Testimonials
These were taken last Sunday, weight 169.
This morning I weighed 166.4 which represents a total weight loss of 33.5. Total inches lost is 39.5. Following testimonial is written to line up with the pics taken last Sunday.
Updated Testimonial
I am 34 days into my second round of the very low calorie diet. I have lost a total of 30 lbs and 39 inches since I began my first round last November. (Note: my first round was only 24 days due to extended travel plans.) I hope to lose another 5-8 lbs before I finish this round. I have become very aware that physical activity makes a significant difference in my day to day weight loss. I feel great physically and have the entire time I have been on the diet. I probably cruised along with some level of depression about my weight for years (especially when clothes shopping). But that is gone and I feel like a new woman. And I am so proud to say that I have a waist again!!! Cindy M. 2/25/10
Around
the age of 40 I started gaining weight, slowly but surely, each year I
added a few more pounds. By age 60 I was gaining and losing the same
10 pounds over and over again but still was 50 pounds heavier than I
was 20 years ago.
In
September, 2009 I was in Dr. Friehling’s office for a routine visit and
saw the brochure on the HCG diet. We talked about it during my visit
and she sent me a PDF of Dr. Simeon’s book “Pounds and Inches” . I
read it carefully and took about a month to weigh the pros and cons.
It seemed difficult but the benefits were numerous and results promised
to come quickly. In the end I figured I could knuckle down for the
relatively short period in order to lose up to a pound a day. I
already knew I couldn’t stick with any “pound a week” diet long enough
to make a significant difference in my weight. What the heck! I
decided to “go for the gold”.
I
started the diet on November 7, 2009 weighing 197.7. The first two
days require the dieter to stuff with fattening foods and I weighed
199.9 after having done so. I may have gained 2 pounds in the first
two days but lost 4 after the first day of the very low calorie phase.
I
followed the diet to the letter and took the drops and supplements
religiously. My weight loss was steady and rewarding. On December 2,
2009 I weighed 181.0 pounds!!! That’s 18.9 pounds in 25 days and an
average of .75 pounds per day not to mention a loss of 26 inches
overall. The pounds and inches just fell off my hips and thighs.
I
had not reached my goal weight by Dec 2 but I needed to stop the diet
because I was going out of town and it was not possible to pack all my
meals for nearly a week. I am excited to start Round 2 in January,
2010 and am confident that it will only take a few more weeks till I
need an entirely new Spring wardrobe!
As
a side note, sometime in my 40’s (and after I had gained weight) I had
to start taking medication for high blood pressure. When I started the
diet I was taking a beta blocker and a diuretic. Five days after
starting the diet I was off both medications and my blood pressure was
awesome! While on maintenance I have had to resume only the diuretic
but am looking forward to putting all medications behind me after I
lose the next 20 pounds on Round 2. Cindy M. 12/28/09
I was sick of my weight and had heard of Dr. Friehling's program so went for a consultation and started the VLCD. The first 30 days I lost 30 pounds. This program is not hard to follow and the pounds dropped quickly for me. When I started, I was headed to size 44 pants and at this time I am in size 36. I am now on my second round of dieting and my goal is to be in size 32 pants and to weigh 185 pounds. (A side benefit from my dieting is that my wife lost over 20 pounds simply by assisting me.)
I have and will continue to recommend this diet to anyone who comments about my transformation and asks how I did it!
M.L., male, 9/30/09
Dr. Bonnie Friehling is a God-send to me! The hair analysis showed what no allopathic testing was able to validate: my extreme exhaustion and imbalance. The supplements and diet changes got me started on a path of feeling better and more hopeful. In addition, I am now on the HCG diet and it is amazing. I have lost 15 lbs in 3 weeks, have renewed energy, and even though I am on 500cal per day, I do not feel weak or hungry. It is a miracle to be using the HCG drops. Dr. Bonnie Friehling is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She practices what she teaches and is very inspirational. People do not have to resign themselves to obesity or chronic exhaustion! Here is some great help! Highly recommended. Kathy W. 6/20/09
I am so happy to find a doctor who wants to heal people instead of just treating the symptoms with drugs, without ever getting to the root of the problem. I now have the real and correct analysis to my health problems. I already feel better and in the first phase of my weight loss, I am down 13.8 lbs. with a total goal of 30 lbs to lose. The program works only if you are serious about getting healthier, not just thinner. There is a definite difference. I had lost weight with other programs but still did not feel well. No one, not even my ob/gyn had answers to all my problems, nor did my thyroid doctor. I know it took years to get my body in this condition and it is a life long commitment to healing it and with Dr. Friehlings help I will. (Name Withheld) 6/16/09
