Weight lose pills...

Even if they help you to lose some weight, what happens when you stop taking them? The bottom line is that most of us eat too much and move too little. Instead of looking for a quick fix, start looking at what you eat and when and log your calories as well as you can, recognizing that none of us are perfect. Eat less and move more and the weight will come off. You just need to be patient.

Usually they are just caffeine pills. Save your money and have a good cup of coffee.

There's always a lot of talk about weight loss pills on this board. Which ones work, which ones don't, etc, etc. In reality, there is only one that really works. I guess since it's Christmas time I will tell you which one.































Wait for it.....































Wait for it......................






















Ok I was just kidding. There is no such thing as a weight loss pill.

But at least we hopefully saved you some money and futility.

A couple of years ago, I talked my doctor into prescribing Phentermine for me. I lost about 25 lbs in the first month, after that..... nothing. I stopped, and after a year or so, asked him again, thinking I might have different results. Same thing, I lost 25 lbs in the first month, after that, nothing. I couldn't see paying 30 dollars a month for something that wasn't working. I sincerely believe it was the placebo effect. My belief that I was taking something to lose weight, caused me to eat less, and work harder at losing, until after a month or so, when it became "routine." In my humble opinion, no such thing as a diet pill!

As most of the posts here say - most diet pills are caffeine pills. What these'll do is boost your metabolic rate slightly. So...if your heart rate is normally 60 beats per minutes, it'll raise it to 70 beats per minutes (just an example). This results in a slight increase to your overall basal metabolic rate (the calories your body burns to keep you alive). For a 150lb (68kg) woman this would be an approximate increase of 10-30 kcalories an hour. These caffeine pills would also then cause you to have a higher heart rate during exercise, which can cause an increase of upwards of 50kcals for every hour of exercise (for that same 150lb woman). However, because these pills cause your heart to work harder, they have been associated with cardiac defects if taken improperly or in excess. Also, because they're high in caffeine, they can cause addiction (not that big of a deal...just be prepared for a massive headache if you stop taking them).

The only over-the-counter pill that has peer-reviewed articles to back its use is Alli (orlistat). With Alli, you take it 15 minutes before meals. It coats your small intestine and binds to some of the fat molecules, preventing their absorption through the small intestine. When taken properly, it prevents you from absorbing up to 30% of the fat you ingest. So if you eat 100kcals of fat, it will prevent you from absorbing 30kcals, resulting in an overall consumption of 70kcals. However, because the fat is not absorbed in the small intestine, it is excreted as a waste product through the colon, resulting in greasy stools. Also, because Alli prevents the absorption of some fat, it can also prevent the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) which can also lead to to some potential adverse effects.

I hope all this helps. It's a lot of information, I know.


TLDR; diet pills are a useful tool to help augment the effects of diet and exercise on weight loss.

I've tried a lot of different "diet pills" over the years. None of them worked. In my opinion, they are a giant waste of money. Little changes in your diet help out a lot. When I was trying to lose my baby weight, I stopped drinking soda. Five pounds gone in one week just from that change alone, and I wasn't even working out then. Also, water is a great appetite suppressant. Try drinking one to two eight oz. glasses of water before each meal, and you'll be suprised how much that helps as well.

There's always a lot of talk about weight loss pills on this board. Which ones work, which ones don't, etc, etc. In reality, there is only one that really works. I guess since it's Christmas time I will tell you which one.































Wait for it.....































Wait for it......................






















Ok I was just kidding. There is no such thing as a weight loss pill.

But at least we hopefully saved you some money and futility.

i was upset and lmao at the same time with this

As most of the posts here say - most diet pills are caffeine pills. What these'll do is boost your metabolic rate slightly. So...if your heart rate is normally 60 beats per minutes, it'll raise it to 70 beats per minutes (just an example). This results in a slight increase to your overall basal metabolic rate (the calories your body burns to keep you alive). For a 150lb (68kg) woman this would be an approximate increase of 10-30 kcalories an hour. These caffeine pills would also then cause you to have a higher heart rate during exercise, which can cause an increase of upwards of 50kcals for every hour of exercise (for that same 150lb woman). However, because these pills cause your heart to work harder, they have been associated with cardiac defects if taken improperly or in excess. Also, because they're high in caffeine, they can cause addiction (not that big of a deal...just be prepared for a massive headache if you stop taking them).

The only over-the-counter pill that has peer-reviewed articles to back its use is Alli (orlistat). With Alli, you take it 15 minutes before meals. It coats your small intestine and binds to some of the fat molecules, preventing their absorption through the small intestine. When taken properly, it prevents you from absorbing up to 30% of the fat you ingest. So if you eat 100kcals of fat, it will prevent you from absorbing 30kcals, resulting in an overall consumption of 70kcals. However, because the fat is not absorbed in the small intestine, it is excreted as a waste product through the colon, resulting in greasy stools. Also, because Alli prevents the absorption of some fat, it can also prevent the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) which can also lead to to some potential adverse effects.

I hope all this helps. It's a lot of information, I know.


TLDR; diet pills are a useful tool to help augment the effects of diet and exercise on weight loss.

Two words: anal leakage