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13 Aug 2007
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Loosing weight
Im trying to follow the Special K programme where you have to eat to bowls of Special K a day in the mornig and in the afternoon, and for supper have a full meal, do you actually think it work for me to loose weight? I was also planning to buy Thinz pills would you recommend them or what are the best pills to use if I want to loose weight?
DietDoc
Dear Pharell
I have heard of Readers who have lost weight successfully with the Special K programme because it is basically a low-fat, high-fibre diet that reduces your energy intake, so I would reckon that you will lose weight with it. I am personally totally opposed to the use of slimming pills such as Thinz. Using slimming pills or liquids like Thinz that contain ephedrine, pseudo-epinephrine or synephrine can be very harmful. These components can cause a long list of negative side-effects (dependence, addiction, tremors, insomnia, palpitations, irritability, psychotic reactions, etc). These products have been banned in many countries because of their negative side-effects, which include addiction and dependence. Rather stick to your diet and start doing 30 or more minutes of aerobic exercise a day to promote weight loss.
Be careful of such pills
DietDoc
I have heard of Readers who have lost weight successfully with the Special K programme because it is basically a low-fat, high-fibre diet that reduces your energy intake, so I would reckon that you will lose weight with it. I am personally totally opposed to the use of slimming pills such as Thinz. Using slimming pills or liquids like Thinz that contain ephedrine, pseudo-epinephrine or synephrine can be very harmful. These components can cause a long list of negative side-effects (dependence, addiction, tremors, insomnia, palpitations, irritability, psychotic reactions, etc). These products have been banned in many countries because of their negative side-effects, which include addiction and dependence. Rather stick to your diet and start doing 30 or more minutes of aerobic exercise a day to promote weight loss.
Be careful of such pills
DietDoc
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