Do diet pills work?

Question

I'm thinking of trying Hydroxycut or Trimspa. Has anyone ever tried them before and do they work?

Answer 1

Diet pills never worked for me. The only thing that worked for me to lose weight was to cleanse my body with the 30-day cleanse. For more information go to cleansingdetox.isagenix.com

Answer 2

I keep diet pills around when I am travelling and cannot get to food easily because there's no time.

I have tried Trimspa. It did nothing for me---it was the kind that's out with hoodia. I tried a Hoodia brand from GNC and it gave me a horrific headache. I returned the bottle because it was so expensive. Hydroxycut...never tried it. I liked Dexatrim Max, with the B vitamins, but eventually it kept me awake at night, so I just took one vs. the two per day that is suggested on the label. I like Dexatrim Max the best and I've tried many pills over many years. Also, there's another bottle out that I see Carmen Electra pushing---it's that red bottle (I forget the name--envy?). It made me feel like killing someone. I was a crazy person on it. Seriously, look online (www.drugstore.com) for reviews before you buy any diet pills.

Oh, and if you do try any of these things and they don't work---seriously keep the receipt and return them. I'm tired of so many companies creating products that don't work and touting them as a magic pill.

Whether a pill works or not depends on that person. I just load up on fiber and it works better for me because I'm a sensitive sleeper and cannot sleep when I religiously take these pills.

And I'm reading everyone else's answers...and wow they're really annoying. Hey everyone: The girl just asked if we used diet pills and if they work. She didn't ask for a run-down of how her metabolism works. Sheesh. This isn't a health lesson!!

Answer 3

I've tried about 4 or 5 different diet pills on the market (metabolife, hydroxycut, lipo-6, etc) and I saw no change, even though I still put in hard workouts at the gym. i'm an avid runner...I burn on average 500-800 calories a day doing cardio at the gym 5x's a week. I have a very muscular, curvy body frame but I am short (5'2), and wanted to slim down but keep my muscle tone.
My friends took Emagrece Sim and I bought a kit of it and it worked as promised, even though it has a hefty hefty price tag. I went from 130-110 from November 1st to February 1st. Do your research before you buy because many distributers imitate the drug and sell you a counterfiet drug for the $300 or so that the legit Emagrece Sim goes for. Good luck!

Answer 4

I am not a Doctor but I do know there is no safe quick fix for a problem that developed over time. Sure you could take diet pills to curb your appetite, but not eating is just as harmful as over eating if not more so. Anything that claims to be a miracle cure is nothing more the a modern day version of what was called snake oil which was sold out of the back of a covered wagon to unsuspecting saps back in the 1800's Rule of thumb "if it sounds to good to be true then it probably is."

Answer 5

I`ve taken hydroxycut & it works as long as you`re working out.It`s mostly speed, but i seem to get the best results when i lift weights. I`ve never tried trimspa. i tried dietfuel & it seemed to work pretty well, but it really flushed out my system. I peed about 10 times a day.

Answer 6

Do they work? Well it's all a mental game, if you are truely dieting then the pills will probably afford you some appettite contol(due to the high anmount of caffiene) and there may be a slim amount of benefit from some of the vitamins. Will the pill alone make you lose weight regardless of what you eat and without exercise? NO WAY! Also there are definate help risks with taking these pills, high blood pressure, heart palpitations. Do it the old fashioned and proven way. Here are some tips/tools to get you started...

Step 1: Find out what your basal metabolic rate is. Goto http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html
This is the amount of calories you need to eat to maintain your current weight.

Step 2: Do you exercise? Do you exercise right? Exercising right means that you monitor your heart rate and make sure that you reach your target heart rate and maintain it for the longest period of time while exercising. You have two targets a fat burn zone and an cardiovascular zone. The fat burn is usually 60% of your maximum an d is easier to achieve and maintain and if your goal is weight loss this is where you want to be. Just walking/excising is a good start but if you want to get the most out of your work out find out what your target range is. If you don't belong to a gym then I recommend the
Polar Fitness F11 Heart Monitor Watch.

Step 3: You need to decrease your caloric intake or increase the amount of calories your body uses in a day by 500 calories a day for a week to lose 1 pound. So you can decrease that basal number you got in step 1 by 500 calories and exercise very little(yes you still need to exercise). Or you can decrease it by 250 and exercise off 250 calories or any other combination. Remember that your basal number is the amount of calories you body needs to live. If your number were 2400 then your body burn 100 calories per hour. So if you walk for half an hour and burn 300, 50 of that is your basal.

Step 4: Count your calories, it's not hard and you'll find out that you eat a lot of the same things on a daily basis so you won't have to research everything over and over again. Balance what you eat(equal parts carbs and protien whenever possible) . One of the best websites out there is one from the FDA. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
This database has almost every food on the planet counted and weighed. (Hint: they do a lot of their weights based on 100grams. If you put 0.28 in the serving size this equals 1 ounce). Get a reliable food scale, preferably digital. Weigh everything that you put in your mouth that is not prepackaged. You need to know what you’re eating and how much you’re eating. The number one mistake is "eating healthy". Everyone thinks because it's "healthy" the portion isn't that important. A handful of peanuts is "healthy" and has nearly 250 calories! Eat enough calories and it won’t matter how "healthy" it is your going to gain weight.

Step 5: Adjustments and Variety. If you are doing your best and losing weight but your starving, increase the amount of calories your giving yourself by 100-200 calories a day. Losing weight and starving are not good bedfellows. If you starve eventually you will crack and lose the battle. The more types of exercises you do the more weight you will lose. You will work more muscles and keep your body guessing.

Step 6(optional): If you belong to a gym or have some free weights at home. Use them! Muscle takes up less space in your body than fat (pound for pound). A pound of fat sits
around and does nothing all day, while a pound of muscle, even at rest burns calories(increasing your basal metabolic rate).

Step 7: Sleep, Never underestimate the power of a goodnight sleep. Will power can crumble in a second if your going through your day tired. You end up with a diminished sense of self control and tend to “give in” to temptation.

Step 8: Find a distraction. Read a book, Ride a bike, Play a game. Whatever takes your mind off of food, do it. You will need something that you can turn to in a moment of weakness. Something that will distract you for a half an hour so that your will can reassert itself and help you to make a rational decision.


Good luck!!!

Answer 7

if they worked there would be no obese people.
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
dont try to lose more than 1-2lbs a week - its not healthy to lose more.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried - no junk food.

Answer 8

I have been using hydroxycut for a week now and have lost 5 kg's (11 lbs) so far so good. i bought them from eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HYDROXYCUT-CARB-CONTROL_W0QQitemZ130101960180QQihZ003QQcategoryZ31821QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have had diarrhea but i think it is a tummy bug. My kids also had it so i might have got it from them.

Answer 9

these pill works only for people in deep depression who are on hunt for food to satis fy their anxiety .actually these peple don,t attain satiaty and fullness of stomach sense is controlled through these tablets

Answer 10

No magic Pills may be bad for you,See a dietition.