[hechicxxrr]

i have done 4, count 'em, 4, rounds of hcg. all homeopathic and same brand all four rounds

R1 - perfect in all accounts. lost 22 lbs in a 28 day round. P3 by the book for 21 days. P4 by the book for 21 days. stabilized BEAUTIFULLY. 207 lbs to 185 lbs

R2 - what a joke. weight loss was minimal & up and down. did not stabilize. P3 for 35 days in hopes of stabilization. no luck jumped right back into another round. 185lbs to 177 lbs

R3 - done to redeem the last round. weight loss minimal again (15 lbs in 30 day round) P3 was somewhat stable with a few correction days. P4 for 60 days and was very rocky. started to incrimentally gain weight back towards the last 20 days. was eating clean with no refined starch or added sugar. correction days (steak and FFF) did not do anything to correct the weight gain. then after all this, i was VERY frustrated and developed an addiction to cheetos (which havent passed thru my lips in YEARS. go figure) 177lbs to 167 lbs but gained in P4. leveled out at 178lbs

R4 - absolutely no willpower to do and follow the protocol. by this time i was so deprived of my green smoothies that i thought i would go bonkers. threw in the towel at day 21. did one week of strict P3 eating and then jumped right into my green smoothies and salads. started this round at 178, went down to 172 at end of P2 (21 days). have been stable at 176 +/- since March 12.

the plus side to all this is that I've gone from a size 18 to a 12. and with all the crazy weight fluctuations, my body has remained the same size.

Here's my dilema: I want to do another round but don't think i have the mental endurance, capacity or willpower to do it by the book (protocol), not to mention how exhausted my body may be so i want to do it with nothing but green smoothies.

my questions:
-has anyone done HCG and had a banana daily?
-how will the starchy fruit affect the hcg?
-will it still do what it needs to do?
-could my body have developed an immunity to the homeopathic stuff since i used the same brand all 4 rounds?

any advise, input or wisdom is much appreciated!

[LarryG1978]

Hi! While I can't offer any advice to your questions about another round, what I would like to say is CONGRATS on your endurance and your loss!!! Well done. You have changed your life.

I was wondering if you have considered not doing another round of hCG and just working out and eating healthy etc? The only reason I am asking is because I am hoping to get to about 180 or so with this round and then try to work out and loose that way. I wonder myself if I will have the power to do another round after this one?

Your commitment and will power is something to be admired and is a total inspiration to me!!!

[Honealals]

Why not try real HCG.... I never understand why people use the homeopathic.... From what I understand most are jsut apetite surpresants. Either you follow protocol and beleive the diet or you dont.... Not trying to be mean so please dont take it that way..... Maybe try the real HCG drops.

[pavilionnotebook]

What brand hhcg are you using? sometimes depending on batches, the formula changes. I only did my first round with sublingual hhcg. It was ok but I wanted to give rx a try.
I never had bananas on any of my rounds. But I take potassium and lots of magnesium and zinc. Zinc helps with the cravings. And I take a B complex for energy. I also take probiotics.
My suggestions is if you do another round, make sure your head is in the game. Join a group you can load with.

[vesiasmepay]

Hi! While I can't offer any advice to your questions about another round, what I would like to say is CONGRATS on your endurance and your loss!!! Well done. You have changed your life.

I was wondering if you have considered not doing another round of hCG and just working out and eating healthy etc? The only reason I am asking is because I am hoping to get to about 180 or so with this round and then try to work out and loose that way. I wonder myself if I will have the power to do another round after this one?

Your commitment and will power is something to be admired and is a total inspiration to me!!!

thank you lolabunny! i thought this would get easier, but it really didn't for me. not too sure why. maybe it was just the bad results in all the remaining rounds I did that I wasn't in the right frame of mind. in answer to your question - yes i have. i've looked into a couch to 5k program and also own turbo fire and chalean extreme. i wanted to be armed and ready! i know that i can lose more with smoothies and exercise, but it may not amount to what doing another round will do. i have to keep putting things into perspective all the time, but there's this little perverse voice in my head telling me to keep losing more and more and more.

Why not try real HCG.... I never understand why people use the homeopathic.... From what I understand most are jsut apetite surpresants. Either you follow protocol and beleive the diet or you dont.... Not trying to be mean so please dont take it that way..... Maybe try the real HCG drops.

mikef - not too sure why you think i've not followed protocol. because of hhcg?? or wanting to do something different? trust me, i'm a firm believer in dr simeons and P&I, i've followed it since may 2011. the problem i'm having is I don't know why I can't lose any more. if I did another round, it will most certainly be with the rx grade stuff will not be wasting time, energy and effort into something that may or may not respond and do what it's supposed to do.

What brand hhcg are you using? sometimes depending on batches, the formula changes. I only did my first round with sublingual hhcg. It was ok but I wanted to give rx a try.
I never had bananas on any of my rounds. But I take potassium and lots of magnesium and zinc. Zinc helps with the cravings. And I take a B complex for energy. I also take probiotics.
My suggestions is if you do another round, make sure your head is in the game. Join a group you can load with.

brand is Oak Hill Health. you're absolutely right in telling me to make sure i'm mentally right. this is such a psychologically difficult process to a life style change that I think those unsuccessful rounds just snowballed mentally and I just didn't feel up to it anymore. body and mind are both exhausted. like i said to mikef above ^ i will not be doing another round with hhcg. will be trying rx stuff.



still want to know what bananas can do to me while on hcg??

[Ettiominiw]

thank you lolabunny! i thought this would get easier, but it really didn't for me. not too sure why. maybe it was just the bad results in all the remaining rounds I did that I wasn't in the right frame of mind. in answer to your question - yes i have. i've looked into a couch to 5k program and also own turbo fire and chalean extreme. i wanted to be armed and ready! i know that i can lose more with smoothies and exercise, but it may not amount to what doing another round will do. i have to keep putting things into perspective all the time, but there's this little perverse voice in my head telling me to keep losing more and more and more.




mikef - not too sure why you think i've not followed protocol. because of hhcg?? or wanting to do something different? trust me, i'm a firm believer in dr simeons and P&I, i've followed it since may 2011. the problem i'm having is I don't know why I can't lose any more. if I did another round, it will most certainly be with the rx grade stuff will not be wasting time, energy and effort into something that may or may not respond and do what it's supposed to do.




brand is Oak Hill Health. you're absolutely right in telling me to make sure i'm mentally right. this is such a psychologically difficult process to a life style change that I think those unsuccessful rounds just snowballed mentally and I just didn't feel up to it anymore. body and mind are both exhausted. like i said to mikef above ^ i will not be doing another round with hhcg. will be trying rx stuff.



still want to know what bananas can do to me while on hcg??

If you use HHCG you really arent following Protocol. Protocol calls for REAL HCG. That was my point. I hope you get it figured out. If I were you I would trash your homeopathic HCG and order some real HCG. Then see what happens. Good Luck.

[PharmaDrMan]

Have your read Pounds and inches? If you have not, please read it. You can google Pounds and Inches and read a free E-book on line. If you have read it, read it again. There's a new book that deals with mental aspects of this diet. I recommend you reading it:

"Weight-Loss Apocalypse: Emotional Eating Rehab Through the HCG Protocol"

http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Loss-Ap...3198189&sr=8-1

[forebirdo]

Bananas have a lot of sugar. I imagine they would severely hamper your losses in P2.