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07-21-2003, 11:39 AM
Has anyone tried Fiber Thin pills? If so, what kind of side effects did you have and did it work?
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FerretMom
08-05-2003, 05:55 PM
I just started taking it on Monday, August 4, 2003. It said "no side effects"... yeah right! Stay near a bathroom at all times!
I am going to continue it for 2 weeks and see what happens.
As for the "30 day supply", that's what you get, unless you want to loss the weight fast then it's only like a 10 day supply.
I am taking 2 pills 3 times a day plus the MetaboUP twice a day.
It has cut me back on eating...only cause I don't want to run to the bathroom.
If people would like I can email back here on how I am doing.
I am going to continue it for 2 weeks and see what happens.
As for the "30 day supply", that's what you get, unless you want to loss the weight fast then it's only like a 10 day supply.
I am taking 2 pills 3 times a day plus the MetaboUP twice a day.
It has cut me back on eating...only cause I don't want to run to the bathroom.
If people would like I can email back here on how I am doing.
FerretMom
08-06-2003, 02:36 PM
Well I started on Monday and today is Wednesday. I have lost 2 pounds.
FerretMom
08-06-2003, 02:43 PM
Oh...forgot to tell you all something. I have tried other diet pills and found that due to the caffenie in them I was shakey. I am use to caffenie because I love soda and chocolate, but even cutting those out, I was shakey.
There is no caffenie in these pills so that side effect is gone.
The gas and sudden diaherra is the only thing I have right now.
So, we will see
There is no caffenie in these pills so that side effect is gone.
The gas and sudden diaherra is the only thing I have right now.
So, we will see
bjwels
08-09-2003, 04:34 PM
So how is the fiberthin diet going? I'm thinking of buying the pills. Should I?
bjwels
08-09-2003, 04:39 PM
How is the fiber thin pills working out? I'm curious....I'm thinking of ordering them. Please advise.
FerretMom
08-11-2003, 02:33 PM
Well it has now been a week...
I lost 2 pounds... then gained them back. hmmm don't have a clue.
Doing just what the pills say to do, even cut back on eating.
I am going to stick with it for another 2 weeks and if it doesn't work then I am returning the pills.
I lost 2 pounds... then gained them back. hmmm don't have a clue.
Doing just what the pills say to do, even cut back on eating.
I am going to stick with it for another 2 weeks and if it doesn't work then I am returning the pills.
greaver5
08-11-2003, 03:22 PM
Do you excersice w/the pills or anything? Do you still have an appetite? Please reply & continue to kp us posted...Thnx!
Originally posted by FerretMom:
Well it has now been a week...
I lost 2 pounds... then gained them back. hmmm don't have a clue.
Doing just what the pills say to do, even cut back on eating.
I am going to stick with it for another 2 weeks and if it doesn't work then I am returning the pills.
Originally posted by FerretMom:
Well it has now been a week...
I lost 2 pounds... then gained them back. hmmm don't have a clue.
Doing just what the pills say to do, even cut back on eating.
I am going to stick with it for another 2 weeks and if it doesn't work then I am returning the pills.
FerretMom
08-12-2003, 05:23 PM
Well I up the pills. You can take 3 pills three times a day plus the MetaboUp twice a day. I started that yesterday....
I have to stay near a bathroom though!
The thing with the pills is that you have to take them 15 to 30 minutes before you eat. What that does (from what I can see) is gets into your system so that when you eat it "attacks" the food and separates the fat and flushes it out right away. Good in a sense.
You also have to take them with at least 8 ounces of water (taking it with a full glass is better).
As for exercising, well I was until I started the pills. Right now I am afraid to go back to the gym and get on a machine due to the whole "rush to bathroom thing".
Eating... well it has made me cut back because I don't want to run to the bathroom...but at the same time, I think that if you don't eat 3 normal meals a day it doesn't work. There a few days I wouldn't eat an actual meal. I would just munch. No running to bathroom...but no weight loss. Last two days I have been eating meals and now running... So, I think it goes hand in hand.
With this, as with any diet pill, I think the trick is to lose the weight with them (be on for 3 months MAX) and while on it start eating better so that when you get off you already have the habit of smaller meals and healthier stuff.
I will NEVER give up chocolate, I know that. It is my one weakness. So, I just have to learn to do it in moderation.
I will keep everyone posted about my progress.
I have to stay near a bathroom though!
The thing with the pills is that you have to take them 15 to 30 minutes before you eat. What that does (from what I can see) is gets into your system so that when you eat it "attacks" the food and separates the fat and flushes it out right away. Good in a sense.
You also have to take them with at least 8 ounces of water (taking it with a full glass is better).
As for exercising, well I was until I started the pills. Right now I am afraid to go back to the gym and get on a machine due to the whole "rush to bathroom thing".
Eating... well it has made me cut back because I don't want to run to the bathroom...but at the same time, I think that if you don't eat 3 normal meals a day it doesn't work. There a few days I wouldn't eat an actual meal. I would just munch. No running to bathroom...but no weight loss. Last two days I have been eating meals and now running... So, I think it goes hand in hand.
With this, as with any diet pill, I think the trick is to lose the weight with them (be on for 3 months MAX) and while on it start eating better so that when you get off you already have the habit of smaller meals and healthier stuff.
I will NEVER give up chocolate, I know that. It is my one weakness. So, I just have to learn to do it in moderation.
I will keep everyone posted about my progress.
FerretMom
08-14-2003, 05:40 PM
Well still no weight loss and no change in clothing...
I wouldn't mind being 174 if it was all muscle! LOL
I would like to get down to 125-130. That is what I weighed all of the time until the last couple of years. Then I turned 30 and I think my metabolism just stopped! No thyroid problem. Just fat.
My goal is to lose 20 pounds on these pills, then start working out again, and changing my eating habits. Then lose another 29 pounds.... THEN KEEP IT OFF.
I wouldn't mind being 174 if it was all muscle! LOL
I would like to get down to 125-130. That is what I weighed all of the time until the last couple of years. Then I turned 30 and I think my metabolism just stopped! No thyroid problem. Just fat.
My goal is to lose 20 pounds on these pills, then start working out again, and changing my eating habits. Then lose another 29 pounds.... THEN KEEP IT OFF.
FerretMom
08-15-2003, 04:50 PM
12 days on the pills and I haven't lost ANYTHING!
XmasPnut
08-19-2003, 11:43 AM
The active ingredient in Fiber Thin is Glucomannan. It is a water-soluable dietary fiber. Glucomannan is considered a “bulk-forming laxative” so there will be certain side effects when you take this type of fiber.
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FerretMom
08-25-2003, 03:32 PM
I will be sending the pills back. They didn't work! I have actually gained weight! Figures it would happen to me!
Well, time to start doing it the "hard way".
Well, time to start doing it the "hard way".
Oceanna
08-25-2003, 09:08 PM
I ordered fiber thin just last week after seeing it on TV. I have tried a lot of diets and diet pills so I'll let you know how it turns out.
genuck
08-27-2003, 04:27 AM
I started it yesterday, so far no bathroom side effects. i'm taking 2 twice a day and discontinuing the metamucil i take 3 times a day for fiber. 'm guessing it's about the same? also taking the metabo-up pills 2x a day. the seem pleasant enough and work at keeping my hunger down. but i think i've decided the best thing for energy is eating chili paste! wow!
greaver5
08-27-2003, 11:45 PM
Man, I'm glad I didn't buy the fiber thin..but still curious to anyone's results. I was 155 or so a few mos. ago & started tkg Phentermine. Now I've seemed to leveled off at 135. I was tkg ThermoGenics also from GNC, but it's been taken off the market. I liked it b/c it helped w/weight & gave me energy. I don't wanna tk 2 different pills, but I NEED energy! Suggestions?
annak1111
09-04-2003, 05:48 PM
hi there, i started fiberthin for a week now.. it certainly does not make me run to the bathroom...quite the opposite...and i take the metaboup 2x a day as well...it does not decrease my appetite before i eat...makes me twice as full after though... wondering what i am doing wrong..any suggestions?
genuck
09-05-2003, 03:09 AM
anakk1111, i'm having the same results as you. but, i've gained 5 lbs since using it. i'm not sure if it's because i'm working out and gaining muscle or just retaining water...my meausurements are the same though, i'm going to try it for a month and see what happens
aprille8
09-10-2003, 02:50 PM
Well I saw the infomercial on TV. I was sucker in. I'm
hoping for the best. I don't know what else to try. I single momma with a 5 year old daughter. I work fulltime during the day and go to school at night. I have difficulty finding time. I do work out on the weekends; I jog/walk for an hour or hour and a half. I use the stairmaster for 30 to 45 mins on the nights I don't go to school. I weighed at 152lbs in the begining of the summer. I've lost 7lbs with the Slim-fast but, but ittaking too long. My goal is 125LBS. Inpossible? no. That was my weight about 2years ago. At that time I was taking Metabolife(the dangerous one w/Mu-HUNG), but my body has somehow immuned to it. It has no effect now, except for frequent acid ingestion soon after I take it. Well I bought the fiberthin and its Metaboup(ths one has green extract). I started it today. I will keep u posted. Wish me luck. ;)
Age:24
BMI:28
Weight:145
Goal:125
hoping for the best. I don't know what else to try. I single momma with a 5 year old daughter. I work fulltime during the day and go to school at night. I have difficulty finding time. I do work out on the weekends; I jog/walk for an hour or hour and a half. I use the stairmaster for 30 to 45 mins on the nights I don't go to school. I weighed at 152lbs in the begining of the summer. I've lost 7lbs with the Slim-fast but, but ittaking too long. My goal is 125LBS. Inpossible? no. That was my weight about 2years ago. At that time I was taking Metabolife(the dangerous one w/Mu-HUNG), but my body has somehow immuned to it. It has no effect now, except for frequent acid ingestion soon after I take it. Well I bought the fiberthin and its Metaboup(ths one has green extract). I started it today. I will keep u posted. Wish me luck. ;)
Age:24
BMI:28
Weight:145
Goal:125
Magpiezoe
09-10-2003, 02:56 PM
Hello, Why not eat prunes instead? They make you go to the bathroom a lot too. You can even get flavored prunes now...cherry essence, lemon, orange. They really taste good. I like the orange ones.
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Deep_in_Thought
09-12-2003, 02:46 AM
One thing that you should know is that your body actually needs some fat to survive. Fat actually provides a cushion for your internal organs. So, basically...if your body doesn't ingest at least some fat, it won't be able to provide a cushion for your organs. Pretty scary, huh :)? Just food for thought...
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accountant1
09-20-2003, 11:39 AM
How are you doing now since you began using FiberThin?
genuck
09-20-2003, 04:44 PM
the fiber thin made me gain 9 pounds in about 2 weeks...
prunes, isn't there a lot or sugar in those? i would love to be able to snack on some dried fruit, esp cherry or orange flavor mmmm. how does the sugar/ fiber compare to metamucil?
prunes, isn't there a lot or sugar in those? i would love to be able to snack on some dried fruit, esp cherry or orange flavor mmmm. how does the sugar/ fiber compare to metamucil?
star421
10-01-2003, 11:23 AM
Yikes....I think people are just trying what they think might work for them as everone is different. No need to be quite so harsh, no one is hurting anyone.
Thanks so much and good luck.
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genuck
10-02-2003, 10:07 PM
you should have gotten a packing slip/sticker with them, the # is in the fine print on the bottom. it's not a 800 # and expect to be on hold for awhile.
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aprille8
10-28-2003, 06:40 PM
Hello guys. Sorry I haven't reported. Well I stopped taking them somewhere towards the end of Sept. I started having pregnacy syptoms. False alarm. I started taking again yesterday. All Dats are still the same.I'll keep u all posted. I couldn't finish my lunch today. :bouncing:
ken1967
10-29-2003, 12:30 AM
my ex girlfriend tried all these fiber and weight loss pills and they didnt work and if she did lose weight it was just a few pounds and mostly water, they did more harm than good most diets have a 95 percent failure rate ive lost weight by just watching what i eat(eat in moderation) have smaller meals instead of the normal 3 a day, and how its prepared and get plenty of excercise,all these weight loss things you see on tv and in the back of magazines are there just to get you to spend money and also most arent even tested or approved by the FDA,who knows whats really in those pills and what health risks they will present so i guess with most good things in life we need to work hard for it and becareful
aprille8
11-11-2003, 05:10 PM
the fiber thin pills so far I haven't lost any weight or gain. I wish I could send them back but I went over the thirty day trial period. I too want to lost 30 pounds. I tried slimfast over this past summer and lost about 7 lbs. I took Metabo Lift about two years ago and and lost 20 lbs in a month. But I went up real fast when I stop taking thoses. I like taking the MetaBo up too. I use it instead of coffee in the mornings and after 5pm when I need to get things done around the house. I started TAEBO this week. I was sore for two days after my 1st day. Well I'd like to lose some of weight before Xmas gets here. I have a family reunion this Xmas. I'm hispanic and I'm tired of my family calling me "la gordita" of the family.[[FONT=Garamond][/SIZE]
davitude
02-20-2004, 04:32 AM
Whoops! I'm new to message boards, and I didn't realize that this thread is so old, but since I already typed the following I'll leave it up.
Fiber thin sounds like snake oil to me. They have some yutz saying that nothing has worked for his clients like fiberthin and he has a study...where is it published? Who is this guy? They say that they have 40 some odd studies that say that it works, well I can find you 4000 studies on different products that work. It's all on the medline. Fat absorbers will make you want to eat more fat, your body is not stupid enough to fall for an absorber. Fills your stomach? Great! But wouldn't it be cheaper to eat a pound of cabbage?
Stupidest line I've heard since I can remember, "...contains no ephedrine, so there are no side effects!" hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
All natural means nothing, cocaine is all natural, arsenic is all natural. Save your money.
Oh and read the fine print...it says for best results, follow the low calorie diet plan. It's small and in white print.
Man!!! would I love to debate these pseudoscientists. In fact, the reason that I'm on line (at 2:00 am) is that the ad just infuriated the hell out of me.
If you still want to send these hucksters your money, blow your nose with it first, at least I'll feel a little better.
Fiber thin sounds like snake oil to me. They have some yutz saying that nothing has worked for his clients like fiberthin and he has a study...where is it published? Who is this guy? They say that they have 40 some odd studies that say that it works, well I can find you 4000 studies on different products that work. It's all on the medline. Fat absorbers will make you want to eat more fat, your body is not stupid enough to fall for an absorber. Fills your stomach? Great! But wouldn't it be cheaper to eat a pound of cabbage?
Stupidest line I've heard since I can remember, "...contains no ephedrine, so there are no side effects!" hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
All natural means nothing, cocaine is all natural, arsenic is all natural. Save your money.
Oh and read the fine print...it says for best results, follow the low calorie diet plan. It's small and in white print.
Man!!! would I love to debate these pseudoscientists. In fact, the reason that I'm on line (at 2:00 am) is that the ad just infuriated the hell out of me.
If you still want to send these hucksters your money, blow your nose with it first, at least I'll feel a little better.