The HCG Diet with Very Low Calorie Food Choices

I have been reading articles and forum posts about HCG diet that was authored by Dr. Albert Simeons and it made me really curious.  I'm sure you guys are too so here are a few pointers:

British endocrinologist Albert T. W. Simeons' proposed HCG as an adjunct to an ultra-low-calorie weight-loss diet (less than 500 calories).^[34] Simeons, while studying pregnant women in India on a calorie-deficient diet, and "fat boys" with pituitary problems (Frölich's syndrome) treated with low-dose HCG, claimed that both lost fat rather than lean (muscle) tissue.^[34] He reasoned that HCG must be programming thehypothalamus to do this in the former cases in order to protect the developing fetus by promoting mobilization and consumption ofabnormal, excessive adipose deposits. Simeons in 1954 published a book entitledPounds and Inches, designed to combat obesity. Simeons, practicing at Salvator Mundi International Hospital in Rome, Italy, recommended low-dose daily HCG injections (125 IU) in combination with a customized ultra-low-calorie (500 cal/day, high-protein, low-carbohydrate/fat) diet, which was supposed to result in a loss of adipose tissue without loss of lean tissue.^[34]

Article from wikipedia.

If you want to know about the complete protocol check this out;
Dr. Simeon's Pounds and Inches

After thorough reading and asking questions, I decided to order hcg pellets from a reputable seller. Prior to this, I went grocery shoppin and I bought essential vegetables, fruits and lean meats as well as kitchen scale and weighing scale. I have to carefully measure what I eat since I am only allowed to take 500 calories per day. Whoah such a challenge but I'm really determined to do this.


I have to do this! :) I'm starting my phase 1 day 1 which is also called as gorging today and I have to eat as much fatty foods as I could. Oh geez. Just the thought of it makes me want to vomit. Anyway, here's what I look like at the moment and I'll be posting my weight and picture of how I look like daily.

The After Effect of the "Not So Healthy" Slimming Coffee

I weighed myself today and I cried. Yes, I did and I almost want to die. I am now considered as severely obese having a BMI of 39 and weighing 240lbs. I have not weighed this heavy in my entire 25 years of existence. *sigh* How I gained this much? It's a very long story but let me give you the vital info to at least forewarn you.


3 years ago, I am just overweight weighing 176lbs. I am 5'7" tall so I was just like 20lbs away to at least get a normal BMI.

                                                      Here's what I look like 3 years ago


I wanted to be fit and sexy so I started to consider dieting. I tried taking diet pills from China which were very in demand back then but I did not lose much weight. One day, upon browing through some facebook photos, I found some advertisements regarding a certain slimming coffee. I found the feedbacks so enticing and I craved for the loss the clients of the seller had. Without even thinking twice, I ordered 3 boxes of the coffee. I started drinking it the next day to lose the excess weight I was carrying. It was a success, I lost pounds after pounds. I lost my appetite and my sweet tooth. I could not even finish a meal with half cup of rice and a small serving of viand. I felt full with just a few bites. I resorted with just eating crackers 6x a day and then, I've read an article about water therapy so I tried.

I lost a whopping 40lbs in just less than two months. It's a miracle. It was indeed or so I thought. Two months after that metabolism-breaking diet, I was so ill. I always feel an unbearable pain on the right upper part of my abdomen. I vomit every night and was nauseous all the time. I went to the doctor and he gave me a request for an ultrasound. I was diagnosed with a gallbladder disease caused by fasting. I had to undergo a surgery to remove my gallbladder and all the weight gain started few weeks after my operation. My metabolism was so messed up that even if I ate only a small portion of meals every day, I gained weight. Add the fact that I was not allowed to do heavy exercises. I became afraid to weigh myself. So I got bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER.


I am severely obese and I can die young. I have a family history of diabetes and hypertension so I am at risk of having either one of the two or both. Sigh. I lost all the self-esteem and confidence I used to have. I had to throw away a closet-full of clothes and I can't even mingle with old friends because I am too shy. I don't take pictures anymore too. I am just miserable.


I am now planning to do a diet I have been researching for weeks now. I sincerely hope I can get my life back the soonest time possible.