I have tried and tried to lose weight and all I am doing is gaining weight. As I am now rounding the corner to 200 lbs I have got to do something. In less than 2 years I have gained nearly 50 lbs. Does anyone know of any pills that I can take to help curb my appetite and my cravings? Even if there are any vitamins or natural herbal remedies out there I would like to hear about them. I just don't want something with caffeine in it because it makes me irritable.
Thanks.
you say you have tried and tried to lose weight and all you do is gain weight, just out of curiosity what have you tried? how much exercise do you do a day and how many days a week do you do them? what is your daily caloric intake and what kinds of foods do you eat? how much water do you drink and when was your last medical checkup to rule out any underlining medical issues.
I went to the doctor about 1 1/2 months ago to rule out thyroid etc. I have been drinking about 1 - 1 1/2 liters of water daily. Approx 1500 cals a day and about 40 mins of cardio about 5 days a week.
One thing I do that has really helped is to take a daily fiber supplement along with my other vitamins. I try and eat healthy, but I don't always get what I need nutritionally on 1,500 calories per day. The fiber supplement does two really good things, keeps you regular and helps you to feel full. Of course I would recommend that you talk to your doctor before taking any over the counter meds/vitamins.
I also think diet pills don't work. You may lose some weight initially, but as soon as you stop taking them you gain everything back. Better to have a complete lifestyle change and relearn everything you thought you knew about being healthy.
Hope that helps!
Diet pills may work in the short term (while also damaging your body), but unless you learn to eat less than what you burn, you will probably gain the weight back. The safest and most effective path to weight loss is to consume less calories than what you burn. I would suggest your read through the forums on CC and read what others have to say.
If there was a diet pill out there that worked Oprah would not only have stock in it, she would also be doing a weekly show on it. When she does that I will start taking them.
That said, I am taking the slimquick green tea drink. Won't take the pills, but the drink seems to help me with cravings. I am under no illusions that I will lose weight on it or if I do lose weight that I may gain it all back.
Original Post by chichi26:
I went to the doctor about 1 1/2 months ago to rule out thyroid etc. I have been drinking about 1 - 1 1/2 liters of water daily. Approx 1500 cals a day and about 40 mins of cardio about 5 days a week.
Hmm... You shouldn't be gaining weight on what you've described, so something must be off.
Are you counting everything you eat/drink? Drinks, in particular, can add up pretty fast (even the nonalcoholic ones). How are you determining portions - weighing? measuring cups? estimating? Do you eat out alot? Sometimes the calorie counts restaurants post bear little ressemblance to the actual calories in the food. And if you try to estimate from the ingredients, you probably need to add at least 200 more calories and 1000 mg more salt than you think due to their cooking methods.
Original Post by susiecue:
Hmm... You shouldn't be gaining weight on what you've described, so something must be off.
Are you counting everything you eat/drink? Drinks, in particular, can add up pretty fast (even the nonalcoholic ones). How are you determining portions - weighing? measuring cups? estimating? Do you eat out alot? Sometimes the calorie counts restaurants post bear little ressemblance to the actual calories in the food. And if you try to estimate from the ingredients, you probably need to add at least 200 more calories and 1000 mg more salt than you think due to their cooking methods.
chichi how long have you been eating like this and exercising? l agree susiecue, you have to reevalute everything down to the sauces that go on your food.
Okay, here's a response to balance out the anti-pill hysteria. Hydroxycut worked wonders to help me get started / get me over plateaus, but I wouldn't recommend it long-term.
I take the hardcore version, using only 2 pills instead of 3, twice a day usually. And I only take it when I'm getting frustrated with a lack of progress or I can't diet as well a particular week due to constrictions on my meals or exercise time. Taking it long-term you WILL get a tolerance, so don't rely on it except to get you over these humps.
Half an hour before meals, and half an hour before exercising. They have a caffienne free version, but I don't know how that'd work with exercise. For me, the pill serves two functions. It gives me energy to kick myself to the gym, and it keeps a few cals out when I eat, plus decreases my appetite so I put fewer cals in all together. The side-effects are some strange intestinal going-ons (your food goes in and out if you get my meaning) and jitters from the caffeine, but like I said, there's a caffeine free version. You may feel nauseous, but nothing serious. Also, you will feel VERY encouraged to drink 8 glasses of water a day or more as you will pee about 50 percent more than usual. Do NOT ignore the water craving, I've fainted while on it before due to my combination of 100/60 blood pressure, healthy diet, and dehydration.
Hydroxycut is very well substantiated as far as diet pills go. They lay it all out for you on the label and there are no "mystery ingredients." If you're having trouble, I'd say go for it.
Original Post by tealparadise:
Okay, here's a response to balance out the anti-pill hysteria. Hydroxycut worked wonders to help me get started / get me over plateaus, but I wouldn't recommend it long-term.
I take the hardcore version, using only 2 pills instead of 3, twice a day usually. And I only take it when I'm getting frustrated with a lack of progress or I can't diet as well a particular week due to constrictions on my meals or exercise time. Taking it long-term you WILL get a tolerance, so don't rely on it except to get you over these humps.
Half an hour before meals, and half an hour before exercising. They have a caffienne free version, but I don't know how that'd work with exercise. For me, the pill serves two functions. It gives me energy to kick myself to the gym, and it keeps a few cals out when I eat, plus decreases my appetite so I put fewer cals in all together. The side-effects are some strange intestinal going-ons (your food goes in and out if you get my meaning) and jitters from the caffeine, but like I said, there's a caffeine free version. You may feel nauseous, but nothing serious. Also, you will feel VERY encouraged to drink 8 glasses of water a day or more as you will pee about 50 percent more than usual. Do NOT ignore the water craving, I've fainted while on it before due to my combination of 100/60 blood pressure, healthy diet, and dehydration.
Hydroxycut is very well substantiated as far as diet pills go. They lay it all out for you on the label and there are no "mystery ingredients." If you're having trouble, I'd say go for it.
She said caffeine make her irritable, so I really don't think that's the best suggestion. If you've fainted while on it that's serious and you should stop taking it. Besides, it's not a normal amount of caffeine that's in there, it's absolutely laced with it. And the ingredients haven't been proven to do anything helpful.
To the OP I would second the suggestion of fiber. That will help you feel more full and satisfied. You can take a supplement, or just eat foods with a lot of fiber (fruits, veggies and whole grains). I know I feel way less satisfied when my fiber is low. Good luck!
I personally don't like diet pills, they do increase your metabolism but it can also be very harmful without a physician control. And if you do take them, do only for a short term, maybe to get a head start, but I don't recommend it. I do take supplements following the Perricone Weight loss diet. They seem to be very helpful in addition to eating healthy and exercising like fish oil and CLA. Chromium pycolinate or polynicotinate (the latter form is apparently better) is good for curbing cravings. The book also recommends a series of superfoods that help weight loss. Cayenne and black pepper are good to increase metabolism, so eat some spicy food. Whatever you do, there's no magic bullet, use moderation and be smart with what you put in your body. Talk to your doctor and be sure you don't have any endocrine problems before taking any diet pills. Either appetite suppressants or metabolic enhancers can cause heart lesions. Not to mention other possible side effects like anxiety, depression and many others that can leadyour metabolism to go whack. You lose weight fast, your body goes whack and next thing you know you've put on 20 lb more on top of the 50 lb you wanted to lose in the first place. Be careful.
Original Post by tealparadise:
Okay, here's a response to balance out the anti-pill hysteria.
You may feel nauseous, but nothing serious. Also, you will feel VERY encouraged to drink 8 glasses of water a day or more as you will pee about 50 percent more than usual. Do NOT ignore the water craving, I've fainted while on it before due to my combination of 100/60 blood pressure, healthy diet, and dehydration.
To me this sounds like a commercial against taking diet pills, when l feel nauseous, it is serious!!! l don't need a pill to make me drink 8 glasses of water and in 38 yrs l havent fainted once, trust me you will not faint on a blood pressure of 100/60 and healthy eating, medically you are not dehydrated with a b/p of 100/60.
I didn't see any anti-pill hysteria. I saw a few people ask about the root of the problem (i.e. trying to figure out how the OP could be gaining weight rather than losing) and a few people comment that there were better alternatives than pills. No hysteria though. YMMV.
I've done pills a million times - always lost at least 20 pounds on them... always gained it all back and more.
The only two times I've succeeded in losing more than 20-30 pounds (once over a decade ago and now), I've been pill free, and it came (and is coming) off just as fast as it did with pills - or very darn close to it. The right combo of food and exercise and massage and conscious effort and just plain hard work seems to be just as effective, and the pills don't seem to really add anything to weight loss except screwing up your body chemistry so it comes back on faster as soon as you go off them. At least that's been my experience.
Have you checked your blood sugar levels? You get cravings and hunger urges because of the rising and falling of your glycemic levels. There is information out there that I have found that could possibly help. It explains how your body works with sugar spikes. This is how diabetes is caused as well. Let me know if I should send it to you. Thanks,
Bryan
Have you tried nuephedrine? It works. I use it to jump start weight loss and on weekends to curb cravings. It has south African hoodia in it and it is also thermogenic; meaning taking it burns up to 500 calories on its own. Also there is the financial benefit send them your before and after picture and if they use it in their marketing campaign they pay $1000. Good luck!
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