I'm 20 years old, im 5'1, and i weigh 115 lbs.  I wanna lose weight by aug, cause im meeting this guy i like alot on the internet.  so i wanna try diet pills, cause a friend of mine took them and she lost alot of weight fast.  is it good for me to take them?  and do you think i need to take them or lose weight?
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It just takes will power to loose weight. Pills are bad for you. They cause your heart rate to go up and some contain ingredients that can kill you. Try either the South Beach Diet or another one drink lots of water and no pop. If you want to snack eat raw celery and carrots. Good luck and stay away from the pills.
252009
I took it a while back and it made me feel 'off'. Shortly after, I took a nutrition class at a local college over the summer and learned a ton of stuff about nutrition and healthy living. I also learned how bad diet pills are for you. After you've been taking them a while they eventually slow down your metabolism so that when you get off of them you have to force yourself to eat less and exercise more just to maintain the weight you are at. I know it sucks but the only real way to lose weight and KEEP IT OFF without screwing up your metabolism is by cutting 500 calories from what you normally need. (You can find out online) and doing a minimum of 30 mins of moderate exercise each day. Hope that helps!
618907
Don't use diet drugs.  Some can have very adverse affects on your heart and other vital organs.  Change your eating habits to a sensible healthy diet with appropriate proportions and EXERCISE.  Everyone wants the easier faster way, but the weight doesn't usually stay off.  You gotta work for it if you want it.
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i have had lots of experience with diet pills and still like to experiment with different and new ones that come out, no they don't work in the long run, they do work great when you are taking them, but i find they can become addictive, once you see yourself loosing the weight you become addicted to loosing more, then once you realize you are at an unhealthy weight, coming off them can become a problem, i found myself eating everything in sight because my appetite resumed soon after and all the weight i had lost, came back, you are still young, there are plenty of other healthy ways of loosing weight, try walking for an hour each day, i have started that myself and found that i have lost way more weight and feel so much healthier then when taking pills, please only use them as a last resort, or for the last 5 pounds, not as a solution
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i know it sounds like a cliche but it really is true... exercise and healthy weighting are the most effective and safest ways to lose weight. i am studying to be a dietician and i can tell you its true. avoid junk food and exercise every day for about 20 mins and u WILL lose weight. the side effects of those pills can be dangerous.... and it can be too easy to put back on the weight after you come off them.
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Diet pills are good, if you really need them for your health. I was at an unhealthy weight, went into Congestive Heart Failure, and my doctor told me to "lose the weight or I was gonna die." He suggested a stomach bypass surgery, but I wouldn't do it. Instead, He gave me Adipex. I have lost a lot, and don't take it anymore....still losing weight. The main thing is...Don't go back to your old habits after you go off the diet pills, or you will gain it back faster than you took it off. You need to maintain what you have accomplished even when you're not taking the pills anymore. Keep active, and yes, sometimes you can have something you've been craving without gaining it back. Good luck!
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Diet pills do work, although not forever.  You see, diet pills are like any other drug your body builds resistance to them and their effectiveness wears off when you take them for a while.  \n\nThey do work short term but there are better ways to boost your metabolism and lose the weight.\n\nThere are several ways to boost your metabolism but lets look at the factors that drive your metabolism first.  \n\n1. Genetics - you have very little control, but you are not a prisoner of your genes.  \n\n2. Lean Muscle Mass - this one throws most people off because women think, oh no I dont want muscles and men think I guess I have to look like a body builder.  Lean muscle mass is simply your weight minus the weight of your organs, bones, fluids and fat.  You increase lean muscle mass primarily through eating properly, resistance exercise, and a lifestyle that doesnt promote catabolizing activites (smoking, heavy drinking and drug use)\n\n3. Frequency of meals - the more meals the more the metabolic processes take place in your body and the faster your metabolism.\n\n4. Water Intake - dehydration is a major drag on metabolism.\nMost people are dehydrated and they dont know it.\n\n5. Sleep - getting enough rest allows the body to function at a higher metabolic level.\n\nYou will learn more than you ever knew about metabolism from my source .   I cant type it all here, just click the link.\n\nhttp://www.jtfit.com/metabolism/
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I have tried a lot of different diet pills...some of them worked and some of them didn't. I had gotten to the point that no diet pill would make me jittery and 7 vasopro would barely do anything. Ok...so around feb I decided I wanted to lose like 10lbs(aka winter coat), but the whole cutting back on calories, and upping work outs wasn't working. I ended up ordering Venom by ALRI....well...my 10lbs flew off and turned into 20lbs. The main thing the pill does is supress your appetite...you have to eat...but you are going to have to remind yourself...I am serious. The two things I didn't care much for is that you absolutely should not take it after noon,you won't sleep, and your mouth get super dry. I did notice that I could focus on things a lot better and my energy was outrageous. I believe that they changed the name to Venom Hyperdrive and they now have a pill that goes with it to help you sleep, which I have not tried. I have been off them for about a month and my weight is the same.\nI hope I helped...and I am sorry if I upset anyone for seeming pro pill. I grew up on herbal supplements...and have studied the uses/effect of many different herbs...so I tend to think people freak out a little too much when it comes to diet pills(not all of them). Well.....good luck...
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People always want to take diet pills to lose weight, but there is no substitute for good old-fashioned exercise.  I think if a person wants to lose weight & be healthy he/she should change their lifestyle & be physically fit overall, not just rely on pills.  Once you stop taking the pills, you have to think how you're going to maintain your shape & continue to keep the weight off.  I suggest exercising.  Taking a walk is great exercise, especially if you walk at a brisk pace - it burns a lot of calories.  Do some aerobics (I use The Firm & it's really fun) or kickboxing, anything to get your heart rate up & burn fat.  Try to do a variety of things so you stay motivated & don't get bored.
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you really shouldn't take diet pills.  here are some tips that have helped me:\neat something within 1 hour of waking.  \neat 6 meals a day spread out between 2-3 hours.\nstay away from extra refined sugar, carbohydrates, and artificial sweeteners\nif you're not so good with fruits and veggies everyday (i'm not), take a quality multivitamin for insurance.\n\nmy biggest trick?  it might sound weird and gross, but i replace two of my meals daily.  one meal is replaced with plain, neutral tasting oil (canola or extra light olive oil), and the other is replaced with sugar water (fructose).  drink the sugar water over a period of 30min - 1hour to prevent sugar headaches.\n\ni aim for 2 tbsp of oil for one of my meals and 10 tsp. sugar mixed in with my water for the other.  it completely quells any and all cravings i might have for addictive foods (which are *everywhere*).
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hi, you dont need a diet. to lose weight, just eat less and healtily and excercise. Dont try diets, as they dont contain all the vitamins and minerals you need, so they could hurt you. Also, diet lasts only for a short period of time. When you lose weight, you start eating as you did before. You need to change your lifestyle and keep it during your whole life! If you wont, youll gain weight again, thats for sure! Ive tried both diets and rational eating and excercise, so i know what am i talking about. \nDont eat low-fat food, it contains lot of harmful chemicals and because of lack of fats your body is not able to use vitamis it contains. (some vitamins must dissolve in fat in order to "do their job". If there is no fat, your body cant use them!)\nEat lot of vegetables, fruit and drink non-low-fat milk, eat as few sweets as possible (you dont have to exclude them completely, because it may happen that after a long time you havent eaten them, youll buy "tons" of them and eat them at once! This is not very healthy :-) Eat 2-3 small sweets per week and know that its no "sin" :-) However, the most important part is excercise! You cant expect to lose weight if you dont move. You dont have to do any special things, just forget about your car if possible- walk or use bicycle instead, dont use elevator- walk, at least 2-5 stages, dance and swim.\n I wish you good luck and strong will. Im sure youll be happy, healthy and feeling great soon!
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Good luck with losing weight later. these types of pills will eventually harm you... or u will build a tolerance to there effects and have to take more and more
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NO NO NO NO NO  NONONONONNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nDo not touch diet pills, they are almost ALWAYS dangerous! Do it naturally and you will be fine. Consult a doctor and unless you are more likely to die from being fat, than a diet pill...stay away from them!
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Don't use diet pills. They won't work permanently. There are countless reports on the averse effects of them. Once you take them, you'd have to be stuck with them. When you stop, the weight you lose comes back to haunt you. \n\nThe sensible solution is to practice a healthy diet and engage in active exercises. No pain, no gain is the key to a better you.
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You are smart to avoid pills because there is no pill that will effectively help you lose weight and keep it off! \n\nYou don't provide a lot of details as far as how much time you have for exercise, what your current diet is like, etc. but generally speaking, here are some tips to get you started.\n\nDetermine how many calories you should be consuming per day to meet your goals. I have provided a link below to an article that will help you determine this. That same article will also help you determine how to effectively reduce your caloric intake to meet those goals. It's a great article!\n\nAfter you know your "caloric number," you'll want to divide that number by 5. That is how many calories you should be consuming 5 times per day.\n\nAs mentioned above, eat 5 times per day - eating every 3 hours or so. \n\nDrink at least 8 glasses of water per day.\n\nInclude a lean protein source with every meal and try to include as many low glycemic carbohydrates with each meal (i.e. vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, etc.)\n\nThrow out all junk foods, soda, alcohol, etc. for now. \n\nAllow yourself ONE cheat MEAL per week. \n\nExercise at least 4-5 times per week and 6 days would be ideal. Each exercise session should last at least 20 minutes and during that 20 mintues, keep your heart rate in the "weight loss zone." I've provided a link below to another article on this subject. For now, concentrate on cardio exercises but by all means start strength training as well. \n\nThese tips, I promise, will get you to your goals. You'll notice the links I've provided are from my Men's Fitness site, but even as a woman, these same "rules" apply! If you have any questions, drop me an email.  Best of luck to you!
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HOODIA:\nHi,\nI've tried all different diets, and the weight loss is only temporary. I finally tried diet pills on the market are made from Hoodia. I saw this stuff on ABC News. It's all natural and safe, and it works! My wife took it for a month and dropped 20 pounds. I took it for a month and lost about 13 (but I didn't exercise).\n\nI bought the natural hoodia from this website: http://www.alllsite.info/free-diet-pills.php . I checked the web site address so I can post it here and I saw they're running a promotion now to get a free 2 week sample for only $4.97! I'm going to order this supply for my wife and give it to her for Christmas =)
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Hi Im on the lipotrim now and ive lost 13lbs in less than 4 weeks. It requires a lot of willpower and you will just be having shakes, mousse or soup and no food. People say its bad for you but how bad can going from obese to overweight be? Surely weighing less is better for you than struggling with a diet where you only lose a pound a week and getting bored. Ive stuck to this cos it actually works and I can see the results when I try clothes on and look in the mirror