admin July 26th, 2011
I was looking at a product in amazon called "Carb Blocker Ultra, Maximum Strength Carbohydrate and Starch Neutralizing Formula/Diet, Fat Loss, Slimming Pill. Lose weight WITHOUT dieting". I also read the reviews and it has 5 stars. The reviews were very good. So I don’t know if a 14 year old can use this and it says that it would not have any side affects. Please answer if you know. Thanks!
admin March 26th, 2011
A friend of mine just gave me a bunch of weight loss pills. I dint know what one would be best for me. They are:
Metabo life
Hydroxycut
chitoGenics
Ultra carb 300, carb blocker.
and
Ultra carb 300, fat eliminator.
So my height and weight is now 5′ 2” 195 lbs. 21years. Ive been working out to the biggest loser once in a while, but I dont just want to take anything. I dont know what weight loss pill would be best for me.
Im not an experienced at all on this please help me
can you explain why, you choose it?
admin March 17th, 2011
I make my own carb blocker: I grind white kidney beans in the grinder until they are powder and scoop out one teaspoon before eating starchy meals. I also eat plenty of seaweed and drink plenty of green tea. Forget about expensive supplements like Acai Berry, Hoodia, and all that other stuff. Eating a teaspoon of dried, grinded, white bean powder seems to do the trick: it adds lots of fiber–I don’t know if it really blocks carbs, but it looks like it. I drink at least 3 cups of green tea per day, and I eat plenty of seaweed. I also eat rye bread instead of wheat or white bread, or that multi grain crap.
Here’s my day:
Breakfast: 24 oz. yogurt(has probiotics for digestive system)
1 cup pineapple juice with pommegranate juice(immune system)
2 cups coffee without sugar or sweetener
1 12 oz. cup green tea
lunch: usually I am still full from the yogurt, so I eat my seaweed
snack: fresh fruits like banana, apple, strawberries etc.etc.
Dinner: 2-3 slices European rye bread dressed up with anything(i.e.Salami, turkey breast, pastrami, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes–whatever I have in the house.
Late snack: Miso soup–made from miso paste with brocolli,green onions, garlic, whatever veggie I have in the house–and then added to it a handful of seaweed. Tastes great, low in calories, fat free, and very filling.
So what’s your dieting secret?
Just want to add that before each meal I drink a cup of green tea!!!
I lost 25 lbs effortlessly with that because I have pig out days–and I never count the calories of the stuff I put on my bread or the other stuff I eat–like rice, pasta, etc.etc.
admin March 10th, 2011
Hi everyone,
I’m constantly reading these conflicting(?) articles on weight management and digestion. Some advertisements sing the praises of this or that food/supplement/ingredient, saying it "aids digestion" and thereby helps promote weight loss. Many health articles give us list of foods which are easily digested "making the nutrients more absorbably/accessible."
But…the low-glycemic diet plan is all about SLOWING digestion, isn’t it? And eating foods that aren’t so quickly and readily absorbable. In fact, it teaches that the harder your body has to work to "get" at a food/nutrient, the better the food is.
Then there are even foods out there that function as natural "carb blockers" or "fat blockers," preventing/decreasing our bodies’ absorption of certain fats and carbs.
But…then there are enzymes we’re supposed to take to help us absorb nutrients more effectively!
What am I missing??? Help!
Thanks for your feedback! :0)
EDIT: just browsing and need a laugh? Check out answer #6. Guess the poor guy used up all his wit on his username…
EDIT #1, continued:
…and his edit. Note the unintentional irony.
EDIT #2: He’s right about one thing, though: apparently, this site is not the place to find an answer. Again, the question is about digestion and weight loss, not "general health and diet tips." I appreciate the feedback, but please limit comments to the actual topic.
admin April 19th, 2010
My stepmom is already thin. People comment on it all the time with worry in their voices. She’s always been thin, yet she will not be convinced that she doesn’t need to lose weight. In the 15 years I’ve known her, she has not stopped counting calories, avoiding carbs, taking up fad diets (South Beach, Atkins, Weight Watchers, Master Cleanse, etc., etc.), and skipping meals altogether. Our refrigerator contains nothing but low-fat / fat-free / diet / low-calorie / 0-calorie / negative-calorie products. Now, just a few days ago, I found something that really sent up a red flag: a stash of appetite suppressants and diet pills that fills a kitchen drawer and two cupboards. It includes:
-"Quick Boost" Energy Drink Mix / Dietary Supplement from Quick Weight Loss Center (24 boxes, each containing 14 units)
-"Herbal-Slim Lite" from Quick Weight Loss Center (3 bottles, each containing 180 capsules)
-"EFA" Essential Fatty Acid Dietary Supplement from Quick Loss Weight Center (8 bottles, each containing 120 capsules)
-"Carb Blocker" from Quick Loss Weight Center (8 bottles, each containing 90 capsules)
-"Herbal-Slim Metabolizer" from Quick Loss Weight Center (4 bottles, each containing 180 capsules)
-"15-Day Weight Loss Cleanse & Flush" (1 bottle containing 60 capsules)
-"Fücothin" Concentrated Fucoxanthin (1 bottle containing 60 capsules)
-"Zenergize: Burn" Natural Weight Loss Boost (2 boxes, each containing 10 units)
-"Naturalean Complete: Trim Effects Crave Control Formula" (1 bottle containing 100 capsules)
-"Glycotrol" from the Houston Weight Loss & Lipo Center (2 bottles, each containing about 50 pills)
-"Slim Shots" Liquid Appetite Controller (1 box containing 30 shots)
I hope my stepmother is not taking all of these products concurrently. It appears that she’s at least sampled each one, and worked her way through many of them. A quick glance over these products reveals that few, if any, are FDA-approved. "Slim Shots" claims that four separate studies point to the efficacy of their product, but I can’t find any of these studies published anywhere. The claims of some of the other products (e.g. Fücothin) seem to be based on results of preliminary studies that have not yet been replicated. And although they all claim to be "all-natural" and "chemical-free," they seem to have effects on the body that could still be dangerous: altering the pancreas’ absorption capacity, changing the body’s base metabolic rate, making the body feel full when it is actually hungry, etc. And isn’t GlycoTrol intended for people with diabetes? I know my stepmother is not diabetic.
The worst part is that my sister and stepsister, both teenagers, have learned that the compulsive quest for thinness is completely normal and that taking supplements for weight loss is nothing unusual. My sister, who is 19 and perfectly thin, berated me today after I criticized her for taking Sim Shots. She claims to have her own sizable stash in her room somewhere.
Am I making a big deal out of nothing, or is there cause for legitimate concern here? Is this grounds for some sort of intervention? Should I talk to my doctor?
I should probably add that I’ve heard through the family grapevine that my stepmother has suffered from eating disorders as a teenager and young woman.
admin April 19th, 2010
I am looking for a good weight loss suppliment that is a fat blocker, carb blocker, appetite suppressants, ephedra, caffeine and will enhance work outs. It doesnt have to have all these things. I just want to know if anyone has had any good experience with any.
admin April 17th, 2010
im wondering do fat blocker and/or carb blockers really work? i had never heard of these before and im wondering do they really aid in quick weight loss? anyone here have experience with them? are there any side effects? are they worth the money?