The TRUTH about Plexus - can someone tell me?

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Why people think they can lose weight faster than they put it on is amazing.
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I don't know if this is even worth saying, but I will anyway...on behalf of the "mean, unsupportive" people who have said it a million times already, I'll take a turn. If there's anyone on this thread who genuinely thinks the negative responses are "mean", think of it this way:

Let's say (and yes, this is a deliberately extreme and non-realistic example for the sake of people who don't understand the dangers of fad diets and weight loss pills/formulas) someone came on to this site and went "hey everyone, I just discovered this wonderful way to lose weight! I started snorting cocaine twice a day, and WOW is my metabolism revved!"

So you read that, and you go "well that can't be good" and you respond to the person going "I think you should re-think that idea, it's not healthy". But meanwhile five or six other people chime in going "great advice, thanks!" or "I've been doing that for six months and I've lost 200 pounds!" so then you start to worry that other people are going to read this and actually consider it a viable idea, and you start getting more emphatic in your negative responses "NO, that would be a really dumb thing to do, please don't!"

Then people start responding going "wow, what's your problem? This person is just trying to help us in our weight loss journey, why are you being so negative?" and no matter how you try to explain that doing hard drugs is not a good way to go about it, there's more and more people either agreeing with the unsafe idea, or getting angry at you for disagreeing.

Meanwhile, a few people post links to drug dealers where newbies can buy their cocaine and jump on the bandwagon. At this point you're both horrified and disgusted and hoping to stop this before it goes any further, so you continue to insist it's a bad idea, but no one will listen and they just do it anyway.

Now imagine there's like 15 of these sorts of posts every day, and every time the same people keep trying to discourage people from harming themselves just for the sake of weight loss. And THAT's why people get snippy about these posts, and maybe come across as "rude" or "unsupportive".

The fact is, a lot of weight loss pills/supplements/drinks etc contain ingredients that are potentially harmful, and they are NOT well regulated in any country. Even if they do happen to cause temporary weight loss while harming your body because they're basically legal speed, that doesn't make it a good idea. At best, they're useless, at worst, they can literally kill you. Too, they are unsustainable in the long-term either way, so to take something, lose weight, stop taking it and re-gain the weight is pointless and a complete waste of time. People would be better off skipping the fad things, and just doing what everyone knows actually works, which is eating at a deficit and exercising, even though it takes a bit longer and is more work.

Also, a lot of the people who are disagreeing have been doing the fitness/weight loss thing for a long time, and many of them have tried their share of fad diets/weight loss formulas, with negative or short-lived results. So they're speaking from experience as well, and trying to keep people from making the same mistakes they did. They have wisdom and experience they're trying to share with those who have less. So if they get a little impatient repeating the same information every day to people who assume they're just being "unsupportive" or who are encouraging people to do harmful things to themselves well...it's understandable.

Sorry if that was a bit long-winded, just trying to help.

2nd thing is I am going to be starting plexus soon which was recommend by my doctor as a equal to phentermine in results but less dangerous thus far and no side effects have been found for it yet, but like he said everything can have some effect on your body later down the line to include the so called healthy food we eat that is covered with chemicals and drugs to included organic foods....

Ok. I'm going to try and not make this a novel. I started MFP over a year ago and I lost about 23 lbs in id day like 6 months. I had tons of relapses and weeks of binging with college graduation and vacation etc. over the holidays I gained about 14 lbs back. A friend of mine has a co-worker who lost 20lbs in a month on plexus without diet and exercise. So she says. I still kind of don't believe it honestly, but in my desperation I paid the $121 for plexus slim +accelerator. After day 1 I lost 2lbs, day 2 another lb, day 3 another lb. That was 4 lbs in 3 days. No diet, no exercise. I had nachos, candy, chips etc but less of it. Ok now day 5 came around gained .4 lbs and every day after that until I was only 1lb down. Didn't change anything. Naturally I was depressed and started eating everything I felt...all while still taking plexus. I went on another vacation and then when I came back I had only gained 1 lb. that's a big deal because I am the type that gains fast. I hold water like it's nobody's business. Does Plexus work I have no idea but I messed up so much my first much that I never really gave it a chance to. I was intrigued enough to order it again. Yesterday I ate healthy and took plexus and I woke up this morning 2.2lbs lighter. That doesn't happen to me. Yes, I know it's water but I don't water that extra water sitting around my midsection anyway. A friend of mine who was much more diligent than me, lost 11lbs in 8 days. She ate healthy and worked out about an hour a day. Other benefits of plexus the first couple of days ONLY was my allergies were better, and suppressed appetite only a little. No negatives because I'm not sensitive to caffeine however I've read a lot about people struggling with that. Also, checked with a doctor and it's fine a healthy but if you have kidney issues, you shouldn't.
I guess I should also let y'all know I don't sell this stuff.

For those who say they lost but gained it back - the answer to that is pretty clear - if you stopped using Plexus and reverted back to old habits - then that will happen. It's an amazing tool - but it's not a magic pill.

Why do people post such nasty stuff on here when someone is asking a question ? Yikes ! Anyway , I found this post when searching for info about plexus slim . I have also been hearing more about it and am looking for some real results or info before I decide to try it . Please share stories if you have them .