Hydroxycut??? Ultra 90???

William77
William77 Posts: 14 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
I was thinking about taking hydroxycut again. I took them years ago and got fairly good results. My wife and I were talking about it and she says no way they are bad and i am doing things the right way now not to use diet pills but she is talking about ultra 90. Which of these if any should we use? Or should we each try our own?
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  • William77
    William77 Posts: 14 Member
    I was thinking about taking hydroxycut again. I took them years ago and got fairly good results. My wife and I were talking about it and she says no way they are bad and i am doing things the right way now not to use diet pills but she is talking about ultra 90. Which of these if any should we use? Or should we each try our own?
  • jenken99
    jenken99 Posts: 564 Member
    i think i would try to do it without wasting all that money i am one of those that have tried about any diet pill u may get results for awhile but will it stick ? set ur mind to it and i kow u guys can do it with out the commercial diet:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: s!
  • réalta
    réalta Posts: 895 Member
    did diet pills before

    its not worth putting all those chemicals into your body, in the end, your body will not thank you for it

    you CAN and WILL do it the healthy way, just stick with it

    :flowerforyou:
  • zbkai189
    zbkai189 Posts: 2
    Natural, whole foods are the way to go... definitely.
  • dclarsh
    dclarsh Posts: 364
    Diet pills are essentially just caffeine pills. They can cause heart and neurological problems and are definitely not worth the risk to your body, never mind the cash you spend on them.
  • knlamb10
    knlamb10 Posts: 33
    I also liked taking the hydroxy cut... but here i am 7 years later trying to lose weight again... only this time as a lifestyle... not just a boost for energy or quick results. I would take the long term results over anything. give it time.. if you learn the right foods and work out... you will get the same results! Good luck!:glasses:
  • QueenVictoria68
    QueenVictoria68 Posts: 12 Member
    i took hydroxcut and lost 55 lbs in 3 months. it will be a year in may since i started losing and still havent gained anything back i still watch what i eat and exercise 5 days a week. for 30 mins up to 2 hours a day . i went from 170 lbs to 115 lbs. from size 18 in pants to size 4
  • slieber
    slieber Posts: 765 Member
    What sort of reactions did you get with the Hydroxycut? Did you have an negative ones?
  • maepis
    maepis Posts: 51
    This is a post I had started a while back which was somewhat along these lines. Maybe it can help.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/29474-supplements
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    you say you used them in the past and they worked? but they didn't, not really, if they had you wouldn't be back here now. Do it the good old fashioned way. protect your health AND your wallet:flowerforyou:
  • girth
    girth Posts: 5
    Lose it fast... Gain it back faster...
  • slieber
    slieber Posts: 765 Member
    This is a post I had started a while back which was somewhat along these lines. Maybe it can help.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/29474-supplements

    Thanks - this does help. I'm considering it for those last few pounds. As it is, I take a "fat fighter" shake just before I work out, which contains L-Carnitine, which is supposed to be a metabolism booster, as well.
  • QueenVictoria68
    QueenVictoria68 Posts: 12 Member
    no didnt get any negative ones it gave me energy where i wanted to get up and exercise and helped keep me from eating it controled my hunger
  • slieber
    slieber Posts: 765 Member
    Thanks. I actually bought some which were $10 off with coupon from Walgreens. I'm going to hold onto them for a bit before using them to see what happens over the next few weeks. If I don't drop a pound a week - or thereabouts - without them, say, through April, then I'll resort to using the Hydroxycut tabs and see how that goes. I have a 5 week summer intensive - 2 hours of ballet a day for 5 weeks, plus gym - that will come into play in June, as well.
  • LIZZIE218
    LIZZIE218 Posts: 11
    They sound very tempting but yeah I'm doing this the natural RIGHT way ( well, I hope lol) :tongue: i started to exercise and cut off some calories in other words i eat more vegetables and drinks lots of water so far it has been a strugle but i'm actually liking the challenge :wink:
  • susanbk53
    susanbk53 Posts: 13
    Save your money. Do it the old fashioned way, fewer calories in, more calories out, even though it takes time and effort. The results will be better for your wallet AND your health.
  • slieber
    slieber Posts: 765 Member
    Well, after the last two weeks of what appears to me to be unbridled eating, I'm going to go ahead and try the hydroxycut for a while to see what happens. I only have about 10 or so pounds to lose, and/or another dress size. I want it down as soon as possible, even though I have till June.

    Then all I need to do is deal with maintenance calories.
  • slieber
    slieber Posts: 765 Member
    I tried it this week - felt HUNGRIER than without it. Didn't notice any significant change in metabolism, either. And now I have a stinking cold (may or may not be related, but I haven't had a cold in about 2 years, so it's quite suspicious).

    I think I'll just go back to normal, rather than continuing with the Hydroxycut.
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    No.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    No.

    ditto
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Okay so I took these things when I was in my early 20's lost 20 pounds and then went off them and gained it back and then some. These things made my heart race and made me jittery, to me it just isn't worth it and I perfer to do it the healthy way and without pills. :flowerforyou:
  • vicky62
    vicky62 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi I am new but I really wanted to tell u please please dont take any diet pills I am 47 years old and just got diagnosed with superventicular tachercadio I will be taking beta blockers the rest of my life When I was in my 20s I took every diet pill on the market and used to drink alcohol to go to sleep at night and get up and drink coffee with my diet pill to wake up and my heart would pound and pound but I didnt care I just wanted to be thin. I started grinding my teeth and caused damage to them also. Then ended up in the hospital with a kidney infection and the doctor there called my diet doctor and chewed him out I was a whole 103 pounds at 5ft 5 and now I am 202 so a lot of good those things did. I didnt mean to turn this into a lecture vicky
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    No.

    I tried to avoid this thread, but like a car wreck, I just cant look away.

    A Poster above refers to his previous thread
    Trimspa, Dexatrim, Zantrex 3,Lipo 6x, Hydroxycut -
    I took each of these supplements with the exception of the Lipo for roughly 2 years each.

    10 years on diet drugs. If they worked the end result should be a slim and healthy person, correct?

    But NO, he is on MFP to lose weight. Why is that?

    Because the ONLY way to lose weight, and keep it off, is through changing your daily eating and exercise to a healthy one.

    Period. There are no quick fixes or we would all take our pill each morning and be the perfect BMI.

    Please no offense meant to dreamer.........I just know people who are 45-50 now who are on drugs for the dmg they did to their bodies in their 20's. And I attribute my slower than mollasses metabolism to the diet drugs I used myself.

    Good luck to you! Please try a slow change of lifestyle to get the desired results. Then when you are 48 like me, you wont be looking back WISHING you had done things differently.
  • willywonka
    willywonka Posts: 743 Member
    I agree also, I would try to do it the old fashioned way, I don't like diet pills
    No.
  • amberwavesI
    amberwavesI Posts: 1
    My opinion with diet pills, is no matter what you are taking, you have to change your lifestyle. Diet pills can somewhat help you do that ,as long as you already have the motivation to eat healthy and not stray to your old habits.

    I personally lost alot of weight on diet pills and I pretty much became a vegan. I kept the weight off til my second child was born and then It just sorta crept up on me. Im not takin anything now but Im in the process of doing the healthy eating again because in the long run that is what is better for us~
    The diet pills just help motivate me. I only took them for like 2 or 3 months but after that my selfesteem was boosted and I became obsessive about my diet.
  • beckyi88
    beckyi88 Posts: 604
    One thing to remmeber, if it has been several years since you took Hydroxycut, you probably got the good stuff with ephedra! They worked great for me but the non-ephedra did nothing. Now phentermine is another awesome energy booster and appetite suppressor. It's prescription and your doctor monitors you monthly and you can only (usually) get a 3 month supply.
    Good luck.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    One thing to remmeber, if it has been several years since you took Hydroxycut, you probably got the good stuff with ephedra! They worked great for me but the non-ephedra did nothing. Now phentermine is another awesome energy booster and appetite suppressor. It's prescription and your doctor monitors you monthly and you can only (usually) get a 3 month supply.
    Good luck.

    the good stuff?
  • Ms_Lady
    Ms_Lady Posts: 31
    I would say "NO" to the Hydroxycut--any of them! I am 35 years old, and about 7 years ago I was on the Hydroxycut kick. Yes, I initially dropped about 25-30 pounds in a few months, but I had the jitters, lost sleep, and my body lost essential vitamins and nutrients because when you don't eat, you don't get the benefits of good foods. And, the pill blocked the absorption of certain minerals. When I got off the Hydroxycut I was about 220 pounds--I was over 247 pounds when I started taking them. Needless to say, I gained back every ounce of weight and then some. As a matter of fact, I gained even more than I lost, so I was heavier than when I started!

    I would recommend losing weight the natural way. You didn't take supplements to gain the weight, you probably ate and didn't exercise. It's simply a matter of reversing what you did to gain the weight---eat foods that are better for your body, and get some exercise. If you can spare 30-45 minutes per day to focus on your health, you'll feel better and look better in no time! AND, you'll sleep better, have the vitamins and minerals your body needs, and you'll love yourself more for all the hard work!

    Believe me...short term loss isn't worth it. Good luck to you, and God bless.......:heart:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    One thing to remmeber, if it has been several years since you took Hydroxycut, you probably got the good stuff with ephedra! They worked great for me but the non-ephedra did nothing. Now phentermine is another awesome energy booster and appetite suppressor. It's prescription and your doctor monitors you monthly and you can only (usually) get a 3 month supply.
    Good luck.

    the good stuff?

    Yes Dave, the 'good stuff'. You know, the stuff that gave my friend a heart attack, and caused her neuro-muscular disorder? I will fill you in later. :indifferent:
  • Stacey82
    Stacey82 Posts: 69
    My husband started this thread and I just want to thank all of you for your input. We've been succesful with our efforts so far (eating right & exercise). But we were just wondering about methods of boosting our efforts. With some of this stuff it's just so hard to know b/c of advertising claims that say they provide essential vitamins while helping to lose weight.

    We're definitely going to just continue with watching what we eat and exercising. Besides, if it comes off slower there won't be the yuck extra skin issue to deal with!

    Thank you so much everyone!
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