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Deesand

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238.0 lb

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238.0 lb
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178.0 lb

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HCG starvation diet or even death diet
I did a round of the HCG diet and lost 25 lbs in 32 days. I then went on the maintenance phase, and planned to go another round after 6-8 weeks of maintenance. (I need to lose a total of about 75 lbs) However...I had a very disturbing experience upon starting maintenance.

I followed the maintenance diet instructions...yet became very ill. The second full day of maintenance, my bowels REALLY freaked out on me. For days I had terrible gastric problems, which led to the most intense headaches I've ever experienced. I seriously thought I was going to die with an aneurysm. I had to get migraine medicine from my doctor...and I have never had migraines before. This lasted a little over a week (which gave me an additional 3 lbs of weight loss...which was NOT worth it).

I have heard that IF someone is going to have gall bladder issues, that will happen very soon upon entering the maintenance phase. Although I didn't wind up with gall bladder problems, I was certain at the time that my body was having a very bad reaction to eating more "normally" after living on such a low calorie intake for a month.

Now (8 weeks later)...I have kept most of the original weight off. The 5 lbs I have gained have been my own fault for eating too large portions and not the best food choices. I have been eating responsibly about 75% of the time, so it's obviously that 25% that's the problem.

I swore I would not do HCG again...but lately I have been thinking about it. I have decided that when I went on maintenance I added fats too quickly (and possibly ate hard boiled eggs that had been in the frige too long). One very positive thing that HCG did for me, besides the initial weight loss, was that for the first time in my adult life, I am "regular". I mean, like clock work. And that tells me that the diet DID do something good for my metabolism.

Everyone I know who has lost a lot of weight on other diets (Weight Watchers, bypass, etc.) has looked drawn and unhealthy. Those I know who have lost weight via help from HCG look healthy and vibrant. It DOES make a difference when you are middle-aged and losing weight, like I am.

I am not a medical person. I am not a sales rep for HCG. And I'm not even positive that I am going to do it again...but I would like to. It worked for me and I felt good while doing it. It gave me a tremendous boost and retrained my palate and my way of looking at food. But I certainly don't want to harm my health. My doctor said my issues were the result of my body adjusting to eating so little and then NOT adjusting to eating more normally. She did not tell me not to do it again, but said that if I did, I would have to return to "normal" eating much more carefully than I did the first time.

I do know this: I believe that my body was not just surviving on 500 calories a day...but rather pulling from my stock piles of fat to be actually using more like 1500 to 2500 per day. It had to be. I had no decrease in energy at all. No weakness. No dizziness. No exhaustion. And I also know that my old lifestyle definitely did a number on my hormones (stress, cortisol, insulin and subsequent fat storage, etc.)...and I do believe that HCG helped to start righting my hormones.

There is sugar in nearly every processed food in America. For ME, I needed the intervention from something like HCG to break the sugar cycle. From what I've heard from others I know personally, HCG can be a very helpful tool to jumpstart a healthier lifestyle and relationship with food. I don't know any of my acquaintances who had the same problem as did I. Is it right for everyone? No. I'm not even sure if it is right for me to do again. But I don't think it's the diet of death.

posted 05 Jul 2012, 01:43

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