Dr OZ Garcinia Cambogia

Has anybody tried the Dr OZ holy grail of weight loss pill ? Garcinia Cambogia I have been taking it for the last month and I have lost about 5lbs. I cant say weather this pill has helped or not. There are so many weight loss supplements out there. Its hard to pick one that you know will work for you.

Are we getting trolled?

I hope so. It scares me when people are so uneducated and desperate for a simple solution that they take pills

I don't think that's very fair to say. I was very uneducated and desperate when I first began my journey. I think most people are. We become our own science experiment. When something doesn't work we research it, and we learn something new. It's a learning process for everyone.

What pills did you take before you researched? Just curious.

Tonylecond, I can throw no stones about considering Dr. Oz’s holy grail, Garcinia Cambogia. I searched years for the magic help. I tried to be smart about it, but many times I was just desperate. I was scared that I would fail at weight lose and be even more miserable because of it. I needed a crutch--something I could blame the failure on. I bought a lot of stupid things that didn't work. Finally, I found a pill that worked and lost 90 pounds. Fast forward through 7 years of being the right size without any pills. Life as I knew it suddenly changed--hard and fast. I turned back to my comfort foods and just didn't care. Oh, I made an attempt to do something last year when I joined up here. But, it didn't seem worth it. So, I gained more weight, instead. Recently, it hit me that I had better start caring again. It's been 5 years since my bad attitude started. I've gained 66 pounds. I'm miserable. But, this time I am smarter. After spending time listening to Dr. Oz and a few others who swore they had the answers, I decided to examine what I did way back when. I found it wasn't pills that did the work. It was me. I had changed my eating habits. I had made sure to work out 3 times a week at the gym. I had walked everyday. I had figured out how to have quick, healthy meals on hand since I didn't have time or desire to be a cook. I had stopped drinking all the bad stuff (Oh, I love my Pepsi) and stuck with water, coffee, and teas.

Now, at age 62, I am back at doing those smart things, again. But, instead of buying supplements or drinking Pepsi or eating at restaurants, I have invested in a Total Gym--which I love. (This purchase was right for me. I am NOT suggesting anyone buy exercise equipment.) I have found healthy (organic, GMO free) frozen dinners to have on hand for those times I don’t want to cook. I have created a couple of quick, healthy recipes using foods I love. I live as if I were at the weight I want to be, and I am going about my normal activities without thinking that this is just a temporary way of doing things. The only concession I make to "me being on a diet to lose weight and keep it off" is logging my calories. If I am not aware of how much I am putting in my mouth, I am never going to get back to where I'm supposed to be. I am never going to be able to maintain a good weight. The difference now is I know I’m in control; the food isn’t. (Down ten pounds so far!)

If I could only put that “mindset” in pill form, I would put Dr. Oz out of business!

No, save your money. Google some actual research (not magazines or websites) and you'll see that research has found it to be ineffective in human studies. There was a study done on rats that indicated it does but the rats in that study experienced some testicular dysfunction as a result as well. Rats and human physiology is still different enough to were positive results on rats don't necessarily transfer over.

Here's one for you.

Does Glycine max leaves or Garcinia Cambogia promote weight-loss or lower plasma cholesterol in overweight individuals: a randomized control trial.
Nutrition Journal [Nutr J] 2011 Sep 21; Vol. 10, pp. 94. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Sep 21.

Results: EGML and GCE (Garcinia Cambogia) supplementation failed to promote weight-loss or any clinically significant change in %body fat. The EGML group had lower total cholesterol after 10 weeks compared to the placebo group (p < 0.05). EGML and GCE had no effect on triglycerides, non-HDL-C, adipocytokines or antioxidants when compared to placebo supplementation. However, HDL-C was higher in the EGML group (p < 0.001) after 10 weeks compared to the placebo group.
Conclusions: Ten weeks of EGML or GCE supplementation did not promote weight-loss or lower total cholesterol in overweight individuals consuming their habitual diet. Although, EGML did increase plasma HDL-C levels which is associated with a lower risk of atherosclerosis.

I tried the pills for about a month. In that month I dropped about 15 pounds.

Did the pills help me lose weight? I don't think so.

Did they help curb my appetite? Absolutely!

Was it possibly a placebo effect? Possibly.

But if spending an extra $25 dollars on pills that I thought would help suppress my appetite helped me stay on track to losing weight; is that so bad? Nope.

I only took them when I did to help me adjust during the first few weeks of my diet change.

great reply!!!! it's a shame he was a respected doctor at one time......I have lost all respect for the man and will not spend 30 seconds ever listening to him again......

I tried it, doesnt work, tried the raspberry ketones didnt work, have tried many others; like most people are saying, DON"T WASTE YOUR MONEY. True weight loss is based on diet and exercise, no such thing a s miracle pill.

Stick to exercising and eating healthy foods, and the weight will come off. It will be slow, but people who lose slowly are more likely to keep it off later on because you develop healthier habits. Good luck and keep working at it!

Your comment made me think of something I ran across. I saw an add for GC and it said something about taking it and not even needing to exercise or diet and had this long ad. At the very end in small print it said, something like recommend taking in conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise. LOL!

tried it. didn't work. I have lost weight by just doing my 1200 calorie plan and exercise. lots of exercise. keep up the good work, ON YOUR OWN!