Some of you may have noticed HCG is in the news. Between you and I, this isn't the first time it has been. A couple of important facts:
1. There is a group of individuals that falsely claim that hcg cures your appetite or cures obesity. This is one group that is now under fire in the news - and rightfully so. I never teach my patients this bogus mess - hcg does not supress your appetite or cure obesity.
2. Low calorie diets cause weight loss: not hcg or any other medicine - period! Medicines are a tool to help you eat less calories.
3. I offer low dose hcg to every patient if they want it. There are many people who believe that low dose hcg (which is completely harmless) triggers your body to burn abdominal fat stores at a higher rate while dieting. This has never been tested in large studies. All of the evidence for this is anecdotal only.
If you want to use hcg and you feel it is helping you, then great. If you feel it is not helping you, then stop using it. Always remember - if you think hcg or any other medication will erase your bad eating and lifestyle habits, you are wrong. Your primary mission should always be to develop good, long term habits that lead to prolonged weight loss and maintenance. Our job is lifelong. The finish line is the grave.
1. There is a group of individuals that falsely claim that hcg cures your appetite or cures obesity. This is one group that is now under fire in the news - and rightfully so. I never teach my patients this bogus mess - hcg does not supress your appetite or cure obesity.
2. Low calorie diets cause weight loss: not hcg or any other medicine - period! Medicines are a tool to help you eat less calories.
3. I offer low dose hcg to every patient if they want it. There are many people who believe that low dose hcg (which is completely harmless) triggers your body to burn abdominal fat stores at a higher rate while dieting. This has never been tested in large studies. All of the evidence for this is anecdotal only.
If you want to use hcg and you feel it is helping you, then great. If you feel it is not helping you, then stop using it. Always remember - if you think hcg or any other medication will erase your bad eating and lifestyle habits, you are wrong. Your primary mission should always be to develop good, long term habits that lead to prolonged weight loss and maintenance. Our job is lifelong. The finish line is the grave.
As a new member, your view on this is reassuring. It sends the message to me that you are not about quick fixes and magic. Good, long term habits are what I need.. I can't take this medicine forever.
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