Anyone Tried Slim Fast Diet?

liljen2005

Today I started to Slim Fast, I got enough shakes for one week. Does it work? How long will it take to lose weight? Did you like it?

bellinachuchina

Hey!

I have used Slim Fast products for meal replacements in the past, but have found better ones with lower crabs, sugar, & cals. I like Pure Protein products, I'd check those out. This plan is set up to cut calories in a simple no-frills kind of way, & good for someone with a busy schedule.

The thing about these types of diets, of which you will hear a lot of negative connotation associated with them on MFP, is that you aren't learning a new lifestyle of healthy & maintainable eating habits. The argument is that you cannot live off slim fast forever, but I think that these types of plans are beneficial to lose the initial weight in turn giving you for further motivation.

I say, give them a try, but also research some low-cal recipes that you can incorporate into your dialy intake! Best of luck!!

Newfiedan

slim fast is junk in a can get some real nutrition into you and get the body off on the right foot.

liljen2005

thank you!

Dukesjourney

I agree slim fast is good, for quick noticable difference, its good to motivate you to keep going! I've been dieting (albeit not very well) for the past 6 weeks and have seen barely any movement on the scales, but I kno ppl that have lost loads in a smaller amount of time on slim fast! People say that u'll put the weight straight back on as soon as u start eating again, but as long as u combine healthier foods with exercise you may put some back on but prob not all of it! I'd say give it a go! Another alternative would be protein shakes, my trainer at the gym says he sometimes uses that as meal replacement as its keeps u going for longer than slim fast and also replensihes ur muscles after a workout, so maybe give that a try after ur slim fast too! Good luck, add me as a friend and keep me updated on how it goes and I may give it a try too! Holiday in 6 weeks, need to start seeing some difference! :-)

funkyspunky871

Just don't. Why not take the calories you spend on a stupid shake and eat a sandwich or something?

Dukesjourney

Well y not? If its the same calories it shouldn't matter! Slim fast has worked for a lot of ppl I know, especially to kick start your body into loosing weight!

melaniecheeks

But if it's the same calories then why do it? I dont see any advantage to using some processed gunk over proper healthy nutritious meals - I certainly know which I'd look forward to more come lunchtime!

chrisallcock

yes slimfast has worked for many ppl but as other ppl have stated there are similar calories in other tastey foods as there is in slim fast, in some cases the calories are less in the food so why go for a boring shake, it can be affective slimfast but id say stick to a healthy low fat diet and forget slimfast

chiliflea

I hate that people get so het up about slim fast... I started my weight loss using the slim fast shakes and bars... I lasted a month and then just couldn't do it any more - it became too dull! In that time though I did lose about a stone which helped motivate me - and I learned how to make some low cal meals that I have continued to eat now....

So I don't see a problem with slim fast.. It's quick and easy for those who want a leg up into the world of dieting and then while you're losing you can learn about healthy eating... With me it was a portion control thing - I had to get my stomach used to eating less and as it was in a bar of shake it meant I knew that's how much I could have.. There was no measuring or weighing involved and it got me eating breakfast again.

I say try it - you won't stay on it forever, trust me!

flausa

Well, I like to say I managed to lose weight with Slim Fast ... twice. And why did I have to do it twice? Because the minute I went back to eating real food, the weight went back on again, because I hadn't learned anything about better eating. Slim Fast is for people who want to lose weight rapidly, but then so is any other fad diet. Slim Fast is not for life. If you want to be healthy rather than just losing weight, you are much better off learning to eat the right foods and exercising. There just is no acceptable substitute for the hard work. Be good to yourself and don't take the quick fix.

chrisallcock

Well, I like to say I managed to lose weight with Slim Fast ... twice. And why did I have to do it twice? Because the minute I went back to eating real food, the weight went back on again, because I hadn't learned anything about better eating. Slim Fast is for people who want to lose weight rapidly, but then so is any other fad diet. Slim Fast is not for life. If you want to be healthy rather than just losing weight, you are much better off learning to eat the right foods and exercising. There just is no acceptable substitute for the hard work. Be good to yourself and don't take the quick fix.

couldnt of put it better myself

brittanyscherich

my mom used to eat nothing, just drink those and got down to a size 7. but as a woman with wide hips and at 5'11", it was not healthy! she's gained weight since then.
i used them for good, though. i could never eat breakfast. i just couldn't stomach it. i'd drink half a shake, then a full shake, then a poptart and now i can stomach a bowl of cereal ))

liljen2005

Im going to try it for at least 2 weeks, & then go back to low fat no fat diet, i have been doing! I need to lose this weight before summer time! (i hope) and its quick and easy being a stay at home mommy of 2!! I dont have all the time for "me"! So 2 weeks & im done with slim fast! hopefully ill be down 5lbs or more!!!

Dukesjourney

i'd say go for it, as long as you know what you've got to do when you come off u'll be fine.

BlindFaith

Personally I don't like Slim Fast.

I tried it a couple of times and yes, I lost a few pounds. Unfortunately because my body was used to "drinking" it's calories when I started eating my calories, I gained the weight back.

Add that to the fact that it tastes like *kitten* (pardon the phrasing here, but it really did to me!), has (from what I remember when I used it) a lot of sugar in it and my body was very unhappy with me after a couple of weeks.

I prefer using my calories for something healthy, satisfying and nutritious to eat rather than (what I felt was) wasting them on a drink that didn't help or benefit me in the long run.

liljen2005

lost 2 lbs this week! , gonna do it again next week! hopefully go down a few more lbs!!

juliapurpletoes

really, no good, fast weight of is just water....not fat....stick to good food!!! Really, I did it for the same reasons but the weight will come back.....

GOP1386

Wow... you all are sooo negative... I never post... but I feel like someone needs to speak up..

First of all, I'm a guy, 27 years old. Last year, I weighed 285 pounds so I started dieting. I went on a 1500 calorie diet plus an hr of exercise everyday and lost 75 pounds in 90 days. My 1500 calorie diet consisted of 2 slim fast- everyday. The key is to eat 250 calories every 3 hrs. Example:

6am - slimfast & fruit cup (230 cal)

9am - sardines on 5 crackers (240 cal)

12pm- slimfast, fruit cup (230 cal)

3pm- packaged salmon & v8 low sodium (250 cal)

6am - grilled chicken, onions and bell peppers (400 cals)

Indulgence: 1 nature valley granola bar (for the grain) 190 cal

You don't use the slim fast 3-2-1 plan... but you do use the milkshakes for the vitamins, minerals and for the convenience. Like I say, I enjoy the slim fast... but the atkins shakes are alittle better (plus they have strawberry flavor) and again, use them to count calories. A milkshake is heavy on your stomach and will temporarily provide hunger relief...but I never really had excess hunger pains cause, hey, I was able to eat every 3 hours...

What worked for me was slimfast, fish and chicken.

Secondly, you must exercise also. I don't have to run 6 miles- hell you don't even have to run- just do something to keep your heart rate up for 60 minutes. A fast heart rate increases your cardiovascular health and also BURNS CALORIES. Just 1 hr a day- run, swimming, play basketball, football, doesn't matter... when I first started I'd run for 30 seconds then walk 90 seconds- the entire time ur walking yr heart should be pounding... of course thats when I was a lazy-fatty, and u need to adjust to what your body reacts to... you get the idea...

Anyways, so sick of people doggin slim fast. It is as advertised- MEAL REPLACEMENT. Doesn't matter if you drink Slim Fast for a year if your pounding down a large pizza at night or sitting at home watching CSI re-runs. Slim Fast clearly advertises you can lose weight with DIET AND EXCERCISE...

SO YES... SLIM FAST WORKS... if you count calories properly and excercise

kgeyser

Wow... you all are sooo negative... I never post... but I feel like someone needs to speak up..

:huh: That Slim Fast must be some downright magical stuff to elicit such an emotional response to a thread from 3 years ago.

silken555

What is with all these necro threads lately???

TheFitHooker

I personally don't find them very good, I never liked the taste of them, I had bought some, opened one and never touched them again eek. If you like them then yeah whatever but personally I'd rather eat my calories and if I want a shake, I do shakeology, I have a bag that I use for cleanses but that's about the only time I ever use that.

meganleanned

Hi has anyone done the 321 plan? And do you habe to stick to the same tomes for everything?

SherryTeach

my mom used to eat nothing, just drink those and got down to a size 7. but as a woman with wide hips and at 5'11", it was not healthy! she's gained weight since then.
i used them for good, though. i could never eat breakfast. i just couldn't stomach it. i'd drink half a shake, then a full shake, then a poptart and now i can stomach a bowl of cereal ))

Why do you think you have to eat breakfast if that isn't a time of day that you like to eat? Just eat when you want to.

WBB55

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Smoofalz

I used to diet with slim fast shakes.. yes I was losing weight, but I'd get to the point where I couldn't take it anymore, and just wanted real food. ( was replacing 1 - 2 meals)... so gave up.Then faster than I lost I'd get the wait back. I do still use meal replacement bars for breakfast (its something easy for me to grab so I'm not tempted to just run to the Dunkin Donuts down the street). But besides that I am just watching calories and eating better things, and honestly don't really feel like I'm dieting, actually feel like I am eating more. Its been a little over 3 weeks and I'm just under being 10lbs down! So if you don want to go ahead and try the slim fast shakes, if you get to the point where I did that I couldn't take them anymore, just don't give up like I did and instead try a different way so you don't undo what you did accomplish with them.

MargaretSobers

I never tried any diet and pills for loosing weight, one of my friend use it as he is having very busy schedule and he didnot get the time for doing exercise and all, he tried it for a week and it really works on him, after that i didnot know what happen with him.

Velum_cado

Over 3 years later... I wonder how the OP got on?

Old post is old.

ScottJTyler

Sugary and expensive. It's a scam, just eat normal healthy food.

JilJon

I am presently doing a shake diet and I'm happy with it .. I drink a high protein shake first thing in the morning.. I put chia seeds and some l-carnitine powder in .. the chia seeds swell and they help make the shake filling.. I then don't get hungry until about 2pm when I have a low carb bar or a salad for lunch. When I eat out, I choose a soup or a salad or fish. I've given up wine completely. I don't get on the scales but do my measurements each Saturday. They tell the real story. I have lost many many inches and am just past halfway :-) Shakes have done it for me but I do understand they are not for everyone...

BoxerBrawler

I make my own shakes (nutribullet), and use shakeology now and then so no Slimfast shakes. However, I use the Slimfast drink powder and have to say it has worked wonders for me. It eliminates cravings, keeps me full, has a bunch of good vitamins, is sugar and calorie free and is really yummy. Mixed with water it's like a fruit punch. I have even sprinkled the powder on my yogurt, in my cereals, etc. It def helps me maintain.