Weight loss aids

luvlycandee
luvlycandee Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Are there any products you use to help aid in your weight loss? Herbalife, Advocare, appetite suppressants, teas, etc.

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  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    luvlycandee wrote: »
    Are there any products you use to help aid in your weight loss? Herbalife, Advocare, appetite suppressants, teas, etc.

    If there were, no one would ever be fat. Just saying.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Have you tried Caloric Deficit?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Nope, not yet.

    The problem with supplements (vs. drugs) is they are not government regulated. Advertisers can claim whatever they want.

    Meal replacements (Herbalife) "aid" in weight loss by making it easier to count calories. The problem with meal replacements though is you don't learn anything about real food. I got fat eating real food.....my portions were too big. MFP (My Fitness Pal) is a great tool for learning about your habits, and figuring out what needs to change.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    luvlycandee wrote: »
    Are there any products you use to help aid in your weight loss? Herbalife, Advocare, appetite suppressants, teas, etc.

    I use my phone with the MFP app and my gym equipment.

    A food scale and good set of measuring cups/spoons are also very handy products to have.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    This really works but mainly it improves my fitness and mood.

    http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/roubaix-sl4-comp-disc/34045/15roubaix
  • Emily3907
    Emily3907 Posts: 1,461 Member
    In my experience.....no. Over the years, I tried a few different things like Hydroxycut, Green Tea supps, 14 day cleanses, etc. None of them worked and I finally accepted the fact that weight loss is on me and me alone. Diet and exercise are still "suggested" with these products, so might as well dig in and do it without putting unnecessary stuff in your body.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Again with the Thrive. Over priced Snake oil at its worst. It's against the ToS to peddle crap here.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    luvlycandee wrote: »
    Are there any products you use to help aid in your weight loss? Herbalife, Advocare, appetite suppressants, teas, etc.

    No pills, supplements, wraps, shakes, teas. Just a calorie deficit.
    I use My Fitness Pal. I eat the calories it tells me to eat. I log everything I consume in my food diary.
    I exercise moderately.
    I eat regular food and drink mostly water or unsweetened tea. Not special tea for weight loss. I like mint or cinnamon apple spice.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    This really works but mainly it improves my fitness and mood.

    http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/roubaix-sl4-comp-disc/34045/15roubaix

    The Tarmac is a much better weight loss aid.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I use exercise to aid in my weight loss.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Yes, ice cream aid, potato chips aid, and anything else I want in the appropriate quantities. It is all about calorie restriction, not food restriction, or supplements/aids .
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    A great weight-loss aid is a positive mind-set :)
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    Waste of time and money.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    The OTC pills that work are always pulled from the market because they're dangerous.

    If you want a prescription drug, speak to your doctor.
  • rachaelerdlen932
    rachaelerdlen932 Posts: 35 Member
    Shakeology had worked for me for the past 2 months I dropped 14 pounds
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    rachaelerdlen932 wrote: »
    Shakeology had worked for me for the past 2 months I dropped 14 pounds

    You were in a calorie deficit that is why you lost weight.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10202381/weight-loss-scams-and-how-to-spot-them#latest
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Yes couple of thing

    1. My digital food scale
    2. My deficit i created
    3. Patience & motivation & determination and believing in myself.

    Costs: couple bucks for the scale...results PRICELESS!

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  • Bhlinebee
    Bhlinebee Posts: 71 Member
    Wetcoaster wrote: »
    rachaelerdlen932 wrote: »
    Shakeology had worked for me for the past 2 months I dropped 14 pounds

    You were in a calorie deficit that is why you lost weight.


    So what, it worked and that's what she was sharing. If it spurs you in the right direction then WONDERFUL!!!
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    Have you tried Caloric Deficit?

    I read this in the most sarcastic voice in my head and spewed my coffee lol
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    My weight loss aids: a kitchen scale, a bathroom scale, my fitbit, a treadmill, a bike, the ability to read and learn about nutrition, a kitchen with working appliances. That's pretty much it.
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    SherryTeach wrote: »
    My weight loss aids: a kitchen scale, a bathroom scale, my fitbit, a treadmill, a bike, the ability to read and learn about nutrition, a kitchen with working appliances. That's pretty much it.

    Ditto. And it's the best way because supplements/aids/drugs whatever CANNOT be taken for the rest of your life. However, developing a healthy relationship with food and training your brain to see smaller portion sizes as normal and huge ridiculous ones as "crazy" is more forever than diamonds.
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