When I started the program I had gotten to about 295 pounds. I had no energy, didn’t sleep very well, and had a poor self-image. I was on two medications and a sleep apnea machine. After completing two cycles of the HCG, I lost 80 pounds, leaving me at 215 pounds. I haven’t seen that weight in over 25 years.
The program for the most part was very easy for me. I was never hungry and never felt like I needed to eat.
My body has changed so much in the last seven months. I went from wearing a size 46 pant to a 36. My shirts went from double extra large to a large in most cases. Even my shoes are loose now.
I have committed to working out and have kept that commitment. I can exercise now and not feel completely drained or sore. I go to the gym 5 to 6 times a week. I actually feel bad emotionally if I miss a work-out day. I go on bike rides, play racquetball, and golf on a regular basis now. I am off both medications and no longer need the sleep apnea machine. I’m still not sleeping much but I get much better sleep. I wake up now and feel like I have recharged my body. For the most part I am making good eating choices. I’ve only been to fast food once in the last seven months. If I feel myself getting hungry I drink water or grab a piece of fruit to help.
It has been about six weeks since I came off the three-week maintenance program. I have been able to control my weight. I have the tools and knowledge to keep my weight where I want to now. I go between 212 and 215 pounds. This was the part I was most worried about but I feel I can and have kept the weight off.
Now the most important part of this journey. My self-image has changed 100 percent. I feel like a new person. I can wear normal clothes now. Before loosing the weight I had very limited choices of what to wear, never wanted to shop for clothes because it just reinforced how I had let myself go. Now I wear what I want and actually don’t mind shopping now and then for new clothes.
My friends and co-workers cannot believe the change. I work during the night and do not have much contact with a majority of my co-workers.
Dr. Hicks, I wish you could see the looks I get. Mouths and eyes wide open. They tell me I look like a different person. I had several co-workers not recognize me; I had to tell them I wasn’t a new hire. I get told almost every week now how much I have changed and how good I look. If that doesn’t do something for your self-image nothing will.
I could go on and on about the life change this has given me. I feel like I have turned my body clock back at least 20 years. I have included a before and after picture of me. I will keep the before picture so I can see where I came from and I see every morning where I want to be.
Thanks for the life change.
Tony
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When I came to you at the end of December I had been struggling for a few years with several uncomfortable symptoms affecting my functioning level. Chronic fatigue, joint pain, brain fog, weight gain, food sensitivities, low endurance and strength along with a general decrease in mood. Until meeting with you and beginning the HCG protocol I had tried numerous treatments with my OBGYN, Endocrinologist, Internist and Holistic physician. None of the treatments gave me any significant relief, my condition lingered.
Half way thru phase 2 my family and friends began to confirm my feelings of well-being and increased functioning. Comments were being made to me, “Cyndi, you look great, refreshed. You seem happier, your skin looks healthier…”
I had some doubts initially, but as I continued on the plan along with weight loss I began to enjoy the simple pleasures associated with being able to pick clothes out of closet that actually fit and walk out the door, without any delays. What an AWESOME feeling! I found my life becoming more manageable. I was beginning to enjoy leisure activities that had become a thing of the past due to the continuous fatigue and pain.
I am now able to keep appointments and complete my daily to do lists, as well as enjoy extracurricular activities with my children. (Something that I had stopped doing)
Being a single Mom along with homeschooling a special needs child has not allowed for much less than 100%. I often feel like I need to be 150. I want to thank you for helping me return to a higher quality of life. I am enjoying my days again!
Cyndi H.
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I would like to take the time to tell you about my experience. I stopped at Phoenix Rejuvenation Center in mid-summer 2010 to inquire about HCG. I have struggled with my weight for the past 2 years. I have been about 15 pounds heavier then I liked and I have tried all the common diets and did not lose more then 3-5 pounds. Finally at the end of December 2010 I went into the office and I was ready to try HCG. I was going to go for the 3-week program but decided on the 6-week program.
The first 2 weeks I saw good weight loss, and then I started seeing the inches melt away. I had some arthritis and a bit of eczema on my shin and after the 6 weeks my arthritis flares up less and the rash on the shin is gone. I am thankful about that since I was using a cortisone cream and I didn’t want to continue that. Friends and family started telling me how I looked refreshed and I believe with the water, green tea and healthy vegetables my skin does look more radiant. I am almost at my goal and continue to work the maintenance. I am very pleased with the results.
Marlene, Age 50
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Just to let you know, I do feel great! My back doesn’t bother me hardly at all anymore and I am able to stand for longer periods of time without my feet hurting! I am able to manage my cravings and feel great just not being controlled by them! I am seeing the loss in inches more now too and am in a pair of jeans that I haven’t been able to wear for years. Plus the legs on them aren’t so baggy like they are on my “big jeans.” My tee shirts now fit, some a bit loose, and I don’t have to stretch them out before I put them on anymore.
If I measured correctly, I think I lost somewhere in the total of 16 inches, but it hardly seems to be real and maybe I did something wrong, but I can tell I think 4” in my waist and 3” in my hips definitely, my belt is on the last hole, and it used to be on the 2nd, so 4 holes tighter! My pics aren’t the best, they are from my cell phone and my son took them but you will get the idea!
Thank you so much for your help!
Kim Strader
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Before I started the HCG diet, I weighed an all time high of 225 lbs. and was miserable. I was always tired and irritated because I was so unhappy with myself. I began the HCG diet in September of 2010 and was very hopeful, along with doubtful, that the diet would work for me. I lost a total of 25 lbs. during my cycle and felt great while doing the diet. I was afraid I would always be hungry and warned my family I would probably be irritable during my six weeks of eating only 500 calories a day. I was happy to discover that not only was I not starving all the time but I was not irritable at all and I had more energy than I thought I would. I was still able to play softball every Friday and weekend without exhausting myself.
The HCG diet is the best diet I have ever tried. I managed to keep the weight off after completing my first cycle, even during the most stressful times of my life, which included losing my job.
I am currently completing my second cycle of HCG and finally like the way I look. I currently weigh 190 lbs. and feel great. I no longer have the overwhelming cravings for sweets or greasy French fries like I once did. I continue to eat healthy and have changed my family’s views on healthy food as well. I have even been told I look much younger now, which is always good to hear. Many of my friends and family ask how I lost my weight and I am excited to tell them about the HCG diet. It also helped having a great Doctor to help me along the way. Thank you, Dr. Hicks for your time and support to get me where I am today.” February 22, 2011
Billy – 3-week program
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Just wanted to let you know well my diet has been going. It has now been almost a month since my last injection (28 days to be exact). On the day of the last injection I weighed 204 lbs. (a 29 lb. loss in three weeks) - Now I consistently weight around 202lbs. 202 is what I weighed this morning – I almost can’t believe the weight is still off!!! Rhonda and I went on a 7-day cruise during phase III of the diet. We had this trip planned for over a year or I would not have gone because I thought it would be impossible for me to stick with the diet, but it was easy with phase III because I seemed to be able to eat lots and still maintain my weight loss. I ate significant amounts of fat (lots of cheese, nuts, avocado, huge amounts of meat and fish – even bacon) I also ate lots of fruit and vegetables, including salad.
I feel great! I am still getting lots of compliments. Now, I am gaining confidence that I will be able to actually keep the weight off. About 10 days ago, I took measurements around my waist and chest and as I am building muscle my chest and gut continue to shrink.
Lydia, Age 50
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I started HCG on 01/10/11 in hopes to lose up to about 10-15 lbs. I was nervous to see if I would be able to maintain a 500-calorie diet for that long but wanted to give it a try. I found it easiest to pre-cook and prepare my food each night for the following day to make sure that I didn’t fall off track. I really enjoyed the two days of loading up, and when I went to my 3rd day on the 500-calorie diet I found that I was still very hungry. Although I was unsure if I could be this hungry for a month I kept it going for about 4 days strong and did notice about a 2 pound loss daily which I loved and made it worth it! I was still finding myself very hungry and very tired after the first 3-4 days and then I remembered Dr. Hicks saying that if I was uncomfortable at any time with my hunger to let him know, which I did and we increased my calorie intake to 800. This made a huge difference and I knew that I would be able to stick it out for the rest of the period. I lost a good 6 pounds the first week and did start to notice that I slowed down as far as weight loss, but could still see and feel that I was losing an inch which is a huge factor for what I was looking for. I was not over weight from the start, but just wanted re-shaping, which ended up being exactly what I got.
I am still in the maintenance stage, and I have not gained any weight, which I was scared of because I was increasing my calories and not longer taking the HCG. I am still feeling a change as far as the way my clothes fit and the overall appearance in my skin and shape of my body and I have lost a total of 11 pounds from the day I started. I still have a hard time to not focus on the scale, but try to make sure that I focus on the actual way I look.
I am excited to see the final result when I am done with the entire program and to continue my new life style. I would recommend HCG to anyone who is looking for a big change or even to just reshape and re-tone because it worked for me.
I was wearing a 2 to 4 with clothes “just fitting” and now depending on brand, a 0 to 2 (with my size 2′s fitting loosely throughout)!
Devon – 3-week program
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I have been on many weight loss programs from Weight Watchers, Prism (Christian weight loss program) Jenny Craig (that destroyed my HDL cholesterol, it has never come all the way back up to what it was, could be age too). As a kid I was on amphetamines twice to lose weight. HCG is the easiest way I have lost weight as the came off so easily. The HCG curbs your appetite. That is my biggest problem as I get hungry then get a headache that won’t go away. It is an easy diet to follow; it just takes time to make the food. It takes planning to have the correct food in the house. Eating out isn’t a problem if you order right.
Pat Lunsford
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HCG has changed my life. I have fought with my weight for the past twenty yrs. I am an unhappy eater; if I’m depressed I eat. I had gotten so heavy that I could hardly put on socks or tie my shoes. I hated myself was unhappy and kept on eating. I tried all the diets, Weight Watchers, Fen Fen, Adkins you name it I tried it and lost 20 lbs. on each one. Could not stay with it long enough to change my self-image. I met Dr. Hicks through some friends and thought “might as well try this one too’. Was I ever wrong! It works and works fast. I lost 46 lbs. on my first cycle– only 6 weeks. When you see results that fast you stay motivated. Lost 30lbs on second cycle. I then went 1 ½ yrs. with no noticeable weight gain!
Then I did #3 cycle and dropped another 28 lbs. Now I have to be honest, I did not stay as strict to the program as I should, but boy am I happy with the results. My energy level is through the roof. I can do anything I want and I am not tired and unhappy all the time. I have changed my eating habits, not because it is good for me but because I want to. My life is back on track and I am very happy with myself. Dr. Hicks “SAVED MY LIFE” and he can give anyone my name, phone or e-mail if they want to talk to me.
Mike B.
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I entered into the HCG weight loss program with the intentions of losing around 20 pounds. My clothes were either too tight or didn’t fit at all!
It was time for a safe, doctor directed diet and for me to get healthier. While on the diet, the amount of food was very restrictive, but I wasn’t hungry as often as I thought I’d be. The first few days were the most unusual; I found I didn’t require as much volume of food as before, and the recipes for the food I consumed were very good. After the three weeks, I had lost 30 pounds, several inches, and all of my clothes fit! I am maintaining my weight now by smart eating and exercise. If you follow the easy to understand instructions and don’t cheat, the outcome is amazing. No regrets!
Jeff K.
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