CLA

[MeAndTinyTina 241]

Hi - Is anyone taking CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid - mine made from Safflower oil). I bought the GNC brand. Bottle says "Clinically proved to improve body composition".

I am about 15 lbs away from my (self-imposed) goal. I started working with an exercise physiologist 11 days after my surgery. Now I am down more than 100 lbs. The even better news is that my percentage of body fat went from 49.4 to 26.0% So I have been very successful in gaining muscle while loosing the weight. judging from other people's stats on this site, I did seem to loose slower, but perhaps more steadily with less stalls.

The normal body fat % for a women my age is 23-34%, so I am doing well. However, I really want to knock of the last of the excess pounds while maintaining my muscle mass. I am afraid that if I eat less, i'll start to do that. So, I bought a bottle of CLA. But of course I am now afraid to take it since I searched this site and no one has posted that they are using it. Thoughts?

Ellen

[James Marusek 5,244]

Congratulations on you weight loss. I have never heard of CLA.

[jess9395 5,449]

No clue about CLA but you can continue to lose weight without losing muscle mass. I dropped 135lbs and down to 18% body fat so it can be done!!

[swimbikerun 1,045]

Great job guys!

[MeAndTinyTina 241]

@@jess9395 Wow - that is a very low percentage of fat. Do you mind saying how old you are?

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

"Clinically proved to improve body composition"

Truly laughing out loud. What in the world does that actually mean?

[jess9395 5,449]

@@jess9395 Wow - that is a very low percentage of fat. Do you mind saying how old you are?

I'm 46! And post menopausal! And it's truly accurate because I had the DEXA scan as part of my pre op and then at a year out and again in June at 18 months out. Haven't had it since my plastics in June so I don't know if that had much impact, but will have it done again in December. I was lucky to get in as part of a long term study of WLS patients to study body comp post op so it's all paid for.

I work really hard for it. Running 20-30 miles a week, yoga 3-4 times a week and TRX 2-3 times a week.

[Indieflickers 298]

I'd be interested to see if anyone was taking this too.