HCG Diet Dangers: Is Fast Weight Loss Worth the Risk?

I just started the hcg diet yesterday, so I don't know how well it works yet. I want to lose my last 15 pounds in the next month and I think I can do it with hcg.

I gained weight with my last 2 pregnancies. I have lost weight eating Jenny Craig and working out. And I kept it off.

I have lost weight doing the Atkins diet and I have kept it off.

I tried Nutrisystem as well, but it is sooooo processed. and it tastes like cat food.

I don't know if or why hcg works. All I know is I ate 500 calories today and I really wasn't that hungry. Placebo effect? Probably not. I was hungry while on Atkins, but Atkins doesn't make you count calories. So I ate a tons of butter, crab legs, burgers, etc. and lost weight. So I know I get hungry if I don't est enough. But today I wasn't. I really think the hcg does something. And believe me, I am very skeptical.

As far as nutrition, come on. Think about it. Who is eating more healthy: someone living off of fast food burgers, fries, soda, chips, etc. but eating 3,000 calories a day OR someone eating lean meat, 2 servings of vegetables, 2 servings of fruit and lemon water but only 500 calories? Do our bodies need more than 500 calories a day to function? Yes. But this is not long term. You can only do it for 4 weeks at a time. And I am getting more nutrients now than I was before I started the diet.

Will I gain it all back? I can guarantee that I won't. I am not opposed to eating healthy and working out. I was 128 pounds before I got pregnant and can maintain a healthy weight. But I want to lose a significant amount of weight fast and I think this is how I can do that.

Is it healthy to lose so much weight so fast? Probably not. But it also not healthy to be overweight. So which one is better? At least losing weight is headed in the right direction.

Mom4 of IL 10:15PM May 20, 2013

Are u kidding! Losing that much weight at a time is really bad for you If you cut down 250 calories and burn 250 calories a day, a few pounds a month goes away that is the healthy way. The hGC literaly takes away ur mucel and tissue.

Who would want to starve them self to death to?! This is just a lazy mans diet. If u want to lose weight, use control.

Mimi Jenson of WA 6:51PM May 14, 2013

The hcg Diet has been a life changing experience. Before the diet I could not loose weight no matter how hard I tried. Diet after diet, even weight watchers, I would loose a couple of pounds and then stall out for months never loosing even another half pound. I was terribly discouraged. If one more person chirped you just need exercise more and eat less I felt like screaming at them it doesn't work for everyone. Then my doctor recommended hcg believing my hormones were stopping my weight loss. On the first round I lost 26 lbs. Maintenance was great. I ate low carb for the first three weeks with the exception of a large skinny latte at Starbucks everyday. Then I started adding in all kinds of food, cupcake once a week, chips, pizza. Yes I ate the low carb in between the other food but it was great. I wasn't hungry or tired and felt great. I believe hcg has changed my metabolism for the better. Plus I slowly lost additional weight, 9 lbs in 7 weeks. I am now a week into my second round of hcg and down another 5 lbs for a total of 40 in 3 1/2 months. I was so discouraged I never thought I would weight this little again. It's not dangerous or a fad, for me it has been a miracle.

T.L. of AR 11:08PM May 09, 2013

I'm currently on the Hcg diet and have lost 8 pounds in six days. Sounds great but it hurts! I'm so weak and can't do anything. I want to pass out. I've had 509 calories each day and sometimes a little more. I'm 6 feet tall and weigh 165. Not fat but not skinny. I'm going to go back to normal exercise and eating HEALTHY no limited.

Missy of IN 12:24AM May 03, 2013