Through day 5 of Simeons protocol

Dr. Simeons Protocol hCG 150 IU IM QD PreLoad Weight, October 5 - 248 lbs End of Load: October 7 - 252 lbs Started VLCD October 8 Oct 9th - 247 Oct 10th - 244 ---------------------------- SUPPORT & REFERENCES: http://hcgdietinfo.com/ http://hcgobesity.org/ http://www.indexmedico.com/english/obesity/obrev2.htm http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/HcgDieters/ From some negative posts to others on the protocol, a few points: A) "Anyone can lose weight on a 500 calorie diet" - hey... try to DO a 500 calorie diet, the hunger will win out and you'll break the diet in less than a week. I don't know why, but hCG seems to dispense with the feeling of hunger. B) As mentioned in the video - there are a lot of people knocking hCG, saying it does nothing to burn fat. Look, I've done 2 day water fasting - and didn't throw off any ketones. (Ketosis: a stage in metabolism occurring when the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies which can be used by the body for energy.) The FACT that this protocol shows moderate ketones in the first day of the VLCD would indicate that hCG DOES promote lipolysis in conjunction with the 500 calorie diet. Taking this into account - one could argue the point that the body will take the path of least resistance between burning fat or feeding off of lean muscle mass. C) The FDA doesn't approve of hCG for weight loss. 1st, you'd need more fingers than you were born with to count the number of drugs the FDA DID approve that ended up killing thousands of people over the past ten years. (can you can Fen-phen, Vioxx, etc) 2nd, it's not illegal as there are more & more clinics offering versions of the protocol. (and again to the point of lean muscle loss and organ damage - the legitimate clinics do periodic blood panels, liver function tests, etc - and to suggest that anyone doing this protocol would sustain organ damage is just plain wrong, given a duration of 26-40 day increments) 3rd, to suggest clinics offer it to maintain a steady stream of clients for the revenue - some clinics allow users to take supplies home, and suggest visits twice a month. Not exactly a cash crop, also - in contrast to other diet Rx's - hCG is a time limited expense, and relatively inexpensive compared to most other diet medications on the market. 4th - since there are several physicians using hCG for weight loss & I've yet to hear about any of them being sued for offering a program that didn't work - or for causing injury to a client... I'd have to conclude that anyone who says it's "unhealthy" would have to be wrong. If it was proven to be detrimental to your health, it'd be made illegal. D) Seriously - steroid users complaining about low doses of hCG for weight loss? Kind of like an armed robber complaining about a jay walker, isn't it? Come on, you know 'roids can be used safely & get a bad rap. Just because you use hCG for a different purpose doesn't mean it's not effective in other endeavors. ------------ hCG IN BODY BUILDING Used at the end of a steroid cycle to rebound testicular size & function. Effective dose: 1500-7500 IU every 5-6 days Start off with one shot of 3000 IU the last week of your stack, another 3000 5 days later, then drop to 1500 5 days later and a last shot of 1500 6 days after that. (compared with 150 IU daily on the protocol) ----------- hCG is used by fertility clinics to make women ovulate or to induce labor. The serum hCG level of a pregnant woman can exceed 100,000. ----------- hCG is also a tumor marker for prostate cancer in males.