Hydroxycut - supplements

I was going to say the same thing as Dave. My husband wanted to try that and he asked his doctor about it and was told it is nothing but really caffine and it *can* do more harm than good to your body (if you have problems with caffine like I do).

General rule of thumb- beware of anything that claims to make you lose weight faster, make you leaner, or anything of that nature. It really just takes good old fashion exercise and watching what you eat.

from what i've heard, they only serve to make you jittery. keep a close watch on your heart rate. the pills can potentially spike it to dangerous levels.

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I have been on it for a couple of days. It has curbed my appetite. But, sense I got the caffeine free, I don't get the jitters.

They're great in the beginning, but I found them to make me very anxious and depressed when I came off them. I stopped taking them and went through a weekend of almost non-stop exhaustion, feelings of worthlessness and tears.
I took them recently, and also a long time ago, when they had ephedra in them.
If you decide to take them, taper on and taper off.

Before I realized that the only way to lose and maintain weight loss was by actually eating healthy portions of healthy foods and exercising, yes - I tried them.

They did absolutely nothing but lighten my wallet by 28$ (what they cost back then)

push((((((((((( There, consider yourself pushed, and I won't charge you $20.

My friend too Hydroxycut and it not only made her anxious - it made her really angry. She had a very difficult time controlling her temper. She quit taking them after her husband told her it was him or the pills.

The thing about saying that you're just looking for a push is this.... if you haven't tried eating right and working out by themselves - how do you know you need a push? Our bodies are amazing pieces of machinery, engineered to work perfectly when given the right amount of fuel and "driven" properly... we just screw it all up by overfueling too often and refusing to allow it to "work"... what it's intended to do.

Thinking back on it, I do remember feeling odd while on them; lightheaded even. Haven't taken them since.

I do take One-A-Day Weight Smart vitamin/weight loss supplements though. It's got vitamins I need; and less caffeine that I don't need. Green tea supplies that for me.

push((((((((((( There, consider yourself pushed, and I won't charge you $20.

My friend too Hydroxycut and it not only made her anxious - it made her really angry. She had a very difficult time controlling her temper. She quit taking them after her husband told her it was him or the pills.

The thing about saying that you're just looking for a push is this.... if you haven't tried eating right and working out by themselves - how do you know you need a push? Our bodies are amazing pieces of machinery, engineered to work perfectly when given the right amount of fuel and "driven" properly... we just screw it all up by overfueling too often and refusing to allow it to "work"... what it's intended to do.

Ok. Thanks. I started keeping track of my weight in July, and I've lost almost 40 pounds - just seem to be lingering at the 35-40 pound marker. I am following the advice of "eat less, move more" - its working.
I bought a bottle Friday - started taking them. I haven't had the problems mentioned here - I felt like I had more energy to a point - and was more wide awake at night. I knew it had caffeine - I wasn't worried about that. I thought the green tea extract etc would help. I wont buy another bottle. I started taking some fish oil pills, but - that's just to reduce my cholesterol. Thank you all for the replies.

Wow! Congratulations on your weightloss! That's awesome! I hate plateaus... it seems like if we're continuing to work out, eat well and do what we've been doing - our bodies should keep responding the same way too! LOL! I'm glad that you haven't had any of the side effects... I know some people are more sensitive to caffeine than others.

Fish Oil is really good for your brain too. My son, who is dyslexic and has ADD started taking fish oil pills a few months ago and he's able to focus and process information so much better now... and since I homeschool him - I'm SOOOO thankful!

Keep up the good work!