Weight Loss Program that Works

Everyone wants to look good all the time. Everyone wants the perfect body. However, with all the different types of genetic make-ups and environmental influences, not all of us a born with that perfect silhouette. It came to the point that people take for granted the excess weight and obesity that is becoming a plague among us due to the modern sedentary lifestyle and our highly processed food diet that causes more of the unnecessary nutrients to be absorbed and stored.

I use to be really big. But growing up in a society where food was a culture, you do not realize how big you really are until you manage to lose the excess weight. Over past 4 years I have been experimenting and undergoing so many different types of diets from Atkins to blood group diet to soup diet and although a lot of them do give initial results, I do not find a long term benefit until I came across HCG diet. The HCG diet involves injecting the 125 units of the HCG hormone everyday for the period of the course and eating only 500 calories a day of only fiber and protein. There is a strict carbo restriction, strict exercise restriction and if done properly would allow fat loss without sagging.

It was not an easy protocol to follow. The first time I did it, I survived, 10 days before I felt like eating my shoes. And due to starvation, I was eating more and thus gained an additional 4 kg. Then I stopped and did more research ont he protocol and then realized, it was actually an internal manipulation of our own insulin and fat metabolism pathways. So I went through the protocol and started to follow it properly. I found that, after the 2 loading days, the HCG amount would have been sufficient to curb hunger as long as I kept my insulin level plateau down and no spikes. I also realized, you have to follow the eating times strictly initially until your brain gets the idea of the whole diet (usually after the first week) and then you can modify according to your lifestyle. But perhaps the most important component is the maintenance period where you stop injecting and go on 1000 calories of the similar diet, where the 1st stage strictly, and in the second stage starch is introduced. I also experimented on fasting and on exercise and on shorter protocols to cater busy people like me. Personally, I think that at least once in your lifetime, you should do a complete 40 day program and 80 day maintenance program in order to maintain all the weight loss and silhoutte. 

So now, after 4 years of tweaking, I guess our protocol is complete and more comprehensive. I really believe it benefits everyone who are not contraindicated to use HCG. It is perhaps the safest diet in the world as the hormone leaves the body completely after 72 hours.

Benefits of Our HCG Detox Program:

1. You get to choose between 3 durations of the program, i.e. 10, 23 or 40 days. You can even start low and add on by just adding onto the cost. 

2. There is real time consultation via sms/whasapp or email if you need to ask about what to eat or any restriction or if you need rest days. We are pretty responsive to all our HCG patients as part of the service.

3. We do not provide food for HCG because we want you to learn how to eat clean on your own. However, we do provide dining out options for really busy people.

4. Weight loss usually depends on your initial size and fat content. A person with more percentage of fat tends to lose faster and more compared to a skinnier person. Weight also depends on the size of your skeletal muscles hence why men find the weight loss to be more if they were gymming before.

5. We do not allow exercise during this program except for special instances where you are already in a regime or if a certain area of fat is being targeted then we will prescribe the type of exercise we allow.

6. If followed properly, you should lose 500gms every day for the first week, then 300gms, then 100-200 grams. 

7. The most obvious change will be your silhoutte. Some people do not lose much weight but the cellulites reduce and the silhoutte improves. The good news is, this will continue even up to 6 months after initial program or more if exercise regime introduced pertaining that the program and maintenance was done correctly and you don't suddenly start to binge eat.

8. 90% of our patients who succeeded realized that they have a much lesser craving towards sugars and are more conscious about healthy eating.

9. It trains your brain to be self-conscious about what you put into your mouth, the amount of additional sugars in drinks or foods and it is a good start for people thinking of changing their lifestyle into a more healthier one.

10. It regulates menstrual cycles for most ladies with erratic cycles because it does influence the LH/FSH pathways.

11. You don't sag on this diet, because you lose fat content not protein nor muscle. Hence the protein requirement of 100 gms per meal is important.

12. Saying all this, you can still enjoy a glass of wine, or your nasi lemak sometimes after you have completely finished the whole program and maintenance without fear of regaining the same size again. Even if your weight starts to go up, we can also advise you on how to bring it down.

People also ask me isn't 500 calories too little to consume in a day? Well, in the absence of any insulin spike in the body, the HCG hormone acts as a catabolic hormone to fats where it moves out fats and burn them as fuel thus producing between 2000-3000 calories a day. So if you eat more than 500, and do not expense the calories, it will restore as fats, or the metabolism will act by reducing the amount of fats burnt. The best part is that it acts on the excess fat areas i.e. chin, arms, tummy and later thighs as usually the thighs are your physiological fat storages. 

Before I ever tried this diet I was ranging around 86kg. After the second one (the first failed), I dropped down to 78 but went back up to 82 because I didn't follow the maintenance properly. Then subsequently i did 40 days and dropped from 84 to 72. Again the maintenance was not followed well, but I just gained to 76. I tweaked the protocol so many times and I got smaller and smaller. The last time I did a proper HCG course was last January where from 72 I dropped down to 63 and now maintained around 65. It has been a year actually and I feel like going on again just as my yearly detox. The best part maybe was the fact that from an XL size 14, now, I wear dresses size 0-4.

Don't believe me. Here are two pictures of me in Bali taken in 2008 and 2016. 

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For more information or enquiries concerning our programs feel free to contact us at drmmclinic@gmail.com or whatsapp to +60123301585.

HCG diet - My experience.....

I am definitely a foodster - I love food, I love eating, and experimenting with different tastes. Friends on my Facebook see all sorts of delicious food being posted which definitely makes people drool. Unfortunately, like any other person, I tend to gain weight a lot on my excursions. The price for great food, is it so? So I decided (or was rather forced into) trying out the HCG diet - Personally I call it the anti-social diet because you have problems eating socially. When I first started, a lot of my friends and colleagues said I would quit half way... but hey, its the 26th day and I'm still on it, and I have lost a good 9 kilos which mainly is fat, I'm down at least 2 dress sizes, and my butt looks smaller. Yippee....But honestly, it requires good motivation, high discipline and consistency.

So since everybody is curious about what I have been doing, I'll explain as simply as possible.

1. What is the HCG diet?

The HCG diet was founded by Dr Simeon who discovered that low levels of HCG hormone (the one that goes up in pregnant ladies) has effects on fat metabolism and facilitates fat usage as fuel when the body is in semi-starved state. He came up with a figure, i.e. 125 iu per day and coupled it with 500 calorie diet a day. However, this effect only works when there is no increase of blood sugar level or rather insulin - hence why no form of carbohydrates are allowed. The diet is very strict and you are only allowed to eat the food on the list and that is it. Dr Kevin then made a modified version which enhanced the effect and lead to maintenance.

2. What is the real purpose of the diet?

Although reporting fat loss in grams daily is perhaps the best thing about this diet, the real function of this diet is to retrain our hypothalamus to eat properly. One of the reasons people become fat or obese is because of cravings and lacking of self-control when it comes to food. They eat regardless they are hungry or not and tend to overeat so much. Foods high in sugar, preservatives and other forms of chemicals in food nowadays causes the brain to not be able to register how much food has entered the system hence the person just keeps on eating. When you abstain from carbohydrates, junk food and fastfood, the brains receptors in the hypothalamus will resensitize again, so that you do not have much cravings. That is why, once you complete the 25 days of 500 calories diet, you have another month to slowly introduce more food with simple refine carbohydrates being last and complete ban on fast food or junk food. If you don't do this, that is why you see people on this diet acting like yoyo's and at the end, think it is just a short term treatment.

3. Is this diet safe?

According to all studies and reports, it is the safest diet in the world. However, because we prescribe hormones, you MUST be under a doctor's follow-up. It is not just for the injections supply, but also motivation, weight tracking, diet tracking and to tackle issues like ketosis and hypoglycaemia symptoms . (Yes, sometimes you get it). Some doctors also prepare the food for you to eat from their clinic with some additional charge whilst on the VLCD (500 caloric diet).

4. Is 500 calories a day enough?

Yes. The reason is because when the body utilizes in-store fat, it produces 2000-3000 kcals of energy. If you eat more than 500 calories a day, some of it will be stored hence weight loss will be affected. This is also another reason why people gain weight on this diet - it acts like a double edge sword. If you eat too much, or cheat on carbohydrates, it will restore into the body hence making you bigger. (Yes, I've tested this theory on myself).

5. Since I'm producing so much energy, should I exercise?

Despite the energy produced, we do not recommend you to do strenous exercise during the course of the injections because it can speed up ketosis symptoms and you will feel hungry. Furthermore, if you do exercise during this period, you need to continue even after the diet if not your weight will go up. Even for myself, I limit my jogging activities and I reduce my weight lifting regimes to half just to keep my exercise freak bit happy. However, after you stop injecting, I would recommend a more frequent exercise like walking and weights ideally everyday.

6. Since I can only take 500 calories a day, can I fast?

The answer is no. The reason is because, you have to eat on this diet at least between 4-6 hours if not you will go into ketosis - and have symptoms like headache, nausea, disorientation etc. Another reason is that you need to be well hydrated for the burning process to be optimized, i.e. 2-3 liters of water daily. I've tried not eating for almost 8 hours and I was so disoriented I almost hit a lamp post. I've also been dehydrated (testing) and there was reduced weight loss the next morning and I felt lethargic.

7. Injections or drops?

I would have to say injections. With injections you have an option of 23 or 42 days but with the drops you definitely must do 42 days. In terms of weight loss, the injections are much more predictable compared to the drops, less plateau if you do not cheat on the diet. But not many people like the idea of jabbing themselves everyday. Even for myself I felt exhausted of jabbing my own butt for 23 days. For my patients, some of them come to the clinic daily to get the jab. So if you are not keen for injections, which drops to take? I have my own medical pharmaceutical drops provided - so not sure about the rest.

8. What are the things I need to have at home to start this diet?

Simple things. A weigh to measure every morning after your first pee with minimal clothes on. (This is your dry weight). A kitchen weighing scale to measure your 100gms of protein a meal. (I prefer you to measure your own meal and decide what proteins to take). A non-stick pan to cook the protein. 

9. Should I be on supplements?

Yes and no. I would only recommend a multivitamin in the morning with water. Because you are going on a strict diet, you require to supplement this because if you fall sick, you cannot take much medication. I would also recommend calcium - ideally coral calcium, because you will get some cramps after the second week due to lowering levels of calcium in the body. A colon cleanse before you sleep is recommended although I only took one every 3 nights since I couldn't stand the diarrhoea I get the next morning. L-carnithine supplements before you sleep because L-carnithine make the fats more available as fuel to your body. Be careful of supplements that have a lot of sugar in it because it will disrupt the diet.

10. I'm on the diet and I have the urge to cheat - can i cheat with 1 spoon?

No. Even 1 spoon is hazardous. I was preparing lasagna for a function in my office and I took 1/2 spoon of red sauce and 1/2 spoon of white to taste. The next day, my weight went up by 400gms, and the next day it went up another 300gms despite adhering to the diet, so I drank more water and went on strictly white protein and salad - and it went down 400gms, then subsequently another 500gms. I would have lost an extra 700gms or more if I did not taste the sauces. Another time was at a dinner and I ate extra angus steak, maybe 50gms more and my weight went up, stayed up for 2 days. It takes about 2-3 days after you cheated to get back on tract. So ask yourself. is it worth cheating?

11. With so much weight loss, wouldn't I sag?

The best thing about this diet is also the fact that you lose the fat, but the hormones keep your skin tight, so you do not sag.

This is a prescriptive diet and I would recommend those interested to come in for a proper consultation with me in my clinic. For those who find me to far, you can also visit my friend Dr Kuljit at Damansara Height Wellness Clinique - the guy who actually put me up to it. He also provide food for you during this diet.

For those interested, do call my clinic at 03-21440080 for a consultation.