Weight loss pills?

shannonmelek

Just out of curiosity, PLEASE NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS THIS IS JUST A QUESTION !!!! What has worked and what hasn't for you guys? and if you never tried it which one would you choose if you could?

rjt1000

Just out of curiosity, PLEASE NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS THIS IS JUST A QUESTION !!!! What has worked and what hasn't for you guys? and if you never tried it which one would you choose if you could?

Pills simply don't work. Lots of things that might help temporarily but only changing patterns works longer term. Might as well binge and purge as trying some type of diet pill.

purpleipod

Nothing has worked. If they worked, would anyone be overweight? Unlikely.

sweetqui23

Alli works good !!

rjt1000

Alli works good !!

isn't that supposed to be used in combination WITH a diet and exercise program? And isn't it only recommended for people with some other medical issue like severe high blood pressure or heart problems that limit their cardio abilities?

tamgrl78

I wouldn't use any of that stuff! It is filled with so many extra toxins that you are only ripping your insides apart. I have been using Herbalife for 5 months now and I love my lifestyle. I am down 26 pounds and 18 1/2 inches. I have gone from a size 22 to 14/16. I have tons of energy, I don't get sick and most of all I can keep up with my kids! This is the best I have felt in years. It is all natural and made up of only food! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! :happy:

Acg67

EC is quite effective

christibam

I wouldn't use anything. I have in the past and nothing worked. I'm sorry to say it but there's absolutely no miracle pill out there that will make you lose weight. Some may curb your apatite a little but then, once you stop taking it, it is no longer suppressed. Do yourself a favor and save your money. Eat more protein and it will help keep you satisfied longer.

KareninCanada

Alli works good !!

Sure, Alli works great! Especially if you have lots of brown pants & undies to keep in your drawer at work, don't mind spending lots of time in the bathroom, and enjoy awkward social situations ("Would you excuse me while I run to the... oh, man, not again... ").

:noway:

leanmachinedream

Why would you come here to ask for advice on weight loss pills? This isn't a site for gimmick diet programs or pills that are the equivalent to legal speed or caopectate.

Eat healthy, work out, drink water, lose weight. It's surprisingly affective to not destroy your body.

rjt1000

I wouldn't use any of that stuff! It is filled with so many extra toxins that you are only ripping your insides apart. I have been using Herbalife for 5 months now and I love my lifestyle. I am down 26 pounds and 18 1/2 inches. I have gone from a size 22 to 14/16. I have tons of energy, I don't get sick and most of all I can keep up with my kids! This is the best I have felt in years. It is all natural and made up of only food! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! :happy:

herbalife? wow, all the issues with that stuff scared me away long ago. bad enough the founder of the company died in his 40s from "an accidental overdose". How many lawsuits has herbalife settled?

Glad you're doing well with it. But seriously, be wary of the side effects and long term ones.

CoderGal

Usually they're not recommended unless a person is over weight and that in itself poses more health problems then the pill. Not sure which ones work but my sister had one and it definitely worked. She dropped about 40 pounds chucking pure heart attack into her stomach every day. She took the pills several times, gaining all the weight and more back immediately each time she's taken them (she's never been as large as she is now). Some of them have been on the news and tested and proven not to work, but many of those people aren't eating the same things and aren't taking them properly (you need to drink a LOT of water since a lot of them contain certain kinds of fiber that is suppose to help you loose weight). If you look at this link:

http://www.slim9.com/ingredients.php

Many of those ingredients are in diet pills. If you actually do some research you'll see that while many of them come from 'natural' things, they're rather unhealthy (just think about it, there's a reason why caffeine pills are prescription).

There's many 'detox' shakes you can get into as well...once again relying on some specific kind of fiber I can't remember which. Basically, some models just crap themselves skinny. Attractive.

Anyway, that's about all I know about it, the effectiveness depends on how easily you can crap stuff out, and you already look like a model, no need for pills

shannonmelek

Usually they're not recommended unless a person is over weight and that in itself poses more health problems then the pill. Not sure which ones work but my sister had one and it definitely worked. She dropped about 40 pounds chucking pure heart attack into her stomach every day. She took the pills several times, gaining all the weight and more back immediately each time she's taken them (she's never been as large as she is now). Some of them have been on the news and tested and proven not to work, but many of those people aren't eating the same things and aren't taking them properly (you need to drink a LOT of water since a lot of them contain certain kinds of fiber that is suppose to help you loose weight). If you look at this link:

http://www.slim9.com/ingredients.php

Many of those ingredients are in diet pills. If you actually do some research you'll see that while many of them come from 'natural' things, they're rather unhealthy (just think about it, there's a reason why caffeine pills are prescription).

There's many 'detox' shakes you can get into as well...once again relying on some specific kind of fiber I can't remember which. Basically, some models just crap themselves skinny. Attractive.

Anyway, that's about all I know about it, the effectiveness depends on how easily you can crap stuff out, and you already look like a model, no need for pills

Awe your so sweet. yeah i wasnt interested in taking any i was just curious about it lol i defiantly don't want to crap my self lol

BOLO4Hagtha

Alli works good !!

THIS! And I have not had a single embarrassing incident (yes, this is possible!)

BOLO4Hagtha

Why would you come here to ask for advice on weight loss pills? This isn't a site for gimmick diet programs or pills that are the equivalent to legal speed or caopectate.

Eat healthy, work out, drink water, lose weight. It's surprisingly affective to not destroy your body.

Way to be negative. I've tried for 3 yrs to loose weight doing this and barely lost 20lbs for that time. Some people need a little extra help that is not as drastic as surgery.

CMmrsfloyd

I took Hydroxycut (original formula, before the controversy of people dying) and I felt like it worked but I was also fairly close to starving myself and felt lightheaded and jittery all the time. When the news hit of someone dying I connected that with my strange/uncomfortable feelings and stopped taking it (although to be fair, me half-starving myself probably didn't help the 'uncomfortable' feelings very much). Now that I'm older and wiser and have found MFP and the relative ease of calorie-counting and exercising, I really wouldn't try anything like that again.

Onesnap

You probably want to post this on Facebook instead of MFP.

MFP is about eating real food and working out to lose or maintain a healthy weight.

You can take your speed (yes most diet pills are basically speed) and...well you know.

ashnm88

All diet pills are to be used with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Onesnap

Alli works good???

Any pill that requires me to carry around an extra pair of pants due to anal leakage is NOT good for your body.

jpmill79

i took phentermine! it worked awesome! it helped my metabolism, it gave me energy to workout and was a great appetite suppresant! Warning: this pill can become addictive as it makes you feel great....it is to only be used for short-term. i only used it for about 8 weeks as i was aware it could become addictive.........But it gave me the boost to start my weight-loss and i was able to finish losing all on my own.

i then became pregnant and ten months later, here i am taking it again for that initial boost and so far i'm down 8 pounds in 5 weeks, but its not a fix all.......but definitely a motivator

seoid

If there were such a pill we would all be skinny!

acausi

Alli works good !!

You have to be careful with that stuff because in the event that you do over eat something happens called "anal leakage" . . . its not a pleasant experience.

princessputz

I used to take Meridia before they took it off the market lost 12 KG in 2 weeks (cause that's safe) :noway:

Diet and exercise!

hiker282

A combo of healthy (er) eating, strength training, and cardio have worked wonders for me! No money down, except the money spent on groceries and some workout videos.

lizard053

None of them has ever worked for me. Just made me jittery and anxious!

spectralmoon

I took Hydroxycut (original formula, before the controversy of people dying) and I felt like it worked but I was also fairly close to starving myself and felt lightheaded and jittery all the time. When the news hit of someone dying I connected that with my strange/uncomfortable feelings and stopped taking it (although to be fair, me half-starving myself probably didn't help the 'uncomfortable' feelings very much). Now that I'm older and wiser and have found MFP and the relative ease of calorie-counting and exercising, I really wouldn't try anything like that again.

I'd tried Hydroxycut as well, before all the reformulations. I was definitely losing weight, but the high caffeine/ephedra/CRACK in it started to have a reversed reaction on me; I'd take two of the pills as recommended, and I'd pass out shortly after! Soda started to do the same thing to me, so I stopped. I couldn't face the reality of caffeine not working for me anymore. :P

jdeckness

I used Leptopril for about 3 months and lost 40 pounds. then I lost my job and couldn't afford it anymore. Now they don't carry it where I used to buy it. It is a generic version on Leptoprin. That is the one with the commercial that asks when a diet pill is worth $153 a month. BTW: I did NOT gain that 40 pounds back. I used it before I found out that I have high blood pressure and it cautions people with high blood pressure so i just haven't tried it again. I think they have it at most Wal-Marts or at least Walmart.com has it. Hope that helps.

jessilyn76

Wait a minute.......there are pills out there that make you lose weight??? Why have I been wasting my time eating clean and excercising?

tiamaria3

What is the opinion for the "ultimate fat burner" apparently this product has all natural health ingredients :huh:

jkburns29

I have some friends that take the Goddess Fast Pack. THey say is works as good as some prescription. They say when they take it, it completely takes their hunger away and sometime they forget to eat for days. I tell them thats not healthy because its putting them in starvation mode and they will just end up putting it all back on. When I looked at what was in it, it was a bunch of stuff that increases the heart rate which isn't safe. I take the One A Day Weight Smart. It doesn't make me jittery, doesn't take my hunger away. It does minimize my cravings though. Its more multivitamin then it is diet pill.

MaximalLife

Just out of curiosity, PLEASE NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS THIS IS JUST A QUESTION !!!! What has worked and what hasn't for you guys? and if you never tried it which one would you choose if you could?

Caffeine pills made me hyper, but at the end of the day, it's just no different than coffee except more expensive.

And no matter what other ingredients these folks advertise, the one item they all seem to have in common is caffeine.
I get that people seek a softer, easier way, but addictive pills get results that end up being temporary.