About
Sandy found Steve on MySpace back in January, 2008 by searching for friends using the keyword “HCG”. At the time they were both doing Dr. Simeons HCG protocol as written about in Kevin Trudeau’s book, “The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You To Know About”. Sandy had just started Phase 2 of the HCG protocol, while Steve was doing an extended version of Phase 1.
Steve was doing the extended version of Phase 1 for 6 months for two reasons: First he wanted to make sure that he did a complete and thorough Candida cleanse as he was on a tight budget at the time and he wanted to make sure that the HCG would be 100% effective by removing all of the chemicals and toxins from his body. This was a rather large concern since most of the clinics he had contacted would have cost him thousands. That simply was not in his budget. Steve was nearing the end of the 6 months and still could not find a cheaper way of getting HCG. He was actually considering continuing Phase 1 of the HCG diet protocol for a little while longer until he could afford that. That is when Sandy first emailed Steve.
Steve was in the process of closing his MySpace profile when Sandy first emailed him. Close call, they almost didn’t meet but that wouldn’t have been the first time. I will explain that more later.
Sandy was on Phase 2 of the HCG diet and on the HCG injection and VLCD part of the HCG protocol. Sandy immediately told Steve where he could buy HCG. This was just the answer Steve was looking for. Now think about the timing of that situation for a moment. Steve was in the middle of closing his account when Sandy emailed him. They would of missed each other. Sandy actually only decided to email Steve because his face looked familiar to her. The discussion went into more detail as they discussed that Sandy was born in Australia and moved to the U.S. back in the summer of 1999. Steve was born in Minnesota, joined the U.S. Air Force, lived in Texas, Germany, Texas (again), Las Vegas and back to Minnesota. Sandy said that she lived in Las Vegas as well and it turns out it was during the exact same 3 year time period! They grew excited trying to figure out this strange mystery of where they knew each other from, and if they had ever actually met in person before. They began to talk about where they lived, worked, etc. Neither could place where they would have met before because they had such different backgrounds at that time. After trying to figure it out awhile, Steve asked Sandy what the address of the place where she worked at was, she couldn’t remember it exactly, but it was on Valley View. The place Steve worked at was about 3 blocks north of the Rio. Sandy said that her work was a couple of miles from the Rio.
Steve ordered HCG, but since he does not really believe in using banks unless you have to, he paid for it with a money order. The money order had to be sent internationally and when the HCG clinic received it they said they couldn’t accept it. When Sandy heard about this, she immediately offered to send some HCG to him to help him get started on his Phase 2. Steve had a history of getting a bit offended when somebody tried to give him something for free but he decided not to this time and accept the gift because he was so intrigued by her. Both of them reached out of their comfort zones at this time and did something they normally wouldn’t do just to keep their online connection going. This was just the beginning of something between them.
Steve began his HCG and lost an amazing 44 pounds (20kg) during his first cycle and Sandy lost an incredible 27.5 pounds (12.5kg)! Both had lost enough that they were contacted by the Mike and Juliet Show to make an appearance at the end of April for the “Mike and Juliet HCG Show”. Sandy declined immediately figuring that it would be censored for television and knew that you wouldn’t be able to talk about any real facts on the show anyway. Steve continued to confirm that he would be on the show until the moment when they finally answered his question about what he would really be able to say - He would not be able to speak the full truth about HCG. In fact there were many errors in the facts presented on the show. Read more on our HCG forum about the mistakes that were aired on that show.
Sandy was about to begin her second HCG cycle, and Steve was just starting Phase 3 at the end of April. They both had been talking about meeting for some time at this point to see if there might be some real chemistry between them in real life. Steve with his bags packed, but no longer going to the show, had already scheduled a ride to take him to the airport, but instead of just staying home, Sandy had a different idea. She asked him if he had canceled his ride to the airport or not yet, just as he was about to call to cancel it. She said she had made up her mind and that she wanted to meet him. She told him that she bought a ticket and it would be waiting for him at the counter. Another big step for the couple to take.
This was an extremely big thing for Sandy as she suffered from PMDD, and it was that time of the month. Steve welcomed the timing because he figured that if they would get along when she was at her worst, then imagine how much better things would be the rest of the month. Things weren’t perfect, but there was a very strong connection felt between the two and they fell in love. Steve did not take a flight back to Minnesota, but rather made arrangements to move to California. This was a major thing for him because after he got divorced back in 2001, he never allowed himself to be in a relationship again until he found the perfect woman. Sandy had also been divorced in 2001. She swore she would never get married again, making marriage a difficult subject for the couple. Sandy knew they were going to be together forever anyway, so they drove to Las Vegas and got married on May 31, 2008.
They both went on continuing to lose weight with HCG since getting married. Steve has shattered his original goal of reaching 180 pounds (81.8kg) and now weighs 169 pounds (and he’s still losing at the time this was written!). Sandy, on the other hand, has lost more weight since her first cycle, but then unexpectedly encountered a problem. She followed every step listed in Kevin Trudeau’s Phase 1 of the HCG protocol, with the exception of buying an infrared sauna. After a ton of research and nearly being pushed to the point of giving up on HCG because of the problems she was encountering, the answer was found. Sandy had never “passed” the Candida Yeast Overgrowth home test. She still had a Candida problem that should have been corrected back during Phase 1! The problem was later identified and connected to Sandy’s PMDD and she immediately started an extensive Candida cleanse. The Candida cure is not an overnight one but at least things were going in the right direction now. Doing a Candida cleanse dramatically helped with not only cutting down her food cravings, but also lessening her PMDD symptoms. Sandy is now also continuing to lose weight and will reach her goal by the end of the year.
Note: While following the HCG protocol you will lose weight, but side effects may NOT include finding your soul mate while taking injections or falling in love while on the VLCD.
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