A few days ago I posted that I was starting the much talked about and highly controversial HCG Diet. It consists of homeopathic drops of the Human Chorionic Gondatropin hormone and a 500 calorie a day diet. The concept doesn't sound very appealing, I mean who wants to only eat 500 calories a day? Plus if you're a "foodie" like me and seriously enjoy cooking and eating food it seems like it would be very difficult. I started the drops on Friday which doesn't count (or Saturday) because those days were "loading" days. Sunday I weighed myself and got my starting weight and measurements. When I weighed myself again Monday morning (because we are supposed to weigh ourselves every morning), I was down 2 lbs. Okay not bad but it was "water weight" I was sure. Then this morning I weighed myself and I was down 4 more lbs! WOW! So, now I'm thinking perhaps this DOES work. Time will tell. Although I'm excited to have lost 6 lbs in 2 days, I have a long way to go. I anticipate that this is not the rate that will continue for the full six weeks. If I'm still losing 2 lbs a day by day 4, then I'll be really happy.
With so many different brands and formulations of HCG out there it's tough to know what works. HCG 1234 by Creative Bioscience (as shown above) is the one I've been using. I purchased mine at my local Sunflower Markets grocery store. They are available there for $49.99 which is comparable to the best on-line prices. I'll be purchasing another bottle for sure. It's not hard to follow. I have not been hungry at all. So far there haven't been any "downsides". I'm thrilled that I decided to try it. Finally something that works! How long will it work? We'll see. Stay tuned. =)
A few days ago I posted that I was starting the much talked about and highly controversial HCG Diet. It consists of homeopathic drops of the Human Chorionic Gondatropin hormone and a 500 calorie a day diet. The concept doesn't sound very appealing, I mean who wants to only eat 500 calories a day? Plus if you're a "foodie" like me and seriously enjoy cooking and eating food it seems like it would be very difficult. I started the drops on Friday which doesn't count (or Saturday) because those days were "loading" days. Sunday I weighed myself and got my starting weight and measurements. When I weighed myself again Monday morning (because we are supposed to weigh ourselves every morning), I was down 2 lbs. Okay not bad but it was "water weight" I was sure. Then this morning I weighed myself and I was down 4 more lbs! WOW! So, now I'm thinking perhaps this DOES work. Time will tell. Although I'm excited to have lost 6 lbs in 2 days, I have a long way to go. I anticipate that this is not the rate that will continue for the full six weeks. If I'm still losing 2 lbs a day by day 4, then I'll be really happy. 
With so many different brands and formulations of HCG out there it's tough to know what works. HCG 1234 by Creative Bioscience (as shown above) is the one I've been using. I purchased mine at my local Sunflower Markets grocery store. They are available there for $49.99 which is comparable to the best on-line prices. I'll be purchasing another bottle for sure. It's not hard to follow. I have not been hungry at all. So far there haven't been any "downsides". I'm thrilled that I decided to try it. Finally something that works! How long will it work? We'll see. Stay tuned. =)
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As a RN I always worry about the long term effects of herbal diets such as this. Please be careful and stay healthy!
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ReplyDeleteI agree. Although I'm pleased (it's now 11lbs in 3 days), I know that once "normal" caloric intake kicks in there's a huge risk of gaining it back. I like this because I am eating healthy foods and drinking more water than ever, but I too am waiting to see what this yields long term. Thanks for your concern and thanks for reading. =)
Cynthia