Garcinia Cambogia I think it is?

misscassandra17
misscassandra17 Posts: 21 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My sister has been telling me about this thing she thinks I should try thats a pill. Apparently it is the real way Jennifer Hudson lost all the weight. It looks like it really works but I think I've been doing a good job changing my eating and making old habits die. Although it would be nice to have a little boost to the process as I have tried to lose weight for about the 100th time now. What do you think?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,190 Member
    Total bunk. Dr Oz's latest snake oil.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    No. Keep doing what you're doing. Use this app, weigh your food on a food scale, stick to your deficit.

    That pill is a scam.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.
  • misscassandra17
    misscassandra17 Posts: 21 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    No. Keep doing what you're doing. Use this app, weigh your food on a food scale, stick to your deficit.

    That pill is a scam.
    That's what I was thinking. The reviews seemed convincing but at the rate they're losing the weight it seemed too good to be true.
  • misscassandra17
    misscassandra17 Posts: 21 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.

    Noted :) but I have to ask what is a deficit? I'm new to a lot of the health & nutrition terms.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited March 2015
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.

    Noted :) but I have to ask what is a deficit? I'm new to a lot of the health & nutrition terms.

    Deficit. Eating less calories than it takes to maintain your weight. It's how you lose.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.

    Noted :) but I have to ask what is a deficit? I'm new to a lot of the health & nutrition terms.

    A calorie deficit means that you eat less calories than you burn each day. :smile:
  • misscassandra17
    misscassandra17 Posts: 21 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.

    Noted :) but I have to ask what is a deficit? I'm new to a lot of the health & nutrition terms.

    Deficit. Eating less calories than it takes to maintain your weight. It's how you lose.

    Thank you !!!!! I will focus on that more. I thought I had to meet that calorie goal everyday and I haven't lately so no worries then
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.

    Noted :) but I have to ask what is a deficit? I'm new to a lot of the health & nutrition terms.

    Deficit. Eating less calories than it takes to maintain your weight. It's how you lose.

    Thank you !!!!! I will focus on that more. I thought I had to meet that calorie goal everyday and I haven't lately so no worries then

    MFP takes a deficit from your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure, aka maintenance calories), and the calorie goal depends on how much weight per week you set it to lose. If you set it to lose 2 lbs/week, it takes a 1,000 daily deficit (not to go below 1200 calories); 1.5 lbs = 750 cal deficit; 1 lb = 500 cal daily deficit; and .5 lbs = 250 cal daily deficit. The more weight you have to lose, the higher your deficit can safely be.

    So, if your TDEE based on your activity level (sedentary/lightly active/etc) is 2,000 calories, and you tell MFP that you want to lose 1 lb per week, then your calorie goal will be 1,500 calories per day.

    It's very simple, really. If you eat anywhere below your TDEE, you will be in a deficit and lose weight; eating above your TDEE puts you in a surplus, and you will gain weight.

    This is a great thread for beginners: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
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  • misscassandra17
    misscassandra17 Posts: 21 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Nope. Not necessary and does not work. It's a scam to take your money. Just eat at a reasonable deficit and smile and nod when your sister raves about it. You can sit back and smugly revel in the fact that you are having success without wasting money on some silly caffeine supplement with a fancy name.

    Noted :) but I have to ask what is a deficit? I'm new to a lot of the health & nutrition terms.

    Deficit. Eating less calories than it takes to maintain your weight. It's how you lose.

    Thank you !!!!! I will focus on that more. I thought I had to meet that calorie goal everyday and I haven't lately so no worries then

    MFP takes a deficit from your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure, aka maintenance calories), and the calorie goal depends on how much weight per week you set it to lose. If you set it to lose 2 lbs/week, it takes a 1,000 daily deficit (not to go below 1200 calories); 1.5 lbs = 750 cal deficit; 1 lb = 500 cal daily deficit; and .5 lbs = 250 cal daily deficit. The more weight you have to lose, the higher your deficit can safely be.

    So, if your TDEE based on your activity level (sedentary/lightly active/etc) is 2,000 calories, and you tell MFP that you want to lose 1 lb per week, then your calorie goal will be 1,500 calories per day.

    It's very simple, really. If you eat anywhere below your TDEE, you will be in a deficit and lose weight; eating above your TDEE puts you in a surplus, and you will gain weight.

    This is a great thread for beginners: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

    I've read half so far and the tips are great. Thanks !

  • misscassandra17
    misscassandra17 Posts: 21 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    misscassandra17 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    No. Keep doing what you're doing. Use this app, weigh your food on a food scale, stick to your deficit.

    That pill is a scam.
    That's what I was thinking. The reviews seemed convincing but at the rate they're losing the weight it seemed too good to be true.

    You were probably just looking for positive reviews. There are plenty of reviews out there that will tell you it's a waste of money.

    I think so. I saw some but it was mostly for celebrities. I couldn't trust that too much.
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
    edited March 2015
    If there were such thing as a magic pill (or natural supplement) that actually caused weight loss, I'm pretty sure there'd be such demand for it that there'd be shortages and, the cost would be out of this world. ;)
    But dang...sure wish there was!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    edited March 2015
    I think it is a good way to lose your money. Oh, and the real way Jennifer Hudson lost weight?

    1. Support from an Anti-aging clinic to get HGH and clen
    2. A home chef supplying all nutrition needs
    3. A schedule that allowed her to workout or do whatever she wants whenever she wants
    4. Caloric output being higher than caloric input.
  • lee252x
    lee252x Posts: 11 Member
    I actually tried garcinia cambogia and the only thing that felt lighter was my wallet. It did curb cravings a little for about a week and then stopped working. About 80% of diet pills out there do not work or just have a crap ton of caffeine in them.
    If you are dead set on taking something then try:
    *Lipodrene with ephedra
    *Water pills only when you actually have excess water weight.-Use Responsibly
    *Cla -must be 1250mg and pure. Takes like two months to see results but it definitely helps.
    *Start taking a fiber supplement
    All of the things I listed here I'm either taking now or have taken with success. Good luck!

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