Down 10 lbs in 10 days From HCG

By Danielle Fisher, Esthetician

Recently, the LA Times wrote an article discrediting the hCG diet and its effects. I want to set the record straight, as I myself have tried the diet, and I lost 10 lbs within the first 10 days. It really wasn’t that hard either.
Being the “fat kid” growing up, I have constantly struggled with my weight for years. I was made fun of –called things like a beached whale or the chubby one. I found myself liking boys, but they never liked me back. I could not wear the cute clothes other girls fit into and I hated being in a bathing suit.
When high school came around I thinned out, but I still had those insecurities about my body that came from my childhood. I finally learned that exercise and eating healthy can really help improve your self image perception and I became more confident by having control of my weight.
Before I started the diet, I would exercise an hour or more a day, eat well (except for my fat Fridays), and I worked for a gym, so health and fitness was always on my mind. I was doing everything right for the most part, yet I had the hardest time actually LOSING weight. I maintained the same weight for years, but as I got older I slowly saw the scale going up. I never wanted to go back to that feeling I had as a kid, people judging me because of my weight. That scared me into really thinking… What am I doing wrong?
After taking a body fat analysis test, I found out that my body fat was at 25%. I was shocked. People may have said “Oh, Danielle, you’re in good shape” and I know I have a muscular build, but I didn’t realize how much fat I had on my body. ..Let’s just say 35lbs of it. I had to do something really different to my routine to handle that kind of reality check.
Dr. Schuder, the founder of AIM, had been researching the use of hCG for weightloss, which was a diet created by the physician A.T.W. Simeons in the 1930s. Dr. Simeons conducted experiments on people who were obese and found that if he injected the hcCG hormone into their bodies while consuming a low calorie diet, they would lose about a pound per day. On this diet, the patient would lose abnormal fat deposits, from areas of the body such as your hips, stomach and thighs, without losing muscle.
Was this really possible? I had to find out for myself.
I looked into it on the internet and determined that this is a diet that you did not have to exercise, you did not feel hungry, you would sleep like a baby, and lose 1 lb a day. I found video blogs on YouTube of success stories and saw the dramatic results. Plus, there were no claimed negative side effects that I was able to find.
Once I started, I realized the 500 calorie diet was not that bad. I ate mainly chicken and veggies like tomatoes, celery, and cucumber plus my pieces of toast. Like a good girl, I did not cheat. I found a new appreciation for food that I did not have before. I never realized how big of portions I was eating until I actually started measuring it out. I drank tons of water since it accelerated the weight loss and I felt refreshed and detoxified.
Within that first week and half I was down 10 lbs and my body fat percentage went down to about 20%. The feeling was incredible. I figured it would be best to stop since 10 lbs was my goal. If I were to do it for 30 days, I may have been able to lose the entire 35 lbs of body fat that I was accumulating.
Once you are completely off the diet, it is very possible that you will not gain the weight back. I can not say that for myself unfortunately, as I immediately went back to eating cookies. But, I have been taking weight and measurements for many of our weightloss patients, and they have maintained it so well and their results are phenomenal. Some of our patients have lost 30 lbs pr more!
On the bright side, my feelings about eating have changed. I appreciate food more than ever. The types of food I want to eat are healthy and filling. I have no regrets and there was no doubt that the hcg worked for me and it can work for you too.
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