Fat burners, Hydroxycut, etc.... Any positive or negative thoughts on these?

loulobsinger

I simply can't tell if these are making any difference in my life. They're expensive. They don't seem to help. But maybe I'm missing something. Thoughts?

AnvilHead

They're making your wallet lighter. That's about it.

General rule for "fat burners": If it works, it isn't legal; if it's legal, it doesn't work.

LifeWithPie

loulobsinger wrote: »

I simply can't tell if these are making any difference in my life. They're expensive. They don't seem to help. But maybe I'm missing something. Thoughts?

I think you already know the answer then.

callsitlikeiseeit

scam

LivingtheLeanDream

Only negative thoughts from me on them

2aycocks

My husband started taking Lipodrine I think it was. It has ephedra in it. He started having really bad side effects from it like dizziness, heart skipping beats, and in general being a BEAR. He threw it away..... right after I threatened him with decapitation.

Happysoul0317

I've tried them all. There is no magic pill. There is nothing that you will buy to make you lose weight. Everything that you need to lose weight is already inside of you. Determination, hard work, and consistency. Those are not on a shelf.

tinkerbellang83

Have used Hydroxycut in the past, it's just an overpriced caffeine pill.

djkm0305

I started using a product called Shred Jym. For a product that only has only like 6 ingredients, it's pretty effective. I lost 7% body fat in about a month. It's gotta be paired with diet and exercise for sure.

It's legit. Because I was working out for a month before, and didn't see much of a change. Then I used Shred Jym and it's worked out so far. Depends on the person. There's a lot of skeptics out there but it's what you make it. No ephedrine, just caffiene- really more for focus not a buzz.

ccrdragon

djkm0305 wrote: »

I started using a product called Shred Jym. For a product that only has only like 6 ingredients, it's pretty effective. I lost 7% body fat in about a month. It's gotta be paired with diet and exercise for sure.

It's legit. Because I was working out for a month before, and didn't see much of a change. Then I used Shred Jym and it's worked out so far. Depends on the person. There's a lot of skeptics out there but it's what you make it. No ephedrine, just caffiene- really more for focus not a buzz.

nope - it contains Synephrine which is a synthetic version of ephedrine.

MichelleSilverleaf

djkm0305 wrote: »

I started using a product called Shred Jym. For a product that only has only like 6 ingredients, it's pretty effective. I lost 7% body fat in about a month. It's gotta be paired with diet and exercise for sure.

It's legit. Because I was working out for a month before, and didn't see much of a change. Then I used Shred Jym and it's worked out so far. Depends on the person. There's a lot of skeptics out there but it's what you make it. No ephedrine, just caffiene- really more for focus not a buzz.

It's not legit. The bolded is why any of it actually works. Take away the pill but keep the diet and exercise you'll likely get the same results.

ccsernica

djkm0305 wrote: »

I started using a product called Shred Jym. For a product that only has only like 6 ingredients, it's pretty effective. I lost 7% body fat in about a month. It's gotta be paired with diet and exercise for sure.

It's legit. Because I was working out for a month before, and didn't see much of a change. Then I used Shred Jym and it's worked out so far. Depends on the person. There's a lot of skeptics out there but it's what you make it. No ephedrine, just caffiene- really more for focus not a buzz.

As has been reiterated numerous times on this forum, weight loss isn't linear. You may well go for a month without seeing significant results, and then have them suddenly catch up to you. It's a very common experience, even without a scam supplement.

Yes, we can assume your pills have no ephedrine. If they did, they'd be illegal. It's been banned as a supplement outside of herbal use in TCM since 2006.

Keto_Vampire

Note: Ephedrine + gauifenisen (BRONKAID, PRIMATENE tablets) are legal with valid form of govt ID in MOST US states without an Rx

AmberSpamber

Save your money, and buy healthy food, track calories, drink lots of water, and get plenty of sleep. All these " quick fixes" are temporary. Trust me- I did a ton of them before I got smart about weight loss.

HoneyBadger302

I tried hydroxycut for awhile at one point. All it did was suck a bunch of money out of my wallet. Counting calories, weighing my food, and sticking to my food budget and exercise plan - that works every time.

jennifer_417

The only difference they're making is in your bank account.

ccsernica

Keto_Vampire wrote: »

Note: Ephedrine + gauifenisen (BRONKAID, PRIMATENE tablets) are legal with valid form of govt ID in MOST US states without an Rx

Yes, as an asthma treatment, not as a dietary supplement.

lillyy23

I take Lcarnitine and it naturally produces in the human body and when you take more of it. It increases fat burning. So it's a natural fat burner which uses stored fat for energy. I took it last year and lost 10 pounds for one month. And then I stopped working out and stuff but ya it works. I'm taking it again!

AnvilHead

lillyy23 wrote: »

I take Lcarnitine and it naturally produces in the human body and when you take more of it. It increases fat burning. So it's a natural fat burner which uses stored fat for energy. I took it last year and lost 10 pounds for one month. And then I stopped working out and stuff but ya it works. I'm taking it again!

Not so much, according to the actual scientific evidence: https://examine.com/supplements/l-carnitine/

...Theoretically, ALCAR supplementation for fat burning should work well, but studies on ALCAR in isolation do not show very good results. Fat loss is typically attributed to the increased activity done by people, from the increased energy they have from ALCAR supplementation...

...There appears to be a fat reducing effect of L-Carnitine supplementation, but this may be limited to elderly persons; limited studies in otherwise healthy youth and adults fail to note an effect...

nooshi713

When I was a student in PA school, a young mother came in full code, meaning her heart had stopped. She was 32 or 33. She was otherwise healthy to her husbands knowledge. The only thing that had changed? She started taking those types of diet pills to lose the baby weight. She had two young kids. She died that day. I will never use any diet supplement. I work in the ER and have had several patients come in with heart arrhythmias after taking them.