I recently received an email from the lovely people at Sparkle PR about a new nutritional supplement that can help you lose weight - as you know I am currently on a diet ahead of my up and coming holiday so I jumped at the chance to try something that might give me a helping hand. Because of my ME I can't really do much exercise, that along with extreme boredom and medication means that I am well, overweight and tend to struggle with diets and losing weight in general. Kilo Off is in essence a nutritional supplement - in each box you receive 10 sachets of the supplement (more on that later) and a booklet explaining more about the programme.
It's advised that you take one sachet every day for 20 days (that is 2 boxes) and alongside a good diet and some exercise, the supplement with it specially selected ingredients will help you achieve the following things
*It will help you to Burn Fat with the inclusion of green teas, guarana, mate and green coffee
*It will Drain Water and Toxins by including extracts such as grape marc, cherry stalk, meadowsweet and orange peel
*It will help you to Maintain a Flat Stomach by including extract of pineapple and papaya
*Finally it can help Reduce Hunger Pangs by the use of citrus and apple pectin and guar gum
Well these are pretty hefty claims - but how did it work for me? Well I started off by reading the Kilo Off Guide, as well as giving you information on the product, healthy eating and exercise it also helps you determine your Kilo profile. By answering a few questions basically it helps you find out what your food triggers are, and which of the 4 profiles you fit into. I was an Emotional Woman - no surprise there then, basically my overeating depends on my mood, this was a pretty accurate assessment for me, I eat when I am sad, or bored end of - the booklet then gives you some advice on how to deal with some of issues as well as determining when you should take the supplement - basically mine was whenever I felt under stress and felt the urge to eat, with me this is mostly at night I am a classic fridge raider.
So every night for 20 days (I was sent 1 box I bought another to test the programme properly) I mixed one sachet of the powder with a glass of water, when you initially add the powder it creates a frothy film on the top of the glass
I found that you actually need to stir it in to disperse the mixture, but I later discovered if you added the powder first then the cold water that it mixed in much better.
The drink itself tasted quite citrusy with a slight pineapple after taste it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, the texture I have to say was a little weird, it felt slightly jelly (pectin, guar gum maybe) like but it wasn't unpleasant, you can see the residue left on the glass but I just drank another glass of water to clear the glass
I did find I had a little indigestion for the first few days, and I did need to how can I say this pee a little more but there weren't any major side effects. Over the course of the 20 days I managed to lose 7lbs. Admittedly I was eating very healthily during this time, and eating under 1250 calories a day. Whether the Kilo Off had made a difference I don't know but during the period of the test I had my period and normally during my time of the month I suffer from severe water retention and I have been known to put nearly 1/2 a stone on in weight however this time I actually managed to lose weight so maybe it did something. My one concern is that nowhere on any of the packaging does it tell you to consult your doctor before using it, just a little thing but it makes me wonder as to how much it actually can do for you. Never mind it definitely got rid of that bloated feeling and the water retention so it's something I would definitely try again, in fact I've already bought some more for just before my holidays. Kilo Off is available from Victoria Health and Amirose for £11.99 for 10 sachets, however I bought some from Fragrance Direct for £9.99. Any questions please let me know x
(I was sent this product for review purposes this hasn't altered my review in anyway)