Chloe Adisson answers:

It works for sure. I am a RN and was especially intrigued with the use of a pregnancy hormone to lose weight. I started the diet by buying a plan from prohcgdiet.com , first starting with a two week cleanse and then the injections, I am acutually on the downhill side of the injections and only have about 2 weeks left. I started at 208.6 and am now 187.4, a little over 20 pounds. I would be a little lower but have “cheated” a little here and there. I have not exercised and I am not one of those people who lose weight by starving myself…in fact I usually gain with the starvation kind of diets. The amazing part is that the fat on my abdomen and hips is really melting off and I can wear medium scrub pants now when I wear large to extra large, and the med are even a little loose. I am glad I gave this diet a chance and plan on doing another round when after my rest period. If you are really serious about wanting to lose weight and keep it off, I feel like this is the cure

Chloe Adisson answers:

I’m on the HCG injections diet right now and I’m on day 17th and I’ve lost 13 lbs so far… My friend did the diet before I did and lost 20 lbs.

Chloe Adisson answers:

My last two years of college I was working full-time and going to school full-time. I didn’t have any time to exercise and didn’t eat very well either. Then before I knew it, I went from being in decent shape at 210 lbs to being fat at 260 lbs.

I had been struggling with my weight for some time until I heard about the hCG diet a few months ago. I tried it, and lost 50 lbs of fat in under 6 weeks! My friends would constantly tell me that each time they saw me I looked smaller. They would call me “The Incredible Shrinking Man” as a joke.

A common question that people ask is, “Won’t you starve if you only eat only 500 calories a day?”

And the answer is NO YOU WILL NOT as long as you follow the diet and take the hCG. Without hCG the answer is YES. With hCG the answer is NO.

With a reduced calorie diet, hCG helps your body convert excess body fat into energy to make up for the energy it’s not getting from your daily food intake. It’s because of that, you will not starve. It’s also because of that, that your body will be able to burn 1-2 pounds of fat EVERY DAY. Multiply that by 7 days, 2 weeks, 1 month, etc. Get the point?

Another question that comes up is, “Isn’t it unhealthy to lose weight that fast?”

And again, normally (without hCG) it would be unhealthy to lose 2 pounds of “weight” each day because if you were to have a 500-calorie-a-day-diet without hCG your body will go into “survival mode”. Your metabolism will slow down to a snail’s pace and your body will use fat AND muscle as energy in order to survive.

The hCG diet isn’t supposed to be a lifestyle. It’s supposed to be used to quickly get to your goal weight. How you chose to live your life after that (diet and exercising habits) is up to you.

I’ve done the hCG diet. It works, and I would recommend it to anyone who is tired of struggling with their weight.

Chloe Adisson answers:

I have done it and it’s awesome! The support is unbelievably great and it works as advertised (if you follow the instructions provided)

Chloe Adisson answers:

My aunt is on it and losing a lot of weight but it’s hard to say if its from the drops or the fact that you can only eat 500cals a day.You may be a bit more irritable and tired from it because of eating so much less than most people are used to.I know you can’ t exercise or do any strenuous activity while on it,so that might be hard if you have a job.But it will only be a temp fix because once your off it you will gain some weight back and you’ll have to def watch your eating and start exercising to keep some of your results.

Chloe Adisson answers:

There is little evidence that the HCG diet works, and if you decide to take the drop (pill) form, don’t expect it to work at all. The drops would not be effective as this method the bio-availability of this product is virtually zero.

Additionally, don’t expect to eat healthy on this diet. When on an HCG diet, you are told to consume a very low calorie diet of about 500 calories. This is why the diet works. I could put you on a candy diet, and if you only consumed 500 calories, you would drop weight.

In all honesty, if you intend on doing a very low calorie diet, you are better off with an appetite suppressant than a chemical that really doesn’t work and is insanely expensive.

As far as your original question, regardless of what supplement you take, your body loses weight according to genetics and will not change.

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 last week. They carry three brands of hcg drops and not one of them has any hcg in them. The well trained salesman even admitted it when I mentioned it. They contained “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.
The only approved use for hcg is to increase fertility in both men and women.
Next year will mark 60 years since this fraudulent science was started.
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. I am confident the hcg diet has a 95% failure rate just like every other controversial diet plan out there.
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 weeks ago.

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

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

Chloe Adisson answers:

It is not an easy diet. If you’re expecting to take the HCG & magically lose your weight… You’re in for a huge surprise. You have to be militant to the diet in order to get results. You cannot cheat without dire consequences.

I just finished a 40 day round (to get the baby weight off) and lost 25lbs. My mom is on it & has lost about 30lbs in 30 days. My aunt has had great results too.

You really need to research it. Read the book Pounds & Inches. It’s the original diet. If you decide to do it, you’ll want to find a reputable company to get the HCG from. Do not get it from overseas. And I wouldn’t advise getting it from anyone advertising as an answer on here.

Chloe Adisson answers:

Ive done the HCG diet many times over the past8 yrs,and YES !! I have gotten prego very quick…..i believe this is very true. Do you get a positive preg test when you take hcg shots?

Chloe Adisson answers:

Not many. People can lose weight, but the loss isn’t due to either taking or injecting HCG. There is no scientific evidence supporting HCG as a weight loss strategy.

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, he says.

Chloe Adisson answers:

HCG was banned by the FDA last month as a fraudulent product for weight loss.
It doesn’t matter which brand, they are all out there just to take your money so it doesn’t matter which lotion you use.

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

Chloe Adisson answers:

According to the “protocol” for this diet you are supposed to do minimal exercise with such a low caloric intake.
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 two weks ago. They carry three brands of hcg drops and not one of them has any hcg in them. The well trained salesman even admitted it when I mentioned it. They contained “similar hormones” or amino acids.
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.
The only approved use for hcg is to increase fertility in both men and women.
Next year will mark 60 years since this fraudulent science was started.
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. I am confident the hcg diet has a 95% failure rate just like every other controversial diet plan out there.
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

So the question is are you willing to risk your health with an extreme diet treatment based on testimonial evidence as opposed to clinical research evidence, and the statements from doctors in this all cash business?

Chloe Adisson answers:

Why are you drinking soda if you are diabetic?
Please throw the bogus HCG drops out thank you.

Chloe Adisson answers:

I’m doing the HCG diet right now following the 21 Day program from http://prohcgdiet.com As per the instruction I got, you can use lotion and make up during the HCG protocol. With all of your personal care and beauty products, you need to check the ingredients and avoid any products the contain food oils. Most solid deodorants contain castor oil, which is not allowed…. Currently I am using Pantene products for the hair. I changed my lotion to Neutrgena oil free face lotion but use this for hand and body lotion as well. I changed my soap to liquid Zest. I did not change my shave gel either. No issues that I can see and I get all products at Wal-Mart.

Chloe Adisson answers:

Better no to waste your money.
“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:

Try a 1-3 day juice fast, drink only unsweetened natural fruit and vegetable juices along with plenty of water. Add a little salt especially if you are sweating a lot. Moderate exercise is ok but don’t overexert yourself.

If you feel like you need extra colon cleansing then include prune juice, but be prepared to spend a lot of time in the bathroom getting “cleansed”

Chloe Adisson answers:

Karl, it sounds like you have fallen victim to dodgy marketing in dodgy ‘natural health’ magazines or websites. There is a good reason why this stuff is only promoted by non-medical sources – because its mostly baloney.

‘Detox’ has no meaning outside of the clinical treatment of drug addiction or poisoning. Our bodies have evolved to get rid of unwanted substances very efficiently via the liver and kidneys; this function is not something you can improve upon with alternative medicine products, special diets, fasting or saunas. There is no plausibility or evidence to support the claims of alt med ‘detox’ proponents. If you truly have poisonous levels of toxins accumulated in your body, then you would be extremely ill and need a hospital.

At the end of the day, ‘detox’ as promoted in alternative medicine, is both a fad and a scam. Just because you may see ‘detox’ products in pharmacies it doesn’t mean they are valid; pharmacy chains in general don’t care, they are after profits.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification

Chloe Adisson answers:

Just do a plain non fat yogurt and water for a couple days thats wat i do to cleanse when i am not feeling too good or need to drop a couple pounds but i dont know how good it cleans the digestive track

Chloe Adisson answers:

Its junk. The reason they turn black is becuase a mixture of vingar and salts are inside of them and it reacts to the oils in your body.

They are a waste of money, look them up on MSN webpage, they did a study of them.

Chloe Adisson answers:

No, it will not help to clean THC out of your system and aside from the water, that’s not going to detox at all.
Niacin is a simple B vitamin that gives a “flushing effect” to your skin… Not to your body. It makes your skin turn red (it makes your skin flush) because it helps with circulation. It won’t burn your intestines (unless you’re highly allergic to it), especially in that low of a dose… But it might turn your skin bright red.
Cranberry juice just helps to make your urine a bit more acidic so it can help to cleanse out a Urinary Tract Infection… It doesn’t specifically detox your body.

Chloe Adisson answers:

Dietary supplements are poorly regulated in the US. They do not have to conform to the stringent standards applied to pharmaceuticals or food products by the FDA. The result of this absence of oversight has been a scammer’s dream and the scammers have made the most of it.

The scammers advertise their products in the usual way with commercial dot com websites. However, they also will publish blogs, reviews, scientific mock articles and white papers, and even scam stories so no matter where you look in the dot com part of the web you’ll find only good things about their products. The are very good at “gaming” the search engines so all you will find is what they want you to find. And, of course, they make sure these phony websites are not traceable to them. You can learn more by watching this CBS new video –> http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5196740n&tag=related;photovideo (you’ll have to sit through a quick commercial message first).

Anyone who believes there is an easy way to lose fat or add muscle should ask themself the following questions.

1. If there was an easy way to do hard things like burn fat or build muscle, why doesn’t the whole world know about it? How could that be kept secret when that’s what so many people desire?

2. If there were supplements that could help burn fat or build muscle, why haven’t the huge and powerful pharmaceutical companies taken it over? Why let the scammers like GNC and Weider continue to make $millions off the public when they have a much greater capacity for providing such products?

3. If there was a supplement that helped people shed pounds, why doesn’t your doctor know about it? If you’re overweight, why doesn’t your physician just give you the pill or recommend the acai or HCG diet or whatever? Why are physicians always telling the same story about obesity and how to cope with it?

4. Why do people pay big bucks to have liposuction or stomach stapling if supplements could really help them to lose fat?

There is only one good answer to all of these questions. Most of the supplements which are supposed to make you lose fat or add muscle just don’t work. It’s really that simple.

If you’re interested in burning fat or building muscle and you see a product which claims to help, be very skeptical. The golden rule for intelligent consumerism is still…

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

Now, about your HCG diet. When reviewing the research it seems obvious that HGC contributes nothing to fat loss and is no more than another “snake oil” scam. HCG contributes nothing to the diet and the diet alone, without the HCG, will work as well. Check the following excerpts from the US National Institute of Health…the place where the doctors get their information regarding health research.

“In recent publications describing mostly well-documented double-blind studies authors largely reject hCG administration in dieting. Supporters of the hCG diet must prove the efficacy of this method in controlled studies according to the German Drug Law. Until then the opinion of the German steroid toxicology panel is still valid, that hCG is ineffective in dieting and should not be used.”
Red: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3609673

“Side effects were seen in 2 volunteers from the hCG group, 1 of whom suffered from severe headache and the other who suffered from ovarian cysts which were punctured by laparoscopy. The success of the diet was based on motivation and good information, rather than on the hCG administration. (author’s modified)”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3609673

“We conclude that there is no rationale for the use of HCG injections in the treatment of obesity.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2405506

“Supporters of the hCG diet must prove the efficacy of this method in controlled studies according to the German Drug Law. Until then the opinion of the German steroid toxicology panel is still valid, that hCG is ineffective in dieting and should not be used”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3609673

“The success of the diet was based on motivation and good information, rather than on the hCG administration.”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12281505

“Subjects receiving HCG injections showed no advantages over those on placebo in respect of any of the variables recorded. Furthermore, weight loss on our diet was similar to that on severely restricted intake. We conclude that there is no rationale for the use of HCG injections in the treatment of obesity.”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12281505

“You won’t see me promoting quick fixes or fad diets anytime soon. But every once in awhile something comes along that seems so dangerous I have to call it out. That’s why I’m going to help reveal the truth behind the HCG diet.”

http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/hcg-diet-look-elsewhere-for-weight-loss/

Good luck and good health!!

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Chloe Adisson answers:

Dk. Oprah have tried every diet the best money can buy, look at her now.

People spend $20 billion per year on vitamins and supplements.  According to Everyday Health, here’s an article that will tell you why . . . Those PRODUCTS by any other name do NOT WORK.  It is false advertisements.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t have to approve supplements — no agency in the United States does. So it’s up to consumers to bring health concerns to light. “It’s important to understand the difference between over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements,” say Pieter Cohen, MD, an internist at Cambridge Health Alliance and instructor at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Mass. The FDA gets involved only after the fact, if the supplement later appears to be causing harm. By that time, the supplement may already have harmed many consumers who used it. “The burden of proof is on the FDA to determine [a supplement] is dangerous and remove it from the market,” Cohen says. Consumer complaints are the primary trigger for investigations. One recent investigation of the dietary weight-loss supplement ephedra resulted in it being banned for sale in the United States.

Sources: Everyday Health, Slate.com, CNN Health/herbal-supplements, FDA.gov for consumers protect yourself health fraud

Chloe Adisson answers:

I am a man and I did the drops from prohcgdiet.com and lost 16 pounds on the diet in 24 days. I did not have any side effects from the hormones, and no, I did not turn into a woman! The doses that you take of the hormone are so small that they do not cause any side effects. In fact, bodybuilders have been taking doses of the hormone for many years that are at least double the amount you take on the diet. Hcg will actually stimulate the production of testosterone in men, so instead you actually become more of a man in the process! Haha!

I would definitely recommend the hcg diet to men, especially since you can still retain all of your muscle mass while losing weight. For men, this is usually a problem that you try to lose weight and end up losing muscle, and then you put muscle back on and you put the weight back on. It’s a vicious cycle, but it does not happen on the hcg diet.

I still had plenty of energy on the diet and did not have that much trouble sticking to the 500 calories a day. I did plenty of research before I started the diet and found nothing about it not being safe for men. You can have the 50 pounds gone in 2-3 months if you follow the diet correctly.

Chloe Adisson answers:

I have lose over 60lbs on the HCG Diet, bottom line it works! And it is very safe haven been used now for over 50yrs. Remember HCG is a naturally produced hormone created by the placenta and is present in every pregnant women at levels literally a thousand times higher than while on the HCG diet.

You can expect to lose .5-1.5lbs per day while on the diet, if and only if you stick exactly to the diet as written by its creator Dr. Simeons! Also, keep in mind that you need to have a plan to keep the weight off after completing the diet. One major advantage to the HCG diet is that is has built in benefits to help you keep the weight of but if you simply return to the way things were before you’ll eventually end up right back were you left off . . . Overweight.

Check out my sources for more info!

Chloe Adisson answers:

Well the first time I used the pill I dint had side effects, but the second time I did and it was just like you, I had those effects like for a month! My period dint came in 1 month but I wasn’t expecting a baby… So I think is normal but if I were you I would stop that diet… Just for 2 weeks… And eat more healthy food

Chloe Adisson answers:

There is no medical proof that HCG aids weight loss.

There is no scientific evidence supporting HCG as a weight loss strategy. 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.

Experts in the supplement industry say the products aren’t legal and don’t work. Because HCG is a peptide hormone, it would be broken down by the stomach and rendered ineffective,

Chloe Adisson answers:

All of the drops are bogus based on a sampling by the FTC. If you read the label it will state the product “does not contain any hormone” or contains a “similar amino acid”
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 weeks ago. They carry three brands of hcg drops and not one of them has any hcg in them. The well trained salesman even admitted it when I mentioned it. They contained “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.
The only approved use for hcg is to increase fertility in both men and women.
Next year will mark 60 years since this fraudulent science was started.
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. I am confident the hcg diet has a 95% failure rate just like every other controversial diet plan out there.
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 weeks ago.

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

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

Chloe Adisson answers:

Why are you on a diet at 13?

Chloe Adisson answers:

My sister and I ordered the couples program so we could split the price and we only had to pay $65 each so that was a great deal to me. I started the diet on March 26 and its is my 5th day and I have already lost 6lbs. The first two days(out of the 5) were gorging out on all my favorite food and I only gained 1 lb . You really have to stick to the foods that are required. The 3rd day was really hard I was so hungry but it is getting easier each day. I am very pleased with the results and I cant wait to weigh again in the morning. I have been on diets all my life and failed at each one of them. I started out at 215 but now I am down to 209.So actually I have lost 6lbs in 2 days . I don’t know how I made it the first two days but I have and I am not giving up. It is too soon to know if the drops are what is really working or the 500 calories. All I know is I am losing weight!

Chloe Adisson answers:

All over the counter HCG products were banned as fraudulent by the FDA three weeks ago.
I’m not buying the Hcg makes just baby stuff.
Why do so many women have trouble losing the extra pounds added during pregnancy?
Why do they have extra pounds after pregnancy if the Hcg tells the body to release stored fat supplies?
Give me a break!