Anyone tried a diet pill that worked?

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  • victoire713
    victoire713 Posts: 720 Member
    I have taken and am back on it, a combination of two. They are OTC, but they've worked. I get them at the Dollar Tree. One is called Weight Loss, and on the label it says to take 3 tablets 3 times daily with food. I don't do that. I take one daily with my other morning pills. The second one is called Green Tea Slim. The label also calls for 3 per day with food. I don't do that either. that one goes with my morning pills too. Of course the other pills in the morning I take are prenatal vitamins, vitamin d, Depakote, vitex, propranolol, and wellbutrin. I'm also s'pposed to be taking Krill Oil, but unfortunately I can't afford it. I stopped taking fish oil that was in placement of the Krill Oil, because of the smell and after burp-it literally smelled like rotten sushi. Yuck. But yea...those two I mentioned above(weight loss and green tea slim), they work great for me.

    Hi. Please explain how it's working so well when your ticker says you lost 0? I'm confused is all.

    First off, I have no idea why the ticker is saying zero. The scale is saying I have been losing.

    Second of all I just mentioned going back on it. I just barely started taking it again this month. I will find how well it's doing this time around on the 1st. All I know is it worked before. Along with my usual daily tasks(well at least back when I first took them, I was seeing great results) and good food. Now I just need to continue that. I have been trying though.
  • victoire713
    victoire713 Posts: 720 Member
    And why the prenatal vitamin at the same time. Concerning.

    Prenatal vitamins for a multivitamin
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    Back in 09 i brought 120 capsule Metabolife 356 from Sams Club and lost 80lbs within a few months but experienced side effects so stopped taking them.
  • chadya07
    chadya07 Posts: 627 Member
    when i was 17-19 i was addicted to meth. that worked pretty well...

    of course i gained it all back as soon as i stopped taking it, and then some.

    stupid meth diet.

    Props! Someone had to say it.

    EDIT; And that works because you eat less. That is the cold hard truth.

    true, i ate less because it supressed my hunger. just like the OP was looking for. although i am SURE that she wanted one that didnt say meth on the label....

    anyway i know its dark humor but it was only partially a joke anyway. my doctor went over all the options for pills with me even when i kept telling her i didnt want them. (she said she still tells people the details so that they make informed choices if they end up picking, and not just using whatever)i told her i used to have a meth problem and i didnt want anything especially if it was an upper or addictive, she said that pretty much ruled everything out that she thought wasnt a scam. so then i left and continued eating at a defecit and using will power and motivation combined with not taking myself too seriously and voila, weight loss.
  • n3ver3nder
    n3ver3nder Posts: 155 Member
    You could try amphetamines, DNP, clebuterol, tape worms or severe burns.
  • StrawberryJam40
    StrawberryJam40 Posts: 274 Member
    chadya07 said: stupid meth diet.

    That's funny. Really dark humor but funny. Much congratulations on digging your way out from under.

    Yep..what I was thinking.
  • randomworldgirl
    randomworldgirl Posts: 106 Member
    About 3 years ago I went on Phentermine for about 6 months and lost about 70 pounds. I went off the pills and gained back 40 over the course of about 2 years. About 7 months ago decided "Enough!" and have lost 59 pounds without any pills and learning how to eat real food and recognize hunger and other things that I needed to come to terms with.
  • mandimahoney5
    mandimahoney5 Posts: 93
    Incorrect - Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital have actually measured the size of the stomachs of people before and after 4 weeks of eating less. They found that dieters had their stomachs shrink by 27-36%!
    your stomach does not stretch out or shrink that is a common misconception.your stomach can only hold so much food.It does expand to a degree when you eat but it will stay the normal size when you eat less. only way to make it smaller is by surgery
    I am on adipex-p. Doctor prescribed. If you are too large they will not prescribe it to you. My husband 340 lb they would not give it to him. They wanted him to loose 40 then they would talk about it again.

    Me I am on it. I started on it at 245lb. I am 233 now 20 days later. Yes I am on a low calorie diet 1200-1400 a day,

    A lot of people will down the use of pills. But I see it no differently than if you had surgery.
    Surgery and pills can help and fail. With both you need to change you lifestyle/way of eating for the rest of your life to keep it off. I know this, And when I stop the pills I will still be loosing weight and keep it off.

    if a stomach has been streached out too big you will have a hard time ever feeling full. So taking this pill a few months would help shrink your tummy because you are eating less. So with a smaller tummy when you get off the pill, you will be fuller sooner, and eat less. As long as you keep your new habits.

    A good example of this is I use to be able to eat an entire medium pizza. The other day I made a pizza for dinner. I worked out for two hours that morning to have the calories for a extra sclice. So 3 total. I ended up being full and unable to eat the extra one I worked out for. I was ok with that, and happy.
  • lioness0408
    lioness0408 Posts: 12 Member
    I was prescribed ionamin ( which i think are banned now ) about 20 years ago and lost 5.5 stone in 6 months but as soon as i stopped the tablets it went back on and more over the next 2 years
    This time i aim to do it just by cutting down on my calorie intake..... i feel i will have a much better chance of keeping it off this time
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  • raysputin
    raysputin Posts: 142 Member
    In my desperation, I tried just about them all. Some were recommended by a certain TV show and some had double-blind tests that supposedly had positive results. Well I sure as hell wasn't a participant in any of the tests because they have done absoutely nothing to help me. What has worked for me is a combination of four techniques - Atkins, Dukan. Paleo and calorie deficit. I don't know how much effect each of these has on its own and I am not going to disrupt a working system to find out. My greatest aid is MFP because it lets me see exactly what I am putting in my mouth and helps me keep track. Until I started weighing and recording everything in MFP, I severely underestimated just how many calories I was eating.

    No, I don't believe there is a magic pill - but I do believe that accurate recording and strong motivation are a good platform on which to build a successful weight loss regime
  • daniellefennell
    daniellefennell Posts: 10 Member
    I have been struggling with my weight since after having my second child at 40, and having strong pre menopausal symptoms, depression, anxiety mid-40's. I have seasonal depression, and it is worse in the dark winter months. I have lost weight before, and have slowly gained it back, all without the aid of any pills. This year I got to my highest weight, 190lbs at 5'4", and consulted with my doctor about surgery. She said I was a candidate, but I truly did not want to go this route...yet.

    So we agreed to try Adipex for 3 months. I am on my 3rd month, and I have been teaching myself to eat when I am hungry, realize that food is to benefit my nutritional needs and not be an emotional crutch. I do not diet, but eat in moderation, pushing back my plate and chair when my needs are met.

    Alot of relearning, and I feel confident I can do this once I am off of adipex. please see my food log, it's open
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    post a link to the study if you will. I have done a lot of research over the years and the human stomach stays the same size.it goes back down to original size when you eat less. it only stretches a little when you eat. if that were the case people who go on 3 weeks fasts and only drink water would not be able to resume eating without getting sick.Their stomach would reject it.
    Incorrect - Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital have actually measured the size of the stomachs of people before and after 4 weeks of eating less. They found that dieters had their stomachs shrink by 27-36%!
    your stomach does not stretch out or shrink that is a common misconception.your stomach can only hold so much food.It does expand to a degree when you eat but it will stay the normal size when you eat less. only way to make it smaller is by surgery
    I am on adipex-p. Doctor prescribed. If you are too large they will not prescribe it to you. My husband 340 lb they would not give it to him. They wanted him to loose 40 then they would talk about it again.

    Me I am on it. I started on it at 245lb. I am 233 now 20 days later. Yes I am on a low calorie diet 1200-1400 a day,

    A lot of people will down the use of pills. But I see it no differently than if you had surgery.
    Surgery and pills can help and fail. With both you need to change you lifestyle/way of eating for the rest of your life to keep it off. I know this, And when I stop the pills I will still be loosing weight and keep it off.

    if a stomach has been streached out too big you will have a hard time ever feeling full. So taking this pill a few months would help shrink your tummy because you are eating less. So with a smaller tummy when you get off the pill, you will be fuller sooner, and eat less. As long as you keep your new habits.

    A good example of this is I use to be able to eat an entire medium pizza. The other day I made a pizza for dinner. I worked out for two hours that morning to have the calories for a extra sclice. So 3 total. I ended up being full and unable to eat the extra one I worked out for. I was ok with that, and happy.
  • CarKiller2013
    CarKiller2013 Posts: 26 Member
    I lost 50 lbs using Phentermine. I was willing to overlook the horrible side effects because of all the positive attention I was getting. Side effects like wicked dry mouth, heart palpatations, excessive sweating and massive mood swings. But I looked good!! <eye roll>

    I was right at the 50 lb mark when I seemed to build up a tolerance to the meds. Suddenly I was starving all the time. And here I am....gained it all back and then some. Not worth it.
  • voraciouszest
    voraciouszest Posts: 12
    I am currently taking Phentermine. The effects were immediate - I was not at all hungry. I pretty much had to make myself eat. After some time, the effect lessens. I do not get physical hunger pains but I do have to be stubborn and fight psychological cravings. Luckily I have not faced any of the negative side-affects, apart from a dry mouth, which I just use as encouragement to drink more water. My doctor was extremely adamant about me taking the dose as early as possible every morning to ward off any chances of insomnia. You still have to remember that this drug and others won't make miracles occur. If you pig out and make bad food choices you're not going to lose any weight.

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