Bariatric Clinic

[juliezombie]

I recently started attending a Bariatric clinic in my home town. In the first two weeks I lost 11 lbs. In the following two weeks I lost a total of 26 lbs. I'm due back for my next appointment soon. My doctor gave a perscrption for Adepex and at every visit they give me a B-12 shot. Have any of ya'll gone to a Bariatric Clinic? And if so did you have results simmilar to mine?  

[A Touch of Evil]

I'm not sure I fully understand what a Bariatric clinic is....what is it?  

[Testicular Diabeetus]

Yeah what is it?

 

[Sweetviolenturge]

yeah im curious to know what it is  

[Munkers]

Bariatrics is a system of medically-supervised weight loss. The prescription mentioned (Apedex) is an appetite-suppressant and the B-12 injections are given as part of a protocol to help give you energy and ward off hunger. (The belief is that if your body is getting the vitamins and minerals that it needs then you'll experience fewer cravings.)  

[Testicular Diabeetus]

That sound awesome.
I'm curious...
Since you really aren't making a lifestyle change will you gain it back?

I mean you wont be getting shots and be on that prescription forever will you?

 

[juliezombie]

I actually have made a complete lifestyle change. I stopped taking my adepex a week ago and I'm still losing. To date I've lost 32lbs. Before I started going to the Clinic I was consuming 2500+ calories a day. Now that my metabolism has been kick started and I've learned betters ways to eat and exercise I crave less food and am consuming about 1800 calories now. As of this morning I weigh 373, and I'm hoping to get too about 200. I'll def keep you guys posted tho  

[A Touch of Evil]

Wow that's really cool!! Good job! I went to the website and learned that there are only 6 locations and they are located in North and South Carolina. That's probably why no one here new what is was (unless if u live there of course).  

[Munkers]

Taker of Worlds

Wow that's really cool!! Good job! I went to the website and learned that there are only 6 locations and they are located in North and South Carolina. That's probably why no one here new what is was (unless if u live there of course).

Bariatric clinics and medical weight loss centers all over the place, they just don't always have the same name.  

[A Touch of Evil]

Munkers

Taker of Worlds

Wow that's really cool!! Good job! I went to the website and learned that there are only 6 locations and they are located in North and South Carolina. That's probably why no one here new what is was (unless if u live there of course).

Bariatric clinics and medical weight loss centers all over the place, they just don't always have the same name.

oh. I didn't know that. I want to find one in my area then and look into it.  

[BitterFantasy]

so the B12 injections are like the HCG injections. i may try the hcg injections soon but havent heard of b12. but with hcg they are very small needles and its self injections. once a day for around 40days. its seems like b12 and hcg do the same thing. with hcg your building muscle and losing fat and you lose like .5-2lbs a day..yes i said a day.on hcg there a meal plan but you choose from a list of foods to make up the meal and the diet is VLCD. if you choose to workout while on injections it increase the amount of weight loss but even without working out you'll still lose pounds.

so does b12 only focus on body fat too? did b12 have a meal/diet thing to make it perform better?

yeah i hate shots and i know others do too, but i saw the needle and they are puny. i could barely see it still debating on when to do it. but for those who are terrified of needles like my mom there is a thing called NumbleBee.you can look it up if you like its a device that tricks your skin and injects the needle so you cant feel it.  

[Gabrielle_AnimalLuver]

Just don't forget that you shouldn't lose more than 2% of your body weight per week! You don't want to start loosing muscle mass. I don't like medications in general. I'm a bit of a hippie that way. I like caffein as a hunger supresant. Although I had to give up coffee cause my body is very sensitive to it. A normal cup of coffee will cause me to not eat for a good 24hrs, sweat while feeling cold, be on a caffein high all day, feel nauseous and not be able to fall asleep for at least 12hrs after consumption. So I stick to tea now lol  

[Munkers]

BitterFantasy

so the B12 injections are like the HCG injections. i may try the hcg injections soon but havent heard of b12. but with hcg they are very small needles and its self injections. once a day for around 40days. its seems like b12 and hcg do the same thing. with hcg your building muscle and losing fat and you lose like .5-2lbs a day..yes i said a day.on hcg there a meal plan but you choose from a list of foods to make up the meal and the diet is VLCD. if you choose to workout while on injections it increase the amount of weight loss but even without working out you'll still lose pounds.

so does b12 only focus on body fat too? did b12 have a meal/diet thing to make it perform better?

B12 and hCG are NOTHING alike. B12 is a vital nutrient for your body, hCG is a crock with no medical backing.

Do you know what VLCD stands for? It means Very Low Calorie Diet and is, essentially, a starvation diet. I've seen protocols that allow for only 500 calories a day which is not enough to maintain your body in a healthy way. It's not the injections that help you lose weight, it's the fact that you're not eating anything.

Your weight loss efforts should not only focus on weight loss, but should also help establish new habits that you'll use for the rest of your life. A VLCD doesn't do that. Yes you'll probably lose weight, but you'll be fighting an uphill battle to keep it off because you'll be killing your metabolism with so little food consumption.  

[BitterFantasy]

Munkers

BitterFantasy

so the B12 injections are like the HCG injections. i may try the hcg injections soon but havent heard of b12. but with hcg they are very small needles and its self injections. once a day for around 40days. its seems like b12 and hcg do the same thing. with hcg your building muscle and losing fat and you lose like .5-2lbs a day..yes i said a day.on hcg there a meal plan but you choose from a list of foods to make up the meal and the diet is VLCD. if you choose to workout while on injections it increase the amount of weight loss but even without working out you'll still lose pounds.

so does b12 only focus on body fat too? did b12 have a meal/diet thing to make it perform better?

B12 and hCG are NOTHING alike. B12 is a vital nutrient for your body, hCG is a crock with no medical backing.

Do you know what VLCD stands for? It means Very Low Calorie Diet and is, essentially, a starvation diet. I've seen protocols that allow for only 500 calories a day which is not enough to maintain your body in a healthy way. It's not the injections that help you lose weight, it's the fact that you're not eating anything.

Your weight loss efforts should not only focus on weight loss, but should also help establish new habits that you'll use for the rest of your life. A VLCD doesn't do that. Yes you'll probably lose weight, but you'll be fighting an uphill battle to keep it off because you'll be killing your metabolism with so little food consumption.

i know what VLCD stands for. i know everything about hcg. btw the only reason there is no medical back yet is because it isnt approved. and yes some people try to sell it but its not real hcg so people figure that it is a crook, but the real hcg does work.and the by mouth version is too weak to see huge results.but anyways i was saying the outcome is similar not the injections.and the protocols are for 500-800calories a day for hcg.and it doesnt kill your metabolism..it actually helps rev it up. yes without the injections your body would go into starvation mode.hcg prevents starvation mode from kicking in. but honestly for me i actually have healthy eating habits nowadays so getting the weight off and having good habits in the end isnt a problem. so since i have good habits hcg is fine for me.plus hcg curves appetite and also while on it and after it you wont want sugars or carbs.people usually gain 2 to 4 pounds back after it.but frankly losing so much and gaining back so little.i can deal with that.but anyways this thread is about B12 so now...anyone have the results as the OP asked?