I read the article in Woman's World. I was wondering about carb blockers too. thanks for sharing your expereince.

I'm not sure exactly how many carbs a carb blocker blocks but isn't ice cream (sugar free or not) AND pasta a little much? Maybe the carb blocker just can't keep up with that many carbs.

Just a thought.

I hate to dampen anyone's hope, but I work in a pharmacy and we get tons of people asking about these on a daily basis. Our pharmacists all give a rousing thumbs down to them. According to our lead pharmacist, they DO NOT work and are just a waste of money. Any affect they have is just a placebo or a coincidence.

Furthermore, they are considered a dietary supplement, which means that claims they make have not been evaluated or substantiated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

Caveat Emptor

Well Yank, I don't know. Considering I ate very little all day and spent six hours walking, I would think that little bit of ice cream and half cup of pasta would not have much effect with or without blockers. So I conclude at this point they do not block anything, but my experiment continues. Every day I take one before I eat while keeping the carb intake low, we will see if there is improvement at the end of the week.

Wow six hours walking? That's a heck of a cardio workout. I can do about 45 min. of a cardio workout (walking/running) and I'm about shot.

One more note....don't forget your water. When you exercise that much you have to be careful you don't dehydrate, especially if it's hot outside.

I did dehydrate there Yank, no doubt. But I was not in the cardio workout mode either, just strolling from place to place. There is a possibility my body weight increase was related to water retention due to some wine tasting and limited water. That is why the experiment will continue a couple of weeks, just to give it an honest appraisal.

Well good luck with your experimenting. I'm anxious to hear the final results. I presume you're referring to the NY State Fair in Syracuse. I used to live about 30 miles east of Binghamton NY prior to moving to NC. Went to the fair a couple of times. I hope you aren't experiencing the extreme heat there like we are here. It would be brutal to walk around the fair if the heat index was 105 there - like it is here today!

No Yank, no extreme heat. It has been a warm streak lately and a bit dry but not 105. I love the faire, go a couple time a year if I can and will be going again late Friday hopefully. I am only about an hour's drive from there so it is no big deal to travel.

MORE CARB BLOCKER NEWS!

I have now tried three brands of carb blocker/carb cutter of various strengths. In my opinion, they have absolutely no effect upon the result of cheating. I waited to recover from my day at the faire, reduced to 201, checked with keto stix and then took the second brand prior to some pasta. The result was to be blown out of ketosis and a gain of 2.5 pounds. I am still not back in ketosis after continuing to use them on a restricted diet for two days.

I will continue the experimentation once I start to lose again, but have to lay off for a time to achieve some real results. I was doing better having a few cocktails without the pills and sticking to fewer carbs.

Stay tuned

Wow BayRat, you did some serious research. So I guess the result is... don't bother... huh? I see those things everywhere, interestingly, right at the check out counter at my LC/Health Food/Vitamin Store. By the way if anyone lives in Western Mass, check out Choice Health, they have everything.

Thanks for all the info BayRat!

Weeeellll, the final vote is not in, but it does not look good at this point.

this has probably already been said, but be careful with carb blockers they give you terrible cramps and stomach pains when trying to exercise. I dietrician told me to only take these when you know your going to eat a moderately high carb food.

I have not experienced that problem, however it was on one or two of the brands I tried.

Stopped using blockers, they are worthless. I have begun losing weight again without them so it seems my stall is over.

I've been using them on my cheat days...But I only use Source Naturals Wafers , I think they get there faster and are more likely to work..