Supplements, pills and shakes etc

you are probably think im crazy for this. but i take a shot in the morning and a shot at night of apple cider vinegar. i have been doing this for a year now and it helps with stomach problems and heartburn.

Protein shake (have just finished my supply of Promax Diet, has worked well for me, but have been told there are more efficient/cheaper alternatives available, advice would be appreciated)

I also started on Promax Diet but changed to using MyProtein Impact Diet Whey as its cheaper and just as good in my opinion. I have two scoops for lunch with 300ml of water which provides me with 200kcal and generally keeps me pretty full until I finish work.

I do drink Shakeology, but more for the vitamins and minerals. Since I started drinking it, I've stopped taking all the vitamins and stuff I used to take, and I swear some parts of me are better than when I was taking the vitamins in pill form *shrug*

Every day after my morning workout, I take unflavoured whey protein mixed with Almond milk, I buy the whey from Myprotein.com or Naturesbest.co.uk (depending who has the best offer on). Been doing this for about 6 mths and really seeing a difference in muscle tone, it also curbs my appetite.
The reason I take unflavoured is I don't like all the additives in the flavoured varieties.

I've also started mixing a tsp of creatine with this, not sure if it will have any effect, but worth a try.

I take glucosamine for my dodgy, creaky knees, but I haven't noticed any improvement there. :ohwell:

Have started doing a bit of research into this area of things recently as have plateau'd with my weight loss and want to kick on again, so wanted to see what recommendations/advice other supplement takers out there have on the mixture that I already take or have been taking? Are there any others that you would recommend adding and for what effect?

I should add that at the moment I am looking at either ongoing or weight loss/fat burning supplements, long term I will look into bulking/muscle gain but fat loss and fitness is main priority right now.

My plan/list is as below:

Capsaicin (any recommendations on specific pills)
Zinc
Vitamin C (pre workout)
Craze (pre workout/match)
Calcium
Glucosamine, Chondroitin and MSM (for my joints - have no knee cartilage in left knee and damaged shoulders)
Protein shake (have just finished my supply of Promax Diet, has worked well for me, but have been told there are more efficient/cheaper alternatives available, advice would be appreciated)

Whilst I appreciate there are many people out there who do not believe in taking supplements and nutritional pills, whilst I respect your right to your own opinion and approach, I personally do believe in them, so I am only really looking for advice from people who also use/agree with taking them as to whether I am taking correct/incorrect ones. I'm not looking to start a thread arguing over the rights or wrongs of the principle of supplements, I have already made a decision to include them in my eating plan. Hope that doesn't offend anyone!

Any supplement regime should be tailored to the individuals diet, health issues, goals and so on, nutrition and dietetics are sciences taught at degree level ad beyond, they are not something just any unqualified person on a forum can do. To be clear it's not that I don't believe in clever use of supplements quite the reverse, I am one of the few who hold relevant qualifications and so I absolutely cringe at some of the food diaries and self prescribed supplement regimes. Please understand nutrients are absorbed and utilised synergistically and in opposition, you randomly add one or small groups into your diet and you can create or worsen health issues and deficiencies not solve them.

Sorry but without knowing the details of your diet, training regime, detailed medical history, current position and goals your entire post is absolutely meaningless. There are few supplements which are proven in weight management and even those that are give underwhelming results. The studies on calcium are largely within DAIRY products and are believed to be partly due to synergism with other components therein. Neither calcium nor zinc should be supplemented alone other than when directed by a suitably qualified medical professional or after a detailed analysis of a food diary.

Please read decent nutrition and fitness textbooks (eg. Human Kinetics), published research papers (PubMed, Google Scholar) or thoroughly referenced unbiased articles written by medical professionals and exercise scientists, broscience can be ineffective at best harmful at worst.

ETA there are plenty of changes you could make in your regular diet to make it more nutritious and balanced, I suspect you won't like what I have already had to say so won't waste my time and yours running through it. PM me if you do want me to or I will try to check back on the thread.

i just always stuck with the apple cider. no reason. but i think any kind will work as long as you can handle the taste.

I used cissus for a shoulder issue and I feel it helped starting around the 6 week mark or so. It was not a huge difference but was cheap purchased in bulk powder so I felt it was worth it.