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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / February 2006CLA / Tonalin?
I just picked up some of this. Any success stories here? It's supposed to promote weight loss and increase lean muscle mass (I've started lifting weights again). Could be a placebo, but I figure I'll give it a 2-month try. >I just picked up some of this. > Any success stories here? It's supposed to promote weight loss and > increase lean muscle mass (I've started lifting weights again). > > Could be a placebo, but I figure I'll give it a 2-month try. Have a look at this on Web MD http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/87/99559.htm It works miracles on mice but since humans are not mice. Some studies on humans do show fat loss and others are less than promising. The only success stories that would have any meaning would be from tightly controlled studies. On January 1st I started taking CLA and I weighed 245, as of this morning I weighed in at 219. Was it the CLA? If all I did was take CLA and dropped that weight it would mean something. I also made drastic lifestyle and diet changes. I began to walk everywhere possible, take the stairs, eat just one meal a day that is low in fat and high in veggies and started taking DHEA, a multi and Ephedrine twice a day. I gave up beer and all sweets and snacks. Did the CLA help? How can I know? If it helped me drop just one of the pounds it was worth it. One bad side effect is gas from CLA. You will contrubute to global warming on the stuff. I would not reccomend anyone go to the exrtemes I have to drop that much weight so fast. In my case it was lose the weight now or lose my living. I read somewhere that it might reduce cancer risks, so I added CLA to my row of supplements. I would not expect it to be a miracle weightloss pill. > I just picked up some of this. > Any success stories here? It's supposed to promote weight loss and > increase lean muscle mass (I've started lifting weights again). > > Could be a placebo, but I figure I'll give it a 2-month try. >I read somewhere that it might reduce cancer risks, so I added CLA to my row >of supplements. I would not expect it to be a miracle weightloss pill. I'm still exercising and following a healthy lifestyle. I was just hoping for a boost to lose this last bit of belly fat. Of course I guess I *could* try eating smaller portions. :-) I got this info from the tonalin site. They put together the info for easy reference. It really does work and heard many success stories. I'm using a new formulation that's caffeine free along with low glycemic eating, gotta work on the exercise tho. ;D *Lisa* CLA has been extensively researched Over the past 25 years, more than 600 CLA studies have been published illustrating the many ways CLA may enhance your health. Studies show, CLA safely decreases body fat four ways: Decreases the amount of fat stored after eating Increases how fast fat is broken down in fat cells Increases the rate of fat metabolism Decreases the total number of fat cells in our bodies Clinically tested, TONALIN® CLA is the highest quality, safest way to put back the CLA that your body is missing. And, a healthy way to help you achieve your diet goals. "Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Body Fat in Healthy Exercising Humans" Institution: Journal of International Medical Research Description: Volunteers received CLA or placebo for 3 months, and asked not to make any changes in their diet and lifestyle during the study. Results: The CLA group had a significant reduction in body fat percent from 21.3% to 17.0%, and a reduction in body weight (from 69.6 to 68.9 kg). "Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) reduced abdominal adipose tissue in obese middle-aged men with signs of the metabolic syndrome: a randomised controlled trial." Institution: International Journal of Obesity Description: Volunteers received CLA or placebo for 4 weeks, and did not make changes in their diet and lifestyle during the study. Results: The CLA group had a significant decrease in abdominal diameter, an average of one inch from their waistlines. >I just picked up some of this. > Any success stories here? It's supposed to promote weight loss and > increase lean muscle mass (I've started lifting weights again). > > Could be a placebo, but I figure I'll give it a 2-month try. Fuhgeddaboudit. You just wasted your money. > I just picked up some of this. > Any success stories here? It's supposed to promote weight loss and > increase lean muscle mass (I've started lifting weights again). I've corresponded over the years with a bunch of folks who have tried CLA. Some have liked it, some have not noticed any benefit, some have reported getting water retention bloating. It sounds to me like some folks have a deficiency of it and supplements handle the deficiency but folks withhout a deficiency don't get any benefit. > Could be a placebo, but I figure I'll give it a 2-month try. Makes sense given what I've read from correspondants. Try and see. If you get benefits buy more. If you don't, run out and don't buy more. |
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