diet pills that work?

8/20/2008 Melissa "Gram" M. says:

eating healthy and exercise.  I know it's not a pill.  but it works.  and hydrate with lots water!!  good luck.

8/20/2008 Liz "ar" D. says:

le sigh.

8/20/2008 Derek K. says:

Meth.

8/20/2008 Ben "dainty dainty gentleman" L. says:

My finger

8/20/2008 Amanda "4.3.10....YAY!" H. says:

ugh, this damn cleanse.  I've already lost like 8 lbs.  for reelz.

8/20/2008 Bradford "neither a hipster nor a grifter" M. says:

Some of the OTC supplements will help you lose weight, but most of them are very unhealthy and without a lifestyle change the weight won't stay off once you stop taking them.  I highly recommend going another route if you can!

8/20/2008 Tom "London 2010" E. says:

Derek's right - the only pills that work efficiently are methamphetamine, but you'll need a good doctor to prescribe these to you. All other diet pills are unproven and fall down under scientific scrutiny. Even appetite suppressors.

If you don't want to go into long term dieting and exercise then your options are:
meth prescription
stomach stapling
tapeworm
severe illness

8/20/2008 Tom "London 2010" E. says:

I've done well on the last one of those a couple of times

8/20/2008 Walt "hasn't been on Yelp much lately" Z. says:

i have to sort of fight keeping weight ON because i have adderall prescribed to me (ADHD). it's also an appetite suppressant so tom's right about it (except that adderall is an amphetamine....just to clarify, i guess)

8/20/2008 Dawn "Delicate Flower" E. says:

Seriously Bethany?   You're hot!  

Oh.. go to the gym with me!   Zumba!!!  (mon and tue)

8/20/2008 David "rip off the roof and stay in bed" D. says:

i can't believe no one has mentioned the awful dedham health and athletic complex ads for "excercisa."  those commercials make me want to commit suicide.

some doctors at fenway must have some good meth connections...

8/20/2008 Charoline "Decapitate" D. says:

alli

poop.

8/20/2008 Dawn "Delicate Flower" E. says:

if you want to poo just eat a lot of persimmons.

Oh... eat a lot of persimmons AND barf half your meals.. that should work.

I am APPAULED you started this thread... you do NOT need diet pills.

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8/20/2008 Heather "around" H. says:

yea, i take adderall too.  although i've been on it for so many years, it doesn't suppress shit anymore.  but it will make my drug screens at work test positive for speed!

8/20/2008 Bethany "Sicilian Momma to Irish Twins" B. says:

Diet and exercise -- already got that since I had gastric bypass back in 2003. After having 2 children in 2 years though the pouch has increased. So I was just looking for something that would get this ball rolling so that I can back to my pre-baby weight.
Not trying to be an after-school special. I am also not interested in meth --too expensive for the s a h mommy. Also Alli doesn't work  -- all ready tried it.

Thank you Greg and everyone though.
Didn't mean to start a bad thread.
I'm going to go for a walk :)

8/20/2008 V. X. says:

when I went off adderall I gained like 30 pounds in a month and veeeeeery slooooooowly it has started to come off.
(of course, people calling me fat all the time is also a good motivator...)

this cleanse has really helped me identify what was unhealthy about my eating habits and I CANNOT believe Im saying this, but I eat about 1/3 what I used to when I follow a vegetarian whole foods diet - when you nourish your body with what it really needs (this means lots of water too!) it is AMAZING how you just never feel hungry.
I dont exercise much, but I find a bowl of fruit, a salad and some potato is enough to keep me full all day (and I generally have a huge appetite!)
the worst part is that even when I am not hungry, I STILL crave refined carbs - pizza, ice cream, cupcakes, omfg....
but discipline is really the only way.

I will be interested to see how well I can manage my eating habits after this cleanse is over. admittedly, I have been super sick for the past 4 days so like Tom said, being sick can definitely jump start the weight loss!

8/20/2008 Amanda "4.3.10....YAY!" H. says:

I definitely have noticed a lot as well doing this cleanse.  I crave waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much bad stuff

8/20/2008 jeremy "prrofreading is for chumpfs" k. says:

yea eat lots of olestra and get yourself the quilted kind of tp

also possibilities: crack
starvation
crohns disease ( i lost 48 lbs!)
lastly, have your jaw wired shut.

8/20/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

I take One a Day WeightSmart with Green Tea extract. I have no idea if it does any good but it's a multivitamin anyway and makes me feel better, in my head.

8/20/2008 KATE "is getting real" G. says:

agree on the spread the meals out - don't binge on carbs ( but don't restrict either)
oatmeal for breakfast one morning - eggs the next - keep a good variety to keep the body from plateauing.
Join a gym w/ classes you like - it keeps you motivated or get a drill Sergeant friend to walk w/ you every morning / evening.
Oh and take it easy on yourself - i assume you are in good health so five pounds up or down ain't a deal breaker.

8/20/2008 Jessie S. says:

Bethany:

I get what you are asking. I too have a "pouch" that I hate. However, I also hate consistent exercise and I have no will power or patience for a cleanse.

I wish there was a healthy pill to help with it all, but I don't trust any diet pill. I am too scared of hurting my health or getting addicted.
So, instead I just try to love my body for what it is. Some days is easier than others and I admit that I have really bad day s where I hate my body (my stomach area really). But, I realized that unless I can take charge and change it, I can't bitch too much.

But, I respect where you are coming from and can relate (not to having kids, but to hating my stomach area).

8/20/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

Re: exercise, have you guys tried Jillian Michael's (trainer on the Biggest Loser) workout on the Exercsie TV section of On Demand? It seriously kicks your ass!

8/20/2008 Cara P. says:

Ha, Debra...I watched a little bit of it (while on the couch)...it looks like it is a serious ass kicker!

8/20/2008 Dawn "Delicate Flower" E. says:

Primary Rule of Thumb (for Chicks):  If you're tits stick out more than your belly... you're just fine.  Anything else is icing.

8/20/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

Dawn, that sucks for a flat chested girl with an ample booty.

8/20/2008 Jessie S. says:

I am seriously so lazy. I can't do TV or DVD or Wii workouts consistently cause my will power is non existent. I would need to go to a class where someone is making me do it or instructing me. But that costs money and means I have to leave my house, so yeah.

8/20/2008 Jessie S. says:

Flat chested girl with ample booty-

*Raises hand*

8/20/2008 Rachel "wait for it...." C. says:

I started weight watcher's with a friend recently. It's not easy like taking a pill, but combined with exercise its the honest to goodness old fashioned way of taking off the weight with a proper diet and activity.

8/20/2008 Sami "HESMOVEDON" W. says:

Anyone Heard of Phytoshape?
Now these pills will make you loose weight for sure, but they mess you up. You can order them online, they are shipped from Brazil. They are illegal in the states.

8/20/2008 Sami "HESMOVEDON" W. says:

Non-flat chested Hairy guy

*raises hand*

8/20/2008 Sami "HESMOVEDON" W. says:

with ample hairy booty too

8/20/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

Jessika, watching Jillian is like being with a trainer. She yells "Don't you quit on me!" and stuff like that into the TV. Try it. Plus, ti's only 20 minutes but she makes you work so hard it would be like 40 minutes of something else.

8/20/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

haha, Sami that was funny.

8/20/2008 Lee M. says:

As some people have been saying, don't use diet pills!  Exercise and watch what you eat.  Maybe take a class on how to cook healthy foods, and how to tell what "healthy" means, because I think many people don't really know what's good and what's bad.  People have been saying to space out your meals, which I agree with - but don't snack.  I also highly recommend planning out your meals (writing it down, with calorie counts) and sticking to your plan.  And exercise - join a gym (and go to it!).  I'm a fan of biking to work, but if that's not for you, try to get some type of exercise every day, even if it's just a (relatively fast paced) walk.

Also, be patient.  Losing 2 lbs a week should be your maximum, although it could be a bit more at first.  More than a couple pounds a week really isn't healthy.

8/20/2008 Bradford "neither a hipster nor a grifter" M. says:

Dude who hates his tummy area -

*raises hand*

I wish there was a pill that just made the pudge under my chin and around my waist go away!  The fat you hate the most is always the last to go.

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8/20/2008 Dawn "Delicate Flower" E. says:

DeRAWR.... booty is a separate issue.  Totally unrelated.  Every booty size works because there's always a dude that's into whatchoogot.

I'm going to the gym and trying to get in better shape on account of my desire not to have diabetes...  that said...  I may be fat but I've got huge bazumbas... so whatev's.

Seriously, Bethany... join Golds.. there's one in Woostah.   Come join me down here for Zumba and I'l come up there for something too.

8/20/2008 kelli " " r. says:

For those of you that are cleansing and are experiencing weird food cravings, my doctor told me that typically means that you have a food allergy/intolerance to that food.

8/20/2008 Bradford "neither a hipster nor a grifter" M. says:

http://www.naturalnews...

Found this to be a pretty well written article.

8/20/2008 Amanda "4.3.10....YAY!" H. says:

That's weird Kelli.  I don't think I'm craving anything specifically, but I'm just craving food I normally eat.

FYI, if you are planning on doing the cleanse DO NOT exercise during the first two weeks.  I scaled back my working out to just biking because I didn't buy a T pass this month, and it's REALLY wreaking havoc on my muscles :( Which is probably why I'm losing a lot of weight.  So yeah.....

8/20/2008 Chun "Tennis Guru" L. says:

Hydroxycut Hardcore...

Just remember one thing.  Taking the pills doesn't do anything unless you maintain a healthy eating habit and an intense exercise regimen.

Basically...  if you're looking to take something and get ripped.  It isn't happening!

8/20/2008 Bradford "neither a hipster nor a grifter" M. says:

Also this one:

http://www.naturalnews...

8/20/2008 Lee M. says:

Bradford, that's a good article, I like it.

8/20/2008 Jessie S. says:

That IS a great article Bradford. I am gonna dig out my 10 million Pilates DVD's!

8/20/2008 Bradford "neither a hipster nor a grifter" M. says:

Yeah, some of the stuff on that site can be a little over-homeopathic for my taste, but the weight loss, nutrition, and exercise information is really stellar.

8/20/2008 Bethany "Sicilian Momma to Irish Twins" B. says:

I do appreciate all the answers, thanks everyone.

I have different circumstances I guess b/c of the Gastric Bypass. I went from 277 lbs to 127 lbs. I'm just trying to get back to at least 135 from the 160 I am now.  Diet and Exercise are great -- I do that already I was just looking for a lil "oomph".

Such a hot topic, weight loss ;)

8/20/2008 Chun "Tennis Guru" L. says:

Bethany...  Congrats on the success!  I used to be larger as a child (4'9" & 195lbs when 14 years old).

Nowadays, I stick to my guns in terms of what I eat and stay disciplined when it comes to food consumption.

Just one main rule...  No carbs after 6:00pm!  =)

I've found that with rigorous exercise (ie: tennis and football), the one bad meal consumed during the day doesn't come back to bite you.

Keep us updated on how you do!

8/20/2008 Bethany "Sicilian Momma to Irish Twins" B. says:

thanks Chun :)

8/20/2008 Megan B. says:

Cayenne pills will help suppress appetite (and supposedly rev up the metabolism). They make you feel all tingly and warm inside, which is kinda fun. Most grocery or health food stores should carry these.

Since it's just a spice, it's all natural, and it has some other health benefits (e.g. improves blood circulation and digestion) .

8/20/2008 Chun "Tennis Guru" L. says:

You're welcome, Bethany.  Keep us posted on how things are going.

One bit of advice...  If you're in the mood to cheat, just remember the progress you've made to this point and how much better you look than you did three months ago.

Visual improvements are the best forms of motivation.

8/20/2008 Lee M. says:

For anyone who's interested, there is a program called Structure House that is located in North Carolina.  What they're really good at is where people go and actually live there for a period of time (usually weeks I think) to take classes, and live in a very structured environment especially with respect to food and exercise.  These people are usually quite overweight and their weight loss goals are often in the hundreds of pounds.  Someone who I know very well went there, and stuck to it (continued with what they teach after she left), and lost about 120 pounds.

I figure most people here aren't interested in going there, but I think they have a book on what they teach.  That book could be a good resource for people who are really interested in losing weight and putting in the work that is required.

http://www.structureho.../

8/20/2008 Melissa "Gram" M. says:

no carbs after 6pm kills me.  my last meal on earth will be pasta with red sauce, meatballs, cheese and about 2 gallons of red wine.  In fact, I'm off to the north end right now...I'll start my diet next week!

8/20/2008 Francesca R. says:

I lost some weight recently and my boobies shrank.  But I'm no longer a boobiedo!

Chun's totally right - while discipline about not buying a frappe every day is hard at first, once you start losing weight and feeling better, they are constant motivators to keep not buying frappes.

But an occassional small froyo from Berryline is OK - only 125 calories!

Also, keep a food diary.  Helps you see where you're snacking randomly (ie, did I really have five frappes this week?!?!).

8/20/2008 meredith "schadenfreude" k. says:

The South Beach Diet works, it's a little restrictive in the first 2 weeks but you can lose a lot of weight in that time to give you a jump start. I think it's an easy diet to follow.

8/20/2008 Chun "Tennis Guru" L. says:

Melissa, I'm with you on that boat.  But the good news is, carb intake is permissible before 6:00pm.  Although I doubt Spaghetti w/ Meatballs would be considered a diet food (even though it is my favorite food).

Francesa, Thanks for the nod!  Diets are always hard at first.  If anything, the basic definition of a diet is a temporary modification of eating consumption behavior for which is terminated over a set period of time...  Given that stance, the most successful "diets" are formed through behavior modification.  In short...  Change your lifestyle!

And of course, food education is of utmost importance.  The more a person knows about "good or bad" carbs, glycemic indexes, fad diets, and how a certain body digests a particular food, the better!

8/20/2008 Chris "King of Krump" L. says:

LIpo 6 is the best pill, but I don't take it anymore because I'd rather reduce my carbs and do cardio more often than feel cracked out all of the time. It's awesome when you first start taking it, but you start to develop a tolerance for it after about 3 weeks. I'd suggest three weeks on, two weeks off, if you decide to take it. I did get totally ripped when I took it, but I was also dehydrated and jittery a lot of the time.

Lipo-6 is consistently the top selling fat burner on http://bodybuilding.com because it works and it's relatively cheap. Probably not great for your body, but it's your best option if you are willing to take a pill to accelerate fat loss. I know people that take things a lot worse than fat burners, so it wasn't that extreme when I took it about a year ago. Based on my experience, it's better than Hydroxycut, Sacker 2, Xenedrine, and Hot Rox. Hydroxycut hardcore looks promising though, so if Chun recommends it, it's probably worthwhile as well.

Again, I want to emphasize that you can just cut your carbs, increase meal frequency, decrease meal size, and increase cardio and get about the same results. You might get a little boost from a pill, IF you eat well and exercise, but it won't be miraculous.

8/20/2008 G "JustMe" S. says:

Cut down fat / junk food with excess calories / more protein. Back that up with exercise, good eating habits. Pills or any other short cuts; the person will regain weight lost during treatment unless they keep up with substantial body work outs.

8/20/2008 Derek K. says:

I'm not sure why you're coming to Yelp for health advice but I personally started cutting back not too long ago. You can change percentages of carbs/fats, add supplements, follow all kinds of rules about when to eat and when not to eat - blah blah blah but...

The bottom line is:  YOU MUST EAT LESS THAN WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN YOUR BODY WEIGHT

Do that and you will lose weight. It's simple math. Go figure out your BMR - there are about 2 billion calculators on the web. Take your BMR and plug that and your activity level into a Harris Benedict calculator. This will give you your total number of calories needed to maintain your weight. Multiply the result x 7 - that's your weekly intake. Take the # of pounds you want to lose per week, convert it into calories - for every 3500 calories you cut per week, you should lose a pound. More than 2 pounds a week is unsafe and unlikely anyway. Shoot for something like 1 lb or 1.5 lbs. Subtract the number of calories from your weekly number then divide by 7 again and there's your daily caloric intake goal.

As you lose weight, you'll need to redo these calculations again every time you lose 10 lbs or so since your BMI will have changed.

Oh and run your ass off.
Gooid luck.

8/21/2008 Devon M. says:

Hey guys, I have two passes to go to BSC for three days if anyone wants to join me....I haven't been going as much, and need to get there.

8/21/2008 Orly "Hot Mess Express" M. says:

The only diet pills that worked were the onems with ephedrine but they made you feel like shit.  Best way to lose weight is slow and steady, by eating less and exercising more.  If you lose 8 pounds in a week you can gain it back in a week, it's mostly water weight...unless you're 400 pounds.  If diet pills REALLY worked people wouldn't need anymore and stop buying them and the diet industry wouldn't be a multi billion dollar industry.  Manufacturers wouldnt let that happen.

8/21/2008 Amanda "4.3.10....YAY!" H. says:

It's all about your eating habits.  I've realized while on this cleanse that I have some REALLY bad eating habits that need to be fixed.  So I'm trying to take Phase 3 of the cleanse I'm doing and adapt it to my every day life, i.e cutting out bread and pasta as much as I can and sticking to 100% whole grains instead of processed white "grains" and sticking to lean meats like chicken and fish and adding some nuts as well.  

But also, I think it's important to give into your cravings every once in a while, because if you try to resist for a long time, I think eventually you will break and go on an eating binge.  So if you want to have a piece of cake, go ahead and eat it.  Just don't eat it every day =)

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8/21/2008 Derek K. says:

Or substitute - want chocolate cake? Have a 100 calorie chocolate pudding instead.

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8/21/2008 Bradford "neither a hipster nor a grifter" M. says:

Greg, well said.  Calories in/calories burned isn't incorrect, but it's definitely an over-simplified way to look at nutrition as it relates to weight loss.  The little things (and big things) you can do to increase your calories burned per day are at LEAST as important as the things you do to cut down on your calories consumed.  Meal timing, balance between carbs/proteins/fats, etc. can all crank up the metabolism so those little diet changes have a bigger impact.

8/21/2008 Mary "City Mouse, Country Mouse" M. says:

I got giardia once and lost a lot of weight, fast.  I don't recommend it though.

8/21/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

Derek says: "want chocolate cake? Have a 100 calorie chocolate pudding instead"

Isn't that kind of like "wan tot have sex with the hot girl on your office, go home and do your own business with the help of a magazine instead."

That is the problem with substitution. Though it's nice, it ususally doesn't do enough to take the original craving away.

8/21/2008 Derek K. says:

I didn't say is was easy Debra.

8/21/2008 Derek K. says:

Jees I cant type lately - IT not IS.

8/21/2008 Melissa "Gram" M. says:

That's when you have just a bite of the good stuff, RAWR!  Then you won't even want the non-quality pudding!
This is how I feel about wine.  I decided last night.  Moderation for the good stuff.  I will only have the good stuff maybe once a week, and then I won't want the crappy stuff.

8/21/2008 Amanda "4.3.10....YAY!" H. says:

It's GOOD to give into temptation sometimes.  Moderation is the key peeps

8/22/2008 Bethany "Sicilian Momma to Irish Twins" B. says:

fyi, my stomach pouch only holds 6 ounces of food so I don't think moderation is my problem.

I think if I got my ass away from Yelp and went for a walk pushing 60 lbs of todller around I'll be fine.
Which I will do now.
I was originally trying to see if anyone had trieed CUUR or Hydroxy Cut....

8/22/2008 Debra "debRAWR" L. says:

Bethany, your toddler weighs 60 pounds? That's who needs diet pills!
:) JK

8/22/2008 Tracey "I'm cold, and there are wolves after me" G. says:

Bethany, if moderation isn't your problem, have you considered that maybe your body is at it's natural set point (adjusted for your surgery of course).  It really may not be possible for you to lose and sustain a weight loss without having your body seriously rebel
.

8/22/2008 Bethany "Sicilian Momma to Irish Twins" B. says:

Oh Debra, silly, I have 2 toddlers, that would be the "Irish twins" that I am refering to in my name......

Tracey, that theory breaks my heart cuz I am some killer jeans from my thinner days that I would like to wear again ;)  
I guess it's possible though -- sad-- but possible.

8/22/2008 Nivek "will soon be seeing the real Nivek" O. says:

What Derek & Greg said.

Bradford:  Yes ... tho to rehash an old debate between greg & i, those oversimplifications work for 90% of people out there because the reality is that they never really get to a point where the little tweaks will make a big difference.  This counts both for cutting & bulking (as well as other exercise science).  

There are a lot of oversimplifications that completely suck though, IMO ... e.g. BMI, the recommended calorie amounts and other such things (because they very intentionally make them extra low to compensate for people's inability to properly count Kcal), etc - but a lot of them are close enough for most folks doing normal things.