The Top 2 Weight Loss Supplements That Actually Work

1. Protein

Protein whether it comes from food, shakes or supplements helps you lose weight faster because when protein is at least 30% of your diet,

• You won't eat as much (exactly 441 less calories according to this study). Protein makes your body release appetite suppressing hormones like CCK & GLP-1 while lowering hunger causing hormones like ghrelin.
• You'll burn at least 260 extra calories per day or the same amount you'll burn with an hour of exercise with more protein in your diet (see the proof)
• After this 12 week experiment… Women lost 11 pounds in 12 weeks doing nothing but adding more protein in their diet.
• For every 100 calories of protein you eat… 30 of those calories are burned off during digestion. Protein is very hard for your body to process and this is why protein increases your metabolism

When buying protein supplements,

• ONLY use protein shakes, bars and/or meal replacements (MRPs) if you are unable to get enough protein from food.
• 90 Foods High in Protein
• Avoid protein bars containing lots of sugar which will make it tougher for you to lose weight.

2. Fat burners

Fat burners help you lose weight faster in 4 ways,

1. They increase your metabolism by activating fat burning hormones like adrenaline & noradrenaline.
2. They suppress your appetite making you eat less.
3. They give you more energy to help you workout longer, faster & harder so you'll burn more calories
4. They make it so that more fat is burned instead of carbs/sugar when you're working out

When buying fat burners,

• Get a fat burner like Lipo-6 or Hydroxycut with Caffeine and/or Green Tea in it which are proven fat burners.
• Don't buy any fat burners with 'proprietary blends' where you have no idea how much Caffeine, Green Tea or any other fat burning ingredients are actually in the supplement.

When using fat burners,

• The best time to take fat burners is before a HIIT workout to burn more calories and/or you can take your fat burner before your first meal to suppress your appetite maybe during Intermittent Fasting
• If you build up a tolerance to caffeine where you're not getting the same level of energy from it… Take days or weeks off from using it until the tolerance goes away. How quickly you build up a tolerance varies from person-to-person.

7 More Weight Loss Supplements That Work

1. Glucomannan

Glucomannan is a natural fiber supplement best taken before meals. Glucomannan expands and takes up space in your stomach making you feel full. This prevents you from eating too much and just enough to lose weight.

More is not better. Only take 1 gram of Glucomannan before meals. You'll lose up to 6 pounds in 8 weeks with Glucomannan as shown in this test

2. Diuretics

Diuretics don't burn fat, give you energy or even suppress your appetite. Diuretics only help you lose water weight very fast but,

• You'd be better off drinking plenty of water and limiting your salt intake to flush out any excess water weight and/or,
• Add more diuretic foods to your diet instead of using a Diuretic supplement like Xpel

When using diuretic supplements,

• Diuretic supplements & prescription based diuretics like Hydrochlorothiazide are not meant to be used for no longer than 3-to-7 days.
• Long term use of a diuretic supplement can cause dehydration, cramping and other side effects.
• If you're eating too much salt or not drinking enough water then there's not much Diuretics can do to help you lose WATER weight.
• The rapid weight loss from Diuretics could be temporary depending on how you got bloated or gained water weight before taking Diuretics.

3. Fats that burn fat

Omega-3, CLA & MCTs are Fats that burn fat you can supplement with to lose weight faster because,

• People with higher levels of Omega-3 fats are more likely to have smaller waist sizes & lower bodyweights according to this study
• A group of overweight people in this study lost 9% of their body fat and increased their lean muscle mass by 1-to-2% with CLA
• This study shows you can lose 8½ pounds every 12 weeks or lose 37 pounds a year with MCTs
• Instead of buying supplements you can simply eat more foods high in Omega-3, CLA & MCTs

4. Curcumin & 5. Garlic

Curcumin (Turmeric Extract) & Aged Garlic Extract help you gain more brown fat

• Brown fat increases your metabolism by burning off ugly white fat to generate enough heat to keep you warm but,
• You'd gain more brown fat while losing more weight using these cold exposure techniques

6. Caffeine & 7. Green Tea

Caffeine and/or Green Tea are the most important ingredients of any fat burner

• Caffeine increases your fat burning metabolism by at least 11%.
• Caffeine gives you more energy to workout harder and longer to burn more calories.
• Green tea increases your metabolism by 4% while also helping you burn 24% more fat when working out.

10 Weight Loss Supplements That Do Not Work

These 10 weight loss supplements have very little or no scientific evidence proving they actually work.

1. Colon Cleansers

• Colon cleanses: A load of you know what
• The Detox Delusion
• Colonic Cleansing: A Triumph of Ignorance over Science

2. Green Coffee Bean Extract

The study claiming Green Coffee Bean Extract helps you lose 17 pounds in 22 weeks was funded by a company profiting off the sale of Green Coffee Bean Extract.

A later study would also show mice couldn't even lose weight with Green Coffee Bean Extract.

3. Raspberry Ketone

The only study to suggest Raspberry Ketone may work was one where Raspberry Ketone was paired with other proven fat burners like Caffeine and Garlic. No human studies say Raspberry Ketone helps you lose weight.

4. Alli

4 reasons Alli does not work

5. Hoodia

It's supposed to suppress your appetite so much you'll forget to eat. NOT TRUE at all according to this 15 day experiment where no one lost any weight due to a decreased appetite.

6. Guarana

Guarana contains caffeine but not enough by itself to help you lose weight. Guarana can be useful when combined with caffeine and other fat burning ingredients.

7. Garcinia Cambogia (HCA)

Garcinia Cambogia does a good job of helping rats lose weight but no studies of yet have shown any significant weight loss results for humans.

8. HCG

Does hCG actually work? The FDA requires anyone selling HCG to put this on their label…

HCG HAS NO KNOWN EFFECT ON FAT MOBILIZATION, APPETITE OR SENSE OF HUNGER, OR BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION. HCG HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE EFFECTIVE ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY. THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT IT INCREASES WEIGHT LOSS BEYOND THAT RESULTING FROM CALORIC RESTRICTION, THAT IT CAUSES A MORE ATTRACTIVE OR "NORMAL" DISTRIBUTION OF FAT, OR THAT IT DECREASES THE HUNGER AND DISCOMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH CALORIE-RESTRICTED DIETS.

9. Body Wraps

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10. Laxatives

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Do I Need Supplements Lose Weight?

No! Of course not! Many people have lost weight & kept it off forever without using supplements and… Weight loss supplements are NO GOOD without a solid diet & exercise plan

Don't believe that taking OR NOT taking weight loss diet supplements will make or break your weight loss dreams.Adrian Bryant, Body Transformation Specialist

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