HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" Day 15, FAT BURNING ACCELERATOR INJECTIONS ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" Day 15, FAT BURNING ACCELERATOR INJECTIONS ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

Day 15: 218

WEIGHT LOSS SEEMS TO HAVE STABILIZED. MY SCHEDULE DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO RUN AND EXERCISE AS MUCH DURING THE WEEK. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND TO INCREASE MY EXERCISE AND THAT SEEMS TO ACCELERATE THE WEIGHT LOSS. TODAY I INCREASED MY HCG INJECTION FROM 200 UNITS TO 300. MY APPROACH TO THIS IS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A TENDENCY TOWARDS DEVELOPING SOME RESISTANCE TO THE HCG BENEFITS OF CAUSING APPETITE SUPPRESSION IF I LEAVE THE DOSE THE SAME FOR THE ENTIRE TIME. I WILL REDUCE IT TOWARDS THE END, AND THEN REMOVE ALL HCG INJECTIONS FOR TWO WEEKS TO ALLOW RESOLUTION OF ANY TOLERANCE TO THE HCG. SOME TALK ABOUT WAITING A MONTH OR TWO, BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT TWO WEEKS IS ALL THAT IS NECESSARY BEFORE RESUMING THE PROTOCOL AGAIN.

I WILL CONTINUE DESCRIBING THE CONTENTS OF THE INJECTIONS AND THE BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF THE FAT BURNING ACCELERATOR INJECTIONS.

The addition of Carnitine to the Fat Burning Accelerator Injections has provided a increase in loss of abdominal fat in my patients.

Supplementing your diet with L-carnitine can actually help you become slimmer, faster than almost anything else you do! Here’s why...

Lean muscle tissue burns approximately five times as many calories as fatty tissue. When you exercise you put a demand on your muscles to work — consume stored body energy. Supplementing your diet with L-carnitine can release the stored energy your body needs to build new muscle tissue, boost your energy levels and accelerate natural weight loss.

L-Carnitine is really not an amino acid in the strict sense; however L-Carnitine bears many resemblances to amino acids and is usually grouped under this heading.

L-Carnitine is used by the body to transport long chain fatty acids to the "power sources" in your cells called mitochondria, which are where your calories get "burned" or oxidized for energy. Since this fat burning is such a major source of muscular energy, deficiencies in L-Carnitine are manifested as low energy levels and muscular weakness.

L-carnitine is a health supplement that when used as an injection, with higher amounts absorbed, will boost weight loss and energy. We all need carnitine to metabolize fat and it’s already a natural component of your body. It is already inside you — metabolizing the fat in your cells, to be turned into energy, which will keep you feeling energetic and alert throughout the day.

But when our L-carnitine levels dwindle, we lose that edge , the edge that burns fat and uses it for energy. So supplementing your body with L-carnitine will not only give you more energy — and so you’ll feel much better — and losing those excess pounds and inches, becomes a lot easier.

The fact is many people have a serious deficiency of Carnitine in their bodies. It’s probably one of the major reasons so many of us have trouble metabolizing fat. Unfortunately some people won’t absorb the carnitine taken as a capsule, because it is destroyed in the acid environment of the stomach, and beat up by the enzymes in the liver. So giving that as an injection will provide excellent reliable absorption and blood levels will be higher, thus optimizing your metabolism.

And that is one of the reasons we end up being so overweight. A lot of overweight people don’t necessarily over eat; they just don’t eat the right types of foods at the right time of day. And when they do eat, their body metabolism is running so slow, almost every excess calorie becomes stored fat.

What else is so great about L-carnitine?

Well, when you start supplementing your diet with Carnitine, the fat you have stored up, as excess weight, gets burned (converted) to pure energy. Unlike many other weight loss supplements that include artificial stimulants, Carnitine generates pure natural energy. With an L-carnitine supplement, your body metabolism can start operating at optimum efficiency again.

Ultimately, your ability to control your weight is determined by...

How effectively your body converts food to ENERGY!

You may NOT be overweight because of overeating... A slow and sluggish body metabolism could be your real enemy. For many people, taking an L-carnitine supplement is their secret to achieving lasting weight loss that was impossible before!

You need to jump-start your body's metabolism... And an L-carnitine metabolic weight loss supplement is the perfect way to do this!

Without harmful drugs or using restrictive diets!

L-carnitine is the natural, effective weight loss solution people spent years and thousands of dollars searching for. Now you can lose all the excess weight and keep it off... Permanently! No wonder there’s so much excitement about the benefits of L-carnitine and the potential for permanent weight loss!

What does L-carnitine actually do?

L-carnitine transfers fat into the mitochondria — Mitochondria are the fat-burning chambers within your body's cells — where they are burned for energy. But if you have an L-carnitine deficiency, the fat cannot enter the inner cell to be metabolized. As a result, the un-metabolized fat will become stored fat (excess weight) in places you don’t want it!

Supplementing L-carnitine into your diet helps stimulate your metabolism naturally and also helps:

1. Promote stored fat burning for increased energy.

2. To give you a heightened sense of well-being.

3. As a mild appetite suppressant to control your food intake.

4. As a non-surgically way to reduce unsightly collected fat.

5. Increases your energy level and desire for physical activity.

6. helps your cells to burn fat (making it excellent addition to a weight loss program)

7. increases energy

8. improves heart and liver health all at the same time

9. reduces post-exercise muscle damage, pain and tenderness

L-carnitine is not just a powerful fat-burner and energy booster, but it’s also a natural appetite suppressant that can help regulate blood sugar levels.

If you aren't burning fat effectively, the fat will build up and get stored in your body. This then leads to a variety of health problems caused by fatty build-ups. L-Carnitine supplementation can help prevent fatty build-ups in the heart and liver (especially likely if you are a regular consumer of alcoholic beverages).

And, if you're among those people avoiding exercise because of the pain and exhaustion that often comes afterward -- and especially when you don't workout regularly -- getting enough L-Carnitine may make it easier for you to work exercise into your schedule. I like giving myself an injection before a long run, and about halfway through feel a second burst of energy.

Research has shown that adequate intakes of the L-Carnitine may not only lengthen and optimize workouts but also reduce pain in the days following for all types of athletes, including "weekend warriors".

Several studies have confirmed L-Carnitine's relationship to exercise. Researchers have tested people at all athletic levels, with and without adequate L-Carnitine, for indicators of recovery. They found that people had significantly less post-workout pain and tenderness and less post-exercise muscle damage with L-Carnitine supplementation than with placebo. In one study, 75 percent of participants saw a 20 percent improved ability to exert energy within 25 minutes after exercising.

Putting it all together, L-Carnitine emerges as a great supplement as it.

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" DAY 7. WHAT IS KETOSIS ? ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" DAY 7. WHAT IS KETOSIS ? ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" DAY 7. WHAT IS KETOSIS? ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

DAY 7: 219.

My weight loss, although steady, has been a bit slower than I anticipated. I wanted to confirm I wasn't getting any extra sugar from other sources, like maybe a dressing on the Cobb salad I enjoyed. Checking for ketosis, means using a urine dip stick to measure how much ketones are in your urine. The more ketones, the more fat you are burning. If you were to cheat and consume more than the 20 grams carbohydrate, your body would move out of the fat burning mode for a day or so and consume those sugars you had eaten. That will slow the weight loss process down.
Fortunately I remain in moderate ketosis, so keep on with the low carb veggies and meats.

I wanted to recount a story about a group of four men who were all at least 50-100 lbs overweight. Eating 500 calories with the standard HCG was NOT an option. So I told them for breakfast eat eggs and bacon, and for lunch, and for dinner to go to a place like Sonny's real pit BBQ. Only eat the meat, no fries, cole slaw, or BBQ sauce. And they have all different types of meat to choose from. After doing this for a month, 3 of the four guys lost over 20 pounds in the month, and they felt great. The fourth actually gained 5 pounds. After "grilling" him on his menu selection at the BBQ pit, we uncovered that he had been drinking three or four ice teas with each meal....sweet tea! So you have to be careful when you go out. Best bet is to drink a whole bunch of water, although I don't think one beer a night ( low carb) would significantly slow the process of weight loss.

WHY DO I CHECK FOR KETONES IN MY URINE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN? In the absence of adequate available stores of carbohydrates, our body turns to fat for its primary energy source. And that’s good! The reason this occurs is because our body will release insulin when we eat carbohydrates. Insulin is the primary mechanism by which fat is escorted into the cells, and it is virtually impossible for your body to use fat as fuel in the presence of insulin. In fact in the face of excessive stress, our elevated insulin levels will convert excess sugar in our blood stream into fat, which is then forced inside your belly as visceral fat (that’s the bad stuff that causes heart disease and diabetes). Low carbohydrate diets carefully control insulin by limiting its release. Since your body almost always turns to carbohydrates as its primary source of energy, in their absence your body will instead turn to fat as fuel, and the small amount of the insulin present allows your body to burn stored fat as fuel. This is known as being in ketosis, a term which your body is now burning fat, not carbohydrates for fuel. Now that’s really good for fat loss. So it is the presence of ketosis and lowered insulin levels which are some of the reasons the low carbohydrate diet really works.

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" DAY 4 Avoiding the whole grains. ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

Sarasota Diet- HCG and low carbohydrate Day #4
Day #4: 221.2

This was my first real challenge. I ate dinner out and carefully only ate the grouper and the green beans. The garlic mash potatoes however were continually calling for me to "Eat me". But I endured. My breakfast consisted of bacon and eggs on a low carb wrap. The wrap did have 3 grams of carbohydrates however...the bacon and eggs none. I snacked on Macadamia nuts throughout the day, and for lunch had two rollups of ham and muenster cheese. After dinner, and no dessert, I really needed something sweet, so I piled three containers of sugar-free jello into a large bowl and proceeded to fill the rest of the bowl with whip cream....no calories.

I have had a number of questions about eating whole grain breads pastas, or even brown rice. Well i am restricting my total carbohydrate intake to under 20 grams each day. A serving of 100% whole grain macoroni has 47 grams of carbohydrates, whole wheat spaghetti 37 grams, brown rice has 45 grams of carbs in one cup,Arnold's multigrain bread-20 grams, but their sugar free carb counting only has 9 grams in one slice.....essentially half your day's intake of carbohydrates. Bottomline is whole grain or not. They are packed with carbs and if you want to be successful with the Sarasota Diet, they can't be on your menu.

So what about the Glycemic Index
Not all carbohydrate foods are created equally: in fact they behave quite differently in our bodies. The glycemic index (GI) describes this difference by ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. Eating a lot of high GI foods can be detrimental to your health because it pushes your body to extremes. This is especially true if you are overweight and sedentary. Switch to eating mainly low GI carbs (the ones that produce only small fluctuations in our blood glucose and insulin levels) is the secret to long-term health; thus reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes which is the key to sustainable weight-loss.

• Low GI means a smaller rise in blood glucose levels after meals

• Low GI diets can help people lose weight

• Low GI diets can improve the body's sensitivity to insulin

• High GI foods help re-fuel carbohydrate levels after exercise

• Low GI improve diabetes control

• Low GI foods keep you fuller for longer.

So the key is to avoid those high glycemic index foods!

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" DAY 1 ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" DAY 1 ROBERT G CARLSON, MD

With prescribed HCG, take an subcutaneous injection of 0.2ml( 200 units) first thing in the morning.( check out my website for how to mix the HCG, and where to give your injections on www.andlos.com) Eat as often as you like throughout the day. But do not exceed 20 grams of carbohydrates! On the Sarasota diet, we will keep your total carbohydrate intake to below 20 grams for the entire 28 day course. In addition, you need to drink ½ to 1 gallon of filtered or bottled spring water throughout the day.

DAY 1-14: .2 cc of HCG or 200 units.

Day 15-25: .3 cc of HCG or 300 units.

Days 25-28: .2 cc of HCG or 200 units.

Weigh yourself in the morning when you wake up without clothing and after you have emptied your bladder. Administer the HCG injection with dosing as above.

Day #1- Beginning weight: 226.4( Yikes, I am starting this just in time) I took my HCG, .2cc at bedtime. My breakfast consisted of two cups of coffee but I am going to begin to incorporate a whey milk shake with less than 1 carbohydrate in the future. I ate three rollups (boars head brand roast beef rolled up with white cheddar cheese) for lunch. Because there are zero carbs in the roll-ups, you can eat as many as you want. At dinner I ate a steak and a salad with romaine lettuce, sharp cheddar cheese, olives, cucumber, and a lot of Blue Cheese dressing. The only carbs in this meal are from the lettuce portions. For dessert I had three containers of black cherry sugar-free jello with a whole bunch of whip cream on it. Absolutely NO carbohydrates!

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" Questions and Answers ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

HCG Q & A:

What is HCG?

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) hormone is a substance that occurs naturally in pregnant women. The HCG has the effect of releasing abnormal stored fat primarily from the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs, while preserving structural fat as in the face and skin.

Can it be harmful?

No. During pregnancy it is produced daily in a quantity hundreds of thousands of times the amount used for the treatment of obesity, yet it harms neither the mother, nor the child.

How does HCG work?

When Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is used alone, injections of the HCG are provided seven days a week in combination with low carbohydrate or low calorie diet. Recently there is a Oral disintegrating HCG preparation that may provide an option for those not wanting to do injections. However I feel the injection approach achieves far superior results.

Can both men and women take HCG?

Yes. It has been used with equally good results in both.

How does the HCG diet work?

During pregnancy, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is believed to help insure that the fetus will have access to its mother’s stored fat supply, regardless of the amount of food she ingests. After birth, the HCG ensures the newborn will receive nutrition for the first 72 hours if not getting proper nutrition. In overweight people, HCG seems to work by the same method - namely making available permanently stored supplies of fat, as well as making it possible to adhere to the low calorie diet.

Will it affect my appearance?

Because Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) does protect the structural fat, wrinkles, if any, will be dramatically reduced. The treatment does not deplete the subcutaneous or other essential fat; therefore the face retains its freshness and natural appearance. Double chins, protruding stomachs and fat around the thighs should be the first to go. Stretching of the skin generally causes stretch marks. This can occur with weight gain, not weight loss.

Has this method been used before?

Yes. When first reported in the Medical Journal Lancet in November of 1954, it had been used in thousands of cases. Since then it has been used in many more.

What will I feel after the injections?

Usually a loss of appetite occurs and patients notice that the severe compulsive hunger disappears completely.

How long can I take the HCG?

Approaches involve programs going from 21 days to 42 days but after 40 injections, the effectiveness diminishes due to the body's ability to develop temporary immunity to the HCG. However, if necessary, subsequent courses of injections can be resumed after a Metabolic Recovery (Phase II). In some instances, 4 or more courses have been given with continued effectiveness if the Metabolic Recovery (Phase II) interval has been allowed between them.

Will I gain back the weight when I stop the HCG?

Some degree of moderation in eating will be necessary because of the tendency to gain weight after ANY type of weight loss program. However, a stabilizing program that includes counseling on lifestyle should be a part of any Weight Loss program. Stability of the normal weight is relatively easy because the weight loss has been from storage fat and not from structural fat.

What happens if an injection is missed?

This merely delays the total effectiveness of the program.

Besides fat loss, are there any other actions or side effects?

Yes, there seems to be some stimulation to the generative system. Premenstrual difficulties may be relieved. Abnormal loss of head hair in obese individuals may cease. Brittle fingernails may become normal and professional singers may note an improvement in their voices. Blood pressure tends to normalize, cholesterol readings become normal, and arthritis symptoms are lessened. No adverse reactions to the injections have been experienced.

Is HCG approved by the FDA?

HCG is approved by the FDA for various medical conditions. However, it has not been specifically determined by the FDA to be effective for weight loss. That being said, several studies have been done with conclusions of its positive effects for weight loss. One study in 1954 that was published in The Lancet, was done by world renowned A. T. W. Simeons, M.D. This data is part of the basis of the Advanced HCG Weight Loss program. Another study presented by Dr. Daniel Belluscio, also concluded HCG was effective for weight loss under specific conditions.

*The Food and Drug Administration Has Labeled HCG as Not Being Effective in the Treatment of Obesity.