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Here is my original SlimShots review.

I’ve been trying SlimShots off and on for a little over a month. I’m usually not a believer in weight loss pills or supplements, but I’d heard good things about this, and the explanation behind how it works sounded reasonable enough. I also liked the fact that it was stimulant free and seemed pretty harmless.

I tried it at both one and two shots per day, varying the times of day and whether I took it with or between meals. I found two shots per day most effective. I also found that it worked better for me if I took it a little after a meal and not with it.

Good

First, I do think that SlimShots helped me in appetite control. I can definitely tell a difference on the days I use it. I can tell an even bigger difference when I take two a day.

I think it’s also helpful in habit-building. I used it for about a week straight, and I was pretty successful in eliminating my afternoon snacking habit. That seemed to stick with me even after I quit the SlimShots.

Not-so-good

It seems to give me a pretty rough case of heartburn. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was the culprit, but after alternating between days I took it and days I didn’t, it became pretty clear that it’s the cause. I’m not sure why that is, but it was uncomfortable enough that I quit taking it, despite the fact that it works.

The problem didn’t start until I’d taken it daily for a little over a week, so it might be that I’d be able to do one or two days to get through a stressful time without side effect, but I haven’t tried it. The heartburn may not be a problem for everyone, but it turned out to be a show stopper for me.

Conclusion

• It did help me control my appetite
• The taste isn’t great, but it’s bearable
• It helped me correct some bad eating habits
• It’s a little pricey, especially if you do 2/day
• It causes nausea for some, heartburn for me

SlimShots is an appetite suppressant. It’s made from two types of oil, and the general idea is that fat will tend to make you not as hungry by fooling your metabolism into thinking that you’re already full.

The process is called the ileal brake, and Nature has an in-depth article discussing it. Certain types of fats trigger the mechanism.

SlimShots is marketed as a fat that can trigger the ileal brake mechanism and help you to eat up to 30 percent less. It has only 20 calories per creamer. You can get 3 boxes for$80.00 on the SlimShots site. I buy it at Walmart for about $25.00 a box.

I’ve been using SlimShots for about a week, and here’s my opinion so far.

Taste

Okay, but not great. I put mine in a cup of coffee and have it like that. It tastes like vanilla, but it does have a bit of an odd aftertaste too. It’s nothing that I can’t live with, but I wouldn’t want to cream my coffee with it all day long either.

Side effects

None really to speak of. I did notice some nausea one day after I took it, but I wouldn’t say that it was definitely the SlimShot that caused it. I’ve read that other people occasionally experience nausea if they take it on an empty stomach.

Dosing

The web site recommends one shot at breakfast and one at lunch for the first week. Then, one shot at breakfast only.

I’ve tried several dosing strategies, and I have better results when I don’t take it with a meal. I know that for some that increases the chance of nausea, but it seems to help my appetite more that way. Also, I’ve found that taking it in the afternoon works better for me since I tend to snack more from afternoon through the evening.

Does it work?

That’s the real question, isn’t it? For me, yes, I can tell a difference in my appetite between the days I take it and the days I don’t. It’s especially helpful for me to control afternoon and evening snacking.

Would I use it again?

Yes, I think that the little extra help it gives is worth the price. I’m generally not a fan of taking weight loss potions, but I’m giving this one a go.

Note, this is not a paid review. 

Does this sound familiar?

You start off weighing 200 pounds. You manage to lose 25 pounds, but over the next few weeks or months, your weight bounces back, maybe settling in around 185 or 190. Your weight stays there for a while, and eventually you’re able to drop more weight and the cycle repeats itself.

What’s going on? In short, you’re falling victim to your body’s set point. The set point is, to put it simply, the weight your body “wants” to be. That will be about a 10 percent range (plus or minus) from your current weight. So, if you weigh 200 right now, your body isn’t going to want to drop below 180. Doing so will trigger reductions in your metabolism and changes in appetite that will encourage you to gain weight.

Doesn’t seem fair does it?

You gain weight, your set point readjusts UPWARD, and it’s even tougher to take the weight off? What’s the solution? According to this article, Ideal Weight or Happy Weight?  the answer is gradual weight loss.

Let’s look at the above scenario. Instead of losing 25 pounds, let’s say you lost 15 instead. You’re closer to your set point range, so it should be easier to keep that weight off. You’ll quit trying to lose weight and focus instead on maintaining the weight you’ve lost. When you’ve done that a few months, your set point will reset, and you’ll be ready to try to lose another 10 percent of your weight.

I know what you’re thinking (because I thought it too). That’s going to take a long time to get the weight off. You’d be able to lose 20-30 percent of your body weight in a year, max. When you have a lot to lose, that’s a long time to wait.

If you’re like me, you struggle more with keeping the weight off than with losing it in the first place. I’ve lost hundreds of pounds and kept off only a fraction of them. So, isn’t it quicker to do it this way than to stay on the roller-coaster of losing and gaining weight?

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you know that I’m not a fan of diet pills and potions in general. I’ve surprised myself by finding that I’m a bit interested in SlimShots, a new appetite control product.

To summarize, SlimShots is made of oat and palm oil, which suppress your appetite. You drink one or two small (the size of a coffee creamer) servings a day, and you eat as much as 30 percent less.

I did a little research, and from what I’ve found there are two big complaints with the product: the taste and a tendency to cause mild nausea.

There’s also a page that discusses some clinical trials that support the notion that adding these types of fats to the diet can suppress appetite. One warning though, according to the site Slimshots is not appropriate to combine with Alli; I’m guessing because of how Alli reacts to fat in the diet.

I haven’t bought any, and I’m not sure that I will. I am wondering if anyone has tried it and what your results were. I’ve found some discussions and reviews online, but I’d like to know what you say.