Has anyone been successful with appetite suppressants or weight loss pills? Suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Because I'm prediabetic, I want to lose weight. I've always been a fat girl and I've made peace with it and I'm quite comfortable and happy with the way I look. But health is health, the test results are what they are, and I'm prediabetic. My mother has more frightening case than I do (although she is only 6 pounds overweight and fighting with the difficulty of losing that) and she experiences a lot of painful and exhausting symptoms that her doctor believes are related to blood sugar. I don't want this, and I definitely don't want full blown diabetes.

Long story short, I love to eat, and I have a very big appetite. I see some of my thin girl friends who get full after 1/4 to 1/2 the portions of the same dishes, and I'm in awe and envy. I wish I were programmed like that. I can easily finish the dish and be fine, and probably eat more for dessert. This is a problem. Way back in high school, I lost 40 lbs when my parents put me on an appetite suppressant pill. When I stopped taking the pill, my appetite came back and I gained the weight back and then some. I could do the same pill, but it's quite expensive and I need to find the information about it again.

Do you guys have suggestions for effective appetite suppressants?

[Tim47]

As someone who has diabetes (type 1) I can assure you that you don't want it. You shouldn't need appetite suppressants or weight loss pills to lose weight, if the motivation of not getting a life threatening disease isn't enough to help you cut down on food and exercise more then I don't know what is.

A good tip to lose weight though is cut sugars out of your diet as much as possible. An example of an average for me is : Two large tacos filled with meat, vegetables and small amounts of cheese, Glass of water and a Banana for desert. This is around 80-100 grams of carbohydrates. Comparing that to say a can of coke (40g) or a bowl of icecream (55g) you can easily see how these small 'treats' can cause you to pack on tons of weight and develop chronic diseases like diabetes without realizing.

If you just eat when you NEED to and not whenever you feel hungry and do physical exercise for an hour each day there is no reason why you can't lose the weight and turn your life around without needing specialist medication.

[Asker]

Right but if I'm hungrier than some other people, that's going to be quite difficult. I don't want to feel like I'm depriving myself for what my body tells me it needs, so an appetite suppressant would help with that. When I was on the other pill, I just didn't each very much and didn't really care. That's not my normal state of being, but it is what I need to to lose weight. I've struggled with weight my entire life, since second grade. I've tried losing weight on my own so. many. times. I never get beyond maybe 25 lbs lost. Even my doctors have strongly suggested medication. Doing it on my own hasn't worked very well. It's a personal thing I guess.

I'm a vegetarian, but your meaty taco is probably delicious lol

[Anonymous]

Yes. But a milder one than what you were likely on.

[Asker]

Probably, but what was it? Any advice is appreciated :)

[Opinion Owner]

EC stack.

[somebodysaycheese]

try herb pills for blood sugar like bitter melon , enhincea and apple cider.. etc research it. I know people who had diabetes 2 but regulated their blood enough with these herbs to loose weight and regulate sugar. keep in mind diabetes is a inflammatory disease.