Wonderful New Diet..

ChevaleresseMommy started this discussion · 7/5/2013

Ok so I have had a hard time losing my baby belly. Two c-sections messed it up. I'm not really the type of person to do diets pills and stuff because I'm skeptical. So here for the past 3 weeks I have started taking The Raspberry Ketone and a Colon Cleanse diet. My goodness its amazing. This combined with my Pole fitness and my belly and weight is going away. I have lost 3-4lbs a week. It varies due to your metabolism and eating habits. The colon cleanse has Bentonite Clay( I thought clay? How is that safe?) Read this site:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite. I am just amazed at this diet combo. I feel so much healthier and have so much energy. And the weight is just melting off. 100% natural. Here is a link to http://raspberryketones.com/. Its a recommended read.

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Dancing Paws · 7/5/2013
I tried one raspberry ketone once and it just made me hungrier! The more I thought about it, it makes me nervous. The body produces a lot of ketones on low carb diets and it isn't good for you. Diabetics start producing a lot of ketones when they have low blood sugar, that's why their breath smells like alcohol.
chemgoddess1 · 7/6/2013
Maybe a little TMI, but friend of mine used to make a lube that had raspberry ketones in it and it was amazing. They are a natural thermogenic, not much different than taking/eating capsaicin. He stopped making it because for a while a few years back RKT was really difficult to get a hold of (that is no longer the case). Just if you were curious, this is the write up on the lube (and a little info on RKT): http://www.nutraplanet.com/product/rpn/slick-pleasures-2-oz.html
PoleDancingRN · 7/7/2013
@AerialGypsy: just want to make a correction--as a nurse and the mother of a type one diabetic, ketones are a by-product of fat metabolism. In a diabetic (specifically insulin dependent), when their blood sugar is HIGH and they don't take a sufficient amount of insulin (to move sugar/glucose in to the body's cells), then their body resorts to fat for energy. As a result they go into ketosis (Diabetic Ketoacidosis--very dangerous and life threatening). To add further...with low carb diets, you have to understand the goal is to send the body into ketosis--burn fat for energy and not glucose (by the way, body uses glucose for energy before fat)...to achieve this, you limit your carbohydrate intake--ALL carbs are broken down into glucose/sugar which in turn the body uses for energy. By reducing carb intake you force your body to use fat. In most non diabetic individuals, a strict low carb diet over the course of three or four days will start to send the body into ketosis...it's a process and takes time.
Dancing Paws · 7/7/2013
It's been a while since I learned about it, so I guess I mixed up the cause a bit. It still makes me nervous to take a supplement that can do that. The trials were also only in mice (that I am aware of,) so we have no idea if there are any long term issues that can arise in humans. Most low carb diets are over more than 3-4 days, so it isn't really good for healthy individuals. Low carb is pretty hard on the kidneys too.
PoleDancingRN · 7/7/2013
Yes...3-4 days for the person to start seeing ketones build in urine when testing, and so must diet longer in order for them to be in full blown ketosis with the fat loss...guess that's why with Atkins and many other low carb diets you have to be strict about carb intake for about two weeks with visible results...and yes definitely hard on the kidneys too..all the organs for that matter...glucose = energy for all cells of all all organs and cutting back on carbs eliminates glucose...I have never tried raspberry ketones...I've been curious to try since has worked for many...as far as limiting carbs in general (not necessarily to achieve ketosis) I have never been able to do...I love them too much! Lol...in any case though, a nutritious diet and exercise and discipline with changing bad habits is really all it takes to achieve weight loss...pills and all that may help (kick start or break a plateau), but they aren't meant forever...must change the lifestyle to maintain
Dancing Paws · 7/7/2013
I was looking into options since I cannot lose weight. I try and nothing happens. If anything, I can't stop gaining weight. :(
PoleDancingRN · 7/7/2013
I have been faithfully working out and doing my best to eat right since Jan of last year...I made a lot of progress...my ideal weight should be 125-135....I haven't weighed anywhere in that range since before my oldest daughter (now 9) was born. Last year I was about 196...got down to 170 and then stayed stuck. A co-worker told me about a doctor here who prescribed Adipex. So I looked into. I have been on it for two months, and have gone out of the "stuck" stage. Before Adipex...no matter what I did, I wasn't losing--no inches no pounds, nothing! I'm now down to about 150...not bad...still not "ideal" but I'm happy with it...
yrngrl · 7/8/2013
This might sound a little jerky, but I don't mean to offend. I was obese most of my adult life, and now have been at a healthy, even lean weight for several years. I tried so many things over the years to lose weight, and I have really strong feelings against relying on supplements/pills/fad diets/etc to lose weight. Losing weight is HARD. That's the honest truth. If you aren't losing weight, you're probably eating too much. Harsh maybe, but the truth almost all of the time. It's easy to be "sure" you're cutting back, but studies have shown time and time again that people, even dieters, tend to overestimate the calorie burn from exercise, underestimate how much they're eating, and then think something "isn't working" because the weight isn't coming off. To finally lose the weight and keep it off I had to get out the measuring cups, spoons, and food scale and use them at EVERY meal. Keep an honest and accurate food diary. Research how much food I need to lose weight. Exercise daily. It was hard, and tedious, but it works, and in a healthy way-- I didn't cut out any food groups, didn't take any weird/at best useless/at worst dangerous supplements. Shortcuts and easy ways out do not work in the long run, because until you learn how you need to eat to maintain the weight you want, you will just gain it right back. Believe me, I know, I made that mistake several times before I finally got that staying thin requires a lifetime of effort. I still keep a food diary, for instance, and weigh myself every week so I can catch slip ups before they become problems.
yrngrl · 7/8/2013
For instance.... eating just 100 calories more per day than you need (a handful of chips, a slice of bread...not much) can equal a 10 pound gain in a year. If you are trying to lose weight and not carefully watching what you eat, it's VERY easy to end up with little result when it takes so little to derail things.
Dancing Paws · 7/8/2013
In my case, I did all the you said. I measured my food, bought a food scale, have a heart rate monitor, etc. I counted my calories in and out. If there was discrepancy between calories burned, I went with the lower number. Unfortunately, they are finding weight loss is more complicated than calories in = calories out.
yrngrl · 7/8/2013
Of course...eating more lean protein/fiber/whole grains and less junky carbs and crap is going to help. You stay fuller longer when you eat high fiber and protein, which makes it easier to eat less and feel satisfied. But I still don't think it's rocket science, just a lot of work.
abcollins1 · 7/8/2013
If you are not losing weight, its because there is a discrepency somewhere. And there could be many reasons why. If you have been doing the same routine for a while, your body may have adapted, become more effecient at it (burn less calories than before) and you may need to change your exercise routine. If you start with super low calories, again your body may adapt to that quicker than you think causing you to hit a plateau sooner. At that point you need to take a diet break, bring cals back up to maintence for a bit, then start over by slowly lowering cals again. If you have been dieting a very long time (more than 4 months), again your body may have adapted and you would need to take a diet break, come to maintence for a few weeks, and then start lowering cals again. There is no "super food" no "magic" pill or potion that will cause you to lose weight any faster. RBK's may help to a degree, but its a very small percentage and its not the end all be all of weight loss. Ketosis also isnt the way to lose weight, Atkins and all those fad diets work for a bit because they all use the same underlying principle of eat less/move more, its just packaged a bit differently each time..... I have yet to see a client.. human or animal... that was unable to lose weight by following the eat less/move more mantra..even those with medical conditions. Some people may have a harder time of it due to some of the above reasons..but all "diets" are based on the restriction of calories at their core. Most even come with the disclaimer of "when used with proper diet and exercise"...why would they need to put that in if their answer was the miracle we have been waiting for??
Dancing Paws · 7/8/2013
I am switching things up and trying something new. My body might be adapted to what I'm currently doing.