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    Default Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    I don't really need an appetite supressant, I can control that on my own. I was on depo for several years and came off about 2 yrs ago. Since I came off depo it seems that I have to work out/diet that most people would lose at just to maintain and I need to drop 10-20 lbs.
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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    I remember hearing about some pill that the stars and models were taking. I cant remember the name right now but I know it was supposed to be for horses and that it was dangerous for humans to take.Besides that , the only other thing I know is phentermine (which is also dangerous)

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    Pills do not up your metabolism permanently. If you want to lose weight, you need to tighten up your eating habits, and hit the gym religiously. Besides, you gained weight from the drop in hormones from the bc pills. It may take a few weeks for your body to "remember" where it was, but in the meantime, taking pills is not going to help much. Like I said, tighten up the eating and hit the gym every day.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    I have been for the last year.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    ^ If you need to drop 10 to 20 pounds of fat after a year of sustained diet and exercise changes, you're not doing something right.

    VG is right on the money. The key to fitness is not a secret. Reexamine your diet entirely; eliminate processed foods and refined grains and sugars. Stop drinking your calories (this means lattes, martinis and sodas) and start pounding down water. Increase your protein intake and make a cardio routine just that--a routine in your life.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    I would also suggest going to the doctor and having your hormone levels checked. It's harder to lose fat when you're estrogen/progesterone levels are not right. Since you've been off birth control for quite a while and you are still having problems losing weight, then it's time to see if your hormones have leveled out properly.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    coffee speeds up metablism! but you have to drink it black because milk and sugar negate the effect. I think black coffee is easier to drink when its cold so i always ice it. It is recomened you drink 1 cup in the morning and then 1 cup in the afternoon around 3:00 or so to give your metablism abother boost.

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    ^^^ woah, holy spelling errors batman! sorry about that girls

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    ^ Coffee does NOT increase your metabolism. It increases the speed at which your heart pumps. Two TOTALLY different things! That's why the pills don't always work. Your heart rate may go up, but it will go back down eventually. A fast metabolism simply means that your body metabolizes fat/etc very quickly. Whereas someone with a slow metabolism's body will metabolize the fat/etc slowly. No pill, drink, bar, or anything else will increase your metabolism. In fact, it's been proven that if you want to speed up your metabolism, you should eat EVERY 2-3 hours (except at night).

    Drinking coffee will only deplete your body of vital vitamins, minerals, and water. Just change your diet and up your exercise (if you are not dripping sweat at the end of a workout, you may need to up the intensity). Everything else is just wishful thinking.

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    Drinking coffee will only deplete your body of vital vitamins, minerals, and water. Just change your diet and up your exercise (if you are not dripping sweat at the end of a workout, you may need to up the intensity). Everything else is just wishful thinking.
    Truth. Well said.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    Clenobutrynal, or something like that.I have a friend who took it.She lost a lot of weight at first, but after about a month it stopped working, and she reaally blew up! I think it did some major damage to her metabolism (obviousley)

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    Quote Originally Posted by polekatt66
    Clenobutrynal, or something like that.I have a friend who took it.She lost a lot of weight at first, but after about a month it stopped working, and she reaally blew up! I think it did some major damage to her metabolism (obviousley)
    Maybe you are thinking of Clenbuterol!? It is a veteranarian drug in the steroid family. Lots of body builders will use it for it's fat burning and muscle saving effects while stacking with other anabolics like Winstrol. It is also commonly stacked with thyroid medications like Cytomel or Synthroid.

    As far as increasing metabolism, yes it can be done with thyroid hormone replacements like Cytomel or Synthroid. I don't recommend this method to amateurs however because you can screw up your thyroid permanently. You can read up on this at bodybuilding.com.




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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    A model on the Tyra Banks show uses Star Caps which is at GNC to lose 10 pounds quick! It's even on the Tyra Banks website. I think they are almost 100 bucks for not many pills though.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    I had a friend who took some stuff that made her drop a ton of weight. Then she quit taking it and gained it all back. As much as we all want an easy fix I think diet and excercise is the best though a slow process. Whatever you do don't take that Green Tea Fat Burner shit I bought at Wal-Mart. I felt like a crackhead on that stuff!

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    This is a free but irritating way to lose weight: interrupt your sleep cycle so your metabolism has no "down time" to re-set itself and has to keep going, going, going.....however, you increase your likelyhood of vehicular accidents & general misery this way, so beware. BUT anything beats diet pills. Do not punish your body that way.
    If you are looking to get thin without adding muscle bulk, cut your food portions & convert more of your diet to soups & fiber-rich food....your stomach will shrink.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    I thought being well rested and not stressed out actually encouraged weight loss? Who knows!

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    ^ Well, people eat more to compensate for loss of sleep. But, if one does not, the body burns more fat, possibly to compensate for the stress of sleep deprivation. This worked for my friend....however, I couldn't be paid to miss sleep.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    however, I couldn't be paid to miss sleep
    same here! I get really irritable if I can't sleep when I'm tired.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    Quote Originally Posted by madmaxine
    ...cut your food portions & convert more of your diet to soups & fiber-rich food....your stomach will shrink.
    not to thread-jack but how does that work?
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    Start reducing your food portions gradually, and work more diet-friendly foods into the mix, like cabbage soup, tomato soup, borscht soup,.....well, you get it, thin soups, not creamy soups & soups with meat.

    I realize I could be accused of threadjacking by suggesting sleep deprivation instead of pills, but look, people can get sick from diet pill misuse...

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    true i doubt lack of sleep will give you a heart attack.
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    There really isn't any safe way to lose 10 pounds of fat quickly, short of liposuction (which isn't all that safe either IMO). There are various pills that will cause you to lose "water weight" by dehydrating you in a few days, but that doesn't get rid of the fat. The only thing that works to take fat off and keep it off is to eat fewer calories and increase your body's metabolism. To increase your metabolic rate the most, do these things:

    1) Work out for at least 25 to 45 minutes in the morning -- either lifting weights or doing aerobic exercise. 20 minutes doesn't do it -- your body needs more time than that to react to the exercise. An aerobic workout means that you're breathing hard enough that you can still carry on a conversation, but just barely. You get the best results from working out on an empty stomach and not eating until an hour after your workout.

    2) Eat five to six small meals throughout the day. Each of the six meals should consist of one "portion" of carbohydrates and one "portion" of protein, where one "portion" is about the size of the palm of your hand. Starving yourself doesn't work. If you eat too few calories, your body thinks you're living in a cave trying to survive through the winter. Your body will "hibernate" slowing down your metabolism and breaking down protein that is stored in your muscles for energy while storing all the food that you're eating as fat.

    3) Don't skip the protein (meat, fish, shrimp, egg whites or egg substitute and low-fat cottage cheese) -- it stabilizes insulin levels, which leads to steady energy throughout the day. Also eating protein has been shown to reduce your appetite.

    4) Avoid eating right before going to bed.

    5) Drink 10 glasses of water every day -- not 8, not 9, but 10. That's one with each of your six meals and four more. Diet soda, coffee & tea are diuretics and you’ll need to drink an additional glass of water to compensate for each glass of soda, coffee or tea.

    I’m sorry, but there really are no pills that will do this safely. (I have seen it work to get addicted to speed and/or cocaine, but that’s just stupid.)

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    "true i doubt lack of sleep will give you a heart attack."

    Thats probably true but theyve discovered that consistent lack of sleep is as bad for you health as being obese (well I heard that on the news). Sleep is when your vital organs are repairing and recovering. Your internal organs are then quite stressed out without that sleep. Ive had sleep deprivation SO much, having 2 kids, getting up at 5 am and not getting to bed till very late, nothing but work and housework 24/7, I would be walking around like a zombie and felt like I would just fall down any moment and never get back up.

    Well, people eat more to compensate for loss of sleep. But, if one does not, the body burns more fat, possibly to compensate for the stress of sleep deprivation.

    I dont know about this either, when you are really tired everything in your body slows down, and functions such as digestion are slow and less efficient. You also have less energy and probably wont expend as much energy and burn as much calories as usual.

    For getting rid of the last couple of pounds, doing a not too hard 30 minute cardio before bed really can be very effective. Whenever I do that it works. You can do whatever exercise you normally do and dont eat after you do that 30 min workout. I have an exercise bike in the living room, I can watch TV, chat with the kids or listen to MP3's. It might not work for everyone but just something else you can try. Your body gets used to whatever exercise youre doing and whatever food youre eating and just changing it up and swtiching it around can shock your body and burn a little more fat.

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    Default Re: Are there any diet pills that speed up metabolism?

    Thanks everybody! I workout 5-6 times a week, 30-45 mins of cardio each plus weights. I really can't do more than that unless I start getting paid to be a gym. I have seen a nutritionist, learned all about food portions ect and recently hired a personal trainer to do the weights part of my workout with me.
    I had a Drs. appt. and requested that they do blood work while I was there, waiting now to get that back. I never had this kind of issue until I went on Depo, and I am really afraid that it permanently damanged my metabolism.

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    You coulda messed with your thyroid. Just a lil slow down from hormone imbalance can take a year to correct itself.
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