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Old 01-24-2011, 05:39 PM   #16
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Very interesting. It's good to know even a Dr agrees with us! I actually didn't know that it had been around years ago. I thought it was a new thing! But, until my coworker mentioned it, I hadn't EVER heard of it! Not that it matters b/c there is NO WAY I could POSSIBLY limit myself to 500 calories a day! LOL!! Poor Jeff would have me chewing on his arm or something! And I don't want to even CONSIDER how my moods would be affected!! EEK!
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I had never heard of this diet until I saw your post, but it does not sound particularly healthy based on the articles I read about it. This one specifically:
HCG Diet | How Does the HCG Diet Work | HCG Diet Dangers

If it's true that you are restricted to only 500 calories a day, I would say that's a HUGE red flag. This is not a healthy amount by any means and should (IMO) only be something assigned by a doctor in extreme circumstances.

Like I said, I know very little about this diet, but if it were me, I would look elsewhere.
It works if you stick with very low calorie protocol for couple of weeks. I tried this program without taking any HCG drops. May be you should try this!! Make sure you continue 4 hcg phases.. 3 rd phase is little difficult. Since you need to continue with 500 calorie protocol... But, 4 th phase is Normal..

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I had never heard of this diet until I saw your post, but it does not sound particularly healthy based on the articles I read about it. This one specifically: HCG Diet and its Phases

If it's true that you are restricted to only 500 calories a day while taking with diet drops, I would say that's a HUGE red flag. This is not a healthy amount by any means and should (IMO) only be something assigned by a doctor in extreme circumstances.

Like I said, I know very little about this diet, but if it were me, I would look elsewhere.
Sir, do we face any problems with this diet?
I heard its banned in USA. Also, i heard this diet works 100%. Since 500 calorie per day can make your body thin.
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OP, talk to your PCP. There are a lot of medically based programs that are very similar to WW. All my local hospitals offer dietician supervised weight loss. If all you need is someone to weigh you every week or so, your PCP's office may be willing to have you pop by for a weight check.

5600 calories a day will make you lose weight but you will gain in back as soon as you start eating. I lost a great deal of weight when I was ill. I began gaining it back even though my calorie intact was low. I met with two weight loss docs at a major medical center who basically said my body wanted to return to my old weight. Lots of other healthy options are available.

Do you do weight training? Muscles are better than fat esepocailly if you are older.
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It works if you stick with very low calorie protocol for couple of weeks. I tried this program without taking any HCG drops. May be you should try this!! Make sure you continue 4 hcg phases.. 3 rd phase is little difficult. Since you need to continue with 500 calorie protocol... But, 4 th phase is Normal..
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I heard its banned in USA. Also, i heard this diet works 100%. Since 500 calorie per day can make your body thin.
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OP, talk to your PCP. There are a lot of medically based programs that are very similar to WW. All my local hospitals offer dietician supervised weight loss. If all you need is someone to weigh you every week or so, your PCP's office may be willing to have you pop by for a weight check.

5600 calories a day will make you lose weight but you will gain in back as soon as you start eating. I lost a great deal of weight when I was ill. I began gaining it back even though my calorie intact was low. I met with two weight loss docs at a major medical center who basically said my body wanted to return to my old weight. Lots of other healthy options are available.

Do you do weight training? Muscles are better than fat esepocailly if you are older.
Just to let you know, this post is originally from 2011.
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