What are the best diet supplements?

[busmaster11]

What are some good diet supplements? Something natural that won't give you cancer or a stroke? Or like something that absorbs carbs and renders them indigestible? I need ideas... Getting a little plump around the waistline.

And for the goody goody's out there - please don't recommend exercise or eating right - I've already tried that....

 

[beer]

There are no easy solutions.

Ephederine/caffeine/aspirin stacks are fairly safe. Ripped fuel, Xenadrine, etc. Don't listen to the FDA, they *generally* are misinformed and schedule supplements based upon inproper uses (like taking 3x the recommended dosage before a lacrosse game where you run non-stop or something like that).

There are no easy solutions. Exercise WILL help you but you just seem too lazy. I guess that's why weight loss supplements are a 10B+ a year market, because Americans are too damn lazy.

 

[Pastore]

please don't recommend exercise or eating right - I've already tried that....

You obviously haven't been trying hard enough. Because exercising and eating right works for everyone if done correctly. Ask your physician about weight loss supplements if you are really interested.

 

[SWirth86]

Originally posted by: Beast1284

please don't recommend exercise or eating right - I've already tried that....

You obviously haven't been trying hard enough. Because exercising and eating right works for everyone if done correctly.

Listen to him

 

[LeStEr]

Originally posted by: busmaster11


And for the goody goody's out there - please don't recommend exercise or eating right - I've already tried that....

Do you think that you can just take these suppliments to lose weight? If it was that easy everyone would do it. If you do infact use suppliments they require healthy eating and exercise to work properly and give you results.

 

[Jfur]

lots and lots and lots of water, and then some more

 

[busmaster11]

*sigh* If you have nothing to add but what was in the orignial post please go be a lamer somewhere else. I know diet and exercise are and should be the main components of staing healthy, and I don't mean it to sound as if I've given up on it. Obviously one cannot. Thats why I bought a Bowflex and have been working out on it for a few months and lost 8-12 pounds so far. Lately its been in storage while I stay in a hotel for the last month.

My point was... is there a supplement that someone has experience with, and can recommend? Most notably, the ones that prevent carbo absorption?

 

[res1bhmg]

Don't listen to some of the idiots here. Diet and exercise are a very broad base on which to build upon; supplements can help if you use the right ones.

Ephedra/Caffiene supplements do help with workouts and metabolism; you just have to get used to taking them. Some people who are very sensitive to stimulants or have heart problems are not the right people to take such supplements; it says so right on the package.

Try buying some HCA (hydroxycitric acid), AKA Garcinia Cambogia, AKA Citrimax; it's an herb that prevents some ingestible carbs from turning into fat. It also helps curb your appetite, which is why it is supposed to be taken 30 minutes before meals. Hydroxycut is an ephedra/caffiene supplement that has HCA in it, but you can buy it seperately.

There are also some branded products like Carb Block, which claim to prevent carbs from turning into fat.

Your best bet would be to restrict your carb intake and try one of the mentioned supplements. You can pretty much buy low-carb everything these days; breads, syrups, shakes, bars, even teriyaki sauce. You could also just keep counting your carbs while eating a high protein diet (fish, chicken) with a side of veggies and low to zero amounts of carb-containing foods/fruits.

If you find that you're having regularity problems, pick up some psyllium husk powder or capsules; that'll loosen you up.

 

[gtsukada]

i would have to say that xenadrine is pretty good, my friend lost about 30 pounds with it. I would like to hear what your routine for dieting and exercising is though. Pushing around weight wont' really help you lose that much. If anything you need plenty of cardio to drop the weight. A good diet and plenty of cardio is usually enough to take the weight off slowly. With xenadrine you can expect the weight to come off very quickly.

 

[Renob]

Your best bet would be to restrict your carb intake and try one of the mentioned supplements

I have done just that and lost 40lbs in the last four months still have 50 to go, now its time to get back into the gym.

 

[Pastore]

Here is another question. How much do you weigh and how much are you trying to lose? You using the bowflex for a year regularly ( not speradically) would cause you to build plenty of muscle mass. Chances are you have been losing the fat, but building your muscles at just about the same rate, so your weightloss over the past year hasn't been what you want.

Now, I am not entirely against all supplements, because lots of em out there actualy do work, with minimal detrimental side effects. BUT, I would never reccomend them over exercise and eating right.

 

[busmaster11]

Originally posted by: Beast1284
Here is another question. How much do you weigh and how much are you trying to lose? You using the bowflex for a year regularly ( not speradically) would cause you to build plenty of muscle mass. Chances are you have been losing the fat, but building your muscles at just about the same rate, so your weightloss over the past year hasn't been what you want.

Now, I am not entirely against all supplements, because lots of em out there actualy do work, with minimal detrimental side effects. BUT, I would never reccomend them over exercise and eating right.

Thanks guys... These are getting more and more helpful.

I'm 25 yo, 5'9", at 205 lb and trying to get down to 180. Slowly but steadily. I've had the Bowflex only since mid April so I've only been using it for less than 4 months. Before then I was (and still am) running 30min a day, 4 days a week, and riding a stationary bike for 20 min and lifting for 15 min a day, 2-4 days a week. I'm not trying to build muscle as much as I'm trying to lose weight, but Bowflex says I need to gain muscle to burn off the fat.

Thanks for giving me stuff to look into...

 

[SnapIT]

please don't recommend exercise or eating right - I've already tried that....

OK... then forget it, if you consume more calories than you expend... you will get fatter... NO supplement in the world will change that, not even T3 medications like cytomel...

FIRST exercise and eat right, THEN try supplements... xenadrine or stacks will help, but not much, what will help is if you exercise in the morning, before eating, like a brisk walk for 45 minutes... train with weights and then 45 minutes of walking...

Too lazy? well then... eat xenadrine and get fatter...

 

[Anghang]

whenever i feel i need to lose some pounds, i take hydroxycut...

i stick with my same workout routine, but i end up burning a lot more, sweating a lot more...so of course i'm downing a lot of water...

best way i've found that works for me to lose weight is to take 3 capsules 45 minutes to an hour before i workout...then i just go hard on the weights....or if its a cardio day...i do 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and maybe some handball afterwards....

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: busmaster11
*sigh* If you have nothing to add but what was in the orignial post please go be a lamer somewhere else. I know diet and exercise are and should be the main components of staing healthy, and I don't mean it to sound as if I've given up on it. Obviously one cannot. Thats why I bought a Bowflex and have been working out on it for a few months and lost 8-12 pounds so far. Lately its been in storage while I stay in a hotel for the last month.

My point was... is there a supplement that someone has experience with, and can recommend? Most notably, the ones that prevent carbo absorption?

EFA's mix them into your ordinary meal... it will lower insulin sensitivity, nothing will prevent carbo absorbtion, but at least you can slow it down...

Skip the bowflex, join a real gym, use free weights... bowflex is for underaged girls...

Eat complete meals, that means... do not eat only carbs, proteins or fats in one meal, combine them, eat the way you always knew you should, only less... fat-free is a no-no...

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
There are no easy solutions.

Ephederine/caffeine/aspirin stacks are fairly safe. Ripped fuel, Xenadrine, etc. Don't listen to the FDA, they *generally* are misinformed and schedule supplements based upon inproper uses (like taking 3x the recommended dosage before a lacrosse game where you run non-stop or something like that).

There are no easy solutions. Exercise WILL help you but you just seem too lazy. I guess that's why weight loss supplements are a 10B+ a year market, because Americans are too damn lazy.

So the FDA are misinformed huh? Well, i would not generalize like that... the FDA are usually very well informed and the stuff you recommended is NOT safe for everyone...

Do you have a CLUE regarding this individuals conditions? nah... you just assume that he has no heart problems, blood pressure are normal, how do you know, are you a doctor? you are telling him to ignore FDA's recommendations without knowing anything... that is just stupid...

I have seen people going from the gym in ambulances using these so called supplements... clenbuterol would be safer, but it is banned... salbutamol works too, but it is not for everyone, salmeterol is longer lasting and works great, but isn't cheap and is still a prescription medication just like the others i mentioned, however, i would classify every each and one of them safer than Hydroxycut or Xenadrine...

 

[xyion]

As stated above, proper diet and exercise is all that it takes. The problem is, it takes a LONGER time, and being impatient, we all want results now. I understand that completely. But I'm going to say it again, proper diet and exercise is all it takes.

Now, with that said, lifting weights is your best friend. There are infinite routines out there. I prefer to lift higher weights for lower reps. Lifting raises your metabolism while lifting, and also for about an hour after lifting. Don?t lift for hours on end though. I lift for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, followed by a quick 3-4 mile run. If you want to get all technical, the lifting burns all the sugars/carbs in your body (which you are using for energy), and the immediate running will begin to burn the fat.

If you are insistent on taking supplements, then go with L-Glutamine and Carnitine. Both are essential amino acids. Read up on them first, and consult your doctor and all that good stuff. A good whey protein wont hurt either.

But seriously, all you need is diet and exercise. You can lose all the weight you want now, but there is no magic pill that?s going to keep you at that weight if you start eating garbage again.

Best of luck.