Fat Loss Supplements

This is going to be a bit of a rant about supplement companies that have no conscience.  I recently had a past client of mine call me to ask what I thought of a certain supplement company and their 90 day challenge to lose weight.  This person is getting married in a few months so when she heard about this program at the studio that she trains at she bought the supplements and program and was super excited about it.  She had called me to see what I thought and when I found out what the program was I had to burst her bubble a little bit. 

This particular supplement company uses questionable ingredients (ie artificial sweeteners and soy based protein shakes - soy based protein is highly estrogenic and women who have a family history of breast cancer are highly recommended to stay away from all soy based products.  This information is not on their website.).  Another red flag is that when you try to look up their ingredient labels on their website it's really hard to find - their key ingredients are easy to find, but not all the other crap they put in.  The actual amount of the key ingredients is not listed - this is info that you need to know before you put anything in your body.  The supplement industry isn't regulated so they don't have to put that info out there.  If someone's not willing to give you all the info on all the ingredients in their product there's something wrong.  Another red flag is that anyone who wants to sell their products can make money doing that as well as by recruiting others to sell it - it's a pyramid which is another huge red flag.  This company just wants to make money and has no interest in anyone's health.  As long as they get your cash they're happy.

This brings me to another rant.  This is about the gyms/studios that actually sell this crap to their clients!  Most people think that their gym is owned by a fitness professional and as fitness professionals it's our duty to educate ourselves on the latest in fitness and nutrition and help our clients reach their goals in the safest way possible.  Clients trust us to do that so when someone's gym or training studio offers a nutrition product they figure it has to be good, otherwise 'why would this person who is the expert and who I trust want to sell it to me?'  Why?  Money!  I think it's disgusting.  As a fitness professional myself, I value each and every one of my clients.  I will go out of my way to make sure they're getting what they need from their program and I will never, ever try to sell them something that can possibly harm them in the long run just to get some quick results.  The studio that sold that program and supplements to my past client has no business being in the fitness and nutrition business - apparently they're making quite a bit of money selling these products and jeopardizing people's health so I guess they must feel pretty good about that. 

I love my job, I love helping people and I love educating them on fitness and nutrition.  I take what I do very seriously so when I hear about stuff like this I can't help but get angry.  It's sad when people let money come before everything - especially their client's health and well being!

If you are looking for healthy supplements to add to your current healthy diet, try Vega (note: the link on my website to Vega is an affiliate link so I do get compensation when you order from that link.  That was not my motivation to get the link - my motivation was to be able to promote a company that I truly believe in and respect.  You can also shop for Vega products at http://shopca.sequelnaturals.com/ if you'd rather not use my affiliate link).  I use Vega products myself and I always give my clients free samples so they can try it out themselves.  Their ingredients are all natural and their protein is vegetable based - you'll actually recognize what each of the ingredients are!  They sweeten it with stevia leaf extract which is an all natural sweetener.  I must admit it took me a bit to get used to the taste - it's kind of like when you first switched over from white bread to whole grain bread - at first it's not what you're used to but then you develop a taste for it ;) 

If someone offers to sell you a supplement and it's part of some sort of program please, please go home and research the product before you spend any money.  If you're not sure please contact a fitness professional you know and trust - feel free to contact me if you like.  Fitness professionals are supposed to help people, not harm them!

Thanks!