Posted by Kacy on September 13, 2003, at 13:53:02
In reply to Re: Be careful about BP » Zenclearer, posted by tealady on September 11, 2003, at 23:35:32
Tealady:
Somone posted here a couple months ago and said he used CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) for one month and lost ten pounds. He was certain it was the CLA that made the difference. I just searched for the post but can't figure out how to search for anything after June 27 of this year.
I haven't been able to lose weight since I began Effexor, so I've been open to trying anything healthy that might work. I didn't expect any results from something so simple as taking CLA, especially since I don't really know what it is. I was sort of a desperate skeptic at that point.
I keep thinking "It can't really be that pill." I wasn't going to post results until the effect lasted two months, but since you said you were looking for something…well, I'm an amazed skeptic, now…it's working.
I was going to take just one pill a day for one month and if that didn't work take two a day until I used up the bottle. I'll be sticking to one a day because after a few weeks, my weight began to move down. Four pounds in five weeks might not sound exciting, but after trying for two years and not budging, I'm happy. It took three weeks to lose a pound, then one week to lose a pound and then one more week to lose two. I've always been slow in losing weight, so others might do better.
I think the other poster was taking a lot more CLA than I have been. He or she said something about 'Tonalin' and CLA so I bought a bottle with that word on it. It's not the brand name but it looks like one. I take 1000 mg. (72% - 82%) on a empty stomach. It's a gel tab.
I think it's worth a try. If it keeps working, I'll be posting back again with a second month report.
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