So.. Now that I have started my new job i have been eating a lot.... I work from 10-8pm and when I eat I eat everything.. I don't really got a choice cause my family is poor and all my work money gos to college. so that doesnt help :(

However i have been drinkin a lot of water with my little sugar free fruit punch packets...

My only problem is the food.... for instance at lunch @ work i eat a sandwhich with wheatbread, and light bologna.. with a yogurt "dannon light and fit" and then a dannon light and fit smoothie...also sometime alvacados YUM....


for super ahah... I ususally eat whatever i can get my hands on... but i was think about just eatin a tuna fish salad, chicken, and my cucumber-vinegar "a lil salt" salad...

anyways is there any supplements that can help me i.e SGX, hoodia.. or any ideas would be much helpfull..

Welcome, mtam. Congrats on making the decision to eat right and get fit.

First off, SGX is not a supplement, it's a personalized fitness and nutrition program from a sponsor on this site that many here have used, myself included. If money is tight, you may want to try simpler methods first. I don't know anything about Hoodia, but I think if you get your diet in order and exercise regularly, you should be able to lose weight and tone up.

Read the stickies at the top of the pages. They contain a lot of good info. Try to eat 6 smaller meals a day to make up your calories. Walk or run or lift weights 3-4 times a week. Drinking lots of water is good and you are already doing that. Keep track of what you eat and post your diet and workout schedule here and we will help you tweak it for maximum results.

Best wishes to you.

I'm confused. What do you mean when you say you "when I eat I eat everything". I don't know what this means, but how does this relate to your financial situation?

Is the whole wheat sandwhich and yogurt an example of how "bad" your diet is? Huh?

You really lost me when this turned into a supplement issue. What would the supplements you're looking for be addressing exactly? Beside the point, but if you don't have money for food (if that's what you meant), how would you have money for supplements?

Sorry if I missed the obvious issues you're looking for help with.

what I meant by I eat everything is lately i been eatin frenchfries, cookies, chesse sticks etc

I swear I haven't ate so much in my life!


and what is the website to SGX

and Ill start savin up or one of my friendsss would help me out to buy me the supplement.

I don't think supplements will help you at this stage. And if you take a close look at the meal replacement products, you'll usually find that you could build a healthier meal for significantly less than what they cost per serving.

Here's a thread that will give you some tips on which foods are a good value for their nutritional makeup:

Eating Big, Cheap (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=15235)

Deli meats (eg. bologna) are not usually a good value. Whole chickens and even chicken breasts are usually cheaper per serving. The deli meats that are the cheapest use a lot of fillers (a lot of fat and water) and are pretty high in sodium. If you can get into the habit of roasting a chicken or a pork tenderloin, and packaging them along with broccoli or other vegetables plus brown rice or sweet potato, you can take them with you anywhere. Once you get used to it, they taste fine cold (kept with an ice pack) or warm (kept in a thermos). You could eat this for three meals a day if you like. Eggs are a good choice in the morning, especially with oats.

A link to the SGX website is at the top of every page as part of the "Please Support Our Sponsors" banner.

As carguy said though, it's not a supplement, it's a one-on-one consultation with a body composition coach. I don't really see the relation to your problem unless you need to pay someone to tell you to stop eating in a way that may obviously be affecting your goals. You can get that advice for free. :)

So your job puts you in a situation where you are constantly tempted to eat (mostly junk it sounds like), and you're looking for some kind of appetite suppression supplement? Do you think working on simple methods of self control are totally hopeless?

I suppose I understand your problem a little better now, but I'm still confused by what you feel would be the best coarse of action.