Replied By Jayne (Vernon, Ca) on 03/22/2013
Your weight loss is a result of the carb-cutting, not the apple cider vinegar.
ACV has no effect on weight loss whatsoever. Believe me, I tried it long enough to know--months. Four of my friends did, too. None of us lost weight with just the ACV alone.
What often happens is, people hear that ACV might help with weight loss, so they begin the ACV but also begin watching what they eat more than usual and that's what causes the weight loss, which then gets credited to ACV, when it's not the ACV.
This is exactly what happened in your case, too. You started ACV and you started watching your carbs, hence the weight loss.
Those carbs will get 'ya every time. ;-) When I'm careful with them, I lose weight, too.
I'm not knocking ACV. I take it every day to help manage my high blood pressure. It's great stuff that serves a lot of purposes. Unfortunately, weight loss isn't one of them.
Replied By Randy (Albuquerque, Nm) on 06/24/2013
That is simply not true. It does work for weight loss and I have used it long enough and stopped using it and got the weight back up and had the same eating and workout routine... And that time could not lose the weight. You are doing something wrong to counter the effects of the acv, but to say it doesn't do anything for weight loss is just naive.Replied By Rae (Alaska, Usa) on 05/18/2014
I disagree about the weightloss benefits as well Jayne. I have been working with a personal trainer 2X per week for strength training and I also do a full cardio workout 3X per week, plus I'm on a strict caloric intake diet for about a year. I dropped about 20 lbs on the diet with no exercise. The diet does include carbs, with are important as well as fats that are good. Since the exercise began, I've not lost any weight nor inches. It has been 2 months. I still do it because I want to tone up. I do not overeat, I do not eat junk food and I drink at least 10 cups of water per day. I'm very healthy. I started taking Garcina Cambogia as I thought this would help me lose that last 20 lbs. I took it for 3 months and absolutely nothing. Not one inch nor 1 lb difference. To boost my metabolism, I started taking cayenne pepper pills. Not sure if that has any effect as it's only been a couple of weeks. I started taking AVC about 4 months ago and my food cravings went down, my weight is shed more easily, about 8 lbs so far. I've lost 3 inches in my waist and 2 inches in my glutes so far. I drink an organic brand that has the "mother" and put 2 teaspoons in 16 oz warm water, sipping it throughout the day thru a straw. So carbs may be an important factor about losing weight, but your body needs carbs too. ACV is the ONLY thing that has helped my weight loss in the last several months. I've been told it may my hormones that are blocking everything else, including all the exercise. Here's to your health and may you see the benefits of ACV soon, regardless of weight loss, it has lots of other health benefits.Replied By S'tracy (Utah, US) on 11/17/2014
FOLKS NOT SORRY TO TELL YA'll, but I must agree with JANE, CA. I worked with this ACV advice and have to tell ya that I actually GAINED more wt while on the ACV. It may be that ACV works different for everyone. BUT must say I GAINED more and even got into a depression. I have read the benefits of vinegar just like in the good ole days they used it even in pipes to clean and shine and even drain which does seem what it does for us. However, it seems as though it must be a daily act for months and months; possibly for the rest of your life. It further seems like sugar found in whatever it is in; is like a drug addiction and even worse-CANT STOP! I remain in search and do not give up to find a safe, healthy, accurate fast beneficial home remedy to lose wt. All Take Care and GOD Bless us all!Replied By John (Sc Usa) on 11/17/2014
S'tracy, search "Joe Delivera" on the Net. He is an elderly unorthodox self taught Homeopath in Sri Lanka. He helps people with many issues and will not accept payment. I think he has a good remedy for weight loss. I have seen it posted on his website a number of times. Just look through the November posts.Replied By Gee (South Carolina ) on 02/01/2017
Acv does help with weight loss. @ the person who says it doesn't work...you may not have loss but many people including myself...yes it acv does help lose weight. Can't sit and. Pig out all day and eating junk also all day. And for those who never tried it...no comments please.Replied By Kelly (Baltimore Md) on 03/14/2017
You're wrong about it not helping to lose weight. I started ACV 7 days ago and my eating habits have not changed, and I haven't worked out. I've already lost 3lbs. I'm a personal trainer as well as a nutritionist and I'm taking ACV for health reasons but it HAS made me lose weight thus far. I take 2 Tablespoons of ACV with 2 tablespoons of lemon in a glass of water 2x each day.Replied By Gner (California) on 09/08/2017
"ACV has no effect on weight loss whatsoever". Completely untrue. ACV will blunt your insulin response by 20-30%. This means that the energy from the food you eat will be absorbed at a more gradual rate, instead of all at once. Google "ACV and insulin sensitivity". ACV lowers your blood glucose and insulin if you take it before/after a meal, which means you store less energy, which means (assuming you maintain the same caloric intake) you will lose weight.Replied By Amsa (Sydney) on 01/23/2023
Hi
ACV increase my throat pain. If we used lemon juice with ACV for lose weight. Would not it be too stingy?
Please educate.
Thanks