Two posts in one day. I'm making up for my long absence. I finished the ChaLean program and got good results, though I am still not where I want to be. I'm starting a new hybrid program- a combination of ChaLean and Turbo Fire (like an amped up version of Turbo Jam). So far it is kicking my butt, but I feel great.
I have hinted towards a post regarding diet pills for a while now, so I figure that it's about time that I take care of this.
Diet Pills
I have no opposition to diet pills. I feel that they can be a great way to help jump start weight loss and give you some added energy. Now, that being said it also needs to be known that diet pills aren't exactly the healthiest thing for your body. There are absolutely pros and cons to taking them. They have a tendency to give you extremely high amounts of energy, but can cause you to be jittery and angry. They raise your heart rate usually because of the amounts of caffeine and other energizing ingredients. This can cause heart palpatations, high blood pressure, and other heart related problems. They are definitely not meant for everyone. It's really one of those things that you have to weigh out the pros and cons for yourself and understand the risk that you are taking with the consumption of a diet pill. Remember fenphen? Yeah, caused huge problems for people. They lost all kinds of weight, but it was at a pretty high cost. So you have to think about issues like that when making this kind of decision. Also, if you decide to take one, make sure that you listen to your body, it will usually respond in a way that lets you know if the pill that you have chosen will be a help or a hinderance.