more so than anything else? I don't know about the other ingredients.

Thanks.

So, is my diet Coke really that bad for me? I'm sure the answer will be yes.

diet cokes vary on each person

i wouldn't recommend any weight pills

There are no real effective diet pills out there. They may curb appetite, etc.. but they don't burn fat. Not sense they got rid of ephedrine..

Ephedrine was great for boosting the metabolism by as much as 15-20%.

you still can find ephedrine if you really want it, even it's not legal anymore.

I think fat burners can be useful, (depends on which one actually).

I ordered LIPO6 and i'm about to try it, we'll see if I have some results.

If I'm not mistaken you can buy products containing ephedrine in all but 3 states, NY, IL and ?? I can't remember. I've been using it 3 to 4 times a week (with caffeine) for the past 3 weeks and have had no negative side effects. I don't weigh myself to often so at this point in the game I don't really know if it has had any affect on my weight loss. If it does nothing else for me, it gives me a little energy and I definitely get all of my water in on the days I take it and that's good enough for me. I know that a pill alone will never do the trick. I look at it like this, diet and exercise are the stars and the ephedrine is the supporting actor Try this link (below), there is a lot of useful (and maybe not so useful) info on this board alone. As with anything, do your research and arm yourself with the facts and individual decision making becomes easier.
Hope this helps.


http://forum.lowcarber.org/search.php?searchid=1048034

Looks like a good one.

Not sure what I'm switching to.

Right now just diet Coke, but I have Green TEa weight loss pills and a bottle of Hydroxycut.

I'm planning to switch to one or the other hopefully Sunday.

so you haven't try hydroxycut yet?
If you have it at home, I think you should try it before buying another one :-)

let us know the results!

the link doesn't work?

It looks like a good one. They are all starting to sound similar though. What was it about Lipo that you selected that one?

I agree about the Hydroxycut. I had used it about a year ago, but wasn't serious about taking care of my body then.

I think I should try the green tea pills for fat burning first?

That's this article that made me choose LIPO6 (I just received it today !! from bodybuilding.com !! I'm so happy coz I also received, the glutamine, the vitamins and minerals supplementation, and the digital caliper!! I'm finally gonna know how fat i am. lol.

here's the article (bodybuilding.com is my favourite website and store ) :

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/topicoftheweek27.htm

I agree with the fact, they are almost the same, but I've read a lot of articles, and the ones that often come to the first positions are LIPO6, TIGHT, Hot rox, and hydroxycut.

I may also think about the green tea. I have to look for more info about it, and see if we can take both (why not?). I don't think you should wait to try your hydroxycut again

oops I forgot, didn't you say you were on maintenance now? do you still have fat to loose? if not, maybe then you don't need it? you should focus more on increasing your weight lifting trainings, heavier, more workout days, different splits, and a new diet like you said, yes.

Lipo-6 is pretty good, and I hear it is somewhat effective. Don't forget it comes down to diet most importantly.

I was taking ephedrine and caffeine (EC stack) up until about a month ago. Helped curb appetite and boost metabolism. Was effective to me, but its not for everyone. Nor is Lipo-6. Be prepared for some major energy boosts (i.e. shakes, jitters, etc)

Hmmm...it worked for me when I previewed my post before submitting. Ahhh well. Marie, all I did was search the Nutrition & Supplement section of the forum using "ephedra" as my search criteria. Also many body building sites have good info on the use of ephedrine and what it can and cannot do. Hope this helps.

oh yes, I already did a lot of researches about ephedra a few months ago, when I wanted to use some. But finally I decided to be safe and try with legal stuff. Moreover, the "safety" i'm talking about is for my surgery that's gonna be on sept 22. I don't know about the possible effects of ephedra on a surgery, and i can't really ask about that to my surgeon, as it's illegal.

that's why i decided to try a safier product, and then, after the surgery, I'll try ephedra.

http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1319.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephedrine#Legality_in_USA

No matter where I look I cannot find where it is illegal to buy products containing ephedra. Granted, to be sold a product has to contain 10mg or less of it. Add that to the fact that not only can I buy it just about anywhere here, many others still use it. If it were illegal there would be no stores carrying it.
As for you deciding against using it because of an upcoming surgery, can't say as I blame you there. Doctors don't want you taking anything that you don't have to pre-op. I guess it all comes down to personal choice when deciding to take or not take any supplement/medication. I'm all for personal choice.
Hope everything goes well with your surgery and you recover quickly