A ridiculous weight-loss strategy

marygrace · Post by **marygrace** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:38 pm

From this article .

For $1,000/month some women are purchasing hGC, a pregnancy hormone derived from the urine of pregnant women, and injecting themselves with it daily. In addition to the hormone injections, these women are limiting their caloric intake to 500 calories per day in order to shed pounds. But some doctors say the weight-loss method is ineffective and even dangerous.

Probably one of the most absurd things I've ever heard. It boggles my mind that people would go to such huge, insane lengths to lose weight when all they have to do is eat a little less and exercise. WOW.

amake616 · Post by **amake616** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:55 pm

A lady I'm friendly with is on this diet. She says she's lost like 35 pounds already and she's three weeks in and she's sure this has changed her life and how she views her body forever. I have some major doubts about maintaining weight lost on this plan because it's so extreme but I guess that's something she'll have to determine for herself. It's very expensive too so I have no idea how it could work for her in the long term.

NoelFigart · Post by **NoelFigart** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:27 pm

For the love of Anoia and all her ladles, of COURSE you'll lose weight quite quickly if you limit your food to 500 calories a day. The hormone has bugger-all to do with it!

wosnes · Post by **wosnes** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:03 pm

Diet Plan With Hormone Has Fans and Skeptics. It's not for me.

marygrace · Post by **marygrace** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:22 pm

NoelFigart wrote:For the love of Anoia and all her ladles, of COURSE you'll lose weight quite quickly if you limit your food to 500 calories a day. The hormone has bugger-all to do with it!

Exactly. If someone is actually eating only 500 calories a day, they won't be able to maintain the weight loss for very long without becoming seriously ill and possibly starving to death.

Lightning · Post by **Lightning** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:18 pm

Have you seen the comments on the end? Tapeworms!

Tapeworms are nothing new, I remember people joking about this in the 80's and there is usually some truth in any joke or it's just not funny. Rediculous weight loss strategies have been around a long long time. This one is unjustifiably stupid, but then weren't they all?

LoriLifts · Post by **LoriLifts** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:08 pm

Sometimes I go to a fancy spa in Utah. They offer the HGC program for $1000 as an add on to the 7 day stay. The 7 day stay is about $2000.00

That's some pricey urine!

Over43 · Post by **Over43** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:17 pm

My mother in law has done HgC. She's lost a bit of weight. But it would still take her a bit of time to starve to death on 500 kc a day.

Over43 · Post by **Over43** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:18 pm

Lightning wrote:Have you seen the comments on the end? Tapeworms! Tapeworms are nothing new, I remember people joking about this in the 80's and there is usually some truth in any joke or it's just not funny. Rediculous weight loss strategies have been around a long long time. This one is unjustifiably stupid, but then weren't they all?

I have heard people claim to have lost 25 pounds after a weekend at colonic camp.

Strawberry Roan · Post by **Strawberry Roan** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:14 pm

Over43 wrote:My mother in law has done HgC. She's lost a bit of weight. But it would still take her a bit of time to starve to death on 500 kc a day.

That made me laugh

No fear of her wasting away in the near future, huh?

Strawberry Roan · Post by **Strawberry Roan** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:15 pm

I work with a girl who spent $2200.00 for a two month supply of a whole bunch of pills she got from a "nutritionist" at the mall kiosk to help her lose weight.

She is higher than a kite

Just think of all the healthy food she could buy with that much money.

Kathleen · Post by **Kathleen** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:11 pm

Sadly, I also know someone on the pregnancy hormone diet.
Kathleen

Reduk74 · Post by **Reduk74** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:24 am

I just met someone who was starting the hormone diet the next day.....you have to GORGE for 2 or 3 days before hand...so do you weigh in the day before your gorgefest or the day after? And hellooooooo 500 calories? Bet that has nothing to do with the weight loss.....nope gotster be da shot fer shur!

Over43 · Post by **Over43** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:11 pm

Strawberry Roan wrote:
Over43 wrote:My mother in law has done HgC. She's lost a bit of weight. But it would still take her a bit of time to starve to death on 500 kc a day.

That made me laugh No fear of her wasting away in the near future, huh?

Not the far future either. She's a Tiger Tank.

librarylady · Post by **librarylady** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:33 pm

I've been on HgC (not for weight loss). Made me feel awful, bloated and achy. I can't imagine doing it unless absolutely necessary.

Mrandy1 · Post by **Mrandy1** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:17 pm

I think it's plain dumb- my humble opinion.

What's gonna happen when they start eating more than 500 calories again?

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:28 am

I'm trying to imagine what would make me think it was worth it to eat only 500 calories a day and then how I would do it! If someone else kept me very busy and also kept me away from the food...oh, being in prison, that would do it!

I know of a woman on another site who did lose weight using the plan. She's convinced it was the hormone that did it. She didn't get all the way down and is fretting over it. Oh, well, neither did I, so who's to say? but it's nice to feel you can be social while you follow a plan.