Garcinia Cambogia

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  • ALNoog
    ALNoog Posts: 413 Member
    My husband is taking a pill that has both Garcinia Cambogia and green coffee bean and has lost 30 pounds in 8 weeks... I can't take pills so I am taking chewable of each and I have lost 17 pounds in 8 weeks. I workout but he doesn't. Don't know how "magic" they are but for me they make me where I am hardly ever hungry any more and to me that is am amazing tool to have!

    It has nothing to do with the 1200 calorie diet?

    Like I stated previously, I only started the 1200 calorie diet 10 days ago. And my husband isn't dieting and eats more than triple the amount I do... And the doctor put me on this diet a few years back and I stopped it because I was always hungry and super pissy and mean and tired 24/7... All I stated above that since taking this I am never hungry not that IT is making me lose weight. I took it for 50+ days before restricting calories to 1200. But yes of course it is diet and exercise that is making me actually lose the weight... This just keeps me from being starving 24/7 and binging on my husbands crap food.
  • helsingj
    helsingj Posts: 4
    It did not work for me and got what Dr. Oz spoke about...I use Shakeology since I am a Beach Body Coach and I have lost at least 7 pounds. I love this meal replacement shake that is full of nutrition.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    It did not work for me and got what Dr. Oz spoke about...I use Shakeology since I am a Beach Body Coach and I have lost at least 7 pounds. I love this meal replacement shake that is full of nutrition.

    LMAO, phenomenal. So far we've had crappy green coffee bean extract, garcinia cambogia and now ShakeO touted.
  • Polda2010
    Polda2010 Posts: 99 Member
    Beside the gas and hate ( lol) on a serious note, most of this magic pills increase heart rate...I thought I pass that around, not being sarcastic either. Save your money and GL to you OP :smile:
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    It did not work for me and got what Dr. Oz spoke about...I use Shakeology since I am a Beach Body Coach and I have lost at least 7 pounds. I love this meal replacement shake that is full of nutrition.

    LMAO, phenomenal. So far we've had crappy green coffee bean extract, garcinia cambogia and now ShakeO touted.

    No kidding! Can we at least get a comparison?

    Farting: GC
    Stomach Pain: GC
    Need to Void: GC
    Need to Drink: GC

    Anybody have experience with the other "supplements"?
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    It did not work for me and got what Dr. Oz spoke about...I use Shakeology since I am a Beach Body Coach and I have lost at least 7 pounds. I love this meal replacement shake that is full of nutrition.

    LMAO, phenomenal. So far we've had crappy green coffee bean extract, garcinia cambogia and now ShakeO touted.

    No kidding! Can we at least get a comparison?

    Farting: GC
    Stomach Pain: GC
    Need to Void: GC
    Need to Drink: GC

    Anybody have experience with the other "supplements"?

    I'd be especially interested in the raspberry ketones, along with juicing, water fasts and the unicorn poop diet.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    It did not work for me and got what Dr. Oz spoke about...I use Shakeology since I am a Beach Body Coach and I have lost at least 7 pounds. I love this meal replacement shake that is full of nutrition.

    LMAO, phenomenal. So far we've had crappy green coffee bean extract, garcinia cambogia and now ShakeO touted.

    No kidding! Can we at least get a comparison?

    Farting: GC
    Stomach Pain: GC
    Need to Void: GC
    Need to Drink: GC

    Anybody have experience with the other "supplements"?

    I'd be especially interested in the raspberry ketones, along with juicing, water fasts and the unicorn poop diet.

    I'm pretty sure that Unicorn Poop is high in "Need to Void"
  • Fastbunnie
    Fastbunnie Posts: 1 Member
    Thank you very informative. Food for thought.
  • PSS33884
    PSS33884 Posts: 72 Member
    For those of you that want to bash anyone for taking it, go ahead. I am doing what I feel is right for me. No one diet is the right one for everyone. You need to find what works for you.:glasses:

    calorie deficit = weight loss
    how you get there is up to you.

    we bash stupid ideas. You know, starving yourself on a VLCD that's gonna fail. Same for people that show up here with 10 lbs to lose and think that they can just do it overnight. You COULD lose weight on a cocaine and peanut butter diet... but we'd probably bash it too.

    Wanna spend money on a freaking pill that you think is going to make a difference? Fine. You could be spending that money on stuff that makes a difference.. you know.. like a food scale, or food, or a good pair of running shoes... or some weights for the home gym.


    but hey, you got this covered.

    not that any of us have a clue about how to lose weight....


    ...myself included.

    TL;DR? They don't make a difference in the long run. They don't make a difference in the short run. If you're hungry, why not assess how much you should be eating, and eat that much. You know, get filling foods.. like proteins/fats/fiber.

    This topic has come and gone 100,000 times before this post. The responses are the same because they are what works. Oz is a freaking quack that gets paid to shill out garbage.

    Since you don't know me, I won't take offense to what you have to say. FYI ... I am losing weight with modifications and exercise. I am taking GC to assist .... ASSIST .... in my efforts. Not everyone is able to lose weight the same way. Does anyone take B12? That's a supplement. You take what you need to take to help. No you can't lose weight with magic. But if it is helping someone, why trash it?

    I am just glad that I am not friends with most in this thread. With friends like this, I'm surprised anyone would be able to lose weight. All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts. Even if you don't agree .... don't jump down their throats and be condescending jerks.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member

    I am just glad that I am not friends with most in this thread. With friends like this, I'm surprised anyone would be able to lose weight. All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts. Even if you don't agree .... don't jump down their throats and be condescending jerks.
    Giving real advice against magic pills and potions =/= sabotage
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member

    I am just glad that I am not friends with most in this thread. With friends like this, I'm surprised anyone would be able to lose weight. All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts. Even if you don't agree .... don't jump down their throats and be condescending jerks.
    Giving real advice against magic pills and potions =/= sabotage
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,961 Member
    Does anyone take B12? That's a supplement.
    True, but B12 is an essential for good health. GC isn't.
    I don't believe it helps or hurts you. I just believe that it just has you spend money where you could use that money on more productive supplements like fish oil, or protein powder.

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Since you don't know me, I won't take offense to what you have to say. FYI ... I am losing weight with modifications and exercise. I am taking GC to assist .... ASSIST .... in my efforts. Not everyone is able to lose weight the same way. Does anyone take B12? That's a supplement. You take what you need to take to help. No you can't lose weight with magic. But if it is helping someone, why trash it?

    I am just glad that I am not friends with most in this thread. With friends like this, I'm surprised anyone would be able to lose weight. All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts. Even if you don't agree .... don't jump down their throats and be condescending jerks.

    Not everyone loses weight with a caloric deficit, with the exception of liposuction?
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Since you don't know me, I won't take offense to what you have to say. FYI ... I am losing weight with modifications and exercise. I am taking GC to assist .... ASSIST .... in my efforts. Not everyone is able to lose weight the same way. Does anyone take B12? That's a supplement. You take what you need to take to help. No you can't lose weight with magic. But if it is helping someone, why trash it?

    I am just glad that I am not friends with most in this thread. With friends like this, I'm surprised anyone would be able to lose weight. All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts. Even if you don't agree .... don't jump down their throats and be condescending jerks.

    I suppose if I ever have a garcinia cambogia deficiency, I'll take garcinia cambogia...much like if I ever have a B12 deficiency, I'll take B12. Did you take a test to determine that you have a garcinia cambogia deficiency?
    Not everyone is able to lose weight the same way.
    Except that everyone actually losing weight while taking GC is losing weight the same way as those not taking GC: they're eating at a calorie deficit. The end.
    All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts.
    This word...I do not think it means what you think it means.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member

    I am just glad that I am not friends with most in this thread. With friends like this, I'm surprised anyone would be able to lose weight. All you are looking to do is try and sabotage anyone's efforts. Even if you don't agree .... don't jump down their throats and be condescending jerks.

    They were looking for anecdotal evidence of how it worked. I assembled the anecdotal evidence into a table for ease of assessment. The way it works is to increase fiber (which increases poop and gas), so the fact that the evidence isn't pleasant isn't my fault. However, this indicates that a less expensive option that has the same effect might be available. I recommend Metamucil.

    My friends on MFP all DO lose weight. They do it by making small changes, watching portions, eating a balanced sustainable diet and getting active with something they love. They are all adults, so the only person who can sabotage them is themselves, and they don't make that choice (most of the time). When they do, I'm here to ask if there isn't a different way of looking at the situation.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    So, let me get this right...... GC helps you to lose weight because it makes you feel not hungry, but, it also comes with potential health problems.

    How about eating a little more so you don't feel hungry, but still eating at a deficit, or changing what you eat for satiety, to continue to lose weight with no potential side effects or health problems.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    On Pure Green Coffee bean, I still lost weight rapidly (approximately .75-1 lbs/wk)

    Lol, really? I lose that after a toilet visit some days and you think it's due to a diet pill. :laugh:
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    So, let me get this right...... GC helps you to lose weight because it makes you feel not hungry, but, it also comes with potential health problems.

    How about eating a little more so you don't feel hungry, but still eating at a deficit, or changing what you eat for satiety, to continue to lose weight with no potential side effects or health problems.

    And, for the win, exercise has been proven time and again to diminish health problems.
  • nytdreamer80
    nytdreamer80 Posts: 123 Member
    I have tried it! I lost a few pounds. Maybe 5-7. I had much more success with the Green Bean Coffee one. Now I am on to Body By Vi and am down 10 more pounds!
    Good luck at finding something that works for you!!! Exercise and nutrition go hand and hand though and cant be left out of the equation! VERY VERY important!
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I have tried it! I lost a few pounds. Maybe 5-7. I had much more success with the Green Bean Coffee one. Now I am on to Body By Vi and am down 10 more pounds!
    Good luck at finding something that works for you!!! Exercise and nutrition go hand and hand though and cant be left out of the equation! VERY VERY important!

    Because it is the calorie deficit that works, not the magic beans, the magic pills, the magic rainbow sparkle unicorn poo.

    If you want to piss away your money, just give it to me, instead. Oh, wait, then that would make me a multi-level marketer.
  • ALNoog
    ALNoog Posts: 413 Member
    I dont go around telling you what to do so I don't need you to tell me what to do... Everyone does what works for them...
    And I DO exercise...where did I say I don't?
    You all do not listen at all before you start your holier than thou preaching.... If you don't like what I do here is a novel thought.. Don't do it.... But all I've seen in the one day I've been on these boards is everyone just absolutely trashing people and being so rude and beyond hateful to people that are coming here to get a little support. Shame.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    I dont go around telling you what to do so I don't need you to tell me what to do... Everyone does what works for them...
    And I DO exercise...where did I say I don't?
    You all do not listen at all before you start your holier than thou preaching.... If you don't like what I do here is a novel thought.. Don't do it.... But all I've seen in the one day I've been on these boards is everyone just absolutely trashing people and being so rude and beyond hateful to people that are coming here to get a little support. Shame.
    funny, in the 1200 calorie thread.. people listened to you, asked, gave you specific advice about your diet since you have PCOS.

    Not everyone is here for support. People that are diving into GC are doing so not because it works, but because they think it's some kind of miracle product... since it's promoted all over.

    Bad ideas / fads / VLC diets are given hell here because they deserve it. Not the people, the idea. the concept. They fail and do no one any good.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I dont go around telling you what to do so I don't need you to tell me what to do... Everyone does what works for them...
    And I DO exercise...where did I say I don't?
    You all do not listen at all before you start your holier than thou preaching.... If you don't like what I do here is a novel thought.. Don't do it.... But all I've seen in the one day I've been on these boards is everyone just absolutely trashing people and being so rude and beyond hateful to people that are coming here to get a little support. Shame.

    People are not being hateful. They are expressing CONCERN FOR YOUR HEALTH. Studies show hepatotoxicity with this supplement. LIVER DAMAGE. So it is hateful to tell people that you can have results just from diet and exercise without damaging your liver or spending lots of money on unnecessary and potentially dangerous stuff?

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  • calico_cat
    calico_cat Posts: 17 Member
    Remember in the Bible the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before finding their Promised Land?

    Fads and bogus supplements keep us wandering in the desert.

    If someone wants to take GC or GCB extract to assist with cravings, etc, and if it works in that regard, fine. Just don't expect results beyond that. Clearly, from what is being touted in advertisements, people are expecting something more than that and it doesn't seem to deliver from what I have heard.

    ETA - if claims about liver issues are true, no one should be taking anything that causes liver damage. Research your supplement(s) thoroughly.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Also, remember. 95% of diets fail. 95% of the people on this thread who have lost weight are likely to be fatter in three years. This isn't magic. There are things that people do to shoot themselves in the foot and get this result. There are things that people can do to avoid it.

    GC isn't sustainable and may not be effective even in the short term. It is one of the things that make the process harder because it lets you avoid learning about your body. All of these things have been explained (over explained) in this thread

    The tactics that increase your chances of success are also detailed on here.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Garcinia Cambogia - Actually WORKS!!!!!

    On rats that is - but not on humans - sorry no magic pill (unless you're a rat).

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11134690

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530711
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,201 Member
    Garcinia Cambogia - Actually WORKS!!!!!

    On rats that is - but not on humans - sorry no magic pill (unless you're a rat).

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11134690

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530711
    And it was 100% effective, 40% of the time as well.:bigsmile:
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Garcinia Cambogia - Actually WORKS!!!!!

    On rats that is - but not on humans - sorry no magic pill (unless you're a rat).

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11134690

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530711
    And it was 100% effective, 40% of the time as well.:bigsmile:

    Hey for some lucky Rat that 40% mattered. :smile:
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Garcinia Cambogia - Actually WORKS!!!!!

    On rats that is - but not on humans - sorry no magic pill (unless you're a rat).

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11134690

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530711
    And it was 100% effective, 40% of the time as well.:bigsmile:

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  • icha3x
    icha3x Posts: 54 Member
    It was crap. Did not help but did make me have awesome farts :)

    OMG....i am dying *rotflmao*
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