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Jamiefit311 Jamiefit311
Fri, Mar 5, 2010 11:03
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Diet Pills- do or don't?
I have been wondering a lot lately about adding a diet pill such as Alli to my diet. I was just wondering what everyone thinks about this. Has anyone tried using a certain diet pill with success? Are there horror stories about a certain one? Is it negative to add diet pills if I am seeing progress? Will they truly boost my progress enough to consider taking them?

If you all know anything I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks :)

lelogosdemoi lelogosdemoi
Charlotte NC
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 15:03
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Don't!
I vote for don't! Several years ago, right after college, I took ephedrine - a friend and I got it together from GNC - she was overweight, I was not. I just got it too out of solidarity. We both took it. Neither of us lost weight. I got addicted and developed insomnia. I might have well been on crack. It was EXTREMELY hard to get off of and took a long time. Most diet pills contain high levels of caffeine and can be addictive like this. Get your caffeine the old-fashioned way from coffee and/or tea - green and white teas are the best, white has the most caffeine, green has extra antioxidants and you won't be getting enough to get yourself in trouble.

If you combine the tea with eating clean (fresh, whole foods) and drinking lots of water you WILL lose weight. And still be able to sleep.

Kadekix Kadekix
Sat, Mar 13, 2010 08:03
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Personal choice
Jamie,
The choice to take or not to take a diet pill is a very personal one, and depends on several factors.

First, how much weight to you need to lose? Sometimes morbidly obese patients show success with an appetite supressant to jump start their weight loss program. But, a diet pill does not replace the healthy changes that need to be made to help maintain weight loss.

Alli binds to some of the fat in your diet, prohibiting it's uptake into your system, from where it passes. Speaking with a pharmacist friend, it does have it's drawbacks, as well as advantages. Many people experience oily, loose stools with Alli, but they do loose weight.

A prescription appetite supressant called "Fastin" is used regularly by many physicians, and does show success, and has a decent safety record when used alone (not with other diet meds). Again, this is an appetite supressant, and it great for helping you get on track. It can be used as an aid to help your body adjust to the satiety center in your brain being triggered with less food, and feeling fuller with less.

If you investigate any weight loss plan, 99% of them will say they are effective when used "in addition to a health diet and exercise". Some more natural "diet" aids include: drinking a full glass of water before you eat, and do not drink with your meal; eat one ounce of nuts (protein) about fifteen to twenty minutes before you eat; and this one works best for me...EAT BREAKFAST. Even if it is a protein bar grabbed on the run, I find this helps tremendously! Filling up on fiber, although uncomfortable for the first two or three weeks(!), has helped substantially as well!

Best of luck to you!
Kristina

Kadekix Kadekix
Sat, Mar 13, 2010 08:03
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Ephedrine
As lelogos stated...you need to take caution with some of the OTC diet pills out there. Ephedrine was pulled from the market, as it is a "speed" (also a main ingredient in Meth), and caused heart problems and addiction issues.

skyefitness skyefitness
Sun, Mar 14, 2010 21:03
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Diet Pills can do more harm than good.
While the choice is ultimately up to you,
you should definitely know the facts about what you choose to use.

Did you know that there are three distinct types of diet pills?

Here they are:

Appetite Suppressants: These work just like it sounds. The appetite-regulating region of your brain (the hypothalamus) is tricked by blockage of the re-uptake of serotonin and nor epinephrine. As a result you feel like you've just eaten a big meal, so you're less likely to overeat.

Stimulants: These types of weight loss pills used to contain a combination of ephedra and caffeine to raise energy expenditure (thermo genesis) while also reducing appetite. You're probably aware that these pills were proven in some cases to be deadly, so ephedra was taken off the market (i.e. HydroxyCut, Trim Spa). Stimulant pills now contain other ephedra-like substances, vitamins and caffeine. The idea is to increase energy and boost metabolism.

Fat Inhibitors: These pills inhibit the action of the enzyme lipase, which is responsible for breaking down fat during the digestion process. The goal is to prevent a percentage of the fat you've eaten from being absorbed into your system.

So we return to our burning question. Do the pills work? Here's what the diet pill companies say:

"You'll lose 30lbs in 30 days"
”Achieve rapid weight loss results”
“Lose weight in your sleep”
”Burn calories and fat 24 hours a day”
“Fights fat and delivers rapid weight loss”

Those claims are amazing...too bad they are just that-claims! It's so tempting to imagine that those benefits could be gained just by swallowing a pill. Tempting enough to make diet pills a multi-billion dollar a year industry. On average, Americans spend over $42 billion dollars per year on this stuff! (Hmmm, makes you wonder. If that many diet pills have been consumed, then why don't we all look like cover models yet?) Like psychic readings and astrology hotlines, the weight-loss industry sells hope to desperate people.

The ultimate choice is yours, but just be mindful that the pill pushers do not have your best interest in mind.

If you some tips on how to get that body you want without pills,
there is a cool presentation you should watch here:

http://www.secretabtricks.com

It will help you dissolve alot of the fitness myths that are out here and give you great starter advice too.

Thanks for posting!
-Hulda

MarcoPalco MarcoPalco
Mon, Nov 28, 2022 12:11
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Hi all! About 3 years ago I had 3rd-degree obesity. I found out about it when I went to my doctor. After that, I decided to change my life in some way because I realized that obesity itself will not go away and I just can't reduce my weight. I tried a lot of ways to lose weight. I tried different diets and so on. Then I decided to start going to the gym to reduce my weight through sports. I had a trainer at the gym, who gave me a training program, as well as advised me to read on the website TheHindu information about slimming pills for women. I was very interested in it, so I started to watch my weight even more strongly. After a year of training and taking pills, I lost 30% of my weight, which I was very happy about. I still go to the gym and do everything to make my figure even more perfect. So I can say that you should definitely think about buying these pills.

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