Comparison of weight loss shakes
posted in Reviews & Comparisons, The Daily Diet byI’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.
You see I have both Lactose Intolerance and Hypoglycemia. Most people understand that Lactose Intolerance is an inability to digest dairy sugar (lactose) due to a lack of the enzyme Lactase in one’s body. In my case it’s pretty severe - the smallest amount of dairy products cause problems which I won’t elaborate on. Hypoglycemia is a condition of low blood-sugar, generally caused by an overly-efficient insulin production. So if I ingest sugar, in any form, even artificial sweeteners, my body produces more insulin that what is needed to convert that sugar into energy, and it converts quicker than for most other people. So I get a “sugar rush” followed by a “sugar crash”, like most people, but my “highs” and “lows” are a steeper curve. Very bad. The low condition can lead to coma and worse. People with hypoglycemia, just like people with diabetes, need to watch their diet very closely and control their sugar intake very carefully.
The problem is that most of the popular weight-loss shakes contain lactose (even the powdered versions), which I can’t digest, and/or too much sugar, which sends my body on a roller-coaster ride. The Shaklee Cinch weight-loss shakes are the first I’ve found that are lactose-free and don’t contain too much sugar. And they taste good!
There are a number of other good reasons I chose Cinch, which I’ll spell out when I post my written comparison, but for me the bottom line is that they don’t mess up my body and they taste great, so I’m not having any trouble sticking with them. This gives me hope that this will work.
Like my mom I’ve decided not to weigh myself again for a month - I don’t want to get excited or discouraged by a pound up or down - but I have great expectations that I will see what I want to see on my scale in a few weeks.
