My experience (unorthodox)

[Guest guest]

O.K. I opened this thread. Here is what actually happened.

I went through the program for 10 weeks. Total 60 shots. I know it's

over the limit discussed by Dr. Simeon. However, in other threads, I

read that more and more clinics are " allowing " the patients to go

more than 40 shots as long as the immunity does not set in.

Well, in my case, it still hasn't set in, but I will stop now since

I lost enough.

This is the summary. I lost 22 pounds. I am 5 foot and 5.5 inches

tall, and now I way 118 pounds. I did not follow the program

exactly. Instead of strict 500 calories per day, I had between 700 -

900 calories a day. I did not eat exactly the " approved foods " . In

kept my diet as low in fat and sugar & starch as possible, but I ate

a wide variety of vegetables, etc. I did walk about 5 miles a day. I

used occassionally face creams and lotions with oil in them (another

no-no according to the strict program directives)

Now, the skeptics will say, " So what, with that kind of calorie

intake, without the HCG protocol, you would lose over 20 pounds in

10 weeks anyway " . Well, NOT so - for four reasons.

(1) without HCG, I could never have maintained that diet to begin

with

(2) previsouly, no matter what I did, I was never able to lose 2

pounds a week steadily. In fact, this is the most amazing sustained

weight loss I have every experienced. Now, I am back to where I was

before I started to gain weight steadily after I hit my forties.

(3) I lost mostly fat. I have this nifty machine at home which not

only measures weight but estimate body fat and muscle amount.

Compared to where I was before, most of the weight I lost is fat: I

only lost a pound or two of muscles/body water.

(4) I lost weight unevenly. My problem areas were thighs and upper

arms. AND, this is EXACTLY where I lost most inches. For instance, I

lost about 1 inch around waist and 3 inches in my hip (I have always

been lean around waist and hips), but I lost 4 inches around my

thigh and two inches around the arm. Imagin, losing more inches

around the arm than waist!!! I hardly lost any facial fat (virtually

none).I am not tired. I am full of energy. My skin is dewey and my

hair shining.

I was at the beginning phase of menopause ( I believe) - with my

period becoming totally irregular and at times skipping. After I

started the HCG program, my period went straight back to the old

normal cycle: 28 days to be exact. Now, this - I don't know whether

HCG has anything to do with it or just co-incidence.

Summary: The program works. And, there is more than one way it

works. Though following the protocols exactly gives you the fastest

result, those of us who do not have that much to lose and are

paitent enough to spend twice the amounf of time losing the weight

they want to lose, you could deviate from the strict path and still

achieve the result.

Now, I will see whether I can maintain this result. I am optimistic.

I have always had a very healthy life style and my eating habit was

always very good. The reason I steadily gained weight last 6-7 years

is not a life style issue, but rather a hormonal/metabolic changes.

Based on what I experienced, I do believe that HCG did something

fundamental in the way that my body metabolizes the calories and fat.

I hope this adds to the collective experience and knowledge about

this protocol.

[Guest guest]

did you keep it off? how are you today?

>

> O.K. I opened this thread. Here is what actually happened.

>

> I went through the program for 10 weeks. Total 60 shots. I know it's

> over the limit discussed by Dr. Simeon. However, in other threads, I

> read that more and more clinics are " allowing " the patients to go

> more than 40 shots as long as the immunity does not set in.

>

> Well, in my case, it still hasn't set in, but I will stop now since

> I lost enough.

>

> This is the summary. I lost 22 pounds. I am 5 foot and 5.5 inches

> tall, and now I way 118 pounds. I did not follow the program

> exactly. Instead of strict 500 calories per day, I had between 700 -

> 900 calories a day. I did not eat exactly the " approved foods " . In

> kept my diet as low in fat and sugar & starch as possible, but I ate

> a wide variety of vegetables, etc. I did walk about 5 miles a day. I

> used occassionally face creams and lotions with oil in them (another

> no-no according to the strict program directives)

>

> Now, the skeptics will say, " So what, with that kind of calorie

> intake, without the HCG protocol, you would lose over 20 pounds in

> 10 weeks anyway " . Well, NOT so - for four reasons.

>

> (1) without HCG, I could never have maintained that diet to begin

> with

> (2) previsouly, no matter what I did, I was never able to lose 2

> pounds a week steadily. In fact, this is the most amazing sustained

> weight loss I have every experienced. Now, I am back to where I was

> before I started to gain weight steadily after I hit my forties.

> (3) I lost mostly fat. I have this nifty machine at home which not

> only measures weight but estimate body fat and muscle amount.

> Compared to where I was before, most of the weight I lost is fat: I

> only lost a pound or two of muscles/body water.

> (4) I lost weight unevenly. My problem areas were thighs and upper

> arms. AND, this is EXACTLY where I lost most inches. For instance, I

> lost about 1 inch around waist and 3 inches in my hip (I have always

> been lean around waist and hips), but I lost 4 inches around my

> thigh and two inches around the arm. Imagin, losing more inches

> around the arm than waist!!! I hardly lost any facial fat (virtually

> none).I am not tired. I am full of energy. My skin is dewey and my

> hair shining.

>

> I was at the beginning phase of menopause ( I believe) - with my

> period becoming totally irregular and at times skipping. After I

> started the HCG program, my period went straight back to the old

> normal cycle: 28 days to be exact. Now, this - I don't know whether

> HCG has anything to do with it or just co-incidence.

>

> Summary: The program works. And, there is more than one way it

> works. Though following the protocols exactly gives you the fastest

> result, those of us who do not have that much to lose and are

> paitent enough to spend twice the amounf of time losing the weight

> they want to lose, you could deviate from the strict path and still

> achieve the result.

>

> Now, I will see whether I can maintain this result. I am optimistic.

> I have always had a very healthy life style and my eating habit was

> always very good. The reason I steadily gained weight last 6-7 years

> is not a life style issue, but rather a hormonal/metabolic changes.

> Based on what I experienced, I do believe that HCG did something

> fundamental in the way that my body metabolizes the calories and fat.

>

> I hope this adds to the collective experience and knowledge about

> this protocol.

>