To the research
Meta analysis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15051593
RCI
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article....ticleid=188147
Nope. No significant weight loss beyond a placibo. So like most supplements, if it makes you feel better sure go ahead, but otherwise your just wasting yoru money on something that has been linked with Hepatotoxicity, though they have not done enough research to prove it, just that they are correlated.
Why is your pharmacy pushing this exactly?
Just avoid supplements for the most part, go carb light diet, lower calorie intake, boost calorie output, cardio.
I was in the military for a bit until I was discharged for a disqualifying condition. The most important thing is 3 square meals a day. Make sure you aren't having any snacks, just the 3 meals. Next up for PT, you run 1.5 miles, then after that is done run at your own pace for 30 minutes. After that you are going to do 5 sprints, sprint for 10 seconds walk for 15, you really have to push yourself for that. It will improve your cardio and help you drop weight at a pretty decent speed, you can see results after 2 weeks. IF you stick to this, make sure to measure out your portions by the way, now the running should be every other day, on the off days you will work on your muscle groups, pushups and ab exercises are the best, if your shoulder is screwed up just do curls and work on triceps, I can't think of any shoulder exercises right now that would work unfortunately without a chance of injury. Another good thing to do is use the machines to work on your back.
Make sure you do the little stuff as well: If you can, don't drive but walk there. Take the stairs instead of elevator. Don't eat at night since you wont burn calories while you're sleeping. If you live in Northeast, shovel some snow. If you live near a forest, go cut some trees down.
Basically this but add in whichever cardio you prefer to do. Remember to ease your way into the cardio don't start off running like 5 miles a day, let your body get accustomed to it first and then gradually make improvements. The big thing I can't stress enough are CALORIES. Figure out how much you eat per day, look at calories for your meals, and guess if you have too. I'd probably guess you'd eat at least 3000 calories and over. So start by cutting 200 calories every week or two and slowly work towards the recommended goal for your weight, height, age, sex, etc. I used a caloric calculator for your 170 lb. goal at 5'8" and you should be consuming around 2300-2400 calories to maintain that weight. To keep track I recommend using the app myfitnesspal which you can literally scan bar codes of foods and search for foods. Lastly, eat your vegetables, fruits, whole grains, things of that nature. Drink lots of water and stay away from the sugar foods and drinks. People don't realize that sugar is a big cause in obesity.
Some great info guys thanks. Rofl you're about right. My body is used to eating around 3000 calories from band. The moving around and blowing your lungs apart demanded a high caloric diet. Now that I am over (too old for that shit) That is what made me balloon. I went from 185 to 200 in about 3 months. I already cut soda out and I am weening myself off the drop in stuff for water. I honestly cannot stand water, I hate the taste and everything about it. Tonight I ate a little pig like with about 3000 calories. I haven't changed the amount as much as what I changed what I am eating. Nothing processed, fresh, and unfired (hardest part). Seriously changing your diet is the hardest thing to ever do. I am using that app as we speak, anyone want to follow me and call me out when I fuck up? Make me accountable haha.
Money, I work about 5 miles away from my house and was thinking of riding my motorcycle to work during the summer. Make me use my abs and sweat. I would really not want to walk or pedal to work as it is all uphill and in the summer it gets to be 105ºf plus out here daily.
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5 miles? fuck I would bike to that during the summer rain or shine, though thats just me liking to bike. Over 30F, I bike everywhere in my town unless im shopping.
I dislike the term processed (though not as much as natural, seriously fuck that use of natural). Putting food in a blender is processing the food. -.-
http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyou...essedfoods.htmOatmeal, frozen fish and seafood (not fish stick or breaded varieties), canned salmon and tuna are healthful. Dried fruits, roasted nuts and seeds, and 100-percent whole grain bread are also examples of processed foods
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Yea no joke, use the cardio I told you about, in 8 weeks a guy went from running a 15 minute mile, to a 6:30/7:30 minute mile, as long as you make sure to eat 3 square meals, meat vegetables carbs, and run every other day, your times will improve greatly and you will lose fat quick and replace it with muscle