hgc and weight loss??

[feelgood]

any one ever tried it for weight loss. If so what kind of diet did you follow. And where results good... Just need to loss about fifteen... but dont want to loss muscle.

 

[FerrariF50]

a calorie deficit diet is a good start.

 

[feelgood]

sorry meant hcg typing too fast. I know the calorie thing... yesterday i did 800 and today 450 just worried. plus i have worked really hard on working out and dont want to loss muscle just the fat around it. Dang its been hard. Just need some advise.

 

[FerrariF50]

no problem I knew what you meant

450 calories sounds like semi-starvation
whats your weight if you don't mind?

have you started taking hcg already?

how much and when are you doing your cardio?
posting your diet/training will help, with hours (ie. 7am, 11am, 3pm)

i don't know if hcg for fat loss works but a typical calorie deficit diet with protein, targeted complex carbs and healthy fats with cardio should shed fat

(its not rocket science)

eventually you can find what works best for you, high fats and low carbs, low fats and low carbs ect

 

[feelgood]

I read online that 500 calories is all you need with that??? Seems too low to me..But it say the way it works..thats all you need and your body will us fat you have stored to run off of. I am 6ftlol and 150. I want to really get to 140 or really just lose the extra fat. I lift heavy and have muscle that i dont want lose but my problem is i had a c-section two years ago and cardio is not helping like i want it to. i run and walk everyday at least two miles.

Yes i have 5 shots so far..no sides other i seem emotional but i think it is the lack of sugar and carbs that i got used to during the holidays.

I have lost bout five lbs so far.. i think its because of no protein shakes.

My diet is..
Breakfast:
one cup of black coffee
.5 cup of blueberrys or and apple

Lunch
1lb of baked chicken
.5cup of green beans or green veg
sweet potato plain

Before the gym 4pmish
.5 cup oatmeal or kashi hot cereal( like oatmeal)

Dinner
chicken or fish 1lb
.5 cup green veg

apple or an orange

and water water and water..

I am making it through my workout ok but not great..
Oh i workout straight for an hour before i do cardio..

You ask lol..
Just need advise and ideas

 

[FerrariF50]

an easy way to figure out your maintenance calories (the amount of calories needed to maintain your weight) is 150 (your weight in lbs) x 10 = 1500 calories per day

to safely lose fat you can start to restrict about 500 calories per day, allowing you 1000 calories

its possible by restricting calories too much, that your metabolism will slow making weight loss difficult

therefore you could add some lean protein to your breakfast

when dieting I also tend to stay away from fruits, as they will keep your glycogen stores full which is something you want to avoid

also, by eating carbs before workout, you have to work harder to empty your glycogen stores (which has to be done before your body will metabolize fat for fuel)

problem is you need carbs before a workout, so instead many people choose to do cardio when they wake up, on an empty stomach

 

[FerrariF50]

PS. caffeine is a good calorie free energy booster

 

[FerrariF50]

from quickly researching its obvious the general consensus is that hcg does not directly help with fat loss, but might as a psychological aid ( but I think I just wrecked that =/ )

for the record i've also never experienced any fat loss benefits using hcg

1: Arch Intern Med. 1977 Feb;137(2):151-5.

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) treatment of obesity.

Shetty KR, Kalkhoff RK.

After a nine-day control period, six hospitalized obese women were placed on 500 calorie diets and were given 125 IU of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) intramuscularly daily for 30 days. Another five obese women received injections of diluent only and consumed identical diets for the same period. Mean weight loss in the HCG-treated group was nearly identical to that achieved by women given the placebo. Reduction of triceps skinfold thickness or circumferential body measurements of the chest, waist, hips, and thighs were not different. Patters of change of a variety of plasma and urine substrates, electrolytes, and hormones were similar in the two groups and consistent with semistarvation and weight loss. These results indicate that HCG has no effects on chemical and hormonal parameters measured and offers no advantage over calorie restriction in promoting weight loss.

PMID: 836112 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

West J Med. 1977 December; 127(6): 461–463.
PMCID: PMC1237915

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in the Treatment of Obesity
A Critical Assessment of the Simeons Method

Frank L. Greenway, MD and George A. Bray, MD

Clinical Research Center, and the Department of Medicine, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance

University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine.

Abstract

Injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) have been claimed to aid in weight reduction by reducing hunger, and affecting mood as well as aiding in localized (spot) reduction. We have tested these claims in a double-blind randomized trial using injections of HCG or placebo. Weight loss was identical between the two groups, and there was no evidence for differential effects on hunger, mood or localized body measurements. Placebo injections, therefore, appear to be as effective as HCG in the treatment of obesity.

 

[polish_P]

I think the hcg diet is a major scam. HCG has no real fat burning effects, about the only thing that it is good for in the BB world is boosting a guys testosterone after a cycle. Its just a way for these clinics to make some big money on another fad diet plan. Thay advocate a 500 calorie starvation calorie diet plus tons of cardio. Of course a person is going to loose tons of weight and tons of muscle. The worst part is that if you ever get off this crazy diet and start eating normally again your body will put all the weight back on and then some because you have literally starved yourself for several weeks. 500 calories a day is what a 5 year girl needs to et in a day, not an adult female the worksout. I think its just crazy, its just as bad as the cabbage soup diet that was popular a couple of years ago.