The HCG Diet is Dangerous For the Heart

It worked great for me and my wife ! 45 lbs in 50 days. Been in phase 3 for two weeks and no weight gain for either of us. Just learned what a portion size is and I eat smart now :) 42 waist to 36 we look great and feel great. I am 48 and am down to 190, I have not seen 190 since college.

I lasted about 11 days on this diet due to using homeopathic hcg. I would have stopped 2 days sooner but I kept reading if you go off the diet before the 21 days are up, you'll gain all the weight back and then some! Today I feel dizzy, lightheaded and the spray makes me feel like there's pressure in my head. I was hungry the first week but it started to taper off. It DID NOT reshape my body. I lost weight where I normally do when I work out or diet and left my hips, thighs and belly the same! I lost about 15 lbs of structural fat in those 11 days. Turns out I'm leptin resistant and I don't care about protocol, I'm going off the diet and transitioning into the paleo diet, which allows fats and some carbs. I'm still going to play it safe and cut back on fruit and of course no sugar or starches for the first 3 weeks. Trust me, it's just not worth it to lose weight so quickly only to find out your drops are defective! Go with an hcg weight loss clinic or reputable online company if you're going to do this diet. But keep in mind, if you're LR like me, this diet is pointless!

to the registered nurse your quote "I messed up and had chick peas in a salad on Fri and I gained 3.8 lbs overnight." made me think to ask the question are you going to be doing this HCG VLCD for the rest of your life. If one day one small tiny mess up is going to effect your weight that much there is something really wrong. This is a fad diet not a lifestyle change. With your statement it makes me think that as soon as you go off of this diet you are going to gain every pound and inch that you lost back plus some. the best way to lose weight is a lifestyle change. A healthy eating and exercise plan for the rest of your life is what its going to take to keep healthy and the weight off.

I have been taking hCG and when I stick to 500 cals a day I loose weight, a lot of weight. Far more than if I were just on 500 cals. I this know this fact from my bodily excretions, bowels 3 x a day and not 1 and bladder 8 x a day and not 4/5. Some of that weight loss much burn off as fuel. How unhealthy is it to carry the extra weight every day, apart from the negative mental effects too? I suggest you get a chain from the hardware, it is tiny close linked chain and clips into itself, wear that round your waist which will be a permanent reminder when you are putting on the weight again.

My husband and I are both on our second round of hcg. On our first round he lost 40lbs and I lost 20. During the maintence phase we both exercised and ate better (things that we would have never done overweight), but we felt better about ourselves and wanted to keep it up. Durning this maintence I lost another 7 and he lost another 5. This diet is like anything else, if you do nothing to maintain the lose and you go back to your old habits, you will get the old results.

I came home from the Hospital last night after nearly dying from the HCG diet. I was on the diet for 5 days. Only on the restricted 500 calorie part of the diet for 2 days, after the initial gorge period. I woke in the middle of the night feeling awful. I checked my blood pressure and it was 66/37. I called 911. When the EMT arrived my blood pressure was 55/35. I narrowly escaped death thanks to the quick work of the EMT and emergency room. My veins had already started collapsing. The cardiologist at the hospital told me that people die when their blood pressure gets that low. He also said that I was lucky not to have permanent heart damage. I am 36 and he said the only reason I did not have permanent heart damage was because I was young and healthy. I couldn't believe so much damage could happen in such a short time. He said everyone's body is different on how long a starvation diet can kill them. Anorexia kills people every year with heart failure from the starvation, not necessarily being too thin. The starvation (500 calories) is what dropped my blood pressure to nearly fatale. I beg anyone wanting to try this diet to please learn from my near death experience. I almost killed myself by following this diet exactly and I would have left behind a husband and child whom I love more than anything. Please do not go to these drastic measures, because you may not live to regret it. Thankfully I did live to regret it and regret it I do.

I am a registered nurse and because of that, I was very skeptical of HCG. I did a lot of research on the product, watched Dr. Oz's You tube video segment on it, and searched for negative side effects. The only neg. comments I saw were ones from people who don't understand the diet and just think that the 500 cal is responsible for the weight loss. Of course, I was still concerned about the long-term effects of HCG but considering the fact that women can give birth multiple times (14 is the largest # I know of), and those women don't drop dead from all of the HCG floating around their bodies during pregnancy, I figured I give it a shot. Besides, I liked the fact that it's a natural hormone - unlike some of the other diets (which shall remain nameless) that are FULL of chemicals, processed foods and loaded with sodium.
Long story short - I am currently in Phase 3 of my first round of HCG. I ended the VLCD (Very low Calorie Diet...500 cal) phase last friday and my weight was 143. I started 45 days before that at 173.
I messed up and had chick peas in a salad on Fri and I gained 3.8 lbs overnight. I did a steak day as Dr. Simeons suggests and lost 2 of those lbs the following day. The bottom line is - HCG works. It may be a fad, it can be whatever you want to call it but it work. s.
By the way, I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis just before I went on the HCG. My L hip had been bothering me so much that I considered having a cortisone shot. My R knee has been aching ever since a fall a couple of years ago and I injured my L arm's rotator cuff in a fall in Jan. Within 3-4 days after starting the HCG injections, every ache and pain I had were gone. I had a feeling of happiness that I had not experienced in quite a long time. I found myself smiling at commercials that before I would have thought were schmaltzy or silly. So, I am here to tell you that HCG might not be for everyone but it worked for this 57 year old and I am excited to start living my life again at a weight I feel good at and to become active again. Oh yeah, my BP went from 140s over 90s to 127/74 at my last check. My next goal is to get off my cholesterol meds. Wish me luck!! Doctor, please read Pounds and Inches by Dr. Simeons. This diet is proven to work and it's been around...well, almost as long as me! Happy researching!