Anyone here try that HCG diet??

[Ragdoll24]

[COLOR="Purple"]Christie[/COLOR] I've also read that Natural Calm is good. I think it's a liquid & has loads of magnesium in it.

[COLOR="Blue"]Sissie[/COLOR] Hang in there. As Christie says please don't weigh at night, it's too discouraging. Hugs, Barbara

[4gotn1]

Originally Posted by Ragdoll24

[COLOR="Purple"]Christie[/COLOR] I've also read that Natural Calm is good. I think it's a liquid & has loads of magnesium in it.

[COLOR="Blue"]Sissie[/COLOR] Hang in there. As Christie says please don't weigh at night, it's too discouraging. Hugs, Barbara

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]Not sure i like the idea of a liquid!LOL! I will see what they have. What dose of the Ultra tabs do you take? [/COLOR]

[mizjewels]

It's not a liquid, it's a powder that mixes with water to make a tea. I have the raspberry lemon flavor. I have only used it once so far (I don't often have issues with being bound up). I know this will sound absolutely gross, but I made the natural calm tea and then added in one teabag of the chocolate smooth move. You would not believe how good the two tasted mixed together! Yeah I really wanted a cleaning-LOL And it worked, but didn't leave me going all day.

[shimbus]

wow - this thread has become so active. Welcome to all newbies.

After 10 days on phase 3 I have stayed pretty much within my 2 pound range. Friday I did eat things I shouldn't and was up 3 pounds. I did the steak day with an apple Saturday and when i weighed this morning I was within my 2 pound range again. I was hoping to stay on the lower end of my last injection weight but I have stayed on the upper end of that weight.

I'm sorry I haven't posted much. I have been working a lot of hours and just crashing when I get home at night. I'll try to do better this week.

Sherri in Texas - I live in Ft Worth too. What doctor are you seeing that goes along with this protocol? I go to Dr Tan in Arlington.

Sherrie

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by shimbus

After 10 days on phase 3 I have stayed pretty much within my 2 pound range. Friday I did eat things I shouldn't and was up 3 pounds. I did the steak day with an apple Saturday and when i weighed this morning I was within my 2 pound range again. I was hoping to stay on the lower end of my last injection weight but I have stayed on the upper end of that weight.Sherrie

[COLOR="Blue"] Sherrie[/COLOR] It's great that the thread is becoming so active, I love it.
[COLOR="blue"]Good going[/COLOR] on keeping within the 2 lb. range. I also was hoping to stay on the lower end of the weight range but am allowing myself to be satisfied with what my body wants to do even if I really want lower & lower #'s KWIM

[COLOR="blue"]Christie[/COLOR] I take one capsule of 300mg to start with. If that's not enough, I take two and so on & so forth until I get the desired results. When "bound up" start with one in the a.m. & one in the P.M. for a day. Then if needed double the A.M. dose & see what happens.
I like the magnesium capsules since they are easier to swallow vs. the tablets.

[COLOR="blue"]R1, Phase 3, Day 6, scale down the 4/10ths that it was up yesterday, WI at 123.6 lbs, [/COLOR] I'm happy to see that the numbers are stabilizing on the scale, can't ask for more

[mizjewels]

Originally Posted by Ragdoll24

[COLOR=blue]R1, Phase 3, Day 4, scale down the 4/10ths that it was up yesterday, WI at 123.6 lbs, [/COLOR] I'm happy to see that the numbers are stabilizing on the scale, can't ask for more

OMG - bless you! I wonder if I will ever see a weight like that? I know I "should"! But not sure even hcg can get me there! LOL If it does, they need to classify Simeons as the next saint.

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by mizjewels

OMG - bless you! I wonder if I will ever see a weight like that? I know I "should"! But not sure even hcg can get me there! LOL If it does, they need to classify Simeons as the next saint.

[COLOR="Blue"]mizjewels[/COLOR] When I was between 203 - 209 lbs in 2007, I was discouraged but took it one meal, one day at a time & celebrated every 10th of a lb. release. It took time & thanks to Dr. S. & hCG getting to goal has become a reality. The most important challenge we all face is keeping at +2/-2 lb within goal range for long-term maintenance.
No more yo-yoing this time is for keeps.
Barbara

[Beccanancy]

Gack! I gained four lbs. loading. And I'd already gained 5 last week switching to eating carbs. The full damage: 154.5
Drinking my coffee, chugging water and hoping for a great first VLCD.
Happy Monday, everyone!

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by Beccanancy

Gack! I gained four lbs. loading. And I'd already gained 5 last week switching to eating carbs. The full damage: 154.5
Drinking my coffee, chugging water and hoping for a great first VLCD.
Happy Monday, everyone!

[COLOR="Blue"]Rebecca[/COLOR] Give it a few VLCD days & you will be in virgin territory. We all worry but this DOES WORK!
Barbara

[sweetypie]

[quote=cowgirl07;11013581]EJ, have you googled to see if there are any clinics in Tulsa that distribute Releana? I can't believe that there are around 5 in OKC and none in Tulsa. But that will be cool if you get one in Owasso! Hopefully you'll get a better Dr. Broadway has never mentioned the lipo lean pills. I actually don't think I'm going to go back for my shots since I'm planning on stopping in 3 weeks. I will just go back after X-mas. I can just as easily weigh on my scale (that's the only one that matters anyway, right? ) and I got some multivitamins at GNC that's loaded with all kinds of goodies. I was a little scared to take them while I was getting the lipo shot but now should be fine. And I'm so jealous of the cruise! I'm taking my mom on one in April for her 60th B-day and I can hardly wait. What ship are you on?

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]Actually, there is an hcg clinic, but not sure if they have the Releana. The Broadway Clinic should be up and going soon with their weight loss program, and I will go there if I find I need more Releana. I bought my B12's and magnesium at Walgreen's. They said the brand did not matter. I took them with no problems, when I got a lipo lean shot (couldn't tell any difference with it/without it) just another $15! So, I won't get that again, I'll just stick to the B12 that is free when/if I go back.

We are on Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas leaving from San Juan, PR. I am so excited about it, but worried also about gaining. I just do not know if I can make myself stray from my diet...I've worked so hard for so long to lose any amount, and now have finally found something with the hcg that works! I tell myself it is just FOOD, and I have plenty of time after I reach my goal weight to adjust my diet and maintain. I'll have to figure it out soon, as if I stray I will have to stop Releana on Wednesday evening. Every time I try on something I couldn't get my butt in before, and find I can now with ease, I say there is no way I am going backwards!

Hang in there...we're on our way to slim!

Everyone, I hope your week starts off, and stays, great!

Smiles to all,
ej[/COLOR]

[coxbowen]

Hi guys, I want to try this too. Hi Barb!! I was reading your guys thread last night and I'm impressed! I almost orderedd the stuff last night, but I wanted to come ask you guys if it was the right one? I went to naturealcurestore, is that right and was going to get the sl?? Is that right, it was $149 for 4 weeks?? I think 4 weeks? Anyway if you can let me know, I would love to join you in this, I've been so stuck and need to get the last 30 off!!

Thanks everyone!!

[coxbowen]

O.k., nevermind, I found Barbs link to youtube and got some good info, I'm heading to the Hcg board....I'll post my results.

[Beccanancy]

Originally Posted by coxbowen

Hi guys, I want to try this too. Hi Barb!! I was reading your guys thread last night and I'm impressed! I almost orderedd the stuff last night, but I wanted to come ask you guys if it was the right one? I went to naturealcurestore, is that right and was going to get the sl?? Is that right, it was $149 for 4 weeks?? I think 4 weeks? Anyway if you can let me know, I would love to join you in this, I've been so stuck and need to get the last 30 off!!

Thanks everyone!!

Yay! I'm so glad you are joining us. I ordered online and then signed up for a clinic, partly because I am impatient, and partly because I really needed someone to show me how to do the injections. Today is my first VLCD. I am retaining water like mad - so much that I feel like my eyes are almost swollen shut. yuck.


Welcome

[coxbowen]

I don't know if I'm going to do this because I went to the coach site and got so confused. When they said, if you get a letter from customs, then send it to them, so that got me confused and I'm not sure what to do. I wanted to do the sublingal, but don't know about the mixing stuff. It sounds hard? Anybody want to e-mail me and tell how to do it, or what they did, I would appreciate it. Thanks everyone.

[Beccanancy]

cindy, there is a lot of good info on myhcgjourney about mixing the sublingual, but i'm sure that some of the hcg vets here will have some words of wisdom.
there is a clinic in tacoma - you are down south, right? it was a little pricey, but for me, I think it was worth the $199 to get an actual prescription (kind of legitimizes the online ordering) and to have someone to call if I get confused...

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by coxbowen

I don't know if I'm going to do this because I went to the coach site and got so confused. When they said, if you get a letter from customs, then send it to them, so that got me confused and I'm not sure what to do. I wanted to do the sublingal, but don't know about the mixing stuff. It sounds hard? Anybody want to e-mail me and tell how to do it, or what they did, I would appreciate it. Thanks everyone.

[COLOR="Purple"]Cindy[/COLOR] I'll send you a P.M. Hugs, Barbara

[Denzy]

Hi, I'm new here. I'm on VLCD 4. I've read 518 out of your 864 posts. I intend to read them all but it takes time! They've been very helpful.

I started with IM HCG because my housemate (27 y.o.) had great success with her first round. I loaded for 2 days with lots of fatty foods (sour cream, heavy cream, full-fat yogurt, mayonnaise, etc,). But since I started VLCD, I have been so hungry! It's not psychological hunger (this is not an issue for me) but real gnawing-in-the-pit growling hunger. I was down net 5 lb. on VLCD 3, but no change today VLCD 4. I know the 5-lb. loss is good, but with the extreme hunger I have endured, the "no loss" is very disappointing. My housemate gave me an appetite suppressant because her clinic literature said it was OK, but it only made me jumpy and insomniac. I drink lots of water and tea, but it only suppresses the hunger for about 5 minutes.

The first few effective days, I was weak AND hungry. At least today I am not quite so weak (but still famished). I'm following the protocol strictly, but am thinking I need to cut out the fruit because it all makes me itch, and so is possibly contributing to water retention because the itching is a sort of allergic reaction. I have had this reaction to fruit at various times in my life.

My questions are:

--Can I substitute more veggies for the fruit? I'm so hungry, the thought of cutting back even more on the calories makes me feel desperate.

--Has anyone had this extreme of hunger? I hope it improves soon because I'm having difficulty functioning. I'm so envious of all of you who report "no hunger". I haven't heard anyone else complain about this level of physical discomfort.

Thanks for any help you can give. I'm not doing this through a clinic, just following written advice given by my housemate's clinic, which she is no longer involved with.

[TxLoriJean]

wow! I am so excited about all the new people trying this program!

I am on VLCD day #29 and lost .4 this morning so my grand total is 19 lbs. I am happy with the .4 loss, but I know it's not more because I didn't make the "best" choices yesterday. We went to cracker barrell and I got this beef and broccoli thing and when it came out, there was rice. I tried to pick most of it out, but alas... And it was prolly cooked in oil or butter.

But, I want to finish strong with P2, so I am hoping for close to 30 lbs when I am done with this phase.

Good Luck everyone!!

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by Denzy

Since I started VLCD, I have been so hungry! It's not psychological hunger (this is not an issue for me) but real gnawing-in-the-pit growling hunger. I was down net 5 lb. on VLCD 3, but no change today VLCD 4. I know the 5-lb. loss is good, but with the extreme hunger I have endured, the "no loss" is very disappointing. My housemate gave me an appetite suppressant because her clinic literature said it was OK, but it only made me jumpy and insomniac. I drink lots of water and tea, but it only suppresses the hunger for about 5 minutes. The first few effective days, I was weak AND hungry. At least today I am not quite so weak (but still famished). I'm following the protocol strictly, but am thinking I need to cut out the fruit because it all makes me itch, and so is possibly contributing to water retention because the itching is a sort of allergic reaction. I have had this reaction to fruit at various times in my life.My questions are:

--Can I substitute more veggies for the fruit? I'm so hungry, the thought of cutting back even more on the calories makes me feel desperate.

--Has anyone had this extreme of hunger? I hope it improves soon because I'm having difficulty functioning. I'm so envious of all of you who report "no hunger". I haven't heard anyone else complain about this level of physical discomfort.

Thanks for any help you can give. I'm not doing this through a clinic, just following written advice given by my housemate's clinic, which she is no longer involved with.

[COLOR="Blue"]Denzy[/COLOR]
- Yes you can eat more veggies as long as you don't go over the 500 calorie a day limit. Fill up on cucumbers & homemade chicken stock/broth.

- What dosage are you taking? Some people are hungry from too high a dose of hCG. If you are taking more than 125 i.u. IM injection, cut down to 125 or 150 to see if this helps.

- Get Pregnancy Test Strips for Home Testing and test the potency of your hCG by putting a drop or two of the hcg onto the strip. If the hCG has lost it's potency than it's time to mix a new batch.

Some folks omit the melba toast/grissini & the fruit. Just make sure you are having the protein, it's the one thing we should never omit.
Hope this helps, Barbara

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by TxLoriJean

wow! I am so excited about all the new people trying this program! I am on VLCD day #29 and lost .4 this morning so my grand total is 19 lbs. But, I want to finish strong with P2, so I am hoping for close to 30 lbs when I am done with this phase. !!

[COLOR="Blue"]TxLoriJean[/COLOR] Good going on releasing another .4 lbs. every bit helps. It is very exciting to have all the new members joining us. I also want to see you finish very strong on this round of Phase 2. We're all pulling for you. Barbara

[4gotn1]

Originally Posted by mizjewels

It's not a liquid, it's a powder that mixes with water to make a tea. I have the raspberry lemon flavor. I have only used it once so far (I don't often have issues with being bound up). I know this will sound absolutely gross, but I made the natural calm tea and then added in one teabag of the chocolate smooth move. You would not believe how good the two tasted mixed together! Yeah I really wanted a cleaning-LOL And it worked, but didn't leave me going all day.

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]I never would have thought of that but it does sound rather good! I bet you were movin'! LOL! I looked it up and it is pretty expensive. Think I will stick /w the capsules. Thanks for the dosage information....NOW aren't you worried about it washing calcium away? I read that and it worries. My dr wants me on calcium supps bt I haven't been really good at taking them. [/COLOR]

shimbus: [COLOR="darkorchid"]Congrats on your phase 3 success...you stop by when you can't... we dont' want to seem like a chore..lol[/COLOR]

MizJewels:

OMG - bless you! I wonder if I will ever see a weight like that? I know I "should"! But not sure even hcg can get me there! LOL If it does, they need to classify Simeons as the next saint.

[COLOR="darkorchid"]You need to check out the B & A pictures at mhj...you will SEE what it can do! [/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]WELCOME Coxbowen and Denzy...Hope you got all your questions answered!

I do want to say one thing about this reply:[/COLOR]

Some folks omit the melba toast/grissini & the fruit. Just make sure you are having the protein, it's the one thing we should never omit.

[COLOR="darkorchid"]There is actually speculation that this plan could ( and some people are trying it) be done w/ NO food at all....It said that Dr. S ONLY gave us this food for boredom purposes and also to keep the digestion system digesting something.

I am NOT saying it is right but people are doing it. Please keep in mind too, w/ hunger that some people NEED more protein and do up their calories but I would try adjusting your dose and testing it as Barb mentioned ( you can get a pregnancy test at the dollar store, I bought 4 today, lol) Some have found they do NOT lose unless they eat exactly 500 cals...some do NOT lose unless they eat MORE and some do not lose unless they eat less 500 cals....EVERY body is different! [/COLOR]

ME: Well surprise, surprise I am up again! I can't complain though like on lady said when I may go up every other day but I have some kick ass losses over all... [COLOR="Red"]In 4 weeks I have lost 36.9lbs and 43 3/4 inches[/COLOR]!

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]One side of me has always been bigger and the bigger I got the bigger the difference ( like 3 inches on my inner thigh or more) well I found w/ measuring today that it seems my BIGGER side is the one losing the most so maybe it will catch up! LOL!

I missed my friggin' drs appt....Had the wrong time. So it is rescheduled for Thursday bt late in the afternoon and I wanted to check his scale w/ mine. That made me sooooooo

I did go look for grissini! I was avoiding it because I tend to want to munch on stuff like that but thought DD would like it. I was SURPRISED To find it Some posted that at Whole foods it w/ the salad stuff I looked there and it wasn't. I got it at Giant EAgle and they have a whole isle that is international food.. it was w/ the italian. I tried it and they are okay but loved the crunch and bread feel and yes as soon as I ate one I was thinking dang Id like another~

[COLOR="Red"]WARNING:[/COLOR] The serving size for the boxes was 4 for one brand 5 for another and the calories were over 100 but remember your ONLY allowed TWO (1 for each meal) and NO two servings....JUST 2 grissini! They are as big as a straw, heck might even fit through the dang thing!

DD is doing well...she didn't eat her lunch until late but I did that my first day. I actually think I ate only one meal my first day. I did her measurements for her this morning and we are taking pictures tonight.[/COLOR]

[coxbowen]

Hi girls....o.k., I got all my answers today, thanks to Barb.....thank you hun, that was a wealth of information!!
I ordered the vials and will wait for them, hopefully they'll be here in 3 weeks. I'm starting menopause now and I really need to get this going fast. I have been stalled for 6 months and am really excited to start losing again.

Beaccanancy, oh no I didn't know that, well, I already ordered it, so we see. I'll be waiting to hear how you do on it.

O.k., I'm going back in.....reading all day.....:

Thanks again Barb and I'm going to keep all this info.

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by coxbowen

Hi girls....o.k., I got all my answers today, thanks to Barb.....thank you hun, that was a wealth of information!!
I ordered the vials and will wait for them, hopefully they'll be here in 3 weeks. I'm starting menopause now and I really need to get this going fast. I have been stalled for 6 months and am really excited to start losing again.
Beaccanancy, oh no I didn't know that, well, I already ordered it, so we see. I'll be waiting to hear how you do on it. O.k., I'm going back in.....reading all day.....: Thanks again Barb and I'm going to keep all this info.

[COLOR="Purple"]Cindy[/COLOR] You are very welcome, hun . I'm just playing it forward. There were many helpful folks to lend a hand when I first started out. The folks on this thread are terrific & I read all I could on myhcgjourney.com along with the yahoo hcgdieters thread and also watched many utube videos.
Hugs, Barbara

[4gotn1]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]OOPS, posted my mess to Ragdoll in w/ MizJewels.

Thanks for the dosage information....NOW aren't you worried about it washing calcium away? I read that and it worries. My dr wants me on calcium supps bt I haven't been really good at taking them. [/COLOR]

[TxLoriJean]

I got my hCG today! woo hoo! I don't know why I am so excited since I won't be using it until Dec! LOL!

I do have a question though. It's in powder form, in the ampule. Does it need to be refrigerated? Even though it hasn't been reconstituted?

I didn't think it did, only room temp, until I am ready to use it, but I wanted to know what you all think.

[aims1383]

Well, I forgot my lunch today and didn't remember until I was almost at work. I thought we had some chicken that I could eat, but it had carbs...so I didn't have lunch today. And actually it wasn't bad at all. I just kept drinking my water and kept working. Luckily Mondays are busy...so I didn't have much time to really think about it.

Got another weigh in day on Friday - can't wait to see the results!

Happy Monday!

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by 4gotn1

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]OOPS, posted my mess to Ragdoll in w/ MizJewels. Thanks for the dosage information....NOW aren't you worried about it washing calcium away? I read that and it worries. My dr wants me on calcium supps bt I haven't been really good at taking them. [/COLOR]

[COLOR="Blue"]Christie,[/COLOR] From the reading I have done, Dr. Eades states that we can't use the calcium that we ingest or take from supplements unless we have adequate amounts of magnesium. Before WW II our soil & salt used to have the proper amounts of magnesium but later on the manufacturers took the magnesium out of salt & our soil is depleted of this wonderful mineral. That's all I really know about magnesium. I never heard that too much would flush the calcium out of our system/body. Please send me the link to where you read about this. Dr. Eades has a blog & you could email him your concerns. Dr. Sinatra is also a big believer of magnesium so maybe you could try & get in touch with him to ask his opinion. One 300 mg capsule works fine for me so I know I'm not taking too much but if you [COLOR="blue"]continuously[/COLOR] have to take mega doses please consult a Doctor for advice.
HTH, Barbara

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by TxLoriJean

I got my hCG today! woo hoo! I don't know why I am so excited since I won't be using it until Dec! LOL!

I do have a question though. It's in powder form, in the ampule. Does it need to be refrigerated? Even though it hasn't been reconstituted?

I didn't think it did, only room temp, until I am ready to use it, but I wanted to know what you all think.

[COLOR="Blue"]TxLoriJean [/COLOR] When the hCG is in powder form it will keep until the expiration date on the side or top of the box. Mine is good until 05/2011.
Barbara

[virgobaby]

Hiya Gals & Guys! (P3 - D20)

It is just crazy busy in here! I'm so happy to see so many new friends interested in and doing the protocol. Welcome to all the newbies!

I was glad to see shimbus checked in and is doing well in P3.

Barbara ~ Down .4 today in P3 - excellent! You have been such a help and support to me during my struggles with P3. I just can't thank you enough. Thanks for sharing your menu ideas with me. Did you get to try the chocolate egg today? I made the mock danish but baked in the oven since I don't use a microwave. It turned out pretty well.

TxLoriJean ~ LOVE the new avatar! Congrats on releasing 19 lbs. so far - you'll make that 30 lb. goal I'm sure!

4gotn1 ~ Hope DD got through her first VLCD without too much trouble. Sorry the scale is playing bouncy bouncy with you lately. Hey as long as the number keeps going lower it's all good.

aims ~ Sorry you missed lunch today. Can't wait to hear your results Friday.

Hi sissie & cowgirl!

I know I had a million more things I wanted to say! I have got to check in on this thread more often now that it is so active or I forget what I want to post by the time I get caught up reading!

Have a great evening all ~


Terri

[Ragdoll24]

Originally Posted by virgobaby

Barbara ~ Down .4 today in P3 - excellent! You have been such a help and support to me during my struggles with P3. I just can't thank you enough. Thanks for sharing your menu ideas with me. Did you get to try the chocolate egg today? I made the mock danish but baked in the oven since I don't use a microwave. It turned out pretty well.

[COLOR="Purple"]Terri[/COLOR] I didn't try the chocolate egg today but will get around to it one of these days. Today I had homemade chicken stock with some tomato, basil & shredded chicken, it was yummy. Also had a 1/4 portion of Dawn's FFCC cake. I'm probably finished eating for the day since I'm really not terribly hungry. I haven't yet tried the mock danish, will have to check out that recipe also.
Hugs, Barbara