What happened when I took 2 Garcinia each day for 3 days
Following my previous post on taking a small amount of Garcinia, I decided to take Garcinia each day for 3 days and find out what the results were. I took two tablets at breakfast time. I changed nothing else in my diet at all, just ate normally and healthily. Id dint do any extra exercise. In fact for that period of time, other than walking I did not “formal” exercise at all.
What were my results? On the first day I actually felt a little hungrier taking them, I’m not sure that it was because I started my day earlier and drank a lot of water to take them. The tablets were quite large and difficult to get done as I am not keen on taking tablets. The second day I took the two tablets with carbonated water, much much easier to take and I found myself not feeling so hungry. I had no other effects. I have heart issues (it races sometimes) and I had no issues with that at all either. Day three pretty standard. I felt less hungry in general but I continued to eat in my normal way. The results were quite good and different to what I expected. I had not eaten less than normal. I ended up feeling less hungry and thinking about food less generally during the day two and three. On weight in I had lost around 1.2kg which is about 2 ½ – 3 lbs so considering this was only three days and only taking two tablets each morning I was surprised (and pleased). I didn’t dehydrate so don’t believe its water weight. I was still eating carbs. I felt slimmer (less bloated maybe).
What is Garcinia then and why do I think it worked?
Garcinia is a tropical fruit (known as Malabar Tamarind). This interested me as Tamarind is a very sweet fruit that you put in curries etc to give it a sweet taste. Apparently the weight reducing active ingredient is HCA (Hydroxycitric acid). (I originally thought it was Synephrine, but that’s from bitter oranges – Seville). So the HCA is also supposed to be good for blood sugars and cholesterol. I have genetically high cholesterol but I did not check before hand to see what my levels were before and afterwards, so I cannot comment on that. I may do it again and see 1. If I have the same results and 2. If my cholesterol goes down significantly. The HCA is supposed to work by boosting fat burning and reducing appetite. It certainly did the latter, I am not sure if it did the first, but my body fat did drop by about 1% on my body fat scales. So that seems to add up. My results were better than before and from what I’ve read (studies etc). It seems that’s quite a common theme, losing about 2lbs more than control groups. The question in my mind as I only took it for those three days, is can I repeat the results if I do it again. Watch this space. I may have another update soon and give it a try.
