HCG is such a blessing...

Jody100467 · 05-26-2011, 08:45 PM

A very cool thing has happened to me...HHCG has sort of let me allow myself to dream about actually losing ALL of my weight...not just get down to something reasonable, but actually being a size 6 or 8 again...maybe even a 4.

I remember reading in Dr. Atkins' book where he said that you could lose all of the weight that you wanted on his diet and that you should shoot for that magic number that you really wanted to see...not just something that would pass for reasonable because this would truly work. And I believed him...and I was let down. It took me 3 years to lose 50 pounds on Atkins. There were so many people I knew who lost 50 pounds in 3 months. I was truly disapointed. But I always had a hard time losing weight. I even worked with a trainer for 4 months and he put me on a pretty strict diet...my results? 4 pounds and 2 inches. Seriously! Sheesh. AND that included two trips to the gym a day for cardio sessions. Who does that much working out and doesn't lose weight?

But HCG and Dr. Simeon's protocol has allowed me to dream again. I lost almost 26 pounds on my first round (43 days). I was absolutely amazed that this worked for me. It feels like a miracle. So now I actually believe that I truly can get down where I really should be...120 to 125 pounds instead of just anything under 140 or 150. HCG gives me hope that I will actually meet my goal...I had lost that ability to believe that I would drop this weight. My heart truly felt broken when I thought about my weight and not being able to get it off. And weeks of totally being on plan wouldn't net me any loss. No pounds...no inches. NOTHING.

NOW...I have lost 26 pounds in 43 days...about 6 weeks. I am in smaller clothes and I KNOW that I can and will lose more. This is really going to come off. It actually works for me. MY GOD...something actually really works for me. And I truly believe that I am going to wear a bikini again. I will be able to wear a dress and look nice in it...not just look like a wall of fabric. I am starting to really feel good about my body. My knee doesn't hurt quite as much. Clothes are starting to look nice on me again. My hubby can't seem to keep his hands off of me. :blush: And sometime in July I will weigh closer to 150 than 170. These things amaze me. This feels like a dream come true to me. I am dreaming again about a healthy body that feels good to be in. I dream about working out again without a painful knee. I have always loved working out but this knee has kept me from doing it. I dream about wearing beautiful clothing.

So I wondered...what has hcg given back to you? What are you dreaming about now, that you once thought was impossible or might never happen for you again?

Jody

minimonkey · 05-26-2011, 11:33 PM

I'm so happy you found this protocol, and that you are having such success!!!

I believe in dreams, and the hard work and faith that goes into fulfilling them. Let me tell you my little tale:

In 2005, I was seriously sick with Lyme disease ( I had been undiagnosed for years, but my health crashed in 2005 to an all new low.)

My metabolism shut down badly, and I gained up to 155 lbs ( a lot on my tiny frame). In addition to horrid chronic pain all over my body, my right hip weakened so badly that I had to walk with a cane, and I was on my way to full-on disability....

6 years later, after a lot of treatment and a lot of self healing too, I am at my goal weight, and I am working out 5 times a week, or more. I am the heathiest and strongest I can remember being, ever.

I didn't listen to the doctors who said that Lyme couldn't be treated... who told me I had to live with my body in that condition... I also didn't listen to the doctors who said that chronic Lyme didn't exist, and that my pain was all in my head. Instead, I took a chance and went with someone who had good success in treating the disease aggressively --the treatment was the hardest thing I've ever endured, but it worked.

Never give up, and never believe anyone when they tell you your dreams can't come true

LilacBruze · 05-27-2011, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by minimonkey

I'm so happy you found this protocol, and that you are having such success!!!

I believe in dreams, and the hard work and faith that goes into fulfilling them. Let me tell you my little tale:

In 2005, I was seriously sick with Lyme disease ( I had been undiagnosed for years, but my health crashed in 2005 to an all new low.)

My metabolism shut down badly, and I gained up to 155 lbs ( a lot on my tiny frame). In addition to horrid chronic pain all over my body, my right hip weakened so badly that I had to walk with a cane, and I was on my way to full-on disability....

6 years later, after a lot of treatment and a lot of self healing too, I am at my goal weight, and I am working out 5 times a week, or more. I am the heathiest and strongest I can remember being, ever.

I didn't listen to the doctors who said that Lyme couldn't be treated... who told me I had to live with my body in that condition... I also didn't listen to the doctors who said that chronic Lyme didn't exist, and that my pain was all in my head. Instead, I took a chance and went with someone who had good success in treating the disease aggressively --the treatment was the hardest thing I've ever endured, but it worked.

Never give up, and never believe anyone when they tell you your dreams can't come true

I can related to a lot of this. I was diagnosed with MS 4 years ago, and thanks to IV steroids needed to knock it into remission, and a high level of self pity, I shot up to almost 295 lbs. I was convinced my life was over, that I had nothing to look forward to except peeing myself and being confined to a wheelchair.

My mother had a heart attack 3 days before Christmas this past year, and we really thought we were gonna lose her. She thought she was a goner too, and as she laid in her hospital bed, she starting crying and said she would bear all her pain and then some if she could just see me get healthy. She called me her little girl (I was a morbidly obese 41 yr old woman!) and I just lost it! So I told her, "Mom, if you get better, I promise that I will too."

She's getting better, and so am I! I was doing just alright on Atkins until I stumbled across this forum at LCF. I had never even heard of hcg until this board. I was skeptical but desperate. I am the type who never bought into the hype of a pill promising to make you thin so I felt very apprehensive about ordering a bottle of drops but figured what the heck.

I am now on VLCD21 of my first round. I am the lowest weight that I have been or seen in over 15 years. Sure, a LC woe might have led me here by August maybe. But to see these results so quickly has been so motivating and inspiring. I never thought I would be so close to ONEDERLAND, now granted I have 25 lbs to go until then but it's actually a reality that WILL happen thanks to hcg.

I have gone so far as to send a message to the company that makes my drops saying that I would be happy to provide a consumer testimonial should they want one. I can't believe the difference 21 days have made in my life. TWENTY ONE LIFE CHANGING, AWE INSPIRING DAYS!

Losing this weight has done wonders for changing my attitude about MS. Now I can REALLY say "I have MS, but it doesn't have ME!"

moonriver · 05-27-2011, 06:42 AM

Ladies, you are making me tear up!

So good to hear this is helping you all.

My issue is hypothyroid, (finally diagnosed last year) and could not lose weight.
I could gain it faster that fast. And this January I was at the highest weight I've ever weighed myself at.

I lost 9 lbs on WW over 4 months. Very discouraging, but better than gaining.

My DH tried HCG and lost 40 lbs his first round!!!

I used him as a guinea pig and when he didn't keel over I thought I might try it with him on his next round.

I'm down 19.2 lbs and yesterday put on a pair of pants I haven't been able to get into in 5 years. 5 years ago is when my life started to crash around me and I really put on weight because I was sad and eating for comfort. (Parents bad health, both eventually died, had to deal with their care, taking care of their money, business in a tough spot, blah, blah, blah).

I too have hope that I can actually get the other 60 to 80 lbs off! And hope is everything! As long as I have hope I am good to go.

Have a good day all!

Zbunny · 05-27-2011, 08:31 AM

This is an awesome and inspiring thread, and I'll bet there are many more stories just like yours on this board.

As for me, I am on my first round -- I've lost 11 lbs. with hcg and I lost 10 in the weeks before I started with LC, and being down 21 lbs. is amazing. I can feel the changes, and of course see them. My clothing is getting too big so I'm shopping some of the forgotten areas of my closet. My DH definitely notices and thinks I'm totally hot.

Most of my weight came on after I had neck surgery, and later back surgery as the result of injury from a car crash, and I've suffered chronic pain for years. I am not saying I'm "better" at this point, but I am in far less pain, and as of now I have no intention of getting my next epidural, even though I was due for it 2 weeks ago. That is amazing to me.

I haven't had a day without pain, often excruciating pain, for as long as I can remember, yet I have already experienced several days with little to none. Unreal.

And I, too, am starting to think in terms of ultimate numbers, not just "good enough." I am starting to see that it actually is possible, which really surprises me. I am looking forward to finishing out this round, hopefully down another 5-10 lbs, and then maintaining in P3/P4, and then losing even more in a round 2. I am so grateful to have found this forum, all of you supportive people, and hcg.

minimonkey · 05-27-2011, 08:47 AM

Wow, this is a great thread! Chronic pain takes such a huge toll on the body, mind, and soul... I am also pain free, or mostly so, many days now, and it is so mindblowing -- I had lived so much of my life in chronic, wracking pain!

Lilac -- my partner has MS.... it's a scary disease, but I know several people now who are doing a lot to mediate it through healthy living, targeted exercise, etc. (My partner isn't one of them -- he is stubborn as can be, and clings to his right to have a "normal" lifestyle even if it means getting worse... sigh.) Good for you for taking care of yourself -- and I am so glad your mom is getting better as well -- what a touching story!

shelbyla · 05-27-2011, 11:01 AM

Another hand raised for chronic pain that has improved and another hand raised for HCG making it possible to dream again. Jody, I could have written your post myself--except for the DH part being as I don't have one!

I am so glad I took the leap of faith and tried it. I can't even express how glad.

05-26-2011, 08:45 PM	#1
Jody100467 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Madison Heights, MI Posts: 992 Gallery: Jody100467 Stats: I want to be 140 or less 5ft 3in WOE: Atkins/Low Carb Start Date: May 15, 2005 - restart March 1, 2011	HCG is such a blessing... A very cool thing has happened to me...HHCG has sort of let me allow myself to dream about actually losing ALL of my weight...not just get down to something reasonable, but actually being a size 6 or 8 again...maybe even a 4. I remember reading in Dr. Atkins' book where he said that you could lose all of the weight that you wanted on his diet and that you should shoot for that magic number that you really wanted to see...not just something that would pass for reasonable because this would truly work. And I believed him...and I was let down. It took me 3 years to lose 50 pounds on Atkins. There were so many people I knew who lost 50 pounds in 3 months. I was truly disapointed. But I always had a hard time losing weight. I even worked with a trainer for 4 months and he put me on a pretty strict diet...my results? 4 pounds and 2 inches. Seriously! Sheesh. AND that included two trips to the gym a day for cardio sessions. Who does that much working out and doesn't lose weight? But HCG and Dr. Simeon's protocol has allowed me to dream again. I lost almost 26 pounds on my first round (43 days). I was absolutely amazed that this worked for me. It feels like a miracle. So now I actually believe that I truly can get down where I really should be...120 to 125 pounds instead of just anything under 140 or 150. HCG gives me hope that I will actually meet my goal...I had lost that ability to believe that I would drop this weight. My heart truly felt broken when I thought about my weight and not being able to get it off. And weeks of totally being on plan wouldn't net me any loss. No pounds...no inches. NOTHING. NOW...I have lost 26 pounds in 43 days...about 6 weeks. I am in smaller clothes and I KNOW that I can and will lose more. This is really going to come off. It actually works for me. MY GOD...something actually really works for me. And I truly believe that I am going to wear a bikini again. I will be able to wear a dress and look nice in it...not just look like a wall of fabric. I am starting to really feel good about my body. My knee doesn't hurt quite as much. Clothes are starting to look nice on me again. My hubby can't seem to keep his hands off of me. :blush: And sometime in July I will weigh closer to 150 than 170. These things amaze me. This feels like a dream come true to me. I am dreaming again about a healthy body that feels good to be in. I dream about working out again without a painful knee. I have always loved working out but this knee has kept me from doing it. I dream about wearing beautiful clothing. So I wondered...what has hcg given back to you? What are you dreaming about now, that you once thought was impossible or might never happen for you again? Jody __________________ Started hhcg March 21, 2011 - 198lbs 5 ft 3in 7/25/11 - 157lbs - size 12 and moving down on that scale like wildfire baby! Thank GOD for hhcg. ************************************* I finally found what works for me and I am gonna work it baby! My future is so bright that I am gonna wear shades...and wear a bikini to match! LOL

05-26-2011, 11:33 PM	#2
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	I'm so happy you found this protocol, and that you are having such success!!! I believe in dreams, and the hard work and faith that goes into fulfilling them. Let me tell you my little tale: In 2005, I was seriously sick with Lyme disease ( I had been undiagnosed for years, but my health crashed in 2005 to an all new low.) My metabolism shut down badly, and I gained up to 155 lbs ( a lot on my tiny frame). In addition to horrid chronic pain all over my body, my right hip weakened so badly that I had to walk with a cane, and I was on my way to full-on disability.... 6 years later, after a lot of treatment and a lot of self healing too, I am at my goal weight, and I am working out 5 times a week, or more. I am the heathiest and strongest I can remember being, ever. I didn't listen to the doctors who said that Lyme couldn't be treated... who told me I had to live with my body in that condition... I also didn't listen to the doctors who said that chronic Lyme didn't exist, and that my pain was all in my head. Instead, I took a chance and went with someone who had good success in treating the disease aggressively --the treatment was the hardest thing I've ever endured, but it worked. Never give up, and never believe anyone when they tell you your dreams can't come true __________________ Rogue p2 cycling: 8/28:128.6 .... 10/7 118.4 ....10/20: 115.8

05-27-2011, 08:31 AM	#5
Zbunny Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell Posts: 2,930 Gallery: Zbunny WOE: hhcg Start Date: P2 Start 1/2/2012	This is an awesome and inspiring thread, and I'll bet there are many more stories just like yours on this board. As for me, I am on my first round -- I've lost 11 lbs. with hcg and I lost 10 in the weeks before I started with LC, and being down 21 lbs. is amazing. I can feel the changes, and of course see them. My clothing is getting too big so I'm shopping some of the forgotten areas of my closet. My DH definitely notices and thinks I'm totally hot. Most of my weight came on after I had neck surgery, and later back surgery as the result of injury from a car crash, and I've suffered chronic pain for years. I am not saying I'm "better" at this point, but I am in far less pain, and as of now I have no intention of getting my next epidural, even though I was due for it 2 weeks ago. That is amazing to me. I haven't had a day without pain, often excruciating pain, for as long as I can remember, yet I have already experienced several days with little to none. Unreal. And I, too, am starting to think in terms of ultimate numbers, not just "good enough." I am starting to see that it actually is possible, which really surprises me. I am looking forward to finishing out this round, hopefully down another 5-10 lbs, and then maintaining in P3/P4, and then losing even more in a round 2. I am so grateful to have found this forum, all of you supportive people, and hcg. __________________ Hit GOAL! (Then lowered it 5 lbs.) Week 1: -7.2 (-11.4 from loading weight) Week 2: -7.0 Week 3: -3 (below goal!!) ~ Sheri

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05-27-2011, 06:42 AM	#4
moonriver Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the other side of midnight Posts: 1,114 Gallery: moonriver Stats: 231/165/130	Ladies, you are making me tear up! So good to hear this is helping you all. My issue is hypothyroid, (finally diagnosed last year) and could not lose weight. I could gain it faster that fast. And this January I was at the highest weight I've ever weighed myself at. I lost 9 lbs on WW over 4 months. Very discouraging, but better than gaining. My DH tried HCG and lost 40 lbs his first round!!! I used him as a guinea pig and when he didn't keel over I thought I might try it with him on his next round. I'm down 19.2 lbs and yesterday put on a pair of pants I haven't been able to get into in 5 years. 5 years ago is when my life started to crash around me and I really put on weight because I was sad and eating for comfort. (Parents bad health, both eventually died, had to deal with their care, taking care of their money, business in a tough spot, blah, blah, blah). I too have hope that I can actually get the other 60 to 80 lbs off! And hope is everything! As long as I have hope I am good to go. Have a good day all!

05-27-2011, 08:47 AM	#6
minimonkey Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 8,029 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: 5'0" -- very small frame WOE: Clean eating, whole foods	Wow, this is a great thread! Chronic pain takes such a huge toll on the body, mind, and soul... I am also pain free, or mostly so, many days now, and it is so mindblowing -- I had lived so much of my life in chronic, wracking pain! Lilac -- my partner has MS.... it's a scary disease, but I know several people now who are doing a lot to mediate it through healthy living, targeted exercise, etc. (My partner isn't one of them -- he is stubborn as can be, and clings to his right to have a "normal" lifestyle even if it means getting worse... sigh.) Good for you for taking care of yourself -- and I am so glad your mom is getting better as well -- what a touching story!

05-27-2011, 11:01 AM	#7
shelbyla Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,673 Gallery: shelbyla Stats: 210/141/140 WOE: hhCG, rx hCG Start Date: rx hCG R5 start 08/11/12	Another hand raised for chronic pain that has improved and another hand raised for HCG making it possible to dream again. Jody, I could have written your post myself--except for the DH part being as I don't have one! I am so glad I took the leap of faith and tried it. I can't even express how glad.