Liquid Gold
Written: Mar 14 '01 (Updated Mar 14 '01)
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Pros: Easy to follow diet program, decent taste
Cons: a bit expensive
The Bottom Line: I would definitely recommend Ultra Slim Fast Shakes to anyone looking to loose weight and control your weight after you get to your preferred weight.
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| opinionated3's Full Review: Slim Fast Shakes |
I have been battling a weight problem for many years, and I haven't been able to stick with any weight loss program to loose the weight. My weight problem started while I was still in the US Navy and I just couldn't keep it under control. I guess you could blame it on my diet, it was called the "see food" diet. You know the one, you see food and you have to eat it.
My first two duty stations while in the Navy I worked out on a daily basis or every two days. So I was able to eat pretty much as much as I wanted. Well that all changed at my third duty station, I started out working out every couple of days, but I soon gave that up and started sitting around a lot after working hours. But of course I still kept eating as I usually did and that lead to a slow weight gain.
As I got older and my metabolism slowed to a crawl, the weight gain got even faster. A couple of years ago while my wife was pregnant with our third child, she would tease me and say when are you going to deliver. I just laugh, well it wasn't really funny, she was right of course. That was over two years ago and she of course our child but I still the have the weight problem.
I tried a bunch of different weight loss programs and diet pills and of course nothing worked. Well that all changed for me. I was at the grocery store and I came across a little box that had 6 cans of liquid in it. The name on the box was Ultra Slim Fast and I have heard for many years of television commercials that it is supposed to be a great weight loss product. So I decided to give it a shot, since nothing else seemed to work.
Diet Plan
This diet plan seemed too easy to be true. The idea behind the plan was meal replacement with a can or glass of shake. You replace breakfast and lunch with Ultra Slim Fast shake and have a sensible dinner. Along with the shakes, you also are allowed three snacks during the day, these snacks should include a piece of fruit and or a Ultra Slim Fast nutritional bar. The final step of the daily diet plan is exercise, they suggest 30-60 minutes of brisk walking, I have been lucky that I have a two year old that I still stroll around our apartment complex.
Does it work
That of course is the biggest question everyone has when dealing with these so called weight loss programs. Well I can tell you it did work for me. I may not have lost a larger amount of weight, but I did notice that I did loose a few pounds after a couple of weeks. You might say that a couple of pounds is not a big deal. As far as I am concerned, if I can lose a couple of pounds in a couple of weeks. All I have to do is stick with plan and I will be able to get back down to my preferred weight.
How does it taste
I am not going to lie to you and tell you that it tastes great, but I can say that they do taste pretty good. The flavors that I have tried are French Vanilla,Dutch Chocolate, Chocolate Royale and Cappuccino. I wouldn't recommend the Cappuccino flavor it really has a strong coffee flavor as the name implies.
The Shake
The Ultra Slim Fast shake I bought came in 6 11 oz. cans of premade shakes. You can also get the Ultra Slim Fast in cans of powder. Each 11 oz. can of shake has 24 vitamins and minerals inside and 100% of Vitamins C & E. Each serving or can has 35% of the RDA (recommended daily allowance) of most of the 24 vitamins and minerals. The exceptions are Zinc, Vitamin K, Iron, Phosphoros, and Selenium. Between the two meal replacement shakes and the sensible dinner you will be able to have the complete RDA of the Vitamins and Minerals.
Ingredients of the shake
Fat-free milk, water, sugar, gum arabic, calcium caseinate, cellulose gel, canola oil, potassium phosphate, soybean lecithin, cellose gum, mono and digycerides, maltodextrin, artificial flavor, carrageenan and dextrose.
There is a warning on the can, it tells not to lose weight too fast. I think they are probably right, rapid weight loss is not healthy for anyone.
In conclusion I would recommend Ultra Slim Fast to anyone who wants to lose weight.
Recommended:
Yes
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