Appetite suppressants

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  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
    No pills, but 1/2 and apple before bed helps me with late night sugary cravings, or a big glass of water, small salad or a few crackers before a meal helps as well.
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    There are people who can do well with appetite suppressants, I just wasn't one of them. It was because I wasn't eating for nutrition or because I was hungry all the time, it was all emotional eating....happy/sad/tired/bored, yadda yadda yadda.

    Many of my doctors suggested that might be a good way to lose weight, but if that wasn't why I was eating, then I was hesitant to try it.

    I won't tell you not to take suppressants - I don't have any idea if they're beneficial or not. Just make sure you're taking them because you're really having hunger issues, and it's not something else.

    I will also let you know that when I was seeing a nutritionist, I was staying within realm of my calories, but was still hungry and asked what to do. She said to increase my fiber intake. It worked like a charm. I added Chocolite Triple Fudge Protein Bars (www.healthsmartfoods.com) to supplement the fiber intake, and it's really helped.

    The nutritionist also said to focus on protein because it takes longer to break down and digest in the stomach... more "staying power" so you don't get as hungry as often.

    Just some suggestions.....good luck!!!
  • ColinsMommaOC
    ColinsMommaOC Posts: 296 Member
    Many of the suppressants I have seen say this on the directions: "Take with a full glass of water." There is a reason. According to my doctor, the full glass of water does more to suppress your appetite than the pill... That being said: my MIL swears by hydroxycut. She likes to add their drops to her water to give it flavor.
  • eveunderground
    eveunderground Posts: 236 Member
    1 tsp apple cider vinegar in a big glass of water before every meal.

    But tbh, the glass of water on its own will also do the trick...and you will end up eating less.
  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
    You can achieve the same thing by doing a few things:

    Changing what you eat to reduce refined foods. Eat more protein and more fruit and vegetables. Fibre and healthy foods are more satisfying. Fat is fine. Low fat is not fine.
    Resolving your mood and stress issues.
    Spreading yoru calories evenly over the day, avoiding uncontrollable appetite by eating when you feel hungry.
  • rwhyte12
    rwhyte12 Posts: 204 Member
    Seeds are a good appetite suppressant. It takes around two tablespoons to be full from a seed mixture. It probably would be more effective to eat nuts but I can't.
  • morgiemarsh
    morgiemarsh Posts: 13 Member
    Slimquick has worked marvelously for me!! I lost 10 lbs in a week. Prob mostly water weight, but regardless it feels great to look down at the scale and see that, and it just motivates me to lose more! I do the capsules, 2 a day, twice a day. Drink a big glass of water and eat when you take them. They suppress your hunger and give you great energy!
  • Redbeard333
    Redbeard333 Posts: 381 Member
    morgiemarsh wrote: »
    Slimquick has worked marvelously for me!! I lost 10 lbs in a week. Prob mostly water weight, but regardless it feels great to look down at the scale and see that, and it just motivates me to lose more! I do the capsules, 2 a day, twice a day. Drink a big glass of water and eat when you take them. They suppress your hunger and give you great energy!

    10# in one week is most definitely water weight. I mean, it's great that it motivates you, but isn't a long-term solution... think what else you could spend that $20/month on! Also, the big glass of water is most certainly an appetite suppressant, and will give you energy, too. Plus, it's free...
  • dinkybo
    dinkybo Posts: 1 Member
    Coffee without sugar is a great appetite suppressant !! I drink it at noon and at 5pm and it helps avoid snacking throughout the day. But when 8pm hits ... I really crave sweets ... I'm still trying to figure out what I can do for those evening munchies ...

  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Yes, I know of some, but they were all pulled from the market because they can kill the people who take them.

    Dried apricots kill my appetite for a bit.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Exercise. There's even peer reviewed clinical evidence.

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/the-morning-routine-that-banishes-food-cravings

    http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2012/10000/Neural_Response_to_Pictures_of_Food_after_Exercise.6.aspx#P50

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    Just reiterating.

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