Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite - 100 Rapid-Release Thermo Caps - Energy & Focus - for Men & Women - 50 Servings (Pack of 2)

Simply put this item works if used properly, however to leave it at just that would serve as an injustice to both the product and the potential customer. Because of that I plan to explain my thoughts on the product brought on by using it first hand. However, before going into the detailed specifics of the product I want to emphasize the key words in the first sentence "this item works if used properly". By that I mean you have to exercise, you have to be smart with your diet, and you MUST drink plenty of water (more on the importance of this later). I will go over all three of these points but first you must realize that not everyone will have the same results. The results that one person got in no way guarantee you the same or even similar results. Each person is different and therefore will receive results that differ, sometimes only mildly so and in other cases quite drastically. In my case this product worked and in order to help you understand why, I will give you a bit of back round on my physical condition. I'm a young college aged male who has been in good - great shape throughout my life due to sports providing consistent exercise. Once high school ended I maintained by fitness by regular weight lifting and Intramural sports while at school. Although I am in good shape I do carry around some fat (10-13% body weight) due in most part to my diet which could certainly improve. While I am able to put on muscle I do have some difficultly taking off fat (who doesn't) so I decided to try Hydroxycut Elite. It is important to note that there is no true short cut to burning fat (sorry if that statement is hard to come to grips with... it was for me). Through countless years of evolution the human body has adapted to maintain fat stores extremely well, its only in the past few centuries that procuring enough food to prevent starvation has been eliminated as a problem for the majority of people in the developed world. Therefore the only tried and true way to cause your body to burn fat (that it desperately wants to save and store, similar to hoarders on TLC) is by burning more calories then you take in. Hydroxycut doesn't really target/burn fat directly but it allows your body to more easily burn off fat. Ingredients such as caffeine raise metabolism, and stimulates you to be active. This is the main reason why Hydroxycut has the potential to work. However it will only work if you carry out your side of the bargain. First off when taking this product you need to exercise. I personally would lift weights 2-3 times a week and get in cardio by playing sports at least twice a week. This might be too much or too little exercise for you depending on your physical condition but it worked for me. Personally I didn't feel any rush of energy as some people noticed, in fact the only difference in terms of energy/alertness I noticed was my inability to take my afternoon nap when I took two pills. However regardless if you feel energized or not by this product you need to exercise to allow yourself to get results. Secondly you need to be smart with your diet. If you eat pizza and ice cream all day while taking this product chances are you will get no results besides a larger pant size. Hydroxycut does curve your appetite (an effect I did notice) and there is a good chance you will find yourself wanting less and eating less food. Needless to say this greatly helps in terms of burning more calories then you consume. Its important that you eat relatively healthy as well so your body continues to function normally. Fruits and veggies are great choices and some servings of lean meat help too. Lastly and most importantly you must hydrate! I can not stress this enough, you must drink a lot of water. We have all heard that its recommended to drink 8 cups of water a day, well when taking this product I recommend you increase that to at least 10-12 cups a day. Chances are you are like most people and don't drink your 8 cups a day, well if that's the case I highly encourage you to drink more water. This product does cause you to sweat a fair amount. In fact many people including myself lost a good deal of weight in the first week of using this product (I lost around 4 pounds). Well unfortunately most if not all that initially weight lost is water weight, and you will need to quickly replenish that if you hope to start burning some fat. If your still reading this I assume you are serious about trying this item so I will reveal my personal results. I started this product about three months ago and was weighing anywhere from 170-175 depending on time of day/recent meals. After these three months I am now around 165-167 depending on the time of day and have added a good deal of muscle from lifting weights. The vast majority of the weight I lost was indeed fat and the results can be clearly seen in my stomach and legs, my abs are now more cut and the muscles in my legs are more clearly defined. I continue to exercise regularly and drink plenty of water as well as improving my diet slightly. I have been off this product for just over two weeks and have maintained these numbers. Therefore I conclude that Hydroxycut did work very well for me. If you put in the work I am confident that you could see similar results and possibly even better ones. I have had no withdrawals after using this product and would be willing to try it again if I feel the need arises. I would additionally be glad to answer any questions you have. My usual routine: Two pills in the morning with a half a bottle of water before and a full bottle after (continue to hydrate throughout day). Would cycle 3 days on and one day off. On days that I knew I wouldn't be able to exercise I would take just one pill or coincide it with my off day. I have cut out soda entirely, I drink almost exclusively water although sometimes I mix protein powder with 1% milk. Good luck with your own weight loss goals!

Normally I don't post reviews when I buy items but I figured I should leave one for this product since I fit into the average category of a everyday person. So I bought this around Feburary 19th so try to slim up for a PT test at the beginning of March (I know I waited awfully late to buy it) I've used the Pro Clinical version and had amazing results I'm talking about to the point of a full fledge 6 pack but that was a few months after boot camp and that was also 3 years ago. Fast forward to now where I'm a little overweight with a slight beer belly. I read the reviews for this one before I bought it because I wasn't really sure if I wanted to buy this and reviews didn't really help especially if you were trying to figure out how much exercise and what food that person at. I got the first bottle and followed what it said on the bottle which was like take 1 pill for the first 2 days and you increase the intake as the days go by. A lot of people said they seemed jittery and had sudden doses of energy don't believe all that crap. Yes the pills have a tremendous amount of caffine but it's not that Redbull or Monster can feel. I was hoping to see rapid results like other people but my scale was broken so I had to look in the mirror and notice changes. The first week was pretty smooth I didn't see a difference anywhere. The 2nd week is when I started to notice actual changes this may be hard to understand but for people who know they are getting big and can fill that first flab of fat that starts to fill out but really doesn't... Well that was gone on my second weekend and believe me I'm not super obsessed with my body weight (I'm a male btw) but I at least want to look nice. I didn't change my eating habits and I intended to work out with these pills when I first got them I have yet to still do that and here I am a month later just now starting to workout. These pills definetly work and right now I'm halfway through bottle. I went from wearing 48W and 32L down to a more manageable 44W and sometimes a 42W on a good day. I was still eating pizza, ice cream, burgers (horrible fat food lol) but still losing weight and with no exercise other than walking everywhere at work. Now I've gotten to the point where all the fat that's really visible is all centered at my belly. No more back fat (which killed my feet and made me snore quite a bit) all of that is gone. Some pointers I do want to make is I HIGHLY suggest you take these pills WITH food. The bottle says don't but BELIVE ME if you take these before you eat or you take them and go a hour or 2 without eating YOU WILL FEEL SICK! If you forgot to take them before a meal (like I do sometimes) I just pop the 2 pills right afterwards and it still works but you will feel bloated especially if you go to cici's and eat like a caveman or cave woman. These pills are THERMOS which mean you will easily sweat just power walking otherwise you will just get hot real easy. I suggest you buy a 52oz Bubba at Walmart or here and drink it throughout the day or drink at least 4 bottle waters to help process everything through your system. Anoher thing, these pills do give you energy but it's more of a rise of energy then lowering of energy not a pop 2 and start dashing everywhere but that could be just my body. I have properly ate right before with the whole 3 meals a day and snacks in between but I didn't do all of that. You know your own body so if you typically eat 6 meals and 4 of them are main dishes the pills will definetly stop that and make you feel fuller and that's when you should experiment with yourself. This is coming from a hardcore gamer like 14 hours straight of video games leading up till 3 or 4 or the morning and still eating and going to sleep on it. Don't go all out on a full blown diet plan just stick to what you normally eat while slowly switching over to healthier items and everything else will fall into place. Fyi the latest I usually eat now is about 12AM since it takes about 2 hours for food to digest. If I get hungry after that I would eat some fruit since it's more feeling and you would burn it off in under a hour since it's just carbs basically. These pills DONT make you have the runs but the fiber will have you in the restroom within 2 hours after that your good to go I hope this clears up a lot of confusion and is a more straight forward review of this product. I will try to update after I finish the bottle since I'm just starting to workout so hopefully when this bottle is done my mini beer belly should be gone too.

Very satisfied with this purchase. Does exactly what I needed. Took off one star because the packaging was damaged, but the product itself is fine. In my experience.

From the first capsule, Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite struck with the precision of a well-planned operation. Its effects were immediate yet controlled, a calculated surge of energy that propelled me through my most demanding workouts with the efficiency of a seasoned operative. The formulation reads like a tactical dossier: every ingredient meticulously chosen, every dose calibrated to maximize performance without compromise. I have tested many supplements in the field, some failing under pressure, others proving unreliable when stakes were highest. Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite, however, performs like a trusted ally in the theater of fitness—consistent, formidable, and unyielding. Fatigue becomes a distant adversary, endurance rises, and focus sharpens as if each capsule has mapped the terrain of my body with military precision. For those who demand results without theatrics, this is a supplement that delivers, mission after mission, and earns my unreserved five-star commendation.

This review comes from somebody whose been on and off hydroxycut products for years. For better and for worse. I love that hydroxycut (specifically this brand of hydroxycut - elite with green coffee extract) gives me a huge stock of energy to get through workouts I wouldn't have the energy or endurance to get through naturally. Its so awesome to be able to keep up with other people when running, hiking and power walking. I hate to admit this but to be honest, I've always been lazy, above average in size and a big eater. So when I do get serious about dieting and exercising, I need a little something extra; which is where hydroxycut comes into my life. Its also a great appetite suppressant. Take 2 pills before a meal and you'll see what I mean. I literally can't finish a full portion of any meal Im given at mealtimes (and i dont just mean huge, blown-out restaurant portions either) I used to be able to really pack away food but hydroxycut helps me eat much less. .... At the same time, you can VERY EASILY overdose on this stuff. Even after weeks of being on hydroxycut if i take more than the recommended dosage (5 a day instead of the recommended max of 4 a day/taking 2 doses of pills too close together, etc...) I still fall victim to overdose. I dont think its anything I will personally ever conquer. If you are sensitive to caffeine at all, I would tell you to stay far away from hydroxycut. It can be quite scary. Believe me from my horrible experiences, caffeine overdose is NOTHING to play around with. In addition to giving you dangerous internal side effects like irregular heartbeat and liver damage, it can be an extremely uncomforable experience. Ive had jitters, light headedness, nausea, frequent urination, anxiety attacks and once it even got so bad I had numbness and tingling in my limbs. I was so frightened by one instance (i had cold sweats) I had to call my sister who is an RN. She really dug into me hard on how stupid I was for being regularly on hydroxycut because of how potentially dangerous it can be. I've firmly decided this last purchase of hydroxycut from amazon will be my last. My doctor told me that prolonged use could lead to high blood pressure and heart arythmia (irregular heart beat) and liver damage. Im showing signs of heading in that direction. To be fair, its not all hydroxycut's fault - It doesnt help that I used to be way in to energy drinks and binge drinking (alcohol). So definitely dont use this forever and ever. In summation, i think its great to use while STARTING to diet and establishing a workout regiment - and hopefully that change will eventually lead into a naturally healthier lifestyle of food moderation and exercise. I dont think you should continually buy bottles and bottles of hydroxycut. It shouldn't be your crutch. If possible, buy a bottle and try to stretch it over the course of months; only using it when you feel like you really need a boost. Don't take this product then think its ok to pig out on junk food because it could give you horrific problems like nausea and diarrhea or the aforementioned unpleasant overdose symptoms (again, i know from experience) If you are on hydroxycut and are buying more, I would consider weening off of the stuff in the near future. Your heart health is WAY WAY more important than losing a few pounds.

So this is probably my 4th or 5th review on amazon and I had to review this product. This is a 7 days review so as you can imagine I could not even finish the entire bottle, yet. When they say FAST RELEASE, they mean it! After 30minutes I can already feel the effects of this product. Since I'm a stubborn person I was finding myself taking it at night around 7-8pm and MISTAKE! You WILL NOT SLEEP! It kept me up until 4am lol I'm a terrible person. But yea, this product works when you follow the direction. I was on a diet when I was taking it and on colon cleansing, which means I usually was not very hungry or was eating very little (this product was the cause) when I took the pill in the morning 30min before breakfast, I was not eating enough. I did have a lot of energy though but then after the 3rd day I upped the dosage to 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Oh Boy, not only could I not sleep, I felt dizzy, nauseous, not hungry, and lacked a lot of energy. I will not really blame the product for it because I was working out 5 days a week, I was also cleansing my colon so my belly was pretty much empty most of the time so I could not eat and drink as much as it was recommended. Basically it does what it's supposed to do if you keep a healthy diet and workout routine. When I say healthy I don't mean to cut down on everything but just make sure you are not starving yourself while using this product and keep a consistent 3 meals a days (counting calories or not) type of routine otherwise the effects will be reversed. I stopped taking the pills for 7 days because girlll I was tired from the lack of sleep and I needed to reset my body. Now I am back on the pill but I think 2 pills a day is enough for my weight (4 a day traumatized me lol). I currently weight 146lbs before the product i was at 154lbs so (wow now that I write it it's almost 10lbs in a week, but in kg it's not much weight loss lol). My goal is 125lbs in a month I think I will achieve it if I don't overdo it. The product is amazing!

WOW, That's all I can say! This is the first day I have taken this. After 30 minutes to 1 hour after taking this, I feel energized like the energizer bunny. I've been feeling tired all the time but have so much energy it's ridiculous, now. Just what I needed. I have been feeling the heat too, especially on the back of my neck. I definitely recommend this. Will try to update after a few days use.

WARNING: This post will be TMI.....**Keep in mind this was MY experience with this product & I'm sure my issue wasn't entirely brought on by it, but I saw a very bad change to my body regardless....I actually really liked this stuff, sad to be posting this** I started using these pills little over a month ago. Let me start by saying these pills worked pretty well, I personally needed 2 at a time to see a difference, but rarely needed another one later. Oddly enough, I didn't have the jittery issues at all ( I love my coffee though). BUT Like others have said, had MAJOR issues with nausea & throwing up afterwards though. Didn't matter if I took them as recommended (empty stomach) or EVEN if I had eaten like 20 min prior. I used them for my workouts but figured out I Ihad to eat something with it. That fix took most of the issues away, but lessened the effect & took longer for it to kick in. At that point though the benefits outweighed the negatives. Now the WARNING.....I take magnesium daily, added bonus is it helps keep my bowels (like I said, TMI) very regular. When I started taking this stuff, I noticed my magnesium wasn't helping as much & bM's were changing. Nothing else had changed (still same bottle of magnesium, same diet, etc), but I just dismissed it. As the month progressed, I still was taking my normal DAILY dosage of magnesium but had noticeable constipation, stomach cramps & bloating, although I dismissed all of this as hormonal (I'm sure some of it was). Fast Forward to this New Years weekend.....Fri I was woken up about 4am from SEVERE pain, pressure & bloating in my entire abdomen & pelvic area. I could barely walk from the pain let alone even stand up straight. Laying down flat was excruciating.... I was in such bad shape I almost passed out just trying to walk to the bathroom. At the same time, I also had my period, which gives me nice cramps too, so I figured it was constipation & hormones giving me hell & was trying to ride it out with my heating pad, OTC meds (didn't touch the pain) & bed. The next day, after I couldn't handle the pain anymore, hubby & I went to URGENT CARE. We were told by the nurse & Dr that constipation can be a common side effect for this kind of product. They sent me home with a couple things then told me to come back if needed. Thank God it worked, I have never been so elated to poo in my life (except after childbirth!). Only took another 15 hours. I'm finally now feeling pretty good again, lingering issues but nothing I can't handle. Roughly 4 days of hell......Let me tell you, I can tolerate a pretty high level of pain, but this one had me crying. I'm certain it was partially from my period cramps too but this was worse than the pain from my c-sec. Like I said, nothing else in my daily routine changed except for this product. Not sure why, but there is something in it that decimates my intestines & colon. PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to ANY SIDE EFFECTS - even if they seem small.