical diet that I probably wouldn't consider except one of my neighbors who is doing it is a nurse and he is doing it as well.


Jane
Madeline 1/20/03
Emily 11/29/05
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[bostonsmama]

You've got to be kidding me (not you...the diet). Seriously. Sounds dangerous.

Get Dr's Mahmet Oz and Roizen's book: YOU: The Owner's Manual, and then read YOU: On a diet, if you want to understand how the body works and why overexercise and all sorts of myths/misconception hurt our weight loss goals. If I hadn't already lost 40lbs last fall and another 5lbs just last week (with another goal of 30lbs), then I wouldn't be so adamant that there is definitely another way. They are seriously messing w/ mother nature here. And as an IF patient, I've received hcg injections before....3 words for ya

REALLY. NOT. FUN

Seriously, get the book...this hcg diet (from what I've read on the site--and comparing it to the biological science explained to me in Dr Oz's book) is a surefire way to send your body into survival mode and make it store even more fat and burn muscle, tanking your metabolism. Don't get me started on colonics...and not putting lotion on your face? FAD written all over it.

As my grandfather, a doctor (of bariatrics in his later years, no less) would say...if it really worked/was safe/was effective, everyone would be doing it and it would pass the scientific verification--and we'd all be skinny to boot. Get the book...changed my life!

[madelinesmom]

Larissa,

Thanks for the tip on the books, we are going on vacation with the couple that we are dieting with at the end of the month and are supposed to start the diet when we get back. I ordered the books and hopefully we will all be able to read them before we get back...

Jane
Madeline 1/20/03
Emily 11/29/05
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[JustMe]

I am another You on a Diet fan. I love it. Not only have I lost weight, but I rarely have cravings.

Robyn

[1giftedchic]

The HCG Protocol is not a fad, quite the contrary: it has been in use for over 50 years. It would seem that it would work against your metabolism, however it is very specific in the food combing and hcg injections. Anyone eating 500 calories would lose weight, the difference here is that completing the protocol allows your hypothalmus to be reset. Your hypothalmus is what really controls your weight. If done correctly, weight is no longer an issue. The reason that this is not wide spread news and everyone is "skinny" is because the weight-loss industry is 3 billion dollar a year industry and if weight-loss is no longer an issue, that's a lot of lost revenue! You must be truly committed and adhere to the protocol for it to be permanently successful! Good luck!