Do they really work?

[MrsH]

I am a bit worried about what all these stuff does to your body. I have heard of one pill that makes you 'poop' oil and well it just sounds gross and not very healthy. I think I prefer to eat better and more healthy over taking pills.

[Jewel]

I think that certain pills are a good temporary fix, but nothing that is going to work forever. My mom used TrimSpa for a while, and that did nothing for her. Now she drinks Slim Fast (didn't know they had pills) and that is working for her. I haven't heard of the creams though.

[SageMother]

Trim Spa was sued for making false claims, so there was something wrong with their formulation. Pills are great for people with tight schedules or who need to address their weight issues immediately with an eye toward shifting to more "natural" means.

[ammulu]

My cousin found the pills in the mall, I am not sure where but I never knew about the drinks. How about the television ads where they say they would provide with some diet food on weekly basis to lose weight, did anyone try those out?

[baldmonkee]

Originally Posted by SageMother

Trim Spa was sued for making false claims, so there was something wrong with their formulation. Pills are great for people with tight schedules or who need to address their weight issues immedeiately with an eye toward shifting to more "natural" means.

That pill that advertises that it gets rid of "belly fat" by lowering the hormone Cortisol was also sued for making false claims. I think if possible, people should tried and avoid anything that sounds too good to be true, because it probably is. In my opinion, to truly be healthy and reach your weight loss goals you need to make a total lifestyle change.

[debrajean]

I agree a lifestyle change in how you look at food and how you eat it is the staple in a lifelong weight loss. In the past I've tried diet pills (dexatrim b4 it was banned) and I did lose upwards of 25 to 30 lbs. But it was all gained back when I stopped taking them. And while on them, I suffered from severe lightheadness, moodiness, heart palpitations and jitters. Diet pills, although a quick fix for some, are not a long term solution.

[baldmonkee]

Originally Posted by debrajean

I agree a lifestyle change in how you look at food and how you eat it is the staple in a lifelong weight loss. In the past I've tried diet pills (dexatrim b4 it was banned) and I did lose upwards of 25 to 30 lbs. But it was all gained back when I stopped taking them. And while on them, I suffered from severe lightheadness, moodiness, heart palpitations and jitters. Diet pills, although a quick fix for some, are not a long term solution.

You have to be really careful, a diet aid may not work at all, or it may help melt away the pounds temporarily while simultaneously having you in the doctors office with a dangerous medical condition, very scary in my opinion

[SageMother]

One of the problems with ads is they talk about all this weight loss but don't say that the person added an exercise program and changed their diet while usng the pills.

If a product says it makes you lose weight, but then includes and exercies prpogram and diet, the pill isn't doing the work, and the company is engaging in false adverstising!

[SageMother]

One pill that can work well in phentermine, but you have to take it long enough to break your old eating habits. If you return to your old way of eating the opportunity for permanent change is blown.

[3plus3]

I really haven't seen where any of the pills or creams work. Usually it is a lifestyle change (no soda drinking, more exercise) that works.