To be honest, it depends on what your definition of “work” is. As most of us know, the ONLY way to lose weight is to create a calorie deficit. We have to burn more calories than we consume.
That leaves us with two options: Diet and weight loss products that “work” by assisting us in creating a calorie deficit- and those that can’t ever work because they don’t do anything. Let’s begin with diet pills, then move on to popular diet plans. So do diet pills really work? Again, it depends. Some are strong stimulants that will artificially boost your metabolism and suppress your appetite. Others are nothing more than a mix of fiber or common herbs, these are the ones that don’t do anything- except lighten you wallet. However, an appetite suppressant wil help you create a calorie deficit, if it’s powerful enough.
So then, do fat burners really work for weight loss? Only if you like the idea of being constantly filled with strong stimulants for weeks or months. I would encourage you to research some of the side effects of strong stimulants. Then you have to ask yourself this question: If I couldn’t keep the weight off before I went on that stimulant pill, why would I be able to keep weight off after I stopped using it? Something to really think about.
Next, does ANY popular diet or weight loss plan really work- permanently?
For example, does LA Weight Loss REALLY work? If it creates a calorie deficit for you, yes it will work. You will experience weight loss.
However…
Extensive research from UCLA has shown that people on commerical did lose weight, but within two years 83% had gained back more weight than lost. Their research concluded people who did not go on a diet, were better off from a health standpoint than those who did.
If you need more proof, just look at the facts: Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans are overweight or obese while spending 40 billion dollars annually on fat loss products. Think about that, if any advertised weight loss plan worked permanently- would so many people still be overweight?
So rather than ask yourself: Does the South Beach Diet really work? Does the Hollywood Cookie Diet work? Does any fad diet work? Or do crash diets work? Ask yourself: How can I REALLY lose weight?
If you answered “I need to create a small daily calorie deficit,” you’ve taken the first step towards becoming a weight loss success story. Using more calories than consumed can only happen one way: You have to change your old weight gain habits over to better weight loss habits.
If you can do that on your own, that’s awesome. If you can’t, there are books that can help. I failed at losing weight for thirty years. Over those thirty years, I lost and gained back over 300 pounds. I tried some diet shortcuts. And yes, I wondered; do weight loss pills or fad diets really work? I was temped to see if there was an easy way to lose weight.
In the end, the only weight loss “system” that worked for me was the one I put together myself with the help of an e-manual called New Body New Life. It taught me how to see my weight gain habits, and most importantly, it taught me how to change them over to weight loss habits.
As I said, if you can recognize and change your habits on your own, that’s all you need to do for permanent weight loss. The amount of money you’ll save by avoiding weight loss scams will be tremendous.
On a very interesting side note, when you change those habits, it will give you the self confidence to do whatever else you put your mind to. So even if some diet pill like Alli really did work- it can’t give you what changing your habits does:
A whole new level of confidence, discipline, and self respect. And most important the knowledge of how to keep weight off for the rest of your life.
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