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You too can lose weight on only 500 calories a day -- don't be fooled by the claims!

For a few months now I have been quietly observing all the excitement over the HCG diet.   Its claim is that you can lose a pound a day seems very inviting to others.  We are a society of instant gratification and I know how hard it is sometimes to release pounds and inches while just eating healthy and exercising.

So along comes a claim that HCG can help you lose 1 pound a day!  Now that’s something to get excited about, right?

I rarely take a strong stance against diets, nutritional programs out there but I just have to say that with this one, it seems that “common sense” has flown out the window.

At first, I was intrigued to find out about it because losing a pound a day seems like it must be really effective, but then as I researched it more, it was like — DUH!  You have to reduce your calorie intake to 500 calories per day. 

There are many other restricitions to the diet that would cause you to lose pounds and inches. 

“What little food can be consumed is supposed to be high in protein and low in starches, carbohydrates and high-fat foods. Alcohol is forbidden, and updated versions of the diet sometimes include additional appetite suppressants, such as daily injections of phentermine or other stimulants.”

I can tell you that anyone that reduces their calorie intake this low and reduces their intake of carbs, high fats, starches and alcohol will lose weight.  But how safe is that…not to mention the “rebound” effect after you resume eating normally.  From my opinion, you have just put your body into massive “starvation mode.”   And hence, this will start all the “yo-yo” dieting urges in the body.

Now I am not a medical professional but I do have common sense and have coached 100s of others through Nutritional Cleansing for the past 8 years so I do know a lot about what works and what does not.

Also, who knows the long-term effects of pumping a pregnant women’s hormone into your body?  There are just too many unanswered questions regarding this and the results may not even be attributed to the actual injection…. like I said, most people would see drastic results with that type of regimin without HCG–but a what cost.

Do your own research.  Read about how people feel on it, the hair loss, the hunger pains, the lack of sleep, etc….

Here’s another article to get you started but go google it and I challenge you to really do your homework before you start this program.

http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/hcg-diet-look-elsewhere-for-weight-loss/

If you want to try something that is safe, organic, gets results, do-able and cost effective and will set your body up for long term success and not just immediate results and then rebound, let me know!  We have created rapid weight loss results in a clinical study but it’s with super high grade nutrition and cleansing–part of an overall total health program.

P.S.  Perfect timing!  I just got this in my email box this morning from one of my client’s Brooke, titled, “Can this be right?”

Kimber, I just weighed and measured. My husband measured me on the first day of pre-cleanse and then again today. Since Thursday morning: 9 lbs lost; 20.25 inches (with 3″ off my waist) I wouldn…’t believe it if it weren’t my body – ha!

This seems like a very simple topic, but I have been surprised as I have been helping others with their Social Media how many don’t know they can do this or even why they should!

For example, maybe you want to update your status with something that you don’t want EVERYONE who is your friend on Facebook to read.

This might be when you want to just announce something to your clients or team about your product or business and don’t want to be constantly bombarding your friends and family with what you are doing.

For example, here’s some lists I have created:

• Family
• School Friends
• Local Friends
• Church Friends
• Business Team
• Networking Friends
• Mentoring Friends (Friends who I learn lots from their post)

and many more!  You can create any kind of list.

Now, say I want to make a status update about a Team Dinner that we are having but I don’t necessarily want to have every friend on Facebook read it. Then I can create the status update and then exclude some of these lists.

Let me walk you though the process.

How to Create New List

1. Click on “Account” in upper right hand side of your FB page.  Now select “Edit Friends” from the drop down menu.
2. Now select “Create New List” at the top of the screen
3. Enter a name for your list
4. Select which FB friends you want in this list and click the blue “create list” button

Now if you have a ton of FB friends already, it might take you a while to sort through all of them, but do a little bit everyday and you will realize down the road, what a great tool this is.

How to Update Status and Exclude a List

1. Type in a Status Update on your Profile Page
2. Click on the little black “Lock” icon in the bottom right of your status bar.
3. Select “Custom” from the drop down menu
4. Now start typing the name of the list you want to exclude in the “Hide this from these people” box.

You can also do the opposite with a certain post and share the post with “Everyone” or “Friends of Friends” so more people could see a post!

This is a really handy tool if used with the right intentions and without wanting to bombard or spam others!

Here’s another great tip!  When you click on your “Home” page, now your lists are on the left hand side of your page and if you click on a List, you can just see that lists’ status updates! It sorts them for you.  So if I want to just see what’s going on with my family, now I can read all their status updates fast!

Try it out today and let me know how you like it and also what types of creative “lists” you have made.  Just drop me a note below!