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JournoNYC
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Posted: 19 February 2008 05:32 pm |
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Hi everyone.
I'm a journalist in New York writing a story about shots for weight loss. I'd like to talk to anyone who has considered using them, used them, would never think of using them, or has great things or terrible things to say about any of them. So, if shots have crossed your radar as someone interested in weight loss, I want to hear from you!
Please contact me by PM, or respond to this thread and I'll PM you. Thanks!
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tpipes
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Posted: 20 February 2008 09:25 pm |
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| I started taking b-12, hcg injections at the end of OCt.'07. I have lost 40lbs. as of today... I was giving a prescription for adipex and a water pill. adipex is to be taken once daily and the water pill is every other day. I'm not good at remembering so I don't take them on a regular basis. I usually take my shot once a week, but have missed many of them. Mine run $20 for each injection. I have a lot more energy and feel so much better. I have had no side effects from any thing I have taken. Adipex makes you thirsty and the water pill makes you pee. I don't consider that to be a problem. My doctor does keep tabs on your blood pressure and will prescribe more pills if you have not lost weight. I only have possitive things to say anbout this weight loss program. wheather my weight loss is due to the shots or not, it is my motivation to keep going, eat right, and improve my way of life.
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LarLeigh
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Posted: 22 February 2008 02:46 pm |
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Hi,
I am currently taking hCG injections under a doctor's care.
I am not following Trudeau's protocol, only Dr. Simeons'.
I am 48 yrs old, 5'1" and started at 136 pounds with a BMI of 25.8. So I am not obese, just about 25 pounds overweight. I haven't done a lot of dieting but I did do Weight Watchers a few years ago and it worked for me too. I put pounds back on when I quit smoking, which I did with another shot! (no, I don't like shots  )
I have five hCG shots left to go and I am currently at 121 pounds. So far it seems like everything is working the way it says it will, and I don't think it is a scam. The top roll of fat on my belly is nearly gone and the bottom roll is significantly reduced. I feel and look healthy and energetic. In addition to my regular supplements and bioidentical hormone replacements, I take a gallbladder supplement to help flush the dissolving fat.
I understand that this will be a lifestyle change that will be up to me to maintain. After the end of the diet, I will probably revert to Weight Watchers to maintain my ideal weight and good eating habits.
If you care to hear any more of my story, please feel free to PM me. This is an interesting diet and I am interested in your results.
Yours truly,
LarLeigh
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Eli
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Posted: 23 February 2008 07:13 pm |
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Hi LarLeigh,
I am just wondering how long it has taken you to lose 15 lbs. I started the diet one week ago and I have lost 6 lbs. and have 15-20 more to go. They said the weight might come off slower since I did not have much to lose and I do not want to be on this diet forever. I was hoping to lose the next 15 in a month. Did it slow down for you at the end?
I am like you not obese, my BMI is normal I just can never seem to lose that last 20 lbs. and I hope this does it!
Eli
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LarLeigh
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Posted: 24 February 2008 02:59 pm |
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Hi Eli,
Today is Sunday, and I am on day 28 of the diet, and the 22nd shot. I have 3 more shots left to go. (Mon, Tues, & Wed)
To directly answer your question, it took me 25 days on the diet to lose 15 pounds, and that includes 4 days of menses when I didn't lose anything but maybe a few ounces.
I lost 4.5 pounds within the first 7 days, weighing on the same scale. Then I went to work out of town, didn't buy a reliable scale for several days, finally bought one and found I had lost 4 pounds within that 6 days. How much difference the scales have, I don't know. I bought a Weight Watchers brand scale. Then I stagnated for about 3 days, lost a pound, and stagnated for about another 3 days. Then lost from about 1/2 to 1 pound a day.
I am not sure why I stagnated, I think it was because I was washing my hands with liquid soap that had aloe and other oils that were being absorbed. Maybe my shampoo too and deodorant. I switched to baking soda for a deodorant. And, I cut down on my "handful" portion of strawberries 
I haven't done a lot of exercise but on these last few days I am more motivated to exercise and lose the last 5 pounds. I really, really want to get to 115. This morning I had only lost 1/2 pound from yesterday and that was somewhat disappointing.
I am hoping that losing will speed up for me on these last few days, and I am being very careful. Of course exercising more might beef me up to "gain" more in muscle weight. Don't know.
Quoting Suzanne Somers from her book, The Sexy Years,
"Physical activity releases stored sugar from your cells. As soon as that stored sugar is released, your body starts burning off its fat reserves. That's when you will start losing weight and your beautiful body will start revealing itself."
I won't go back home to weigh on the doctor's scale until I am in the following 3-week diet. I'll be curious to see what her scale says, but I have noticably lost fat around my belly, arms, face, and the double chin! yay!
If I don't get down to 115, I'll still be happy to end the diet at 120. I figure 30 days of the hCG strict dieting as opposed to 15 weeks on Weight Watchers to lose 15 pounds is well worth it for me!
Hang in there, it is worth it!!
~ LarLeigh
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Eli
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Posted: 24 February 2008 08:19 pm |
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Thanks for the feedback. I am going to be starting my menses this week so it is good to know that it might be hard to lose. I only get injections 3x a week (MWF). I wish I could do them more but that is what this clinic does. I eat around 750 calories, they said it is Simeon Protocol but they did not mention anything about cosmetics, soaps, deodorant. I wonder if there is more I could be doing. It has only been a week and I am so burned out on salads with this terrible salad dressings! Any suggestions?
Eli
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LarLeigh
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Posted: 24 February 2008 11:28 pm |
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Hi Eli,
I just PMd you with the websites I mention.
I am very surprised at the injections and calories. I wonder if it is mixed with something else besides Dr Simeons because my doctor stresses that the diet must be followed to the nth degree. That means absolutely no oils, thus no cosmetics with oils in them.
Dr. Simeons's manuscript and diet protocol can be read online. Read his "Pounds and Inches" I sent you a website at hcgdietinfo.
There are many good recipies at hcgrecipes.blogspot. If you can't get to it, let me know.
I also go to a forum at hcgdietforums. It's not very active yet but it is well organized I've received some good information from those who have posted.
There are numerous blogs posted by people on the hCG diet.
Have you heard of Kevin Trudeau and his book, The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About? He is the one who has brought popularity of the diet to the states, but he adds a bunch of other stuff in addition to Dr. Simeon's original protocol that is probably good, but isn't necessary. I haven't read this particular book but I've read another of his books.
Please feel free to PM me if you can't get to any of these websites I've mentioned.
Please let me know how you do...
~ LarLeigh 
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Eli
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Posted: 25 February 2008 06:07 pm |
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| Thanks for the feedback. I called the clinic and asked some questions too and I will continue to read more. What salad dressing are you allowed to eat on your diet, or do you get salad?
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LarLeigh
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Posted: 25 February 2008 07:52 pm |
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Does your clinic have a website I could look at?
I can't have mixed salads. I can only have one vegetable each meal, and no more than one. I can have spinach, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, celery, chard, chicory, beet greens, fennel, white, yellor or red onions, radishes, asparagus, or cabbage. But only one.
I had lobster over baby lettuce for lunch today and an apple for an afternoon snack. I'll have ground steak and cooked cabbage tonight. For dessert I'll have an orange. If I get the munchies real bad before bed then I'll nibble a melba toast.
As for salad dressings, the doctor's instructions say I can have non-fat dressings -1 TBSP ONLY . They recommend Cardidni's No Fat Caesar. I didn't buy it so I don't know how it is.
Mustard is allowed, so you might want to experiment with that and with different herbs. Find some fresh ones if possible. I have come to appreciate the flavors and have even cut way down on salt.
Cinnamon is great with cooked spinach. Sprinkle some ground cinnamon over the leaves as they steam, or put a couple of sticks in the water.
Anise is great with shrimp. I sautee a bit of garlic, Bragg Liquid Amino (soy sauce subsistute) and Anise in a couple tablespoons of water, always adding a little water as it dries up. Then I add the shrimp and saute it until it is done.
BTW, I only lost a 1/2 pound from yesterday. Since it seems to be about my normal rate and I still have some product left, I am going to extend my diet for a few days until I get to at least 115 pounds. I have to skip a shot every 7th day so that I don't get an immunity.
It seems slow,  but I am determined to get the most out of this time and money.
Cheers,
LarLeigh
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Eli
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Posted: 29 February 2008 07:05 pm |
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Hi LarLeigh,
So how did your week end up? I am pretty satisfied with my results this week. I have lost another 5 this week so I am down 11 lbs. and it will be two weeks on Monday. I now feel confident that the last 15 will come off too. The diet gets boring but I have cheated a little with a south beach frozen dinner a couple of times and a couple of glasses of wine and I seem to be loosing about the same. I plan on being very good next week, no cheating and see if it speeds the results up. Pants I could not wear 2 weeks ago are baggy now and I am losing that stubborn belly fat. Of course I am exercising a lot too, I walk 4 miles 4-5 times a week and I know that helps.
Did you get the clinic website I sent you?
Eli
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LarLeigh
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Posted: 29 February 2008 08:06 pm |
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Great to hear you are doing so well!!  It feels good, huh? How is your hunger level and your energy level?
I wanted to suggest to you to try flavored vinegars for your salads.
Well, my week ended up with me still at about 120 pounds.
I work in the Virgin Islands where choices are limited, and the pharmacy here didn't have the right size needles so my dr express mailed some from the states, but they never arrived. So, I ended the injections on Wednesday (23rd injection) at about 119.9 / 120.2 pounds. (my scale fluctuates). T
They also suggested eating slightly more protein one night to jump start losing again, but I didn't try it. Now that I think back, it does seem like the one day after I ate more than I should have I did lose a pound.
I don't know why I stagnated those last 5 days. But, it feels like the right time to go off the inections. I go off the 500 calorie diet starting Sunday - then anything except sugars or starches for 3 weeks. I must watch my weight carefully during these three weeks so that I don't gain or lose more than 2 pounds.
I wanted to be at 115, but I am happy with what I have done, how I look and feel. I can wear tight t-shirts again! And I am looking forward to buying a new swim suit when I get back to Florida next weekend.
I am exercising every day - minimum 30 min walk and 30 min of stretching, crunches and hand weights. It feels really good to be getting stronger. I have sooo much more energy.
I did not get your clinic website link. Will you please resend it?
Now that your clothes are baggy, it will probably give you the incentive to keep going.
Cheers! 
~ LarLeigh
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Talia2
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Posted: 13 March 2008 03:17 pm |
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I started with the b12/lipotropics about 2 months ago. I feel great and I have lost 18 lbs. It was hard to find a doctor in my area (Miami, FL) that gave the b12/lipotropics for a reasonable cost. I go twice a week and get my shots. The doctor is a naturopathic acupuncturist and she also gives me some herbs to take for hunger and metabolism. She also puts some tacks in my ear that help these. When I started the b12/lipo injections with her, she stressed that I would really see benefits if I did some form of exercise EVERY DAY - even if it was 10 min of walking. Prior to this I had not been able to loose weight (menopausal syndrome) on my own.
Since I was feeling more energetic, I started walking almost every day - well the weight has been coming off at last! I have 20 more lbs to go but I intend to take the shots & ear tacks for the rest of this journey and possibly beyone. I have been eating (as recommended by dr. moreira) more frequent, smaller meals, high protein, low carb.
I don't think that just one thing is going to help you get a sluggish metabolism going, but when you combine all the RIGHT things you get results.
Cheers!
Talia
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beb1966
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Posted: 17 April 2008 12:07 am |
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Hi I'm Linda,
I'm interested in taking the HCG and B12 shots where do you go I live in Cerritos California. Any information would be helpful I need to loss about sixty pounds.
Last edited on 17 April 2008 12:12 am by beb1966
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prhodes
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Posted: 17 April 2008 02:15 pm |
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Hello,
I received my 2nd injections on Tuesday of this week, and I also started taking the diet pill this week. I didn't lose anything the first week. I was told that I need to eat more calories. I usually eat oatmeal for breakfast and drink decaf coffee. Please give me some ideas on a filling breakfast because I am starving a couple of hours after eating the oatmeal. I'm kind of nervous about taking the diet pill since I have high blood pressure so I'm taking only 1/2 for now.
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2cute21
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Posted: 29 April 2008 02:49 pm |
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| please let me know how can lose weight with the hcg Last edited on 30 April 2008 11:17 am by
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Talia2
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Posted: 1 May 2008 06:40 pm |
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Careful with the HCG especially if you are a woman. Do your research. HCG increases testosterone levels - that's why it's easier to gain muscle and lose fat. But.... you can grow excess hair (everywhere on your body), your voice deepens, and other unpleasant effects if you are a woman that does not wish to become masculanized. Gather info - go online - learn learn learn.
Talia
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