what is the best diet pill out there? i need to lose 10 lbs.?

Answer 1

First, for all of the "quick and easy" weight loss diet pill suggestions, remember, if something sounds too good to be true... it probably is, particularly if you have to pay for it.


On Yahoo!Answers I find certain questions being asked repeatedly which is simply a reflection of new people participating. A couple of common questions amount to "How do I lose weight," or more specifically, "How do I lose abdominal fat?" I have gotten very positive responses from my answers when I paused to reply (and now beginning to get "It works!" emails that are very gratifying. I like helping people)... so have recently decided to put a good solid answer on my Yahoo!360 Blog (September 10) that I can point people to. These are my thoughts as a physician and athlete.

Don't target losing more than about 2 lbs per week. If you try to lose faster, your body will go into "starvation mode" and get very stingy about burning calories while at the same time very efficient about storing any calories that you do provide. And it will make you feel awful.

There is no site specific way of losing fat... the old myth about working your abs to burn belly fat isn't true. To get rid of love handles, you need to lose overall fat. That happens with exercise and watching your diet. More on that below.

The most effective way to lose fat is aerobic exercise in the "moderate" fat-burning range, ideally first thing in the morning before you eat. When you wake your body is ready to burn fat and your levels of growth hormone are highest at that time. Later in the day it can take up to 30 minutes just to put your body into a fat-burning mode.

Another overlooked way to burn fat is by lifting weights. Skeletal muscle has very high caloric needs... almost twice that of adipose (fat) tissue. Put on a little muscle and you will burn calories all day even at rest. Be aware that skeletal muscle weighs more, so with this approach you may see your weight increasing while your body fat is melting away. Not realizing this often stresses folks who think they should be losing weight as a measure of fitness. Forget the scale, look in the mirror and you will be happy.

To lose a pound of fat, you need to eliminate about 3500 calories. You can do this by burning more with exercise or by modifying your diet to reduce intake. If you do a Google search on say, "swimming calories" you will quickly find a website with tables of calories burned for a given exercise. You can use such lists to estimate how many calories you are burning up with your routine.

For diet, keep a diary for a couple of weeks counting calories, grams of protein, and grams of fat intake. It is easy with online sources of nutritional information (type the name of the food and calories into the Google search engine) and packaging labels. That will let you quickly figure out where the fat is coming from in your diet.

Fat gives you 9 calories per gram. So take the number of grams of fat, multiply by 9, then calculate what percentage the fat calories are of your total daily calories. Restricting the calories from fat to about 20% of your total intake is ideal for a maintenance diet... that isn't overly restrictive. Of note, you need some fat in your diet. For instance, the body uses fat to produce hormones. Once you have a picture of how to modify your diet, you can drop the diary and just go back to it occasionally if you are wanting to tweek things further.

There is a subset of questions that goes further and asks about "How to get a six-pack?" The answer is the same. Six-packs are 20% abdominal exercise and 80% diet. There is one caveat... abdominal muscles will form in the position that you work them, so be certain to pull them tightly toward your spine while doing crunches, etc. Also, during most lifting, the "core is active" which means that you should be stabilizing with contracted abs then too. Fail to do this and the abs will form, but bulging outward and the result is not attractive.

If you are trying to build muscle as a way to lose fat, then you may need to increase total calories and specifically your protein intake. I target about 0.8 g of protein per pound of body weight each day when actively building. That is far more protein than most people need in their diets.


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Answer 2

I am so sick of these people who don't answer the question. Duh, eating less and exercising more is obviously the best thing for losing weight. BUT I am going to start taking a hoodia supplement to HELP with the eating less part. I am having real self-control problems right now with all the Halloween candy my kids have in the house, etc. I believe appetite suppresents can enhance a diet and exercise regime, as long as you understand that they are not magic-weight-loss pills. As I eat less my stomach will get used to eating less, and when I am ready to stop taking the hoodia (I'm thinking after the holidays) I will have established a smaller eating pattern and better habits. I will continue my exercise regime as is.

Answer 3

Personally I think 100% Hoodia in tablets is best!

Check with your doctor before starting any weight loss program.

I tried many diet pills/shakes/bars with no or little results.

Than I tried Hoodia and......
Hoodia has worked for me...and with no side effects.

For all you doubters, here is the prior feedback for another Answers user who followed my advice:

Asker's Rating: *****
very good comment i lost 2 lbs in a week
i think i can almost get in my leather dress, i can hit the town in no time


**** VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO GET RIPPED OFF ---

#1. Be sure you are buying pure Hoodia...look for the import certificate on the website. No matter the price, if they do not display this, you really do NOT know what you are getting!

#2. Be sure it is 100% Hoodia & not mixed w/other herbs, etc.!!

#3. Keep in mind it stops your hunger pangs…you MUST remember to break your habit to always eat at certain times.

#4. Drink a full 8oz. glass of water with it!

Hoodia (HOOD-ee-uh) gordonii - A genus of 10 to 20 species from southwestern Africa.
Hoodia gordonii is the stoneage wonder plant found throughout the dry arid regions of the South western African continent now on the verge of making history in the fight against obesity. It is a genus belonging to the Asclepiadaceae family which consists of approximately 20 species. Used to stop hunger, quench thirst, and provide energy among other things since prehistoric times, Hoodia gordonii was first discovered by the San tribesmen and women to get through the most difficult of times.

You can read a good article about how it works at:

http://www.hoodia-diets.info/hoodia-diet-capsules.htm
http://www.hoodia-diets.info/hoodia-gordonii-diet-use.htm
http://www.hoodia-diets.info
http://hoodia-research.blogspot.com
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Answer 4

my man drops like 20-30 pounds for the summer just by eating meat and cutting out all carbs . Hes a professional builder and a trainer and he says no diet pill that is good for you will give you those kind of results. Proper diet, regular exersice, and proportion is the best and healthiest way to go.

Answer 5

If you just need to lose 10lbs you can do that without pills just walk 30 mins a day. Don't eat after 7pm. Eat 4-5 small meals a day and drink more water! Most pills will just make you gain more weight back after you stop taking them.

Answer 6

NO PILLS! you could lose your spleen or something on those things!
Eat whole grains, a variety of fruits and veggies, some dairy of the low-fat variety, and less red meat than you think you need.
And exercise three times a week, for thirty minutes each session, and make sure its an exercise that gets you sweating and gets your heartrate up.

Answer 7

well it isn`t a pill but a person at work lost 100 ponds on sugar busters there r 2 books the shoppers guide and another anyway this will help u be healthy lose weight and have a better attitude xoxo

Answer 8

Get into sports. Be active and have a healthy diet. You may also take Weight Loss/Hoodia sample. Check out this site http://www.upkb.com/weightloss.php for diet tips and product details.

Answer 9

Diet drugs is not going to paintings. Try consuming plenty of Green tea, it flushes out your approach and suppresses your urge for food. Don't pass any foods. Always consume breakfast. Try a fruit flush. For three days, simply consume culmination and feature a small component of lean meat and a salad for dinner. Its a detox for you to cleanse your entire frame.

Answer 10

Don't take JP advice. Seriously, try to use natural means such as a change of lifestyle; which includes healthy eating, resistance training and a variety of cardio exercises.

Answer 11

Hey no pill is the best pill !! You will gain more than you lost once you stop them !! Stay away from them. Go for yoga instead. They will fetch you lasting effects.