mystic_dawn's Journal, 18 November 2011

I tried it.. I did it back in July.. I lost 10 lbs in a week.. and just lost inches the last 2 weeks.. it is easy to follw.. but as soon as I was done.. I didn't work out or eat right after.. so I gained again.. but I took it as a good jump start! Good luck with the diet..  

I totally get your excitement! And your frustration at the negative put out there about this diet. It's shocking to some people that anyone would do this. And kinda alarming to others, that you may be hurting yourself. (or others doing this may hurt themselves.) On the surface - to just step back and look at it - it does seem a little 'skeptical' to take hormone drops...eat only 500 calories...and knowing what people know about nutrition, the body, etc... to not worry! That just isn't going to happen in a community of people around here who want to support and help each other. I guess what I am saying is I believe the vast majority of people, myself included, are coming from a place of concern...not negativity. Very few people on this plan have stayed around long enough to talk about or explain this method. They've been hit by the same 'throw every argument' at the person to get them to stop...and they have just left the site. Not very supportive huh? - So my question to you is... can you teach me. Can you tell me about what you do, how it works...why you like it...and how you will transition to a healthy lifestyle once you've lost all the weight you are trying to lose? Does this plan offer you the information to make this a lasting change??? Best of everything to you...hope this works out for you. At the very least...I hope if it doesn't...you'll stick around fatsecret and find another way to keep working towards your goals!!! Good luck. 

I understand your frustration, and like jsfantome said, I do understand everyone's concern. The fact is, I did this (under the supervision of my doctor) 18 months ago. This was one of the best things I ever did. The thing is, I'm too scared to speak up the message boards because of the back lash. It sounds crazy - and I get people are concerned. I get that some people order hcg off the internet from like cuba or something (haha I don't know). But I did this WITH MY DOCTOR. It was wonderful for me. I did this to mentally break my horrid eating habits. OCD runs hard in my family, and I seriously experienced this with my eating. This broke my horrid habits, and allowed me to implement a lifestyle change that I've kept. I do not think this diet is for everyone. I would be happy to answer any questions about the why and how I did this so long as people are kind about it :)