IMO, when you actually research this from sites that don't have a bias, it's pretty obvious this is another fad, and not a safe one at that. This diet is huge in my area, and everyone loves it for the first couple cycles, but I know a few who did this a couple years ago, and they are now bigger than they've ever been.
LOL. I forgot about your satiety issues. Still if you read the studies, they were somewhat different from one to the other but overall it didn't seem to be a significant different in comfort from the different groups (placebo and control). I would guess the difference came from subjects being more carb sensitive than others.
Like I said, I'm not contending that you'll lose weight on a 500 calorie diet. I am saying that I think you wasted your cash on the shots as they don't enhance the weight loss not to mention IMO, most likely you lost alot of lean mass in the process, at least if you really did get into the lower bodyfat ranges. I'd like to see some of your "ripped pics" if you have some, as everyone I know who's on this diet (which is alot) are classic examples of "skinny fat" people. On the flip side I'm sure your in a healthier place than you were when you were heavier, so congrats on that, I just hate that this diet as it is IMO not safe as it is so low cal. and really doesn't teach long term healthy habits and sets people up for failure in the end as they always end up losing lean mass and can't even eat what they ate before the diet whithout gaining more weight as lean mass is what burns cals. Glad it worked for you. I really do hope it continues to work for you.
