Do Weight Loss Pills Work? Helpful Things to Be Aware of
Now then people, let’s get one thing clear before we start. The best way to lose weight is to eat healthily and follow a sensible exercise and fitness program. But many of us, including me, sometimes need a bit of help to see long term dieting results and weight loss pills are the dieter’s greatest buddy in achieving that goal.
Now there are loads of weight loss pills out there and they all claim you will lose loads of weight quickly while eating normally. But that people is absolute rubbish. If someone tells me that I can eat normally I will put on weight because I can shift a plate of food faster than anyone on this earth - FACT. You are overweight because you are eating normally as it is your present eating habit that is making you fat.
At the beginning of the year I was 40 pounds overweight and felt absolutely wretched. Food is a big part of my life and going on a diet would make me miserable and depressed and I was miserable and depressed for large chunks of my life because I have been on every diet that man ever invented. Sure I lost weight but all too soon the pounds would slowly go back on again. It was a vicious circle.
So I decided to give weight loss pills a go with surprising results. The first time I tried them I ate normally, which as I have said before is what was making me fat in the first place. Although I didn’t put more weight on I didn’t particularly feel well either. But when I used the weight loss pills in conjunction with a low fat diet plan the results were amazing.
Now I didn’t follow a rigid diet plan. They drive me mad. All that weighing and counting calories is too much like hard work. All I did was tweak normal everyday recipes with low fat alternatives. For example, if a recipe said to use cream I would use low fat Creme Fraiche. If it said use butter I would replace with extra low fat butter or margarine. If it said teaspoons of any type of oil I would use a low fat spray. Believe me that by doing this you will save loads of calories and the result is as tasty if not better than the original.
Let me give you a great recipe to try which is low fat and absolutely scrummy. I absolutely adore pies or pasties of any description but as we all know they are mega fattening and in my research of menu ideas for us overweight souls I came across a great low fat alternative that I now actually prefer to the real thing.
Ingredients and method for the crust are:
200g of dried Semolina
100g of Extra Low Fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 Egg beaten
A little Skimmed Milk
Pinch of Salt
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
Put the cream cheese in a bowl and mix with the egg until nice and creamy. Add the salt and the baking powder. Then add the dried semolina with a little skimmed milk to make a dough like pastry.
I put this in the fridge for about an hour so it sets a bit. I then roll it out on a board with a bit of flour so it doesn’t stick and there you have your pastry crust.
You can put any filling in that you like, sweet or savory. My favorite is a chicken and mushroom filling. I use leftover cooked roast chicken, around 250-300g, about 100g sliced mushrooms, and either 100g of broccoli or asparagus, or both. I then mix in a can of condensed mushroom soup and 200ml of skimmed milk. If you live in America use Campbells condensed mushroom soup. In England it is Batchelors condensed mushroom soup. You can use the low fat version if you want but I don’t.
Mix the lot together and put in a pie dish and then cover with your crust. I usually brush the top of the crust with a little beaten egg to give it a nice golden brown finish. Put in a moderate oven for around 25-30 minutes. This serves four people.
A sweet version is just to stew up some cooking apples and pears with a few sultanas and a dash of cinnamon and sweeten with Splenda to your taste. Put in pie dish and cover with your crust. Absolutely gorgeous. You can use any favorite fruit.
Go on, try it. It tastes as good as the original I promise you and you will never go back to the full fat version.
So to recap: Weight loss pills with a low fat diet works. Having lost 20 pounds in a couple of months and not feeling like I am on a diet is awesome. Get your recipe books out and replace fattening ingredients with low fat alternatives. But don’t go mad with your portions. It maybe low fat but that doesn’t mean you can eat it in vast quantities. I wish you well and good luck.
Stacy’s research in weight loss products has led her to discovering one proven weight loss program that is being used with great effect across the world. To get a trial of it and lose weight without any diet or fitness plan visit http://loseweightfastshop.com If anyone would be interested in an ebook on low fat alternatives for everyday recipes let me know at stacy.haertel@lineone.net. If there is enough interest I will write one.
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June 29 2009 01:33 pm | Health and Fitness
