slimfast diet help

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  • Marilyn2303
    Marilyn2303 Posts: 91 Member
    I haven't tried it but I have friends who do and really like it.
  • mrsmschn99
    mrsmschn99 Posts: 8
    I dont like slimfast(the taste of the shake)-but i do like the portions.... it makes me feel full all day long

    Eat 1 500 calorie meal....
    eat 2 200 calorie "meals"
    eat 3 100 calorie "meals"
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I will be trying Atkins diet (low carbs). Well excited! Had my first shake today and was great !! That is only 6 weeks diet but i know people who lost a lot of weight on it :)

    Me too. And they gained all the weight back plus more when they got sick of eating that way.
  • aeverson2
    aeverson2 Posts: 10
    I personally don't believe you should skip meals to loose weight. It's a pretty sure fire way to mess up your natural metabolism. I am not a super model nor do I proclaim that I know everything. But I do believe everything in moderation is healthy. It's ok to have a protein shake or a smoothie if you can't get to anything else, but lets face it what is actually in slimfast that you cant get by controlling portion sizes anyway. Your already controlling yourself just by drinking a 8-12 oz can for breakfast lunch and dinner.
  • NCVF
    NCVF Posts: 83 Member
    Here is my question: Will you continue to buy slim fast for the rest of your life and use it to replace meals? If not, why do it then? Isn't it smarter to learn how to eat correctly and exercise so you can sustain that lifestyle long term?

    It's much easier for some to use this as a transition.
  • ddky
    ddky Posts: 381 Member
    I wasn't able to stay on the slim fast diet, but I still use them in my diet. I usually have one every day with an apple for lunch. Keeps me satisfied until supper. Good luck !
  • kinkyvampire
    kinkyvampire Posts: 10 Member
    Slim fast is an okay diet but as long as you have the right mind set of wanting to eat healthy for your main meal as well. I am on the slimfast diet but I have put an app on my phone for the governments (UK) change for life repeices. They are really healthy and I plan to buy more fruit and veg as well as when I get to the weight I want I will be coming off of slimfast BUT I want to maintain a healthy diet. I think it is bad for people if they think of it as a quick get away.
  • Ash0808
    Ash0808 Posts: 11
    She didn't ask to hear the downsides to the the Slimfast diet, she asked for help on the diet she was doing. Different things work for different people, no need to stomp on her parade. People who snipe topics like this is one of the reasons I left the MFP forums for a bit.

    The Slimfast diet was actually what I used to jumpstart my weightloss. OBVIOUSLY I didn't stay on it for more than a month or two but I lost 20 pounds before I had the motivation I needed to kick it into eating right and working out.

    Just make sure you have fruits and vegetables and healthy snacks in between the shakes! I did a shake for breakfast, snack, shake for lunch, snack and then a well-portioned healthy dinner. After a while, I exchanged the lunch shake for real food and then after even more time, got rid of the shakes all together. Worked for me! Have lost 80 pounds overall and owe my jumpstart to Slimfast.

    Thank God for you and your answer.

    I was asking for others who were also doing it so we could support each other not for people to tell me that there way is the only way. Different things work for different people and slim fast has worked for many. If you dont like Slim fast please start your own topic about that.

    lol
    Last year I used Slimfast just before a holiday away and Christmas. I have been able to keep the weight off - and lost another 2 pounds watching what i eat & calorie counting. I have now reached a plateau - and can't seem to drop the last 6 pounds or so. So I have decided to go back onto Slimfast next week, but I wanted to know how many calories I should be having every day - as I think the 321 meal plan is 1280, & I have seen here that people often advise to increase the calories when you hit a brick wall.

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