# So, tell me about TrimLife. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 2, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-trimlife/282736 "2005-01-02T20:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-trimlife/282736/1 "2005-01-02T20:35:12Z")
So, to fulfill an obligation for a website I frequent (goodies!) I ordered the one-week sample of TrimLife, with no original intention of ever trying it. Now, I am significantly overweight (5’6" at 205 lbs) and I think my goal weight is around 140, still curvy but not thin. A couple of years ago, I lost about 65 lbs, going down from 240 to 175 over about a year and a half, but have since gained a bit back. Ok, so I didn’t read the fine print that said with my sample order, they would automatically enroll me in the auto-ship program, sending me a full bottle of the supplements two weeks later. That’s been cancelled, but my question is whether I should send the bottles back, or give it a try. I know that supplements can only help coupled with a healthy exercise regimen and good eating habits. I am NOT soliciting weight loss advice per se, as my doctor and I have already discussed many options and continue to do so. All I want to know is if anyone has tried TrimLife and if they think it can help, or if it’s awful and I should send it back NOW. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-trimlife/282736/2 "2005-01-03T01:45:30Z")
Without checking out the ingredients list, I’m guessing that it’s probably not worth much. There are probably some diuretics and stimulants to make you think that it works. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-trimlife/282736/3 "2005-01-03T01:52:47Z")
> [@\_Deva\_](#): > > I know that supplements can only help coupled with a healthy exercise regimen and good eating habits. They all say this. I wonder what would happen if you started exercising and eating right and **didn’t** take the supplements? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-trimlife/282736/4 "2005-01-03T06:09:16Z")
Oh, no, I know that no weight loss program will ever really work without a healthy diet and exercise regimen. I’m not saying any supplement can be a miracle pill or anything. I know that their only use is really as a boost, not the cure-all. I actually eat a well balanced diet, full of all that stuff that’s good for me, and moderating bad stuff (but don’t ask me to give up the occasional chocolate bar or potato chip!). I am fairly active, and trying currently to fit myself into an exercise regimen that doean’t tax my hips (long story, but they hurt. A lot.) Growing up I was always involved in team sports, martial arts, and dance, but still have always been a bit overweight. It’s been a lifelong struggle. I’ll try anything once, really, except things my gut tells me are unhealthy, ie Atkins. I don’t see anything awful on the ingredient list for this particular supplement that screams “DON’T SWALLOW ME OR YOU’LL BE SORRY!” All I am wondering is if anyone has tried it and found that it helped them, or if anyone who’s used it thought it was crap.