HCG diet????
I am seeing strange behavior from her. She was sweet and happy before this diet and now she is complaining, mood swings, possible depression~~personality changes. Has anyone been on this diet??? I have searched various websites and have found nothing bad about it...HOWEVER..how can anyone live and function on 500 calories a day???? Any thoughts or experiences with the diet will be appreciated. |
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| I haven't been on it, but we have a clinic in the area. They give you injections of Hcg. Your right the reading I did on it says they put you on a 500 calorie diet. I thought about trying it but Troy wouldn't let me. Lisa and Frankie |
Quote: Many side effects have been shown in those who take hCG shots for weight loss. Blood clots, depression, headaches and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in women have all been cited as common, and even deadly, side effects associated with hCG use. Read more: hCG Diet - Diet Review http://www.dietsinreview.com/diets/hcg- ... z19Ekbozq1 So yeah, you are seeing the side effects. How long has she been on this? Most sources say it is short time only......5 weeks max. 500 calories a day is starvation and your body shuts down, trying to retain every last drop. When she returns to "normal" eating she will find her body is still in shutdown mode and the weight comes screaming back. Been there, done that. |
| She has been on it for about 15 days and she states she will continue it for another at least 10 more days. Two times this week, she broke down in hysterics and on Thursday, just stated that she was going home at about 10 AM...She is directing her anger and frustration to me and I am the office manager. It is very sad and I don't know if I can say anything to her since her diet is not my business~~except she is going wacko!!!! She will not talk to me, she just cries and screams at me. Tomorrow I am having a meeting with her and my boss...She is a very sweet girl normally..but this is really scaring me!!!! |
| I've never heard of this weight reduction plan but injections of HCG is just crazy. No wonder she is experiencing erratic behavior. And another ten days may bring worse or violent changes. I don't want to be an alarmist but if you are afraid for her, be somewhat worried for yourself and other coworkers. Perhaps her family has noticed these changes too. |
| Intervention time? Other workers notice a problem? Family? If enough people --who care for her--talk to her, maybe she will see the light. What about a doctor? If nothing else, maybe she should be on medical leave since she can't function in this state. OK, holiday stress, but still..........she is not doing her work and that's where you and your boss must "slap her along side of her head" reality check time. |
| Thanks for the input...she is not on shots..she is on liquid. a couple of HCG drops under her tongue. Again, even without this homone...just 500 calories a day??? The con's I see on this basically say if anyone goes a 500 calorie intake..you will lose weight.. I am dreading the meeting tomorrow!!! I have to be very careful about what I say to her. I am planning on just sitting there and letting her vent about everything she does while I do nothing!!! That is her main gripe!! It is so stupid to have to go to a meeting while I have so much other important things that I must do.. We are ab accounting office and this is getting to be our busiest time of year...Thanks for all your support and input!!!! |
| I agree, anyone on a stringent calorie restricted diet gets like that. I weight train with a lady who is a power lifting champion and there are women at her gym who do body sculpting by dieting that hard. She tells me how horrible it is when they're calorie restricting. She says they're moody, forgetful, teary, depressed and frequently unwell. I remember one story of one of them accusing her of stealing their jacket and trying to wrestle her gym bag off her to look in it. The jacket was right where she'd forgotten she'd left it  |
| What a horrible thing to do to your body!!! I hope that an "intervention" will do her some good. Maybe you can print up an article or something to show her that her lack of calories is what's causing her to be like this??? I feel so bad that people feel they need to go through such drastic weight loss efforts when in the end it all comes back! Good Luck to you luv. |
| Our meeting just ended and both me and my boss did mention that she may want to rethink this 'diet'....I read that a 50 pound person can survive on 500 calories...Most of us need, at the very least...1200... I sure hop she listens!!! Thanks |
| Just reading now - wow, Val! I've never heard of the diet, but it sounds like a mess.  |
got sheep wrote: I've never heard of the diet, but it sounds like a mess. Male weight lifter/body builders have traditionally used HCG to try to combat the steroid effects that they don't like. ie testicular atrophy amongst others  . So I'm guessing that's where the diet idea came from. Mind you they also take equine growth hormones obtained illegally from veterinarians so that's not a good recommendation in my books.I don't know if HCG helps weight loss on it's own without the steroids though.  On the other hand a recent study suggested that guys on placebo steroids got the same gains in muscle mass as those on the real deal so maybe all of its due to the improved will power because of placebo. It's not a hormone I'd be personally playing around with without medical need and supervision.  |
| HCG is not effetive orally- in any form. Just sayin... Too bad this is all for naught. Shellie |
I guess this is where the term "fat and happy" come into play?  Just sayin'...... |
| boy!! you ain't kidding Allison!!! I would rather see this person going to WW or Jennie Craig....or maybe even to look into bypass surgery. This diet is really killing her AND her career! If she has one more of these outbursts, I WILL have to fire her! And I don't want to do that. I have been 'grooming' this girl to 'take over' and be the office manager, when (or IF ) I retire..but NOW????? I don't know..I am afraid for her...mad at her....fearful of her...She ruined my Christmas ~~ couldn't really enjoy myself knowing this 'meeting' was looming today!! BUT I don't think she is listening to me about this craziness!!!! Never had this problem with anyone before! So frustrating!!!! |
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