I haven’t posted directly in awhile, i hit a plateau in my weight loss. I kept up the same routine, both with what I was eating and the exercises I was doing. (from the book 8 Minutes in the Morning ) but I could not get my weight loss moving again.

Then I read an article about some supplements that might help weight loss, and none of the supplements mentioned in the article were stimulants, so I gave them a try.

I have since lost an additional six pounds, and feel like I am back on track for my weight loss goal.

I am writing a longer article about these supplements, and will post it here by Wednesday. (And don’t worry that I will be trying to sell you the supplements, they are all readily available, in health food stores, drug stores, and even some grocery stores. If you decide to give them a try, you can get them locally.)

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I read about some studies that were  reported inThe British Journal of Nutrition studies relating to vitamin supplements andweight loss.
(Geneviève C. Major, Eric Doucet, Mélanie Jacqmain, Myriam St-Onge, Claude Bouchard and Angelo Tremblay (2008). Multivitamin and dietary supplements, body weight and appetite: results from a cross-sectional and a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study. British Journal of Nutrition, 99, pp 1157-1167
doi:10.1017/S0007114507853335)

Among the conclusions they reported were that men taking nutritional supplements while eating a weight loss diet had a lower body weight, lower fat mass, and lower BMI (which stands for Body Mass Index and is a measure of body fat relative to an individual’s height and weight.) They also reported that men who were taking vitamin supplements were more likely to have a “greater resting energy expenditure”, meaning that their bodies burned more calories while at rest.

It was also reported that similar effects were observed in women, but “not to a statistically significant extent.” Women did have “less hunger and postprandial appetite ratings were markedly reduced” (that’s an impressive way to say they were less hungry after eating) in women who were dieting and taking multi-vitamin and mineral supplements.

So it may be a good idea to include a good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement as part of any diet or weight loss plan.

It’s always a good idea to talk to your doctor, or a professional nutritionist, to find out which supplements are most appropriate for you.

This information presented in this article is not a substitute for competent medical advice, if you have any medical problems, discuss them with your doctor.

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Some of the conclusions they reached were that males who took vitamin supplements while on a weight loss diet had a lower body weight, lower fat mass, and lower BMI (body mass index, a measure of body fat based on height and weight.) They also concluded that men who took dietary supplements were likely to have a greater resting energy expenditure, meaning that they burned more calories, even at rest.

The study noted that similar effects were noted in women, but “not to a statistically significant extent.” Women did have less hunger, and postprandial appetite ratings  were markedly reduced (a scientific sounding way to say they were less hungry after eating) in women taking multi-vitamin and mineral supplements.

So it seems like a good idea to include a good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement as part of any weight loss plan.

Talk to your local medical provider or nutritionist to find out what supplement is right for you.

This information is not a substitute for competent medical advice, if you have any medical problems, discuss them with your doctor.

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