Thanks so much for responding! Yeah, getting a 1/2 inch needle into a muscle seemed impossible to me but why did her instructions mention muscle and why all the "muscular" type steps, ie on ball of feet to tighten that thigh muscle & taut skin?? Why not just pinch the skin and inject the magic potion. And no, she didn't alter food protocol at all in her instructions. She just seemed kinda the my-way-or-the-highway kind of nurse. Maybe a bit on a Nurse power trip?? LOL She said I absolutely could not use a fruit or breadstick as a snack, that I had to eat just two meals a day (lunch & dinner), but their documents she gave me say you can flex those couple of items from mealtime to a snacktime if you want something between meals. Then she told me that she's NEVER had anyone lose more than 28 lbs in 28 days, that you can expect to lose 1/2 to 3/4 a pound a day, but their documents say in two places that you can lose 1 to 2 lbs a day or more. It was just odd to me that her instructions were contradictory to their documentation. My daughter is doing an hcg program but with a different office and they were just more flexible in their instructions...stick to the 500 cals but flex your fruit or breadstick if you want, people have lost up to 140 lbs in two rounds with them, inject in stomach using pinch method...just to name a few differences. Thanks again! I do want the absolute best result and she is a nurse so I will use her method at least until next week when I see her again. DJ