Slimfast!?

SafioraLinnea

I sometimes struggle eating either breakfast or lunch (95% of the time its breakfast) so I will have a slimfast bar and a couple glasses of water for that meal. I mix it up though, and rarely have a bar on a day I'm home for breakfast time. I figure eating a bar is better than just skipping the meal like I used to do before I started being responsible for food.

caraiselite

Yes, it's easy and convienent. But then, you learn nothing about how to eat properly. You'd probably be better off spending a little time educating yourself about nutrition and how to stay within your calorie goal.

This... You cant drink slim fast for ever....

you COULD eat it forever, if you buy it every week!

Marmitegeoff

I used it for a bit and lost some weight, then gained it back when I stopped, you are much better off using proper food and MFP to learn what you are doing.

sa11yjane

I often have one for breakfast; I buy the ready-mixed ready-to-eat shakes in a can. I was surprised to find that they are 10% sugar so watch out for your sugar for the rest of the day. If I eat breakfast I am always hungry later on but I really do find that the shake keeps me going much longer. I do agree that it doesn't retrain your eating habits though and obviously they aren't really something that you can stay on permanently so maybe bear this in mind. I imagine that some people will look at them in a negative manner but if they work for you, even to kick start your weight loss journey, then maybe they're worth a try.

smaugish

I have a few tins of the powder around in case I need a calorie boost after a swim (I like to swim at least 3/4-1km per sesh) or if I'm running late in the morning or don't have time to eat at lunch. I'm pretty sure I'll be using SF a lot more come September (doing an MA and I have classes 9-5 on a Wednesday)