I did the HCG diet and lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months.

I did the shots at home.
Diet wasn't too bad really.

The hcg makes your body think your preggers, so even on such a restricted diet it burns your baby making fat supply and your milk supply fat, it does not burn the good type fats that are used to cushion internal organs or your face.
Most baby making supply fat on women are found in the gut, thighs and butt.

I had to stop my diet though because I got pneumonia one year and the idiot doctor put me on steroids which gave me a huge food rage hunger and I gained too much back.

This year I am restocked on HCG, syringes and sterile mixing water and I am just waiting for Thanksgiving to get out of my face. Hubby always wants a huge food day and it's hard to look at a 500 calorie day when there are croissants and yams on the stove, LOL

I'll use Thanksgiving for the 3 days your supposed to over eat before beginning the shots.

And as a precaution due to winter, I have a lot of macrolide antibiotics in the fridge too.

One thing about it I will never EVER take steroids ever again! ALL I wanted to do was eat 24/7. I have never experienced a hunger rage before and it was awful!