Did anyone Try This product? Does it work?
hellonew2015
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On top of being in deficit I want to try this below.
Flattummyco
https://flattummyco.com/pages/how-it-works
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Looks like a gimmick that is probably going to cause diarrhea and the loss of a bit of water weight. Why not just save your money by not buying this garbage and eating a reasonable calorie deficit instead?10
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Basically these teas are fancy laxatives, which means it will help "clean" you out but not help lose fat. Long term laxative use can wreck havoc on your system. If you have issues getting things "moving" I suggest the tea called "smooth move" its only around $6. I would not use something like that more than once a week MAX, if you have continued issues I would take a look at your fiber intake to help.3
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Ex-Lax is probably cheaper if you're going to go the diuretic/laxative route.3
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hellonew2015 wrote: »On top of being in deficit I want to try this below.
Flattummyco
https://flattummyco.com/pages/how-it-works
The flat tummy is going to come from your deficit and fitness. You don't need to add anything "on top" of a deficit. The only way to lose fat is to burn it by eating less than you burn.
The deficit will remove fat from your body. The product will remove money from your account.8 -
Laxative abuse is real thing. Don’t go this route. Spend your money on a food scale.
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Another useless gimmick that will not amount to any real weight loss. As others have mentioned you just need to stick to a calorie deficit to burn fat.1
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Yep, garbage. First, there's no way for a shake or a tea to go through your digestive system and specifically target your midsection. As far as
meal replacement shakes, they're only effective if you plan to drink them for the rest of your life. What happens when you stop drinking the shakes and haven't learned a thing about portion control or maintaining your new weight?
Instead, you can use MFP to learn how to eat smaller portions of food you like to eat (and chew) and do it FOR FREE. No need for shakes unless you really like them. You can lose weight eating the foods you've always eaten.1 -
I'm going to assume from your username that you started in 2015 - asking about laxatives in 2018 leads me to believe you didn't really try the MFP way which is to weigh and measure your food and count your calories so you can eat in a reasonable deficit, and settle in for the long haul. Healthier and more likely to have lasting effects than any quick fix.2
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I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.17 -
hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
With 10 pounds to go, you need to get accurate with your calorie counting. Do you own a food scale? How do you calculate your exercise calories, if you exercise?6 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
With 10 pounds to go, you need to get accurate with your calorie counting. Do you own a food scale? How do you calculate your exercise calories, if you exercise?
I am not new to this and I am very accurate and own all tools
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hellonew2015 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
With 10 pounds to go, you need to get accurate with your calorie counting. Do you own a food scale? How do you calculate your exercise calories, if you exercise?
I am not new to this and I am very accurate and own all tools
But poop in your intestines is not the problem. How tall are you? What is your goal weight?5 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »hellonew2015 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
With 10 pounds to go, you need to get accurate with your calorie counting. Do you own a food scale? How do you calculate your exercise calories, if you exercise?
I am not new to this and I am very accurate and own all tools
But poop in your intestines is not the problem. How tall are you? What is your goal weight?
I am 5' 1.5" and wanted weight goal 121lbs0 -
I was 20 pounds overweight forever. It took me a year to lose 20 pounds when I diligently started tracking my intake. I got accurate with a food scale. I was overfilling my measuring cups and not picking the right correct entries from the database. I now know what a medium apple looks like, I was eating extra large. A third cup of oatmeal is not heaping, but a scant 1/3 cup. Don't get me started on raw almonds, a handful is 12 almonds and not a fist full.
Either take a diet break and eat at your maintenance calories for a few weeks or just get more accurate. You can do this
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L1zardQueen wrote: »I was 20 pounds overweight forever. It took me a year to lose 20 pounds when I diligently started tracking my intake. I got accurate with a food scale. I was overfilling my measuring cups and not picking the right correct entries from the database. I now know what a medium apple looks like, I was eating extra large. A third cup of oatmeal is not heaping, but a scant 1/3 cup. Don't get me started on raw almonds, a handful is 12 almonds and not a fist full.
Either take a diet break and eat at your maintenance calories for a few weeks or just get more accurate. You can do this
Yep!! good job on your loss 0 -
The last few pound are a *kitten*. I'm there as well. Progress is glacial Agree that you have to be incredibly accurate in logging and activity allowances. Any kind of quick fix product will most likely result in a temporary dip, at best. Consistency, accuracy, and patience are what is really called for in your case. 0
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The last few pound are a *kitten*. I'm there as well. Progress is glacial Agree that you have to be incredibly accurate in logging and activity allowances. Any kind of quick fix product will most likely result in a temporary dip, at best. Consistency, accuracy, and patience are what is really called for in your case.
Amen - a little dip would be nice though haha 3 -
hellonew2015 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »hellonew2015 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
With 10 pounds to go, you need to get accurate with your calorie counting. Do you own a food scale? How do you calculate your exercise calories, if you exercise?
I am not new to this and I am very accurate and own all tools
But poop in your intestines is not the problem. How tall are you? What is your goal weight?
I am 5' 1.5" and wanted weight goal 121lbs
I'm 5'1" and have the exact amount of weight to lose as you with a goal weight of 120 pounds. Settle in, because it's going to take a while to lose the rest of it. That's just the way it is. It took me 20 days for the scale to move after I switched to a half pound a week. I just had to keep logging and be patient. If you know you're using all of your tools correctly and logging consistently and accurately, what are you concerned about? Since you've been doing this for three years, surely you know that weight loss isn't linear? You're going to have periods of time when weight loss slows, especially when you have less weight to lose. Just keep going.5 -
hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
You can't kick start your body. You are not a motorcycle. You may need to add a little exercise to give you a bigger buffer for a small deficit. Logging even with a food scale is not exact because you are dealing with averages.
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The body does not need to be "kick started." It does not stop losing weight because it's used to what you've been doing. It does not need a "shock" to get it started unless you are in cardiac arrest.
If you are not losing weight as you expect after you've given it a few months, then you are not in a calorie deficit. Period. You are eating more than you think you are and/or overestimating your exercise calories.
You are close to your goal and also fairly short. This means your deficit is very small, your margin of error for tracking your calories is very low, and your pace of weight loss is going to be slow. It took me about 8 months to lose the last 10 pounds; I am just under 5 feet tall and maintaining at 110-115 lb. You need to be patient and also be very, very accurate and meticulous about your logging.2 -
I must be getting cynical, because when I saw the headline "Did anyone try this product? Does it work?" I answered "Almost certainly not," before opening the thread.10
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nickssweetheart wrote: »I must be getting cynical, because when I saw the headline "Did anyone try this product? Does it work?" I answered "Almost certainly not," before opening the thread.
Thinking the same thing. I don't know if it is cynical or just a programmed response from the number of these threads that pop up.
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hellonew2015 wrote: »I appreciate all the time you put in and provided feedback which I am very familiar with. I only wanted to see if anyone uses this product and likes it.
I wanted to take a break of what I have been doing for 3 years now on MFP and being VERY Successfull in doing it. My body is so used to what I programmed it to do and holding on to the last 10 lbs eventhough tried intermittent fast which worked for a while and now it is back to a plateau. It's just a little shock with deficit to kick start things again.
100% unnecessary and can be harmful.
A calorie deficit is all you need.1 -
I mean if you really want to lose water weight, you don't need to spend a *kitten* load of money on magic tea. You can literally do it by yourself by cutting carbs, drinking a ton of water, and cutting your calories down even further, that's all they are doing, and charging you for it all the while making you think it's their magic drink that is doing it. But if it where me, I would just follow everyone else's advice on here! I always see this with my 8 million friends on facebook that are BB coaches, how they had a crazy weekend of eating a piece of cake and having two glasses of wine, and need to do their three day refresh, that only cost $70 plus the actual food you have to buy.0
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I am so frustrated these last 10lbs are so slow to lose! I need to workout twice a day LOL. Thank you all 2 -
Just say 'Nay' to poop tea.2
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Now I'm having flashbacks to the Alli thread
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