My sister is currently wanting to lose weight she's 25 and has had weight problems her whole life. She never sticks to diets because they produce such slow results. Also she is apprehensive about losing weight because people might say something about it to her and because she will no longer be able to wear the clothes that are currently in her wardrobe... Anyway, does anyone know of any diet pills that aren't very harmful? I know none of them are healthy but which ones are the best? Also does drinking a lot of green tea really help the process of weight loss speed up?
well thatll never happen. lol I don't grow things and either does my sister... Is it legal? Could we have the gardener plant some?
Sounds like no pill or wheat grass juice or anything will help your sister loose weight cuz weight is not her first issue. If she has all these debates going on in her mind, "I want to loose weight, I dont want anyone to notice it though - I want to loose weight, I dont want to have to buy new clothes tho" she will never loose weight. First, she needs to raise her self esteem and not care if it is notice and even if it isn't noticed. Then she needs to decide if the need to buy a new wardrobe (probalby money related) is more important or less important than getting rid of the weight. I know superficially people can say, "Oh, I dont really care about the cost of new wardrobe, it just was something that ran thru my mind," but if they continue to not loose weight, then they have not truthfully let go of those mental attachments. Probalby others too. Good luck, tho don't see how you can help your sister until she helps herself. Its going to start not with the body or diet or a pill, but with the mind. Namaste, Lotus
The wardrobe is a money related issue...she is like me and has tons of clothes that she really likes. The whole not wanting people to notice and not wanting to change wardrobes is just her worrying. She doesn't want people to say things to her because she has a 7 year old girl and doesn't want her to hear it. To summarize why...she started to really worry about her weight at that age because she was called names for being overweight. So now she never talks about it with her daughter because shes afraid that always talking about her weight will make her daughter have weight issues. I hope that made some sense. I mainly just want some suggestions on diet pills and methods so when she does decide to go through with a diet, I can help her.
There are so many gimmicks out there that just want your money. They are a waste. To loose weight you have to do three things: Want it bad enough that you will stick to a plan, (that plan being....) limit calorie and fat intake and excercise. Thats it. Diet pills dont help much if you arent willing to do that. They are not magic pills and they are rather unhealthy. So I am sorry that I dont know of any diet pill that would work. Ummmmm.....apparently Trimspa puts out some kind of pill that helped anna nicole smith loose 60 pounds. But who knows. Anyway, good luck to your sis!
That's commendable that your sis doesn't want your daughter subjected to weight related worries, so many women don't give that a second thought. But yeah, pills are a quick-fix at best, and won't keep the weight off if there's no lifestyle change. Your sister should maybe learn how to cook low fat, lower calorie healthful meals, which are both good for her body and for her daughter. Though i believe children need more calories than adults, i'm sure a lot of fats can be cut with no bad side effects. She can perhaps teach her daughter to help her cook and learn to love healthful food and understand why it's important to eat that way. Not to keep as svelt as the other girls but to nourish her body and mind. As far as the wardrobe, i think feeling good about yourself and feeling energetic and healthy is a better deal than having nice clothes. If she really is attached to some of the items i'm sure she can get them altered at not too high a cost, or sell some others on consignment to get some compensation for them. And as i said, it's definately great that she's keeping her daughter in mind, but it will also allow her to take a more active role with her child if she feels healthy and fit. Good luck to her!!!
She is going to change her diet and exercise, she just wants to speed up the weight loss, so it is easier to exercise. She was overweight before she had her kid and I don't think she lost much of her baby weight. When she starts exercising her back and her knee (that she hurt in an accident) start to bother her way before she gets tired out. Her doctor said that once she lost weight her back and knee problems wouldn't be very prevalent. We were discussing this and she's only going to take them for like a month or two, depending on how well they work. I am very active and she's going to take a kickboxing course with me and join me at the gym once or twice a week. I can't talk her into going daily with me
She doesn't want to wait 5 months to get in to see a doctor. I highly doubt theyd tell her to take diet pills anyway. She'd have to get prescribed ones and that won't work... Seriously though...has no one here taken diet pills?
Its good that your trying to help your sister lead a healthier life. Diet and exercise are both essential, if shes eating healthy and exercising, then she will be able to lose the weight. Tell her the south beach diets amazing... And it is, but I'm not trying to sell that specific plan... its a fad diet, basically it says you should eat moderate amounts of certain types of carbs, a healty amount of protein, especially white meat, and exercise regularly... and it obviously works cause its trying to sell everything that western medicine has known about nutrition for the past two hundred years as something "new". But it works great. I also really dig that your taking her for kickboxing... I love kickboxing. Is it mainly cardio-stuff? cardio stuff should be the focus of her exercise, and cardio kickboxing should be great for that, don't get her into real kickboxing if shes having knee problems though. As for supplements, any weight loss pill that will be effective is going to contain a strong CNS stimulant, such as ephedrine, and none will be too good for her, but diet and exercise will, and if shes doing both while taking a moderate amount of dietpills, then she'll be fine. Honestly for over the counter diet pills, they all contain almost exactly the same things, so your really just buying a brand name. Don't be concerned with a specific brands with OTC's but if she can afford to get prescribed something, Phentermine would work best. but honestly if she isn't drasticlly overweight, dont worry about it. the best thing you can offer your sister is you support. Taking her exercising with you is a great step. I don't think her wanting to shield her daughter from this is very positive, the girl will be exposed to societal pressures, and seeing her mother ignore it can't be good for either of their self-esteem. weight problems are often genetic, and the best thing for her daughter is to see her mother seting a healthy example, establishing good eating habits. Maybe she could go for walks through the park with her daughter.
I know a girl that used that Creatine and she started to gain almost as much muscle as she was losing fat... It was freaky and she was turning boyish.
