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[bigboy500]

Just wondering if anyone has tried it... i myself bought some and i was still hungry. it was 100% too from GNC.i was wanting some opinions ...thanks

[William Wallace]

Originally Posted by bigboy500

Just wondering if anyone has tried it... i myself bought some and i was still hungry. it was 100% too from GNC.i was wanting some opinions ...thanks

Tried it here and didn't notice anything either. I think it's more of a scam than anything else.

[Obesity Discussion]

I have not tried it personally, but have heard mixed reviews from people who have.

[bigboy500]

Thanks... I was just wondering if it was just me...I guess ill do it the old fashion way...

[William Wallace]

Originally Posted by bigboy500

Thanks... I was just wondering if it was just me...I guess ill do it the old fashion way...

At the end of the day that seems to be the best way.

[Dustin]

Most 'diet' pills really don't live up to the claim of suppressing your appetite. However, I know certain diet pills along with a somewhat decent diet and exercise, can expedite the process of losing weight. Just make sure you use the pills in moderation (ie 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off etc.).

[DSP]

I think everybody's body is different. Everything doesn't work on everyone.

[fatSick]

Originally Posted by DSP

I think everybody's body is different. Everything doesn't work on everyone.

That's true but how will one know which product will work on him and which one not. I don't want to waste my money on useless things!!

[cardinarky]

I started taking various diet assisting prescription and non-prescription drugs over 51 years ago. I have probably tried everything that has been on the market at one time or another.
My first experiences were when I was 9 years old, back in 1957. Our family Dr., GAVE me, we didn't even have to pay for them, packets of amphetamine that would last 30 or more days. There was a time that I had accumulated several hundred pills in our kitchen drawer, we had no idea what the future would bring.
I was up at 2:00am sitting out in the yard, petting my dog and could not understand why I couldn't sleep. On the baseball field, I was going to the place the ball was going to be hit before the batter finished his swing. I once went 3 days, in the sixth grade, without eating anything at one point that summer.
My point is, I personally know/have opinions about a lot of weight loss tablet remedies.

I tried Hoodia a couple of weeks ago and was surprisingly impressed. It takes away your desire to eat. You can simply can take food or leave it. You are essentially neutral to it.
Now I have read that there are various labs that are trying to synthetically produce Hoodia and no one has been successful yet. This product is very much like Melatonin, you have to find a supplier who is selling quality material and not some ineffective junk.
The type I found was from Wal-Mart and is mixed with green tea.
This pill is no magic solution though.
If you set your mind that you want to eat, nothing short of someone with a gun is going to stop you.

[Irving]

Originally Posted by cardinarky

I started taking various diet assisting prescription and non-prescription drugs over 51 years ago. I have probably tried everything that has been on the market at one time or another.
My first experiences were when I was 9 years old, back in 1957. Our family Dr., GAVE me, we didn't even have to pay for them, packets of amphetamine that would last 30 or more days. There was a time that I had accumulated several hundred pills in our kitchen drawer, we had no idea what the future would bring.
I was up at 2:00am sitting out in the yard, petting my dog and could not understand why I couldn't sleep. On the baseball field, I was going to the place the ball was going to be hit before the batter finished his swing. I once went 3 days, in the sixth grade, without eating anything at one point that summer.
My point is, I personally know/have opinions about a lot of weight loss tablet remedies.

I tried Hoodia a couple of weeks ago and was surprisingly impressed. It takes away your desire to eat. You can simply can take food or leave it. You are essentially neutral to it.
Now I have read that there are various labs that are trying to synthetically produce Hoodia and no one has been successful yet. This product is very much like Melatonin, you have to find a supplier who is selling quality material and not some ineffective junk.
The type I found was from Wal-Mart and is mixed with green tea.
This pill is no magic solution though.
If you set your mind that you want to eat, nothing short of someone with a gun is going to stop you.

boy you really have been around the block! i too have tried numerous diets over the past many years. for me it came down to a lifestyle change and learning that some of these add on supplements can help you most when you eat right and exercise but are not a magic pill on their own. welcome to our place!

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by cardinarky

I started taking various diet assisting prescription and non-prescription drugs over 51 years ago. I have probably tried everything that has been on the market at one time or another.
My first experiences were when I was 9 years old, back in 1957. Our family Dr., GAVE me, we didn't even have to pay for them, packets of amphetamine that would last 30 or more days. There was a time that I had accumulated several hundred pills in our kitchen drawer, we had no idea what the future would bring.
I was up at 2:00am sitting out in the yard, petting my dog and could not understand why I couldn't sleep. On the baseball field, I was going to the place the ball was going to be hit before the batter finished his swing. I once went 3 days, in the sixth grade, without eating anything at one point that summer.
My point is, I personally know/have opinions about a lot of weight loss tablet remedies.

I tried Hoodia a couple of weeks ago and was surprisingly impressed. It takes away your desire to eat. You can simply can take food or leave it. You are essentially neutral to it.
Now I have read that there are various labs that are trying to synthetically produce Hoodia and no one has been successful yet. This product is very much like Melatonin, you have to find a supplier who is selling quality material and not some ineffective junk.
The type I found was from Wal-Mart and is mixed with green tea.
This pill is no magic solution though.
If you set your mind that you want to eat, nothing short of someone with a gun is going to stop you.

I think it's great that hoodia seems to be working for you. Please keep us updated on your progress with Hoodia. Welcome to Obesity Discussion by the way!

[cardinarky]

Well....I've been reading the general forum postings here for several days now, and I am stunned by the amount of attempts at spamming. The sincerity of some of the posters are about as genuine as buying an authentic autographed baseball on eBay.:eek4:

I wanted to add to the Hoodia remarks I made a couple of days ago. My wife does not see any real effect, and she is using the same pills I am.
I called my brother, who lives in Indiana, and told him about them a couple of weeks ago, and he reports the same thing as my wife.
Not a great deterrent.

From my 50+ years of numerous weight loss/life change attempts (someday I'll regale all of you with the various successes, and there were many successes) this whole weight loss thing is as mental as it can get.
Reading the history of Hoodia, I think it falls into that realm. For those of you who don't know, Hoodia is only grown in a small region of Africa. It is a cactus type plant, and was used for several centuries by some nomadic African tribes to quell their hunger urges while they traveled great distance's. It was eventually noticed by the English in the 18th century and began to be exported to the homeland and Europe for a weight loss remedy.

I have to put this product (Hoodia) in the same class as smoking solutions.
From the time I was 12, in 1959 I started smoking and worked my way up to 2+ packs a day by the time I graduated from college. I stayed at that level or more until October 13, 1981. That's 22 years of diligent smoking and about $65K in tobacco purchases at today's' dollars.
I was a traveling technical consultant to the steel and ferrous foundry industries. I was hosting a dinner for about 10 clients. I was sitting there with my cheesecake dessert and a double brandy and my usual cigarette leaning back in my chair very self satisfied. The wife of the purchasing manager that I was keying on to buy several million dollars of our product annually was talking to her friend sitting close to me.
She said.........."I THINK THE RUDEST THING IN THE WORLD IS FOR A PERSON TO SIT AND SMOKE WHILE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO ENJOY THEIR MEAL."
When I heard this, my mind did a somersault and passed my stomach which was rapidly heading out of my body. I quietly put out my cigarette.
When the evening was concluded and I returned to my hotel room, I put the carton of cigarettes, on the dresser, in my suitcase along with the unfinished pack.
I NEVER HAD ANOTHER SMOKE TO THIS DAY.
There was no withdrawal, no shakes, no fidgeting, nothing.
The mind is a hell of a complex system.
When you are properly motivated you can literally do anything. If you are not, nothing can convince you otherwise.
Losing weight is the same thing.

I started this current life change attempt because back in March of 06, I had to go from one walking cane to two. Two weeks passed. Then one morning, I could not walk to the bathroom, from the bed, and my wife had to get crutches from the garage, left over from some situation about a decade ago. I hobbled around on the crutches until I could see my knee specialist and he told me that the joint was completely shot in my right knee. He also told me that he would NOT DO REPLACEMENT SURGERY!! He would not attempt it unless I was under 250 pounds, because the joint would wear out within 5 years from the stress and because of my already poor condition ligament and tendon wise, a second replacement would be futile.
WHEELCHAIR FOR THE DURATION.
That was my mental motivator to start this weight change event. This time though it is like the cigarettes, it is for keeps.
And you know what, it isn't even hard.

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by cardinarky

Well....I've been reading the general forum postings here for several days now, and I am stunned by the amount of attempts at spamming. The sincerity of some of the posters are about as genuine as buying an authentic autographed baseball on eBay.:eek4:

You have no idea. Most of the spammers don't even make it to the site....I prescreen everyone before letting them on the site. I'd say one out of ever 5 people who registers here is a spammer. I can usually stop most before they can post on the site, but sometimes one gets through my screening process.

Originally Posted by cardinarky

I wanted to add to the Hoodia remarks I made a couple of days ago. My wife does not see any real effect, and she is using the same pills I am.
I called my brother, who lives in Indiana, and told him about them a couple of weeks ago, and he reports the same thing as my wife.
Not a great deterrent.

From my 50+ years of numerous weight loss/life change attempts (someday I'll regale all of you with the various successes, and there were many successes) this whole weight loss thing is as mental as it can get.
Reading the history of Hoodia, I think it falls into that realm. For those of you who don't know, Hoodia is only grown in a small region of Africa. It is a cactus type plant, and was used for several centuries by some nomadic African tribes to quell their hunger urges while they traveled great distance's. It was eventually noticed by the English in the 18th century and began to be exported to the homeland and Europe for a weight loss remedy.

I have to put this product (Hoodia) in the same class as smoking solutions.
From the time I was 12, in 1959 I started smoking and worked my way up to 2+ packs a day by the time I graduated from college. I stayed at that level or more until October 13, 1981. That's 22 years of diligent smoking and about $65K in tobacco purchases at today's' dollars.
I was a traveling technical consultant to the steel and ferrous foundry industries. I was hosting a dinner for about 10 clients. I was sitting there with my cheesecake dessert and a double brandy and my usual cigarette leaning back in my chair very self satisfied. The wife of the purchasing manager that I was keying on to buy several million dollars of our product annually was talking to her friend sitting close to me.
She said.........."I THINK THE RUDEST THING IN THE WORLD IS FOR A PERSON TO SIT AND SMOKE WHILE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO ENJOY THEIR MEAL."
When I heard this, my mind did a somersault and passed my stomach which was rapidly heading out of my body. I quietly put out my cigarette.
When the evening was concluded and I returned to my hotel room, I put the carton of cigarettes, on the dresser, in my suitcase along with the unfinished pack.
I NEVER HAD ANOTHER SMOKE TO THIS DAY.
There was no withdrawal, no shakes, no fidgeting, nothing.
The mind is a hell of a complex system.
When you are properly motivated you can literally do anything. If you are not, nothing can convince you otherwise.
Losing weight is the same thing.

I started this current life change attempt because back in March of 06, I had to go from one walking cane to two. Two weeks passed. Then one morning, I could not walk to the bathroom, from the bed, and my wife had to get crutches from the garage, left over from some situation about a decade ago. I hobbled around on the crutches until I could see my knee specialist and he told me that the joint was completely shot in my right knee. He also told me that he would NOT DO REPLACEMENT SURGERY!! He would not attempt it unless I was under 250 pounds, because the joint would wear out within 5 years from the stress and because of my already poor condition ligament and tendon wise, a second replacement would be futile.
WHEELCHAIR FOR THE DURATION.
That was my mental motivator to start this weight change event. This time though it is like the cigarettes, it is for keeps.
And you know what, it isn't even hard.

That's quite a cycle you have been through, and you are right, the battle is mostly mental. It seems that you are able to overcome obstacles when you put your mind to it.

Do you still plan on having the knee replacement surgery?

[Irving]

Originally Posted by cardinarky

Well....I've been reading the general forum postings here for several days now, and I am stunned by the amount of attempts at spamming. The sincerity of some of the posters are about as genuine as buying an authentic autographed baseball on eBay.:eek4:

I wanted to add to the Hoodia remarks I made a couple of days ago. My wife does not see any real effect, and she is using the same pills I am.
I called my brother, who lives in Indiana, and told him about them a couple of weeks ago, and he reports the same thing as my wife.
Not a great deterrent.

From my 50+ years of numerous weight loss/life change attempts (someday I'll regale all of you with the various successes, and there were many successes) this whole weight loss thing is as mental as it can get.
Reading the history of Hoodia, I think it falls into that realm. For those of you who don't know, Hoodia is only grown in a small region of Africa. It is a cactus type plant, and was used for several centuries by some nomadic African tribes to quell their hunger urges while they traveled great distance's. It was eventually noticed by the English in the 18th century and began to be exported to the homeland and Europe for a weight loss remedy.

I have to put this product (Hoodia) in the same class as smoking solutions.
From the time I was 12, in 1959 I started smoking and worked my way up to 2+ packs a day by the time I graduated from college. I stayed at that level or more until October 13, 1981. That's 22 years of diligent smoking and about $65K in tobacco purchases at today's' dollars.
I was a traveling technical consultant to the steel and ferrous foundry industries. I was hosting a dinner for about 10 clients. I was sitting there with my cheesecake dessert and a double brandy and my usual cigarette leaning back in my chair very self satisfied. The wife of the purchasing manager that I was keying on to buy several million dollars of our product annually was talking to her friend sitting close to me.
She said.........."I THINK THE RUDEST THING IN THE WORLD IS FOR A PERSON TO SIT AND SMOKE WHILE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO ENJOY THEIR MEAL."
When I heard this, my mind did a somersault and passed my stomach which was rapidly heading out of my body. I quietly put out my cigarette.
When the evening was concluded and I returned to my hotel room, I put the carton of cigarettes, on the dresser, in my suitcase along with the unfinished pack.
I NEVER HAD ANOTHER SMOKE TO THIS DAY.
There was no withdrawal, no shakes, no fidgeting, nothing.
The mind is a hell of a complex system.
When you are properly motivated you can literally do anything. If you are not, nothing can convince you otherwise.
Losing weight is the same thing.

I started this current life change attempt because back in March of 06, I had to go from one walking cane to two. Two weeks passed. Then one morning, I could not walk to the bathroom, from the bed, and my wife had to get crutches from the garage, left over from some situation about a decade ago. I hobbled around on the crutches until I could see my knee specialist and he told me that the joint was completely shot in my right knee. He also told me that he would NOT DO REPLACEMENT SURGERY!! He would not attempt it unless I was under 250 pounds, because the joint would wear out within 5 years from the stress and because of my already poor condition ligament and tendon wise, a second replacement would be futile.
WHEELCHAIR FOR THE DURATION.
That was my mental motivator to start this weight change event. This time though it is like the cigarettes, it is for keeps.
And you know what, it isn't even hard.

it is so nice to hear from non-spammers about products to get real points of view, and thank you OD for all your work against these marketers

good insight on hoodia thank you for the education! i too used to smoke a lot but that was because i did not know any better in fact no one did. i stoppped in the early 70s and never looked back.

once you hit 250 are you going to do the sugery?

[William Wallace]

Originally Posted by cardinarky

Well....I've been reading the general forum postings here for several days now, and I am stunned by the amount of attempts at spamming. The sincerity of some of the posters are about as genuine as buying an authentic autographed baseball on eBay.:eek4:

I wanted to add to the Hoodia remarks I made a couple of days ago. My wife does not see any real effect, and she is using the same pills I am.
I called my brother, who lives in Indiana, and told him about them a couple of weeks ago, and he reports the same thing as my wife.
Not a great deterrent.

From my 50+ years of numerous weight loss/life change attempts (someday I'll regale all of you with the various successes, and there were many successes) this whole weight loss thing is as mental as it can get.
Reading the history of Hoodia, I think it falls into that realm. For those of you who don't know, Hoodia is only grown in a small region of Africa. It is a cactus type plant, and was used for several centuries by some nomadic African tribes to quell their hunger urges while they traveled great distance's. It was eventually noticed by the English in the 18th century and began to be exported to the homeland and Europe for a weight loss remedy.

I have to put this product (Hoodia) in the same class as smoking solutions.
From the time I was 12, in 1959 I started smoking and worked my way up to 2+ packs a day by the time I graduated from college. I stayed at that level or more until October 13, 1981. That's 22 years of diligent smoking and about $65K in tobacco purchases at today's' dollars.
I was a traveling technical consultant to the steel and ferrous foundry industries. I was hosting a dinner for about 10 clients. I was sitting there with my cheesecake dessert and a double brandy and my usual cigarette leaning back in my chair very self satisfied. The wife of the purchasing manager that I was keying on to buy several million dollars of our product annually was talking to her friend sitting close to me.
She said.........."I THINK THE RUDEST THING IN THE WORLD IS FOR A PERSON TO SIT AND SMOKE WHILE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO ENJOY THEIR MEAL."
When I heard this, my mind did a somersault and passed my stomach which was rapidly heading out of my body. I quietly put out my cigarette.
When the evening was concluded and I returned to my hotel room, I put the carton of cigarettes, on the dresser, in my suitcase along with the unfinished pack.
I NEVER HAD ANOTHER SMOKE TO THIS DAY.
There was no withdrawal, no shakes, no fidgeting, nothing.
The mind is a hell of a complex system.
When you are properly motivated you can literally do anything. If you are not, nothing can convince you otherwise.
Losing weight is the same thing.

I started this current life change attempt because back in March of 06, I had to go from one walking cane to two. Two weeks passed. Then one morning, I could not walk to the bathroom, from the bed, and my wife had to get crutches from the garage, left over from some situation about a decade ago. I hobbled around on the crutches until I could see my knee specialist and he told me that the joint was completely shot in my right knee. He also told me that he would NOT DO REPLACEMENT SURGERY!! He would not attempt it unless I was under 250 pounds, because the joint would wear out within 5 years from the stress and because of my already poor condition ligament and tendon wise, a second replacement would be futile.
WHEELCHAIR FOR THE DURATION.
That was my mental motivator to start this weight change event. This time though it is like the cigarettes, it is for keeps.
And you know what, it isn't even hard.

Great feedback! It's nice to get a reality check once in a while. I hope your knee issues get fixed in the near future. Welcome to the site by the way!

[inlove]

I have tried it. and was still hungry too. I did it for my wedding to make sure I fit into my wedding dress. LOL Cause there was no way after 10 months that on my wedding day I was not about to squeeze into that dress. LOL

[Irving]

i talked to a friend today who took some hoodia and said that they did not feel it helped them with weight loss. so i don't know what all the hype is.

[Polk727]

I tried a bottle of Hi-Tech Hoodia-Pure and noticed only a little bit of a decrease in appetite. It wasn't enough of a change for me to get another bottle of it.

[dreamblooms]

The good news about Hoodia: it does appear to suppress appetite.

The bad news: Hoodia, which comes from a plant (Hoodia gordonii) native to desert areas of South Africa, is very rare and protected by South Africa's conservation laws. The South African government has limited the export and farming of Hoodia to prevent over-exploitation -- and it's nearly impossible to synthesize in the lab. The pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, tried for years to grow it, then gave up.

So there's no way real Hoodia's being produced in the commercial quantity needed, and what's really being sold online is…who knows? Some dried, powdered substance called hoodia, of which the FDA is wary and is taking legal measures to clamp down. These products are not regulated or inspected, and there are no published clinical trials to establish an optimal dose that is safe and effective. Many have even complained that the “supplements” they ordered didn't contain any Hoodia at all.

The only clinical study we're aware of showed that the real Hoodia could present risks to organs, nervous and circulatory systems. Liver damage in particular was suspected.

Save your money and avoid scam artists. If the durn stuff worked, I'd use it.

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by dreamblooms

The good news about Hoodia: it does appear to suppress appetite.

The bad news: Hoodia, which comes from a plant (Hoodia gordonii) native to desert areas of South Africa, is very rare and protected by South Africa's conservation laws. The South African government has limited the export and farming of Hoodia to prevent over-exploitation -- and it's nearly impossible to synthesize in the lab. The pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, tried for years to grow it, then gave up.

So there's no way real Hoodia's being produced in the commercial quantity needed, and what's really being sold online is…who knows? Some dried, powdered substance called hoodia, of which the FDA is wary and is taking legal measures to clamp down. These products are not regulated or inspected, and there are no published clinical trials to establish an optimal dose that is safe and effective. Many have even complained that the “supplements” they ordered didn't contain any Hoodia at all.

The only clinical study we're aware of showed that the real Hoodia could present risks to organs, nervous and circulatory systems. Liver damage in particular was suspected.

Save your money and avoid scam artists. If the durn stuff worked, I'd use it.

Great information, thank you!