Slim Fast to start?
FatMomma89
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I've been trying to do it on my own but its not working. Tomorrow I'm starting slim fast to help get my body used to eating less and shrinking my stomach. Did anyone else try this and did it work?
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Uggh, can't stand the taste of slim fast. I began by limiting my carbs. Gave up diet soda, and sugar. I would make a protein shake for breakfast and lunch, and eat a healthy dinner. Went from zero exercising, to going to the gym three times a week. You can go to a health store and have them suggest a good protein powder, and make your own to your personal taste. Much healthier and better tasting than slimfast.
Best of luck!0 -
I've been working out about 48 minutes or more most days and eating less trying to hit my target of 1260 a day but still nothing. I did end up losing 1 inch on my thighs and half an inch in my waist but the half inch was gained in my c-section flap.0
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How much are you losing a week? Are you sure the impatience isn't setting in and getting the better of you?
Working out makes us gain water which hides fat loss. Even your measurements stay the same. Mine do this for weeks at a time then I'll suddenly drop just the amount I calculated I would.
Don't panic and set yourself up on a starve binge pattern!
If it's any consolation I've lost less than half a pound of fat in one month and I'm happy about it! Netting 1600 per day. It's all in my master plan.
Trust the numbers! Log, weigh everything and mostly be patient!! Delay that gratification!0 -
it is not working because you are eating too much.
slim fast has nothing to do with weight loss, and you cannot "shrink" your stomach…
Why is not working?
Do you own a food scale? Weigh/log/measure everything?
what is going to happen when you stop using slim fast…? are you really going to drink it for life?
if you make sensible changes now, you can have long term success and keep the weight off.
calorie deficit = weight loss….0 -
Slimfast is like any other "diet" fad. It works because it puts you in a calorie deficit. But you can eat real food and be in a calorie deficit. The thing about diets is that they don't work in the long term because you haven't changed your eating habits. You use the slimfast until you get tired of it, then you go back to your old habits that didn't change. Perhaps you're different and you'll find a way to change your habits while you are on slimfast. Best of luck with your weight loss journey.0
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I use it. Sent you a pm.0
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Why not just eat real food at a deficit? Why do people make things more complicated than they need to be?
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Personally, I wouldn't enjoy drinking my meal and I don't like diets. I started this because I wanted to make permanent changes in my life with the way I eat, what I eat and exercising.
I enjoy food so I started by adding more exercise to burn more calories so I could eat more. My allotted calorie intake is 1200, if I burn 200 calories I can actually eat 1400 calories.
The first thing I did was take out high calorie foods that offered no nutrition values, sweets, potato chips, fried foods, diet soda. Believe me you won't miss them. I now eat better, feel better and the weight comes off slowly but surely and it will stay off.
Good Luck to you.0 -
I don't use slim fast for weight loss. I use it as food in my college classes because you can't eat in them. xD I'm there eight-nine hours a day two days a week with no real breaks so it's useful for keeping me satisfied so I can get my classes done, but other than that, I don't drink them outside of school unless I'm sick and need to get protein in my and can't eat it.0
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Shrinking your stomach is when you don't feel hungry all the time. That is what I am trying do do. Here is info from WebMD on it.
Myth or Fact: If you cut down on your food intake, you'll eventually shrink your stomach so you won't be as hungry.
Answer: Myth. Once you are an adult, your stomach pretty much remains the same size -- unless you have surgery to intentionally make it smaller. Eating less won't shrink your stomach, says Moyad, but it can help to reset your "appetite thermostat" so you won't feel as hungry, and it may be easier to stick with your eating plan.0 -
Why not just eat real food at a deficit? Why do people make things more complicated than they need to be?
Lol this. Or make your own protein shake....it'd be better for you0 -
I use Slim Fast shakes & meal bars for convenience and it has helped me. I don't always have the time to make something to eat because I'm always running around.0
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I use Slim Fast shakes & meal bars for convenience and it has helped me. I don't always have the time to make something to eat because I'm always running around.
I don't have a lot of time either. I have 4 little ones some with special needs and 3 dogs and more... So really dinner is the main meal we eat at home the kids go to school so they eat there.0 -
I've been working out about 48 minutes or more most days and eating less trying to hit my target of 1260 a day but still nothing. I did end up losing 1 inch on my thighs and half an inch in my waist but the half inch was gained in my c-section flap.
Who set that target? I asked because it's pretty low so I am wondering if you are eating enough. Are you drinking plenty of water as well?0 -
Shakes work but real food is better.
Shakes work but when you come off them you still have to work out how to use real food.
A lot of people who lose weight with shakes put it back on when they stop using them.
Check you are logging everything and loving correctly. If you are you may have set your weight loss too low. Eating too much = fail but surprisingly eating too little =Fail0 -
Are you only eating 1260 calories a day? If so I think your body is trying to conserve calories. I eat just under 2000 calories a day and I have been losing very well the past few weeks. I exercise 3 to 4 times a week for about half an hour, more if I feel like it. U need a lot of nutrition and 1260 calories just doesn't cut it.0
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I agree that your calories seem low. I have the c-section 'flap' still too. I know darn well I need to lift more. I guess its time for me to do that. Want to join me?0
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No.
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My goal is my pre pregnant weight (133) and my goal date is May 15 2015 and that is what my app gave me. But most of the time I have calories left over like yesterday (3\22\14) I had 622 leftover.0
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Why not just eat real food at a deficit? Why do people make things more complicated than they need to be?
I completely agree. It's not about shrinking your stomach, it's about knowing what you put in your body. Eat more veggies and you'll feel full on less calories. Slim fast isn't going to make you feel full anymore than pizza rolls will.0 -
I've used Slim Fast. Tastes like balls. Weight loss does't have to be that torturous.. I wish I hadn't started my weight loss journey with shakes and pills. I'd be at my goal weight by now.
If you really want to use slim fast, go ahead. it could be a good learning experience in that you'll learn what doesn't work.. c: good luck anyhow0 -
My goal is my pre pregnant weight (133) and my goal date is May 15 2015 and that is what my app gave me. But most of the time I have calories left over like yesterday (3\22\14) I had 622 leftover.
Wait, wut? Are you trying to net or gross 1200 calories? If you had 622 left, does that mean you netted 600? If your logging is correct and you actually are netting that low, that isn't helping anything either.
Can you open your diary?0 -
Following is a quote from @ Trogalicious. He has lost 153 pounds. Please read and do this….
1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
2. Make sure you eat enough.
3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
12. don't set time restrictions.
13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
14 BE PATIENT.
15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
16. If you ask a question on the forum, give as much information as you can ("yes, I have a food scale and weigh my food" is worlds better than "I eat a palm full of miscellaneous boiled chicken parts..sometimes.")
17. Be honest with yourself and honest with us.
18. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.
pretty much that.
...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:
the typical MFP users does this:
1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
9. Argument ensues about who is right.
Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.
I'm a hardcore advocate of actually finding out what works for the individual.. by means of other calculators, averages, time, practice, and patience.
Blanket prescriptions of 1200 calories "because it worked for me" is more harmful to the generic new user than the "figure out what you need to eat." Unfortunately, one is a LOT easier to type.
Find out what you need: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
and make sure to read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
I exercise so I can eat more. I LOVE food. Some of the changes I made were to cut out the unhealthy foods a little at a time, making small changes. Someone pointed out my sodium was way over what is recommended so I started looking at labels for sodium. I personally would rather have a little more fat & calories than the sodium they add to make up for the lost flavor.
I can't stand those weight loss shakes. Like I said, I LOVE food. To me it's about sustainable changes to my everyday habits. I can't stomach fast food anymore. Eating from one meal from Burger King has my tummy in knots for days now. Every Sunday we prepare a large selection of veggies that we like to have a "salad bar" in the fridge and every night we can quickly put together our salads for lunch the next day. I can't stand ordering a salad from a sandwich shop anymore because I'm so spoiled with a mix of greens, tomoatoes, cucumber, onions, three different bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, banana peppers, low sodium cottage cheese and a couple ounces of whatever meat/chicken/fish is leftover in the fridge from the previous nights dinner (if there isn't any a little bit of canned tuna or chicken or a boiled egg is always good).
However you choose to pursue this, good luck!0 -
1260 calories seems very low to me.....(not seems, it is)
Get a food scale, and weigh/measure everything.0 -
I use Slim Fast shakes & meal bars for convenience and it has helped me. I don't always have the time to make something to eat because I'm always running around.
I don't have a lot of time either. I have 4 little ones some with special needs and 3 dogs and more... So really dinner is the main meal we eat at home the kids go to school so they eat there.
Here is the thing....when you finish getting "started" with Slimfast...your kids and dogs will still be there. The time limit will still be there. So you will have to eat real food....along with having kids and dogs. So why not start that now, and figure out what works?
Slimfast is full of sugar/carbs/chemicals....oh....and it's not satisfying! If you grill a bunch of chicken breasts at one time and keep them in fridge you can grab on and put it on a salad. Boom. Lunch done...you can chew it....and it will fill you up WAY more than a slim fast.
Eggs/egg whites in a non-stick pan take like 2 minutes to cook. Add in some toast/microwave some bacon/turkey bacon whatever...boom. breakfast done in like 5 minutes or less and it will hold you way longer. Or have a 2% greek yogurt for some protein and fat.
Point being...your life isn't going to change once slim fast starts. So get ahead of the game and start now the way you want to be living. It will be cheaper, less painful, and healthier! Good luck!0 -
Oh no! Don't do what I did! "I'll use SF as a jump-start". All it did was make me gain weight! Why? All the sugar in it just made me crave more sugar!
If you want to do this, you'd be better off with a high-protein drink. These are so much better at giving you a fuller feeling without the sugar. I started drinking a 100% Whey Protein Optimum Nutrition (ON) drink and am amazed at how full it keeps me. And here's the difference:
SF: Calories - 190
Carbs - 24
Sugar - 18
Protein - 10
ON: Cals - 120 (powder form. Add another 95 for cup of skim milk for 215 total)
Carbs - 3
Sugar - 1
Protein - 23
See the huge difference in carbs, sugar, and protein? I'd rather have a high-protein drink that's 35 calories more, than a high-sugar and carb drink, that doesn't fill me and only gets me hungrier! Good luck. I know you're going to get all different points of view.0 -
Ok so a lot of you think that 1260 is low and some think I put in the wrong information. So here is my info and my goal date is May 15 2015
Current weight 199
Goal weight 130
Height 5'6
I am a female
I am lightly active
I workout 4 times a week (I work out an hour or two each time)
My goal is 2 pounds a week (If I knock it down 1\2 a pound I get only 10 extra calories)0 -
No I just don't agree with slim fast, as you can make your own protein shake at home and it will most likely be better quality then slim fast!!
I've tasted it before, a Co worker had them and I drank one and thought it tasted bad! Shakes you make at home, can taste really good!!!
I had a csection as well, and I know the frustration your going threw. But don't give up, just re figure your numbers, make sure that your weighing and measuring everything you eat!! And you can do this!0 -
I just saw you posted your stats.
I started at 202
Currently weigh 135.
I'm just about 5"8 tall.
I did this without using slim fast, or any other type of "dieting plan"
If I can do it, so can you!!
If your not losing now, re calculate your numbers and be accurate. It will happen for you!0
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