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Has Anyone Ever Had Good Results With Hoodia or Similar?

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ACMESkydiver    0

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:)I need to lose weight, mind you...I am perfectly svelte. :|

But anyhoo, have you tried any of the new hot diet 'helper' pills? Did any of them work? :)

Disclaimer: The only method of safe, effective, permanent weight loss is lifestyle change, to include a balanced, healthy diet and regular exercise.


(okay, but really, any cool way to lose some extra pounds before the holidays? :)
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I've tried a few of those 'diet helpers' and none of them worked. :S

Best thing thats worked (for me) for dropping a few pounds fast is phase 1 of the South Beach diet.
Its 2 weeks of no sugar, no carbs. So that leaves lots of good, lean protiens (which you like anyway), veggies, and low fat dairy.

I plan on going back to phase 1 after this week. Damn the pecan pie!! sugarsugarsugar
..although I made an "experimental" pecan pie with Splenda brown sugar and it was really good! I used the recipie off of this month's cooking light magazine.

Did I mention how good it feels after about a week on phase 1 and you have all of the sugar out of your system?

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Damn the pecan pie!! sugarsugarsugar
..although I made an "experimental" pecan pie with Splenda brown sugar and it was really good! I used the recipie off of this month's cooking light magazine.

Hey! I bought that one at the grocery store because the pecan pie looked SO GOOOD!! -Does the recipe call for Splenda or did you substitute? I'll have to go find that in my magazine rack downstairs.

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Did I mention how good it feels after about a week on phase 1 and you have all of the sugar out of your system?



I know! I know I know...I have got to do it again. I went 40 days without sugar (it's a Catholic thing :ph34r:) prior to Easter and I lost 6 pounds and really felt 'healthier'.

-I got 'off' of caffeine for about a week and had amazing amounts of energy, too!

But I am right back where I started! >:( Dang it I must work harder...

PS...The Biggest Loser's website has some good recipes. I have made some of the sugar-free Jell-o recipes and they were GREAT! The strawberry parfait was the BEST. ;)
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I substituted the splenda brown sugar with the regular that the recipie called for, but you only use half of the amount that the recipie calls for when you use splenda.
I thought about substituting egg beaters for eggs as well, but I didnt want to take it too far.. :D
I also used about twice as many pecans as the recipie called for.

I like that splenda brown sugar in my cream of wheat too.

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sunshine    2

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I took Dexatrim a few years ago and it worked i think. I was also doing 30 min of cardio 5 days a week too and eating healthy. I still think the pills helped me not eat snack food though.

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Best thing thats worked (for me) for dropping a few pounds fast is phase 1 of the South Beach diet.
Its 2 weeks of no sugar, no carbs. So that leaves lots of good, lean protiens (which you like anyway), veggies, and low fat dairy.



Man I thought I was gonna die when I went through phase 1 of SBD.Ofcourse,I was a dumb butt and did it right through Valentines Day...no chocolate...waaa!But yeah it works if you stick to it.I'm gonna need to hop back on it by the time the holidays are over.:S


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Google "Lemonade Diet" I tried it a few months ago and lost 12 lbs. in 10 days. It's actually not a diet, but a fast that's designed to rid your body of toxins. Eveyone told me I was crazy to go on it but it worked for me and I felt great the whole time. I'll probably go on it again after the holidays.

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I think you are better off going to a weight loss clinic and getting a prescription. More effective with fewer side effects plus you have a professional monitoring your progress. And it probably costs about the same as Trim Spa or any of the other magic pills you can buy at the local vitamin shop.

I personally don't think any of the OTC stuff is as effective as it used to be before they banned ephedra.:S

And of course, for long term/ permanent weight loss, there is no substitute for exercise and a balanced, healthy diet .......yadda yadda yadda........

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Google "Lemonade Diet" I tried it a few months ago and lost 12 lbs. in 10 days. It's actually not a diet, but a fast that's designed to rid your body of toxins. Eveyone told me I was crazy to go on it but it worked for me and I felt great the whole time. I'll probably go on it again after the holidays.



Actually, Shannon (GFD) and I used to talk about that in IM chat. She said I should check it out, so I bought the book. -funny that I just ran into it last night. :S
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I like that splenda brown sugar in my cream of wheat too.


-I didn't know that Splenda made a brown sugar! I LOVE brown sugar. :ph34r: I'll have to try it.

Hey all, I just bought the 'Biggest Loser Cookbook' and it's COOL!! I could eat this stuff, it looks yummy! :)
I am cooking this stuff for the whole family from now on. -The only recipes that definitely won't work have yogurt in the recipes...the boys are allergic to dairy, and there is no equivalent of 'yogurt' in soy or goat milk products.

Other than that, we are going to be one HEALTHY family! B|
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I think I'm going to try a product called HCA that I actually have on stock out in my product room. I guess it's Helps Curb Appetite.

I haven't looked into that item in the past; & didn't even know we had it (:$) but now that I know it's there I definitely have to try it along with this diet and stuff. :)
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I think you are better off going to a weight loss clinic and getting a prescription. More effective with fewer side effects plus you have a professional monitoring your progress. And it probably costs about the same as Trim Spa or any of the other magic pills you can buy at the local vitamin shop.

I personally don't think any of the OTC stuff is as effective as it used to be before they banned ephedra.:S



I did have an Rx a couple years back and it worked somewhat...but it cost me $100/bottle and it had *yuck* side effects. It wa a fat binder and well...fat binders mean that fat passes out of your body after yo eat rapidly. I won't go into any more details. B|:S

Anyhoo, I'm not sure it really helped though...I didn't see a lot of weight loss. -Especially when I'm eating a fairly low-fat diet anyways...it then just became an expensive bottle sitting on the shelf as I wasn't eating enough fat to use it. :S
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Ephedra is still available. As long as you're not a retard and OD on it, you'll be fine and see results.



I just don't know about ephedra...I get heart palps now and then that docs detemined aren't dangerous, but they are painful and scary if my heart gets going. I think ephedra might be too much for my lil' ticker. :)
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I just don't know about ephedra...I get heart palps now and then that docs detemined aren't dangerous, but they are painful and scary if my heart gets going. I think ephedra might be too much for my lil' ticker.



I wish i knew where to get ephedra. I would soooo take it.

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I just don't know about ephedra...I get heart palps now and then that docs detemined aren't dangerous, but they are painful and scary if my heart gets going. I think ephedra might be too much for my lil' ticker.



I wish i knew where to get ephedra. I would soooo take it.



Ask exAFO. He seems to think it's still available.

And I'd do it if a doc ok'd it, but I don't know if they would.
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