Diet Pills

vnix

Yes, I should know better for 3 reasons:

1. I've lost 50lbs the "old fashioned way". That is, healthy eating and exercise.
2. I have a BSc. in Human Nutrition. I'm a Health Inspector, but am considering doing my dietetic internship (which is only less than a year!!) to be a Registered Dietitian in Canada.
3. Common sense.

I was stuck at a plateau after my weight loss. I started MFP to have a better look at my caloric intake. I am now better aware of what I consume and am better adjusting my serving sizes. I started doing some online research into diet pills. I should know better, but some of the ones I found, based on user reviews, were not necessarily magic fat/calorie/etc pills, but users said they at least noticed more energy. Perfect! ...or so I thought. I took two pills before breakfast, and two [early] afternoon. I figured if they were just due to caffeine I would have no problem, I drink espressos [sometimes triple] on a daily basis. Surely an increased caffeine intake would not bother me.

After taking the pills, I haven't really noticed an increase in my energy, or anything like that ...that is, until night time. I started feeling nauseous and I found myself wide awake for hours passed my usual bedtime. I started paying my 24 hour gym a second visit around midnight to go for a run to hopefully make me tired and get to sleep (ok, I guess I had some extra energy, but it was way too late). I checked back on MFP and noticed that I started having trouble sleeping since I started taking these pills.

Today is the day I will stop [the diet pills that is]. They were a waste of money, and speaking from experience I wanted to tell you there is nothing wrong with losing weight the old fashioned way!

-V

sbarham

Wow, sorry you had to go through that but thanks for the reminder! Thanks for reminding us that hard work is really the ONLY thing what works!!!!

lizzys

hard work is the only way good luck