Tag Archives: Diet

HCG Experiment #1: Booklover

Posted on May 9, 2011 by SugarFree

Booklover has reached her goal. Her metabolism is healed, she’s lost forty pounds in fat  and inches, and she has kept it all off despite vastly increased calories. I hope she’s proud of herself, because I’m certainly proud of her! … Continue reading →

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HCG Diet Analysis, Part IV

Posted on April 25, 2011 by SugarFree

“Those who cannot remember their diet history are condemned to repeatedly diet.”   — a SugarFree paraphrase by way of George Santayana The 800-Pound Gorilla can no longer remain silent. He’s eaten all the bananas, is on a sugar high, and … Continue reading →

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Calories In, Calories Out (CICO) Debunked

Posted on April 9, 2011 by SugarFree

Eat Less, Weigh Less? Eat More, Weigh More? In a word, no. Especially if you’re talking about having less fat and fewer inches around your middle, vs. weighing ‘less’ because you now have less lean muscle mass. Though it’s true … Continue reading →

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HCG Diet Analysis, Part III

Posted on March 28, 2011 by SugarFree

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi HCG Diet Analysis, Part III Wherein we prod, poke, examine, analyze, diagnose and then finally lay to rest the theory that … Continue reading →

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HCG Diet Analysis, Part II

Posted on March 22, 2011 by SugarFree

HCG Diet Analysis, Part II “They say: ‘You really need a high level of proof to change the recommendations,’ which is ironic because they never had a high level of proof to set them.” — Walter Willett, Harvard Professor of … Continue reading →

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HCG Diet Analysis, Part I

Posted on March 19, 2011 by SugarFree

INTRODUCTION Dr. Simeons, a British physician practicing in Rome, first wrote Pounds & Inches (more like a pamphlet at forty-nine pages) that outlined his diet in 1954. The book went through seven more editions, the last published in 1971. The … Continue reading →

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