HCG Diet

Look up Lyle McDonald's protein sparing modified fast diet in his rapid fat loss handbook. You basically eat around 1.25g/lb of lean protein sources like skinless chicken breast, turkey, etc and take in some fish oil to meet minimum fat needs. Any carbs you take in are trace from certain veggies. You do a weekly or every other week refeed depending upon your stats. It minimizes muscle loss bc of the higher protein intake which the HCG diet lacks.
Would the hcg and phentermine accompany that sort of diet well?
 
Thx to OP for the thread. I've followed a few different forums with no luck on finding info for heavier set guys. This forum is great for ppl like myself that are on test for TRT and other options for weight loss.

I've lost weight and gained weight. I'm just a large guy. Built like a Samoan. Large frame and always carry fat on upper body but I need the strength and muscle mass for working the oilfields.

This diet gives options and reading other members posts gives new insights on different routes to go.
 
Thx to OP for the thread. I've followed a few different forums with no luck on finding info for heavier set guys. This forum is great for ppl like myself that are on test for TRT and other options for weight loss.

I've lost weight and gained weight. I'm just a large guy. Built like a Samoan. Large frame and always carry fat on upper body but I need the strength and muscle mass for working the oilfields.

This diet gives options and reading other members posts gives new insights on different routes to go.
I hate it man. Man tits, back fat and always fighting a double chin. Fat on the inner biceps and inner thighs.
 
Thx to OP for the thread. I've followed a few different forums with no luck on finding info for heavier set guys. This forum is great for ppl like myself that are on test for TRT and other options for weight loss.

I've lost weight and gained weight. I'm just a large guy. Built like a Samoan. Large frame and always carry fat on upper body but I need the strength and muscle mass for working the oilfields.

This diet gives options and reading other members posts gives new insights on different routes to go.
Yep that's me too lol also on trt. Big dude and strong enough to hold my own in or out of the gym with most other big boys. Just can't seem to shake this mid section love handle fat and small belly. I'm 6' 2" 297 right now and most do not believe me when I tell them I weigh 300 lbs they call bs. I know if I could drop some of this fat I would look bigger and feel better. It's just down right frustrating at times.
 
Phent can help with the appetite but HCG does absolutely nothing for weight loss so it's a pointless waste.
I know you're educated in a lot of things, but what makes you sure of this? Studies show it helps break down fat; then again there are other studies which say what you're saying. I would say "from experience I know the former to be true" but let's face it - anyone who drops to 500 calories per day is going to lose weight. However, another thing HCG Diet boasts is that your skin won't sag because it helps preserve muscle loss.
 
I know you're educated in a lot of things, but what makes you sure of this? Studies show it helps break down fat; then again there are other studies which say what you're saying. I would say "from experience I know the former to be true" but let's face it - anyone who drops to 500 calories per day is going to lose weight. However, another thing HCG Diet boasts is that your skin won't sag because it helps preserve muscle loss.

There is not a single well controlled study that shows HCG breaks down fat. Not one. It's so bad that even the FDA has barred HCG manufacturers from stating that HCG can aid in fat loss.

HCG does nothing to preserve muscle loss, especially on a 500cal a day diet.
 
There is not a single well controlled study that shows HCG breaks down fat. Not one. It's so bad that even the FDA has barred HCG manufacturers from stating that HCG can aid in fat loss.

HCG does nothing to preserve muscle loss, especially on a 500cal a day diet.
If natural test production is low could the effects of hcg be construed as assisting weight loss? I've seen things say that low test can attribute fat storage.
 
If natural test production is low could the effects of hcg be construed as assisting weight loss? I've seen things say that low test can attribute fat storage.

Good question.

Yes if your test is clinically low it can make it easier to get fat or make it harder to lose fat but if that is the case then your options should be attempting to restart the HPTA or going on TRT. HCG monotherapy for hypogonadism is a horrible choice.
 
Good question.

Yes if your test is clinically low it can make it easier to get fat or make it harder to lose fat but if that is the case then your options should be attempting to restart the HPTA or going on TRT. HCG monotherapy for hypogonadism is a horrible choice.
Thank you, that's good to know. Looking for options to help a family member out
 
Mostly losing weight but I believe he has low t as well. Trying to get him to go get a blood test to see, but he has low sperm count too.

Only way to know low TT is with bloodwork so keep pushing that. A full metabolic and CBC panel with LH, FSH, E2 and TT.

many different ways to diet to lose fat but the keys are consistency, calorie deficit, and adequate protein intake.
 
Only way to know low TT is with bloodwork so keep pushing that. A full metabolic and CBC panel with LH, FSH, E2 and TT.

many different ways to diet to lose fat but the keys are consistency, calorie deficit, and adequate protein intake.
One of his biggest issues is actually not eating. He will eat once or twice a day.
 
It will all come back on as soon as you stop at 500 calories with a vengeance, all these lose fat quick diets are impossible to sustain and unhealthy
 
There's nothing wrong with that really but overweight ppl tend to underreport what they eat.
He will overeat usually at night to make up for not eating. He is twice my size and lifted half the weight when i got him to go to the gym with me on shoulder day. I only had him do half the sets and reps and he couldnt lift his arms the next day and hasnt gone back with me lol that was 2 years ago
 
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