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CHAPTER 1:

DEE FISH: HOW I LOST 54 POUNDS

My husband and I had an amazing time dancing and toasting the New Year at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. But the next morning, when I started to download photos from the party on the computer, I had one thought.

I looked disgusting.

At 5-foot-2, 179 pounds and up 40 pounds in just a few years, I hadn’t seen myself in a photograph in a while. For some reason, it crystallized for me how out of control my weight had gotten.

I started gaining weight in 2007 after my grandmother, the woman who raised me had died. Then I was involved in a bad car accident in 2009 which didn’t help matters. I was so depressed and I was eating out all the time. I had built my entire social life around the next meal.

I was ashamed of myself. I needed to do something.

I started walking five miles a day and lost 10 pounds. It was really painful though because of my injuries from the car accident. One week I actually gained a pound!

Then I found out about hCG. I was completely skeptical at first. My husband and I made an appointment with Sonia my doctor’s hCG diet nurse and coach. She told us I should lose 30 to 35 pounds in about 6 weeks. That was a half a pound a day at least.

“Was that possible?” I asked.

“Yes, you can do it!” Sonia told me.

We grilled the nurse for 45 minutes, fired question after question at her. Why had I not heard of this diet before? Where had it come from? Would I lose fat or muscle? She had an answer for everything. I couldn’t decide whether she was a really good salesperson or just truly passionate about this diet. It all seemed too good to be true.

As we walked out, my husband told me there was no way I could do the diet described and not lose muscle. But I decided to try it. What did I have to lose?

I didn’t like needles so I decided to take the hCG sublingually, which means that every morning I’d squeeze drops under my tongue and keep them there for a minute until it absorbed.

The first few days, I was told to load up with food. It scared me to eat so much but I went to Carrabba’s, Bonefish Grill, IHOP and even got a pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

On day 3, I started the low-calorie diet that I would maintain while taking the hCG. I was allowed just 800 calories a day. That day, I ate grapefruit and egg whites in the morning, 4 ounces of tilapia and a salad for lunch and a small portion of chili made with organic beef plus broccoli and applesauce for dinner.

On day 4, I was amazed when I weighed myself. I had lost 4 pounds! By day 8, I wrote in my journal: “Exciting, down eight pounds!” From then on, I was like, hah, this is great.

During the first few days of taking the hCG, I had missed certain things; breads, pastas, ice cream and most of all….creamer in my coffee. But I found that I wasn’t hungry at all. Some days I had to force the food down.

As I continued the diet, I didn’t lose the weight as fast but I was still dropping a half pound a day on average.

By day 30, my husband’s birthday, I was down 22 pounds. I had stayed away from people mostly in the beginning but now I was getting out and they were noticing. Some of my friends thought I was sick because I’d lost so much weight so fast. I told them, “No, I’m on the hCG diet.” Some of them were so impressed they got started on it too.

The worst day was Easter dinner. My family – I’m married and have two daughters, ages 15 and 10 – gathered at my sister’s house. I brought strawberry shortcake and I couldn’t have any of it. I had to pull containers of chicken and vegetables from my purse. But I got through it because I was determined.

I have to say that the hardest part of this diet was accepting the fact that I was losing so much weight. I know that sounds crazy but I couldn’t believe it.

It changed the way I viewed food. It changed the way I prepared food. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be.

The last day I took the hCG, I weighed 136 pounds. I had lost 33 pounds.

For 72 hours, I stayed on the low-calorie diet. Then, I was allowed to increase my calories to 1,500 and expand what I ate. For example, instead of being allowed to eat only white fish, I could now eat salmon.

I stayed on that phase of the diet for 21 days and didn’t gain any weight.

At the end of that, I decided it was time to go shopping. I’m a real estate agent and I was having a real hard time finding clothes to wear to work that didn’t look like a potato sack on me.

So I went to the mall. It was in JC Penney that I had this really great moment. I found some nice black dress pants but I didn’t know what size to bring in the dressing room.

I had been a size 14 before the diet. I tried a size 9 but there was way too much room in the waist.

I tried a size 7. Still too big.

As I pulled the size 5’s up around my waist, I was shocked to find there was actually room to spare in those pants. I looked in the mirror and turned around. I couldn’t believe it. I burst into uncontrollable tears right there in the dressing room by myself. It had been such a long time since I had looked good in anything.

Then I ran out of the dressing room to find my husband proud.

I was shocked at my last office visit when I was told that I lost 9 inches in my waist with this diet. It made me realize that everything I did to get here was worth it.

After losing all this weight, I feel more comfortable around my husband. I went out and bought my first bikini in years. I used to be so embarrassed to show my body that I wouldn’t even go swimming at the beach. I would wear tank tops and shorts.

Today I weigh 123 pounds. My total weight loss has been 54 pounds and now I am wearing a size 2. I bought my first pair of low waist jeans. After making the commitment by following through on this diet, I can honestly say it has changed my life. This diet really works. If you have a desire to do it, it will work for you.

MORE TESTIMONIALS

“I thought you would like to know about my results from following the protocol.”

“Here is the spreadsheet which daily tracks and graphs my weight loss for fat, water and muscle/bone/organs.”

“I used an electronic scale which is capable of measuring each. As you can see, I lost almost 36 pounds, the bulk of which was fat! I had no loss of muscle by percent of body weight, and actually increased my hydration significantly. Amazing! Also, my energy levels are through the roof. I’m back to playing competitive tennis, I’ve been off of all medications for over three months - I no longer suffer from acid reflux/chronic heartburn, depression, high blood pressure.”

SincerestRegards,

Larry

“I started on July 12, 2007 weighing at 2 pounds now today I weigh 159 pound That is 82 pounds! I’m 38 and have n weighed 159 since I was a sophomo in high school. I did 3 rounds of hCG a finished in April 2008. To date I fluctua between 158 and 162 pounds. I ha tried most of the weight loss program out there and none compares to this. I tell everybody about it and 3 of my friends have started it now. My life has never been so great!” Brian

“The hCG Diet Program has been the best dieting experience. I’ve struggled with weight issues all my life and I’ve tried every type of diet - Atkins, Weight Watchers, Slim-fast, various diet pills and the list goes on. Sometimes I would lose weight, even up to 40 or 50 lbs., sometimes none but I ALWAYS regained whatever I lost and then some. On the hCG diet I lost 25 lbs. in the first round. I was only mildly hungry for the first 3-4 days then the hunger was gone and I felt really good. The weight loss was very steady - it’s very motivating to see the scale going down significantly every day. The very best part and what convinced me that this program works is that for the 21 days after the last injection, my weight stayed absolutely steady. I re-introduced a variety of foods including wine and didn’t gain a pound. Dr. Odom is great. She’s patient in explaining the program and truly supportive of everyone’s efforts and needs. I could not have asked for a better all-around experience. I’m very anxious to start my next round and continue losing.”

Barb

“I made it all the way through Phase II including the 3-day weaning period of coming off the injections. I’m proud to say I did not cheat even a teeny bit the entire time, (and I have tried many diets, believe me). My scale consistently showed an average loss of one-half pound per day all the way to the last day of injections. On the last day of my injections, I weighed 139.8 pounds. Before the first injection I weighed 166.8. So my total Phase II weight loss was 27 pounds!!!! I can’t thank you enough for everything. My weight has stabilized at 138 and I’m a happy girl! Not bad for a 51 year old.”

Anita

“I completed my six weeks round of hCG and completed the three week maintenance with tremendous results. I am now in Phase 4 which is maintaining your weight for the rest of your life. I was on a 7 day cruise last week and am probably the only person that came back having LOST a pound vs. gaining any weight. This program really does work.”

Dru