Vitamins for weight loss??

nluera07

I am currently taking 10 vitamins a day. Because they have either been recommended by a friend or I read something online that made me say " hey! I'm going to try that". I take 2 capsules(1000 mg each) of tanalin CLA twice daily, 2 capsules (150 mg each) green tea extract twice daily, 1 tablet (500 mcg) b12, and a multivitamin. Is there anyone else that take vitamin supplements to help lose weight? If so, how long did it take to notice the effects of them? I have just started taking them and I am now wondering if it was a waste of money, seeing that I was losing 2+ lbs a week prior to starting them. This is the first week I've taken them and so far, my weight has gone up 1-2 lbs :-(

xxCOOPSxx

I use to take CLA and to be quite honest i think it turned out to be a waste of time.

These days i eat to my target calories, exercise 3 times a week and take a multivitamin daily and i'm so far losing between 1 and 2lb's a week. Losing weight at a nice steady pace and that works for me. For me the vitamin is to help cover the fact that i am dieting i might miss certain areas and not get enough so its just to help cover for that.

lindsy721

I actually use a prenatal vitamin as my regular multi, it's called Professional Prenatal Formula. I also take 5-8g flax oil daily. The purpose is not really weight-loss specific, I find the vitamins don't really make a difference in that department. If I eat correctly and exercise appropriately, I lose a little weight -- if I pig out on cheesecake, well you know So... focus on your food for weight purposes, vitamins are more about making sure you're getting the necessary micronutrients even while dieting.

forthespiderqueen

I take chromium picolinate as it is supposed to be good for balancing sugar levels and hence stop hunger. I dont think it has made any difference though. Also my blood sugar is always between 4-5 away xD.

katemme

B12 can boost your metabolism, so it could probably aid in weight loss.

LiberatedJenn

The herbs/vitamins I found most effective: Kelp, B-12, Fiber, and Pyruvate, Ginger, MSM.

jfan175

Multi and Fish Oil, to fill in the gaps in my diet. I've been looking into D supplementation given all of the recent research out there. I'm of the belief that taking anything in excess will eventually do more harm than good. There are no magic pills.

iwantahealthierme13

I don't take them to lose weight but I think Fish Oil and Vitamin D helps break down fat when you have a fatty meal/diet

I take Vitamin D, Fish Oil and a Multivitamin

katemme

Multi and Fish Oil, to fill in the gaps in my diet. I've been looking into D supplementation given all of the recent research out there. I'm of the belief that taking anything in excess will eventually do more harm than good. There are no magic pills.

Vitamins are different than pills. I don't believe anything really bad can happen from taking too many vitamins. In fact, I'd rather take a vitamin than pill.

http://www.foodmatters.tv/articles-1/how-to-take-niacin-vitamin-b3-for-depression-and-anxiety
http://www.foodmatters.tv/Default.aspx?CCID=4629&FID=30559&ExcludeBoolFalse=True&ID=/newslettersearchresults

There are no magic pills, but deaths from taking vitamins are extremely rare. Taking a pill legalized by the FDA is more of a risk.

billsica

Glucocorticoid

Multi and Fish Oil, to fill in the gaps in my diet. I've been looking into D supplementation given all of the recent research out there. I'm of the belief that taking anything in excess will eventually do more harm than good. There are no magic pills.

Vitamins are different than pills.

What's the difference?

militarydreams

The saying goes: if it aint broken then don't fix it

katemme

Vitamins occur naturally and pills are man made?


I'm not going to find ambien in a grapefruit...

militarydreams

Vitamins occur naturally and pills are man made?


I'm not going to find ambien in a grapefruit...

You will find penicillin naturally though

SPNLuver83

I take a b-complex, a multi-vitamin and CLA. Personally it seems like after I started taking the CLA I really started to see definition. The scale hasn't really gone down but my body fat % has, which leads me to believe the CLA is helping me maintain my lean muscle mass while loosing fat thus breaking even on the scale, instead of loosing both and having the scale go down.

jennkain97

Multi and Fish Oil, to fill in the gaps in my diet. I've been looking into D supplementation given all of the recent research out there. I'm of the belief that taking anything in excess will eventually do more harm than good. There are no magic pills.

Vitamins are different than pills. I don't believe anything really bad can happen from taking too many vitamins. In fact, I'd rather take a vitamin than pill.

http://www.foodmatters.tv/articles-1/how-to-take-niacin-vitamin-b3-for-depression-and-anxiety
http://www.foodmatters.tv/Default.aspx?CCID=4629&FID=30559&ExcludeBoolFalse=True&ID=/newslettersearchresults

There are no magic pills, but deaths from taking vitamins are extremely rare. Taking a pill legalized by the FDA is more of a risk.

deaths may be rare, but you can OD on vitamins, so yes, bad things can happen.

MissMaryMac33

I take a lot of vitamins, but not for weight loss -- for health --- like calcium citrate, iron, multi, omega's, b-12 etc...

You'll save a lot of money if you stop watching Dr. Oz

katemme

Aren't most anti-biotics derived from fungus?

Deaths from anti-biotics aren't frequent either. Just nasty yeast infections. Blegh.

jennkain97

fish oil, CLA, b12, and a multi are your best bets. fish oil and CLA are omega 3's. CLA has also been shown to help prevent cancer. definitely a plus even if it doesn't do a thing for your weight. b12 will help the metabolism. and the multi can balance out anything you're not getting from diet. switch to actually DRINKING the green tea. it's far cheaper that way. i drink it every day, for energy, and it's just plain good for you

LiberatedJenn

Multi and Fish Oil, to fill in the gaps in my diet. I've been looking into D supplementation given all of the recent research out there. I'm of the belief that taking anything in excess will eventually do more harm than good. There are no magic pills.

Vitamins are different than pills. I don't believe anything really bad can happen from taking too many vitamins. In fact, I'd rather take a vitamin than pill.

http://www.foodmatters.tv/articles-1/how-to-take-niacin-vitamin-b3-for-depression-and-anxiety
http://www.foodmatters.tv/Default.aspx?CCID=4629&FID=30559&ExcludeBoolFalse=True&ID=/newslettersearchresults

There are no magic pills, but deaths from taking vitamins are extremely rare. Taking a pill legalized by the FDA is more of a risk.

I agree. I'd rather take a vitamin/herb any day than a chemically made pill.

militarydreams

Aren't most anti-biotics derived from fungus?

Deaths from anti-biotics aren't frequent either. Just nasty yeast infections. Blegh.

Yep but if I had to put a name on them it would be 'drug' and drugs come in a few forms, one for your mouth (pills), one for your veins (injections), one for your... exit (suppositories). While I accept that you can argue that a vitamin isn't a drug/medicine therefore tossing up the question of the definition of a pill, I think anti-biotics definitely are.