Disappointing

[tygereye]

I have done this diet a few (3-4) times. Only the first time was really successful. The first time was real drops, worked great. Zero hunger, zero to few issues at all. Any issues I did have were rapidly fixed by Linda, whom I miss dearly, as she helped me through the next couple rounds as well.

Second round was with the synthetic drops. Horrible, horrible experience. I had constant hunger that Linda helped me through. I think I made another 30-35 days that round.

Third/fourth rounds, homeopathic drops. Still bad experiences, one of which I started massive hives that wouldn't go away for anything. One of these rounds I only did 3-5 days on the drops because they flared right back up again after starting them.

Why I am doing another round is beyond me. Here I am, day 2 of VLCD and I'm STARVING to the point of stomach cramping. I KNOW I loaded well. I'm drinking my recommended water, plus a TON more, and tea. I feel tired, lethargic, and HUNGRY. All. The. Time. Within 5-10 minutes of eating, I'm starved again. I don't get it. I have tried a couple of things that Linda had suggested, and will continue to try them. In the hopes that SOMETHING will work.

I am also horribly disappointed in how this forum went from awesome help, to ghost town. I don't want to call the call center. I have done that before and gotten advice that CLEARLY went completely against the original diet that I studied and researched for 3 years before attempting my first round.

I know that the original diet and drops work. I've experienced it first hand. I just hope I can survive another 45-60 days of this without being hospitalized for malnutrition or something crazy like that. I don't think I will bother with the last planned round. Nor will I recommend this product or site to ANYONE ever again.

[tygereye]

Today a half pound gain for no reason. WHERE IS THE FREAKING SUPPORT HERE?!?!?!?!?!

[Sadie]

Hi Tygereye -

We are definitely here and we are available on the phone lines as well, even though you stated above you would not like to use that support option.

We are here to help. We've had great results with the product we have currently. It's the same product we have had since May 2013. The product before that was unfortunately discontinued because the laboratory that was being used was no longer manufacturing the HCG drops. These drops are the same formula and concentration. The only difference is the 3 added amino acids which help with support.

Has your hunger subsided at all? How is this round going? You've done a few rounds, but how long do you typically go on maintenance between rounds? We are definitely here to help and we check the forum regularly. I do have our IT department checking into why these posts didn't pop up on my end until now, but you are always more than welcome to call the support line if needed. Unfortunately we have found that once people do the HCG diet a few times, they no longer look for added support such as our community. It's not as busy on here as it used to be because a lot of our customers are repeat customers, who know the diet really well and don't feel they need the support they once did. If you do receive information that you feel is not correct when calling our phone number, please let me know so I can look into this further. We stick by Dr. Simeons Pounds And Inches, and that's the protocol we recommend through and through.

But we are here to help if you have any other questions.

Sadie