Does Slim Fast Really Work?

I started my diet January 10th this year and have used the slimfast shake exclusively for breakfast and the meal bar for lunch. I also use the snack bars when I get hungry between meals. I have lost 42 pounds to date, so I can say it workks great for me. I recommend it and i buy everything at Walmart $18 for the large shake container, $11 for the meal bars and $4 for the snack bars. I have also saved money on my grocery bill. If you try it good luck...Howard

Congrats on losing the weight! Hopefully you don't get tired of the lack of choices for breakfast and lunch. I think that's the biggest challenge with Slimfast and similar products. The one question I would ask is "what would happen if you didn't have access to the product and had to do this without a crutch?" Holiday gatherings, work/social outings, etc. Slimfast doesn't really teach much about real nutrition. Again, I commend the weight loss, but I would encourage you to wean yourself off of Slimfast and "think outside the bottle/package."

I used slim fast about 20+ years ago after my first child when I was busy running all over like a chicken without a head. I would freeze them and then take one with me in the car if I had a long drive that day. Stopped me from doing the mindless fast food junk and held me over till I got home and could make a real meal. I know of a few people who only did slim fast and lost a lot of weight but they were always cranky not to mention they added to the methane gas situation :laugh: :laugh:

Our oldest drank them when he had a broken jaw after being mugged. He ended up gaining weight because he would have 6 a day since that was all he could get in past the wires. One just didn't fill him up and he was constantly hungry. I warned him about it but he felt it was better than eating purred foods from the blender.

I tried it before I found this site years ago (2009). I lost about 30 pounds over a nine month period. I only drank one shake a day and had one of their meal bars three days a week . I only did that because I was in class from 10 to 3 and had NO time to actually get lunch! On the days I wasn't in class during lunch, I would actually eat real food. I sometimes had their snack bars as well, but not very often. Along with the shakes, I also watched what I ate and started exercising,

Now, i just drink it in the mornings because it's easier. I don't have a lot of time to cook anything in the morning (I'm a teacher), so it's just a quick thing I can grab and be done with in five or ten minutes. I also eat a harboiled egg with it just for the extra protein.

It keeps me sated for at least three hours, but I'm a teacher , so I'm on my feet a lot; plus, I tend to lose complete track of time in the morning and lunch usually sneaks up on me.

I tried it years ago but it literally made me dread my next meal because they became very unappealing after about a week. I wouldn't recommend it long-term. I also never noticed any weight loss and was really bloated and had frequent heartburn.

I used to drink them until I read through the ingredient list. I don't like that it has canola oil in. I find that a bit weird. IMO. I never lost any weight with them, and was always hungry.

What's wrong with real food?

I used them years ago when I first tried to lose weight. They are great in terms of weight loss. They do not taste too good if you replace two meals a day with them because you start to crave real food. I would use them as a meal replacement if you are out of the house - but make sure you then have a lovely nutritious meal for dinner.

The problem comes when you start to eat real food once you have lost your weight - when you stop the slim fast shakes. You cannot sustain the weight loss.

I would use the amount you have but moderate the eating of real food especially healthy fruit and veggies.

I just started slimfast myself... I am doing 2 shakes a day, fruits and vegis and nuts as much as I want, and a 500 calorie diet.. SOOO many misconceptions about your body going into "starvation mode" is makes me laugh..Starvation mode does exist, but it requires extended periods of time without adequate calories-three or more days without food. Such extended periods of time will never be approached by the average person in the West. Starvation mode does not occur after missing a few meals. Depending on the study, starvation mode begins anywhere from 60 to 96 hours without food...

If you repeat a lie long enough people will believe it!!.... I am A HUGE fan of fasting one day a week... It really helps with detoxing etc... I am doing Slimfast to lose 5 pounds before I head off to Cali for a week.. In just 3 days I have dropped 5 pounds. FAST...

People want to call it water weight? ok ... whatev.... I look better naked that is all I care about haha..

SO YES, it does work.... not for long term.. those shakes are yucky... but for a jumpstart, or a quick result...why the heck not!!

pure protein bars are loaded with sugar! 1.66 grams of the stuff which is much more than a slimfast shake. also they cost £1.50 upwards per bar. they are a con.

I used to have the walmart version "equate shakes" cause i think they taste better and lost a ton of weight doing that. My question for everyone else: on the label it shows a ton of positive ingredients. Protein and vitamins. Just putting the whole "skipping a meal" thing, wouldn't it be good to incorporate these shakes into your daily life for the protein and vitamins alone? Gotta be good for the body right?

But they are artificial vitamins and minerals, i worry if the body even processes them as any goodness or weather the liver and kidneys get rid of them as rubbish,
In my opinion it is far better to eat real food, I was going to use herbalife as two meal replacements until I researched the rubbish sugar and fillers in these shakes and thats when i got to wondering if they do really provide any goodness at all, especially the likes of slim fast which is pretty cheap. So i wouldn't rely on them as providing me with as much as good old whole food, having said that I can see why people use them and as many have stated on this thread they have and do use them with no side effects and with great success. They just make my mind boggle a bit,

About to do a week of slim fast to kick start a new diet.
Will say how things go!

yes.

in the 90's I lost 30 lbs and kept them off for several years when I returned to my version of normal eating. which is somewhat healthy to begin with not meticulously counted but overall health conscious.

recently my 25lbs have been on slim fast 123 plan.

It's not magic though anything would work that would limit your cals.

It's not even necessary either, there are plenty of people here who claim to have been able to lose weight by simply eating at a caloric deficit of a certain percent less than either a) they were already eating or b) their specific body needs as per their weight and activity levels. key words to use in the search feature for these methods include "level obstacles", "TDEE", "caloric deficit", "IPOARM", etc. There's more once you start reading these you'll see the others.

I only mention this as since you bought "two tubs" I wonder if you are just starting and if so knowing the most possible before you get started may help you start off on the right foot with a plan that while being way less restrictive can still achieve lasting weight loss.

You are going to be soooooo hungry

I started using slim fast 3 days ago and already I have lost 2lbs!

Its not easy and very restrictive, I dont eat the slim fast snacks as I feel it kinda defeats the purpose but I have a shake for breakfast and lunch, I snack on an apple and have a low calorie main meal with a pear for desert. Then I have low calorie bread toasted for my supper with a cup of tea. I'm just finishing off day 3 and I feel alot more focused on my diet than I usually do.

I have to say that I tried Skinny Sprinkles too, and at £30 a tub it wasn't worth it as it really didn't work for me

I tried it briefly about 10 years ago. I lost a little bit of weight, but got so sick of the stuff I quit long before making any real progress.