Thread: One more go?

The advantage of HCG over IF fasting is that HCG targets the visceral and abnormal fat stores. That's why people's shapes can change after HCG. Other forms of dieting do help you lose fat, but you lose more subcutaneous fat and some muscle as well. The HCG preserves muscle mass.

Personal testimony: I have a defined waist and a smooth legline now, which was never part of my body shape before, even when thin.

We can help you with mixing and dose adjustment if you decide to give HCG another try.

Hi slimb. I wanted to chime in and second what Leez says about hcg targeting the different types of fat stores than other forms of dieting. I've also tried many other diets in the past, but NONE of them ever got rid of the fat on my hips and thighs. With hcg, those places were where I lost first and the most.

We are happy to help step you through mixing. Just post when you need help.

On the borage oil powder, it just depends on the amount. A tiny oil capsule like vitamin D3 will not derail the protocol, but several of those gigundo fish oil caps probably will. If it is a larger amount and you feel you must continue with it, you may be able to compensate somewhat by using the seafood options as your proteins, as they are lower in fat than the chicken breast.

Since HCG is a hormone protocol, adding other hormones could throw things off balance. However, some have continued BHRT and other therapies during P2 and still lost, just slower.

I also wondered if I can forgo the 2 breadsticks to increase protein more similar to a protein sparing modified fast. I know that too much protein can spike insulin as well, so if it's not a good idea just tell me so.

Although you can eliminate whatever you wish from the P2 menu, there is no reason to eliminate the breadsticks in an attempt to make the protocol work better. It will not. Your body is going to lose at its own rate on HCG. Combining it with another program is not going to make it work faster. You might also consider this statement from the protocol in the section about the menu item choices:

When local conditions or the feeding habits of the population make changes necessary it must be borne in mind that the total daily intake must not exceed 500 calories if the best possible results are to be obtained, that the daily ration should contain 200 grams of fat-free protein and a very small amount of starch.

If the bac water vial is glass, then yes. If plastic, then no. You don't want your HCG mixture sitting in plastic for the length of its use.

Originally Posted by Leez

If the bac water vial is glass, then yes. If plastic, then no. You don't want your HCG mixture sitting in plastic for the length of its use.

Oh dang. Mine is in plastic. What is the reasoning of the glass vs plastic? Maybe I should draw into syringes and freeze?

Glass is inert. Plastic breathes and leaches things.

It is safer to keep your mixture in glass.

Make sense. Thank you. Do you think putting them in the syringes and freezing a better option?

I would order some sterile glass vials and transfer to those. It should be ok in the bac water bottle for a few days.

Some have success with freezing pre-filled syringes and using later, but others don't. So that would be my second choice.