Meal replacements

[Kay23]

Does anyone know if the slimfast and lighterlife is any good?

[Tiggerr]

Hi Kay and welcome.

I'm not sure you'll find anyone here who uses these kind of products. The emphasis here is on eating well and eating natural foods where possible with as little or no processing as possible.

An administrator will reply shortly with information on how you might be able to start your health journey and how to get the most from this forum.

Good luck!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Kay23

Here are the ingredients in a Slimfast shake:

Ingredients: Skimmed Milk (78%), water, maltodextrin, Milk proteins, corn oil, thickener (acacia gum), stabilisers (cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan), vitamins and minerals¹, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides of fatty acids), natural flavouring, colour (carthamus concentrate), antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), sweetener (sucralose).

Here are the ingredients in a Lighter Life shake:

Skimmed milk powder, soya protein, oligofructose, vegetable fat, soya oil, tri-sodium citrate, thickeners (guar gum, xanthan gum), flavouring, dried glucose syrup, magnesium citrate, tri-potassium citrate, colour (beetroot red), cellulose gum, milk protein, vitamin & mineral mix (sodium ascorbate, ferric pyrophosphate, vitamin E, zinc sulphate, nicotinamide, vitamin A, sodium molybdate, sodium selenite, copper sulphate, calcium d-pantothenate, sodium fluoride, manganese sulphate, d-biotin, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin D3, vitamin K1, thiamin, riboflavin), salt, di-potassium phosphate, emulsifier (sodium tripolyphosphate), sweetener (sucralose).

Wouldn't you rather have fresh, natural food, which would be tasty, nutritious and far more satisfying, than a lot of processed additives? These replacement 'meals' don't teach you anything about following a healthy and sustainable lifestyle and any weight lost is almost bound to be followed by a rapid regain, with extra.

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[Tiggerr in reply to moreless]

Out of interest, I had a quick scan of just one ingredient, sodium molybdate. Apart from being used as a fertiliser, it is used for health benefits. At the same time it's potential side effects are the same as copper deficiency. Is this why they include copper sulphate?

Allegedly, Cancer.org recognises that there are no established daily limits but states..."Do not use it as a nutritional supplement for health unless you are under the supervision of your physician or a health-care professional."... Huh!!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Tiggerr]

Good grief!!

[ScoobaSteve in reply to moreless]

If someone is trying to sell you something....

Why is the diet industry worth so much money?

Very sad that people don't know that real food is the answer

[Greenman81]

I did lipotrim years ago. Full meal replacement. 3 shakes in a day add up to about 600 calories in a day. I lost 3 stone on them and because it was quick I didn’t change habits. Wasn’t long before it all went back on and more. Calorie deficit is the way forward.

Eat less move more

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Greenman81]

Good to hear your experience.

As for calorie deficit, we just need to remember that "a calorie is a calorie" isn't the whole story healthline.com/nutrition/6-...

[Jane1111]

Hi Kay,

I tried Lighter life years ago. It only works if you change your eating habits forever and it’s drastic. I had problems with my digestive system afterwards, and went on to develop diverticulosis. I don’t know if the two were linked at all, maybe it was just years of poor food choices.

Not sure re Slimming world.

[roskie2018 1kg]

I did lighter life a few years ago. I lost a lot of weight quickly and felt great after the first few days. I didn’t do their “maintenance” stage and sadly it did all come back, plus quite a bit. I thought I’d changed my eating habits but clearly hadn’t, so this time I’m trying the slow and steady approach.

[Kay23]

Thankyou guys maybe I’ll have to look at just the natural side of loosing weight

[Eleanorba Maintainer in reply to Kay23]

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