Too diet pill or not to diet pill? Now that is the question!

adk88

Can someone pass the popcorn? I love these posts.

This is awesome.

cal1973

Can someone pass the popcorn? I love these posts.

I'm sorry, it's after 2pm here. If you eat popcorn anytime between now and bed, the carbohydrate imp (2nd cousin to the insulin fairy) will show up in your sleep and make you fat.



Unless it's brown popcorn, then it's totally fine.

:laugh:

bethdris

No diet pills, just eat better and work out.

This is what it takes to keep off long term!!

lizziebeth1028

The only way to loose weight and keep it off is to stick to a healthy lifestyle. Make healthy food choices, watch your portions and exercise...be consistent and you WILL see results that will last you a lifetime!

jessilyn76

Hold on.........there are pills that can make you lose your extra weight????? What have I been doing wasting my time excercising and dieting for????

Don't do it! Hard work and perseverance will get you to your end goal, not diet pills.

rainunrefined

Can someone pass the popcorn? I love these posts.

I'm sorry, it's after 2pm here. If you eat popcorn anytime between now and bed, the carbohydrate imp (2nd cousin to the insulin fairy) will show up in your sleep and make you fat.



Unless it's brown popcorn, then it's totally fine.

It's totally okay. I have a carb-buster pill. They work. I saw it on TV once.

kaetra

I vote No. They all have side effects of some kind, many of them don't even work and anything you do lose with them you'll just gain back after you stop taking them.

I think they're a waste of money and a waste of health. Everyone would like a jumpstart to their weight loss goals which make them very tempting - but it's just a mirage! I think most people know deep down in their heart what they need to do to reach their goals, but all the work is just so daunting it would make almost anyone look for some help with the task. Science still can't figure out how to shut off the feast/famine store-fat-for-the-future workings of our bodies. Maybe 10,000 years from now evolution will make our bodies figure out "hey, we're not going to be starving anytime soon - let's just get rid of all this extra".

I'm wondering if anyone has used the supposed "supplement based" "jump start" packages that Jillian Michaels and her buddy Bob or whatever have put their face on, or similar products. I have no info about them, but I'm curious if these are also considered diet pills. I mean, green tea extract and all that - just another mumbo jumbo bottle of diet pills right?

rainunrefined

The only way to loose weight and keep it off is to stick to a healthy lifestyle. Make healthy food choices, watch your portions and exercise...be consistent and you WILL see results that will last you a lifetime!

Someone needs to put this on a hallmark card. Outstanding answer.

starscapenatasha

Instead of getting our answers, here's answers from Harvard:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-weight/healthy-weight-full-story/index.html

The whole site is good, but I would specifically scroll down to Lessons from Losers. Basically, people who lost weight and kept it off did it through diet and exercise. Damn.

shakybabe

I've tried Capsiplex and gone from struggling to manage to complete 30 mins exercise to been able to do 2 hours, and it did help get me out of starvation mode and improve my metabolism. It just has capsicum in which is found naturally in chilli's. It's got me interested in the effects of spicy foods and I've started experimenting with chilli's in my food and making up dishes.

I only used to take them before my early morning exercise sessions which increased from once a week to three, it did help me with energy levels and actually having the energy to do a good session which in turn resulted in me losing 15lbs.

In June I struggled to sit longer than a few hours in my chair before pain and fatigue meant I had to go lie down, recently I'm getting through an entire day and looking forwards to my first day out since last year, as I found it too exhausting to go anywhere.

I've since managed to get through day and do hour exercise in afternoon when I hadn't taken Capsiplex which I haven't managed for years so I do feel it helped give me energy to start exercising and build up my time and stamina to get through the day without needing to rest every hour or so.

doobabe

Oh boy............ the *Old Me* is screaming YES take them. They will make you jumpy and hyper and you wont think about food for awhile.......... So then you can drop a few pounds quick (maybe).

But- then you will have a headache for a week when you try to come off them... And who knows you could even stroke out from some of them too..... Did I used to take them- Yes. Am I proud of it- No. Knowing what I know now would I take them again Hell to the NO....

Take a B vitamin complex- its good for you and will essentially do the same thing......... without the sudden death part.

kristelpoole

I recommend taking these diet pills daily:

Vegetables
Fruits
Water

It works great, I swear! Good luck! xo

Drunkadelic

Back in high school, when I was a complete moron, I took diet pills (along with basically starving myself). Take it from someone who has been there, DON'T DO IT!! I might have lost weight at the time, but I gained it back (and then some) and I felt terrible the whole time I was on them.

My opinion: Eat healthier and exercise a bit. It's simple, but it really does make you feel 100 times better (not worse like diet pills tend to do). Plus, you are learning how to be healthier for LIFE, not just for the short term satisfaction.

Good luck!

lizziebeth1028

The only way to loose weight and keep it off is to stick to a healthy lifestyle. Make healthy food choices, watch your portions and exercise...be consistent and you WILL see results that will last you a lifetime!

Someone needs to put this on a hallmark card. Outstanding answer.

Thank you :flowerforyou:

jdavila73

Diet pills can be tempting...the promise of a quick fix is oh so appealing. I mean, all you have to do it pop a pill and watch the fat melt away...who wouldn't love that. The problem is it doesn't work. Sure you might see initial results...sure you'll lose weight quickly...but it’s short-lived. After you stop taking them (cause you can't be on them forever) and your heart stops pounding out of your chest, and the jitters are gone, and you no longer are crapping on yourself...the weight comes back. Not to mention the long term effects they can have on your body.

Nothing replaces good old fashion sweat, tears, and good food choices. Sure it's hard...if it were easy, everyone would be fit! But WE can do it!

Tiffanydepiano

This is going to make me very unpopular. Oh well.....:ohwell:

I take phentermine as prescribed by my doctor. I only take it when I know I am going to have a long day and a lot of temptation.

Even when I take it, I have to remain mindful of portions and what I am putting in my body.

It sort of makes me feel like I had a couple of triple shot lattes.

adnorri

After I had my baby I was 250 lbs. I lost some weight naturally and got down to 215 lbs, but I started to get very discouraged because even though I had lost some weight it seemed to have completely stopped. So I started taking phentermine. I got down to 172 lbs while on the pill!!! I did stop taking it after the recommended time and lost another 10 lbs on my own through a diet, but have now gained back 20 lbs. I dont regret taking the diet pills because it did help me to feel better about myself when I was at such a low point, but I dont know that I could say that I would take them again. I just worry about the risks and seeing as I was on a diet pill to lose the weight I didnt eat right so therefore didnt learn the right way of how to lose weight. It really is a life style change that you have to make. Some diet pills will help you lose weight but if you dont put in the work you are going to end up right back where you started unfortunately.

KittyMul

This is going to make me very unpopular. Oh well.....:ohwell:

I take phentermine as prescribed by my doctor. I only take it when I know I am going to have a long day and a lot of temptation.

Even when I take it, I have to remain mindful of portions and what I am putting in my body.

It sort of makes me feel like I had a couple of triple shot lattes.

Agreed. I've taken Duromine in the past and even mentioning around here will get people's backs up (I've been flatly told I don't deserve my weight loss).

I'm not on it right now and I haven't instantly put all my weight back on but I know a lot of people do. You need to be very aware of what you're eating when you come off them.

To the OP, if you do decide to take weight loss pills, know that you do still need to watch what you eat and how much. They're not a magic fix and if you don't get your habits straight while you're on it, it'll be a lot harder to maintain your loss afterwards. I think of it as a 'boost' and a helping hand, not something to do my job for me. I still lose steadily when I'm not taking it, just not as much.

They can have some not so nice side affects too. The main reason I stopped taking them is that they affect my moods and I don't like that. I'm naturally quite a high strung person and they intensify that to the point that I'm not a nice person to be around, even for myself! I have to wake up at 5am, take a pill then go back to sleep for a few hours if I want to sleep that night (not ideal, but doable). Dry mouth, racing heart and nausea are all part and parcel.

They're not a magic fix, they don't melt the fat off and they're not a bundle of fun, but neither are they the devil some make them out to be. Talk to your doctor, NEVER buy pills off the internet and do your research. As a boost to kick start diet and exercise, they can be useful.

Please nobody shout at me now.

uptonia

I'll go against the grain here and say yes, but that's not a cure all answer for everyone.

I've been following a medical weight loss program for a month, and part of that is taking an appetite suppressant. It's a compound and is basically a blend of stimulants and Vitamin B (with some other vitamins as well).

The doctor in no way told me that this pill would make me
a) burn weight faster
b) make any bad food I ate "not count"
c) block any fat
d) make me lose weight without even trying.

I take one a day for about 3-4 days, and then usually take a day or two off and start again. They help curb my hunger, but don't take away the desire for me to eat.

Before I was given any by the doctor, I had a physical and an EKG as part of the weight loss program. My blood pressure is also monitored every 2 weeks when I go in for a weigh in, and we keep a close eye on any possible side effects.

I think a lot of dieting is mental, and so far I have been the most successful with this program (I've done MFP, Weight Watchers & South Beach before) because I feel like I have some "help" from the pill.

Yes, there are lots of people on here who can do it all 100% natural - but I needed a little help. The pill in combination of the accountability and support of going into the Dr is really helping me.

shorty458

No way. They can be really bad for your heart.