Hydroxycut

I used Hydroxycut when I was younger - it made me feel jittery and I had no appetite. I thought it was awesome because I thought food was the enemy and I mistakenly assumed I could eat less calories and use the Hydroxycut to "rev up my metabolism."

I was totally ignorant about my health and I wasted time and money.

Healthy eating plan and lots of exercise! You don't need that Hydroxycut crap. Glad to hear you are planning to do it the healthy way, OP. You will be so much more proud of your results when they come 100% from you

There's nothing technically "wrong" with it, but it's a waste of money, and when I tried it when I was young and dumb, the caffiene made me crazy. My heart was always pounding, and I was completely restless. I guess that's the point of taking it (more energy), but it wasn't worth it to me.

Gosh those are dreadful. I took them at 17, they were my dads and I used them.. And gosh no good. I remember going to bed at night with a racing heart beat.. I loss a ton of weight but wasn't eating too well

I haven't personally used it, but my best friend did and ended up going to the ER with... kidney stones I think? I only use supplements if all the ingredients are 100% natural and whole foods/not made in a lab (I'm not an expert on Hydroxycut so I don't know) and I won't use something that I think could be a "gimmick." There's no magic pill. If there is a supplement that is simply high in vitamins/minerals/nutrients, that's great! Kind of like cleaning up your diet to lose weight, if the supplement is simply part of a healthy diet then go for it. If not, I'd steer clear.

I took Hydroxycut about 6 years ago... I took half of the recommended daily and it still made my heart race. I did lose some weight (abt 15 lbs) but that was bc I was running all over like a crazy person high on caffeine. One night at work I was by myself handling some food orders and my arms went numb and I dropped everything I was carrying. I know for a fact it was bc of those pills and I will NEVER do them again. They are dangerous and will never get you where you want to be long term. count cals an exercise best of luck!!

Let's suppose it works. What happens when you stop taking it?

I will say the max hydroxycut did help me lose 10 lbs quickly by suppressing my appetite. However as soon as I stopped, the appetite came right back as did the quick fat burning properties. I eventually gained it back, and now thanks to MFP , in a little less than 3 months I can proudly say I worked my way back down to that goal and don't have to worry about that happening since I've done it on my own!

It doesn't work. If it did no one would need to be here.

I haven't tried it because I have seen what it does to people. It can land you in the hospital... it can mess with your heart.

It's not a safe thing to take and won't actually give you results regardless what the bottle says.

Could you identify which compounds don't do anything beneficial for weight loss, the actual profile isn't terrible

So it is caffeine then basically. Yeah OP, save yourself some money and just drink more coffee if you want that effect.