

I've had a weight problem my whole life (including being born a BIG baby - 13.8 oz - my poor mother!) I've been on & off diets since I was around 10-12 yrs old and have tried just about EVERYTHING! A friend of my mother's told us about hcg and we were both intrigued. At first I thought that there is NO way that I could do such a strict diet. So I did A LOT of research before and after I decided that I would try it. I found all the recipes I could find, signed up with several HCG email groups, read Dr Simeons protocal about a zillion times... Then I picked the day I would start and I jumped in. The first couple of days were really hard for me (I didn't load with enough good fats - too many carbs) and I realized I wasn't dosing correctly. After I corrected the doses, it was a whole new world! I still can't believe how satisfied I was with how little food I ate! I never even stalled longer than a day or two.
I lost pretty steadily the whole time! I even lost nearly 20 lbs in just over a week! I ended up getting rid of 45 pesky pounds in 6 weeks... still unbelievable to me!
Can't wait to finish P3 & P4 so I can start my next HCG round!
I had started gaining weight in the summer of '08 and didn't know why. I had gained 15 pounds within 6 months and was very unhappy. After visiting my doctor in Jan of '09 I learned I had adrenal fatigue, underactive thyroid, blood sugar problems as well as unbalanced sex hormones. We started treating the adrenals first but she did say that it could take a year to see the weight fall off once my body was back in balance. I didn't want to wait a year!!
After being in contact with another adrenal fatigue sufferer she said she was trying the homeopathic hcg. I was intrigued and researched for myself. I had researched it earlier when I saw a bunch of people were doing it by rx injections. I didn't want to do the shots and my husband was opposed to it, but when I saw you could do it homeopthically I was excited! So I made my first order and started on June 1st. After my 23 day short round I lost 15 pounds. I was able to fit into my summer clothing again!! I was ecstatic!! I took my P3 and P4 breaks and started back up. I have lost about 13 pounds so far and have 5 more til I make my goal. I only wish I would have taken measurements so I can brag on how many inches I have lost. However, I have gone from a size 12 pants--I have always worn a size 12--to a size 6!! I was only hoping for an 8!!! So this is just not about the pounds, it is about the inches as well. I have gone from 155 pounds to currently 130. My goal is 125 and I know that with my 2 weeks left I will make it.
I started hHCG Thanksgiving 2008. I was 49 years young and needed to drop the extra weight I had been carrying as I had a surgery date in the future, was tired of being overweight, and wanted to have my body ready for that stressful event.
My starting weight was 182.50 after loading for 3 days and I did a 43 day round with a break at Christmas and another break for 3 days a few weeks later. I lost a total of 31.50 pounds that first round with no problem maintaining my weight
for the 3rd and 4 th phase of the diet right up to my surgery date April 22nd.
After my hysterectomy, I gained 6 pounds within 2 days.
I new this was water gain and the healing process happening so I tried very hard to be patient. I waited 5 weeks and then started my second round.
I lost 20 pounds this time on a much shorter round and stopped at 143 pounds.
Since then, I have had water weight gain a few times and then lost it, while my body adjusts to hormone treatment and healing from the surgery. Its been a bit of a roller coaster ride but Im finally starting to see some stabil weight numbers after the surgery
last April 2009. The most amazing thing I have noticed other than my incredible blood serum levels and low blood pressure, is my size has changed dramatically! My body has reshaped as it adjusted to the new weight and I have gone from a size 17/18 jean to a size 6. 30 years ago when I weighed 145 pounds I wore a size 12. It is amazing! My breasts are more compact and finally fit the D cup I wear perfectly. No more poochies! Overall, I feel so empowered that finally I have found a way to lose the weight and become healthier too at the same time! Its a wonderful feeling!
I have embarked on a journey that has been most rewarding for me. I found the means to lose weight after many years of Yo-Yo dieting and trying many different weight loss programs only to come to same discouraging end. I would lose 20 pounds and become discouraged at the slow weight loss and started rewarding myself for the losses with food and before I know it I would be off the diet and planning to start again next Monday, or after a given event is behind me. It was always the same result, before I knew it I was back up the 20 pounds with a few extra. I had a lot of indigestion, and uncontrollable eating habits. I have had Hypothyroidism for about 13 years now and my blood pressure has been up for the past three years and I was becoming depressed. I topped off at 201 pounds about three different times and just felt like there was no hope for me becoming that thin person I once was.
An acquaintance of mine provided me with the opportunity to get RX HCG injections with the help of a RN and it was actually affordable for me. I started on injections May 29, 2009 and was losing weight fairly easily. I went into this without much knowledge of how it worked, but she gave me a protocol to follow and websites to find other information such as Dr. Simeons “Pounds and Inches” and recipes to use during protocol. After being on the injections for 22 days, life happened and I had a couple of cheat days which caused me to gain about 2.5 pounds, but I kept at it and started losing again. I found different HCG forums on the internet and learned that many people were doing long rounds with no ill effects, and also a company that I could buy homeopathic drops for less money, so I ordered some and after taking injections for 26 days, I changed over to the hhCG and I’m so happy that I did because I really love the convenience of the drops and I was feeling much better. My weight loss continued and it seemed to drop a little faster while taking the drops. I did 82 days on that round with two breaks, one was 12 days, which I gained about six pounds because I ate incorrectly due to the fact that it was a camping retreat where I had no control over the food that was served. My next break was 11 days and I ate P3 foods until my birthday, and I indulged in foods that weren’t P3 acceptable so I gained a couple of pounds. I actually did 59 days with HCG and lost 28 pounds. My weight loss would have been a better daily average if I hadn’t eaten off protocol, because I was losing at least .5 lbs. a day and those cheats just caused me to have to re-lose already lost weight. I found a wonderful mentor that gave me guidelines to follow and at that time I decided it would be best for me to take an extended break and give my body a rest from the hhCG.
I was determined to do this maintenance phase correctly because I didn’t want to gain and have to re-lose again. Now I have completed three weeks on P3 and over two weeks on P4 and haven’t had to do any correction days at all. I have maintained a 27 pound loss during these phases and I am so encouraged because I see how my body has been reshaping, even during the stabilization phases. Every day of this protocol has been exciting because maintaining has been as much fun for me as losing was. I love knowing that I can do this and the incredible thing so far, is I feel like I have control over my food and it doesn’t have control over me any longer. I can eat a meal and stop when I am full and another great thing is that I actually recognize when I am full.
I had continued to take my thyroid medication during the protocol and a month ago I went to my Dr. and my blood pressure was normal for the first time in at least three years and my sugar was good and my thyroid was normal.
I am doing a lot of emotional healing through meditation and other means which has also given my life purpose. I can actually see a light at the end of the tunnel and I would love for everyone to experience this wonderful spiritual enlightenment.
I still need to lose at least 40 more pounds. I will do another round of 23 days in October, at which time I will stabilize again until mid January, when I plan on doing another round. I may need to do one more after that, but my goal is to be at my ultimate weight loss of 70 pounds by the end of May 2010.
I am very thankful to those that have helped me in this journey!
ALL PHOTOS AND STORIES on this site are COPYRIGHT MATERIALS and may not be used for any reason without the written consent of the Donna L. Carlton.