"weight loss supplements"

canadianvampyregurl
canadianvampyregurl Posts: 231 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone !!!

I was working at a couple craft markets this past weekend (I make all natural lip balm :smiley: ) and there was a lady there selling It Works products. There is all kinds of stuff..wraps to make your fat go away, pills to help block fat, pills to help block carbs and I thought to myself...really??? This seems almost as bad as when Dr. Oz went on about Raspberry Kerotene and everyone lost their minds over it.

So, I'm curious...has anyone tried the It Works products? Did they work for you? I'm always curious about people's thoughts on stuff like this.
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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    I suspect it might work for the sales people. Not so much for the users.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    I suspect it might work for the sales people. Not so much for the users.

    Yup.

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    It's pseudoscience when it comes to "toning", weight loss, carb/fat blocking etc. Programs like these use products that offer a temporary result.

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  • canadianvampyregurl
    canadianvampyregurl Posts: 231 Member
    I just find it crazy that so many people jump on the bandwagon for these sorts of things. There is no quick fix.
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    i used one random diet pills and had a really bad reaction and came out in a rash! this was a "green tea" suppliment apparently! beware of it all!!!!!
  • sunandmoons
    sunandmoons Posts: 415 Member
    Gimmicky.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Yep, it only "works" for people who sell it. Meaning....no one. I have not tried them personally, but I know someone who has. She's still obese, none of them helped. Sad thing is, she kept buying different ones, even after the first products failed, because the person selling them had progress pictures and SWORE they work. More money down the drain.
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    Not the "It Works" brand but my mom took "carb blocking" pills for years. Guess what? She's still obese. I cringe to think how much money she wasted.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    canadianvampyregurl wrote: »
    Hey everyone !!!

    I was working at a couple craft markets this past weekend (I make all natural lip balm :smiley: ) and there was a lady there selling It Works products. There is all kinds of stuff..wraps to make your fat go away, pills to help block fat, pills to help block carbs and I thought to myself...really??? This seems almost as bad as when Dr. Oz went on about Raspberry Kerotene and everyone lost their minds over it.

    So, I'm curious...has anyone tried the It Works products? Did they work for you? I'm always curious about people's thoughts on stuff like this.

    Unfortunately, a US law was passed in 1994 by US Congress deregulating all " food and dietery supplements". It is a terrible situation where the consumer can trust no one.
    It is really disgraceful that there are people taking economic advantage of the desperation of their fellow human beings.
    Buyer beware
  • canadianvampyregurl
    canadianvampyregurl Posts: 231 Member
    absolutely buyer beware !!! Too bad more people can't see through the crap that is passed around as "healthy"
  • NikkiBiggestFan
    NikkiBiggestFan Posts: 25 Member
    I haven't tried them personally but I see the products all the time on Instagram. I always get a chuckle out of the ads for them. Apprantly you can even wrap your face now to remove the fat. Hilarious.
  • canadianvampyregurl
    canadianvampyregurl Posts: 231 Member
    Wrap your face....oh my gawd..what next? Wrap your elbow cuz it has excess skin??? Geez !!!
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    NikkiBiggestFan wrote: »
    I haven't tried them personally but I see the products all the time on Instagram. I always get a chuckle out of the ads for them. Apprantly you can even wrap your face now to remove the fat. Hilarious.

    Is it bad that I'm excited for this development? Mostly because the wraps I've seen are saran wrap, and I figure this will weed out the derp rather quickly...
  • Azuriaz
    Azuriaz Posts: 785 Member
    If anything worked we'd all be taking it and this forum would be nothing but Chit Chat Fun and Games.

    When something does work it gets banned. First ephedra, then several forms of Bitter Orange, now I suspect all Bitter Orange will be on the chopping block next (not that the forms available now work worth a damn, the ones that did are gone, so don't bother). Waiting on Yohimbine to go as well, that might have done something for me or might not have, it was mixed with the Bitter Orange concoctions that worked, so not sure. But if it did, expect a ban or perhaps a 'voluntary discontinuation at the urging of the FDA'.

    The FDA can't be arsed to regulate this stuff - except for some reason when something actually works. It's almost like the pharma lobbyists want us to turn to them and only them for weight loss pills.

    So screw em, I'll just lose weight with steak. Not that big ag is on my friendlist, either.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited September 2015
    I hadn't heard of Yohimbine for weight loss, just for ED. It is banned or restricted in several countries already.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/416264-how-safe-is-yohimbe/

    ...Non-Prescription Yohimbe Supplements

    The Food and Drug Administration and biotechnology company Amgen collaborated on a one-year examination of dietary supplement-related calls to poison control centers. The results were published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology in 2008. Of 275 calls, 18 percent involved yohimbe containing products. Six of these involved yohimbe interactions with prescription drugs. Yohimbine is approved as a drug in the U.S., though in some European nations its use is banned or restricted due to its potential for harmful side effects. In Canada, the sale of non-approved yohimbine products without a prescription is banned. Germany's Commission E classified yohimbe bark as an unsafe herb due to its negative effects on the cardiovascular system.
  • Azuriaz
    Azuriaz Posts: 785 Member
    edited September 2015
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I hadn't heard of Yohimbine for weight loss, just for ED. It is banned or restricted in several countries already.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/416264-how-safe-is-yohimbe/

    ...Non-Prescription Yohimbe Supplements

    The Food and Drug Administration and biotechnology company Amgen collaborated on a one-year examination of dietary supplement-related calls to poison control centers. The results were published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology in 2008. Of 275 calls, 18 percent involved yohimbe containing products. Six of these involved yohimbe interactions with prescription drugs. Yohimbine is approved as a drug in the U.S., though in some European nations its use is banned or restricted due to its potential for harmful side effects. In Canada, the sale of non-approved yohimbine products without a prescription is banned. Germany's Commission E classified yohimbe bark as an unsafe herb due to its negative effects on the cardiovascular system.

    Heh. Told ya. And yet so many prescription drugs pile up that body count, and even some OTC drugs. Wonder why? Hm.

    Let me add though there is definitely some scary crap in supplements.

    Rauwolfia vomitoria root is scary. Long term use means Parkinson's like symptoms and depression? Yet it's not banned. That one I hope soon will be.
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    "It Works" is just a new name on the same old crap body wraps and vitamin enriched laxatives for weight loss. The results are temporary at best, detrimental to your health at worst.
  • Optimistical1
    Optimistical1 Posts: 210 Member
    canadianvampyregurl wrote: »
    Wrap your face....oh my gawd..what next? Wrap your elbow cuz it has excess skin??? Geez !!!

    Ha! :D
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    I suspect it might work for the sales people. Not so much for the users.

    BAM!
  • emhunter
    emhunter Posts: 1,212 Member
    I have tried the wraps. There is a decrease in size but for me, it's not major. I only paid $60 but I save the wraps for special occasions- when I wear a form fitting dress and want an extra flat tummy.
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  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    It's a shame that these products are still on the market despite being utter nonsense. These products are aimed at vulnerable people who desperately want to change their situation - enter the 'quick fix' pill and every one jumps on it with high hopes, relying on this product to turn things around for them. People in desperate situations will pay whatever the price, I know because I was once one of them.

    I probably spent in excess of £300 over the years on these 'empty promises' and was thoroughly disappointed every time. The weight loss industry makes huuuuuge amounts of money - and WHY. WHY. WHY?

    Weight loss is free. Your body doesn't charge for a calorie deficit :)
  • lauramariew
    lauramariew Posts: 10 Member
    I tried the It Works wrap...only because my friend was selling it and gave me a wrap to try for free. I followed the directions, took before and after photos, and guess what?!! Not one single noticeable change, other than a rash where the wrap was. Now my friend did make excuses stating that I need to do the whole program for 90 days to see results. I reminded her that it states in all the ads that you see "amazing" results in just one wrap. Ha!
  • canadianvampyregurl
    canadianvampyregurl Posts: 231 Member
    it really makes me wonder about the before & after pics when the time frame between pictures is only around 48 hours...baffles my mind !!!!

    People will really do anything to lose weight !!! Trick their minds in to believing that the magic fat burner pill actually works.

    I have personally tried weight loss programs and shakes etc...of course they work when you're on the program or drinking the shake every dam day !!! Stop doing those things and OMG the weight comes back..go figure !!!

    I lose weight at a snails pace BUT im going to do this on my own :)
  • starwhisperer6
    starwhisperer6 Posts: 402 Member
    What I have noticed in all the ads is the difference in angle and light in the before and after pictures. what this has taught me is that if I only let people see my *kitten* from above and slightly to the left it is much smaller :)
  • canadianvampyregurl
    canadianvampyregurl Posts: 231 Member
    bahahahahahaha good call !!!
  • Azuriaz
    Azuriaz Posts: 785 Member
    starwhisperer6 wrote: »
    What I have noticed in all the ads is the difference in angle and light in the before and after pictures. what this has taught me is that if I only let people see my *kitten* from above and slightly to the left it is much smaller :)

    Yep, that and they sometimes hire 'models' to lose weight quick and unhealthy for the shots. Read some descriptions by them on how it works. It's certainly nothing to do with the product.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,744 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    NikkiBiggestFan wrote: »
    I haven't tried them personally but I see the products all the time on Instagram. I always get a chuckle out of the ads for them. Apprantly you can even wrap your face now to remove the fat. Hilarious.

    Is it bad that I'm excited for this development? Mostly because the wraps I've seen are saran wrap, and I figure this will weed out the derp rather quickly...

    Beat me to it! This was my first reaction as well.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    The wraps are just squishing you so the fat moves a little bit. The carb blocker pills are mainly white kidney bean, if you believe it works then eat it instead of taking it in a pill. Most of the "Speed your metabolism" tablets seem to be just cayenne chilli powder, add it to your food instead.

  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    auddii wrote: »
    NikkiBiggestFan wrote: »
    I haven't tried them personally but I see the products all the time on Instagram. I always get a chuckle out of the ads for them. Apprantly you can even wrap your face now to remove the fat. Hilarious.

    Is it bad that I'm excited for this development? Mostly because the wraps I've seen are saran wrap, and I figure this will weed out the derp rather quickly...

    Beat me to it! This was my first reaction as well.

    Just... wow... Hope they're prepared for the class action suit.
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