On the whole, the more we diet, the more weight we gain. There is a simple reason for this. Everything you have learned about dieting and weight loss is about to be turned upside down. There are hundreds of diet plans available to tell you step by step how to shed the extra pounds and get in shape. The problem is none of these programs address the real issues that keep you fat.

Why Diets Fail

Realize one thing without a doubt: it is not your fault that diets do not work for you. Pick up any diet or weight loss book and you will see that it requires you to restrict your diet in one way or the other. It may ask you to cut out carbohydrates, remove fat from your diet, not eat anything white or avoid other whole food groups. The other type of diet allows you to eat anything, but insists you severely restrict your daily calorie totals.

Avoiding food groups and restricting calories are not the answer to losing weight. If it were, we would all be thin by now and we would not be facing an epidemic obesity crisis. We have been told again and again by expert after expert how to lose weight. Yet the advice is not effective for everyone and even if you can lose weight in the beginning, it is nearly impossible to maintain the weight loss.

The Real Reason You Can not Lose Weight

Part of the reason that people have trouble losing weight on fad diet programs is because it does not address the real issues of why your body hangs on to fat. Maybe a stop at fast food restaurants one too many times during the week, maybe emotional eating or maybe you just enjoy the taste of food too much to give it up. The truth is, however, that there is a reason that goes beyond your eating habits that is causing you to hold on to the extra weight and store body fat.

Though it has been published before, the real reason we gain weight and have trouble losing it is not an easily accepted concept. It is not something we like to think about. We would rather live in denial than to think about the truth going on in our own bodies.

The reality is that you can not lose weight because your body is host to a number of parasites. The parasites live off of your body fat and they work with your body to signal it to give you more. On top of this they are excreting toxins into your body that are making your body susceptible to disease and other problems.

Mentally picturing a tapeworm or another type of parasite in your stomach is not a pretty picture. Even after reading how effective getting rid of these harmful parasites is to weight loss goals, many people refuse to believe it. They will remain stuck in a rut of yo-yo dieting and frustration because the weight will never come off and stay off.

Living in denial about the parasites feeding off of your body fat and preventing weight loss does not take away the fact that they still exist. You must address the problem of the parasites living in your body in order to reach a healthy weight.

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There is hardly any other creed in the world of fitness and weight loss that can mess with the so called “fat burning zone”. You are told this zone is the ultimate method to burn your fat and thus drop weight. Good night, fellas…

So what is the “Fat Burning Zone”?
In gyms, on television or sports articles in magazines and anywhere else, it is customary that people trying to lose body fat (often reduced to “weight loss”) are required to perform their cardio workouts at a certain heart frequency (heart beats per minute). This “fat burning zone” usually is set around 120 to 130 heart beats per minute.

This is how “experts” justify the fat burning zone
It is a fact, that your body uses more fat as energy source the more slowly you do your workout. The more intense your workout gets, the more glucose is used instead of fat to provide energy for your activities. So this sounds good? You do cardio at a slow pace (at a lower heart frequency) and fat is primarily used and burnt. Until now, there is nothing wrong in the above explanation, but regarding fat loss, burning fat is not important at all! And all we want is to lose fat!

What do you mean by: “burning fat” is not “losing fat”
Burning fat is just the chemical process happening when your body tries to provide energy for your activities. Losing Fat on the other hand really means dropping weight by eliminating body fat. Your body uses fat and glucose to provide energy, but when using fat (actually fatty acids) it does not necessarily mean sending your body fat to hell.

Prepare for the light…
As everybody already learned at school, the only thing that decides about putting on weight or dropping it is your energy balance. Yes, it is all about calories. Calorie intake is less than calorie consumption - fantastic, you lose weight (by eating less than you need). Calorie consumption is higher than calorie intake - great, you lose weight again (by doing sports, etc.).
Now you know it is all about calories, why in hell should you do slow cardio workouts then?
You didn\’t get it? Here is an example:

Test 1: Non intensive workout
When running at a heart frequency of 120 (the “fat burning zone”), about 75% of the energy is provided by burning fat, 25% by glucose. Because a workout at 120bpm is not very intense, assume you burn like 280kcal in one hour (this applies to a 155lbs person, running at about 5mph).
So about 210kcal are “gone” due to burning fat, and only 70kcal due to burning glucose.

Test 2: Intensive workout
When running at a heart frequency of 160, about 50% of the energy is provided by burning fat and 50% by glucose. Because a workout at 160bpm is much more intensive, assume you burn like 500kcal in one hour (this applies to a 155lbs person, running at about 8-9mph). Because half the energy was obtained by fat burning, about 250 “fat calories” are eliminated.

Now it\’s getting interesting.
Fact #1: As far as only calories (please, please, understand this now and forever) count when trying to lose fat, workout 2 is more than twice as effective as workout 1 (500kcal vs. 280kcal)!

Fact #2: Even if your trainer or whatever “expert” was right (and they are not!), you would burn more fat (which actually is of no interest in a weight loss sense!) when doing the more intense workout number 2 (250 “fat calories” vs. 210 “fat calories”)!
Did you get that? Even if your story tellers were right about “burning fat = losing fat”, you would burn more “fat calories” in the second workout.

Good night my friend. And enjoy your “fat burning zone” workout tomorrow…

This article shows you the importance of calories. For a good weight loss or diet start, try to determine your daily needed calories. You could use this calorie intake calculator provided by the author of this article.
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Most people having weight problems out there want to eat what they want, exercise when they please and still want to lose tremendous amount of weight. Well you see this is the reason why we have so many overweight people in our society nowadays. No one is willing to work to lose weight but they sure are working to gain it. You see there are ways you can lose weight real fast provided you follow the right weight loss rules. Read on to discover what these rules are and how you can use them to achieve mind blowing results instantly…

Have the right attitude- Your attitude always determines your altitude and if your attitude is not right you would never get any results no matter how hard you might try. You see your mind set needs to be right and you need to have a positive foundation in order to effectively lose weight.

Eat when you are hungry- This is another very vital part you need to take care of. You see people are overweight due to over eating and eating even when they are not hungry as they think they might be hungry soon. You see you should program yourself to leave the plate with food in it when you are not hungry. People tend to eat whatever is on the plate thinking it might be wasted so why not eat it. You see this extra food actually leads to the fat you have right now on your body so either you can waste it or let it stuff up inside your body.

Exercise regularly- This is the major rule you must follow in order to really lose weight and lose it fast. You see consistency is the key with your weight loss efforts and unless you have consistent on exercise you will never get the desired results with weight loss.

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If you are currently untrained or have been neglecting any core exercises I have Good News For You!

You can reduce your waistline significantly performing simple core exercises. These core exercises will tighten your midsection and you lose inches! The best part is you only have to do the exercises for less than 10 minutes a day!

In order to get the best possible results you must first know a little anatomy and physiology.

Your core muscle is not your abdominals as you know it. Your abdominals or rectus abdominis is the outermost muscle of your mid section right under your skin. This muscle causes your body to flex your trunk. The core muscle or transverse abdominis is deeper and surrounds your abdomen like a belt and supports your spine. Your pelvis or hip bone is right at the center of your body. It can be out of alignment due to postural imbalances.

The most common postural imbalance is anterior pelvic tilt. You can tell if you have an anterior pelvic tilt by simply looking in the mirror. Put on a pair of pants with a belt and look at your side profile in the mirror and relax. If your belt is slanted down to the front, you have anterior pelvic tilt. You may notice an arch in your back which is due to this anterior tilt of your pelvis.

You MUST NOT have an anterior tilt while you are performing core exercises.

You must learn how to rotate your pelvis to the posterior. To do this, the first step is to isometricallly contract your gluteal muscles, or put simply “squeeze your butt.” This must be maintained during the duration of the exercise. The next part is to contract the muscle known as the transverse abdominis more commonly known as the “core.” This is called the draw in motion. It is simply sucking your belly button in towards your spine. Regardless of the position of your body, you will now be in proper postural alignment.

The simple core exercise you will do is the front plank and side plank.

To perform the front plank exercise simply lie on the floor face down. With your forearms and fists on the floor, raise your hips up off the floor until they are parallel with the floor. Hold for as long as you can keep proper form, then switch positions.

To execute the side plank lie on your side. With your forearm and fist touching the floor, raise your hips off the floor as high as they go. Your body and especially spine should be in a straight line. Make sure you contract your gluteals and draw in your core the entire time. If you cannot maintain this position rest, and repeat.

Spend a few minutes holding these static positions.

When you have evenly performed a few sets of right, left and center planks finish your day off with a set of as many crunches as you can. To advance the exercise, you can simply transition from front to side planks continuously with the front plank, without letting your knees touch. Time how long you can hold it for and try to advance.

You will find your mid section will feel tighter after the first day! You are NOT burning fat, but strengthening and tightening your core muscles.

After a month time, you and your friends will be able to see a noticeable difference. To get even better results and burn fat make sure you maintain a healthy low fat diet and perform cardio and weight training 3-4 times per week.

Don\’t forget to Measure!

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There is no way around it. Losing weight and keeping it off for longer is going to take time. Too many people are in a hurry to lose weight. The fact is that it is this race to weight loss that prevents them from actually succeeding.

Most people want to lose weight as quickly as possible. However following this pattern almost always results in failure. People are always on the lookout for a quick fix that will enable them to shed the pounds and get the body that they want in a couple of months. This is just wishful thinking, if you don\’t believe me ask people who are overweight how many times they have failed to lose weight. The truth is that quick weight loss is a gimmick. If it wasn\’t why do so many people have so much trouble losing weight? People never learn and they will continue to jump from one quick fix to another, leading to one failure after another, until they just give up.

The problem is that we now live in a society where we want everything as soon as we possibly can. Patience is no longer considered a virtue. This is true in our working lives and in our own personal lives. When it comes to losing weight people are not interested in what they are going to look like 12 months down the road. They want to look good now; they don\’t want to waste time in reaching their goals. People are prepared to purchase anything as long as that product is appealing to them and doesn\’t seem to involve too much work.

There are many diets and weight loss products that claim you will be able to lose anything from 20-40 pounds in a month. People believe the hype and any logic just seems to evaporate. This happens because the products appeal to your emotional senses and when that happens, logic becomes irrelevant. Now on the face of it many of these claims will sound wonderful to you, but unfortunately your body will not share this joy. Any sudden and drastic changes to your lifestyle will lead your body to fight you every step of the way. This is why after a short initial period of weight loss, any results you may have been getting will slow down to a crawl or more than likely stop completely. This is such a common story amongst people who try to lose weight.

There are two things I want to mention. Fact number 1 is that 1 pound of weight roughly consists of 3500 calories. Fact number 2 is that if you wanted to lose 30 pounds of weight within a one month period, then you would have to find a way to remove and burn 26500 calories a week from your current diet. This equates to 3500 calories a day. No mean feat when you think that the average intake of calories for a woman is between 1800-2400 calories a day. It would mean a massive reduction in the food that you are eating and taking part in long periods of intensive exercise. Most people haven\’t the slightest idea of what the results of such changes would do to their well being?

The human body is a hugely complex entity. Not many people know that their bodies are actually large defence mechanisms. Its main role is to protect you and to keep you alive any way that it can. If it feels you need to be protected it will pull out all the stops, completely ignoring what you might want. Although your body is more than capable of change if done right, it likes continuity. If your life has been filled with no exercise and bad food for a long time, then this is the way that your body has got used to living.

When suddenly out of the blue you cut back heavily on the food that your body is used to receiving and impose a rigorous exercise program on it what do you think will happen? Your body will percieve these new changes as a threat, and will take action to counter this threat. It will go into starvation mode and this will lead it to hang onto all the calories it can. Because it is not getting the food it is used to, it will put your metabolism into starvation mode. This means it will do everything it can to hang onto any calories, simply because it thinks you must be starving.

Apart from this, because you jump into a new lifestyle so quickly, your mind will fight you on this because it hasn\’t come to terms with what you are trying to do. It will do this by sending you constant messages telling you that it is too hard, you cannot do this, let us go back to the way it was, and so on. This is why at some point you will have to give up. How can you succeed when both your mind and your body are fighting against you?

You must understand that your body will accept change more easily if that change comes in small steps. Your mind and body will not accept change if it is done overnight. As time goes on add more activity, but do it steps. Using this method allows the changes because it is in your body\’s abilities to do so.

So Time is the golden rule for weight loss, and remember that you are where you are today because of the choices that you have made. If you want to be in a different place then make different choices.

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So you read this article to discover how to lose belly fat.

You will get your answers in a minute.

But first let me tell you why you should lose belly fat.

There are two main ways why a person should lose belly fat.

Social reasons

- Women, you will look more attractive to men.

- Men, you will look more attractive to women.

(Did I say six pack?)

Reduce the risk on getting:

- Hart attacks

- Diabetes

- strokes

- premature death.

I think this say enough? Do something about it. No next month is not a good time.

You must start with losing belly fat today; well okay tomorrow is also fine.

But keep in mind that there are no wonder ways to lose your belly fat.

You will have to work on it for several weeks and although I won’t write about it in this article you will have to eat healthy.

Lose belly fat fast – 5 effective ways to do it.

Lose belly fat fast method #1 Belly dancing.

No matter what they have told you belly dancing is suitable for all ages and all types of body.
It will not only help you to lose weight but also to get more self-esteem.
You can buy DVD’s about this subject but the best way to do it is by following lessons with a professional instructor.
And let your doctor know it if you start out a new exercise regime.

Lose belly fat fast method #2 Tae Bo

Doing Tae Bo (created in 1975 by Billy Blanks) is a very effective way to lose belly fat.

Just like with other aerobic exercises the hart pumps up blood very fast in your body.

Some people are seeing results in a few sessions of course this depend from person to person.

Make sure your instructor has completed the Billy-Blanks Tae Bo exercises.

Lose belly fat fast method #3 Jogging.

They have always told me the best way to start jogging is one hour before breakfast.

I don’t know if that’s true but jogging is a very effective way in your battle against belly fat and fat in general.

Jog at least twenty minutes otherwise you won’t see any results.

Lose belly fat fast method #4 Crunch exercises

Doing crunch exercises is one of the most common methods to train the abdominal muscle.

You will see more result if you do use a swiss ball.

Lose belly fat fast method #5 Don’t drink alcohol.

There is nothing wrong with drinking a cold beer but don’t do it to often.

Alcohol contains a lot of calories and your goal is to lose calories.

My recommendation to you do not drink more then two glasses of alcohol
per day.

But you must keep in mind that doing exercises is not enough to lose belly fat.

You should adapt your eat pattern.

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Many foods are being claimed as super foods for weight loss, due to the positive effect that they have on our health and their ability to help us shed the pounds. Not all of the foods which have these so-called powers are exotic or expensive, although some are new to us in the West.

Fruits and vegetables have long been recognized as having the ability to assist weight loss, mainly due to their high fiber content which means they help us to feel full. Leafy green vegetables are also full of nutrients, both vitamins and minerals and so should form a major part of you diet, both when losing weight and when maintaining it. They are also the most accessible super foods for weight loss, in terms of availability and price.

Protein is another super-food and it is the food group which will keep your blood sugar levels even for longest, which means you won’t get hungry as quickly. Protein also offers staying power, and can boost your metabolism slightly in the process. You have to be careful which proteins you eat, and in what quantity, because like everything, if you eat more than you actually need, you’ll end up putting on weight, instead of losing it. So be sure to eat lean meat and poultry without skin. And be careful with cheese as certain types have a very high fat content. It is also possible to find protein from plant sources, which have the advantage of a much lower fat content. You can find protein in soya beans and other soya products, such as tofu, and also in lentils, seeds and nuts. Beans have the added advantage of being full of fiber and so will also help you feel full.

Most of us are used to drinking green tea if we go to a Chinese restaurant, but scientists now believe that there are chemicals in green tea which stimulate the body to burn calories.

Salads, particularly if they contain lots of green vegetables are very low in calories and can fill you up. Just be careful when it comes to dressing - you can use lemon juice or balsamic vinegar as a substitute which will spice up the taste without piling on the calories.
Low fat yogurt is a useful source of protein which can help keep hunger at bay if you feel peckish between meals. Make sure you eat the sugar free type, preferably organic with active cultures, which are very good for the health of your digestive system.
Omega 3 fatty acids are also important for a healthy heart and are another element in your diet which help keep blood sugar levels even and so aid weight loss. They are found in fish such as salmon, sardines, herrings and mackerel. So be sure to ad these super foods to you diet.
Although super foods for weight loss are extremely beneficial additions to your diet, you must remember that they won’t work magic and have to be eaten as part of a sensible weight loss program.

© Waller Jamison 2007

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As more and more people are now classified as overweight, natural weight loss tips, rather than fads and gimmicks, are crucial to help them deal with the consequences. With the percentage of adults who are obese currently at around 35% in the major developed countries, despite an endless supply of diet books in the shops, it seems that dieting is not working. Everyone knows that eating less and exercising more are the ways to lose weight, but if that is so, why are so many people overweight and why is obesity on the increase?

There are many reasons which result in unsuccessful dieting. If you cut down too drastically on calories, your body will think there is a famine and will adjust accordingly, which means you’ll need to eat less to maintain your current weight and even less if you want to lose it. So radical diets are clearly not the answer and certainly not part of a natural weight loss programme.

Most overweight adults and teens want to trim both for health reasons and so that they will look more attractive and consequently feel better about themselves. The basics of healthy eating are fairly straightforward, but most people are either unaware of them, or not prepared to follow them. Losing weight following a programme of natural eating will also help you avoid health problems in later life, many of which are the result of incorrect nutrition.

Young children who haven’t been exposed to junk food will naturally choose the food which contains all the nutrients they need. But although we are all born with this ability, most of us lose it very early and therefore have to retrain ourselves.

One possible approach to losing weight naturally is to eat a diet that is high in complex carbohydrates, high in fiber, moderate in protein, and low in fat. In addition, if you eat little but often, you will find that you don’t get hungry as easily as you do if you stick to three larger meals a day. You should avoid processed foods where possible and focus on vegetables, especially the leafy green variety - which is where you’ll find the complex carbs - lean meat and poultry, fish and fruit.

Remember, if you want to lose weight naturally, you have to be aware of everything you eat and do your best to avoid food containing additives and refined ingredients. Natural weight loss means choosing the healthiest options possible. You will also need to exercise more, but this can be a natural process as well. It is more natural for us to walk than to travel by car. Obviously, this isn’t always possible if you have long distances to travel to work each day, but it is important to walk wherever and whenever you can.

Our ancestors were a lot more active than we are and they didn’t eat processed foods. So adopting a more natural way of life is not also better for you, but will enable also you to achieve natural weight loss.

© Waller Jamison 2007

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High protein low carb diet by Dr. Atkins remains to be most likely one of the most accepted low carbohydrate, high protein diets on the market today. The popularity of this diet has helped spring a lot of similar diets who center on the matching workings of low carb diet.

Since there is a huge amount of information available about the protein high Atkins diet, all of that makes it simple to find resources and help, but can also sidetrack you. There are lots of Atkins books written and what is more, there are endless amounts of sites on the internet that present you with information, group support and tips.

On the other hand just about everyone has heard of high protein low carb diet and certainly has his or hers own belief on it. You must know that there are loads of mistaken beliefs around the world in relation to the character of the diet by Dr. Atkins, and you are going to, I am sure, need to stand up for your newly discovered eating system occasionally.

Tests have established that high protein low carb diet has many beneficial effects as well as produce noteworthy burning of fat without the need to restrict calories. Many people who take advantage of this kind of diet have for a long time been reporting this effect.

There are studies that show that low-carb eating enhances triglycerides, cuts down blood sugar for diabetics and people in early stages of diabetes and boosts positive cholesterol. Low carb, high protein regime has been constantly confirmed to improve insulin sensitivity, decrease blood pressure and bring down blood insulin levels.

Besides weight loss high protein low carb diet has other positive health effects. Several of these effects are additional energy, significantly reduced craving for sweets, improved attention, better temper and decrease of depression sort of symptoms.

Nonetheless, besides these and weight loss there are also a few benefits that are particular to the low carb diet by Dr. Atkins. If you have tried to lose weight with low fat diets in previous years you will get pleasure from eating all of those “forbidden foods” that once you could not even think off.

Cream, steak and butter are a regular piece of high protein low carb diet. You will without a doubt find it very pleasing to once again eat food that you like. People on Dr. Atkins diet are permitted to eat any number and sort of rich meats, oils, cheeses or fats.

Atkins diet is also easy to use, naturally there are several necessary food calculations that you are going to need to learn, but after that, you will be allowed to munch anything you want from the Atkins diet food listing.

Dr. Atkins furthermore highlighted the significance of finding your own individual carb level. Various people have distinctive amount of carbohydrate tolerance. For the period of your continuing weight loss stage and pre-maintenance stage of the high protein low carb diet, you will ascertain your individual carbohydrate count that is going to help you establish your carb objective for life.

The negative part of this is that you will have to count carbs in everything you eat. This is necessary because you must be in no doubt that you are keeping within your individual carbohydrate boundary.

Also, there is the question of Induction, the most fervently argued about piece of the high protein low carb diet. Induction is difficult to go through if you have been on a diet that concentrates on sugar and carbohydrates. Besides that, great number of individuals check out Induction and wrongly think that this is the method that the whole diet is going to be. They quit before they even start the actual Atkins diet.

In some cases, although if it is not common, some people will experience a carb crash frequently on the 3rd and up to 5th day of the high protein low carb diet by Dr.Atkins. That kind of response is a effect of their body going through the ketosis phase or using fat as fuel as an alternative to carbohydrates. The feeling is short-lived, nevertheless loads of people have given up high protein low ca diets completely because of this minor accident.

Remember: No Ketosis - No Weight Loss! It is as simple as that!

Lots of individuals have lost weight this way, and generally, with the few trivial negative aspects considered, high protein low carb diet continues to be one of the most used weight loss methods because of one simple reason. It produces results!

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There has been a lot of press and media attention targeted at the recent myriad of “Hoodia” diet supplements. The initial consumer response has been quite receptive, and surprisingly enough many of the media outlets (including popular investigative shows such as 60 Minutes) have actually greeted these new diet supplements with a warm response.

After a lot of deliberation (and a quick 5 minute consultation with my girlfriend), I decided that I would try one of the more popular products (Phentramin) and see how it goes. Now Phentramin does not claim to be a wonder pill, and it says that I will only see really significant results if I take it as directed as well as exercise and stay active.

That struck me as a bit odd, but I’ve decided to simply stick to my current routine (eating relatively healthy with light cardio every now and then) and add Phentramin to it. Any results will be due to Phentramin, and not me working out.

One Week

So after consuming 14 pills (2 per day; one in the morning, and one in the early afternoon) I am somewhat dismayed to notice only a slight change in weight with a total loss only adding up to 3 pounds. Since this is my first time taking any kind of supplement I was hoping for a more dramatic change in my weight, though I suppose that losing 12 pounds every month for essentially doing nothing different is an acceptable outcome.

One thing I have noticed is that my mouth was excessively dry for the first few days that I took it, but after simply drinking more water (around 12 glasses a day) I’ve yet to experience it again. If anything, I’ll lose a bit of weight and I’ll be well hydrated.

Two Weeks

I’ve now taken 28 pills and my results are not that much different than they were at the end of last week- I’ve lost a total of 5 pounds, and only 2 pounds during this last week. I’d be a bit more upset, but my eating habits have not consciously changed (though I will admit that I am eating less), and the weight that I’ve lost has yet to re-appear. I can’t quite squeeze into a few pairs of jeans I wore a couple of years ago, but I figure that it’s not too far off.

As well, I have not had any side effects to speak of this week. No dry mouth, no irritability, no nothing. That I do like.

Three Weeks

Now at 42 pills and still going strong. Something interesting happened mid-week, though: I noticed that I was really jumpy, and that feeling kept going on, and on, and on… you get the point. I was like the energizer bunny, but probably twice as annoying.

Oh, and I’m happy to say that I’ve lose 12 pounds, and 7 of them came during this last week. Perhaps it was a result of a case of mild hyperactivity, but I’ll take it. I’m almost a full two sizes smaller around my waistline, and I’m still eating and drinking whenever I feel like it.

Month End

So I’ve taken the entire bottle (60 pills) and I have mixed emotions. On one hand, I’m glad and somewhat relieved that I no longer have to take diet pills and I can say that I am not taking any supplements for my weight loss. On the other hand, however, I’m disappointed- I really enjoyed the increased energy and enthusiasm I had during the last couple of weeks.

But I’m sure none of you reading this will care about that. What’s the number, you ask? Well, last week I said I had lost 12 pounds in total. Take a guess at what I lost during my fourth and final week.

If you guessed 6 pounds, for a total of 18 pounds lost, you were absolutely incorrect. I lost a total of 20 pounds (8 during the last week) over the course of the month literally making no effort to do anything different other than take Phentramin. I did eat less, but not because I wanted to, but because I wasn’t hungry as often.

Did I enjoy Phentramin? You betcha, and I’m not ashamed to recommend it to others! But please, take my review with a grain of salt and check out customer-submitted diet pill reviews to help you save money and find a diet pill that actually works.