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Thank you for the great discussion on weight loss "pills" and supplements.
I have tried various things to help me lose weight, especially as I am getting older, and I have found some work for me and some don't. I don't swear by anything for everyone, each person is different by body chemistry and metabolism, I have five sisters, and none of us have the same issues with food or weight.
I think is Corti-slim works for Jay, she should continue its use, for as long as it works.
The thing to remember is there is no magic pill. More importantly, we are NOT all the same. If there was a cookie cutter solution, none of us would have weight problems.
The other thing I have discovered is as I get older, new habits bad and good develop. Things I never craved, I crave. I never ate after 6 PM, now I want to eat all night, and I wake up starving. Therefore, I have had to change my entire regime to deal with the new "me".
Thanks so much, Aggie, I appreciated your opinion. It's nice to have someone express a middle path.
I decided not to use CortiSlim for a day or two just to see whether there was any difference at all--and sure enough, in the evening I kept roaming through the kitchen looking for something to eat. I couldn't figure out what the deal was, and then I remembered I hadn't taken CortiSlim. My weight loss program says no food after supper, and nothing within two hours before bedtime--but I settled on some low-fat yogurt and blueberries, and then later 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds. But it was a difficult evening.
I suppose I should just have better "will power," but it was relying on my own (not very good) will power that got me up to 196.
Jay,
I appreciate your taking a step out from the norm and expressing your opinion on Cortislim.
I'll come clean, I've tried so many different things to help me lose weight, I could probably open my own store. I've found a few things that work for me. Maybe they won't work for some one else, but that's ok. If we were all the same, this would be a very boring place to live. Thanks for your in put and sharing your personal experience.
Nikki
You are welcome, it is a hard sell to let everyone know that you need to do what is best for you, but you have to love our American enthusiasm for our personal success stories - we think if we can do it, everyone can, and we are firm believers in not reinventing the wheel.
But, when it comes to weight loss, do what works for you. I am a firm believer in herbs, hypnotherapy and Citrimax, which is a herbal appetitie suppressant. But I am with you, when my hormones are raging, there is little control, if it is in my refrigerator, it is going into my mouth. So, I also have the luxury of shopping every day, I keep nothing but water in my frig most of the time, and my freezer is empty. Tricks of the trade.
Some people use worry stones, some people use lemon drops, I used to chew surgarless bubblegum.....whatever helps you stop from grazing.
The Chinese believe that you should fast for fourteen hours every day, and then you will never be over weight. So, if you sleep eight hours each night, you should stop eating 6 hours before you go to sleep. I have tried it, and it works, but hard to live up to sometimes.
Another way to keep from overeating is to eat something every 3 hours or so. At least that works for me. That way I am not starving at my main meals and pig out. I prepare most of my foods in advance (salad fixings, fruit etc.) that way I can grab them and go. I have a McDonalds about a half a mile from my office and I tell you the days the wind is just right and I smell those fries, I could almost walk there to have some of them. Those are my weakness!
Well, I tried the Trim Spa and it does not work! Anna Nicole did not lose all that weight with Trim Spa! Not sure how she did it, but that was not it. I at least got my $$$ back on that one because I purchased it at GNC and they always refund the $$$ if you are not satisfied with anything purchased from them. I have treid several others over the past years and none work. I did get a prescription one from a Dr back in the mid eighties and it worked, or maybe it was the diet plan who knows. I do know that it controled my urge to snack. It is not ont he market anymore....mmmmmmmmm...wonder why?
Terry,
GNC told me that only 1 out of 5 people stated that Trim Spa works for them. Was the medicine your doctor prescribe for you "Tenuate"? Back in the 80's that's what use to work for me.
It was Melfiat that was prescribed. I have found nobody that prescribes it any longer. My sister took tenuate back then too, but it did not work as good for her as the melfiat did for me. Back then I only had like 20 lbs to lose and compared to what I am today, it was nothing! I would love to have only 20 to lose and wish I could lose it as easy as I used to. Those days are long gone I am afraid.
Terry,
I had never heard of "Melfiat" but I wish I had. Like you, 20lbs was all I had to loose to get into a bikini now my lbs have doubled. Tenuate worked really well for me back then. I lost 20lbs in 15 days drink loads with of water with Tenuate and the weight stayed off for a couple of years. In the last couple of years Xenadrine (RFA-1) really worked for me, but of course it's illegal now.
Hello Everyone,
This is my first post. I came into this tread because I took Relacore for about three weeks back in April… I didn’t take it for weight loss (although I do need to lose a lot of weight). I took it because it has a lot of B vitamins in it. I was looking for something to reduce stress. I actually went into GNC to buy Kava and was informed that it is no longer on the market due to the fact that it causes liver damage. So Relacore was suggested to me help reduce stress.
After taking Relacore for three weeks I did notice a difference in my moods. I was also working out everyday and I did see that it help to speed up my weight loss. That was the good thing about taking Relacore. The bad thing about taking it was I stopped getting my period for 3 months.
Not sure why that happened I did a little of my own research on Relacore. Turns out that Relacore has DHEA in it. What I found out in the research that I did about DHEA is that it is a hormone that science does not know much about. It is thought to be the “youth” hormone because people produce the highest amounts of DHEA after puberty and in their 20’s. Also in the my research it said that one of the side effects that young women have taking DHEA is they lose their menstrual cycle and grow facial hair.
Needless to say, I don’t take Relacore any longer. Just in case you were wondering yes I have started getting my period again and no, I never grow facial hair.
Since I saw this post I figured I'd pipe up and add my input. Though this isn't really a note about Cortislim, but I did look up the ingredients in Cortislim and I did notice something that has been said to be dangerous (Citrus Aurantium) which is also an epehdrine type drug. It seems there are a lot of companies out there that don't have the best interest of their consumer at heart. They make a concotion of everything they can think of that has been rumored to help people lose weight and toss in some dangerous things as well. A lot of weight loss pills now say "Ephedra free" but then if you look at the ingredients, they are using something that is just as dangerous. I think the question to as is: Are you really willing to risk your life/health using a drug that MIGHT help you a little bit?
I will say I am not innocent of trying to take supplements to help me lose weight, but I think I realized that if there was anything out there that really helped that doctors would be recommending it and you would hear tons of stories not related to advertisements about the "miracle" drug. There hasn't been anything like that. If you believe in yourself, you can put down the bottles of expensive pills and work on a healthy way to lose weight.
My view is never rely on something because it is "natural", there are plenty of "natural" plants that will kill you. Hemlock is perfectly natural but I have no plans to ingest it.
My experince with cortislim was not a good experience. It made me extremely tired the whole time I took it. I contacted the company I was one of the many who had the problem. My two coworkers, have lost no weight or inches using this product. It is nothing but a vitamin. Sorry I say no to Cortislim.
In response to Nelie's post above, I can find nothing that says that Citrus Aurantium is dangerous! But it is true that herbal medicines can be dangerous if taken in excess. That's true of just about anything. And no herbal medicine specialist would ever, ever suggest that someone should take hemlock!
If people would just read and follow this part of any label: "Take only as directed. Do not exceed recommended dosage"--there would be far fewer problems with supplements as well as with drugs.
Tylenol (acetominophen) is a bona fide dangerous drug that does liver damage. Check it out! But you don't see the FDA yanking it off the shelves. Why is that, do you suppose? Could it be that there is a lot of money involved?
All I'm saying is, don't believe every negative thing you read about supplements. Something other than science may be going on. Read a lot of information from many sources before deciding to try anything.
JayEll,
Whatever you feel you need to take to help you lose weight, that is your choice. My point is more that these "herbal weight loss" companies are preying on our difficulties with losing weight. The article I read recently about Citrus Aurantium was in a magazine saying that it has the same effects as Ephedra. There have been laboratory tests with Citrus Aurantium which caused heart problems, especially if mixed with caffeine. Unfortunately, if you look for "Citrus Aurantium" on any search engine, you only get "Buy now!!!!!!" I did find a few websites with articles referring to the tests done and the associated negative side effects, but it wasn't the particular article I was looking for. Since I am going through my health magazines again, I will see if I can locate the article when I do.
My only experience with one of these companies was Metabolife. I bought a bottle, took 1 pill, it made me sick and I threw out the bottle.
I agree with what you said about people taking supplements, but there have been problems with supplements in the past when people were taking the recommended dosage.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I am a big advocate of "finding one's own plan" but I just have to jump in here!
JayEll, we are just worried about your health, and hope you will do more research by acredited medical facilities before you take any more of these pills. Your hunger when you skipped them was self-fullfilling, don't you think? You thought you'd be hungry, so you were, imo.
It always amazes me that anyone would take a daily supplement that is untested and unproven, with who knows how much of these "magical" ingredients! Why would you put these things into your body - of your own free will, and at megabucks, no less? The Cortislim people should be paying you to be a guinea pig for them!
You are also overlooking the basis of weight maintenance - learning to control your (over)eating for the rest of your life. When you are truly ready to change your body, you won't need a pill to do it. I am living proof of that statement.
Think about it, okay JayEll? We want you to succeed and be healthy at the same time!
Sounds like Jay might be working for Cortislim.....I am so sick and tired of this commericial I want to throw my radio and smash it every time it comes on!!!! My Dad is taking Cortislim...It is not working for him. Besides, am I wrong or is a doctor supposed to do blood work on someone before they diagnose them with a hormone problem??
Thanks for the input
No to Cortislim
