Recommendations on diet pills?

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Has anyone tried & successfully loss weight off of any diet pills? Especially ones from GNC or Walmart. Any success stories are welcomed to be posted. Also send me any friend requests. I love being able to stay motivated to loose te weight and follow peoples weight loss stories! Thank you and goodluck to everyone on there weight loss journeys

-Brittany

With only 8 lbs to lose, why do you think you need any diet pill? Just eat at a moderate caloric deficit (set your goal for 0.5lbs/week) monitor your intake and you will meet your goal.

I actually take OxyElite Pro from GNC and I think it works great. I have tons of energy without feeling jittery and I feel like a whole new person. It also helps to curb the hunger pains if you're reducing your calorie intake. I work out everyday and eat healthy, so I'm just supplementing. I also take a multi-vitamin, so it just helps to give that little extra. I hope you find the right one for you! Good luck!

i absolutely agree! i take oxyelite pro and it reeeally curbs my appetite without making me feel jittery. i too work out a lot and eat healthy, and i make sure to take my multivitamin every day. i feel great on it. one thing, though, is that it does dehydrate you so you have to drink a LOT of water per day, but if you don't mind that then it's great!

Brittany,

Generally speaking, most of the people on Myfitnesspal don't endorse the use of diet pills for weight loss. Not because they may or may not work (some do, some don't) but because of A) the possible negative side effects and dangers associated with many diet pills and that they are, for most people, a form of short cut. While we have nothing against trying to lose weight at the fastest pace possible while staying healthy, pills elicit a specific problem, they are temporary, and like any temporary diet, you have to change your diet once when you go on them, and learn to eat with them, then, once you go off them you have to re-learn how to eat healthy all over again, and generally this comes with a cost of weight gain, and sometimes health issues.

So you see, most of the experienced MFP success stories won't endorse a diet pill strategy. There are, of course, other reasons not to use them, but these are two of the bigger ones IMHO.

I'm not judging mind you, I'm just telling you why you may find less positive response to this thread than you might have expected. IMHO it's your body, if you do the research and decide a pill is right for you, more power to you, you did more work than a lot of others anyway.

best luck

-Banks

I think I have tried them all. My food problem is more emotional than actual physical hunger and no pill will work for that. I've tried expensive products from GNC and Complete Nutrition hoping they would give me the incentive to start something. I've tried cheaper stuff from Walmart. It doesn't work. May help control appetite some, but doesn't help me lose weight because I didn't get to where I am by just eating when I'm hungry.

I have no opinion on whether they would work for you or not.

First of all (and I can't stress this enough), you CAN'T skip dieting and you CAN'T skip exercising. If you're looking for a "magic pill" that will do the work for you (and I don't think you are), it does not exist.

Second of all, before buying any product, I suggest that you do your research, and consult with your doctor to make sure that what you want to take is actually safe for you and doesn't have any hidden adverse side effects.

That said, I experimented with Jillian Michaels' Fat Burners a little while ago and actually saw some great results from them. If you keep up with Jillian at all, you know she's an all-natural freak, so her supplements are safe. Now, she has been caught up in litigation over her supplements fairly recently, but all of the lawsuits have since been dismissed, and not because she settled. The judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence. I had to stop taking them though because I had to go on a medication for a blood disorder and my doctor was worried that they would clash and that my body wouldn't know what the crap to do with itself.

Personally, if there's any way that you can drop the weight WITHOUT help from a supplement, that would be the ideal method for me. But to each their own, so if you're going to choose a supplement, check with your doctor, do your research online to make sure it's not currently caught up in litigation/lawsuits (and if it has been in the past, what the results of those lawsuits were), and pay careful attention to your body's reactions if/when you start to take them. If it doesn't feel right, stop immediately.

oh no I am in a naughty mood today. Since most over the counter diet pills are just caffeine, why don't you search the forum for threads on diet soda? It is loaded with caffeine and could give you the same results as diet pills.

I am also using Oxy Elite Pro, the reviews were great so i thought i would try them along with eating healthy , exercise and using myfitnesspal. this week i lost 6 lbs so far, i figure its water weight but its still something. I am also taking the GNC multi vitamin, Good Luck Everyone on your weight loss journey!

Diet, exercise and if you need energy, take B complex As a nurse, I've seen the problems and side effects of the diet pill market, and I run far, far away from them.
Phentermine wasn't that part of fen-phen?

I take oxyelite pro right now BUT have changed my eating (seriously have done a 180!) and working out religiously. The OEP I only take 1 a day right after I wake up. It gives me energy to get going...it sorta curbs my appetite but since I've strarted taking 6 small meals a day I get hungry more often.. I'm not looking to stay on this long term either! I've lost 4lbs so far and some inches! It doesn't make me jittery either...

Don't take it hoping it's a miracle pill because it's basically a change of life habits that will ultimately help you lose!

good luck!