The Indian Appetite Suppressant

Damn straight Jim - the thing that totally irks me about these suppressants is that they will only ever encourage yo-yo dieting and as you say, are completely flawed. The only outcome is likely to be a slower metabolism and therefore extra weight gain when you DO eat.

I really cannot understand the logic of these pills being allowed into the mainstream - well, aside from the obvious reason (profits more important than health).

You asked the important question. "What happens when you stop taking it?" Back in the 60's, in one of my many failed attempts to lose weight, I took prescription diet pills. I was full of energy and not hungry while taking them,but when the weight was gone and the pills were gone, I didn't know how to eat right, I didn't have the energy to exercise, and I gained all the weight back, plus more.
It wasn't until I was willing to pay the price of learning about nutrition and being willing to exercise that I lost weight.

Well, I did Hoodia Slim and nutrition! And it's a good mix cuz I got the energy I needed and the hunger gone when I was trying to lose the weight, it was right for me, but not for everyone. :) But I definatley do know what you guys are saying.

As with Hoodia, Caralluma was used/found to suppress appetite while natives were on a hunt. Anyone ever consider that the excitement, stress, and physical exertion of the hunt may be the real suppressant, and these foods are just easy to carry?

I agree that there is no quick fix. But if an appetite suppressant helps you to keep your mind off food while you establish new habits AND there are no side effects, then I say go for it. I did hoodia to help me get started on my weight loss journey and along with Bob Greene's program and it worked great for me. Now, I'm totally open to the idea the effects of the hoodia could have been psychological for me, but whatever works. I was at my all-time high and needed to get my weight in check ASAP because it was affecting my health. But as Kookie said, it's not for everyone.

Heather - I suspect you are a rare individual. Most people looking for answers in a pill form forget about any other approaches.

Hey Jim, we are not rare individuals, we are WOMEN! who will try damn near anything once.(to get our bodies to where they need to be) And this happend to work for us so you keep doing what your doing and us the same. We are in great shape now and know nutrition! Oh and Heather, that's so great to hear! :) I did Bill Blanks Bootcamp DVD's and those kicked my butt! LOL

Well i understand what you all are saying, but appetite suppressants in the pill form are essential to me cuz i am a binge eater. i have tried hoodia and lost 15 pounds!!! i love it! and when i am out of pills i think that my stomach has shrunk cuz of the lack of food so therefore i will eat normally again. im 5'11" and weigh 135 lbs. my lowest ever thanks to hoodia :)

congrats Jill!!!! That's so awsome and I also love what hoodia has done for me also! :)

I am always suprised with "appetite suppresants". Why suppress the appetite by messing with ones brain, when you can do it through natural means instead?

Wouldn't a full stomach provide the same results, but through your own system? So, taking increased amounts of non-soluble fiber, and water would do the same exact thing. - Actually no, it wouldn't. It would not be messing with ones glans and brain, it would be actually helping.

Oh... wait... Never mind... Sorry Diet Pill industry. Didn't mean to cut into your billion $$$ cash cow.

Here's a good clue for those who believe in supressants. When you eat less your stomach does in fact get smaller. Hence when you try to fill it it get's full faster. You get better results from portion control not from pills. I mean really if you were on the street and someone offered you a pill would you take it? These companies have about as much regulation. How do you know what is in them?

Good discussions here, for the most part, especially from those who have *actually tried* the appetite suppressants. That is ever so much more useful than uninformed opinion.

I wonder if the posters who used hoodia successfully might share how much they took and in what daily pattern, and maybe a brand name, too?

I have used up a bottle of 100% hoodia I bought at my local CoOp and didn't feel any reaction at all, nor did I lose appetite or weight. Is there more to it than simply taking the pill?

Many thanks in advance, and flamers, cool it. I'm not here to argue, just to gather information. :-)

There are many of us out here who already know all about nutrition, what to eat, what is healthy and what is not, that you should exercise if medically possible, and so on and so on -this isn't rocket science in the least.

However, all of that being said, knowing all those things isn't going to stop your hunger, because my stomach could care less about those things. When it's hungry, it wants food, and it wants it in amounts large enough to keep me from losing weight. This is just a fact with my body, and I know my body well, and feed it healthy food for the most part. But even healthy food will either make you fat or keep you from losing weight if eaten in too large amounts. So the concept of an appetite suppresant is wonderful, especially if it is natural and will not make me nervous, jittery or raise my blood pressure.

The problem I am encountering is actually finding a natural appetite suppresant that works. Many companies are cheating customers with claims their products have Hoodia in them, when in fact they don't or have so little of it it has no real effect on you. I have also heard that when you do find a product with Hoodia in it, you have to take so much of it (more than what it states on the bottle) it becomes cost prohibitive. I tried the Hoodia & Nopal pill from AmerMed, and felt absolutely no appetite suppression...so buyer beware. I am also surprised no one here has tried Caralluma, as I was hoping someone could report whether it works or not.

Wouldn't it be great to actually list the manufacturer and name of the Hoodia or Caralluma product that worked for you here, how much you had to take, side effects and results? Just a thought... =)

Blessings,
PJ

In responce to Hoodia just being easy to carry... this is not the case.

The same people don't use it as a carrying food like we do with trail mix. Before they start their hunt they stop by a cacti, hack off a 3 inch piece or so and munch it down, they make that another chunk with them to eat 3 DAYS LATTER!!!

What hoodia's active chemical P57 does it act like sugar in the brain, sugar that many many many times more potent than sugar. A regular dose has such a long half life in your system that you slowly turn to baseline which may be helpfull in the need to binge do to drastic blood sugar changes being sensed by the body.. but that's just speculation, (I'm no doctor ;)

Beside the issue of getting a person to eat right and exorsize (when you are 50 plus pounds overwight it can be very hard to get through initial exorsize pains) I think using a suppresant to bring the weight down a bit and then starting the all essential healthy living may be helpfull IF YOU STICK TO THE DEAL and not just eat the pills.

I'm still a bit currious though even at a 20:1 extrat of 200mg hoodia you aren't getting anything near the amount they eat naturally, also if you were getting the natual dose you won't need to take it so often (2xa day). Seems to me it would be at best a good blood sugar stabaliser for hypoglucemics if anything at such a low level, not a decent apitite suppresent.

Oh well, maybe someone could answer that for us???

hi.
i was just wondering if the weight would return after a person stops takin hoodia. thanks!