Hi all...been lurking here for a long while and thought you could help me with this one....is it okay to take hydroxy cut while LCing? Havent taken any since starting this woe........any feedback will be appreciated! L.

Here is a giant thread about thermogenics.

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=32311


Beth

A few years ago, I found my weight to be at 193. My son was born 6 months prior then my mom died and I got depressed and so on and so forth. Anyway, I started taking Metabolean which is a better form of the Metabolife and my weight loss was stunning!!!!! I went all the way down to 147 within like 6 or 7 months. I quit taking it and of course, I put about 13 pounds back on so now I am trying the Atkins plan and I am back on the Metabolean, I hope they work well together.

Take the time to google ephedrine and read some of the most current stories of heart attacks to young men who were using a type of ephedrine. Young marines,baseball players and such.
Roulette odds to me.

Low carb is a healty lifestyle with exercise and supplements that help not a quick fix drug buy. Be cautious.

I don't get it ....why would you do that to yourself. Would be like smoking or something. I though one of the reasons we lo carb is for our health.

My personal opinion is that we are a drug addicted society. If you're sad, pop a pill. If you're having trouble sitting still in class, pop a pill. If you're overweight, pop a pill. These pills only cover up problems, they don't solve them.

I have found that the Atkins diet has curbed my appetite and put an end to my cravings. I am losing weight at a reasonable rate- 13 pounds in 6 weeks. No other diet has ever worked this well. Plus, I am learning to eat healthier foods as well as how to maintain a healthy weight.

My advice is to try Atkins for 8 weeks first. If Atkins does the same for you why would you need any pills?

Atkins is so FAST, I don't understand it either.

Plus, uppers make me jittery and even more obnoxious than usual.

Uhmmm...its a very, very long thread with about 24 pages of posts. While I understand where some of you are coming from (there have been deaths and those people have taken ephedra), I think it would help to understand the place thermogenics have in the overall scheme of things. I don't think most of us who are taking them are doing so for the "magic pill" effect. I know personally, *I* am doing the work. I am eating right, exercising and take an ECA stack in order to enhance what I am doing. I don't rely on it and when I cycle, I plan to do twelve weeks on and twelve weeks off. There is also discussion about stacks that are ephedra free, so before making a blanket decision...its often better to research first

There's a lot of info and a lot of opinions on it. If they are not abused, I now believe thermogenics can be a grand tool for those who are working out. I was nervous to take them at first, but am now comfortable with what I am doing after much, much reading and research.


L

If you're going to take a thermogenic, make sure it is ephedra free - Ephedra can kill you!

Vikki

so, what's the difference between ephedra and ephedrine? i don't understand....


yours,
really SLIMSOON

They are both one in the same - take a look here.
http://www.kbmoll.com/invest/iv_meta.htm

Vikki