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    Does anyone have any experience with the appetite suppressant Hoodia? There's lots of conflicting information on the internet, and I'd appreciate input from people who have used it. Is it safe? Does it work? Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sassylass
    Does anyone have any experience with the appetite suppressant Hoodia? There's lots of conflicting information on the internet, and I'd appreciate input from people who have used it. Is it safe? Does it work? Thanks!
    All I know is it regularly fills my junk email box (spam).


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    Only ever once took an appetite suppressant and it made me feel lightheaded dizzy and not myself - a bit spaced - didnt like it so stopped.

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    Best appetite suppressant is a good walk or cycle. You are focussed on the job in hand and... burning off calories as well. Two for the price of one. Excellent!
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    I have used several different appetite suppressents over the years. And none of them have been any good. They made me depressed and I couldn't sleep. And when I stopped using them my metabolism was all out of whack. I have decided to just eat sensibly and exercise. I refuse to ever diet again. Everytime I do try another diet I end up worse off after I go off it.
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    Cup of coffee and a fag does it for me - less hard work and no calories


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    Quote Originally Posted by sassylass
    Does anyone have any experience with the appetite suppressant Hoodia? There's lots of conflicting information on the internet, and I'd appreciate input from people who have used it. Is it safe? Does it work? Thanks!
    Sassy???? why would you need appetite suppressants, you had a great figure when we last met
    Once the original Grumpy Owld Man but alas no more

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    Sassy - leave the pills alone. Tablets never helped anyone - sorting out the root cause is the only solution. Trust your friends.
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    as far as I'm aware hoodia is a cactus... foreign here... you could go out and collect some bladderwrack seaweed.. wash it.. then dry it, crumble it up and add it to the normal healthy foods you're eating... it is perfectly edible, super nutritious and speeds up the metabolism. that mixed with exercise and healthy eating and you'll see results.

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    I know it's hard but try a hobby that will keep you so engrossed you will forget all about food. Not to mention exercise-----try walking, even if it's only a couple of miles a day it is sooooo much safer than pills.

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    I'm asking for my dad. He's elderly and not able to walk much, and is looking for a way to lose a few pounds. I agree that increasing exercise and decreasing calories is the best method, but for it's harder for some people than for others.

    Whether or not Hoodia's a placebo, it is working for him. He has lost 8 pounds in the last month, so I'm most interested in knowing if it's safe. Thanks everyone.

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