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I understand a lot of people say that it’s pathetic to take diet pills or fat burning pills without exercise because most of it is made of caffeine. I am 17 years old and I play football, I want to really reduce my body fat percentage. I have been gaining weight because I have an ankle injury and I cannot exercise on it a lot. I want to use a safe supplement in small portions to help me achieve my goals.

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Shana W asked:


I would also like to know about diet pills that are healthy, I mean kind to the body but actually work. Has anyone got any tried and tested diet pills that they can recommend? Thks!

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Donovan Baldwin asked:


My original title for this article was going to be “How to Lose Weight in a Safe and Healthy Manner”. I decided not to as I have found that most people I meet who want to lose weight tend to pay very little attention to, or lacked awareness of, the overall effects on health that most popular weight loss solutions may have. As with so many things, most people are focused on finding some simple, immediate, and relatively painless solution to our problem.

This attitude is what keeps an entire industry of fad diets, weight loss supplements, and diet pills afloat. One sad aspect of this is that most of these weight loss solutions either have a minimal effect on the problem for most people, or have no effect at all. Since most people seeking to lose weight are driven by hope, rather than knowledge, as they try one product or diet after another, not only do they fail to lose weight, but they begin to lose hope as well.

Sadder still is the fact that, in many instances, not only do the pills and promises fail to deliver, but may actually affect health in a negative way! When you consider that one major reason to lose weight is to acquire better health, to find yourself going in the opposite direction can be devastating. Yet, as hope springs eternal, the individual continues to place trust, and money, in the next fad diet, the next diet pill, the next weight loss supplement.

Perhaps saddest of all is the fact that healthy, permanent weight loss is simple to attain, and there is often no need to invest any money at all!

Still another sad fact to consider is that even though permanent and healthy weight loss is simple to achieve (and I did not say “immediate” or “easy”) most people who fail under any weight loss plan will do so simply because of a combination of unrealistic expectations and a lack of the basic knowledge of how their body works.

Unrealistic expectations and lack of knowledge are the two main reasons that people turn to diet pills, fad diets, weight loss supplements and other purveyors of false hope.

The basic weight loss equation is:

More calories in than used = Weight gain

More calories used than taken in = weight loss

Most diet pills, and other weight loss supplements “work” by causing either more calories to be burned, or by causing fewer calories to be taken in. In other words, they either “rev up” the metabolism, at least temporarily, or they suppress the appetite. Some act to interfere with body’s ability to absorb fats.

Most diets, fad or otherwise, act on the assumption that merely decreasing the calories you eat will cause you to lose weight. Some add the idea that certain foods will contribute to the weight loss process by filling you up, providing fewer calories than other foods, or by stimulating your basic metabolic rate in order to burn more calories.

Almost all of these diets and products will commonly include a remark or warning that the product or plan will work best, or only work at all, when combined with regular exercise and sensible eating habits.

Now, there are many reasons why diets don’t work, and that discussion is too long to go into here. I have written several articles on this subject, and they can be found on many sites around the Internet, including my own. One major fact to remember about diets is that once you cut your calories to a low enough level to produce a weight loss, your body is going to reduce its basic metabolism so that you will simply establish a new point at which your weight will be maintained. This normally occurs after only a few pounds are lost, so, in order to lose more weight, you have to cut your calorie intake farther.

When the time comes that you “fall off the wagon” and go back to eating the way you did before the diet, your body needs fewer calories to function, so even more calories get stored as fat.

Diet pills (generally appetite suppressants) and other weight loss supplements, which all work by altering the normal functions of the digestive system, merely relieve you of taking responsibility for eating properly, may cause health issues, and will usually stop being effective the moment you quit taking them.

Neither method, diet pill or diet, improves health, or teaches and encourages a healthy lifestyle in which weight loss and weight management is a normal byproduct. Even when, per the instructions that come with the products, they are used concurrently with regular exercise and othter healthy living eating decisions, they can only contribute a minor portion of the overall weight loss. The actual weight loss process is carried by the exercise and sensible eating, while the pills and potions just help.

Additionally, whether a diet pill which obstructs or alters the normal function of the body, or a diet which curtails the ingestion of the broad range of nutrients necessary for a healthy body and mind, interfering with the normal nutritional needs of a healthy body is, almost by definition…unhealthy.

Since the purpose of weight loss should at least partly be to be healthy, incorporating some moderate, regular exercise into one’s life while taking the initiative to eat more sensibly, the two steps that are the most effective weight loss tips around, should be the basis for any weight loss program. In fact, regular exercise and sensible nutritional decisions will completely negate the need for weight loss supplements, diet pills, or fad diets. The person who opts for a lifestyle in which these two issues are given importance…and are acted upon…will learn that they have uncovered a genuine secret of how to lose weight.

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((∂σℓℓу ∂αу∂яєαм ♥)) asked:


I bought diet pills called ‘Metabo Extreme’, and it says on the pack to take them twice daily with meals and not to take after 4pm. I have a few questions…
* Why can’t you take them after 4pm?
* Can you take two at the same time?
* Can you overdose on diet pills, like if I took 3 a day instead of 2?
Thanks x

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Sacha Tarkovsky asked:


Losing more than a pound or two a week is not healthy. Fast weight loss is bad for two main reasons.
Lose weight fast and you will lose muscle
Firstly, if you lose weight quickly you lose muscle along with fat. This is bad when it comes to weight loss.
Muscle burns more calories than fat. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn and this applies to when you’re not doing anything strenuous. Losing muscle is therefore not a good idea.
Lose weight fast and you slow your metabolism
Secondly, if you lose weight too quickly your body will slow down your metabolism.
When we skip meals or crash diet, our body is programmed to think it’s starving and slows down our metabolism to conserve energy.
What is conserved is our fat stores; our weight loss comes from water and muscle.
A Graphic example
For example, studies show that when dieting, the weight we lose is approximately 75 percent fat and 25 percent muscle.
In addition, a relatively high percentage of this weight loss is likely to be water.
Keep in mind, water accounts for about 70 percent of the total body weight of an average person, with muscle tissue containing approximately 75 percent water and body fat containing about 50 percent water.
Losing weight quickly is therefore very difficult as we are simply losing water in the sort term.
The dangers of crash dieting
Crash dieting refers is a method in which we lose weight simply by restricting the number of calories consumed.
This method of losing weight fast is considered unhealthy, and it is rare that people who do it keep weight off.
They cannot adjust to these new unhealthy eating habits and then put the weight straight back on.
Your goal should be long term weight loss
Consider this, if you only lost a pound a week that would be 52 pounds a year and that is a lot of weight.
If you lose weight slowly you will remain healthy and also stand a good chance of keeping it off.
The maximum amount of body fat a healthy person can lose is about 1 or 2 pounds per week.
The human body is simply not designed to lose weight quickly and this is a healthy amount of weight loss to aim for.
Reasons why losing weight fast is difficult and unhealthy
Our bodies are programmed to help us survive in times of starvation.
Our basic body reactions have been set since man first walked the earth and in those days food was not just a phone call, or short walk away.
In times gone by, famine was the biggest threat to mans survival and your body is programmed to protect you.
This is why it won’t ever lose excessive amounts of fat in a short period of time; your body is programmed to conserve fat.
If you drastically reduce your calorie intake, you slow down your metabolism, in order to conserve calories, as we discussed earlier.
This is one reason why we encounter a weight loss quickly is, so difficult as your body actively fights to conserve weight, it’s a survival reflex.
Side Effects of Losing Weight quickly
In addition losing weight quickly has serious side affects that can harm us
Appearance of Loose Skin
If you shed weight too quickly, your skin does not have time to shrink to your new body dimensions.
The only effective treatment for this is to fix the lose skin with surgery.
Gallstones
Studies have shown that people who lose weight quickly, have a greater risk of developing gallstones.
Lack of energy and illness
Depending on the diet there are a host of other complications including lack of energy and nausea for those who cut out carbs and a general feeling of ill health and lack of energy as you deprive your body of food.
Lose weight slowly
Don’t be taken in by quick fix weight loss, its not possible aim for longer term weight loss.
You will lose weight, keep it off and feel both healthier and happier.

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Sacha Tarkovsky asked:


Losing more than a pound or two a week is not healthy. Fast weight loss is bad for two main reasons.
Lose weight fast and you will lose muscle
Firstly, if you lose weight quickly you lose muscle along with fat. This is bad when it comes to weight loss.
Muscle burns more calories than fat. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn and this applies to when you’re not doing anything strenuous. Losing muscle is therefore not a good idea.
Lose weight fast and you slow your metabolism
Secondly, if you lose weight too quickly your body will slow down your metabolism.
When we skip meals or crash diet, our body is programmed to think it’s starving and slows down our metabolism to conserve energy.
What is conserved is our fat stores; our weight loss comes from water and muscle.
A Graphic example
For example, studies show that when dieting, the weight we lose is approximately 75 percent fat and 25 percent muscle.
In addition, a relatively high percentage of this weight loss is likely to be water.
Keep in mind, water accounts for about 70 percent of the total body weight of an average person, with muscle tissue containing approximately 75 percent water and body fat containing about 50 percent water.
Losing weight quickly is therefore very difficult as we are simply losing water in the sort term.
The dangers of crash dieting
Crash dieting refers is a method in which we lose weight simply by restricting the number of calories consumed.
This method of losing weight fast is considered unhealthy, and it is rare that people who do it keep weight off.
They cannot adjust to these new unhealthy eating habits and then put the weight straight back on.
Your goal should be long term weight loss
Consider this, if you only lost a pound a week that would be 52 pounds a year and that is a lot of weight.
If you lose weight slowly you will remain healthy and also stand a good chance of keeping it off.
The maximum amount of body fat a healthy person can lose is about 1 or 2 pounds per week.
The human body is simply not designed to lose weight quickly and this is a healthy amount of weight loss to aim for.
Reasons why losing weight fast is difficult and unhealthy
Our bodies are programmed to help us survive in times of starvation.
Our basic body reactions have been set since man first walked the earth and in those days food was not just a phone call, or short walk away.
In times gone by, famine was the biggest threat to mans survival and your body is programmed to protect you.
This is why it won’t ever lose excessive amounts of fat in a short period of time; your body is programmed to conserve fat.
If you drastically reduce your calorie intake, you slow down your metabolism, in order to conserve calories, as we discussed earlier.
This is one reason why we encounter a weight loss quickly is, so difficult as your body actively fights to conserve weight, it’s a survival reflex.
Side Effects of Losing Weight quickly
In addition losing weight quickly has serious side affects that can harm us
Appearance of Loose Skin
If you shed weight too quickly, your skin does not have time to shrink to your new body dimensions.
The only effective treatment for this is to fix the lose skin with surgery.
Gallstones
Studies have shown that people who lose weight quickly, have a greater risk of developing gallstones.
Lack of energy and illness
Depending on the diet there are a host of other complications including lack of energy and nausea for those who cut out carbs and a general feeling of ill health and lack of energy as you deprive your body of food.
Lose weight slowly
Don’t be taken in by quick fix weight loss, its not possible aim for longer term weight loss.
You will lose weight, keep it off and feel both healthier and happier.

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Chris Chew asked:


An internet search will yield you thousands of natural weight loss tips and lose weight programs. With so many weight loss tips out there, how do you know which lose weight program will be naturally suitable for you?
Let’s cut the chase so that you don’t have to search so many weight loss sites and getting all confused and befuddled. No matter what weight loss program sites out there that you search, the credible ones will all carry the same message. To lose weight naturally and keep the unwanted weight off forever, you must consume fewer calories than you expand.
“Duh? That is a no brainer, isn’t it? Everyone knows that. So what’s new?” you are probably asking.
Well, let me ask you back. If everyone knows it, then why is it that there are so many obese people who have tried so many ways to lose weight with numerous weight loss programs are not successful in getting rid of their flab and ugly body fat? Even if some of them were successful, they cannot seem to keep the weight off for long and soon, the weight that they have lost will all come back to haunt them. Are you one of them?
The reason why the weight that they loss came back because most people go for quick fixed weight loss solutions. People prefer the no pain hassle free methods to lose weight such as taking weight loss pills, going fad diets, using abs stimulator and any gizmos that promise quick weight loss and muscle toning.
Well, the cliché “No pain no gain” is also common knowledge isn’t it? And yet people are still falling into the lure of these temporary weight loss advertisements because they are promised that they can lose weight naturally without having to undergo complicated weight loss programs.
So how to lose weight naturally and keep unwanted fat off forever? Just do these natural weight loss tips regularly and see your body fat melt before your eyes:-
•Heathy Eating Habits For Natural Weight Loss
Eat healthily. Eat 5-6 small meals a day to keep your metabolism humming all day long. Drink more plain water instead of soft drinks and sugar laden coffee or tea. Just keep in mind that the amount of calories you eat must be less than what you will use for energy on your day to day activities to help you lose weight naturally.
•Build Muscles and Lift Weights
The more muscles you packed on, the more your body will naturally burn calories because your muscles need calories to function and stay alive.
You don’t have to build big muscles like those body builders, but enough to buff and tone you up nicely and at the same time enjoy the calorie burning effect of your muscles. Your muscles will stay with you if you lift weight consistently and this will keep extra body fat at bay and is one of the best way to lose unwanted weight forever.
•Perform Cardio Exercises to Lose Weight Fast
Cardio exercises burn calories fast. That is if you perform the exercises until you are panting and puffing for 20-30 minutes. If you can read a book or listen to music whilst doing cardio exercises, then your cardio exercises are not intensive enough to burn fat effectively. Do this 5-6 times a week as part of your natural weight loss program or 2-3 times a week for weight management program.
By following these 3 tips natural weight loss program, you should be losing 1-2 pounds a week and losing weight healthily and naturally. Best of all, you will learn how to lose unwanted weight forever.

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Chris Chew asked:


An internet search will yield you thousands of natural weight loss tips and lose weight programs. With so many weight loss tips out there, how do you know which lose weight program will be naturally suitable for you?
Let’s cut the chase so that you don’t have to search so many weight loss sites and getting all confused and befuddled. No matter what weight loss program sites out there that you search, the credible ones will all carry the same message. To lose weight naturally and keep the unwanted weight off forever, you must consume fewer calories than you expand.
“Duh? That is a no brainer, isn’t it? Everyone knows that. So what’s new?” you are probably asking.
Well, let me ask you back. If everyone knows it, then why is it that there are so many obese people who have tried so many ways to lose weight with numerous weight loss programs are not successful in getting rid of their flab and ugly body fat? Even if some of them were successful, they cannot seem to keep the weight off for long and soon, the weight that they have lost will all come back to haunt them. Are you one of them?
The reason why the weight that they loss came back because most people go for quick fixed weight loss solutions. People prefer the no pain hassle free methods to lose weight such as taking weight loss pills, going fad diets, using abs stimulator and any gizmos that promise quick weight loss and muscle toning.
Well, the cliché “No pain no gain” is also common knowledge isn’t it? And yet people are still falling into the lure of these temporary weight loss advertisements because they are promised that they can lose weight naturally without having to undergo complicated weight loss programs.
So how to lose weight naturally and keep unwanted fat off forever? Just do these natural weight loss tips regularly and see your body fat melt before your eyes:-
•Heathy Eating Habits For Natural Weight Loss
Eat healthily. Eat 5-6 small meals a day to keep your metabolism humming all day long. Drink more plain water instead of soft drinks and sugar laden coffee or tea. Just keep in mind that the amount of calories you eat must be less than what you will use for energy on your day to day activities to help you lose weight naturally.
•Build Muscles and Lift Weights
The more muscles you packed on, the more your body will naturally burn calories because your muscles need calories to function and stay alive.
You don’t have to build big muscles like those body builders, but enough to buff and tone you up nicely and at the same time enjoy the calorie burning effect of your muscles. Your muscles will stay with you if you lift weight consistently and this will keep extra body fat at bay and is one of the best way to lose unwanted weight forever.
•Perform Cardio Exercises to Lose Weight Fast
Cardio exercises burn calories fast. That is if you perform the exercises until you are panting and puffing for 20-30 minutes. If you can read a book or listen to music whilst doing cardio exercises, then your cardio exercises are not intensive enough to burn fat effectively. Do this 5-6 times a week as part of your natural weight loss program or 2-3 times a week for weight management program.
By following these 3 tips natural weight loss program, you should be losing 1-2 pounds a week and losing weight healthily and naturally. Best of all, you will learn how to lose unwanted weight forever.

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Adrian Jenkinson asked:


It is a well documented fact that diets do not work, this is because dieters do not know how lose weight the right way. Over 90% of dieters fail to lose weight permanently. You do want to keep the weight off permanently, right?

The restrictions that accompany all diets are too much of a burden for you to follow long term, and for those few who manage to adhere to them long term and lose weight, what happens when they finally come off the diet? The weight comes back, slowly but surely. So if you want to lose weight permanently, you must make permanent changes to your lifestyle, so that when the weight does come off, it stays off.

So what changes can be made? You should be looking for multiple small changes to your diet, changes that are easy to make and and easy to keep to. A good rule of thumb is to ask yourself if you will be able to handle the change for the rest of your life. If you answer “no” to this question then it’s probably better not to take on the change in the first place, because you will probably soon pile the pounds back on after discarding the change.

Try using skimmed milk, sugar substitutes, low-cal soda, in fact there are low-calorie alternatives for most of today’s popular foods. Drink more water, eat more fresh fruit and veg. You know this stuff, it’s not rocket science, but it does need you to commit. Maybe today will be the day?

No weight loss program can be successful without exercise. Even the fad diets all proclaim that they will be ineffective without exercise. The “E” word can be pretty scary for many people, because it drums up images of leotards, gymnasiums and sweaty bodies. Exercise doesn’t need to be like this, there is only one rule when it comes to exercise; whatever it is, do it EVERY day without fail, (or at least five days a week). So it could be something as simple as walking or cycling.

In the long run, fifteen minutes’ walk each day is more effective than a two-hour gym workout. For most of us the gym workouts will stop some time in the future – let’s face it, most of us don’t need much of an excuse to skip the gym today, do we? By contrast, a walk is something that we can do every day, without the need to give it up.

The equation for weight loss is as simple as it ever was: burn more energy than you eat. This can be done through reduction of energy intake or an increase in energy burn – preferably both. In short, eat less and move more. The top ten tips to lose weight are based on these principles. If you want to lose weight fast, this list is probably not for you.

Yes, it is possible to lose weight fast, but it is also highly probable that you will put it all back on as quickly as you lost it. This is a long term plan, it will take six to 12 months to have significant effect. This can be quite a demoralizing thought, but remember; a pound lost using this system is a pound lost permanently.

1. Forget fad diets they don’t work

2. Make a decision to exercise each day. Start tomorrow. Walk, cycle, swim – anything is fine.

3. Explore the possibilities of small changes you can make to your daily energy consumption.

4. Stop eating fried food. Broil, steam, bake, roast, boil, microwave but DON’T fry!

5. Set a time in the evening – say 6 0′ clock. Make a rule NEVER to eat after that time.

6. Get at least 8 hours’ sleep each night. If you are tired out during each day you will resort to high energy candy bars, cakes and cookies to boost your flagging body.

7. Eat breakfast. Yes, you’ve heard it before – don’t ask the reasons why, the statistical fact is that almost all people who lose weight permanently also eat breakfast. So just DO IT!

8. DON’T cut out carbohydrates. Your body and brain need carbs (NOT from sugar!) so eat them, preferably with fiber, eg wholemeal bread and pasta, potatoes with the skin on.

9. Eliminate fat. This is the most important change you can make. Fat has a massive calorific value, so do your best to find alternatives. Yes, your body needs fat, but don’t worry, no matter how hard you try to eliminate it, thanks to today’s processed food environment you will always eat some of fat no matter how hard you try not to.

10. Don’t be impatient, you want to lose weight permanently, not lose weight fast. This is a long term deal.

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Terry Sandhu asked:


Many people who attempt to lose weight do so by trying to cut back on the amount of food they eat. Now while this may work to a certain extent in the short term, it certainly is not a long term solution and definitely not the best way to lose weight. There is even a chance that if you cut out too much food from your diet that it could have a negative effect on your health. On top of this a large drop in calories is associated with starvation mode, which will actually prevent you from losing weight successfully.

Crash diets are probably the unhealthiest ways to lose weight. When your body doesn’t receive an adequate amount of calories, it slows its abilities to burn calories effectively. This can often lead to feelings of ill health, a weakened immune system and potential illness. If your body does not receive enough calories through eating, it will have to find them from somewhere else. Your body will take the calories from the protein in your muscles. This will results in your muscles becoming much weaker and smaller, leading to more tiredness. You may lose weight this way but most of it will be muscle weight and not fat weight. It is the fat that needs to be shifted and not the muscle. Nobody has ever felt bad or had low self esteem because they had too much muscle.

When it comes to changing your diet so that you can reach your weight loss goals there are 2 things that you need to do. Firstly cut out all the calories from unhealthy foods and replace them with calories from healthy foods. If you feel that you are consuming too many calories regardless of the source, and then simply cut out no more than 500 calories per day from your diet. Anything around 300-500 will be fine. Cut out too many and yes you’ve guessed it: you hit starvation mode. The second thing that you will have to do is to eat more often. This means instead of consuming your daily calories within 2 or 3 meals spread them out to 5 or 6 meals. This needs to be done because your body can only digest a certain amount of food. Any extra will be stored as fat. Smaller meals have less chance of being stored as fat because your body can digest and use most of it.

Exercise is a must if you want to lose weight. You should engage in cardio and resistance exercise. Resistance exercise involves training with weights. Training with weights will increase the size of your muscles. The more muscle you have the more calories you will burn, so if you increase your muscle mass, you will increase the amount of calories you burn, and this equals fat loss. Cardio exercise is also required for fat loss. Apart from losing weight other benefits will include a stronger heart, better oxygen intake, more energy, and general all round health.

This last step should have actually been the first step but I left it until last because it only becomes a problem a few weeks after starting a weight loss program. This is the question of motivation and willpower. Many people fail to keep up the motivation to lose weight after a short period of time and give up trying. One of the main reasons behind this is due to having unrealistic goals. These probably come from the way many diets and weight loss products are advertised. If you expect to lose 30 or 40 pounds a month, you can forget it! Your body cannot lose this amount of weight in a safe and effective way.

You must set realistic goals, losing 2 or possibly 3 pounds of weight a week is a more realistic view. Your body can cope with this amount of weight loss and mentally so can you. This may not sound like a lot when you compare it to what some dubious weight loss products or diets claim. However it is precisely those people who use these types of products and diets, that fail to lose weight and give up trying. A realistic approach will ensure that you lose weight on a regular basis and ensure that the weight will stay off. All this can be achieved without having a negative impact on your health, and with testing your motivation and willpower too much.

You don’t need diet pills, weight loss supplements or popular fad diets to lose weight. All you need is a realistic approach, a healthy diet, and a good exercise program consisting of cardio training and weight training. This without doubt is the best way to lose weight.

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