I saw it. I don't think its a good idea myself. Too many side effects for different people. Just not worth it.

There was a huge post on the diet forum about it last year. i think it sounds horribly dangerous. I would never take or inject an un-needed hormone without knowing the side effects. Just sounds bad to me, but I didn't see the show.

Yes I watched it. My thoughts are how dangerous this could be? I'm not much on putting meds in my body unless it is something that I can't live without.

Never .... ever! But.....I've eaten 500 calories a day with vitamin supplements and protein shakes. I lost a pound a day that way....

I have a friend that has done this. She was thrilled with the results. I don't think I could do it.

Just eating the prescribed 500 calories a day will defintely make you lose a pound a day. The whole thing sounds dangerous to me.

Seemed to be all the rage in my church circles. Once the diet ended, everyone gained it back. Of course!

Eat less, exercise more. It's proven to work.

The thing I am most surprised about is I usually like the way Dr Oz handles things "too good to be true".
I was stunned that he remained so neutral on the subject when it clearly seems to me a quick method, but in no way does it seem sustainable.
I do not want to judge too quickly. I have not tried, nor do I know anyone that has done the program so I'll sit back and wait...

Who cares how fast you lose it if you can't sustain it? Nobody could live on so little calories forever, and I don't believe for one second it can be healthy for your body to eat so little. Slow and steady wins the race. :)

The article below cites studies that say it doesn't work.

Here is a link that might be useful: HCG diet studies

Yep, losing weight is a math problem. You have to expend more than you take in. At 500 calories a day, you would definitely lose weight, but that is not enough calories to stay healthy for very long.
I'd rather struggle the weight down than get a hormone shot, but everyone is different.

I didn't see the show. But no way would I get shots voluntarily.

I watch him quite a bit and I often wonder why he doesn't get sued by some of the companies.

I personally wouldn't do that to try to lose weight. I can't imagine that it is healthy. I agreed with the ones that said we should eat a minimum of 1200 caloris a day. I lost 42 pounds that way. Am not losing now but not getting the exercise in the winter time, either.

I saw my ds #2's teacher. She says she has lost 40 lbs doing it. She gets a nasal spray and not a shot. I wouldn't try this method, but she does look great.

I can't believe a heart surgeon would have anything good to say about a starvation diet of this type. Neutral my rat's patootie. Oz is a moron. A dangerous one due to his cult like following.

Most of these reviews/responses are from people that only read and hear what they want to hear about the "HCG" diet, and probably anything else they don't understand! I think they missed the part about the maintenance program "resetting" your metabolism, and of course encouraging healthy eating and exercise. I think the reason why Dr. Oz stayed neutral is because it works! I will not tell you it is right for everyone, but I will tell you it works 100% of the time, for 100% of the people that do the program correct, how do I know...I have personally lost 110 pounds in 135 days, have contributed to a book on HCG, and have helped well over 100 people. I am not selling you anything, or even giving out my name, simply want people to understand that this works, but only if you are willing to give it a chance to owrk; otherwise find a program that works for you, either way quit posting ignorant posts and possibly disuading people from this or any other program that may help them, especially when you do not understand it! I wish everyone success, whether you choose the HCG program or not on a happy healthy life, and lifestyle!!...TJM

Nothing like a true believer.....

If someone eats only 500 calories a day (a very bad idea, IMO), why would they need a hormone?

The whole thing sounds like a bad idea. A pregnancy hormone is not naturally-occurring outside of pregnancy, and therefore I'd be suspicious. Beyond suspicious.

Any diet/exercise regime where you are burning more calories than you are intaking will work 100% of the time for 100% of the people. That is how our physiology works. There is nothing special about that.

Unfortunately, keeping up healthy eating and exercise on a long term basis (enough to lose or maintain weight) is difficult for many people because humans are creatures of habit and we easily slide back to we're used to doing.

either way quit posting ignorant posts and possibly disuading people from this or any other program that may help them, especially when you do not understand it! I wish everyone success, whether you choose the HCG program or not on a happy healthy life, and lifestyle!!...TJM

You have got to be kidding, right, TJM? What's there to understand? You either inject, ingest or inhale a hormone that only occurs when a woman is pregnant and eat 500 calories a day and you want us to believe this is safe and that we are ignorant for questioning it. Give me a break. Let me know how great this "diet" is 2 years from now when you have regained all your weight back and are suffering from the unknown consequences of HCG.

Obviously eating right and exercising is the best thing to do but I truly believe that for many people, weight problems do go beyond that.. and even if they follow a good diet and exercise, they continue to be overweight. I wouldn't doubt that in some cases hormones are "off" or other health problems are contributing to unexplained weight gain (or weight loss).

I'm not at all for fad diets..but adjusting hormones (if need be) doesn't necessarily sound like bad medical advice if a doctor is prescribing it for a particular person. Now the 500 calorie diet is another thing... I didn't see the show...so not sure what good that would do...other than maybe to unboot or restart someone's metobolism.