What's your view on diet pills?

[kittycat26]

I'm trying to get back on track with the gym and eating healthy. I lost 60 pounds and was doing good and i just got so busy with life. I have never used diet pills, and I'm considering using some. I need to lose 55 more pounds. What's your view/ opinion on them

[mei0313]

I used to work at the pharmaceutical research team, and I would never recommend diet pills to people I know lol. Most of them are not completed (ongoing) their post marketing research (long term research- so you wouldn't know how it would affect your body in long term), a low percentage of people showed thyroid related disorder, like hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer or some other hormonal related issues.
if you google well known clinical research, most of diet pills have serious side effect, especially if you take them for more than a yr.
I had a colleague who took it over a year and she has a permanent tremor on her hands like a drug addict. (rare side effect but still!!!)
Even if YOU don't have side effects from the pills, if you ONLY take pills and don't work out and eat healthy, you will gain it back eventually.

[SailorMars]

They don't work and can mess up your body, do it the natural way : healthy eating and good amount of exercise.

[kittycat26]

I was doing it that way and then I just stopped losing weight and then I got discouraged

[SailorMars]

You might just have hit a plateau, just switch up your exercise routines and I'm sure you'll lose the weight

[Athleticbroo]

Wtf? You lost 60 pounds and still wanna loose 50 more? How much you weigh?

And they dont work, its just bullshit. HIIT would get you 20 pounds less making it look 40 pounds down and slow intensity training would get you low all those pounds but would take months. Or you can just go lift, since you are chick and your ts are different. Itd only help toning you up

[kittycat26]

I started at 250 and now at 195 and I need to be between 130-140

[bubbletrouble]

Most of them are bs to the core. Its better to go the natural route.