What are they? Never heard of then.

Yeah I tried them and it works really well . The diet is really hard and after about three weeks I started feeling dizzy a lot so I stopped.
I did loose about 20 pounds in that time though. I would do it again.

When I was considering the HCG diet, I researched it alot on the Internet. I did see ads for the drops. However, there is no substitute for the hormonal injections prescribed by a doctor. The premise of the HCG diet is that being injected with a hormone that is produced in a pregnant woman's body, the fat will be burned up. Drops cannot possibly do what the hormone shots do. As for the 500 calories, anyone on that few calories would lose weight! Regardless of drops or shots. I decided NOT to try HCG drops or shots and the 500 calories. Just seemed too extreme and dangerous.

I'm on them right now! I've lost 30 lbs from them. They are amazing. When I first heard about the diet I was like "What? 500 calories? That's crazy! I can't do that!" but in all actuality, I did. You see, the hcg drops actually make up the calories you aren't eating. Meaning that even though you're EATING 500 calories, hcg actually puts 1000 to 1200 more calories in your system.

Plus, the hcg drops are a MAJOR appetite suppressant. I need to remind myself to eat! There are 4 phases. Phase 1 is gorging day. You eat whatever the heck you want for 2 days. You have to make sure the foods are high in fat though, otherwise, you'll feel deprived the first few weeks. Phase 2 is 24-40 days (however long you want to do it) and it involves taking the drops 1-3 times a day and eating the 500 calories a day. Phase 3 is maintenance. This phase is important because it actually resets your metabolism to your new weight, meaning you won't gain back everything you lost. Phase 4 is slowly integrating other foods. You aren't on the 500 calorie diet, and you can eat what you want, but in moderation. This is slowly introducing other foods to your system.

And while you're on phase 2, the key is variety. There are tons of sites with HCG Phase 2 recipes that add variety to all the foods you can eat!
Here's a link for recipes!
http://coachalisa.ipower.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/hcgrecipes.pdf
http://www.diyhcg.com/phase-2-recipes

This explains the diet in a tad more detail.
http://www.diyhcg.com/media/Dr-Simeons-Manuscript.pdf

It says you can't use lotion, but I totally do and am fine. However, I do use powder makeup and don't eat anything with oil in it.

There are many sites that you can order HCG drops from, this is the site I ordered them from. You're free to look at other sites.
http://www.hcgdietuniversestore.com/2-bottles-of-hcg-drop2.html

Good luck on your weight loss!!

and to add, I had no major side effects. The most I had was a headache. But I assure you, I am NEVER hungry because the HCG is in my system. Currently I'm on phase 2, I have 8 more days then I'll be starting Phase 3.

I have done the diet 4 times now. I only do it for 3 weeks each time. 500 calories does make you believe the old saying that diet is only DIE with a T. I enjoy eating, far too much actually. I did try the 500 calories for a week without the shots once. Not only did I loose a lousy 2 pounds in a week, I could not stand the hunger any longer. I was no where near as hungry with the HCG.

Thank you for the feedback guys, I was worry I couldn't do it. I will defiantly try to follow the diet.

i think the whole hcg thing is ridiculous and incredibly unhealthy. i should also add that my husband has done it 3 times and it totally screwed his system up. its like what ephedrine did back in the day. now his body cant process at all and he is almost the heaviest he has ever been.

I was just watching something on CNN about the FDA trying to shut down over-the-counter hcg because it is dangerous and should only be used under a doctors care. Not only that, it really doesn't have much to show for weight loss support. A 500 cal diet will put anyone into weight loss, so saying its the hcg is just nonsense. Hcg is also not an appetite suppressant. Most people are incredible hungry and uncomfortable while on hcg because of the restricted calories. Not to mention that common sense tells me not to mess with my body chemistry and pump it full of hormones that aren't supposed to be there. The whole thing just sounds dangerous and unhealthy to me. There really is just no easy way about it, diet and exercise are the only way to properly lose weight. When have you ever met a person who attributes their permanent weight loss to a hormone or a pill or a fad diet? Anyone who has lost weight and kept it off for a significant period of time has done (and is doing so, still) with diet and exercise.

Also, I have always been confused as to why people would want to use a pregnancy hormone to lose weight? I've always been more hungry and gained more weight when I got pregnant. ;)