Cortislim

[Metal_Monkey]

So I was watching TV and the commercial for Cortislim was on again, so I went to the website to take a look and see what the fuss is about. Interestingly enough, it's not being marketed as a diet pill per se, but a stress reducer. The thinking (backed by "clinical studies") is that if you reduce stress you will reduce weight. I have *cough* a little weight to lose, but I have a significant amount of stress. I'd be willing to try this product simply for its stress-reducing properties.

Has anyone tried Cortislim? What were your experiences? Do you know anyone personally who recommends this supplement?

 

[jaded_lily]

is that the commercial where they don't tell you how much it is but if you call now you'll get like 2 bottles or something like that, and supposedly you can eat what you want and still lose like tons of weight. i have seen a commercial for the one i am talking about was wondering if it was the same thing you are talking about.

 

[Metal_Monkey]

Ehh.... there's something like thirty commercials that sound exactly like that. The cortislim commercial is the one where they tell you not to weigh yourself for a month, but to see the changes in the mirror instead. *shrug* I'm mostly interested in the stress relief part.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

Try Vitamin B-12 complex. And perhaps some yoga. IMHO anything advertised as a weight loss 'miracle' probably isn't true. Or we would ALL be thin.

 

[Metal_Monkey]

Try Vitamin B-12 complex. And perhaps some yoga. IMHO anything advertised as a weight loss 'miracle' probably isn't true. Or we would ALL be thin.

So this thread is officially ancient and I had completely forgotten about it - but not my stress. Work had me flipping six ways to Sunday, so in a fit of desperation I ran to the store to buy the dang Cortislim, but couldn't find it. I found the B-12 "stress complex" vitamins instead and bought the bottle because I needed SOMETHING. And they work, wouldn't you know. And they're cheaper than Cortislim. And I've lost 11 pounds in just under 2 months.

So how about that?

 

[EJFan]

sorry to say it won't help you lose weight... in fact, they've been listed on the BBB with less than admirable reviews. it seems that, at least in some cases, once you get the first bottle, they keep comin' and you keep gettin' charged.

key to dieting success: eat less, work more. trust me, i've done it and it's easy once you get into your groove. anyone can succeed at this, i promise.

 

[crazybbwgirl]

So this thread is officially ancient and I had completely forgotten about it - but not my stress. Work had me flipping six ways to Sunday, so in a fit of desperation I ran to the store to buy the dang Cortislim, but couldn't find it. I found the B-12 "stress complex" vitamins instead and bought the bottle because I needed SOMETHING. And they work, wouldn't you know. And they're cheaper than Cortislim. And I've lost 11 pounds in just under 2 months.

So how about that?

Shut up! I've never lost any weight from taking the vit b's - just had more energy and less stress. Good for you.

 

[phoenix1224]

So this thread is officially ancient and I had completely forgotten about it - but not my stress. Work had me flipping six ways to Sunday, so in a fit of desperation I ran to the store to buy the dang Cortislim, but couldn't find it. I found the B-12 "stress complex" vitamins instead and bought the bottle because I needed SOMETHING. And they work, wouldn't you know. And they're cheaper than Cortislim. And I've lost 11 pounds in just under 2 months.

So how about that?

You can get MUCH better results than 11 lbs. in 2 months with diet and execise...

There is NO "magic pill" when it comes to weight loss... That's why those products' commercials are VERY CAREFULLY worded (wouldn't want to get charged with false advertising... ).

If you've noticed, every single one of those types of products makes sure that they say something along the lines of "Shown to be effective for weight loss if used in conjunction with DIET AND EXERCISE." It's not their product that causes you to lose weight, it's the diet and exercise.

I would recommend that you take the money that you're willing to spend on an unproven product and spend it on a gym membership... At least with working out, you'll be assured that there won't be a recall in two years because of studies proving that it causes heart damage...

 

[EJFan]

You can get MUCH better results than 11 lbs. in 2 months with diet and execise...

actually, 11lbs in 2 months is pretty decent in my opinion. anything in the range of a pound or two a week is healthy.

There is NO "magic pill" when it comes to weight loss... That's why those products' commercials are VERY CAREFULLY worded (wouldn't want to get charged with false advertising... ).

If you've noticed, every single one of those types of products makes sure that they say something along the lines of "Shown to be effective for weight loss if used in conjunction with DIET AND EXERCISE." It's not their product that causes you to lose weight, it's the diet and exercise.

(snip)

another thing i've noticed is that these commercials also say "results not typical" with EVERY testimonial. someone might have lost only 5 lbs in a year, and another 50 pounds in a month... and it'll still say "results not typical. i have to wonder, what ARE typical results????

i can't remember if it's cortislim or not, but one o' those products has a commercial where just about everyone giving testimonials is quite hefty... makes me chuckle.

 

[MintSoda]

Look on the commercial and it will, on any weight loss supplement advertised, say "not FDA approved." What this means is that it is not required to do anything and is not a regulated supplement. You can take it but more often than not it won't do anything and carries the risks of harming you. This is true for all the penis enlarging pills out there as well.

Watch very carefully for FDA approval or not on things like this. If the FDA doesn't regulate it that means two things: the supplement doesn't do anything (otherwise it would be classified as a drug and require FDA approval) and you're taking an unregulated supplement that doesn't have a regulation on side effects, warning labels, or recourse if something happens to you while on the supplement.

If you don't believe me you can call the hospital where you live and ask to speak with a Clinical Pharmacist and ask them about Enzyte, Cortislim, etc. and they'll tell you exactly what I did.

 

[tsk3us]

Losing Weight

Believe me, I wish there were a 'magic pill', but even with the recent Vioxx thing (and that was FDA approved), think what all of these 'diet supplements' could do to you - no testing whatsoever, I'm sure.

I wish I were lighter. The only person that can do anything about that is me, by improving my overall health by eating properly and exercising. So everyone out there....here's my suggestion......

Eat Healthier.........have MORE sex! It's the funnest form of exercise I know

 

[EJFan]

Eat Healthier.........have MORE sex! It's the funnest form of exercise I know

funny you should mention sex as exercise. i was just reading an article in "men's health" that outlined a number of exercises you can do to improve your sex life/performance. i think it's on their website menshealth.com.

 

[pupper]

vigorous sex is the best exercise I know of.

 

[fathom7]

Brother here comes a topic that is right at the top of my expertise. s difficult as it is I'll be as brief as possible:

Clinical studies: There has been a link established (limited number of studies) between overweight and increased levels of a particular hormone. In other words -- obese people appear to have more of this in their systems.

Other studies have demonstrated (albeit not completely) a host of materials that may reduce the level of this hormone in humans.

Cortislim purports to contain these previously mentioned materials that show some promise at least of reducing this "stress-related" hormone.

ERGO -- Cortislim would help you lose weight.

You can pretty clearly see the linkage is tenuous at best between reduction of the hormone and weight loss -- however that is the fundamental premise behind the product.

As for how to lose weight -- diet and exercise as mentioned in earlier posts is the most demostably effective means of accomplishing this. How to keep it off? Same thing. Our society has taken on the expectation of "magic pills" to do things that we choose not do for ourselves. Unfortunately this doesn't always work.

Now as for the testing (or lack thereof) it is possible (read that last word carefully) that the product itself is not extensively tested to consistently demonstrate that what is claimed to be present really is present. Some of these analyses are difficult at best. However, this is NOT to say that Cortislim contains anything other than what it claims to contain. The linkage back is whether that does any good or not.

As for lack of FDA approval -- please know that FDA has taken a rather peculiar stance on the matter of products such as Cortislim and virtually any other dietary supplement (the class of products into which this falls). FDA has in place a host of regulations governing the manufacture, labeling and compositon of these products. The challenge more accurately falls into the realm of their lack of willingness to enforce many of these. This continues the cycle of perception that these products are under-regulated or unregulated. Far from true. The lack of enforcement does, however, allow for individuals, companies etc to come into the market with less-than honest formulations without fear of cost. The burden, unfortunately, falls to the individual consumer to do their homework on the compostion of the product they are interested in (and so very many of these products are very beneficial) and then investigate whether the particular brand they are buying is likely to be wrapped around a quality product.

There are solutions out there but this is far from the forum for discussing them. AS for Cortislim itself and its contention of lack of FDA approval -- well -- no dietary supplement is formally FDA approved. If found lacking either in lableing or in various compositional aspects -- it can be rejected -- but never approved. The phrasing required for making certain statements on the labeling of dietary supplements mandates the use of wording indicating this truth -- the the FDA has not approved the product or statement.

Anyway -- there far more to the story. As for Cortislim -- if you can make the leap of logic the advertising is based on -- feel free to consume. If you wish to lose weight -- be sure that you blend in a healthy dose of diet and exercise in order to achieve results.

WHEW -- sorry for the lecture -- just happens to be my career.

Thanks.

F7

 

[Halo_n_horns]

So I was watching TV and the commercial for Cortislim was on again, so I went to the website to take a look and see what the fuss is about. Interestingly enough, it's not being marketed as a diet pill per se, but a stress reducer. The thinking (backed by "clinical studies") is that if you reduce stress you will reduce weight. I have *cough* a little weight to lose, but I have a significant amount of stress. I'd be willing to try this product simply for its stress-reducing properties.

Has anyone tried Cortislim? What were your experiences? Do you know anyone personally who recommends this supplement?

I've seen a number of commercials like this and just for giggles I've gone to their websites and asked one simple question: What clinics performed the studies on your product, and how may I contact them?

Funny thing, I've yet to get a response from any of them.

 

[MintSoda]

From the bottle of Cortislim: "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."

They actually say this in tiny print on the commercial too. Basically, any results you get while taking Cortislim will be purely coincidental...and they even admit as much.

 

[deepsleep]

I'm sure there is something fundamentally different about the people in the clinical trials who lost weight, or just people who gave the testimonials. these people probably were coached and committed to losing wieght seriously (not that we aren't) and had a change of diet to boot- not that that's ever mentioned inteh ads where "all you do is take a pill!" I have a hard time buying that, and I also find the idea of wonderpills a little disturning. No pill should have the capacity to change your fundamental form... but that's just me.

 

[phoenix1224]

One other thing that companies like this do:

Usually, what these companies do is hire people that are already in great physical shape and pay them to stop working out and gorge themselves on food for about six months so that they gain weight. Then, they take the "before" picture. After that, they pay them to take their product along with the diet and exercise regimen that they were accustomed to before the company paid them to gain the weight. Once they're in shape again, they take the "after" picture.

The trick of this is that a person who is in great physical condition who stops working out for about six months or so doesn't lose much of their original muscle mass... They only gain a layer of fat over the existing muscle tissue. So, when they start working out again, it is much easier for them to lose the fat tissue than someone who was out of shape to begin with.