I admit that I have quite a lot of weight to loose. It’s been the bane of my existence for most of my life. No matter how much I tried, I was unable to take off significant weight; the only time I was really successful, I wasn’t even trying!
My attempts at weight loss began when I was 12 and weighing-in at 130lbs. My paediatrician told my mom (who also had to deal with weight issues) that I needed to loose weight. No sooner than that was said, I was enrolled into Weight Watchers alongside her.
Week after week, I’d go in, get weighed, and sleep through another meeting. I never did receive my 10-lbs-lost ribbon, so that was obviously a flop.
After high school, I went to Ecuador as an exchange student, I lost a significant amount of weight, despite their food often being fried. I came back to Canada weighing in at about 140 lbs, but started gaining it back again until I got to where I am now, at 106 kg (233 lbs).
I tried the Bernstein diet for diabetics, Atkins, and South Beach. All of them are excellent diets, but they weren’t something I was able to stick to.
A friend of mine first told me about the HCG protocol when she decided to try it. I was more than a little worried and thought she was being foolish at wanting to start such a strange ‘diet.’ What I later learned though, is that it’s not so strange and it does make sense. Rather than a diet, this is a protocol which helps your hypothalamus get re-booted.
She is completing the second round of this protocol, along with many of her family members and she looks great! She reports that she doesn’t feel hungry despite the 500 calories she’s allowed per day.
There are several pros and cons to this diet:
Pros:
- It’s VERY effective.
- You loose fat where you need to loose it.
- Most people report feeling great while on the protocol.
- It’s a quick way to loose weight if you’re willing to dedicate the 6-9 weeks you have to stick with it.
- Once you finish this protocol, your metabolism has been rebooted and this becomes your new baseline weight, you shouldn’t regain it.
Cons:
- You need to take a daily injection of the HCG hormone.
- It is a VERY strict diet. If you can’t stick to it, don’t bother starting. ANY deviation will cause it to backfire.
- Psychological starvation is often a problem. You don’t feel hungry, but you WANT to eat!
- Depending on where you get your supplies, a round of the diet can cost anywhere from $50 to $2000.
One thing that is certain however, you should clear it with your doctor! There are clinics established all over the world with doctors willing to follow you up on this protocol, but this is usually NOT covered by insurance companies.
My plan is to begin this protocol after my next menstrual cycle (which is at the end of the month) because this factors in to how this diet works. My goal is to get under 200lbs this time, then do a second round a few months later to get below 170lbs. My goal weight is 140, but I’ll be happy with 170.
Over the next few days, I’ll explain how the creator of this protocol, Dr. Simeons designed this plan and why it works. I will keep track of my progress (or lack thereof) on this blog.
I hope to never look like this again:
I’d much rather be healthier, thank-you-very-much!
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This protocol is freely available for anyone to access, on the Pounds and Inches site. This is one of the things that sets this apart from diets: its freely available for anyone to access!
disclaimer: I take no responsibility over your actions. Any diet/or protocol you wish to try is at your own risk. I strongly suggest you first consult with a doctoc before undertaking any weight reduction program.
