Magic Diet Pills?
I do believe there are some pills out there that help you lose weight, but I’m not sure at what cost? I worry about the affects some pills may have on overall health. I have a friend that is taking “diet” pills prescribed by her doctor and she is doing fantastic. She has lost about 35 lbs and looks great. I guess you have to take in consideration the reason you want to take the diet pills in the first place. As for my friend, she has had several heart attacks due to being obese, so the pills are probably worth the risks the pills may have. On the other hand, if you are heathly and want to take off the pounds to look better and want to feel better and are in overall good health, I would go with the good old fashioned way of losing weight. Here are a few tips that could help that cause:
- Stop all between meal snacking, especially late at night.
- For dinner, eat early and eat light. (An interesting study done in Tunisia with 160 obese women, aged 23-45, found that they lost 15% of their body weight by not eating between 5 pm and 6 am. During the day they could eat whatever they wanted to.)
- Stop drinking juice – it is loaded with calories.
- Save dessert for the weekend.
- Walk or exercise at least 45 minutes per day.