I am constantly responding to posts that ask..

"Will this help me lose fat?" "Does this work?" 

(WE should first define "work."  A weight loss methodology "works" if you lose the fat and have not regained the fat for 2 years.)

I have answered so many of these...
Does CortiSlim work?  Does TrimSpa work? Does Xenadrine EFX work?

Instead of listening to what DOES work, people would rather go for the magic pill.

I should mention that there is a very successful book out that teaches an entrepreneur how to find, produce, and market "miracle fat-loss supplements."  Since you don't have to do any Research and Development or product testing, the initial investment is very small.

The book points out that consumers respond to fat loss from emotion rather than reason and so, simple emotion based marketing will sell a fake fat-loss supplement very successfully.

The thing is, there are so many of these fake "miracle fat loss" pills, powders, and creams that one is trying one cream, pill, or powder after another.

AND I am answering these questions non-stop and not teaching what works!

Just to clarify...on Thursday the FTC levied 25 million dollars in fines against companies that make the products with these claims.  The FTC has to verify that the claim is false and misleading, and it takes a while for the FTC to act on every false claim.

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday fined the marketers of four weight loss pills $25 million for making false advertising claims.

Fines were levied against marketers of Xenadrine EFX, One A Day Weight Smart, CortiSlim and TrimSpa.

The largest fine was levied against two marketers of Xenadrine EFX, made by New Jersey-based Nutraquest, Inc., formerly known as Cytodyne Technologies.

The marketers will pay at least $8 million and as much as $12.8 million.

A $12 million fine was assessed against seven marketers of CortiSlim and CortiStress. The marketers were identified as Window Rock Health Laboratories, based in Brea, Calif.

The Bayer Corp., based in Morristown, N.J., will pay a $3.2 million civil penalty to settle the claims and agreed to stop ads that say the multivitamins can increase metabolism.

TrimSpa, based in Whippany, N.J., will pay $1.5 million.

The FTC cautioned the estimated 70 million Americans trying to lose weight not to turn to pills.

THAT IS NOT ALL!!!

I can show you page after page with false claims going back decades that have been shut down by the FTC...funny thing is...some of the NEW Miracle-Fat Loss products ARE THE SAME!!!!

Why?  Because, as pointed out in the book I mentioned, if you market it, the FTC will take a while to fine you and in the meantime you will make MILLIONS from the people desperate to lose fat!

The book states that the FTC fines are simply the cost of doing business.

Once they fine you, you change the product and just keep going!

So grab up your common sense and stop trying one pill or powder after another to lose fat.  Did it ever bother you that the last pill or powder didn't work?

Even if a pill or powder did cause you to burn off all your fat...the thing that caused you to get fat in the first place is still there! The fat would come back! You have to change the pattern that led to the fat gain!

The problem is definitely not that you were not taking a pill..so taking a pill is not a long term solution!  The fat would come back!

What you need to do is start a long-term solution! 
Something that will be a life-long shift to health!

You will look better, feel better, have better health, lower you chance of disease, pay less on useless pills...

...And you will LOSE THE FAT FASTER than you will with a false "cure."
Plus, it will stay off.

Enough said?

I get that question atleast 5 times a day, blahhh.

I consider it part of my job to answer these questions.

In addition to the above posts, weight-loss pills tend to be strong stimulants, which have numerous downsides to them. Im too lazy to list them all, but they are there

ORIGINAL: shawnismyname07

In addition to the above posts, weight-loss pills tend to be strong stimulants, which have numerous downsides to them. Im too lazy to list them all, but they are there

 
TRUE!

great post... if only people would actually relize that there is no magic pill. Everything comes from hard work!

It IS my job to answer them, though it can be tiresome. 

well i understand what your saying and most of it is bs. but i went from 220 to 190 with the help of HH. now im not saying i just took that and lost weight, it took doing cardio 2-3xs a week and working out the other 4-5 days, and changing my diet to eat healthier and not "splurge" as much, but HH did help me with energy levels and not being "as hungry" as i usually am. So while i agree there is not a "magic pill", there are however some supplements i believe will help if you are serious about weight loss

So while i agree there is not a "magic pill", there are however some supplements i believe will help if you are serious about weight loss

I would not argue with that in principal.
However, I would not say "will help."
 
If one does not change the lifestyle that lead to the weight gain, then a pill will not be a solution.  No matter how "serious" you are.
 
If one does not learn to follow a long term healthy lifestyle, then there may be recurring issues with fat accumulation.
 
If one does not learn how to shift body composition in a  healthy manner, then it is unlikely one would have any measure of long-term success.
 

well i understand what your saying and most of it is bs.

I was giving facts from the news and from clinical records...where is the bs?
 

but i went from 220 to 190 with the help of HH. now im not saying i just took that and lost weight, it took doing cardio 2-3xs a week and working out the other 4-5 days, and changing my diet to eat healthier and not "splurge" as much, but HH did help me with energy levels and not being "as hungry" as i usually am.

 
HH contains stimulants, diuretics, and appetite suppressants.
That can help or hurt you depending on your goal.
 
I was specifically referrring to FAT loss not just WEIGHT loss.
 
You kost 30 pounds?  How much of that do you think was muscle?   You see the point. 
 
If you gained muscle while you lost fat, you did fantastic.  If you lost mostly fat and a little muscle, you did great.  If you lost muscle, water and a little fat then that was not the ideal loss of weight...and that is what most people experience.  This is why only 5% of weight loss "solutions" succeed, even in controlled clinical settings.
 
If you gain that back in the next year, then, as I said, it was not a solution.  It was a trick.

yea i lost a little muscle but lost alot of fat. and i was agreeing with you, not saying what you said was bs. i was saying that most of the "fat burning" pills are bs. not what you were saying.

AH, I was wondering...sorry about that!
 

now im not saying i just took that and lost weight, it took doing cardio 2-3xs a week and working out the other 4-5 days, and changing my diet to eat healthier and not "splurge" as much,

 
The key is that you did that and then added something extra...the HH!

i took cytostrol and lost like 20 lbs in a month, that was 3 months ago and i havent gained anything back yet

As Tom Venuto says in BFFM, If a pill really does have prescription like affects, then not only will the FDA be all over it, the prescription drug companies would be all over it, and charge 3-4X's more for a prescription version and have it banned..
 
Dan, I could not agree more...
 
A person as myself being fat is simply a result of something far worse... bad eating habbits are the cause... the affect is simply the fat...
 
Lipo... Tummy tucks... Gastro's are all simply removing the affects of poor eating habbits and not fixing them....
 
I know someone at work who had gastro... lost over 100 pounds now.... funny thing is she still eats hot wings, and pizza just in smaller portions... and the portions have been slowely getting bigger.... The cycle is starting all over again... except this time the consequences will be far worse...
 
 
The ONLY way we can lose the fat is to first admit this is a result of our behavior... not our parents... not our genes... not the job we have.. US... we did this to ourselves... Only we we accept the blame will we be able to move past it...
 
 

I don't blame people.  They are misinformed and lied to.  It's not their fault.
 
However, I do teach people to take responsibility and take charge!
Empowerment and knowledge are where the solution lies.

Blaming ourselves or taking responsibility is for our own actions is far different than someone blameing us..  This doesnt go for just being over weight... this goes for almost every one of our challenges in life... 99% of what we have, and what we do is based on actions we have made in life...
 
Frankly I am to the point in which I really feel not everyone is ready to lose the weight.... Alot of folks are just not willing to give in to this fact....and dont want to make some life altering decisions...
 
That is what I am meaning... The example I gave was of a friend who continually talks about wanting to lose weight, but made a few bad decisions, more of an example of yet another "miracle fad" of sorts...
 
Although I can say that I did have someone point the fact that it was my fault to me to the point of blame... my boss... I was having health issues, and a multitude of other things, but in the end it was his talk.... which hurt at the time, that helped me drive through this...
 
I dont want people to start getting the impression I am being harsh or such on this... In the end I just really care, and it hurts to see people stuck in this cycle..