How to get REAL HCG for injections

I was just made aware that the link I had previously provided to buy pharmaceutical grade HCG online (Pharmacy Escrow) has changed. The company is now called EscrowRefills.com. According to one of my readers, "They still sell REAL Hcg (pharmaceutical grade) from overseas and deliver to the USA. I just bought some again through them. VERY INEXPENSIVE!! People should go online and Google it first to get hold of a CID number (Customer ID number) of a previous user in order to get in."


Here is a video of "HCG Chica" explaining how to do it. Her CID number is 272860 - Enter that code into the "invitation" box.

Juice Fasting - Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

Watch Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead Now

The other day I watched this movie on Hulu. I used to juice a lot before I met my husband. I was trying to recall why I stopped juicing and then I remembered... "Oh yeah, my husband's a chef." (lol) I am not doing the HCG diet right now. I'm trying to eat mostly from the phase 3 protocol but I do drink beer, eat ice cream and have the occasional slice of bread or bun. It's summer. I have a hard time resisting "normal" food unless I am currently committed full-time to a full blown diet. I'm definitely feeling fatigued and my skin has seen better days. I was inspired by this movie. I think I am going to give it a whirl.

He never really tells you exactly what is in his juice so I did some Googling and found his main recipe. If you'd like to try this along with me, here's what you need to know.

This juice recipe is good for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you want to juice once and have enough for two servings, double it. You can make juice in one big batch in the morning and bring enough with you to work to get you through the day until you return home. Transport the juice in any BPA free container and store in a refrigerator. Shake well before drinking. Juices taste best when freshly made. It's always best to make and drink your juice right away as juice does not store for more than 8 hours.

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead's Green Juice:

• 6 leaves Kale
• 2 cups Spinach
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 4 stalks Celery
• 2 Apples
• 1” Ginger root

Calories: 180
Protein: 12 g
Fiber: 1 g

You can substitute pear for apples if you want. Use 1 to 2 apples or pears per juice. Lemon, lime, mint and ginger root can be added to any juice.

Each juice should will be anywhere from 16 oz to 32 oz.


Remember to continue to drink water throughout the day. Juice does not replace water intake. You still need to drink at least 3 liters of water everyday.

I'm going to start by trying this for 3 days. Eventually I'd like to work myself up to 10 days, then 15 and perhaps 30!

Joe Cross, the guy in the movie, lost well over 100#. He did this for 60 days. (Always check with your doctor before trying any kind of juice fast. He was well monitored.) At the end of the movie it says that he maintains by eating a "healthy diet" and every 3 months he does another juice fast for 15 days.

I wonder if in preparation for the HCG diet a quick 3-day juice fast before jumping into Phase 1 would help to optimize the system. Hummm... something I'll have to try.

If you're looking for the juicer he used in the movie, check out the widget below. (I already have a juicer. The Omega-3000!) I've also included links to some BPA free bottles that I think will work nicely to transport the pre-made juice in. I'm or ding the orange 22-ounce version.

Creating The Perfect Glass of Kombucha

Barware:

• Strainer
• Glass (Tall, Tumbler or Rocks)
• Stir Spoon
• *Re-usable Straw (Plastic, Glass or Stainless Steel) 

Ingredients:

• 1 Part Jody’s Booch (Kombucha)
• 2 Parts **Sparkling or Flat Premium Water
• Ice
• *Garnish

Directions:

1.  Strain 1 part chilled booch into glass over ice.
2.  Add 2 parts chilled sparkling or flat water.
3. Stir.
4. *Add garnish.
5. Enjoy.

*Optional

**Jody prefers her booch sparkling.

Q&A with Jody - MY CONVERSATION WITH A READER

Hi there everybody! I'm sorry for not posting in a long time. Moving is a b#tch. I still have not set up my office! Bear with me a little while longer. I'll be back in the saddle soon. Until then...

I recently got an email from one of my readers. I decided to post my response/conversation with him as these questions are commonly asked. He had sent this originally as a comment on a post but somehow my answer was never posted. "A glitch in the matrix," as they say.  To give you all more context... The beginning of this post is from that original comment a few weeks ago and the end is where they are at now. Do you have questions? Leave a comment on this post.  -jdy

MY CONVERSATION WITH A READER

First off let me say that there are so much conflicting and confusing things out there on the hCG diet and protocols and it seems the more you look, the more you get confused concerning what is the real way to do it. 

Yes this is true. I follow the "A New Me" program. www.iamanewme.net This is an updated version of the original HCG diet from the 50s and allows for some things that other HCG diets do not. For instance I can have up to 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil a day. You can find the full details of their protocol here:

PHASE 1 & 2: http://www.hellojody.com/2010/05/my-story-hcg-diet-food-list-and-some.html

PHASE 3: http://www.hellojody.com/2011/02/revised-new-mes-hcg-diet-phase-3-rules.html

Your blog has been really informative though and so far the best thing that I have found concerning realistic, easy to follow information. 

Thanks. This is why I started this diet blog (or changed the focus of it) because there was not much information out there when I started my first round in December 2009.

My wife and I are on our first round 40 day round of Phase 2. 

Wow! That is a long round for your first time. I try to stick to 25 days of phase 2. "I can do anything for 25 days" is one of my mantras that helps me get through those strict days of only 500 calories.

We are taking the sublingual drops under the tongue 

I have never done the drops. I have always done the pharmaceutical injections. I tell you this because I don't know if there could be a difference in protocol and results based on the type of HCG you take. 

and have had great results I have lost 40 lbs and my wife has lost 28 lbs so far. 

Great!

We are now only days away from entering into Phase 3 and want to make sure that we do it right so we do not destroy all the work we have done on Phase 2.

Good plan.

First off, when entering Phase 3 do we use the weight of the final day of the 500 cal/day

No. You use the weight you were on the morning of your last dose of hcg.

I made a diet chart detailing this: http://www.hellojody.com/2011/04/hcg-diet-chart.html

 diet as our set weight for phase 3 or the weight on the last day we take the drops even though we may still lose some more weight over the last 72 hours of eating the 500 cal diet?

Yes you may and can lose more weight but you don't want to go over the weight you weighed on the morning of the last day of your last dose.

During Phase 3 is it true that you can not gain or lose more than 2 lbs from your set weight at the end of Phase 2?

It depends on where you are with your weight loss goals. If you finish at your goal then don't go over or under. If you still have more to lose then you can.

I have a lot more to lose so I would like to continue to lose if possible.

Go for it. :-)

When you do get to your ideal weight, do phase 3 maintenance for another 21 days after that… make sense?

In your post of the updated foods and rules for phase 3 from "A New Me" it gives daily caloric intake for maintaining weight and if you want to keep losing. 

Right.

Why would this be listed if you are not supposed to move more than 2 lbs in either direction from your set weight leaving phase 2?

Because on the plan I follow you can lose in P3.

In the post above you said that your clinic recommends following the Phase 3 eating plan for 5 days then on the 6th day you can have whatever you want followed by an apple day. 

That is after you are done with phase 3. This is an option/plan for the rest of your life. 

This sounds great to us as the free day would allow you one day to eat your favorite foods and not worry about the diet and would also be incentive to keep going instead of getting burned out and never getting to eat any of your favorite foods. 

Exactly. Just don't eat that way until you complete 21 days of phase 3.

Is this only for after reaching your goal weight and entering into a life phase of maintaining?

Yes.

Sorry this post is so long. 

No problem at all. Happy to help.

We are now 16 days into P3 now and have not had to do a steak day at all. In fact it is very hard to keep from losing weight.

If you have more to lose, then lose.

When entering P3 we figured our BMR and activity level and came up with what our caloric intake should be and started into it at a little more than a third of our total. Then in the next week bumped it up and then into the third week we will try to go to our full caloric level. Just trying to figure out how if you are stable at a lower level of calories, how you will not gain if you increase your calories.....Does not compute.

You can never go back to eating the way you ate before you started the HCG diet. You have to always be aware of the fuel you put into your body.

We are both going on a second round and then I will have to go on a third and fourth round as well.

Good luck! I need to get back on it myself. I recently moved and still don't have my house unpacked. Too many competing priorities. I have been able to maintain though, which is good.

Our plan is to after the 21 days of P3 to move into a P4 phase adding some sugars and starches a little at a time 

Only one day a week.

for another 21 days before going into another round. Not sure if this is necessary, 

According to the plan I follow, you can start a new round of HCG after 21 days of being off of it.

like I said there is so much contradictory information out there.

Where do you get your HCG from? Don't they have a program for you to follow? Did you get a prescription? You should have received guidance from the business/clinic you got it from.

Then when starting a new round not sure if you do a two day gorge P1 or straight into P2 again.

Yes you do. Download this diet chart:

http://www.hellojody.com/2011/04/hcg-diet-chart.html

I have a lot more questions but I will not overwhelm you all at once.

I have a ton of information already posted. You should read everything linked on this page:

http://www.hellojody.com/p/hcg-posts.html

If you still have questions after reading all of that, ask away!

-Jody

HCG Phase 3 Rules and Food List Card

Laminated Phase 3 Food List Card Front
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I get more questions about the phase 3 rules and food list than any other phase of the diet. I, myself, forget what is allowed and not allowed.

Lance and Gigi at the A New Me clinic recently revamped their rules and food list in order to give people even more clarity, structure and results. You can find that information here. Phase 3 is really important to the overall success of the HCG diet as this is when your hypothalamus resets to your new lower weight. You don't want to cheat or mess up. Phase 3 is also the food list you should mostly stick to even post the HCG diet. Lance and Gigi recommend you follow these rules for 5 days, eat whatever you want on the 6th then do an apple day on the 7th day. Repeat.

In an effort to follow their advice I ended up making myself and my husband a pocket sized food list sheet. We use it whenever we go grocery shopping and dine out. Hence the inspiration for the creation of this card. For a mere $3.99 donation, including shipping, you can own one to. Click the "Buy Now" button below to get yours.

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HCG Phase 3 Food List Card Back
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How Long Do You Wait in Between HCG Diet Rounds?

This is the #1 question I get from people. I can see why. When I did a search on this topic I found there is a lot of conflicting direction around this topic. All I can say is that I follow the guidance of the A New Me clinic in Redondo Beach, CA. In their version of the diet, phase 3 is only 21 days or 3 weeks long. If I have more weight to lose, I start taking HCG injections the day after I finish phase 3. I do a load day (phase 1) and I inject. Download My Diet Tracker


Phase 1: 2 days of loading w/HCG
Phase 2: 25 days of 500 cal/day w/HCG
Phase 3: 21 days of 12-1500 cal a day w/o HCG
-repeat all 3 phases until desired weight loss has been achieved-


This schedule has worked just fine for me. After 2 or 3 rounds of this schedule, I do tire of the strict food guidelines. However, when they are stuck to, I have always lost weight. Other places out there on the web say wait 6 weeks in between rounds. I can see how 6 weeks might work to help eleviate burn out on the protocol. It could also be that the pharmaceutical HCG mixes may not be consistent from clinic to clinic. Different brands may tend to vary in strength. If the clinic you go to said to wait 6 weeks then I would follow their direction. If you can't wait that long and want to get back to losing weight, try restarting after 3. As always, do what works you.

How Long Do Miracle Noodles Last in the Fridge?

Recently I was asked, "How long do miracle noodles last in the fridge? There is no expiry date so I don't know how long they've been in the store either."

On the packages I get, there is an expiration date. They usually last a year in storage. As you can see, mine have expired. I buy my Miracle Noodles from my local health food store, Rainbow Acres, directly from the manufacturer or from Amazon. If you don't see a date on yours, take a Sharpie and write the date you brought them home plus a year.

Now in terms of storage after they have been cooked, the package insinuates that they should be eaten immediately and stored  only when necessary. In other words, prepare only what you plan on eating.  When we do have to store them, because in Phase 2 you are only allowed to eat 1/2 a bag in one day,  I usually eat the rest the following day. Gerard, resident chef and husband, thinks that  there are two different shelf lives for them. If the noodles are packaged in sauce, such as in our Phase 2 Chicken Vindaloo, it will keep longer (2 days) versus if they were just blanched and stored without being in any liquid (1 day).