Almost 5 Stars
After weighing 250 pounds for the last six years--including during periods when I ate less and/or increased my exercise and lost NO weight, I have dropped to 230 in only three months using MCG. I eat whatever I want--although I am dramatically less hungry than I ever used to be and I have virtually no cravings for sweets (unheard-of for me) and I am not exercising at all. Just as a matter of documentation, I'm 46 and 6'4.<br /><br />I have 30 more pounds to lose, and the only reason this is a four-star review instead of a 5-star review is that my weight loss does appear to have stopped. It's been difficult to find clear guidance on whether it's safe to take more of the supplement, and if so, how much more, and that, too, is frustrating. I don't know anything about other brands of this stuff, although I saw a Consumer something or other report in which a couple of the other &#34;top&#34; brands were found by laboratory analysis to have either less or NONE of the active ingredient in them. This particular brand was not included in that study at all.<br /><br />I'm not brand loyal by any means--I don't give a darn who makes it and am more than happy to switch if I find a cheaper manufacturer--but I have stuck with Miracle because it worked at least this far (and I still have three bottles left).<br /><br />To those who tried this and had no benefit, I don't know what to say other than that I am sorry for your lack of results. I regularly eat steak, chicken, salmon and halibut, rice, homemade pasta, quality cheese, organic fresh fruits and veggies, dry roast almonds, homemade ice cream and homemade cherry pie (a no sugar added recipe for the latter) and I drink about 2 cups of Twining's Green Tea every day. As I said about, I find I'm hungry for (and thus just comfortably eat) much less of these foods at eat sitting than ever before, and have been happy to do so. The supplement is expensive, but I have saved a ton of money taking dinner leftovers to work for lunch the next day.<br /><br />Assuming I continue to have curbed cravings and reduced appetite, and assuming my weight loss resumes soon, I really couldn't be happier. It's hard for me to imagine that this is just a fluke, after trying to budge my weight unsuccessfully for six years and then lose 20 pounds in 90 days. Will it all come back if/when I stop taking the supplement? Is the supplement safe to take long-term to keep my weight down, if the cravings return? As far as I can tell, nobody knows yet.<br /><br />If anybody cares, I'll be happy to post an update as time continues to pass. Today is May 25, 2014.
Rating: 4 stars