I agree, proper diet, sleep, water and form are the most essential. Thankfully, I was gifted with an amazing metabolism, which still gives my parents who are over 50 now, their non-overweight-ness. So, suffice to say I slip up often on diet, but I've never over eaten. I get plenty of exercise even if I don't 'work out in a gym'. But. I'm also 19, so I realized I have life on my side right now. Thank the lord, I just want to keep it up. I have to say though. My miracle supplement is probably Cayenne. I've done lots of research and prior to that research, I've found it's helped my body fat stay at it's lowest, but also kept my muscles fairly substantial even when I haven't worked out for a period of time. I also read that Capsaicin(which is what's in cayenne, or peppers in general) is a great benefit to cell renewel/turn over. Now this is all rumor mill, but I've also heard cayenne extract has been taken by people having a heart attack and it stopped shortly after.(Don't take my word for it though) And of course, amino acids, BCAA's protein. Love milk. Great for drinking before bed for that casein.