It Works ?? Weight lose help

jennalday1
jennalday1 Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone ever heard of "it works"? I know someone selling it and she said she has lost 33 lbs in 2 months. Just wanted to know if anyone had hear or used it?

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  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Start here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    Gadgets, gimmicks, etc will make your wallet thinner.
  • kem316
    kem316 Posts: 51 Member
    My opinion is that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The only way to lose fat is to eat at a healthy deficit, losing 1-2 lbs a week.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Save your money, follow MFP. Wait and see how your friend does a year from now... In my experience, any programs like this are purely temporary and once you go back to regular eating, you gain most/all the weight back. They don't teach you proper portions or healthier eating - it's just a band-aid.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    It is yet another MLM, aka pyramid scheme. You buy a product from a friend or coworker. You keep buying. It becomes cheaper for you to become a sales person so that you can get 25% off or something, then you start selling to your friends.

    "It Works" sells body wraps, supplements, and creams. If the body wraps do anything, it's temporarily drop water weight. A 45 minute massage will cause you to drop more water weight than a body wrap will. Their creams appear to be mildly astringent moisturizers.

    The supplements:
    •Detoxify, alkalize, and promote pH balance within the body
    •Acidity-fighting magnesium and potassium blend
    •Cutting-edge probiotic support for digestive health
    •38 herbs and nutrient-rich superfoods
    •8+ servings of fruits and vegetables in every packet
    •Free radical-fighting antioxidants
    •Tangy orange flavor

    HAHA omg. ALKALIZE! Ahh you're killing me. PS: How can one, 4 g packet contain 8+ servings of fruits and vegetables?

    "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." Ohh that's how. By just making things up.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Has anyone ever heard of "it works"? I know someone selling it and she said she has lost 33 lbs in 2 months. Just wanted to know if anyone had hear or used it?

    Never heard of it but just out of curiosity, why are you focusing on something (and this is just me assuming) that is another one of a thousand fad diets out there. You are at a place where you get to eat everything you want/need and with a system that tell you when you eat too little or too much. I understand calorie counting isn't for everyone but these weight loss systems are for no one.
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    It is yet another MLM, aka pyramid scheme. You buy a product from a friend or coworker. You keep buying. It becomes cheaper for you to become a sales person so that you can get 25% off or something, then you start selling to your friends.

    "It Works" sells body wraps, supplements, and creams. If the body wraps do anything, it's temporarily drop water weight. A 45 minute massage will cause you to drop more water weight than a body wrap will. Their creams appear to be mildly astringent moisturizers.

    The supplements:
    •Detoxify, alkalize, and promote pH balance within the body
    •Acidity-fighting magnesium and potassium blend
    •Cutting-edge probiotic support for digestive health
    •38 herbs and nutrient-rich superfoods
    •8+ servings of fruits and vegetables in every packet
    •Free radical-fighting antioxidants
    •Tangy orange flavor

    HAHA omg. ALKALIZE! Ahh you're killing me. PS: How can one, 4 g packet contain 8+ servings of fruits and vegetables?

    "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." Ohh that's how. By just making things up.

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  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    It's something you have to maintain forever and ever.

    I had a friend selling it and I figured I'd watch her for six months to see if there was any improvement before I invested.

    Nope.
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
    Has anyone ever heard of "it works"? I know someone selling it and she said she has lost 33 lbs in 2 months. Just wanted to know if anyone had hear or used it?

    I don't buy into most of it. BUT I will say I take their Hair, Skin, Nails supplement as well as the Confianza (stress reducing) and LOVE both of them. The weight loss portion of it is more iffy.
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    It is yet another MLM, aka pyramid scheme. You buy a product from a friend or coworker. You keep buying. It becomes cheaper for you to become a sales person so that you can get 25% off or something, then you start selling to your friends.

    "It Works" sells body wraps, supplements, and creams. If the body wraps do anything, it's temporarily drop water weight. A 45 minute massage will cause you to drop more water weight than a body wrap will. Their creams appear to be mildly astringent moisturizers.

    The supplements:
    •Detoxify, alkalize, and promote pH balance within the body
    •Acidity-fighting magnesium and potassium blend
    •Cutting-edge probiotic support for digestive health
    •38 herbs and nutrient-rich superfoods
    •8+ servings of fruits and vegetables in every packet
    •Free radical-fighting antioxidants
    •Tangy orange flavor

    HAHA omg. ALKALIZE! Ahh you're killing me. PS: How can one, 4 g packet contain 8+ servings of fruits and vegetables?

    "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." Ohh that's how. By just making things up.

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  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    They don't work
  • afk1
    afk1 Posts: 88 Member
    Good Morning, I am having a rough time with Emotional aka Stress eating......wondering if anyone would care to share ways of handling it? I have worked so hard to lose 80 pounds already and have seen the scale creep both up and down....I am tired of the up swings and know it is due to stress/emotioinal eating........I know I can no longer wait for others who promise to join me in my exercising and have gone that route alone......working 2 jobs and having 2 teenage kids makes me time even more important......appreciate any help at all from anyone.........THANKS :embarassed:
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    I don't buy into most of it. BUT I will say I take their Hair, Skin, Nails supplement as well as the Confianza (stress reducing) and LOVE both of them. The weight loss portion of it is more iffy.

    Their Confianza formula:
    epimedium grandiflorum extract: Also known as horny goat weed, believed to cause increased sexual activity in goats. No studies on humans.
    puncturevine extract: Claimed to increase the body's natural testosterone levels and thereby improve male sexual performance and help build muscle. It was popularized by American IFBB bodybuilding champion Jeffrey Petermann in the early 1970s. However, T. terrestris has failed to increase testosterone levels in controlled studies. It has also failed to demonstrate strength-enhancing properties
    siberian ginseng root extract: Only tested in vitro on animals. May be anti-fatigue, anti-inflammatory.
    golden root extract: the FDA has forcibly removed some products containing R. rosea from the market due to disputed claims that it treats cancer, anxiety, influenza, the common cold, bacterial infections, and migraines.
    schisandra fruit extract:L be therapeutically beneficial in promoting the body's humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. No effective clinical trials.
  • jennalday1
    jennalday1 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you everyone. I'm looking for something to jump start me, nothing long term. Beginning of the year I did well and lost 20 lbs, now it's back and I need motivation and a push to get started.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Thank you everyone. I'm looking for something to jump start me, nothing long term. Beginning of the year I did well and lost 20 lbs, now it's back and I need motivation and a push to get started.
    You can't jump start weight loss. This will not work for you.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    Thank you everyone. I'm looking for something to jump start me, nothing long term. Beginning of the year I did well and lost 20 lbs, now it's back and I need motivation and a push to get started.

    Mail me $20 and I'll nag you about what you eat
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Thank you everyone. I'm looking for something to jump start me, nothing long term. Beginning of the year I did well and lost 20 lbs, now it's back and I need motivation and a push to get started.

    Been there done that....regained (again....Grrrrrr).

    Now for the final time (fingers crossed)....I won't make any changes to lose weight....that I won't do to maintain it. Just "jump start" with one healthy change. Then add another, and anther.

    One change for me ....FitBit. I always thought that I was pretty active (wrong!) .....a FitBit pushes me to move more.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    You know what works? MFP works. Check out Consumer Reports. MFP users experience more success in losing and maintaining weight lost than any other program out there.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Thank you everyone. I'm looking for something to jump start me, nothing long term. Beginning of the year I did well and lost 20 lbs, now it's back and I need motivation and a push to get started.

    Mail me $20 and I'll nag you about what you eat

    Good try, but that's not going to get you anywhere in the billion dollar diet industry. It needs to be $190. And a "fitness lifestyle."

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