I know that you have been searching the internet for information on the HCG Diet. There thousands of reviews from individuals who claim to have lost a whole bunch weight from these miracle drops. The difference between this diet and all others on the market, is the extreme weight loss in a short period of time. Could losing a pound or two a day as these companies claim be any safe? The answer is yes and no, more no than yes. Before I get my head chewed off from the people who swear to this diet and the people against it, let me explain myself a bit and elaborate on the subject. Before I give my opinion and show you my research I want to let you know that I am no doctor. I am an individual who is curious about this diet and want to learn more about it. I am only expressing my opinion.
As most of you, I was introduced to this diet by a friend who actually completed the diet and lost about 36 pounds in 40 days. I was amazed on the result and the time it took her to lose it. At this point I am sold on the idea and was interested in doing the HCG Diet. Like any smart consumer, I began to search online for any information on the HCG Diet. What rose a red flag in my search was the difference in price per ounce. Prices started from $19.99 up to $189.00 per ounce. I was not sure where to buy the hcg diet as my friend spent about $800.00 in a clinic and I was not willing to spend that much. Now my searches on google turned from “where to buy the HCG Diet” to “HCG Diet Dangers”, there is approximately 40,000 searches per month on this term and rising.
I have spent countless hours researching this and looking for side effects to this diet. There are way more success stories than complaints. What I did find curious was that the people who frown the HCG Diet are individuals who have not even tried the program. I don’t think this type of complaint is very reliable. I am one that believes if you’ve have used a product personally no matter the outcome you’re a reliable source and I will take that review over any other so called professionals on the web.
As the owner of this site I receive a ton of feedback on the HCG Diet. 2 out of 10 posts or comments are negative and they all are pretty consistent. Below I will list the top side effects I have received (these are not in any type of order.
1. Headaches the first couple of days on the diet. This is the most common complaint. I have read many blogs and forums and once again this is an opinion based on my research. The main reasons for these headaches is due to sugar withdrawal, low calorie intake, not eating enough, not taking a vitamin during the diet, etc.
2. Constipation. Individuals have suggested to take a mild laxative and that usually resolves that issue.
3. Nausea. This is somewhat related to complaint #1.
4. The diet did not work for me. (There could be a bunch of reasons for this.)
a. Some individual did not drink enough water during the diet. The body releases the fat and toxins through your urine and fecal matter. So guess what, if you don’t go to the bathroom and do your business you will not lose the weight.
b. Did not stick to the low calorie diet. This is the hardest part of the diet. If you don’t change the way you eat you will not succeed in this diet or any diet.
c. The HCG Drops. Either you’re not taking the sufficient amount for your body or you bought some fake HCG. The only HCG available on the market without prescription is Homeopathic HCG. This formula is made with a small amount of HCG in it. Make sure your buying from a reliable supplier and follow the instructions on the dosage and stick with it. It is extremely important that you do not miss a single dosage.
d. Not everybody is the same, it is possible that the HCG will not have an effect on your body or weight.
e. Etc.
5. A 500 Calorie diet is dangerous! This is true. Your body should be consuming approximately 2,000 calories per day. The HCG Diet claims to consume the remaining 1,500 calories from your abnormal fat and that is the reason for the fast weight loss. You should also include a Vitamin B-Complex vitamin to the diet so you will stay energetic. (I still think it is a bit dangerous!)
6. I am hungry as heck. This is another that is very common. Most individuals feel hunger the first week and then it goes away.
7. I gained weight! Stop cheating! Like mentioned before keeping to the diet is the hardest or maybe the diet is not simply working for you.
8. Hairloss! This is a very rare side effect. I think it had to do with the hormonal effect on your body or the low calorie intake.
9. I gained the weight back. This is up to the individual. Some people believe this is a license to eat whatever you want once you complete the diet. WRONG! You will always gain weight if you eat crap!
10. Here are few extremely rare cases I mean 1 out of thousands of individuals. Fainting, Dizziness, Fast heart rate, heavy period, you can also get pregnant even easier (women).
These are almost all the side effects I found during my weeks of research. Now here comes my review.
Ok this diet is HARD!!!! I am hispanic and I come from a family that eats a lot. It was hard for me to adapt to only 500 calories. I will admit there were a couple of days that I did cheat. Now I did not eat a whole pizza or went to a fast food place or a Chinese buffet. I just had a larger portion of dinner. My goal was to lose twenty pounds so I purchased a 26 day HCG Diet Kit for $89.99. It came with an instruction book which was great! The first two days were amazing. These are your binge days, you are suppose to eat and eat, everything and anything. This tricks your brain to start releasing fat. The first week I did get headaches and hunger pains, I was certain that is was due to the low calorie intake. The headaches were bearable and two aspirins did the trick. The first 7 days I lost 9 pounds and could not believe it. I was half way there. The following 7 days were not as exciting as I had constipation. I used a mild laxative and it did not work. I started to use benefiber and that worked. I lost only 5 pounds the second week. The third week was a breeze there were no complications and I was losing about 1pound per day. At the end of the Diet I had lost 23 pounds and I was excited. I did notice that I lost a bit of muscle on my biceps but most of the weight loss was around my stomach and man boob area. I can say that this diet was a success for ME. I do think it is a bit dangerous but in my opinion it was worth the minor risk. This does not mean that I recommend this to everyone as it may or may not work for you. I think you should speak with your doctor prior to doing the HCG Diet. I guarantee you that they will not recommend this as it is not FDA approved. Now if your only going to rely on this fact that HCG is not FDA approved than what do you think of Tylenol and the massive recall.
Final Thoughts: Make a wise decision when it comes to choosing a weight loss program there are safer roads you can take. I will always recommend that eating right and exercising is the best weight loss program over anything else but sometimes I like to take the path less taken. Just my two cents.
(sorry for the bad grammar and writing skills, writing was never my favorite subject. This is an honest review!)
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