Diet Pills?????

[thecocky1]

Can you take diet pills while on induction, and if so how does it affect the induction period.

[mitzimarie]

Re: Diet Pills?????

There really is no need to take diet pills. Induction, if done cleanly and correctly, will produce a natural appetite suppression. It really will!

Good Luck!

[Lorgakor]

Re: Diet Pills?????

Induction really does work if you follow it correctly. I've lost 7.5lbs since Thursday! I don't think any diet pill would do that!

[PinkLady260]

Re: Diet Pills?????

Diet pills also usually contain tons of caffeine (can show up under other names as well!) not good for you at all!! I'd be careful and just stick to plan if I were you.

Good luck!

[Kawispice]

Re: Diet Pills?????

I took Hoodia Gordonii (lab tested kind only, most other Hoodias are made from non-effective parts of the plant). Hoodia is a plant in the kalihari dessert eaten by Bushmen to keep them from feeling likw starving when they have no food to eat.

I only took it for three days because by the third day of Induction I was no longer hungry, the diet itself is an appetite suppresant so you don't need to kill your hunger. But the first few days I was very hungry so the diet pill helped kill my hunger.

[QtpieMtV]

Re: Diet Pills?????

eh...Diet Pills stink. I've done them ALL. The caffine ones gave me a boost like WOAH and it scared me. One time I actually took a diet pill before going to a club so I didn't have to drink alcohol...then I drank some sugar, low carb energy type drink and it made me vomit all night long - all because I didn't want to cheat on atkins with alcohol and I knew the pill got you all wired. It's BAD BAD BAD! Some guy died at our school a few years back taking diet pills...so sad...

But, been there, done that. I've tried it all so I understand you for wanting to take them, I do! But every single one I tried....failed to make me thin.

Only atkins did that for me. Give it a chance

[Kawispice]

Re: Diet Pills?????

Please note, Hoodia is NOT a diet pill, it is a plant found in the Kalahari dessert that the Bushmen use to suppress their appetite as there is no food there and they do not want to feel hungry as they traverse the dessert. One could liken it to broccoli for example.

[QtpieMtV]

Re: Diet Pills?????

yes yes yes Ive tried Hoodia too!! - I didn't feel it working either but i'm SURE it does on others...

[Kawispice]

Re: Diet Pills?????

Hoodia will not work if you take the wrong kind of pill. About 70% of the pills on the market are "fake" Hoodia, i.e. they are made from the part of the Hoodia plant that does not act as an appetite suppressant. The real effective Hoodia is tested by Alchemies or certified by CITIES.


Because there is so much fraud about Hoodia I would like to quote from our most well known National Body Building Group the Weider Institute:

Authentic vs. Fake Hoodia

A Hoodia plant takes between 5-7 years to mature and provide appetite suppressing properties, and can only be grown in specific regions, making authentic Hoodia extremely rare. In fact, over two-thirds of Hoodia products available on the market today are not made with real Hoodia Gordonii, the only variety of the Hoodia plant to have shown these unique properties. There are a few ways that companies get around the truth and market their product as authentic:

Hoodia Extracts (typically 20:1). If you see a product that uses Hoodia extract, it is neither genuine nor effective, simply due to the cost involved. For example, in order for a company to produce 20:1 extract, they would need 20kg of Hoodia to make 1kg of the extract. Given the high price and limited supply of authentic Hoodia, it is not cost effective to waste 19kg of this precious resource to produce only 1kg, and if they did - they would need to charge at least $200 for a bottle of 60 capsules!

Other Hoodia Plant Varieties/Parts. There are over 20 species of the Hoodia plant, but only Hoodia Gordonii has shown the appetite suppressing properties. As well, while the plant itself is effective, even the San Bushmen don’t eat the leaf pulp and flora, knowing that these parts are ineffective. To reduce the costs and ensure they never have supply problems, many companies use other Hoodia species or the ineffective leaf pulp or flora to make their products. They can claim their product contains only 100% pure Hoodia, but consumers will be very disappointed in the results.

Weight Loss Blends. Many companies are making weight loss pills with Hoodia and other weight loss ingredients. By using other fillers, they don’t have to put in very much Hoodia, but still claim their product will have the same effect as with pure Hoodia. One concern with this approach is that the amount of Hoodia in the product will not be enough to give the customer any appetite suppressing effects. And of course, there’s nothing to say that the little Hoodia they do use, is actually real. Generally, if a company has gone through the trouble of ensuring they have authentic Hoodia, they’ll want their Hoodia to stand alone.

Aside from buying the product yourself to test in an independent lab, there is one way to know if a product is made with Authentic Hoodia, and that is a C.I.T.E.S certificate from South Africa. C.I.T.E.S stands for the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and they monitor the amount of Hoodia be exported, in order to make sure the plant species isn't harvested into extinction. This document is the only way to truly know if the product is made with genuine Hoodia.