Celebrity Slim

Just glanced at the site

http://www.celebrityslim.ie/faq.html#nutrition

seems they are using the same faux-pharmaceutical marketing ploy as lipotrim, i.e. restricting sales to pharmcies while there is no reason it could not be on sale in a supermarket, it is simply food, not medication. But at least they are not starving you like lipotrim do!

I expect it is overpriced for what it is, you can get protein powders and meal replacements in standard supplement stores.
www.pronutrition.ie
www.irish-lifting.com
www.thesupplementfactory.com
www.nutritionx.ie

NutritionX do one specifically blended for women which gets good reports, slender pro, and I would imagine is cheaper than the celebrity one. You could have a look at that, it could be on sale on a few sites above, so shop around.

4lb in a few days is a lot, a lot of this will be just fluids you are losing, rather than fat, so do not get disheartened when you do not drop much in the next while, keep a list of all your weights on the scale. Keep track of overall weight loss. You might well go up 2lb next week, but that is still 2lb lost over 2 weeks which is good going. You should aim for 1-2lb max loss per week. Also depending on your hydration levels the scale can vary, 1L of water weighs 2.2lb, you can easily drink or lose that.

These programs are useful for many since they instil portion control, which is most peoples problem in the first place. The faux-pharmacuetical edge to them means you may be less likely to have a sneaky second packet/scoop, like you might with slimfast. People tend to follow instructions from pharmacists to the T, this is why this works, but you pay over the odds just for that. A digital scales is essential for portion control.

There is no real need for these programs if you control all your meals you can eat proper whole foods in moderation. They can help people kick start fat loss, but really you need to change your eating habits for life, it is not that hard once you find foods you like, and control the portions.

kudzRS wrote: »

do think this would do as i am male LOL :P:P ...

sorry, usually it is people presuming all posters are men!

So I am guessing that is the 60g sachets, 2 a day, so 14x60g=840g for €35, so ~€40 per kilo, not as bad as lipotrim. I expect you could knock an alternative up for €20/kilo easily.

Per 60g Serve Per 100g
Energy 869 kJ 1580 kJ
Protein 18.5g 33.6g
Fat - Total 2.4g 4.4g
Fat - Saturated 1.3g 2.4g
Carbohydrate - Total 27.4g 49.8g
Carbohydrate - Sugars 24.6 44.7
Sodium mg 210mg 382mg
Vitamin A mcg 190mcg 345mcg
Vitamin B1 mg 0.28mg 0.51mg
Vitamin B2 mg 0.43mg 0.78mg
Vitamin B6 mg 0.41mg 0.75mg
Vitamin B12 mcg 0.51mcg 0.93mcg
Niacin mg 2.5mg 4.5mg
Vitamin C mg 10.1mg 18.4mg
Vitamin D mcg 2.5mcg 4.55mcg
Vitamin E mg 2.6mg 4.7mg
Vitamin K mcg 8.6mcg 15.6mcg
Pantothenic Acid mg 0.28mg 0.51mg
Folate mcg 51mcg 92.7mcg
Biotin mg 4.3mcg 7.8mcg
Calcium mg 400mg 727mg
Potassium mg 200mg 363mg
Phosphorus mg 360mg 655mg
Manganese mg 0.24mg 0.44mg
Chromium mcg 9.7mcg 17.6mcg
Copper mg 0.14mg 0.25mg
Molybdenum mg 12.1mcg 22mcg
Magnesium mg 81mg 147mg
Iron mg 3.1mg 5.6mg
Zinc mg 3.1mg 5.6mg
Selenium mcg 5mcg 9.1mcg
Iodine mcg 38mcg 69mcg




Typical Ingredient Listing:

Skim Milk Powder, Fructose, Calcium Caseinate, Pro Libra Whey Protein Concentrate, Vegetable Oil, Glucose Syrup Solids, Soy Protein Isolate, Maltodextrin, FibreSol 2, Flavours [Wheat Derived], Minerals (Dairy Calcium, Tricalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Ferrous Sulphate, Zinc Sulphate, Manganese Sulphate, Copper Sulphate, Potassium Iodide Sodium Molybate, Chromium Chloride, Selenium Methionine), Fructooligosaccharide, Thickener (412), Emulsifiers (339,471, 472C, 450), Vitamins (A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, E, K Folate, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin), Green Tea Extract, Antioxidant (306) {Soy Derived}.

They give out a fair amount of info there, your own version include fresher stuff, like fruit instead of fructose (thought fruit's sugar is not just fructose) and real fresh milk instead of skimmed powder. Ingredients are listed in order of greatest and all those top of the list are readily available. You could well get a multivitamin tablet that would have a lot of the rest, or similar. You get skim milk powder in supermarkets easy, the rest in most health shops or supplement stores. A lot of sugar in there, almost 50%, seems it is just being bulked out, you might actually make a better version yourself, some other poster might know of a ready formulated mix that could be a good alternative.

Ah yes the M&M diet, take one 3 times a day 10am, 2pm, 7pm, ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Honestly, you could put together similar meals for yourself with some decent whey (available in health food shops, some chemists and all gyms), some chicken breast/tuna and veg, and a few other things like cottage cheese.