Thread: How long does it take for ECA to start working?

i felt eca kick in on the first day, effects seem pretty much instant

No I think he means when is there a noticable loss of body fat. Of course you are going to "feel" it the first day. I don't really know about how long it will take to tell a body fat loss though. Depends on how cleaned-up your diet is and how much cardio you are doing.

ya I meant how long before you start noticing loss of body fat.

You could actually appear thinner the next day due to diuretic properties. Noticeable fat loss wouldn't be much different than if you didn't use ECA--keeping the diet constant. The best thing about ECA on a cut is the appetite suppression, IMO. The metabolic boost is small, but it does help you burn a higher percentage of fat on a given caloric deficit. Overall, the rate of fat loss depends on your diet and exercise. ECA mainly just helps you stick to the diet.

Originally Posted by PirateFromHell

Noticeable fat loss wouldn't be much different than if you didn't use ECA--keeping the diet constant. The best thing about ECA on a cut is the appetite suppression, IMO. The metabolic boost is small, but it does help you burn a higher percentage of fat on a given caloric deficit. Overall, the rate of fat loss depends on your diet and exercise. ECA mainly just helps you stick to the diet.

So what you are saying is that ECA is basically only helpful to keep your appetite under control. It seems confusing due to that all these weight loss supplements before the ban contained all 3 ingredients in the ECA stack and worked well for fat loss.

In my opinion, appetite suppression is the most noticeable effect of ECA. But, it also causes more stored fat to be used as energy when you burn more calories than you eat.