Hydroxycut Hardcore + 100% whey protein

I want to cut down 20lbs. Is it okay to take hydroxycut with whey protein ? or would i be wasting my money since i m on a dietary supplement.

do u guys recommend that i try to cut down with hydroxycut for 1 month then build muscle with whey the following month.

Im really lost to which way to go, any help would be appreciated..

On a side note: i do strength training of 30-45mins with 4 miles of jogging ( 2 morning 2 afternoon ) ...

About 2 years ago I started working out and eating right, I also started using protein supplements along with hydroxycut. All combined I got amazing results, however I doubt much of it was do to the hydroxycut. I ate very well and worked out really hard. As far as mixing protein and hydroxycut thats not an issue. What is your diet like? As far as the building and cutting goes, I think most will agree its going to be easier to build muscle and maintain the muscle while cutting then it will be to cut down and then try and build muscle without gaining any “extra”. I’m no pro but these have been my experiences.

If u dnt mind me asking how much weight were you able to cut down while on hydroxycut and whey protein? I m not trying to get big, just lean and hopefully drop 20lbs.

You are right about it being easier with protein supplement, i just thought maybe hydroxycut will affect the absorption of protein supplement or i just wanted to make sure it didnt.

My diet is not good really in terms of how many calories i take in but i am trying to get as much proteins as i can without sacrificing calories. I usually eat egg whites ( 3), kidney beans, fish. Before workout i would have fruit + coffee. My snacks consist of cereal and celery lol.. I know it is def not enough to build muscle that is why i wanted to take whey protein. would whey protein help me even if my calorie intake is at around 1,000

skip the hydroxycut, waste of money imo.

When I started working out I was around 190, at my lightest I was around 165, I then bulked up to around 175. Now i’m all out of control and starting over again. 1,000 Calories isn’t even nearly enough for a small female, so if that is your calorie intake you definately need to raise it alot. I will second what Kimlin85 said, hydroxycut is a waste of money and I have no doubt in my mind I could have made the same progress without it, and I plan to again this time around.

I wish i posted here before going ahead and ordering hydroxycut ( but i heard good review on the new hardcore product ) . I just went through and ordered optimum 100% whey, i want to gain lean muscle and preferably drop 15lbs. I guess ill take hydroxycut anyway since i wasted $$ on it sigh::

Ya man i know my calories are low but i need to create calorie deficit in order to loose weight. Thats why i was wondering if i should take whey protein now or wait until i reach my desired weight.

With the Hydroxycut it will at least give you a little boost in energy throughout the day (at least it did for me), so it wasn’t a total waste, and it may help a little. I just don’t think it helps enough to justify the price they put on it. There would rarely be a time I would discourage protein from any diet, so you are on the right track there. As long as you are working out and eating right, protein is only going to benefiet you. As far as the deficit goes think about BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), you would probably burn twice your 1,000 calorie intake in a day, even if you layed around all day and did nothing. So you are already 1,000 in the negative (strange way of thinking about it), and this doesn’t count your working out or daily activities. So after my 4 page novel, basically what i’m saying is you NEED to eat more, probably 1,500 calories more. Or you are going to start cannibalizing the muscle needed to help you burn calories. Just make sure your calories are nutritionaly balanced calories. Hope I didn’t confuse you too bad.

oh okay thanks for ur input man, really appreciate it.
Also, do u know how many miles a person can run before they switch from burning fat to burning proteins.

FDA to dieters: Don’t use supplement Hydroxycut
Important Information Regarding
The Recent FDA Consumer Advisory
http://www.hydroxycutinformation.com/

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer – Sat May 2, 10:05 am ET

WASHINGTON – Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.

The Food and Drug Administration said the company that makes the dietary supplement has agreed to recall 14 Hydroxycut products. Available in grocery stores and pharmacies, Hydroxycut is advertised as made from natural ingredients. At least 9 million packages were sold last year, the FDA said.

Dr. Linda Katz of the FDA’s food and nutrition division said the agency has received 23 reports of liver problems, including the death of a 19-year-old boy living in the Southwest. The teenager died in 2007, and the death was reported to the FDA this March.

Other patients experienced symptoms ranging from jaundice, or yellowing of the skin, to liver failure. One received a transplant and another was placed on a list to await a new liver. The patients were otherwise healthy and their symptoms began after they started using Hydroxycut, regulators said.

Iovate Health Sciences, which makes the diet pills, said in a statement that the 2007 death of the teenager was not caused by Hydroxycut. The statement gave no details.

“The number of adverse event reports described by the FDA in its advisory is small relative to the many millions of people who have used Hydroxycut products over the past seven years,” said the company statement. “Iovate’s own assessment of the potential risk associated with the use of these products differs from that expressed by the FDA.”

On its Web site, the company said it agreed to the recall out of “an abundance of caution.” Iovate is based in Canada, with U.S. offices near Buffalo, N.Y. Consumers can get a refund by returning the pills to the store that sold them, the company said.

Dietary supplements aren’t as tightly regulated by the government as medications. Manufacturers don’t need to prove to the FDA that their products are safe and effective before they can sell them to consumers.

But regulators monitor aftermarket reports for signs of trouble, and in recent years companies have been put under stricter requirements to alert the FDA when they learn of problems. In 2004, the government banned ephedra, an ingredient in many supplements, linked to heart attacks and strokes.

Katz said it has taken so long to get a handle on the Hydroxycut problem because the cases of liver damage were rare and the FDA has no authority to review supplements before they’re marketed. “Part of the problem is that the FDA looks at dietary supplements from a post-market perspective, and an isolated incident is often difficult to follow,” she said.

The FDA relies on voluntary reports to detect such problems, and many cases are never reported, officials acknowledge.

Health officials said they have been unable to determine which Hydroxycut ingredients are potentially toxic, partially because the formulation has changed several times.

Public health researcher Ano Lobb, who has studied Hydroxycut and other dietary supplements for Consumer Reports, said the problem may be an ingredient called hydroxycitric acid. Derived from a tropical fruit, it’s been linked to liver problems in at least one medical journal study. Lobb said it’s likely that other supplements containing the same ingredient remain on the market.

“You really have to be careful about dietary supplements, especially weight-loss pills,” said Lobb. “People believe that the FDA has verified that these products are at least safe and effective, and that’s really not the case. When you see fantastic claims — that’s generally what they are.”