Will diet pills help?

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  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    People get paid to write those Amazon reviews. I know, because I've been paid to do it. All diet pills, especially raspberry ketones, garcinia cambogia... they're a big, big ol' scam.

    Count calories. Don't stress. Exercise when its fun. There is no magic pill.

    I'm not surprised. That's why I look at the one and two star ones for everything. If there are a lot of them, pretty much saying the same things, I avoid the product.

    I also always look at the negative reviews. No, I don't get paid frequently to write diet pill reviews; most of what I do is edit/proof and ghostwriting. But it really opened my eyes when people started asking me to write reviews for their products. Those products are also often loaded with caffeine, and can be dangerous for people who have sensitivities (like me)

    Thanks for helping people by sharing that. It reminds me, lots of those pills do have huge amounts of caffeine, often under different names. Not only can they cause problems for people who are sensitive, but it's just another drug that causes tolerance to build. Eventually it too becomes useless for appetite control. Sad to say. I wish I could find a pill that would work and keep working. If one existed we'd all know it.
  • lotra91
    lotra91 Posts: 3
    I took Alli 4 years ago and it helped me a lot. (No, I never pooped my pants, because I never went over my fat limit) Alli works because it gives you motivation. If you don't mind pooping yourself everytime you eat some pizza, then Alli will not work for you. As for the other OTC diet pills, they're all garbage. Though I did see a noticeable difference in my appetite when I took an herbal appetite suppressant from my local weight loss clinic. It had pretty much every natural ingredient that has ever been said to help you with hunger.

    Oh and I forgot to mention that the appetite suppressant didn't make me not hungry, it just made it to where I could actually think about what I needed to eat and how much of it I needed to eat without being distracted by cravings. I still had to work at eating correctly.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    If a pill gives someone the idea that they'll eat less and they do it because they believe in the pill, then maybe spending the money is worth it. :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    If a pill gives someone the idea that they'll eat less and they do it because they believe in the pill, then maybe spending the money is worth it. :)
    That's interesting.

    Just because someone believes something does not make it true, as in -- there is no magic in diet pills.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Hot off the presses of Dr. Oz website...

    Research has shown that raspberry ketone can help in your weight-loss efforts, especially when paired with regular exercise and a well-balanced diet of healthy and whole foods.

    I bolded the salient info for you.
    Oh no, Dr. Oz and his outlandish information he puts out.

    Raspberry keytones help no more with weight loss than any other pill or supplement out there. It's actually (read bold) the calorie deficit ALONE (caps for emphases) that creates weight loss. Exercise is not necessary to lose weight either.
  • Stella_Mayfair
    Stella_Mayfair Posts: 226 Member
    I can't give you a bigger NO!!! Please don't. I have as a former anorexic and they did nothing but made me sicker and pee out all I had left and sometimes the other way. DON'T!!!
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    the only thing they will help you with is taking your money and increasing the chances of heart attack and a possible early death. Don't do it. You don't need that. Just eat at a calorie deficit and exercise.
  • IUSE2BAHEAVYHITTER
    IUSE2BAHEAVYHITTER Posts: 105 Member
    Temporarily. Diet and exercise is a Must for long term results
  • ramiromuniz1
    ramiromuniz1 Posts: 13 Member
    If anyone gets offended then I apologize ahead of time, but HELL NO!!!!!! Stay away from every diet pill you can think of, including Alli, no offense to the person who recommended it. The best way to think of is, do you really wanna depend on a pill for the rest of ypur life? Because thats basically what it is. Even if you were to lose the weight, you're gonna gain it back once you stop using those pills. So sure keep taking the pills, but do you really want to take all those pills for the rest of your life and wasting all that money? It adds up. Best advice is to adapt a healthy lifestyle, get active and adjust your diet. Diet is key. Enjoy your life!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    NO DIET PILL works without calorie deficit. Truth.

    A.C.E. Certified Group Fitness and Personal Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • mysweetjenna
    mysweetjenna Posts: 52 Member
    My doctor prescribed for me phentermine. It worked. HOWEVER-I am over 100 pounds overweight, which was accelerating the development of "metabolic syndrome." I was on the medication for a short period of time ~2 months. This gave me support to get up, and the full feeling I needed to help re-form good eating habits. Like I said, IT WORKED: as support as I started an exercise regimen and worked on better eating habits. I knew those two things were what would have to happen for me to be successful. Be wary of diet pills. Even if they do work, its only short term unless you make the lifestyle changes necessary for success.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    My doctor prescribed for me phentermine. It worked. HOWEVER-I am over 100 pounds overweight, which was accelerating the development of "metabolic syndrome." I was on the medication for a short period of time ~2 months. This gave me support to get up, and the full feeling I needed to help re-form good eating habits. Like I said, IT WORKED: as support as I started an exercise regimen and worked on better eating habits. I knew those two things were what would have to happen for me to be successful. Be wary of diet pills. Even if they do work, its only short term unless you make the lifestyle changes necessary for success.
    You list weight due to the calorie deficit not the pills. I have no doubt that any of us can lose weight without pills.
  • mysweetjenna
    mysweetjenna Posts: 52 Member
    My doctor prescribed for me phentermine. It worked. HOWEVER-I am over 100 pounds overweight, which was accelerating the development of "metabolic syndrome." I was on the medication for a short period of time ~2 months. This gave me support to get up, and the full feeling I needed to help re-form good eating habits. Like I said, IT WORKED: as support as I started an exercise regimen and worked on better eating habits. I knew those two things were what would have to happen for me to be successful. Be wary of diet pills. Even if they do work, its only short term unless you make the lifestyle changes necessary for success.
    You list weight due to the calorie deficit not the pills. I have no doubt that any of us can lose weight without pills.

    Correct. The pills didn't make the fat magically melt off. They suppressed my appetite. This made it easier to establish good eating habits. They also gave me the energy to begin an exercise program. Keep in mind though, I wasn't just trying a stubborn 10-20 pounds. I'm 5'0 and weighted over 250. And I was also under a doctor's care. My general point being, there is no knee-jerk "yes" or "no" to this question. Perhaps even the placebo affect of these potions are enough to help someone.
  • lastfarewell
    lastfarewell Posts: 45 Member
    I will ad my "nope!" to the chorus. You can also do something more productive with the time you spend reading that junk. Stick to the basics!

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