Has anyone had diet pills work?

[Anonymous]

I'm not asking because I want to take them. I'm always going to think that exercise and eating healthily is the best method to lose weight. I understand though how some people may need a little bit of a head start though. So has anyone had them work for the long term, short term, not work at all or had bad or good experinces from them?

[kheserthorpe]

I'm running EC on my current cut.

Until you can tell me what 'diet pills' means and what you hope to gain, I can't really answer.

If your goal is to take a pill that makes you thinner, there's no such thing that's remotely safe.

But there are other goals that yes, some drugs do help with.

[Asker]

I'm referring to appetite supressors and I wasn't wanting to take them because I don't think they're safe I was just curious on other people's opinions on them, like it says in the description part of my question.

[kheserthorpe]

EC is definitely hammering my appetite.

combined with they type of food I'm eating I'm really never hungry while running a calories deficit of well over 1k calories most days.

[TheUglyOne]

Eating less and burning more calories is the best "diet pill". Some supplements like cayenne extract or green tea can give a boost, IF, you are already doing right by eating and exercise.

[Asker]

I don't know if I agree with this method either. I think you should always actively try to keep your body properly nourished, eating less won't do this. I think a high protein diet is better for weight loss because the protein gets stored and the carbs get burnt so you're not actually letting those carbs get turned into fat.

[TheUglyOne]

Definitely! I should have clarified, eating healthy but less calories. As in avoiding foods and drinks with empty calories and eating nutrient rich foods instead. My meals are probably BORING, such as eating broccoli, spinach, salads, egg whites, chicken breasts, whole wheat toast every day, drinking only water, a can of V8, and a cup of 100% grape juice. Low in calories, but still get vital nutrients and keeps my stomach flat.

[Asker]

Yeah cutting out heaps of your sugary foods is key I think. For the most part people eat pretty healthily for meals but I rekon their snacking is what makes them put on the weight or make it hard to shift. My friend used to go through 3-4 cans of soft drink in a day. She cut that out and she lost heaps. Your food doesn't sound boring at all sounds nice.

[TheUglyOne]

Yep. For a long time, I thought I was doing well in my eating. Then I decided to journal, counting everything, even a piece of candy. I estimated around 2000 calories per day, but when I did the math the first few days, I was actually exceeding 3000, mostly from the little snacks, but also underestimating caloric value of some foods. But this allowed me to make smart cuts in my eating and then the weight started coming off quick.

[Asker]

Well I think it's pretty awesome that you made the change and got some great results :)

[TheUglyOne]

Thanks! :)

[dirtydee]

i haven't used any but know a couple people who have and the ephedrine (sp?) pills do work because its like being on speed

[dirtydee]

wow a down vote for saying that if you are on something like speed you lose weight.

[Asker]

Yeah oneof my friends is on dopamine, I think that's the name of it, like legal speed. It was prescribed by a doctor but I know it's an appetizer suppressant, I don't agree with it at all. I think doing things like this doesn't teach people self control and tells them that synthetic substances are the answer.

[Anonymous]

Depends which pills. I heard the less bad ones are hunger inhibitors, but I wouldn't trust anything that does more. In the past they said phen phen was good and it ended up killing people. Don't trust any magic pills.

[Anonymous]

My grandmother used to have some of them. They didn't help at all, actually she felt more down during that time.