Hi. Wish I had found this before I started MRC.
 

I see that HCG is a prohibited topic. All I want to say is that I'm on it and I hate hate hate it! Really wish I had found this site before I joined MRC, but I went off my neighbor's experience and ignored my own misgivings.

Anyhoo....I did really well on the preconditioning. It was a livable, doable plan. I lost weight, felt satisfied & full of energy. The past two weeks have been dreadful!!! The menu is so BORING & so unenjoyable that I would prefer to be fasting than eat the things on this plan. Heck, all they had to do was tell me that eggs were required & I never would have done it! I hate eggs! And no, I am not going to choke them down for 4 weeks.

The ladies at my MRC are not supportive in a way that makes me appreciate their "support". I feel criticized. I plateaud on 800 calories after 1 week, but you know, it can't be the diet...it's all me...my fault. I'm not doing something right. One lady says I'm not eating enough and another tells me to cut back to 750. Both tell me "that's why you're not losing". The woman today "excused" me for not bringing my menu in with me, but warned that she would get "ugly" if I did it again. I graduated from Kindergarten a long time ago, thank you.

Soooo...I'm trying to look past all the nonsense & dreaded dreadfulness...and turn this into a success. I really want to lose this weight. I have already lost 40 lbs on my own and maintained for almost 2 yrs, but I was looking for a jumpstart to work on losing more.

I'm sitting here contemplating stopping the HCG right now & doing the preconditioning plan again for the next two weeks until I move into MetaSlim. I feel like I gave up all control over my diet & weight loss rather than obtaining the support & tools I really needed.

I'm a little discouraged, but I'm hanging in one way or another.

Anne-Marie

Hi Anne-Marie

I'm new too, but I don't know what HCG is . . . hmmm, I guess I'm still learning . . . I just started a few months ago. My philosophy is move more, eat less, and eating less is more of making better choices. I still allow myself 5 dark chocolate hershey kisses a day. (this is more psychological for me). good luck with everything

Diane

Hi and welcome to 3FC.

Good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

I posted this in the wrong place. This is directly related to Metabolic Research Center.

Hey, I lost 40 lbs and NEVER denied my chocolate craving. I allowed myself a few chocolate covered almonds or mini peanut butter cups every day. It helped me feel normal & not restricted to the point of insanity.

You have got to find something that you can stick to for the long haul... if it was the other steps of that diet then go back to it. I can't stand crazy restrictive diets and I have heard that HCG thing is crazy... Good Luck!

What a terrible experience! Good luck moving forward. I am definitely not one that can handle being told exactly what to do with food(or anything!) so I totally feel you.

Welcome! Your threads will find their way to the correct places. Good luck with your goals. I am not sure what HCG is, but Everybody is different, and if I have learned anything, it is that If you can't sustain this past your goal date, then it is a DIET, and not a permanent change. Looking forward to hearing your successes.