by Elle Reeves

Created on: May 23, 2008   Last Updated: December 01, 2008

After having two children, it was really hard for me to lose the baby fat. I have been 30 pounds over my normal weight for years now.

In the past five years, I have literally tried every diet there is and stuck to it religiously with no results. Yeah, in the beginning I lose a few pounds, then it just stops and the weight builds back up slowly.

At age 24, it couldn't be my metabolism slowing down.

It's not like I was lazy. I was a reporter and ran around a lot, as well as a mother with lots to do when I got home. I also picked up Yoga, which I love.

After trying diet pills and all other popular diets, starving myself on some, I decided to just give up and deal with it. It was just meant to be, and thought I would never be happy with my body.

Until now.

I came across a very interesting weight loss protocol which calls for a very low calorie diet while taking HCG injections. This protocol was created by Dr. Simeone's back in the 40's.

THe low calorie diet consists of 500 calories a day and cutting out a lot of food for at least 23 days.

Yeah, we all know that if you drop calories that low, you will lose weight.

However, the concept is what hit me harder. That the HCG, a hormone found in pregnant women, causes your body to take away the stored bad fats, rather than just cutting the calories and taking from good fats, like those protecting your organs.

I kept reading more and more about it.

Women and men all over were dropping 20 to 40 pounds in just 23 days. Not only did it take away the bad fats, it also re sculpts the body.

It had me enticed, however I knew that I would miss the food. How could I live and be satisfied off 500 calories a day?

So, I did what anyone desperate to lose weight does. I gave it a try.

There are three ways to take HCG - Injections, Sublingually and a Homeopathic version.

I am kind of afraid of needles, and felt like the sublinugal version was too much work to mix. So I went with Homeopathic HCG.

I began the diet following the protocol perfectly. It calls for loading the first 2 to 3 days. Which means you can eat whatever you want, preferably fattening food while taking the HCG.

I was shocked the first day. I tried to enjoy eating everything, but couldn't. I felt full after two or three bites. So, the HCG kit definitely supressed my hunger.

I have been doing the Homeopathic HCG kit for 19 days now. My weight loss is at a total of 14 pounds. I am excited! My BMI results in Normal and it feels good seeing the weight drop daily.

Not only has it dropped the pounds for me, it has toned parts of my body.

I have noticed my abdomen getting tighter and my arms are losing that extra flab.

I can't believe how easy and inexpensive it has been.

I suggest if you are stuck like me, looking into the HCG diet. I got my kit from, http://www.enlita.com.

I still have more days to go, and I don't foresee the weight dropping to start any time soon.

Side Effects:

I haven't really noticed any bad ones. I get really thirsty and tend to crave a lot of water.

I can't stay up too late at night because I get too tired. (This is actually a good thing)

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