I'm not big on diet pills, drinks, teas and junk because they're so expensive & they just seem like they never work or they do work, then you stop taking them & IMMEDIATELY gain back what you had lost in double.
I tried a diet pill once - all it did was flair up hyper-acidity and it was really uncomfortable...I would rather just drink good ole green tea.. (which I hate the taste of...)
Anyway - I have a colleague who swears by this stuff - this Leisure 18 Slimming Coffee from Asia. I wasn't sure how I felt about it - but she gave me a box for free to try so...I figure why not. Plus - from Asia, it's pretty cheap to begin with. They have other flavors like mango juices, orange juice, grape, etc.
Before trying it out, I looked up reviews, some saying it's so awesome & works with no side effects & they lost so much & love it..others saying after a week and a half they were so immobilized, sick and weak with diarrhea all over the place & hyper-acidic to the point of pain...
Jeez....
One girl said to switch off - one week using it, one week rest, one week using it - etc. which I think is what I'm going to do - unless I feel fine, then I might just keep going with it.
The box comes with 18 packets good for 18 days, it doesn't really come with a lot of information on what's in it & how it works, just a little 1 page pamphlet in broken English complete with spelling and grammar errors which I have typed below verbatim:
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| The box & one of the packets |
"It is called: 'Leisure 18 slimming coffee'
This product has been made of Brazil original forest small black coffee and natural plant "gamboges fruit, (HCA), and with scientific proccessing with precise extraction, Is a pure natural, healthy, safe with no side effect slimming product. It is not a common coffee, is a slimming product of the specific result through many year repeated research as well as spending large amount of the ressearch fund by the America Kangshi Lainuo International Medical Research Center.
Magic effect of the slimming coffee, drinking it you will be slender in only 18 days This product is delicious tests and can reduce fat. Drinking this coffer you can enjoy the elegant pieasure while your figure becomes slender and charming. Have you ever imagined this magic? Yes, it is the time now. This is the promise of leisure 18 slimming coffee to the beauty."
Let's stop there - I don't know about you...but it makes me nervous drinking a coffee product that misspells coffee as coffer on their information packet....
But I figure...what the hell...what do I REALLY have to lose drinking this coffer, right?
I'm doing it for a week & I'll keep this entry updated based on my experience & what I eat.
I'll try to be as honest as possible.
I'll try to be as honest as possible.
Day 1: The taste is really bland...so I mixed in some instant coffee to make it taste a little better. It sort of has a hazelnut taste to it - but it's not so yummy by itself..
You're supposed to drink it 30 minutes BEFORE a meal, but you have to eat something or else the hyper-acidity comes a knockin - so I did. I ate three bites of my food, big glass of water & I felt full enough to stop. So I did.
After that, I didn't feel hungry for the rest of the day - but I had a family dinner & I was obliged to eat and some of them were looking at me & my empty plate for a little while...then I put food on it and ate some sushi. I didn't feel hungry for the rest of the night.... I had a donut shoved in my face by a stupid aunt trying to convince that "thick women are sexy - they bear good children" what the fuck? so I had to smile and eat it... I refused another one saying I was too full..and honestly.. I was, it made me feel full fast.
Day 2: I had my coffee mixed with a bit of instant again - another donut shoved in my face..thank god it was the last one - people really eat donuts at 930 in the morning?? I took a couple of bites and threw the rest in the toilet... resisted the urge to purge - I didn't want to get rid of the coffee too. So I guess.. I'm keeping that fat :/
I found that when it was time to go bathroom - it was soft & there was a lot, even if I didn't eat that much.
I'm also peeing a lot (sorry..no elegant way to say that) so I'm keeping my water intake kind of high - drinking green tea to help stay hydrated.
But I'm not hungry - and anything that will help me do that...I'm happy about it.
I'm attending a study group at a little cafe - so I might have something to drink there. I'm packing my own apple and banana snacks so I don't feel tempted to eat pastries or anything & for if I get hungry.
I'll update more later on throughout the day.
Day 3: Had to skip today & had a milk tea with no sugar at that cafe i mentioned - I stayed at Lucas's apartment and I couldn't drink it in front of him without him asking what it was & I would feel too guilty hiding the packet. So I just skipped - but I felt the hunger pangs.
Lucas and I ate at this place where you cook your own food. You order a set of raw, thinly sliced meat & they give a HUGE plate of veggies & you can choose whether you want noodles or not & then you cook it in a pot of soup.
It's one of the few places I don't feel guilty eating at. The whole meal for me is basically vegetables & hot water.
Lucas mostly eats the meat & I give him half of my noodles.
Day 4: I dunno what happened..I ended up eating a sandwhich in the morning... a bag of chips, a chocolate bar, some mints for lunch. I couldn't purge because I was with a girlfriend all day and she's suspicious. My excuse is usually I feel nausea if I overeat - which is true..but not exactly for natural reasons..
The worst part is I didn't even FEEL hungry.
But I ate anyway...why?
I guess it's just for the exercise of eating...like breaking a habit.
It can't happen anymore.
No dinner...felt fine.
Day 5: Fail....but I'm not sure. I went without breakfast...which I usually try to always have SOMETHING since it makes me feel less hungry throughout the day...but I skipped it.
I had a fatty lunch of Ramen (not the instant kind) at a restaurant with a friend. The soup part isn't so bad...the freaking starchy noodles part is bad.
Felt full really fast. Didn't have dinner - no hunger pangs
Day 6: It's only just begun - I'll keep going beyond the week. I'm going to drink it in 30 minutes.
I feel hungry - but it feels kind of good.
Day 3: Had to skip today & had a milk tea with no sugar at that cafe i mentioned - I stayed at Lucas's apartment and I couldn't drink it in front of him without him asking what it was & I would feel too guilty hiding the packet. So I just skipped - but I felt the hunger pangs.
Lucas and I ate at this place where you cook your own food. You order a set of raw, thinly sliced meat & they give a HUGE plate of veggies & you can choose whether you want noodles or not & then you cook it in a pot of soup.
It's one of the few places I don't feel guilty eating at. The whole meal for me is basically vegetables & hot water.
Lucas mostly eats the meat & I give him half of my noodles.
Day 4: I dunno what happened..I ended up eating a sandwhich in the morning... a bag of chips, a chocolate bar, some mints for lunch. I couldn't purge because I was with a girlfriend all day and she's suspicious. My excuse is usually I feel nausea if I overeat - which is true..but not exactly for natural reasons..
The worst part is I didn't even FEEL hungry.
But I ate anyway...why?
I guess it's just for the exercise of eating...like breaking a habit.
It can't happen anymore.
No dinner...felt fine.
Day 5: Fail....but I'm not sure. I went without breakfast...which I usually try to always have SOMETHING since it makes me feel less hungry throughout the day...but I skipped it.
I had a fatty lunch of Ramen (not the instant kind) at a restaurant with a friend. The soup part isn't so bad...the freaking starchy noodles part is bad.
Felt full really fast. Didn't have dinner - no hunger pangs
Day 6: It's only just begun - I'll keep going beyond the week. I'm going to drink it in 30 minutes.
I feel hungry - but it feels kind of good.
