Does Slim Fast really work? Well it has for me..

krissynicole787

Ah, how did I know you had also chosen to go the 1200 calorie route as well? I wish you luck in your journey but it will most likely end when you can't stand the sight of another Slim Fast shake or get so hungry you want to chew your leg off. There is no sustainable lifestyle in following 1200 calories and diet shakes.

Some people, like me, will gain weight if they eat more than 1200 calories. I tried upping my calories for 4 months and gained half of my weight back. I have an underactive thyroid so I have to stick at 1200 calories. And I am not using that as an excuse since I already lost almost 70lbs and have only 8lbs until I reach my goal weight. And I just recently found that out about my thyroid.

Everyone is different so there is no need to judge the 1200 calorie person.

silken555

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

tmauck4472

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

LOL Thanks, but explain to me why it's not food. It still has all the calories, all the nutrients, nothing changes except the texture? Baby food is all ground up but is still considered food, and they can be drank, people put it in bottles all the time and the kids drink it down and it's not thinned out. I admit to doing it a time or two when I was trying to cook and she was hungry. Sure you drink it but it's still food, your still feeding the body.

NonnyMary

Hey guys, earlier someone provided the contents of what is in each can of that stuff.

Based on that, I dont think it appeals to me, therefore I would reject it. Especially if it has the nasty aspartame which i HATE !!! blech.. like taking bad medicine haha

I think if i want a shake, I might like to try a home made one, I got one made at the gym, and it had protein powder and no sugar, no aspartame, and fruit juice and yogurt, and i cant remember anything else. because it had a lot of crushed ice, it tasted yummy.

i had another one made at the same gym, it sucked.. not sure what happened.

i think though a shake made at the gym might be a good alternative .. or find one to make at home if you have a blender.

mgeralt

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

LOL Thanks, but explain to me why it's not food. It still has all the calories, all the nutrients, nothing changes except the texture? Baby food is all ground up but is still considered food, and they can be drank, people put it in bottles all the time and the kids drink it down and it's not thinned out. I admit to doing it a time or two when I was trying to cook and she was hungry. Sure you drink it but it's still food, your still feeding the body.

Just wanted to also say CONGRATS on your weight loss tmauck4472 !! You have done awesome.. Not too many could do what you have done.. WOW.. WTG!!!

WendyTerry420

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

Once it's juice, it's juice, not food.

tmauck4472

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

Once it's juice, it's juice, not food.

but everything is the same except the texture, nothing else changes, it has the same calories, the same nutrients it works the same way in your body, I'm seriously having issues understanding how it's considered a drink and not food, it's still food, it's still feeding your body.

tmauck4472

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

LOL Thanks, but explain to me why it's not food. It still has all the calories, all the nutrients, nothing changes except the texture? Baby food is all ground up but is still considered food, and they can be drank, people put it in bottles all the time and the kids drink it down and it's not thinned out. I admit to doing it a time or two when I was trying to cook and she was hungry. Sure you drink it but it's still food, your still feeding the body.

Just wanted to also say CONGRATS on your weight loss tmauck4472 !! You have done awesome.. Not too many could do what you have done.. WOW.. WTG!!!

Thanks anyone can do it, they just have to want it bad enough. I do

silken555

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

Once it's juice, it's juice, not food.

but everything is the same except the texture, nothing else changes, it has the same calories, the same nutrients it works the same way in your body, I'm seriously having issues understanding how it's considered a drink and not food, it's still food, it's still feeding your body.

Its the whole chewing thing. Just an example. Weight Watchers (here in Canada, not sure about the US) has a policy of zero points for most fruits and vegetables with a few exceptions. However, if one puts those same fruits and vegetables into a smoothy, then they have points. All because they are no longer chewed. In WW's way of thinking, the act of chewing uses calories which negates the small amount of calories most raw fruits and veggies have. (I'm not on WW, my best friend is and that's how she explained it). Drinking takes no effort. Technically speaking I can agree that everything is food for nutrient contents et al but society has chosen to classify anything not chewed as drink (with the exception of the baby food you mentioned).

tmauck4472

It isn't a processed food...it's a processed drink. Food requires chewing.

Wrong answer, I drink my food almost everyday. Fruit smoothies and veggie smoothies are amazing and I don't chew a darn thing. You can have something considered food without chewing. And it's a processed MEAL replacement drink. She's replacing one meal, that she may or may not chew, for something that requires no chewing but gives her the same feeling as having "chewed" a meal.
The point is the drink is processed and more than likely so would have been her other meal.

Anything smooshed up and drank is a drink...it is no longer classed as food regardless of what it was previously. I never said it makes it bad. I simply said it is no longer food. BTW, I just noticed your ticker and damn girl, you go!

Once it's juice, it's juice, not food.

but everything is the same except the texture, nothing else changes, it has the same calories, the same nutrients it works the same way in your body, I'm seriously having issues understanding how it's considered a drink and not food, it's still food, it's still feeding your body.

Its the whole chewing thing. Just an example. Weight Watchers (here in Canada, not sure about the US) has a policy of zero points for most fruits and vegetables with a few exceptions. However, if one puts those same fruits and vegetables into a smoothy, then they have points. All because they are no longer chewed. In WW's way of thinking, the act of chewing uses calories which negates the small amount of calories most raw fruits and veggies have. (I'm not on WW, my best friend is and that's how she explained it). Drinking takes no effort. Technically speaking I can agree that everything is food for nutrient contents et al but society has chosen to classify anything not chewed as drink (with the exception of the baby food you mentioned).

thank you...but that's just plain stupid....lol Chewing really doesn't use that many calories in my mind but okay.

Mokey41

Its the whole chewing thing. Just an example. Weight Watchers (here in Canada, not sure about the US) has a policy of zero points for most fruits and vegetables with a few exceptions. However, if one puts those same fruits and vegetables into a smoothy, then they have points. All because they are no longer chewed. In WW's way of thinking, the act of chewing uses calories which negates the small amount of calories most raw fruits and veggies have. (I'm not on WW, my best friend is and that's how she explained it). Drinking takes no effort. Technically speaking I can agree that everything is food for nutrient contents et al but society has chosen to classify anything not chewed as drink (with the exception of the baby food you mentioned).

No, No No! That is insane. Chewing doesn't negate the calories of fruits or veggies. Not sure where WW comes up with ideas. An small apple has 85 calories and you sure as heck don't burn 85 calories eating it!

Not sure who classifies food and drink or if it really matters. Most of us refer to not drinking your calories as meaning not wasting calories on sodas and other nutrient devoid sugary drinks. Making a smoothie with fruits, veggies, milk, yougurt, protein powders is still food whether you drink it or eat it with a spoon. There's really no point to nitpicking the definition of food over drink.

rml_16

However, if one puts those same fruits and vegetables into a smoothy, then they have points. All because they are no longer chewed. In WW's way of thinking, the act of chewing uses calories which negates the small amount of calories most raw fruits and veggies have.

Whoever told you that was the reason doesn't know what he or she is talking about.

Also, a banana is between 80-100 calories. You're telling me the simple act of chewing that very soft piece of fruit burns 80-100 calories?

silken555

However, if one puts those same fruits and vegetables into a smoothy, then they have points. All because they are no longer chewed. In WW's way of thinking, the act of chewing uses calories which negates the small amount of calories most raw fruits and veggies have.

Whoever told you that was the reason doesn't know what he or she is talking about.

Also, a banana is between 80-100 calories. You're telling me the simple act of chewing that very soft piece of fruit burns 80-100 calories?

This is how it was explained to my best-friend by the coaches she was dealing with in WW. I don't particularly agree with it but it was an example. I can see how it's a bad one...:)

rml_16

However, if one puts those same fruits and vegetables into a smoothy, then they have points. All because they are no longer chewed. In WW's way of thinking, the act of chewing uses calories which negates the small amount of calories most raw fruits and veggies have.

Whoever told you that was the reason doesn't know what he or she is talking about.

Also, a banana is between 80-100 calories. You're telling me the simple act of chewing that very soft piece of fruit burns 80-100 calories?

This is how it was explained to my best-friend by the coaches she was dealing with in WW. I don't particularly agree with it but it was an example. I can see how it's a bad one...:)

She needs to find a different meeting. Her leader(s) don't know what they're talking about. This is NOT the reason WW says to count smoothie, etc., points. It has nothing to do with chewing burning calories.

I'm amazed at the people who follow WW who have no idea what they're actually doing and then everyone thinks it's a bad program because people choose to follow it wrong and not bother learning it.

sk_pirate

I'd like to just add that i only ever had 20 pounds to lose...
I lost the first 10 thanks to Slim Fast...
And the last 10 using snack and meal ideas I got from Slim Fast 321....
My weight is still off. And I do not desire to lose anymore.
SLIM FAST HAS WORKED FOR ME.

I'm NOT saying it is because it is SLIM FAST I lost the weight.
I am saying the plan helped me.
I know its not some freaking magical liquid that solved all of my problems.
I know it is because it is a calorie deficit.
I am not retarded.
I am saying the plan can help people, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Erm..........

bexalicous

From my personal experience - I tried slimfast but after two weeks I had no results and then I ended up in hospital due to my IBS becoming even more unbeatable then what it normally is. I had no clue to what I was putting in my body and stopped taking it. I've only recently started to feel a bit better and have less cramps.

If it works for you then congratulations so far and hopefully you'll continue I lose weight healthily even after the slimfast.

But for anyone else I would suggest they really look into these meal replacement products before consuming.

I'd much prefer to be healthy and not in pain.

roonaldo720

Ive lost 11lbs on it but had a bad month not been good im now using herbalife (my friends a rep) and tesco ultraslim (cheaper than slimfast) im gonna stick at it for while hoping for another stone off then maybe try just calories )

gingernchai

Oh the sanctimonious *****y in this forum....
If it's working for her STFU!

Strokingdiction

Oh the sanctimonious *****y in this forum....
If it's working for her STFU!

Strong first post and a necro to boot!

BunBun85