Anyone else lose weight with slim fast?

Adelaidekempf

I have tried slim fast too. It helped but as you i go tired of the shakes until i added frozen berries to the strawberry shake and weight watchers hot chocolate and ice cubes to the chocolate shake. Also try to add cod, salmon, vegetables, lentils or fried mushrooms and piri piri to the soup. Its lovely and you still loose weight. Good luck.

Adelaidekempf

Try ASDA measure up. It doesn't make you bloated

SweetlyVague

I'd recommend making your own protein shakes if you wanna go that route! I find slim fasts are too small and really not very filling.

kn081083

Having a slimfast bar for snack is basically gonna ensure that you dont binge on any other high-cal snack...some ppl might have a fruit or handful of walnuts or non-fat greek yoghurt as a snack..anything as long as u know what goes in and what u burn out..

castell5

I peel and freeze ripe bananas. Every day at lunch (tonight) for dinner, I make one slimfast like this:

I put 2 cups of SKIM milk, one frozen banana and one scoop of chocolate powder into a blender
Eat one tablespoon of peanut butter with it and whallah.. yummy, yummy, yummy.

Sometimes, to cut calories, I only use one cup of milk and one cup of water but still add the banana.

Try it!

mbetts123

I love slim fast--I buy the walmart equate brand. I like both chocolate versions
I usually just have them for breakfast, then have a snack or early lunch. I usually want something savory for lunch.

My favorite thing is to freeze one, use a can opener and open it on the bottom, let it thaw a bit and it is like ice cream/italian ice. Chocolatey and it takes a REALLY long time to eat.

I think what I like best is that I always know how many calories and don't have to think about.

sleepytexan

ask if anyone has MAINTAINED their weight loss after substituting a Hershey bar for their meals:

source: http://fitblogger.ca/slim-fast-ingredients/


Slimfast

Look at this chart I put together that compares 1 can of Slim-Fast to a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar!
Slim-Fast Shake Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Slim-Fast Shake Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Calories 220 210
Fat 3.0 grams 13 grams
Saturated Fat 1 gram 8 grams
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 grams None
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 grams None
Cholesterol 5 grams 10 grams
Sodium 220 mg 35 mg
Carbohydrate 40 grams 26 grams
Fiber 5 grams 1 gram
Sugar 34 grams 24 grams
Protein 10 grams 3 grams

Sugar. First ingredient! Slim-Fast has more sugar than a Hershey’s Bar!!

High Oleic Sunflower Oil. This just sounds bad, but it actually isn’t! K, sugar and oil though? Yeah, gross.

Maltodextrin. According to Wikipedia, “Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide (sugar) that is used as a food additive. It is produced from starch by partial hydrolysis and is usually found as a creamy-white hygroscopic spraydried powder.” Keep those creamy-white hygroscopic spraydried powders outta my food! This ingredient is often extracted from corn, a crop that is commonly genetically modified in the U.S. In Europe, it is extracted from wheat.

Gum Arabic. This is a is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from the acacia tree.

clip_image006Milk Protein Concentrate. This is a concentrated milk product that can be highly processed. I don’t even quite understand what this is. Can one of you smarty pantses go to Wiki and tell me? Leave a comment! We don’t know if the milk being used is from cows treated with rbGH. Check out my Dannon post for more about rbGH (growth hormones).

Cellulose Gel. People would probably wonder more what this is if it was called it’s alternate name, carbooxymethyl cellulose! Sounds scary, right? It’s a food additive that’s also used in K-Y Jelly (high viscosity!) and some paper products. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Soy Fiber. First off, soy is often genetically modified (GMO) in the United States.

Buttermilk Powder. A cultured skim milk. This could also be made with milk from rbGH-treated cows.

Potassium Phosphate. Yet another food additive. It is a term for the salts of Potassium.

Xanthan Gum. Guess what this is? Yep. A food additive. It thickens! Also used in cosmetic products. Versatile! It can be made from common allergens, such as soy, wheat and corn. People who are allergic to these foods should not eat foods with this ingredient.

taso42

^^ this is why i usually refer to Slim Fast as junk food. (not that i take any issue with junk food; but i think if you're gonna eat junk food, eat something that actually tastes delicious)

JeannieFronapfel

I did not prefer the taste of the slim fast but do like the Costco brand as well. I've only found chocolate, though. Does it come in another flavor? Just interested in variety.

1two3four

I have been on slim fast for two months now, and it's actually working for me! I been trying to find out what others success has been using the slim fast diet? Have you tried it? Did it work for you? Was it a fail?

I started it when I talked to my doctor about losing 55 pounds. He mentioned it to me and said it would be something I might want to try. So 8 weeks later, I'm still going strong on it. I'm so sick of the shakes! ;p But afraid if I switch to something else, it might not work as good for me as this is.

Any advice?

I did Slim Fast twice. The first time I was around about 220 and I eventually quit out of boredom, hunger and the cost. Also, I was 18 and not eating socially with friends was like a serious suck in my life.

The second time I was 287lbs and I don't remember anything about the experience except that it rotted my tooth to the point that it broke and got seriously infected. The ONLY thing that I could figure was drinking the shakes through a straw on that side of my mouth several times a day weeks on end. Not even brushing could stop it.

That's my experience and I'll never go back.

princessrisariri

I just get addited to their food I feel I has something in it that makes you want more and more
Like the premade milkshakes I could drink them as if they were just a nice glass of milk, several a day, but they have enough cals in to be a meal
All the cals but doesnt fill you up
madness

1two3four

Now that your steadiy losing and the slimfast got you going into the right direction try weaning yourself off if you think your at a point where you can do so and switch to a regular healthy diet since you have MFP as well to track your calories.

I second this! Back when I did Slim Fast there was a part of Slim Fast's website that was like MFP's food diary it was the only part I really liked anyway!

BridgeKiki

Eating heathy is the way to go. I have been doing it now for 3-months and I actually love it.

linalovekitty

I did try slimfast and managed to lose some weight but then I started to bloat and not lose weight, I think its because me and milk don't really get along and it made it hard for me to lose weight on it.

same thing happened to me. I think theres sodium in it too. If I drink it, its occasionally and I feel great after, but if I try to drink it daily I bloat

nhradeuce

The problem with any "diet" is that you are going to gain the weight back as soon as you stop. Slimfast, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, all of them cost a lot more than simply learning to eat right and exercise. Learning to eat right will help you maintain your weigh loss once you achieve your goal weight and you will feel a lot better and have more energy. I'm just about to maintenance and I have a hard time eating enough to make my daily calorie goal some days. It's easy to stay full when you drink a lot of water and eat a lot of veggies.

Vercell

I do slimfast most days when am working, but I always put chia seeds in it and have a fruit with it. I lost most of my weight working out and eating right I just like the low carb high protein shakes

sPaRkLiNgLYFE

personally i didnt like it, i was hungry all the time. its great if you just need to lose a few extra pounds for an upcomming event, but its not realistic for long term success

Shenandoah76

ask if anyone has MAINTAINED their weight loss after substituting a Hershey bar for their meals:

source: http://fitblogger.ca/slim-fast-ingredients/


Slimfast

Look at this chart I put together that compares 1 can of Slim-Fast to a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar!
Slim-Fast Shake Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Slim-Fast Shake Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Calories 220 210
Fat 3.0 grams 13 grams
Saturated Fat 1 gram 8 grams
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 grams None
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 grams None
Cholesterol 5 grams 10 grams
Sodium 220 mg 35 mg
Carbohydrate 40 grams 26 grams
Fiber 5 grams 1 gram
Sugar 34 grams 24 grams
Protein 10 grams 3 grams

Sugar. First ingredient! Slim-Fast has more sugar than a Hershey’s Bar!!

High Oleic Sunflower Oil. This just sounds bad, but it actually isn’t! K, sugar and oil though? Yeah, gross.

Maltodextrin. According to Wikipedia, “Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide (sugar) that is used as a food additive. It is produced from starch by partial hydrolysis and is usually found as a creamy-white hygroscopic spraydried powder.” Keep those creamy-white hygroscopic spraydried powders outta my food! This ingredient is often extracted from corn, a crop that is commonly genetically modified in the U.S. In Europe, it is extracted from wheat.

Gum Arabic. This is a is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from the acacia tree.

clip_image006Milk Protein Concentrate. This is a concentrated milk product that can be highly processed. I don’t even quite understand what this is. Can one of you smarty pantses go to Wiki and tell me? Leave a comment! We don’t know if the milk being used is from cows treated with rbGH. Check out my Dannon post for more about rbGH (growth hormones).

Cellulose Gel. People would probably wonder more what this is if it was called it’s alternate name, carbooxymethyl cellulose! Sounds scary, right? It’s a food additive that’s also used in K-Y Jelly (high viscosity!) and some paper products. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Soy Fiber. First off, soy is often genetically modified (GMO) in the United States.

Buttermilk Powder. A cultured skim milk. This could also be made with milk from rbGH-treated cows.

Potassium Phosphate. Yet another food additive. It is a term for the salts of Potassium.

Xanthan Gum. Guess what this is? Yep. A food additive. It thickens! Also used in cosmetic products. Versatile! It can be made from common allergens, such as soy, wheat and corn. People who are allergic to these foods should not eat foods with this ingredient.

Thanks For posting this I have been saying this for years since my run in with Slim Fast..
It took Going to weight watchers then here to get in shape and stay there...

karedaly75

I am not a breakfast person, well I love all of the high fat foods like sausage, pancakes, hashbrowns, etc. I use the slimfast shake for my breakfast. Knowing I am going to have a snack around 10am. I can't imagine using them for lunch as well. I like something more filling. I have used the lean cuisines, smart ones, weight watchers frozen meals, or leftover dinner, salad, sandwich, etc. I say to each their own, if you are tired of the shakes, switch it up for a week, see how things go. It's only a week. Good luck and keep up the good work

Warchortle

ask if anyone has MAINTAINED their weight loss after substituting a Hershey bar for their meals:

source: http://fitblogger.ca/slim-fast-ingredients/


Slimfast

Look at this chart I put together that compares 1 can of Slim-Fast to a Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar!
Slim-Fast Shake Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Slim-Fast Shake Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Calories 220 210
Fat 3.0 grams 13 grams
Saturated Fat 1 gram 8 grams
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 grams None
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 grams None
Cholesterol 5 grams 10 grams
Sodium 220 mg 35 mg
Carbohydrate 40 grams 26 grams
Fiber 5 grams 1 gram
Sugar 34 grams 24 grams
Protein 10 grams 3 grams

Sugar. First ingredient! Slim-Fast has more sugar than a Hershey’s Bar!!

High Oleic Sunflower Oil. This just sounds bad, but it actually isn’t! K, sugar and oil though? Yeah, gross.

Maltodextrin. According to Wikipedia, “Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide (sugar) that is used as a food additive. It is produced from starch by partial hydrolysis and is usually found as a creamy-white hygroscopic spraydried powder.” Keep those creamy-white hygroscopic spraydried powders outta my food! This ingredient is often extracted from corn, a crop that is commonly genetically modified in the U.S. In Europe, it is extracted from wheat.

Gum Arabic. This is a is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from the acacia tree.

clip_image006Milk Protein Concentrate. This is a concentrated milk product that can be highly processed. I don’t even quite understand what this is. Can one of you smarty pantses go to Wiki and tell me? Leave a comment! We don’t know if the milk being used is from cows treated with rbGH. Check out my Dannon post for more about rbGH (growth hormones).

Cellulose Gel. People would probably wonder more what this is if it was called it’s alternate name, carbooxymethyl cellulose! Sounds scary, right? It’s a food additive that’s also used in K-Y Jelly (high viscosity!) and some paper products. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Soy Fiber. First off, soy is often genetically modified (GMO) in the United States.

Buttermilk Powder. A cultured skim milk. This could also be made with milk from rbGH-treated cows.

Potassium Phosphate. Yet another food additive. It is a term for the salts of Potassium.

Xanthan Gum. Guess what this is? Yep. A food additive. It thickens! Also used in cosmetic products. Versatile! It can be made from common allergens, such as soy, wheat and corn. People who are allergic to these foods should not eat foods with this ingredient.

I lol'd because I thought it was a good comparison, but I don't think it's a fair one. The nutritional of slimfast only sucks because they try to make it taste good... it's about as ****ty as musclemilk.

HZ15

I've only used shakes as a quick alternative to meals when needed or to help balance out nutrition. But for those in the UK I would recommend Tesco's own brand version. It makes up a far thicker shake (closer to a McDs shake than milk -even if made with water) so feels much more filling. It's quite a bit cheaper too and imo the banana even tastes better (less artificial).

wannabe1959

I tried slim fast and I did loose wt. But it was so restrictive that when I gave up on it, I gained it all back and more.

redraidergirl2009

I lost weight on it before and kept it off for over a year so yea it works. I raise my calories a bit after that and made healthy choices so that's probably why it stayed off. I as also able to work out as I wasn't on sf because of an injury. So the whole "OMG ITS ALL GON COME BACK PLUS 5LBS" is a load. It just depends on how you go about it after. SF rec's to keep one meal as a SF product if you want to go into maintenance.

Is slimfast healthy? Well that depends on what your current diet is and portions.
It's probably okay to do in the short term, long term, no probably not.

sleepytexan

slimfast is a meal replacement. Meal Replacements happen to be the only confirmed effective method of weight loss by the FDA. The problem with it is it is not filling at all and is somewhat low in protein but yes it can work.

ha ha hahaha hahaha ha ha. UM. hahahaha. Tee hee, ho ho! har har! this statement is GOLD.

sleepytexan

Why do people want to "substitute" their meals with chemicals and sugar?

bc you're "on the go"? Really? Really? You are SOOOOO busy, busier than everyone else? Are you a STUDENT who has SO much work? Do you live with your parents who force you to eat their food? Are you a parent? Are you really really important? Do you have some of those "busy" kids too? Do you have a "busy" job where they expect you to actually WORK? How about one of those partners who doesn't help / can eat anything they want / sabotages your weight loss?

Really?

Really?

Sheesh. I'm so lucky I don't have any of those problems. I just eat food and exercise.

redraidergirl2009

Why do people want to "substitute" their meals with chemicals and sugar?

bc you're "on the go"? Really? Really? You are SOOOOO busy, busier than everyone else? Are you a STUDENT who has SO much work? Do you live with your parents who force you to eat their food? Are you a parent? Are you really really important? Do you have some of those "busy" kids too? Do you have a "busy" job where they expect you to actually WORK? How about one of those partners who doesn't help / can eat anything they want / sabotages your weight loss?

Really?

Really?

Sheesh. I'm so lucky I don't have any of those problems. I just eat food and exercise.

You must be a special snowflake.

HZ15

Why do people want to "substitute" their meals with chemicals and sugar?

bc you're "on the go"? Really? Really? You are SOOOOO busy, busier than everyone else? Are you a STUDENT who has SO much work? Do you live with your parents who force you to eat their food? Are you a parent? Are you really really important? Do you have some of those "busy" kids too? Do you have a "busy" job where they expect you to actually WORK? How about one of those partners who doesn't help / can eat anything they want / sabotages your weight loss?

Really?

Really?

Sheesh. I'm so lucky I don't have any of those problems. I just eat food and exercise.

Why would someone on this site want to make such a mean-spirited and smug post about how other people are tackling THEIR weight issues?

bc you're oh so clever? Really? You know what other people's situations are like? You understand their issues with food that have perhaps plagued their entire lives? You know what it's like to deal with their family issues? Their upbringing?Their workload? Their commute? Their financial pressures? Their emotional state? Their health issues?

Really?

Really?

Sheesh! I guess we're all lucky we have your example of how to eat food, exercise and make snide judgements.

sleepytexan

Why do people want to "substitute" their meals with chemicals and sugar?

bc you're "on the go"? Really? Really? You are SOOOOO busy, busier than everyone else? Are you a STUDENT who has SO much work? Do you live with your parents who force you to eat their food? Are you a parent? Are you really really important? Do you have some of those "busy" kids too? Do you have a "busy" job where they expect you to actually WORK? How about one of those partners who doesn't help / can eat anything they want / sabotages your weight loss?

Really?

Really?

Sheesh. I'm so lucky I don't have any of those problems. I just eat food and exercise.

Why would someone on this site want to make such a mean-spirited and smug post about how other people are tackling THEIR weight issues?

bc you're oh so clever? Really? You know what other people's situations are like? You understand their issues with food that have perhaps plagued their entire lives? You know what it's like to deal with their family issues? Their upbringing?Their workload? Their commute? Their financial pressures? Their emotional state? Their health issues?

Really?

Really?

Sheesh! I guess we're all lucky we have your example of how to eat food, exercise and make snide judgements.

ain't no magic bullets. or judgments.

sleepytexan

You must be a special snowflake.

translation: EVERYONE is busy. There are no magic bullets. "slim" and "fast" are mutually exclusive.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I think the real question is, "Has anyone maintained the weight they lost with slim fast after returning to "real" food?" I would be interested in this answer as well.

^^^^^^^^^^THIS!

Seriously, why do something that isn't sustainable long term? I mean, unless you want those shakes for the rest of your life. I am always kind of suspicious of doctors who recommend this crap. Losing 55 pounds means little if you don't keep it off long term. Find a nutritionist/dietician -- find a workout routine that works for you and just track you calories.