What are the best diet pills for college students who can't seem to lose weight?

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Answer 1

A heavy dose of self-reflection should do the trick. Stop drinking, for one thing. Do you know how many calories you suck down while you're getting wasted?! Now, think about what you eat during the week. I won't lie to you, it's not fun and it's not easy, but you can make smarter food choices eating in the dining hall. Don't eat fried food, don't eat processed food, always have a medium sized salad with your lunch and dinner, hollow out the center of bagels before you put them in the toaster, don't get Chinese or pizza when everyone's ordering out, and join the fitness center and exercise 3-4 hours a week. You don't need a diet pill. I have been overweight since I was in grade school, but even though I'm living in a dorm and eating in a dining hall, I'm managing to have a huge amount of success shedding pounds safely and feeling really healthy while I'm doing it!

Answer 2

None. No diet pill that is currently available OTC is anything more than a supplement with potentially dangerous side effects. There is a new diet pill that will be on shelves soon that was just approved by the FDA that is proven to stop about 1/4 of fat from being absorbed. But there are possible side effects with the digestive tract.

Frankly, I tried for years to lose weight and wondered why I couldn't, and it was because I was still eating too much and not the right sort of things. I have educated myself from using the internet, etc. on how to lose, but if you college is anything like mine, you have a great resource to help you: your health clinic. I'm sure someone there would be happy to help you figure out a game plan to shed the excess lbs. Keep a food journal and document everything you eat -- you should be aiming for about 1500 calories per day (which is actually a lot of food if you proportion it right). And exercise at least 3 times a week for 45 minutes.

Good luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I have tried just about every diet pill there is. The only thing that I thought worked extremely well was Ephedra, which is banned now, (in my opinion, this is a dumb ban, but what can you do.) You can however, get some pills that will help you out if you work out and eat right also. There is no magic pill that will let you sit back and watch TV all day while you eat chocolate. (Oh how we wish, huh??) But if you are devoted, you can take green tea supplements, hoodia, and apple cider vinegar tablets, which all speed up your metabolism as long as you're willing to do the hard work (ie, cardio and weight training, and eating healthy.)

Hope this helped.

Answer 5

Diet pills are rarely the answer to a teen's weight loss dreams!

Your body is still growing which means that you should not take any unnecessary over the counter or unprescribed medication. If you are concerned about your weight or how you look, discuss it with your doctor and he/she can evaluate you. A doctor can prescribe a diet and exercise plan best suited for your needs. Your doctor may also have you see a nutritionist (a medical person that specializes in weight loss).



Many people, especially teenagers want a quick fix like appetite suppressants to help with weight loss, but it is important to eat healthy and exercise regularly. Most people need help learning how to eat properly and changing their eating habits (what they eat and when). Diet pills can curve your appetite, but as a growing teenager your body requires more food than adults in order to form correctly. Also, once a person changes their eating behaviors and patterns and starts eating healthier, they will find that it becomes easier to maintain a good, healthy weight.

Diet pills do have both long and short term side effects, including:

Heart problems
Increase risk of stroke
Shortness of breath
Fluid retention
Inability to concentrate
Shakiness
Hard time falling and staying asleep
Malnutrition
Binge eating when pill wears off
Rapid weight gain after you go off the pills!
It's important for you NOT to take any diet pills! Talk to your doctor and in the meantime, try to eat healthy and exercise regularly!

DO NOT take them. Please.

Answer 6

okay, you HAVE to listen to me on this. real facts, diet pills help you lose weight, but not fat weight. it helps you lose water weight which can be a risk. i recommend you just to eat proportional meal with small side snacks and watch out for the fast foods. fast food at most should be eaten only one every week. and watch out for trans fat & saturated fat, its not good. and count your calories.

Answer 7

Eat a diet filled with all natural healthy whole foods

Answer 8

Bake a healthy breakfast early in advance to ensure you don't grab a sugary scone busy.

Answer 9

Enroll in an active art work class, such as sculpture as well as ceramics.

Answer 10

Buy a plant for your office—watering it will make you more active.