Just shot myself with my first HCG shot...

I did it through a physician here along with B12 shots and appetite suppressants. I lost 27 pounds in 3 months. Would do it again in a heartbeat even though I'm sure you'll have tons of people saying it won't work! Don't get me wrong, I kept working out and I was eating less but I still wouldn't have lost 27 pounds in 3 months had I not done the shots and the pills. I quit doing all of that about 2 months ago and I've kept the weight off. Good luck!!

I'm not sure if/what the differences between the prescribed one and the other one are- but i can tell you with the other one the only reason you loose weight is because your pretty much starving yourself on a 500 calorie a day diet.

hopefully there is something different with the Dr one, because IMHO any Dr. who prescribed only 500 calories a day should get their license revoked. it's no better then prescribing anorexia- because that's pretty much what the regular HGC diet is.

HCG diet is great, it changed my mom's life! Of course you are eating very little but that is why you take injections... My mom has thyroid issues so the Doc said her weight loss would be slower than most, but she lost 25 poundsi n one month! She has never felt better and it is a great diet! I was all against it until I saw the results in my mom, both physically, mentally and emotionally! Good luck!!

I work in a hospital full time and a clinic part time. I am surrounded constantly by doctors in every field. I did not go into this blindly, I asked several dozen doctors for their opinions, and all agreed that it was safe, but only under a doctor's care. I go back in a week to have everything checked, and then 2 weeks after that. If I have any questions or concerns, I am to call my doctor day or night. It's a strict diet but I feel safe. As far as the starvation, you wouldn't lose weight on 500 calories alone, you would starve. But adding the hormone, it breaks down the fat you already have to make food for the baby you don't have (hcg is the pregnancy hormone). Yes, withouth hcg, you would starve.

My doctor didn't have me do 500 calories but 1200 calories. I guess I didn't really do the "HCG diet" because I keep seeing people say stuff on here about 500 calories. But I did do HCG injections.......and loved them.

Lala: my guess is you didn't have a whole lot of weight to lose. I can afford the 45 I'm hoping to shed. My diet is for 6 weeks, how long did you do it for? And did he prescribe the B12 shots too? Mine didn't, but I heard they are awesome!

How much do you pay for each shot....does it only come in a shot....

Juanita: you pay for the hcg, which is a prescription. It is not covered by insurance, so I paid $180 for it, and then I paid for the syringes with the needles attached, and that was only $8. I had to have a prescription for both. The dr mixed up my prescription and I will take the syringe and draw up the meds every day and inject myself in my thigh. There is an online version that is liquid drops that you put under your tongue. I don't trust it because you have no idea what you are putting in your body, if it is even really hcg. It's pricey but every doctor I have spoken with says it is safe and it works, but I would only do it with the supervision of my physician with the meds from a pharmacy. Its kinda of pricey, but if you can lose almost 50 pounds in 6 weeks safely, its worth it.

I did it for 3 months. And yes, he prescribed the B12 shots as well.

@Juanita: Where I did it you paid an initial exam fee then you met with the doctor and a dietician. It was $26/mo for the pills then $10/shot and I did 4 shots a week. Pricey but worth it!

I'm doing the HCG drops and it has been about 3 1/2 weeks for me now - I lost 12 lbs! I love the diet but with my infant running around sometimes I can't eat exactly what I'm supposed to so I end up going off the path of healthy food some nights. But i'll losing 12 lbs in less than a month any day! And I was originally doing the 500 calories but it was too little, my doctor upped me to about 800 which is working great Good luck!!! It really works and is safe when you take the HCG

I really would like to do this and just maintain my weight once I loose 20lbs.

Thanks ladies for your help

I lost 30lbs in 40 days

Never heard of this... But now I almost want it. I desperately need to lose weight. Since I started my desk job I've just been gaining & gaining.

For those who have done it, did you notice a lot of baggy/excess skin after such rapid weight loss?

I am glad that you fully researched it, and are completely knowledgeable about the subject.

Too many women jump on the nearest diet train without giving it a second thought.

I'll be looking out for your pics!! =]

My mom is on the Drops and she has lost about 36 lbs in about 3 months

I lost 8 pounds in a 9 days.........but I'm not on that diet. Actually I was a bit surprised by my weight loss as I wasn't trying to lose weight... I took my weight 9 days ago and was going to start it, but then my lack of motivation crept in so I didn't start it. Decided to get on the scale today to see how much I weighed as I truly plan to start my diet and boom, I had lost 8 pounds... Interesting.... lol... Could be because I'm not drinking as much soda as I use to, but really that is the only thing I've changed.

I did want to order the drops off-line, but the price is just within my budget right now to do.

JENNIFER, Can you please give us an UPDATE, what kind of results did you end up with while using HCG? THANKS!

I really hope I'm not out of line by posting this but I worked in the Hcg industry for several years.

I have to say that many people LOVE the diet program. I even did a couple of rounds myself as did some persona friends of mine.

But there is so much bad information out there i felt compelled to write a massive article about it that literally talks about every part of the Industry and the diet.

If you want a good idea of what you are getting into take a peek at my "manifesto".

BTW I did not do it the traditional way either. I was between 800-1200 per day depending on how active I was that day.

Anyway for those interested: My HCG diet Manifesto