Fat Burners

[joesteph]

I just started looking through the October issue of Black Belt magazine (yes, with Bruce Lee on the cover), and almost immediately ran into a two-page ad for a fat burner, Lipex II. The ad has what you'd expect, the pretty in-shape girl and the guy with rock-hard abs, plus how the product really burns away the fat.

There's nothing in the ad that I haven't read before in one way or another for other fat burners.

When I was younger, they didn't call them fat burners but "diet pills." They were mostly caffeine and I guess they kept your motor (or is it metabolism?) racing to burn off the fat.

A whole new generation of fat burners came out after diet pills with Xenadrine and Hydroxycut, and I don't know how many new ones are out now as the next generation.

Has anyone tried a fat burner and experienced positive results without unpleasant side effects? One side effect in the past was that your metabolism would race day and night, not good for people with high blood pressure, for example.

One of Mother Nature's practical jokes is that, as we grow older, weight not only redistributes, it goes on fast and stays on while we eat less. I did have liposuction for "spot reduction" of the midsection three years ago, but I'd like to reduce all around the body.

[white owl]

I actually have tried fat burners this was way before karate. I tried Ripped Fuel, I took one dose and I had to stop immediately. I also tried Xenadrine and Hydroxycut and had little bit of results, not much though.

Honestly I had better results with a very strict diet and a lot of cardio and exercise and if you have to have something for a pick me up try green tea.

[the beast]

I have tried fat burners as well. One that worked rather well was called Hot Stuffxxx the stuff was amazing it really got you amped up and sweating before you set foot in the gym. Of course this was way before the ban on ephedrine. I have tried some others as well and would not recommend them, period, instead save your money watch your caloric intake and keep working hard.

[joesteph]

One that worked rather well was called Hot Stuffxxx the stuff was amazing it really got you amped up and sweating before you set foot in the gym. Of course this was way before the ban on ephedrine.

I tried Xenadrine after the ephedrine was removed and before I underwent liposuction (at age 54). The side effect I had when taking it--and causing me to stop its use despite losing several pounds--was a recurring headache in the back of the head, and I have no history of headaches, before or since.

I've searched the Internet, but I've found the same claims as I'd heard when Xenadrine and Hydroxycut were popular (such as to buy Avesil). That's why I posted; to find out if anyone's tried something that works w/o disquieting side effects.

[bushido_man96]

Typically, that stuff isn't going to get you the results you want, in a healthy way. The best thing to do is watch your caloric intake, and exercise. Always has worked, and always will work. And no side effects.