Diet Supplements

amyepdx

Pizza rolls and fast food also have plenty of protein and fat not just carbs. Oh and they all have calories which is what matters

inertiastrength

Just create a smaller deficit if you get hungrier. When I first started cutting I went from 2200-1600 and that was a brutal couple weeks to adjust. In hindsight I should have tapered down but you know, we all want it yesterday. (and those calories aren't particularly low either, couldn't imagine less ugh)

Penthesilea514

AnvilHead wrote: »

bdbchick wrote: »

snacktastik wrote: »

bdbchick wrote: »

I've had the same issues you've had OP. I've tried SlimQuick as well and I didn't like the supplements. I know it might not be a popular opinion but I've been taking the fat fighters from ItWorks and i've lost 3 pounds in the past couple of days. I've taken it when I've had a high calorie meal. That is with eating out at dinner and having booze. I know weight fluctuates and such, but, I'm still experimenting but it's worth a mention. I've been wanting to find something to balance everything out as my body can't seem to properly digest a certain amount of carbs (I'm pretty sure this is why I'm so obese). Look some vids up Youtube on how they work. Good luck.

Note: I've been pretty good with eating healthier (meats and veggies mostly with only drinking water 95% of the time) and working out 3-4 times a week. It's difficult changing a lifetime of bad eating habits. Just sayin'. Carry on..

I share you carb pain, it's my kriptonite and I'm also obese, is fat fighters more like fat burners? Honestly I don't understand the difference between all these supplements which is why I wanted suggestions. I feel the need for some type of appetite suppressant to curb my snacking and over eating. I'll certainly check out the YouTube vids and good luck to us both.

Well they aren't an appetite suppressant. I think (key word think) is they take the fat and skip the absorption process? I can't remember what the actual process is but look it up on YouTube for a better demonstration. The price for 1 bottle is only a couple dollars more than a bottle of the slim-quick supplements. The bottle contains 60 supplements. I don't understand the difference either. A coworker introduced me to them. Her hubby lost 20lbs by just taking the fat fighters alone.

YES! We will both get to our goals! Good vibes!

That sounds like something along the lines of Alli/Xenical/Orlistat. Very attractive alternative if one wants to walk around uncontrollably gushing liquid orange poo. Here's a great thread from the past in which a number of people detailed their experience with Xenical/Alli: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10290083/alli-xenical-does-it-work-please-only-answer-if-you-have-actually-taken-it/p1

HAHAHA oh man...that thread I feel sorry for some of those folks....

T0M_K

blackcars7411 wrote: »

Nothing over the counter works. U will be better off talking with your Dr for a prescription appetite suppressant or other ways to lose weight that he/she can safely & effectively offer.

there isn't any suppliment, dr prescribed or otherwise that is the answer.

but some don't believe...cuz its hard and maybe a little scary and has the notion of failure that looms over their past. its not a quick solution and many feel desperate for results.

i'm just a firm believer that you must log and weigh for an extended period of time to educate yourself on food and their associated calories and also just as important how your body processes these calories. this education is priceless for the rest of your life.

inertiastrength

Fat burner recommendations aside, what is your actual plan for weight loss? Will you weigh and track or are you looking for a "take this and don't eat that" kind of program to follow. How you plan and EXECUTE this effort is going to make a much more significant difference than ketones and ECA stacks or whatever

chelllsea124

AmberSpamber wrote: »

Take it from someone who has tried it all... The only thing that really works is changing your diet, eating at a deficit and increasing your activity levels. Save your money and spend it on good food

This^^^^

bdbchick

Here's a pic of a nice car from universal. Good luck OP!

snacktastik

ndj1979 wrote: »

bdbchick wrote: »

Respectfully. Not everyone has the same body type and such. Take my statement as you will.

respectfully, this is not accurate. The whole "body type" thing is a myth that was perpetrated by a psychologist. Metabolism = metabolism. The only thing that increases it or decreases it is activity level.

Really? I have friends that can eat everything including the kitchen sink and do not gain weight, I feel if I even look at a piece of cake I gain lol, how can my metabolism be on their level as the same or am I misunderstanding?

AnvilHead

snacktastik wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

bdbchick wrote: »

Respectfully. Not everyone has the same body type and such. Take my statement as you will.

respectfully, this is not accurate. The whole "body type" thing is a myth that was perpetrated by a psychologist. Metabolism = metabolism. The only thing that increases it or decreases it is activity level.

Really? I have friends that can eat everything including the kitchen sink and do not gain weight, I feel if I even look at a piece of cake I gain lol, how can my metabolism be on their level as the same or am I misunderstanding?

The answer is usually one of these two things:

1) You're not with them 24 hours a day and don't know how much they actually eat all the time. They could eat one huge meal a day (which makes it look like they're eating tons), but they hardly eat anything the rest of the day. I had one friend I used to go to lunch with regularly and he ate huge lunches - if you'd judged his eating habits off his lunches, you'd think he was a monster eater. But I also knew that he never ate breakfast, usually had a very light dinner (because he was usually still full from lunch), and wasn't a snacker. People's metabolisms aren't that different, but their hunger/satiation levels can be very different.

2) They're much more active, so they burn more calories. Not even necessarily purposeful exercise, but things like fidgeting, a more active job/home life, etc. Calories burned are calories burned, and they all count.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

bdbchick wrote: »

I've had the same issues you've had OP. I've tried SlimQuick as well and I didn't like the supplements. I know it might not be a popular opinion but I've been taking the fat fighters from ItWorks and i've lost 3 pounds in the past couple of days. I've taken it when I've had a high calorie meal. That is with eating out at dinner and having booze. I know weight fluctuates and such, but, I'm still experimenting but it's worth a mention. I've been wanting to find something to balance everything out as my body can't seem to properly digest a certain amount of carbs (I'm pretty sure this is why I'm so obese). Look some vids up Youtube on how they work. Good luck.

Note: I've been pretty good with eating healthier (meats and veggies mostly with only drinking water 95% of the time) and working out 3-4 times a week. It's difficult changing a lifetime of bad eating habits. Just sayin'. Carry on..

a friend of ours took that crap from it works 3 months later she had issues with her liver and she never had an issue before taking them, she couldnt even get out of bed. she stopped taking them and a few months later her liver issues cleared up and she was back to being herself again.your body needs some fat for hormone production. so if you lost weight it wasnt fat you lost not 3 lbs in 3 days unless you were eating very low calories.

Luna3386

I tried almost everything.

Want to know what gave me success? Having a small deficit. I.e. not dropping from 2500 calories to 1200. Also, a food scale.

AnvilHead

Luna3386 wrote: »

I tried almost everything.

Want to know what gave me success? Having a small deficit. I.e. not dropping from 2500 calories to 1200. Also, a food scale.

Generally speaking, I think people who choose a reasonable/moderate deficit have more success than those who run huge deficits and try to white knuckle it. The usual outcome of the latter is a crash and burn.

snacktastik

Tomk652015 wrote: »

Honestly I think that if you decide you want a "program"...choose Nutrisystem or something that sends you actual food in the proper quantities and follow that program. but to take a pill or drops or something...thats just total woo.

I've tried programs like this, weight watchers, Atkins, Lean Cuisine meals but those portions do not satisfied me, I'm still pretty hungry. That's the thing I struggle with as well is not feeling satisfied with my low calorie meals.

chelllsea124

snacktastik wrote: »

Tomk652015 wrote: »

Honestly I think that if you decide you want a "program"...choose Nutrisystem or something that sends you actual food in the proper quantities and follow that program. but to take a pill or drops or something...thats just total woo.

I've tried programs like this, weight watchers, Atkins, Lean Cuisine meals but those portions do not satisfied me, I'm still pretty hungry. That's the thing I struggle with as well is not feeling satisfied with my low calorie meals.

I get what Lean Cuisine is trying to do, but those meals are just not satisfying to me at all. If I get a frozen meal, I've gotten the ones that are gluten free so it's just meat and veggies. In addition, I'll add a sweet potato or something else to kinda fluff it up a little but that's still a healthy option.

A friend of mine gets lean cuisine meals but she spends a lot of time eating the pasta ones... I just don't think those have enough actual nutrition to keep you full. That's just a personal opinion though.