Our Health Journey

My friend came over this morning and brough with her a Slim Fast Optima Meal Shake. I had one of the Slim Fast Easy To Digest (lactose free) Shakes in my fridge. I picked them up some time ago when they first came out (before I discovered the Shaklee Cinch Shakes), but they were still in my fridge because, to be honest, I just don’t like the taste of them. Over the last year or so I’ve tried all the Slim Fast Shakes, and my personal opinion is that of them all the Classic tastes the best, but there’s a good reason for that - 35 grams of sugar in each can. The Optima has way less sugar, but also not enough protein and fiber to slow the digestion/absorption of the sugar so for me it causes the dreaded sugar roller-coaster I talked about in my last post.

We sat them all side by side and wrote down all the pertinent info - calories, fat, sugar, protein, etc…… Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not a scientist or a nutritionist - nor do I play one on television - but I am capable of comparing two or three products and deciding what is best for me, given my unique physiology (and we are all unique).

I bring this up because recently a good friend asked me why I am following the Shaklee Cinch diet instead of other name-brand weight loss shakes, which are cheaper. She wanted to know what the differences are. It occurred to me that maybe other people might like to know as well. So I decided to sit them down side-by-side, and write down what I felt were the significant differences - check back soon because in the next day or so I will post a link to my written comparison that you can print if you like.

What I can tell you now is a few of the general reasons why I made my choice (actually the two most important ones). The Cinch shakes are lactose free and have less sugar. I’ve tried a lot of the other products out there, and those two factors always cause me to stop them after just a few days. They’re not bad products, so I’m not telling others not to use them. But I can’t, so my previous diets have failed. I’ll explain why. Read the rest of this entry »