fat binding and weight loss pills

beckymlong
beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I know weight loss is all about exercise and eating at a deficit but I've kind of stalled, I will be upping my resistance training and playing around with my calorie intake (as have been for five months) but is it worth investing in fat binding pills or weight loss supplements?

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  • shezll
    shezll Posts: 35 Member
    Well yeah if you want to throw your money away otherwise no. Save your money and spend it on something worthwhile. :-)
  • sunshineblue1
    sunshineblue1 Posts: 60 Member
    lol i have posted this topic too....

    i am considering it.....the XLS Boots fat binding pills are meant to be good, but i dont know anyone who isnt famous, who has tried it

    let me know how u get on

    dont be put off my ppl telling u its a waste of time/money and being negative....you decide what is best for you. Afterall....we can only live and learn :):)
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    Its the XLS ones I have seen myself, I know they have had a lot of bad press and get negative responses I was just interested if anyone had tried them and they have helped. I hear the main ingredient in these things are caffeine which I'm not particularly interested in, I have has great "results" by adding supplements, (vitamins, omega oils, spirulina etc) to my diet in regards to skin hair nails energy etc so was wondering if there could be any success with a fat binder
  • shezll
    shezll Posts: 35 Member
    I have used XLS, you can have the ones I have left because they didn't work!! I have wasted so much money on all of this. It really is true, although I wouldn't have listned to good advice before wasting my money either....
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Here's the thing...

    Fat does not make you fat. An excess of calories make you fat.

    Fat is an extremely important part of the diet, I eat tons of it. It's great for energy, and helps keep you full. So fat binding pills, even if they WEREN'T complete and utter bullsh*t, would not help you lose weight.

    Keep doing what you are doing, you'll get there. Eat at a deficit, exercise, and be patient. Save your money. A lot of those pills are very dangerous anyways and can screw up your metabolism, damage your kidneys/liver/colon and heart. Bad, bad, bad idea.
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    Additionally I like to hear different opinions as many on here take whey protein but there's lots of negativity about that too it really is difficult to work out what works and what doesn't
  • twinkiemon
    twinkiemon Posts: 216 Member
    There is no magic pill - eating less and exercising is the healthiest and most effective way to lose weight. No, it's not fast, but most pills will be a quick fix and then once you stop, the weight will come back.
    Note too, most pills will tell you they work "in conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise" - leads me to believe it's actually the diet and exercise that make you lose weight.

    I haven't heard of the pills mentioned here, but I remember back when Alli was popular and I think that was another fat binding pill - well people I knew who took it said you better not fart unless you want to change your underwear because it made ALL the fat come out of you. They said they had greasy poos and when they had to go, they HAD to go - better not wait to get tot he bathroom or you'll be going home to change underwear and maybe even pants. Some of my friends put pantyliners in their underwear in case of emergency. You can't really eat any fat and if you did, you're gonna be in the bathroom about two minutes later.

    Anyway, these reasons are why I don't do diet pills - the furthest I've gone is cinnamon supplements and a vitamin with green tea extract - both claim to raise metabolism - did they - not sure, but those were natural so I figured they couldn't hurt. However, if you want to do it, it's up to you.
  • shezll
    shezll Posts: 35 Member
    I also used orlistat from my DR they worked for a while until I started eating normally. Plus they took away all the good fats from my diet so my skin and hair suffered!!
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    No pills can be dangerous both physically and financially
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    Thanks :-) I was really concerned that my diet contained too much fat hence the interest in a fat binder, I got raspberry ketones on trial they didn't work either.....but then currently me eating at deficit isn't working either
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    No. Pills can be dangerous both physically and financially

    Fixed it for ya. :)
  • lcfairbairn74
    lcfairbairn74 Posts: 412 Member
    They sound similar to Alli. I took Alli for 2 weeks (before I found this site). It caused horrendous, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage, even on a low fat diet. I would recommend you steer well clear, personally! :noway:
  • shezll
    shezll Posts: 35 Member
    No. Pills can be dangerous both physically and financially

    Fixed it for ya. :)


    This!!
  • nucgirl13
    nucgirl13 Posts: 56 Member
    How long have you been "stalled"? The closer I get to my goal the less linear my weight loss is. I've been working out for 6 weeks at my new gym the first week I lost 2 lbs then nothing for 4 weeks then this week I lost 3.7 lbs.
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    Ok, so I wouldn't take a colon cleansing tablet for the risk of messing up my own system, so fat binders by the sound of it can have the same negative effect? I know its bad but when I see little results I just wanted to find out about another possibility....
  • cng31183
    cng31183 Posts: 126 Member
    They sound similar to Alli. I took Alli for 2 weeks (before I found this site). It caused horrendous, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage, even on a low fat diet. I would recommend you steer well clear, personally! :noway:

    Alli was the last one I tried. And the most embarrassing. :laugh: Id stay away from anything that says it expelled fat. One greasy toot and your pants get all jacked up.

    Edited to add that a lot of people here seem to get results when they actually up their cals a bit. Especially if they were eating real low.
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    I've been calorie counting and exercising a couple of times a week for five months admittedly I've been playing around with calories after trying a reset but lost very little maybe a few pounds, no inches


    Crikey I don't want to have that kind of embarrassment
  • lhourin
    lhourin Posts: 144 Member
    No over-the-counter pills have ever been proven to work. I wouldn't waste money on them.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    No. Pills can be dangerous both physically and financially

    Fixed it for ya. :)


    This!!
    X2
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    I have just replied via this subject on Sunshine's thread.

    I have copied my posting and pasted it here as a little warning to some people that are looking into these sort of slimming aids:

    The only "assistance" I have ever tried were tablets that I bought out of the chemist (needed no prescription) to help speed up my metabolism. This was about twenty years ago.

    Unfortunately, the same pills caused my heartrate to fly through the roof during my aerobic class, resulting in me having a heartbeat of 220 bpm after one exertion.

    I immediately threw them away and now steer clear of any pills that are supposed to aid slimming and weightloss attempts.

    Definitely research it all thoroughly OP and then make up your mind whether you still want to go ahead. Google specifically for the downfalls and side-effects of those sort of products.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    If you want some real weight loss pills instead of snake oil, go see your doctor and get something like Adderall.
  • spirit05
    spirit05 Posts: 204 Member
    Additionally I like to hear different opinions as many on here take whey protein but there's lots of negativity about that too it really is difficult to work out what works and what doesn't

    I don't know about pills, but whey protein shakes are part of my daily routine and have helped.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    At your height and weight, your losses are going to be very slow, most likely. It's normal.
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    At your height and weight, your losses are going to be very slow, most likely. It's normal.

    I hope that this is true for me, I know I need to add resistance training but I'm just no good at sticking to it I need classes lol, I gained a few stone in a few years admittedly I needed some but put on a bit too much, tried to reset but ended on putting on more and keeping it I was just hoping to see some results by now if I put it on that quick I hoped it wouldn't be TOO hard to lose a little
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    I have just replied via this subject on Sunshine's thread.

    I have copied my posting and pasted it here as a little warning to some people that are looking into these sort of slimming aids:

    The only "assistance" I have ever tried were tablets that I bought out of the chemist (needed no prescription) to help speed up my metabolism. This was about twenty years ago.

    Unfortunately, the same pills caused my heartrate to fly through the roof during my aerobic class, resulting in me having a heartbeat of 220 bpm after one exertion.

    I immediately threw them away and now steer clear of any pills that are supposed to aid slimming and weightloss attempts.

    Definitely research it all thoroughly OP and then make up your mind whether you still want to go ahead. Google specifically for the downfalls and side-effects of those sort of products.

    I just found this post, thank you, after all this I certainly do not want these side effects
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    At your height and weight, your losses are going to be very slow, most likely. It's normal.

    I hope that this is true for me, I know I need to add resistance training but I'm just no good at sticking to it I need classes lol, I gained a few stone in a few years admittedly I needed some but put on a bit too much, tried to reset but ended on putting on more and keeping it I was just hoping to see some results by now if I put it on that quick I hoped it wouldn't be TOO hard to lose a little

    Well, you're 26 so a lot of that is likely your body changing and maturing as much as anything else. You are probably smaller than your weight indicates, even. And you're definitely at a healthy weight for your height (even if you'd like to weigh less). It's the rare person who can lose quickly while at a healthy weight, even if it's not the low end of the healthy range.

    I weigh close to what you weigh and am four inches shorter and I wear a US size 8, which isn't an especially large size. I imagine you aren't relatively much bigger (and are probably smaller) than I am.

    Don't do something that can impact your health for vanity reasons. Just keep working out and eating healthy and you'll get to where you want to be.
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    At your height and weight, your losses are going to be very slow, most likely. It's normal.

    I hope that this is true for me, I know I need to add resistance training but I'm just no good at sticking to it I need classes lol, I gained a few stone in a few years admittedly I needed some but put on a bit too much, tried to reset but ended on putting on more and keeping it I was just hoping to see some results by now if I put it on that quick I hoped it wouldn't be TOO hard to lose a little

    Well, you're 26 so a lot of that is likely your body changing and maturing as much as anything else. You are probably smaller than your weight indicates, even. And you're definitely at a healthy weight for your height (even if you'd like to weigh less). It's the rare person who can lose quickly while at a healthy weight, even if it's not the low end of the healthy range.

    I weigh close to what you weigh and am four inches shorter and I wear a US size 8, which isn't an especially large size. I imagine you aren't relatively much bigger (and are probably smaller) than I am.

    Don't do something that can impact your health for vanity reasons. Just keep working out and eating healthy and you'll get to where you want to be.

    I just read your profile I am in a similar situation as yourself have always been thin truly believe my contraceptive injection contributed to my weight gain, plus obvious maturing factors, it just disappoints me being very slim to now holding a bit extra, bothered me most when my clothes stopped fitting
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I just read your profile I am in a similar situation as yourself have always been thin truly believe my contraceptive injection contributed to my weight gain, plus obvious maturing factors, it just disappoints me being very slim to now holding a bit extra, bothered me most when my clothes stopped fitting

    In my early to mid 20s, I gained like 15 pounds suddenly. But looking back at photos and the clothes I fit into then, even though I was heavier on the scale, I was still very small. Of course, at the time I didn't FEEL like I was so small because I didn't weigh what I had weighed in my teens and very, very early 20s. I have the advantage now of perspective, though. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought.

    In my late 20s, though, I ended up in a size 12, which for me is VERY large. I can only blame that on a slowed metabolism plus a new relationship (you always gain in a new relationship! lol). But I lost that easily before the BC screwed everything up.

    If you got the Depo shot, though, there's a very good chance your gain has a lot to do with that, as well.

    I don't blame you for wanting to lose and I totally get it. Just do it healthy and you'll be fine. :-)
  • beckymlong
    beckymlong Posts: 111 Member
    That's great thanks, I'm totally the same, new relationship, depo now a UK size 12 almost a14 sometimes but I'm used to being a 10
  • availles
    availles Posts: 11
    Totally agree with shezzl. These fat binders are nothing more than laxatives. If it's handholding or motivation you need then for a modest sum an activity tracker program might be for you.There are a few on the market but fitbugorb offer coaching on diet, sleeping patterns and fitness tasks, all designed to get you in better shape small steps at a time. Best of luck.

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