[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Does Hydroxycut work? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/2/2012 6:18:40 PM EDT
| Simple question I guess. Does the stuff even come close to doing any good? Thanks for any replies. |
| The old Hydroxycut worked for me, but I wasn't impressed by the current line. Really, it's just an appetite suppressant combined with a stimulant. Take a couple konjac root capsules and wash them down with a Mio Energy or a Crystal Light Energy and it'll have the same effect, for a lot less $$. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. try intermittent fasting. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. I can only assume by this and the original post that you are working out, but not losing weight like you want. Right? Well cheating isnt gonna help, and depending on how active you are 1200 may be enough to keep you exactly where you're at. My chemistry teacher flamed a girl in front of the class because she said she could not lose weight. He said, "if you do not eat, you will lose weight. Period. If youre not losing weight, youre stuffing your fat face." Try fasting as said, the first week is the hardest because youre stomach hasnt shrunk, but then youll want to eat less and if youre taking a couple day fast in between a couple days eating properly and light, youll start dropping the fat pretty quick. |
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"if you do not eat, you will lose weight. Period. If youre not losing weight, youre stuffing your fat face." I have said something similar to this to a fatty or two before. When someone says they "can't" lose weight, even on a starvation diet, it's usually still garbage food, or they're lying to themselves about their actual intake. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. I can only assume by this and the original post that you are working out, but not losing weight like you want. Right? Well cheating isnt gonna help, and depending on how active you are 1200 may be enough to keep you exactly where you're at. My chemistry teacher flamed a girl in front of the class because she said she could not lose weight. He said, "if you do not eat, you will lose weight. Period. If youre not losing weight, youre stuffing your fat face." Try fasting as said, the first week is the hardest because youre stomach hasnt shrunk, but then youll want to eat less and if youre taking a couple day fast in between a couple days eating properly and light, youll start dropping the fat pretty quick. that's not the kind of fasting i was suggesting. perhaps you should do some reading as well Beginner's Guide to Intermittent Fasting LeanGains |
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1200 calories, 40 grams of carbs, and 90 minutes of cardio every single day for 8 weeks will work, guaranteed!
Edit: before I knew what intermitant fasting was I did it and it helps a lot. work our before you eat your first meal, start your day earlier if you have to. Also, L-Carnatine does work if you take the complementing suplements or a complex but it only works if you're doing 90 minutes or more of cardio while its in your system and your not fueling with carbs otherwise you're wasting money. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. So how much are you losing at 1200 cals a day? |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. So how much are you losing at 1200 cals a day? Last Monday night (exactly 7 days ago) I weighed in at 182. This morning I weighed in at 175. I cut down to 1200 kcal/day starting last Tuesday, 6 days ago. Granted, some of this early weight might be water and waste weight, however I am pretty certain I have lost some fat in my face. I believe that when fat starts to go, it goes in the face first, then the back and arms, then the gut and love handles last. |
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Hello muscle loss... Get in my body... Or whatever muscle loss does... when you eat 1200 calories... the fuck. There are smarter ways to lose weight. ================ back on topic. Hydroxycut works... if it has the ephedra... Otherwise, Munch bronkaid, caffeine and asprin. ECA stacks... do it. |
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Hello muscle loss... Get in my body... Or whatever muscle loss does... when you eat 1200 calories... the fuck. There are smarter ways to lose weight. ================ back on topic. Hydroxycut works... if it has the ephedra... Otherwise, Munch bronkaid, caffeine and asprin. ECA stacks... do it. I am lifting every day and taking in a much protein as I can in that 1200 calories. But yea, I a worried about muscle loss too. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. So how much are you losing at 1200 cals a day? Last Monday night (exactly 7 days ago) I weighed in at 182. This morning I weighed in at 175. I cut down to 1200 kcal/day starting last Tuesday, 6 days ago. Granted, some of this early weight might be water and waste weight, however I am pretty certain I have lost some fat in my face. I believe that when fat starts to go, it goes in the face first, then the back and arms, then the gut and love handles last. I'm not usually this blunt but eat some fucking food. Most healthy adult males will lose weight at 2000 cals a day.....go a couple hundred under that for faster results. Going low carb is also good for weight loss so look into that too. |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. So how much are you losing at 1200 cals a day? Last Monday night (exactly 7 days ago) I weighed in at 182. This morning I weighed in at 175. I cut down to 1200 kcal/day starting last Tuesday, 6 days ago. Granted, some of this early weight might be water and waste weight, however I am pretty certain I have lost some fat in my face. I believe that when fat starts to go, it goes in the face first, then the back and arms, then the gut and love handles last. I'm not usually this blunt but eat some fucking food. Most healthy adult males will lose weight at 2000 cals a day.....go a couple hundred under that for faster results. Going low carb is also good for weight loss so look into that too. I'll go a step further. OP- unless you're 4'9" you're not overweight. Stop trying to lose weight. Weight doesn't even fucking matter unless you're WAY over weight. I'm guessing you're fat though, and are trying to lose fat. Fair enough. You don't need to lose weight though most likely, and you sure as fuck should be eating more than 1200 calories. Bump up your calories and start building some muscle. Lift heavy, do some conditioning work (I'm not a fan of long, slow distance, and in fact there's a lot of talk/studies lately showing that HIIT burns fat better than LSD). Go eat some healthy food (no processed shit- eat meat and veggies), go lift. I can go along with this too. OP what's your height and age? |
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I'll save you some time. Don't eat crap mislabeled as "food" this works too, remarkably. There is no magic pill that will let you eat shitty food and still burn fat. sorry. its simple math, calories in<calories out. Eat less, move more. Well I've got my calories cut down to 1200 a day and am working out 5 times a week so at this point I honestly feel there's not much more I can do, other than persevere. So how much are you losing at 1200 cals a day? Last Monday night (exactly 7 days ago) I weighed in at 182. This morning I weighed in at 175. I cut down to 1200 kcal/day starting last Tuesday, 6 days ago. Granted, some of this early weight might be water and waste weight, however I am pretty certain I have lost some fat in my face. I believe that when fat starts to go, it goes in the face first, then the back and arms, then the gut and love handles last. I'm not usually this blunt but eat some fucking food. Most healthy adult males will lose weight at 2000 cals a day.....go a couple hundred under that for faster results. Going low carb is also good for weight loss so look into that too. I'll go a step further. OP- unless you're 4'9" you're not overweight. Stop trying to lose weight. Weight doesn't even fucking matter unless you're WAY over weight. I'm guessing you're fat though, and are trying to lose fat. Fair enough. You don't need to lose weight though most likely, and you sure as fuck should be eating more than 1200 calories. Bump up your calories and start building some muscle. Lift heavy, do some conditioning work (I'm not a fan of long, slow distance, and in fact there's a lot of talk/studies lately showing that HIIT burns fat better than LSD). Go eat some healthy food (no processed shit- eat meat and veggies), go lift. I can go along with this too. OP what's your height and age? 5'10", 35 years old. |
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I'm 31, 5'9" and around 186 right now. I'm not fat at all... at 175 and 5'10" I guarantee you don't need to lose weight, although you may need to do some body re composition. Starving yourself isn't going to accomplish that though. Put on some muscle, eat clean, and do conditioning.
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I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... |
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I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... i'd rather go with the look on the right... i believe there was less than a year between films 
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I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... i'd rather go with the look on the right... i believe there was less than a year between films http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full_image/photo_gallery_picture_images/transformations_christian_bale.jpg Christian Bale is a freak of nature and has crazy, sometimes unhealthy commitment to his roles. (though not quite as much as Heath Ledger apparently...) 
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I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... i'd rather go with the look on the right... i believe there was less than a year between films http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full_image/photo_gallery_picture_images/transformations_christian_bale.jpg Christian Bale is a freak of nature and has crazy, sometimes unhealthy commitment to his roles. (though not quite as much as Heath Ledger apparently...) http://www.mynewmovies.net/images/2011/01/christian-bale-bodies.jpg Dude is dedicated to what he does, you have to give him that... |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... i'd rather go with the look on the right... i believe there was less than a year between films http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full_image/photo_gallery_picture_images/transformations_christian_bale.jpg So if you're going for the look on the right (not a bad goal) why in the world are you trying to lose weight? |
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I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... i'd rather go with the look on the right... i believe there was less than a year between films http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full_image/photo_gallery_picture_images/transformations_christian_bale.jpg So if you're going for the look on the right (not a bad goal) why in the world are you trying to lose weight? Trying to lose fat around the mid-section. Yea, if I could replace all that fat with upper-body muscle, that would be great. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I swear people have a skewed fucking outlook on what they need to look like. My guess is the OP wants to look like this... http://ripmacdre415.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/balejuice1.jpg You Do NOT need to look like this. Yea, that's my goal, to look like that guy right there... i'd rather go with the look on the right... i believe there was less than a year between films http://www.mensfitness.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full_image/photo_gallery_picture_images/transformations_christian_bale.jpg So if you're going for the look on the right (not a bad goal) why in the world are you trying to lose weight? Trying to lose fat around the mid-section. Yea, if I could replace all that fat with upper-body muscle, that would be great. Then forget your 1200 calorie diet and follow the advice in this thread. Good luck. |
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you are not lifting at max capacity because you arent eating enough to be able to lift at max capacity.
pick those things up and put them down like you mean it or else you are wasting your time. stop eating so much % of protien in your diet wtf dude balance that shit out. |
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you are not lifting at max capacity because you arent eating enough to be able to lift at max capacity. pick those things up and put them down like you mean it or else you are wasting your time. stop eating so much % of protien in your diet wtf dude balance that shit out. This thread has gotten confusing at this point. Who are you talking to, me? If so, when did I even state what my % protein was? I think you are confusing me with someone else who may have chimed in? |
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You didn't, but you did say that of you're 1200k you take in as much protein as you can.
That said, I agree with most of what has been posted on this page. Without seeing a picture of you, no homo, you probably need to eat more and lift more instead of trying to lose weight. |
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You didn't, but you did say that of you're 1200k you take in as much protein as you can. That said, I agree with most of what has been posted on this page. Without seeing a picture of you, no homo, you probably need to eat more and lift more instead of trying to lose weight. OP, you are operating under the false assumption that while restricting your calories to 1200 daily, you can prevent muscle loss by upping the % of protein in your diet |
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You didn't, but you did say that of you're 1200k you take in as much protein as you can. That said, I agree with most of what has been posted on this page. Without seeing a picture of you, no homo, you probably need to eat more and lift more instead of trying to lose weight. OP, you are operating under the false assumption that while restricting your calories to 1200 daily, you can prevent muscle loss by upping the % of protein in your diet I didn't just one day decide to cut down to 1200 calories. When I decided I wanted to lose the fat 6 months ago, I started cutting things out of my diet, then more things, and more things...and MORE things, and nothing worked. Didn't lose a pound. Finally I got down to 1200 and this *I think* is working. There is a method to my madness, at least somewhat of a method, I think... |
| when aphedra (sp?) first came out my mom tried it and had great results so I tried it. the 1st week i was going to give it up because i thought i was on speed or something *yes, i took it as directed* . my heart rate was WAY up and a 10 hour shift felt like 10 mins. She didnt have anything like this happen to her so she thought i was over exaggerating, but after that first week everything was back to normal for me. I was also exercising before I took it and continued while i took it. The reason I took it was after 4-5 months of exercising i plateaued and just couldnt lose weight (i was at 230'ish and was at 205-210) but after about 3-4 weeks on aphedra i was down to 180-185 (where i wanted to be). I then stopped taking it and thats about the time they banned it because 600lb people were taking 2 bottles at a time thinking they would be at 150 lbs in a week. *i stayed around 180 lbs for a year or so, then got lazy. I have recently started exercising again because i am 250-255 (240 now). I tried stuff with the "new" aphedra and i have zero results with it and have seriously debated a Mexico run for some of it. |
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when aphedra (sp?) first came out my mom tried it and had great results so I tried it. the 1st week i was going to give it up because i thought i was on speed or something *yes, i took it as directed* . my heart rate was WAY up and a 10 hour shift felt like 10 mins. She didnt have anything like this happen to her so she thought i was over exaggerating, but after that first week everything was back to normal for me. I was also exercising before I took it and continued while i took it. The reason I took it was after 4-5 months of exercising i plateaued and just couldnt lose weight (i was at 230'ish and was at 205-210) but after about 3-4 weeks on aphedra i was down to 180-185 (where i wanted to be). I then stopped taking it and thats about the time they banned it because 600lb people were taking 2 bottles at a time thinking they would be at 150 lbs in a week. *i stayed around 180 lbs for a year or so, then got lazy. I have recently started exercising again because i am 250-255 (240 now). I tried stuff with the "new" aphedra and i have zero results with it and have seriously debated a Mexico run for some of it. Can you still get it online? |
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SNIP QUOTE TREE I didn't just one day decide to cut down to 1200 calories. When I decided I wanted to lose the fat 6 months ago, I started cutting things out of my diet, then more things, and more things...and MORE things, and nothing worked. Didn't lose a pound. Finally I got down to 1200 and this *I think* is working. There is a method to my madness, at least somewhat of a method, I think... Maybe that's where I'm confused. I got the sense from your posts that you just started dieting 7 days ago and cut your calories to 1200. To answer your initial question. From what I've read the new Hydroxycut doesn't work. The ECA stack will burn a few additional calories, suppress your appetite and give you some short-term energy. Bronkaid, caffeine pills and aspirin you can all get at a drug store. |
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You didn't, but you did say that of you're 1200k you take in as much protein as you can. That said, I agree with most of what has been posted on this page. Without seeing a picture of you, no homo, you probably need to eat more and lift more instead of trying to lose weight. OP, you are operating under the false assumption that while restricting your calories to 1200 daily, you can prevent muscle loss by upping the % of protein in your diet I didn't just one day decide to cut down to 1200 calories. When I decided I wanted to lose the fat 6 months ago, I started cutting things out of my diet, then more things, and more things...and MORE things, and nothing worked. Didn't lose a pound. Finally I got down to 1200 and this *I think* is working. There is a method to my madness, at least somewhat of a method, I think... You're missing the point man. If you want to look like that pic above you SHOULD NOT BE LOSING WEIGHT. But it seems like you're not going to listen to us anyways, so just go do whatever you want I guess. We'll be standing by for the thread titled "Hey guys I weight 140 pounds and look like a concentration camp survivor, what should I do?" And we'll tell you to eat more and squat. Maybe this is Christian Bale and he's giving us a hint about his new role in "Schindler's List 2: Schindler Rising". You can lead a horse to water and all that... |
| We'll see how this works. I am starting to slowly increase my intake, but only by adding healthy things. Today I added a cup of skim milk and a can of tuna to the menu. I'll stick with this for a week and see how it goes. I am going to carefully monitor this every day. It's not like a year from now I'll weigh 120 and be like how the fuck did I get here... |
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Quoted: We'll see how this works. I am starting to slowly increase my intake, but only by adding healthy things. Today I added a cup of skim milk and a can of tuna to the menu. I'll stick with this for a week and see how it goes. I am going to carefully monitor this every day. It's not like a year from now I'll weigh 120 and be like how the fuck did I get here... Why skim? You need fat. Drink whole milk. |
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yeah... try to eat a fuckton of meat and eggs and lift heavy--- really fucking heavy. you'll build muscle and that will hide any 'gut' you have... and not be a pussy... And then go get your face smashed by some scrawny guy because your massive heavy-lifting muscles can't keep up with your brain. I always like sparring football players and lifters  (just don't get caught by the signature haymakers...)
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Quoted: Quoted: There's too much sugar in skim milk. It has the fat and protein reduced so the GI is an insulin spike. It won't help you lose weight. I think that while on a 1200 calorie diet, a cup or two of skim milk is not going to hurt me too bad... Wow, you just don't take advice well at all do you? |