Celebrity Slim Rapid Shakes Questions & Answers

Hi Renee, thanks for your question! This should theoretically be absolutely fine for you to do. That said, we don't know the specific details of the products you are referring to, nor if they have any contraindications - so for certainty we would recommend you speak to your GP or health professional for guidance. Warmest regards, The Celebrity Slim Team

Hi Alexandra, Sincere apologies we missed your note. To answer your question, most people can expect to lose somewhere between 0.5-1kg per week, often more than that in the first week and also if you have more weight to lose.

Your results and your rate of weight loss are also dependant on a number of other factors, such as your weight, age, basal metabolic rate, your previous eating habits, whether you're incorporating any exercise and of course how well you stick to the Program.

How much weight are you looking to lose, may we ask? If you don't have much weight to lose it generally is much harder to shift those last few kilos than it is if you have lots of weight to lose.
Remember to keep in mind also that results can manifest in many different ways and often weight results on the scales can be skewed by any muscular toning that you may have gained from any exercise, since muscle mass is heavier than fat.

Here are a few suggestions for things to check or change to help improve your results if at any point you feel you progress slowing:
- Ensure you're following the plan to a tee (which it sounds like you are). On the Rapid Phase, this means eating 3 Rapid Shakes, 1 healthy balanced meal and 2 litres of water per day, spaced evenly throughout the day. On the Trim Phase, this means eating 2 meal replacements, 1 healthy balanced meal and 3 healthy snacks each day. Eating regularly like this ensures your metabolism is firing all day long and you won't get hungry.
- Avoid starchy carbohydrates such as bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, wheat, flour, sugar etc. Our bodies use carbohydrates as the preferred fuel source, so when our carbohydrate stores run low, our bodies start to burn fat for energy, which is the kind of weight loss we want. There's still a measured amount of carbohydrates in our meal replacements to ensure you get your daily requirements without having too little or too much.
- Drink 2 litres of water every day (more if you're exercising).
- Bear in mind that exercising may increase your muscle tone (which is a great thing!), but that muscle is heavier than fat - meaning that you may be gaining muscle as well as losing fat and it is possible that this is why you haven't seen the results on the scales.
- We always recommend that you track body measurements (waist, hips, thighs, upper arms etc.) as well as on the scales, because it is quite common for results to show up in more ways than one. Lots of people find that when they don't see a result on the scales, quite often they've lost centimetres or inches from around their waist. This is especially important because sometimes it's not really important to focus on an exact number, but more on reaching a point where you're happier with the shape and size of your body.
- It's possible that the Celebrity Slim Program may not be far off from your regular eating habits/ daily calorie intake and thus there may not have been enough of a change in your diet for a weight loss to occur (to lose weight you need to create a calorie deficit which means intaking fewer calories/energy than your body burns each day).
- If you're following the Program correctly and not seeing results, try reducing your portion sizes of your main meal (and snacks if following the Trim Phase) as you may be consuming enough calories to maintain your weight.
- Be aware of drinks; they contain calories too.
- Try mixing up the time of day that you eat your main meal. If you can manage it, try having your main meal for breakfast. This means that you're eating your largest meal of the day first thing, which allows you the entire day for your body to use and burn that energy. Whereas if you eat a large meal at the end of the day close to bed time, your body won't have as much time to digest and burn through the food before your metabolism slows right down when you go to sleep.