Notes from Les Berenson MD –
Note: The 2nd bottle I used was defective. I found myself very hungry
(not my experience the first few weeks) and minimal weight loss.
I got the bottle replaced and THAT DAY the hunger stopped,
so the HCG was a bad batch.
Notes about Immunity and plateaus – IMPORTANT :
A) First 3 days of injections – critical to follow Simeon’s protocol and
eat as much fatty food as possible – eat to capacity, other wise these people tend to have minor discomforts and do not have the
same euphoric sense of well being until about a week later.
B) The 3 days AFTER your LAST injection, the HCG will still be in your system to it’s crucial to remain on the 500 cal. diet during the 72 hrs.
after your last injection.
Simeons says - If you have any trace of HCG left in your system & you start to eat “normally” you’ll put on weight alarmingly at end of treatment.
Minimum weight to lose is 15 pounds requiring 26 days of 23 injections. (injected daily). Even in mildest cases of obesity, the hypothalamus
requires 3 weeks rest from maximal exertion to which it has been previously subjected in order to regain its “NORMAL” fat storing capacity.
Once these patients with minimal weight to lose, , lose all their abnormal fat, they become very hungry, in spite of continued injections.
So as soon as normal weight is reached (if before the 3 weeks),
they are put on 800 – 1000 cal. The weight usually remains the same
for the rest of treatment and then they must also go through the phase 3
for 21 days restricting carbohydrates to retrain the brain hypothalamus.
Everyone else with more than 15 pounds to lose – maximum injections
is 40 and NEVER allow a patient to lose more then 34 pounds at a time
without a break. (Usually injected 6 days / week to postpone immunity). If one has more than 40 pounds to lose, it takes 6 wks before the immunity is lost, and HCG become fully effective. With immunity the patient feels very hungry (much different than the working HCG). If immunity develops before the 40 injections, the protocol must be stopped at once, other wise one will become weak and hungry and any further weight lost will be at expense of normal fat stores. Normal fat is instantly REGAINED as soon as one returns to a free diet.
If additional weight is to be lost
At the end of a period of injections (around 40) there is a risk of developing immunity to the HCG and why there is so much written in these documents and should not be taken lightly. (See Simeons -Pounds & Inches pages 47, 48).
Dr. Simeons notes that as we get close to using up our abnormal fat or the injections has lost it’s efficacy 0ne will feel more hungry and even weak.
To tell what has happened, Dr. Simeons recommends an extra apple,
extra 150 grams protein during the 3 days AFTER the last injection.
When abnormal fat is NOT being put into circulation because of immunity or being consumed, the patient gets very hungry. The body then starts consuming normal fat and this is regained as soon as ordinary feeding is resumed.
(the 2-3 pounds just lost is regained.) The weight at which a patient must stabilize is this 2-3 pounds heavier than the lowest weight reached at end of treatment. Further difficulties rarely arise after this readjustment is made.
My experience - I realized I had hit immunity the last day. I really wanted to get to 1 more pound off (40 pounds) although I reached my goal weight the day before (175) 39 pounds. I had been a little hungrier the last few days and felt this was my getting to the point I was going to be able to eat again.
My weight had also been a little constant the last few days.
When I realized this was immunity, reread Simeon’s manual and Trudeau’s book for ideas. I prepared for a steak day even thought I essentially don’t eat red meat. Simeons’ says we may be getting close to protein deficiency and
indeed I was a little weaker than normal (still jogged and went to yoga regularly). Technically this was supposed to be 72 hours of 500 calories / day after my last injection as the HCG is still in my system. For this situation of immunity, Simeons recommends a ton of essentially protein and since this was my 1st day to eat I said lets go for it. I had steak twice, salmon, turkey, eggs, salad and the usual ton of various teas. I made the mistake Trudeau says to never weight yourself during the day – duh and my weight had shot up to 185 (10 pounds gain) with all this food. I was puzzled about what was going on until the next morning when I weighed I was 176 !!
Simeon’s says your body readjusts and as the body is given protein,
the body excretes a lot of water it is holding onto with the protein deficiency. This is pretty exciting. Again the only reason I broke the protocol and stopped the 3 days of 500 calories was I was in immunity and I don’t recommend others to do the same. I present my situation here to clarify plateaus and
immunity for others experiencing similar situations.
