ephedra diet pills

Hey Everyone...im new to the site and wanted to know whats everyone's take on the ephedra free diet pills..Now that its February I wanna start getting in shape for the Spring/Summer and everyone I talk to at the gym swears by Hydroxycut. I always hear how well and fast it works. I know obviously anything with ephedra is going to work better, but my question is do you think the hydroxycut without ephedra will work too? GNC and Vitamin Shop no longer sell the kind with ephedra as its off the market....im 5'5 138 lbs and im toned....but i wanna lose 10 lbs or so...is ephedra free hydroxy cut worth it....or should i just increase my cardio and change my diet?