Brothers and Sisters, Ladies and Gentlemen, I know how hard and frustrating it can be to lose weight. Excess fat around ones belly (for males) and hips, thighs, arms and shoulders (for females) can ruin ones body shape, making one look ugly. I'm sorry to be so direct, but it's the truth.
Being overweight and out-of-shape not only affects our social life, it affects our love life and our career as well. I don't know about you, but I'm more inclined to trust a physically fit employee / contractor with a job than someone who's struggling to catch their breath. Without going into details with psychology, an overweight person has written "no self control" all over them. Or if not that, then they may as well be wearing a t-shirt that says "I have no clue what I'm doing (with food at least)". These things work against us when we're fat.
Please don't get me wrong, my best friend (who I absolutely love) is 320 lbs. Sure, he's 6'1", but he is also 320 lbs. So rest assured, I don't dislike obese people. If anything, I want to help them since I too was fat, till about three months ago.
To keep this review short, I have had a regular annual gym membership since 2005. Sure, I haven't used it to full capacity every year but it's fair to say I have been working out at a pace decently frequent. Some years I have done three cardio sessions (treadmill, elliptical, bike/rowing machine) a day and burned around 1000- 1200 calories everyday in the gym. I have ate out of tuna cans and gone keto (without knowing it was called 'keto').
But after all this, my waistline has hovered around 38". And I'm less than 5'7". The highest recorded diameter for my gut has been 39.13". And given that I was taking Life Sciences in undergrad and knowing about proteins, fats and carbs was supposed to be basic knowledge for me, I was ashamed of myself for being this overweight despite knowing all about hormones, calories, nutrition, etc..
I am only writing this review so others may benefit. You can go keto but the question is can you sustain that? No, you can't. You will have to eat carbs at one point or another. Let it be your body's cravings, a social situation or simply time constraints. (I make carbs sound bad but if used properly they are essential and not 'evil' per say.)
In my personal opinion, IC-5 does exactly what it says it does. Studying science in undergrad has taught me to question things and to test them. And I do this with almost everything. Therefore, when I started taking IC-5, I stopped all exercise and any other supplements like omega-3's. Even multivitamins. (This is not to say you should do this, but this was just me). And Lo and behold, I kept eating normally (rice, bread, pasta) and saw my waistline go from 37" to 35" in only a matter of few weeks. So in the absence of all other supplements and exercise and eating carbs three times a day, you tell me, does IC-5 work?
And for my bodybuilding buddies out there ; I don't need to tell you guys you need carbohydrates to build muscle and gain size. IC-5 will help you put it in the right place in your body and not around your gut. Peace.
If anyone wants my before and after pictures, please send me a private message. hassaankhalid@hotmail.com Thank you for your time.
PS: I was staying away from liquid calories like cola, sweets, junk food like chips, etc (I'm sure you get the idea). But please keep in mind I quit all these things more than two years ago.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend