Yummm...Real Spaghetti!

Just got back from Rome, Italy, the home of the HcG Diet research by Dr. ATW Simeons, the man who made my middle-aged body svelte again.  Almost needless to say,  I ate my way through the city, and came back 4 pounds heavier than before…and it was worth every sugar-filled, carb-loaded bite!

But it brings me to the question…how did those original test subjects live in Rome on only 500 calories a day?  Two grissini?  Who are they kidding?  Even with the HcG, and the strict supervision, it had to be a real challenge.

To me, this shows the power of HcG.  If they could live in Italy and not eat bread or cheese, surely you and I can follow this diet for a few weeks, in our own homes, with access to good organic ingredients and a plethora of recipes to keep us on track.

Me, personally, I don’t really enjoy cooking.  I do love eating though, and saving money.   So back from holiday, off to the supermarket I go.  It’s surely not the same as visiting a small mercato with cheeses and meats hanging off the ceilings and the lilting language of amore in the background…but when I am on HcG, I honestly don’t care.  I keep my eyes on the prize — a slim, attractive and HEALTHY body — grab my recipes, and honestly, sometimes, I surprise myself, and my hubby, by creating a delicious meal that stays within my HcG diet plan and feeds the family too.

For some good HcG Diet recipes, click here.

The postman always rings twice.  (Now, that Lana Turner, I bet SHE never had to work very hard to be so skinny.  But I digress.)

Lately, I’m getting more mail than ever, as HcG goes more mainstream.

A lot of the writers compliment me on my openness and my “bravery” for exposing myself here.  (Silly, as one of the earliest HcG adopters in South Florida, it’s the least I can do.)   Some are trying to sell themselves and their HcG products.

And some are people like you and me, asking my advice for staying on course in their HcG journey, and it’s those people who make me think, make me grateful, and get me revved up to exercise, or to exercise the new muscle that lets me say, “no thank you, I’m not hungry” and take a drink of water instead.

Several months ago, I started communicating with a woman named Ar, who, in February 2011 wrote:

Dear HcG Diet Guru – I am currently doing research  on HCG, and want to know if it’s recommended that I  go to a doctor,  There, the HcG package is approx $1000.  I was told that they would provide b12 and a diet pill along with the HcG, and that I needed to get a blood test .

If the above is the case, do you have any leads on recommending a location to go to in New York City ?

Best Regards, Ar

My response, in case you care:

Hi Ar — Here’s what I think, which is just based on what happened to me.

I always suggest that you go to a doctor and just make sure all is okay before starting any diet BUT a lot people are against HcG, so be prepared that someone might try to talk you out of trying it.

The first time I did HcG I went to a holistic doctor, but come to think of it, she never tested me or took my blood, she just basically gave me HcG and coaching.  This was two years ago and no one I knew had ever heard of HcG, which is surprising since my friends and I had tried every diet known to man.  So it was new and worth the money.

Now, in 2011, I don’t think you need a doctor to get HcG and vitamins; they’re easy to get online. I’ve tried a few suppliers, which I will be reviewing in my blog.  There are books that give you all the info you need, and there are coaches available, people who have used it themselves and will support you in your growth.  You can join a group online.  I wrote and video’d and photographed my whole journey, and I am starting again this week, this time with my sister and three friends. It’s a great adventure, and I feel awesome.

I think you can get a good combo of hcg, info and support and I think you won’t need to spend more than $500.  Good luck!

Anyway, we shared some emails and some info, and 6 months later, here’s the update:

Hello Robin,

I did great!  I was 202, now 160-162, maintaining (prgm from March 19-April 29) — would like to lose 10 lbs on my own now.  My worst side effects during the program were gas pain and constipation, but I resolved it.

I’m pretty much still hooked on the meal planning & cooking my meals for the week on Sundays.  This helps tremendously.

So very thoughtful of you to ck up on me ;*),

Thank you Ar!  Score one for the HcG Success Team!

More video to come soon!  Thanks for checking in; please let us know how you’re doing too.

It's more HcG Diet Guru Mail!

Hi from the self-proclaimed HcG diet guru — it’s been a while since I’ve been here, and the mail’s been pouring in, so I thought I’d update you all on how our little community is faring on their weightloss journeys.

Please respond to them if you have anything to contribute, and I will write more soon.

Happy weekend and delightful dieting to all!

The camera doesn't lie

Okay, this is for the people who just don’t believe all the talk about the HcG Diet.  Here’s a video I did two weeks after I completed my first round of HcG.  First,if you haven’t seen it, here is my “before” video.  Now, completely out of chronological order, is one just two months later.

What can I add but that a video is worth more than 1000 words.  Take my word for it: You CAN lose weight with the HcG diet. Many companies offer free coaching as part of their packages, and there’s lots of books and recipes to support your journey too.  Just email me on HcGDietGuru@gmail.com if you need any support to get started now.

If I can do it, you can do it!   Here’s where it all started.

Don't worry, it won't hurt a bit!

People often ask me about whether it’s better to use shots or drops for the most efficient weightloss with HcG.  I have done both, and I prefer the shots — I think they’re stronger, and I lose weight faster…plus, you only have to do it once a day, as opposed to three times, so it’s less to remember.

But people have a funny reaction to the concept of shooting themselves with a needle, so today, without further ado, I give you a close up view of the entire process.

It’s easy, it doesn’t really hurt, and you would do it if your life depended on it without a second thought, like diabetics do.  And guess what?  Your life DOES depend on it.  A few weeks of HcG, my blood pressure went down, and the only thing that was hurting was my wallet, when I had to buy some new clothes for my new svelte body!

Check out the video, and if you’re inspired to join the successful dieters, click on any of our ads to get started.  Keep up the Good Work!  You Can Do It!

Even Dr. Oz doesn't know EVERYTHING!

Funny thing, on the same day that the papers reported the astronomical rises in obesity in our country, the same paper published a syndicated column on health by Dr. Mehmet Oz, one of the country’s most well known and respected  physicians.  The headline: The HcG Diet is Risky. Subhead: There are healthier ways to lose weight.  I agree — eat less and move more always is best — if you can stick to it.  Problem is, as we know, it’s not easy, and for some people, not really doable. But risky?  Maybe, although compared to obesity, which is riskier?

In his column, Dr. Oz explains the HcG diet, talks about the controversial 2007 HcG book by Kevin Trudeau, and then gets down to the “risks”.   He says that, like with any hormone treatment, this one has health risks — a woman MAY develop cysts or blood clots, and with prolonged use, men MAY have long term consequences.

Well, what about the risks of obesity?  We all know that list — most of us with food issues have had it drummed into us for years.  I will tell you that, after losing the big 5-0, I was able to reduce my blood pressure meds from three a day to one.  My risk of a heart attack or stroke went down significantly.  I MAY  live longer.  Now that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

Tomorrow is 1 month till Valentine’s Day — you MAY want to click on one of the links today, and you MAY look better in red when you’re a good 20 or so pounds lighter.

Meanwhile, you MAY click here to see the video of me way back at the beginning — I hope you’re as amused by it as I was!  Or you may go get a snack.  The choice is yours.  More videos to come soon!

Obesity in the News

On Sunday morning, I excitedly searched through the weekend paper to find the headlined article on Obesity — but guess what?  Nothing new. Just a few facts and figures (no pun intended) about the rise of Obesity in the US:   More than 72 million US adults are obese.  3 out of 11 on average.  1 of 6 adolescents — I totally feel their pain. And childhood obesity is on the rise.  It’s a national health catastrophe.   So why has the medical world not found a cure?

The answer is two-fold.  1) They have.  It’s the HcG Diet.  It’s easy, it’s safe, and it works.  The medical community has known about HcG for many years.  But why hasn’t it been widely tested and used?  Part 2) Money.  There is so much money to be made in the weight loss industry. 40 to 60 Billion Dollars a year, according to industry experts!  What self-respecting business person would want to give that up?  Better to keep the country fat and desperate.  And spending.

Well, you don’t have to be a statistic.  For way less money than you would spend to lose the same weight at a weightloss clinic or buying lots of creepy pre-packaged chemical-laden foods, you can have success with the HcG Diet.

Call, email (hcgdietguru@gmail.com), click on any of our links, or read one of the books on the books page and get started!  You can be 20 or 30 pounds thinner by Valentine’s Day.  And wouldn’t that be a great way to show the love?

Meanwhile, check out the numbers, from the beginning, by clicking here.

You don't have to pay a doctor to lose weight with the HcG Diet

When I found HcG about two years ago, I was amazed that after  a lifetime of dieting I, nor anyone I knew, had never heard of it before.  Now, it’s become the talk of the town!   A flyer for a large supermarket chain actually advertised something called the HCG Solution (I’ll be sure to see what that is next time I’m there).  It was on the local news last night here in Miami, discussed by a doctor who explained how it works, and commented on by the reporter who said it was unproven and Very Expensive.  Well, I’m here to tell you that both those things are Just Not True.

Unproven?  Look at me — I AM the proof!  I ate a huge amount of sweets over the holidays, including a few mini-creampuffs last night, and have already taken off almost all the excess pounds, just by eating normal-people portions.  And therein lies the miracle of HcG — I can now eat one cookie, maybe two if I’m in the mood, but am able to stop myself before I eat the whole box.  All I have to do is take a breath and remind myself that the first in is still in my mouth, so I should savor it and let the taste disappear before I stuff another one in.  Usually, I forget about having more.

And as for expensive?  The only way you have to spend a lot of money on HcG is by paying the greatly inflated fees of the doctors who are putting in orders for their new boats or next vacation paid for by your hard-earned dollars.

Listed around this site are a few companies that sell the exact same stuff for a fraction of the doctor’s cost.  I actually paid close to $1,000 my first time, and the doctor never even saw me!  You don’t need to spend a lot of money to make yourself thin and gorgeous.  Just click on one of these links and you’ll be on your way.

Meanwhile, if you want to see some proof that the HcG Diet works, just click here.

Not me, but maybe you. (Real shots of me to come!)

Happy New Year!  If you’re anything like me around food, which I guess you are or you wouldn’t be here, you’re sitting there feeling like a stuffed Christmas turkey and wondering how you got that way.  I say, who cares?  Just take control and start right now.

I have no scale today, so am unable to weigh in — good excuse, huh? But I know just from looking at my body that I must be up five or six pounds.  Fortunately for me, my HcG diet has given me a new way to eat — less!  And fortunately for you, the easiest diet in the world is there for the taking!

Many questions have come up around HcG since I started writing this blog.  So, starting today, here are some answers.  Number 1) What the heck is the HcG anyway, and is it safe?

HcG is a human polypeptide naturally produced by all people, male and female, animals and even plants!  Misnamed as a hormone, it has recently gained fame as “the pregnancy hormone”, as it is produced in great amounts in pregnancy, and is popularly used for fertility.  Basically, what it does in a pregnant female is to release stored fat to nourish the developing baby.  If there’s no baby, it just releases fat.

Of course, it’s not quite that simple, and I am not a doctor nor a scientist, just a satisfied customer, and that’s how it was originally explained to me.  For weight loss, very small amounts of HcG are combined with a very strict very low calorie diet and the pounds just slip away.  Don’t worry about keeping the low calorie diet though; HcG produces an appetite suppressing result that lasts for about six weeks, during which you can lose up to a pound a day! (Average seems to be about 25 lbs in the six week course.)  And no exercise is required except walking every day.

As for the safety, the only contra-indication is that HcG should not be used by people who have or have had any cancer, although the current thinking in the medical community is that it’s okay.  Personally, I wouldn’t ever take that chance, and for those of you in that group, I’m sure you’ll agree that your health is much more important.  Other than that, the only reported side effect that I’ve heard of is headaches for the first few days.

HcG has been around since the 1920s, and was studied extensively in the 1950s.  It’s been approved for weight loss in other countries for many years, and has only recently become popular in the US.

For all the details, click here to read the original, definitive report on HcG by of Dr. A.T.W. Simeons,  probably the world’s greatest authority on HcG.  Written over 50 years ago, his program remains the core of an HcG diet.

More answers to popular questions later this week.  But don’t wait.  Order your HcG today and get started — there’s still six weeks to Valentine’s Day!

Chubby Little Cookie People -- not us any more!

I’m a little embarrassed to say that the way I’ve been eating for the past few days would have any neutral observer think I was trying to gain weight!   I am an admitted Cookie Monster, and Holiday Cookies are my drug of choice.  But despite the delicious options, I still can’t eat like I used to. Two or three, maybe four cookies, and every morning when I weigh myself — a necessity for keeping the weight off — that darn scale stays just about the same! It takes A LOT of serious food abuse to put the weight back on.  And if you start to actually gain, well, one of the beauty things about HcG is that you can go back on for a few weeks, before it gets out of hand.  I call it willpower in a bottle.

The HcG diet has been for sure the answer to my prayers.  Here’s a little video from two years ago March, after my first full month on my HcG diet journey.  I hope it inspires you.

Eat your fill now, and enjoy!  Then be sure to click on one of these little squares around this post, and prepare to diet.