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Has anyone ever used them? I’m doing doing the usual thing after Christmas and trying to lose a bit of weight so wondered if anyone has tried any in particular. Obviously I need to exercise and eat better first and foremost, but wondered if anything could help, even if just a little bit.

sounds like a terrible idea. would you even know what was in them?

change your diet

Grenades are good, but there are other ways of losing weight. Drink more water, cut down on portion size...

exercise, stay off the booze and it will fall off, fuck diets and pills

Eat less, move more. Especially eat less shit food

disagree with this in my experience.  exercise plays a relatively small part, especially as its easy to overcompensate by eating more.

as Paul says, portion control + stop eatiing shit (i.e. change your diet).

if you have the self control and log *everything* accurately myfitnesspal can count count calories. it may at least point out the non obvious stuff to avoid..

MyFitnessPal is great, I use it every day. I've lost two stone since September.
Nutrition/diet is the key to weight loss.
Eat breakfast, reduce your alcohol and sugary foods/drinks.

Cheers for the reply’s chaps. Being on the road a lot for work with no access to microwaves I’ve always found it far to easy to stop in a Greggs/McDonalds type place and grab something hot due to finding sandwiches etc a bit boring.
I’ve just bought a Thermos food flask so will be taking soups & chilli/spag bol for a couple of weeks to see how I get on.
Starting to play squash again tonight too so hoping it starts to fall off.

I wouldn't use pills. If they were effective and safe, doctors would surely prescribe them to help fight obesity.

I need to lose my belly. I don't eat that much or that badly, though. I think I need to shift to steaks instead of burgers (already doing that). Wine instead of beer and a substitute for the crisps I have with sandwiches at night. Other than that, there's not much to change.

I'm still going to the gym, and gradually building muscle, so that will help as well.

Once you get into a routine of not eating shit and moving a lot more it's easy. Getting started is the hard part. You'd be amazed at how much fat you burn just from going on a half an hour walk every day as well!

Limit carbohydrates to <100g per day
Replace with healthy (unsaturated) fats
Drink more water
Cheat day once a week

My wife did this towards the end of last year and found she lost weight by simply changing her diet slightly and controlling portions (she bought these portion control pots). She didn't increase her excercise in any way but I think this is great advice.

I changed my commute to work so I now have a 35 minute walk in the morning to Sloane Square rather than a 5 minute walk to the local train station. Its great as I get to catch up on podcasts/music etc as well as shift a few pounds. It wakes me up before getting to work as well which is a bonus.

Totally agree with this. The biggest problem I have always had is not realising how much I eat in a day.

And moments after typing that, it was decided to go to Burger King. Lots of carb and cholesterol packed goodness. Twas good.

I would concur it is bloody hard to eat healthily when travelling a lot, whilst I don't do much driving anymore I travel a hell of a lot on trains and its near impossible to get anything healthy and convenient to eat on trains or at stations.

However my problem with weight is almost entirely booze related I suspect!

Prepare food beforehand and take it with you perhaps?

 It's amazing how quickly fat can be put on during the Festive season, and very difficult to avoid, if you want to participate in the fun.

 My gauge is trouser size, back in the summer, I could just about fit into a size 32, but the 34 more comfortable with a tight belt.  Now, the belt on the 34 doesn't need much tightening  :)

Not an option, I like to stay in bed to the very last moment!

Make it before you go to bed perhaps?

My problem is rarely do enjoy healthy food more than unhealthy food.

Thankfully my shit diet hasn’t caused too much execess baggage

You're fat on the inside.

They are rubbish my friend spent loads on some and they made no difference

So am I, just mine bulges out on the outside too!

"friend"?  :hmmm:

Hahahaha cheeky shit! I actually meant a friend as well!
I’d have no shame in saying it was me if it was don’t you worry!

I need good old fashioned nil by mouth after Christmas!

That would take a degree of forward planning that I am not able to commit to...

I thought you worked in planning?  :)

Ironic isn't it!  :D

I have just made peace with myself that I'm a fatty. I lack the motivation to change, so I've decided to embrace it.

They can help but don't think you can pop a couple of pills and sit back on the sofa and watch the magic.
Most common fat burning pills main ingredient is caffeine, caffeine is commonly used when lifting weights as it gives you that extra boost during your work outs. You'll find a lot of people lifting eights will have a strong coffee pre-workout. Stay away from things like Acai pills and herbal rubbish.

Like a lot of others have said, its more important to get your diet and workout sorted before relying on any sort of fat burners.

There was a bit about diet pills on some nonsense channel 5 programme we watched last night. Apparently this model had taken these fat burning pills, which appeared to work a treat, however the side effects were brutal and she ended up being hospitalised 9 times in 7 years.

Ever seen Requiem For A Dream?

My favorite film :-)

If in doubt, just take a shit load of speed

As this thread is generally about losing weight I have corrected your post!

Careful now:

http://southendnewsnetwork.com/news/man-taken-to-hospital-after-forcing-out-poo-before-slimming-world-weigh-in/

The last two paragraphs  :D

Well after 1 week of not eating takeaways, crisps, drinking alcohol or any fizzy drinks, I’ve knocked off 4lb with no fat burning pills in sight.
24lb to go.
Now where did I put that Toblerone?

Careful, you will be driving to Dundee barefoot if you ain't careful.

and the more serious risks of such pills....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-42611608