HCG Diet Anyone hear of it???

[bigdaddyvw185]

(FYI this is going to be a long post)

So I just want to start off by saying I am a big boy! at my biggest i was 367 lbs. Well needless to say i was getting too big for my own comfort. So last year i started going to a local gym, its small place not a big chain gym like planet fitness. Well i signed up for a series of workouts with the personal trainer that runs the gym (Big MOFO by the way!) well threw out the training sessions we got to talking about a diet plan that he offers (well it is available from many places but this is his version). So with a little bit of encouragement from him i chose to give it a shot.

Before i get into the description of the diet i want to say that this diet IS NOT for the faint of heart.... I have even had people...well a good handful of people say to me that their is no way it can be healthy... But it has worked extremely well for me and i have felt great while on it!. my first time around of doing this diet i lost 34 pounds in 40 days and went from 376 to 333 lbs and in the year since the diet i have only gained 10 pounds. Now before you all start thinking i am I just want to say that with the kind of person that i am the method of loosing that amount of weight in such a short period of time is really the right thing for me. I have tried Many diets threw out my life as i am one of those people who have been big since the age of 10. So to all of you big guys out there take it from a fellow big guy.... If your tired of the life then this may be something that could work for you..... just keep your head down and grind it out in the end you WILL feel better about yourself and your body will thank you for it.

Now onto the description of the diet consists of 3 things. 1. HCG 2. DHEA 3. Vitamin B12. This is a LOW calorie diet!!! when i say low i mean 500 calories a day. this is not the most detailed description so bear with me guys.
1. HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) --- is a hormone known to both men and women but in women it is a hormone that is primarily generated during pregnancy ( here me out) to help sustain the pregnancy by releasing fat cells that are stored in the body. Since this diet is an extremely low calorie diet the HCG drops tell's your brain to go after your body's stored fat reserves more so than what you are actually eating intern only eating the 500 calories a day. with this supplement the Hunger / cravings and everything else that comes with such a low calorie diet gets curbed I can tell you first hand when i first start this diet i told my trainer yea BULL*** straight to his face lol. But gods honest truth i am satisfied with what i eat. It is a liquid and is stored in a 2 ounce bottle, with an eye dropper style cap. 3 times a day you take the dropper and drop 10 drops under your tongue and let it sit for about a minute. do not eat anything for 10-15 minutes before and after taking the drops.
2. DHEA---Is a Pro -Hormone produced by the adrenal gland to help breakdown fat , build muscle and improve energy levels. The DHEA that i take is in a capsule forum and is taken once a day with just a glass of water.
3. Vitamin B12 (Cyanacoalamin) ---aid in jump starting the metabolism and speed up the overall metabolic process's of the body and aids in the weight loss. the B12 is also stored in a 2 ounce bottle with the dropper. all you need to do with the b12 is take 1/2 to a full dropper full once a day and hold for 60 seconds.



With this diet you take the HCG drops for 3 days and eat whatever you can think of!! you actually eat to capacity, and i mean you EAT. consider it your last meals because for 23 or 40 days depending on how long you plan on doing the diet you wont be eating anything like you will be in these 3 days lol. then on the 4th day you go to the 500 calorie a day

Now for days 4-40
Breakfast---- you can have coffee or tea in any quantity without sugar, only 1 tablespoon of milk allowed in 24 hours
Lunch---3.5 oz of fresh white fish, lobster,crab,shrimp, or chicken OFF the bone is available and must be boiled or grilled. also one vegetable is available out of the following vegetables. Green beans, fennal, asparigus, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, green salad, beet-greens, cabbage,celery,spinach, chard,
Snack--- you are allowed 2 apples per day
Dinner--- Same as lunch but i highly recommend that you change up from lunch!! lol. eating the same thing gets very old with this diet!!! tho the juice of one lemon is allowed daily for seasoning purposes also salt, viniger, garlic powder, garlic, sweet basil, thyme may be used. BUT No oil, butter may be used during this diet.

also this diet can be done every 6-8 weeks according to my personal trainer.

Well i thank you for reading this extremely long post!!!!

I am back on this diet right now at this moment and i have lost 10 pounds in the last 7 days!!!! I went from 344 lbs two fridays ago then started this diet again last monday. I had my weigh in this morning and today i am 334
I was hesitant to post this thread up but i felt that i should spread the word about the effectiveness of this diet to all of you guys. FROM ONE BIG GUY TO ANOTHER! i suggest this diet to anyone who is severely overweight and wants / needs a change in life! I also am posting this thread because i feel that it will help me keep on track and stick to it!! i will be posting a daily weigh in to keep up on my progress. it has been a long time coming but i am ready and I NEED to change my life, my ultimate goal would be to get down to about 200lbs.

thanks for reading guys, My description of the diet and everything that goes along with it may have some gaps so if their are any questions feel free to ask! i have my trainers 20 or so page booklet describing the diet in front of me and was just skimming threw it while writing this thread so needless to say their was alot of info that was not mentioned.

[captainweezy]

I tried it. It works for sure! It blew me away I actually lost the first 3 days of loading fats. Unfortunately I did not stick to it. It's way to hard when you are constantly away from home.
I was down 14lbs before I threw the towel in. It's tough that's for sure.

[bigdaddyvw185]

Yea its tough no doubt about it, I tried doing it over this past summer and dropped dead on my face. Just to much outside influences during the summer time that got me off track. I learned quickly that it worked a hell of alot better for me during the winter time when i can just stay inside and put my head down and grind it out. have you ever thought about going back on it Weezy?

[captainweezy]

Yes but, every time I try a new diet, no matter what it usually creeps back on me . Damn little Debbie.

[czac]

Yes but, every time I try a new diet, no matter what it usually creeps back on me . Damn little Debbie.

lol... she is such a little witch! Her and that damn Cheerios Bee!!!

[atc007]

Stick too it Bigdaddy! It's a I know. Have you ever considered the insanity workout? It too,is a Mass change in lifestyle with super dramatic results in a very short time. But on this particular diet you wouldn't have anywhere near the fuel to feed your body through it. Keep up the great work!

[Caminofeld]

I dunno bro, there isn't much clinical evidence supporting the HCG diet...especially the drops (very diluted or fake compared to the injections). Most evidence points to the starvation being the reason for the weight loss as opposed to the pregnancy hormone Human Choriogonadotropin. In fact, a placebo trial had similar results to the actual HCG.

I commend your weight loss endeavors and wish you the best of luck, but remember nothing worthwhile ever comes easy.

[bigdaddyvw185]

Stick too it Bigdaddy! It's a I know. Have you ever considered the insanity workout? It too,is a Mass change in lifestyle with super dramatic results in a very short time. But on this particular diet you wouldn't have anywhere near the fuel to feed your body through it. Keep up the great work!

thanks atc007, my names Chris by the way.
I have seen the insanity workout, Tho i feel if i tried to pull that off i would not survive lol. I have a buddy who is about 275lbs and he tried it and failed miserably, lasted about 2-3 days. tho i feel that i have much more willingness to stick to something if i decide to start it than my friend does. I do a weight routine 3 days a week (monday,Wednesday,Friday) then go on tuesday thursday saturday and hit the treadmill for 2-3 miles at a brisk walk with the incline at 10-13 out of 15, it works up quite a sweat.

[bigdaddyvw185]

I dunno bro, there isn't much clinical evidence supporting the HCG diet...especially the drops (very diluted or fake compared to the injections). Most evidence points to the starvation being the reason for the weight loss as opposed to the pregnancy hormone Human Choriogonadotropin. In fact, a placebo trial had similar results to the actual HCG.

I commend your weight loss endeavors and wish you the best of luck, but remember nothing worthwhile ever comes easy.

thanks for the info caminofeld, All being said at the end of the day i feel great, still have the energy to do my normal workout as an example tho i will admit that when i get home within the hour or so of being home i need to eat something otherwise I do start feeling the drain in energy. But i guess that is to be expected when I do the full weight routine then an additional 500-700 calories burned on the treadmill. Out of the 2 times i have successfully done this diet for 40 days i have to say tho never once have i felt woosy or anything of the sort. Id even go as far to say as it could be more of a mental thing with the HCG drops curbing my hunger (like having a cigarette when your hungry i guess) but Hey something with the drops must be working right lol.

End of the day i am seeing changes, feeling good and looking forward to things to come! thanks for the support everyone!
O yea, another pound down this morning! 11 total

[DohcBikes]

PROVEN DIET

1.EAT LESS.

2.EXCERCISE MORE.

THE END


Good Luck Chris!! Its not the method but the moxy.

[Dirtcrasher]

I'm glad it's working for you but it seems you aren't getting nourishment?? Just be careful because your a big guy and everything that comes near me dies.

Probably 6 years ago I had a life changing epiphany. Threw away all my alcohol and snacks and quit ganja. I'd have coffee and and english muffin for breakfast. Skipped lunch (I know, it isn't a good choice) and ate ONLY different seasoned broiled boneless chicken every night. Added some diced tomatoes on top and a tiny bit of shredded cheese. NO snacks at all.

I was 227 and 5'10. I put on a set of headphones and off to my 1st jog on my road. I made 1 telephone pole! then 3, then the stop sign, then the whole way to the end of my road with a mix of jog/walking back. Weeks later I ran the whole 3 miles and one day and (like Forest Gump) turned around and ran it again. That was 6 miles without any effort. I used dumbells and a Bowlex; The hardest part of benching 2 85lb dumbells is getting them in place. Every few weeks I would drive to Rhode Island to purchase weights, starting with 30lb dumbells and ending at 85. Way better than benching a straight bar with 250lbs on it, but I could do that as well.

It was pretty easy to follow, I'd get mad if I couldn't run.

End result in 4 months, 187lbs of muscle and I could run a marathon. Met a girl and old habits eased back in.

So, here I am again, unhappy with myself but I swear the day I am told I have healed this hernia, I'm doing it again............

[bigdaddyvw185]

I am not going to lie, i without a doubt eat more vegetables than i am supposed to on this diet. I keep the chicken at about the recommended 3.5 OZ but for the vegetables it is safe to say i have close to double the recommended amount. It isnt like having a plate of saute'd cabbage seasoned with some garlic powder is going to make me stack on the pounds lol.

The hardest thing for me is going to stay on the straight and narrow as far as choosing the right things to eat after this 40 days, As far as the extra curricular activities I was never really a big fan of the booze but the ganja on the other hand.... Well we got along great but i quit 6 months ago and have no willingness to turn back. As far as food i would easily have to say that one of my biggest problems is portion control, i am not the kinda guy to sit and have snacks all day long or snacks at all for that matter. On the other hand i am the one to have a hefty 2 portions of whatever it may be at lunch / dinner time .
I guess the best way to say it i am using this diet as a jump off platform, The difference this time around compared to last year is most importantly i am Sober and have a much better mindset on life as result. As much as i dont want to admit it drugs (Ganja and others) for one reason or another were somewhat a significant reason why i am in the current state that i am in. I would come home from work and became a couch potato as i was content with my Mary jane and such. Next thing i no 3 years later i am the biggest i had ever been in my life (last year). So for the first time in the last 7 or so years i am completely Sober and I am getting the same excitement i got out of all the nonsense of the last 7 years working out and seeing the changes in myself.....There is no better high than seeing someone who you haven't seen for a while and having them tell you that you look great!.

[Dirtcrasher]

It's alright bud, I don't even know you but I like you...

Too much vegetables? That can't hurt, lots of good stuff in them!

[bigdaddyvw185]

It's alright bud, I don't even know you but I like you...

Too much vegetables? That can't hurt, lots of good stuff in them!

Someday in the future i would like to meet you along with countless other members i have met on this Forum, By chance when your hernia is all healed up and good to go will you be joining in on one of these New England rides? I am looking forward to going on one of those rides this year... Just need to register in NH, i am registered in MA but everyone that lives in MA seems to ride in NH lol.

As for the vegetables i am all for them and eat a heck of alot of them regularly, my trainer on the other hand is a hard ass and every time i go into the gym he gives me a hard time for eating too much while im on this diet. Keep in mind this guy is a freakin freak of nature and lives off of the protein shakes for every meal of the day so it isn't even fair for him to be so hard on me. i got into a argument with him over the fact that double the vegetable intake on this diet is not going to cause me to Not loose weight threw out the process. His response to it all was "yea you will still loose weight but if you do it how the diet plan tells you to do it you could loose 2 pounds a day". Its like dude! if i can do this diet and loose 25-30 pounds or better in 40 days then what in the hell is bad about that. the fact alone that i am dedicated enough to even take this damn diet on and actually stick to it, let alone that i have done it before and completed the 40 days of hell should be enough to get you off my back! lol.

its like today, i went in and weighed myself and was down another pound (12 total) and he's like O well it could have been 2 pounds but good!. I don't no I guess i cant complain having someone in my corner that is there to be a hardass to me about sticking to it so i shouldn't complain.

[Dirtcrasher]

Still 12 total, good deal!.....

When the food gets too routine and not enjoyable because your eating less and it's boring; You have to mix it up just a little. I know whats bad, you do too but I have found just some marinades make me happy. If ya broil it right, it's juicy!

Who would say, Don't have any more carrots! You already had green beans! How the hell can you touch the cauliflower!! NO, You CANNOT have any Corn!!!

Even if ya just watch your food and drink as a whole, you'll lose weight, you'll feel better.

I find that "If it tastes great to me, I gotta spit it out".

Put real effort into your cardio. I swear the day you do an extra 100', it inspires you to push a bit more even just one more telephone pole; You'll feel like ROCKY!! And in a mere 3 weeks, you will have to tighten the jogging pants, maybe get some suspenders?? Who knows...

I find thats what makes your brain make a change, refuse a cannoli, feelin me??

It can be a bit addictive if you get the mindset. I cannot say I'm the LEAST bit perfect but that changed allot for me. Gotta ride the horse soon...