Yesterday around 4pm CST, I found myself mystified by Dr. Oz. Now normally, I try my best to steer away from his show, and as I was perusing the cable guide to see what else was on, he said something to catch my immediate attention. Needless to say, I ended up watching half the show. Enough to get what I felt was 'important.'
My thing about Dr. Oz is that there is always a "breakthrough" something. Be it fat burner, diet, exercise, cancer killer, whatever...every single show has some kind of ground-breaking discovery. Hence why I try to not watch. I will admit I started watching when I had to take a mental health vacation from work but that is precisely when I noticed that every single show has this cutting edge knowledge that has never before been discussed. Or so him claimed. I'm not knocking Ms. O's Dr. I'm just not happy with his marketing campaign. Onward we forge about why he held my attention through commercials for 30 minutes yesterday.
It seems the good Dr has done a 14 day study with about 100 or so participants (according to the show) on something called ... wait for it ...
Green
Coffee
Bean
Extract
Not to be confused with regular coffee that you add cream and sugar to (and if you're me, let McDonald's blend into a frappé for you). It's a supplement. One that, like everything else he talks about, I have never heard of. What caught my attention (because I was trying to find something else to watch remember) were these words:
weight loss, no dieting, no lifestyle change
So now I'm hooked right. Now you're hanging on my every typed word like I was glued to the good Dr on TV.
In their study, half the participants received a placebo and half received the supplement. Dr. showed us what both of them looked like and you could not visually tell the difference between the two. The participants were asked to keep a food journal and take the "pill" 30 minutes prior to eating 3 times a day. Here's the great thing about it...the results were discussed BEFORE the audience was told who was given the placebo and who was given the real supplement. Shocking! The results...EVERYONE lost weight. (Now I'm REALLY interested).
The average was 1-2 lbs/week, which the Dr. says is a healthy rate of weight loss. Naturally, those that took the supplement lost closer to the 2 lbs/week. Neither group increased their exercise habits. One woman said she literally ate everything that was "not nailed down" and still lost 4 lbs. It was then conveniently revealed that she was given the supplement.
So...those of us who loathe exercise may finally have that little magic pill we've been praying for. Though not the best idea for long-term "health," it may be a quick fix for short-term weight loss. In other words, it could very well be your will power in a bottle for the following diet plans:
Summer Slimdown
Get Yo Fine On
Cutting back for the Cruise
Knock 'em Dead 30 Yr Reunion
-You get the idea.
Now recently, I have lost about 15 lbs. The last 5 or so have been with the help of a totally hot trainer. Lawd it is hard to be cute while you are sweating and out of breath...but pretending to not be out of breath. So every time he looks the other way, you want to collapse but catch yourself just in time for him to turn around and you pretend you're an Olympian that's only slightly off her game, giggling up a storm while you ask him how to do what he just said one more time (so you can make a feeble attempt at catching your breath from the last set you just did). Sorry. Tangent.
The other 10 lbs I lost while I was on the road traveling. You would think that without access to a kitchen, and eating out for every single meal I would gain weight. But I managed to lose about 10 lbs. Mind you these are the 10 that have not come back. Everyone's weight goes up and down. I was trying to figure out how that happened.
I ate carbs. Jimmy John's and I became really close friends. I had pizza (love Papa John's). I even had burgers and fried foods at nice restaurants. Still lost weight. The good Dr. said that the power of the mind speaks volumes. Remember the people that took the placebo still lost weight too. Maybe I said I was going to go to the gym enough times, my body just decided to start letting go of the pounds for me so that I wouldn't kill (read: seriously injure) myself at the gym. Maybe it was the regular eating spread throughout the day. I have a per diem, and best believe I ate my three meals/day. Who knows. I sho don't care! I'm happy either way. Now that I've been home for about a month, the weight hasn't come back.
If you're going to get the supplement and try your own study, Dr. Oz encourages you to share your results on his website. You can Google that. Here is what you have to bear in mind when you shop for this supplement. I would suggest Whole Foods or the Vitamin Shoppe if you want to buy it at a physical store. I'm sure you can find it online easily but be wary of the following:
-If it has Dr. Oz' name or photo on it...DON'T BUY IT!!!-he said that on his show...real talk.
-If you can't read the ingredients (either they aren't shown or they aren't legible)...DON'T BUY IT!!!
Ingredients MUST include:
GCA
Svetol
At least 45% Chlorogenic Acid
0 Fillers/Binders/Artificial Ingredients (Google every ingredient you don't recognize)
The test group took 400mg supplements.
I might try it. If I do, I will definitely update this post with my progress. If YOU try it please understand:
I am in no way shape or form a paid spokesperson for the Dr. Oz show nor am I a paid spokesperson for this product/supplement. Please be sure to consult with your regular, real-life Dr before starting ANY diet or exercise plan including ones talked about by people on TV or the Internet. :-)
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