ModeratedUser150120149

With all the posts on weight I wondered if anyone had tried the Hog(HCG) Diet? Results?

Pat

Diets are often pretty problematic for weight loss. Most people take a draconian diet that loses weight pretty quickly. They get off of the diet and go right back to their bad habits and gain it all back and then some.

The thing is to eat a healthy and reasonable diet and exercise. It is about a life style change that you can maintain through time. It is not a quick fix.

Looigi

Plenty of people eat a reasonable diet and exercise and are still obese. It doesn't take a large excess of calories, no matter the quality of food, to add weight over time. Caloric restriction, by whatever means, is the only way to lose weight. This means taking in less than your burn. The more you exercise the more you burn so you can eat more, but it still must be less than your metabolic requirements. There are tricks and gimmicks that may work for limited amount of time or weight loss, but systematic calorie counting is infallible and can be carried out indefinitely, adjusting to maintain weight once the desired healthy weight is reached.

It's widely agreed that 2 lbs per week, which equates to a weekly deficit of 7000 calories, is the fastest rate you should loose weight. There are many web based utilities and/or smartphone apps that will help with keeping track, but an old fashioned calorie book, scrap of paper, and a pencil is all that needed.

Phil85207

everybody has one.

alanknm

I reserve the right to remain silent ****

John E

I concur with the rest of your post, but I think there are other factors here, including high fructose corn syrup and sugar-laden foods in general. Too many Americans are borderline diabetic, unable to metabolize carbohydrates properly.

Calorie restriction and exercise are essential, but so is elimination of junk food, particularly white flour, refined sugar, and excessive fats. Donuts (proper pronunciation should be "do not") and soft drinks are arguably the biggest culprits, but most of the average American diet is deadly.

JohnDThompson 

HCG? "Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?"

ModeratedUser150120149

Yes. That is the name of the product. The initials or acronym is the name of the diet.

You have personal experience?

outwest5

The best way to lose weight is to count calories and change portion sizes.

ThatBritBloke

The HOG Diet?

Sounds like an excuse to eat like a pig ... given yesterday's date :-)

JohnDThompson 

Well, from my embryology classes.

tinrobot

Count calories. Get an online app or a phone app to help you.

It's easy, and staying within a daily calorie goal forces you to make healthier choices. You realize very quickly which foods are high calorie (usually junk food) and you avoid those foods.

tinrobot

From the Wikipedia article:

After Simeons’ death, the diet started to spread to specialized centers and via popularization by individuals, such as the controversial author Kevin Trudeau, famous for promotion of alternative therapies and treatments.

The controversy proceeds from warnings by the Journal of the American Medical Association[16] and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition[17] that hCG is neither safe,[16] nor effective as a weight-loss aid.[18]

A meta analysis found that studies supporting hCG for weight loss were of poor methodological quality and concluded that "there is no scientific evidence that HCG is effective in the treatment of obesity; it does not bring about weight-loss or fat-redistribution, nor does it reduce hunger or induce a feeling of well-being".[19]

ModeratedUser150120149

It appears that no one here has tried this crazy and dangerous fad diet. GOOD!

Diets are dangerous. Health and fitness comes from total lifestyle over the entire life, not just a short term fad diet. This one is especially dangerous due to its' concentration camp calorie level and the drug involved.

Keep on keeping on.