Chloe Adisson answers:

It is the absolute best diet I have ever been on. The first 2 days you get to eat whatever you want. I ate pizza, ice cream, burgers, fries etc. I went totally nuts. Then after the first 2 days I started doing the VCLD (very low calorie) diet. After the first day of the VCLD I lost 3.2 pounds, then second day was 2.2 pounds, then it started slowing down a little bit. After 24 days of being on the diet I lost a total of 16 pounds. It has been almost 3 months since I ended the diet and I have only gained 1 pound (I weighed this morning) which is crazy because I eat whatever I want. I got my drops from prohcgdiet.com. I highly recommend you do it because it works so well. GOOD LUCK!

Chloe Adisson answers:

The same as would happen if you didn’t take hcg drops.
There is no medical proof that HCG aids weight loss.

“There is no scientific evidence supporting HCG as a weight loss strategy. The FDA has required all marketing and advertising of HCG to state the following: “HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or ‘normal’ distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.”

Scientists have actually investigated this “miracle cure for obesity.”

Not only is the diet no more effective than calorie restriction alone, the HCG also doesn’t affect hunger or other more subjective factors of dieting.

Even experts in the supplement industry say the products aren’t legal and don’t work. Andrew Shao of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, an industry group, says HCG is “not considered a legal dietary ingredient and therefore cannot be sold as a dietary supplement. I am not aware of any scientific evidence that supports its use when taken orally.”

Because HCG is a peptide hormone, it would be broken down by the stomach and rendered ineffective,

Chloe Adisson answers:

I bought Yipiz HCG and the diet worked great for me. After i quit the diet I did gain a few pounds but that might have been due to thanksgiving lol.Yipiz gave me access to recipes for the HCG diet and some of them had no meat. I would recommend contacting Yipiz since they are the only ones I know that gives hcg recipes that don’t contain meat and I am sure they could answer your question the best.

Best of luck in losing weight!!! You’ll do great!

Chloe Adisson answers:

I’m on that diet RIGHT NOW. I’m going to take my third shot today. I’ve lost 2 lbs in 2 days 3 total so far! It’s fast but you have to make sure you know what to eat. If you eat something that has 110 calories but it’s small, you only have 400 or so to work with for the rest of the day. Could you use me as a refferal? Lol. I does work and I believe it’s healthy. The HCG shots are putting calories into your body. It’s just not calories from unhealthy foods. So lowering to 550 a day isn’t bad. You just think it is. Plus, the B12 they put in the first and last shot of the week is amazing. Gave me crazy ammounts of enery. My name is Heather Holmes Please use me as a refferal if you can?

Chloe Adisson answers:

Throw them in the trash is the best instructions.
The diet protocol is unsafe and the drops don’t contain any real hcg anyway.

Http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/20110126fda-warnings-about-diet-drugs.html

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/weight-loss-controversy-hcg-diet-pt-1

Chloe Adisson answers:

Its been 3 days now so you have prob gotten through your plateau. One thing that kills people is salt, it makes you retain a lot of water which can throw you off. Don’t worry about the small spikes, if you stay on the plan it is 100% water weight you are gaining, stick it out and you will be in for some BIG loss days after you shed the water. Keep Going!

Chloe Adisson answers:

Morgan, if you are taking homeopathic HCG drops, there is no reason for you to stop taking them while you are on your period. You should continue your drops right away.

Having a stall in losses during your period is normal. Frustrating, yes…but, nothing to be concerned with, the losses WILL continue.

It is also quite normal for you period to be a bit irregular while taking HCG. Again, this is nothing to be concerned with.

Continue taking your drops and following VLCD. Your losses will continue.

Chloe Adisson answers:

A 500 calorie diet is dangerous because your body needs more than 500 calories to maintain itself for normal functions.

If you are a sedentary woman who weighs 200 lbs, then to maintain that weight you would need about 2400 calories a day. To lose weight safely you should eat less calories than that, but according to “Lose It For Life,” by Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., and Dr. Linda Mintle, “you should NEVER go below 1,500 calories per day unless under the supervision of a doctor.”

Losing so much weight so quickly can actually hurt your body. I don’t know the difference between the two diets you mentioned, but you shouldn’t have to hurt your body to lose weight, and the safest way to lose weight is to do so slowly. Because you aren’t very tall and do weigh over 200 lbs, you will probably lose weight faster than someone like me, who is 6 inches taller and closer to 30 lbs overweight, because proportionally you have more to lose. That’s not my way of bragging, I’m just letting you know that you will probably lose weight pretty quickly at first on a healthy diet that your doctor approves. This will probably slow down after a while, and you’ll certainly need to add physical activity to the mix.

Chloe Adisson answers:

I looked up the ingredients in that mascara for you (link in sources) and there doesn’t appear to be anything in them that would potentially interfere with your HCG diet.

When looking at personal care products, starting with “oil free” products is a good start – but you need to go a bit deeper than that and actually look at the ingredients in the product. You want to avoid products with any type of oil/fat/lard in them as well as the following ingredients:

sorbitol, lanolin, petroleum jelly, propelyne glycol, petrolatum, and sodium lauryl sulfate.

To help you find personal care products, I’ve also put a link to a handy PDF that has several VLCD safe options for you.

Best of luck in your weight loss journey!

Chloe Adisson answers:

Maybe the food that person ate was salty or sugary – both retain water in the tissues.

Forget HCG…
“500-calories per day is severely restrictive! In fact, it is not enough calories to support normal brain function. Your body will compensate by using stores of glycogen, protein (muscle) and some fat, which lowers your resting metabolism. Before you can lose true weight, you will be so irritable, lightheaded, and cranky that you’ll reach for whatever food you can get your hands on and have a field day.

There is no scientific evidence supporting HCG as a weight loss strategy. The FDA has required all marketing and advertising of HCG to state the following: “HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or ‘normal’ distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.”

Chloe Adisson answers:

All over the counter HCG products were announced as illegal and fraudulent by the FDA on January 24, 2011
Testing concluded that all over the counter oral and injection products on the market have little to no real HCG in them but most a synthetic derivative of the hormone.
Anyone that lost weight did it because they ate fewer calories than they burned.
The HCG acted as the placebo to help them lose the weight.
The only approved use for HCG is to increase fertility in both men and women.
The FDA will most likely allow the sell down of product and then put in a full blown ban with fines for failure to comply later in 2011. The FTC will most likely start fining companies for fraud and false advertising sooner.
Next year will mark 60 years since this fraudulent science was started.
You will put all the weight back on as soon as you stop the calorie deficit. The HCG is irrelevant.

Http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/weight-loss-controversy-hcg-diet-pt-1

Chloe Adisson answers:

Actually i have a friend who is doing this. This is day 7 for her and she has lost 9lbs. The problem with this diet is there are a lot of fakes out there..like any other diet. You must be strict and serious about this diet to lose weight. What it does is get into the deep fat tissue that has been there for years and it feeds it to your body. That’s why you only need to eat 500 calories while you are taking the protocol. Your body makes up for the rest of the calories you aren’t actually consuming. I am going to try it as soon as she emails me info on buying. You do not need a prescription. You can go to a doctor for it but it costs way more than it should…if you’d like i can email you info on it when she sends me info…email me if you want more zumbrunjacqueline17@gmail.com

Chloe Adisson answers:

The HCG diet is a starvation diet, and throws hormones into the mix. It’s not safe. It’s not healthy. And it has little chance for long term success.

Instead, exercise, and eat healthy.

Chloe Adisson answers:

No, it’s the diet that leads to weight loss, HCG contributes nothing.
Stephen Barrett, a retired psychiatrist who operates quackwatch.org, says, “The bottom line is there is no reason to think the product works.”

Even experts in the supplement industry say the products aren’t legal and don’t work. Andrew Shao of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, an industry group, says HCG is “not considered a legal dietary ingredient and therefore cannot be sold as a dietary supplement. I am not aware of any scientific evidence that supports its use when taken orally.”

Because HCG is a peptide hormone, it would be broken down by the stomach and rendered ineffective, he says. He says the products are mostly sold over the Internet, so it’s difficult to track sales.

Chloe Adisson answers:

A 500 calorie per day diet is considered anorexic. Mix it with a hormone from pregnant women’s urine and you get a miracle diet!
All over the counter hcg products were announced as illegal and fraudulent by the FDA on January 24, 2011. Testing concluded that all over the counter oral and injection products on the market have little to no real hcg in them but most a similar synthetic hormone. I was in GNC several months ago. They carry three brands of hcg drops and not one of them has any hcg in them. The salesman in fact agreed when I mentioned it. They contain “similar hormones” or amino acids. Sort of like I’m going to sell you this Toyota Prius but it is really a Ford Focus but we’re going to put a price tag on it that says it is a Toyota Prius. Excuse me?
Anyone that lost weight especially with the drops did it because they ate fewer calories than they burned. The hcg acted as the placebo to help them lose the weight.
Next year will mark 60 years since this fraudulent science was started.
The only approved use for hcg is to increase fertility in both men and women.
The doctors exploiting this benign hormone with the ability to prescribe injections can’t even agree on how it works. Some say it releases stored fat calories into the system. Others say it acts as an appetite suppressant. Neither explanation justifies the weight loss in the individuals taking the oral drops with NO hcg in them that still lost weight.
By the way, the expensive “clinical injections” are not covered by insurance since it is not FDA approved. What doctor wouldn’t want to get an “all cash” practice going?
Check out these clips before going further. Just aired a few months ago.

Http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/weight-loss-controversy-hcg-diet-pt-1

The bottom line here is the exploitation of the law allowing a MD to prescribe an approved drug for a use other than what it is approved for. The FDA will step in someday.

So the question is are you willing to risk your health based on testimonials, not research, and statements from doctors profiting in this all cash business?

Http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/01/26/20110126fda-warnings-about-diet-drugs.html