I'll probably be starting oral HCG drops on Saturday. Anyone else? I have been trying low carb for years, sometimes successful, sometimes not. I think I have too much to lose to get really motivated. So, I've decided to use another tool. Much of the diet is low carb (phase 3 and likely phase 4 for me). So, I'm wondering if anyone else here is trying HCG. I'd like to hook up with some buddies for support and maybe some challenges. Let me know!

I did low carb very successfully several years ago. I recently "came back" to low carb.

I believe that my body, due to 3 closely spaced children, extreme ongoing stress, genetic issues and the diet-style I've imposed on it is not functioning properly. I am doing everything "Atkins" right and the scale hasn't moved since induction.

I am heavily researching and considering a Simeon/hcg protocol.

I am a member on another site where this is very popular....I am interested in learning more about it and am considering the drops to lose these last pounds and to help maintain...still reading up on it and learning all I can about it....also trying to find them online except for the place that supports this other forum, they have to be less expensive elsewhere

I did Dr. Simeon's diet in May. I lost 30lbs in 40 days. I have kept it off, but you have to follow the diet and transition very carefully.

I am getting ready to order HCG - drops this time, last time I did injections through a clinic and plan on starting on the 1st.

There is a long hcg thread under "General Low Carb" as well.

I'm on day 2 (day 4 if you count the binge days) of Phase 2. This is my second time trying this, the first time around I couldn't stick to it. This time I planned it better, so the binge days fell on December 31st and January 1st, which means rich foods weren't really a weird addition to the menu; and the first week of the diet falls during the last week of school holidays, so I can plan my menus and get used to the routine without having to run around as usual.

I am not used to eating rich foods so I got really bloated during the first 2 days, and I am still losing that. I think PMS might also account for some of that. I'm hoping that by the end of the week I will see some results in the scale and in the fit of my clothes.

So far the diet isn't incredibly hard to follow, but I know I won't want to keep cooking two separate meals every evening (and at lunch during the weekend), so I am trying to figure something out. You cannot eat the same meal twice in one day, but eating the same dinner for a few days doesn't seem to be a problem, so I'm thinking of making a lean brisket/roast beef type of thing and using it as my dinner for a few days next week.

Who else is on the HCG homeopathic drops?

i am thinking of trying it. i have researched and followed others that are on it. just trying to make sure by ordering them offline i don't get ripped off.

I am thinking of trying them after I speak to my endo about them...I have hypothyroidism and also am going thru menopause so I want to speak to him first...I have found some on ebay that seem to have good results and are not expensive, but like others are always concerned if they are real or not...they are cheap so I guess if they are not real, nothing lost really...I do know I wont follow the plan that comes with them, but will just follow the 500 calories with my own way of eating..good luck to you...

The low-fat diet is key for the HCG to work. You can experiment, but if it doesn't work you can't blame the drops if you didn't follow the plan, right? You'll never know what the culprit was [cue mysterious music here ]

As for me, I had to go off the plan to handle a bad throat inflammation which I thought I'd get over but being unable to take any vitamins, cough syrup, herbal or homeopathic remedies while on the plan, it was just getting worse.

So yesterday I went off and started taking all the remedies I could think of, and today I'm feeling a bit better. Hopefully I'll be all better by the end of the week, then I could start loading (or as they cal it, the Binge Days) again on Monday.

What kind of dosing are you talking about running?

I am on my first non loading day I've used hcg homopathic before so I know it works very excited

Hi classykare!

We have a thread for people on Phase 2 (loading + 500-calorie portion of the plan) and there's someone there who just started loading too. The thread is here , come join us! Support helps SO MUCH on this plan!