Anyone taking a supplement to bump up weight loss?

kteej
kteej Posts: 46 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am losing a pound plus weekly, but would like to bump it up a bit to keep me motivated. I know other methods - exercise .. lower carbs etc - but curious if any of the supplements actually worked.

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  • meganreid163
    meganreid163 Posts: 72 Member
    If you find one let me know 😂
    But no I take certain supplements to help with joint pain and hair growth but not for weight loss.
  • kam3190
    kam3190 Posts: 157 Member
    No
  • ematsui
    ematsui Posts: 3 Member
    If there was, the company would have a found a license to print money.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,046 Member
    kteej wrote: »
    I am losing a pound plus weekly, but would like to bump it up a bit to keep me motivated. I know other methods - exercise .. lower carbs etc - but curious if any of the supplements actually worked.

    Well . . . with a lot of the supplements, if you usually weigh yourself while carrying your wallet, they'll make you a little lighter. Lots of them contain caffeine, which (for some) has a tiny energizing effect that helps, but there are lots cheaper sources of caffeine that let you better control dosage to avoid negative effects.

    BTW: Lower carbs at the same calories has limited to no effect on weight loss, other than initial water weight decreases, according to many research studies.

    You did leave out one valid method, though: Increasing daily life activity (not just exercise) to increase NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis). Better yet, it's free. More info in this thread:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss

    But a pound a week is good, especially if you're already below 175-200 pounds and an average-height or smaller woman.

    Best wishes!
  • Dgil1975
    Dgil1975 Posts: 110 Member
    Echo what everyone else is saying. One thing I tell myself is, you didn’t put the weight on overnight, so why would you expect it to come off that quickly. Just keep focused on what your doing and a year from now you will be where you want, or well on your way.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Cutting calories is what’s important to lose weight (though not to am unhealthy level), not only carbs. Reducing carbs can result in some water weight loss, but not loss of fat.
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    As a rule:
    If it's legal and safe it's not effective
    If it's effective it's not safe and usually illegal
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    if it were as easy as taking a pill wouldn't everyone just do that? and no one would be fat!
  • Phirrgus
    Phirrgus Posts: 1,894 Member
    Same as everyone else. A lb a week is a good rate to lose the weight, and it's also a good way to learn what you need to in order to maintain after you lose the weight. For me, losing the weight was always the easy part. Not putting it back on is my struggle. This time around I'm maintaining pretty well because I learned to change my habits. A pill wouldn't teach me how to do that ;)

    Stay with it, you'll get to your goal.

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