My name is Philip McCluskey ... and I have found the secret to overcoming
obesity, healthy weight loss, and vibrant living! I had been overweight my
entire life and moved up the ranks through chubbiness, morbidly obesity, and
then finally reached 400 lbs.
I have literally tried it all. Here's the list:
Weight Watchers (3 times)
Weightlifting at gyms (7 memberships at different gyms)
Physical Trainer (2 times)
Atkins (2 times)
Blood Type Diet
Diet Pills (2 times)
Fasting w/ water (2 times)
Vegetarian (2 times)
Vegan (2 times)
Hypnotism for weight loss (2 times)
Guided Imagery
Hospital Nutritionist
Nutrition Counselor (2 times)
Juicing
Martial Arts Classes (2 times)
Exercise videos (countless)
I have either tried or bought every fat caliper, elliptical machine, trampoline,
and weight bench set I could find. I had more weight lifting magazines than you
can shake a stick at, and still nothing, until ...
RAW LIVING FOODS!!!
I know what you are thinking ... How did this all start? What is this all about?
It is truly my pleasure to share with you what worked for me.
It started with my first international trip, to Germany and Amsterdam. In Berlin
people were constantly staring at me, even tugging on a friends shirt and
pointing. Berlin is a fashion capital, and I am not concerned with the latest
trends so I thought that was the cause for attention. What, plaid shirts aren't
in style anymore?
It was only after an older lady who worked down stairs from our Amsterdam
apartment asked me "How did you get so big?" I realized what the staring was all
about. It came crashing down on me all at once - I hadn't seen one person even
30 lbs overweight in my two weeks of travel in Germany or Holland, except of
course the occasional American tourist. They weren't staring at me because of my
clothes, they were staring at me because I was 400 lbs. It has become
increasingly common in the U.S. to see morbid obesity, but I just had no idea
how uncommon this was for the rest of the world until traveling overseas.
Needless to say I felt fairly uncomfortable. My first response was to get angry,
but deep down inside I was in pain. And, with all the pressure of the stares,
maneuvering with difficulty my suitcases from trains, hotels, and airports, and
not knowing the language, I became utterly overwhelmed. When I got home I had a
panic attack / nervous breakdown. This was my rock bottom. I no longer wanted to
live that way - things has to change.
I had never before experienced those feelings. I was always the calm and cool
guy - the guy in control. I mean I use to do my bills in my head while laying in
bed at night. I had everything under control ... or so I thought.
Now you may be thinking, "What does this have to do with raw food?" Be
patient ... this is the build-up! Every great decision you make in your life and
every change in your path starts with you realizing were you're at, and what you
have become, right? I was a well planned-out, organized, control-freak, who had
every string pulled so tight they were all bound to snap. When I went to Las
Vegas for vacation I had just about every minute of the trip planned out for a
full week. I mean if I took too long brushing my teeth in the morning I was
getting panicky because it might throw off my schedule. That sure is no way to
live. Some of you may be able to relate.
Dealing with depression, the next weeks and months felt like hell - I was stuck
in a revolving door with no exit. I had no control over my life - which was
rushing at me all at once and didn't feel able to push pause. It was tough - it
was the hardest thing I have ever gone through. Despite the pain and hard times,
something was born within me I never knew was there. Actually it was always
there... I just forgotten it. Something new, something wonderful, something so
unexpected.
My hard times morphed into something so amazingly wonderful. My eyes were opened
to a world I couldn't see before - or at least one I didn't want to see. Eating
raw living uncooked organic vegan food (veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds) was just
the beginning. It lead into so many other changes in me - I began caring for the
planet, becoming green conscious, learning to love all over again, releasing
control, exercising and liking it, trusting more in myself, realizing the
importance of prayer and meditation, discovering nature like a child, and
beyond.
The best thing is that I have lost weight for the first time in my life, and I
couldn't be happier. Do I miss processed foods, nope! Do I miss colds and
drained energy, nope! Do I miss being an emotional wreck because I looked
through the entire Big & Tall store and could not find one pair of size 58 pants
that look good on me, nope! Do I miss not being able to squeeze behind the wheel
in my car because my stomach touched the wheel, nope! Do I miss having to give
up my $150pp 4th row seat tickets to Cirque Du Soleil at the Bellagio in Las
Vegas that I was waiting to see because I couldn't fit in the theater seats,
nope!
And I sure as heck don't miss a slice of pizza!
I started this raw foods journey on May 1st 2006. In about 5 months I had lost
75 lbs and was down to 325 lbs, then lost an additional 25lbs over the next 6
months. I really could have done more but I honestly didn't start to exercise
until I lost about 100 lbs. That's right, I lost 100lbs and hadn't even started
to exercise yet.
My Goal: To be half the man I used to be - from 400 lbs to 200 lbs.
Disclaimer: We at
HCGFatLoss.com do not claim that HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
can alter fat or weight loss alone, but according to doctors in other
countries using HCG with a particular protocol will result in loss of fat
and weight by stimulating the hypothalamus gland. The clinical research
trials published by the Journal of the American Medical Association and
the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have shown that HCG is
ineffective as a weight-loss aid, but their findings never actually tested
the entire HCG protocol rather just bits and pieces of it. The tests they
did were not conducted in the same manner as Dr Simeons originally
specified in the HCG diet or in the HCG protocol. In some cases they did
not even give a HCG injection to the test subjects. However due to the
outrage of certain organizations in 1976 HCG was deemed as a drug that did
not promote weight loss. Many HCG clinics had to close their doors due to
the poor test results back in 1976, and people could no longer buy HCG in
the US. The HCG levels administered for some test subjects were not
listed, nor was their diet or beginning HCG levels to determine if they
were low HCG levels or not, their starting weight or their finishing
weight. We were just told by their results that people lose the same
amount with or with out HCG injections. In detailed studies where the HCG
hormone was used then with the entire HCG protocol proved the
effectiveness of HCG for weight loss in other countries. This is why so
many people today still want to buy HCG. It has never been proven as
harmful as cigarettes, while those are still sold there is still a lack of
HCG to buy. Since that time markets overseas continued to sell HCG shots,
HCG powder, HCG tablets, HCG supplies, HCG supplements, and HCG mail
order, while those of us in the US have had to sit and wait while
politicians have never passed a law against HCG. HCG blogs have emerged
since Kevin Trudeau has reintroduced the US to HCG. There have never been
any proven side effects of HCG while using it for weight loss. HCG is
still administered in clinics for fertility drugs, so if it is safe for
fertility drugs, then HCG must be safe enough for weight loss treatments
as well.
