HCG / Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Diets
Name of the Diet/Weight Loss Program or Service:
hCG Diet: Simeons ProtocolWhen did you follow this diet/weight loss program?:
August 2009 & February 2010Website/URL::
http://hcgdietinfo.comMy Review
This diet worked amazingly for me. After struggling for years trying to lose weight but adding more, I have found an answer for me. It is a very regimented diet but it gets results and FAST! I found that with following exactly the rules and not cheating during the diet, I lost weight and saw results almost immediately. Because of this, I was encouraged and stayed on the diet. I lost 25 pounds the first round of 40 days and 15 the second. For this restricted calory diet you ONLY stay on it 26-40 days and then slowly add back foods in the next 3 weeks. I found this aspect appealing as no more dieting forever with no end in sight! There was a specific end date. Knowing that helped me to keep on the diet & change my eating habits.
I used the injection method & did this through a Doctor's office who showed me exactly how to fill the syringe & inject the hCG into my leg muscle with no real pain involved. Unfortunately, when I went back to my physician this Fall for more hCG to do the diet again, he told me that he was unable to prescribe it as his insurance company would not cover him. He explained that he has no real concerns about prescribing it as he has seen great results from his patients but he is being forced by the insurance issue to not prescribe. I am hoping to do this diet again but am challenged by not knowing which company to purchase the hCG online? Since I have done the diet twice, I feel confident to go this next round alone. I am hoping to find an independent source who will give us some places to order the hCG. The expense is higher when going through a Dr. and sometimes prohibitive at about $1000 per diet program. This cost is ridiculous so finding a place to get the hCG that is safe is key.
PROS: Fast weight loss, believe it or not more energy!, feeling of being in control instead of always struggling to lose weight, strict diet with specific rules to follow such as weighing food, not using fats or oils and only eating specific foods from a small list. I list this as a pro because it is a help to have specific rules and this diet only works by following them!
CONS: I don't like fish so I only ate chicken. Sometimes difficult to stay on regime due to life in general. No wine for duration of diet. Sometimes a little hungry. People who try to talk you out of hCG diet because they think they know better & you should diet the conventional way. Not sure exactly how to get the hCG without being scammed by all the advertisements & cost factor.
Did you successfully lose weight on this diet?
YesHow much weight did you lose so far?
25-50Pros for Thyroid Patients?
As a hypo-thyroid patient, I have had a difficult time losing weight. Dieting for 3 months with only a modest weight loss of 5 lbs is depressing and makes me stop dieting. This hCG diet works & works fast. When you see the results after dieting, it propels you to stay on it. IT WORKED FOR ME!
Cons for Thyroid Patients?
I do not know enough to write a con for Thyroid patients. I know it worked for me & it was prescribed for me by the same Dr. who prescribes my thyroid medicine. If insurance had not forced him to quit prescribing it, he would still be suggesting it to his patients....thyroid or non thyroid patients.
