What do you think on Slim Fast?

If you plan on drinking that overpriced, over processed, quasi-food in a can for the rest of your life I say go nuts. Otherwise, just eat real food.

Rigger

It is so bad for you- full of sugar, and its all chemicals. Nothing natural. I did, however, use it after my son was born to help shed, but it all came back and then some. Definitely not a life style choice.

NAAAH! Buy some protien powder, shove that in yer chocky milk and there you have it, delicious AND nutritious!

There have been a lot of threads on these boards about meal replacements like Slim Fast. You can do a search for them and see what people have said.

In short, my opinion (as someone who drinks slim fast occasionally and who has tried a mostly SF diet) is that if you truly enjoy the flavor of the shakes then you might be able to sustain it for awhile. It can get very difficult when real life gets in the way of your meal planning. Also, the most important factor to your success on a Slim Fast or meal replacement plan is that you need to understand that weight loss is caused by the calorie deficit that these meal replacements allow you to have when used correctly. An equal caloric replacement for a SF shake would be a ham sandwich with 3 oz. of meat, NOT half a pizza. So keep that in mind.

Also, if you're going to use slim fast, buy the canned powder and milk to mix it with. It is several times cheaper than buying the pre-made shakes.

Calorie deficit for weight loss (it can be done without meal replacements) and exercise for fitness. That is all

Sorry OP, but you aren't going to get much support for the Slim Fast Plan here. This site is not about just losing weight, but making healthy choices you can continue to make for the rest of your life. A lot of the people on here have been yo-yo dieters for most of their lives and are finally realizing that they need to make permanent changes instead of "dieting." As others have stated, unless you plan to drink slim fast for the rest of your life, it's not a good route to go. I have done some of the slim fast stuff, and, yes, you will most likely gain back anything you lose while on their diet. That's the problem with diets: they are temporary. :indifferent:

I use it every day and I think its helped my weight loss. Its easy for me to stick to and plan my days. I use it more during the week and less on the weekends when I have more time to cook.

I buy it on Amazon, its cheaper by the case. Good luck to you!

I am currently using slim fast - two shakes a day plus loads of fresh fruit/ veg and 2 balanced small meals. I wanted to use them as a short term kick at the start of my weight loss/ fitness plan as a sort of visual psychological instigator.. the fact that I was eating a 'healthy/ food replacement' shake for breakfast rather than what I fancied. But I have to say after further investigation - there is so much sugar in them that they are actually really awful! For most people (myself included) it isn't breakfast that's the problem also - but it's portion sizes or the constant snacking/ meals as you go through the day. This is what you should focus on rather than substituting the meals for the slim fast shakes which are not that healthy for you anyway. I am going to use my slim fast shakes up rather than waste them and then go back to my normal meals soon as! In an ideal world - I would also go out and buy a decent blender and make my own shakes with oats, fruits, proteins etc.. when finances allow. Ultimately though, I think slim fast is okay as a short term solution if you are fully aware what they actually contain and are realistic about them - that you should go back to healthy, balanced food that you've made for yourself as soon as. Clear as mud and totally contradictory advice!

It's a temporary thing... Can be helpful because you'll be at a calorie deficit... But definitely temporary.

Eat at a deficit and you will be just fine. Slim slow it will last longer

I have tried the slimfast 'diet' 4 times. I had lost about 10 pounds each time and then put it back on. It didn't help me to adjust my eating habits as it replaced meals rather than teaching me how to create better meals. I actually like the taste of some of the slimfast bars but really don't plan on 'dieting' again. If you are looking for a short term fast fix, then the slimfast plan can help you, but if you are looking to make a lifestyle change then slimfast will likely hurt you more than it helps. Any meal replacement plan is likely going to hurt you in the long run as it isn't about changing your lifestyle for life, but about adjusting it for a short term gain.

This is my opinion obviously and it may work different for you if you decide to try it. But again for me it was a waste of money. I still buy protein bars from say special k or cliff and so I am not complaining about the chemical fake food aspect but that it wasn't about adjusting my lifestyle to a more sustainable mode and therefore I failed at it in the end. When you remove the meal bars from your diet and try to return to real food you haven't learned what real food should be limited to.

I used slim fast a LONG time ago. I felt it didn't fill me like I expected and was starving within an hour. Since then, I have never touched the stuff. I now drink a Special K protein shake if I need to (It fills me WAY longer than Slim Fast). But I am not doing that program either. But I keep a few shakes in the fridge for the days when I eat a big breakfast or planning on eating a big lunch, to even my calories out for the day. For example, this morning I ate some whole wheat homemade bread with nutella on top. High calories. So I'm planning on drinking a shake for lunch. I also eat Luna bars regularly for breakfast. They're not half bad. With a cup of coffee, they're pretty good! I agree with other commenters, it is good for a quick fix, but not good for the long run. And the long run should be your goal. I did the quick fix with phentermine, lost 50 pounds and gained 30 back within a year. Now I can't use phentermine (my body would need more for it to work and I don't want to use more), so I have to lose weight the good old fashioned way and I'm happy to. It'll hopefully have more lasting effects!

I *occasionally* drink the shakes if I've happen to run out of my protein shakes. I get the Strawberries n cream, because that's the only one I can seem to stomach... but they all taste a bit like chalk. Not very good, IMO. Also, although it claims to suppress hunger, I find that it doesn't and I'm starving by snack-time (which is only like 2 hours after my morning shake). IMO, stay away from them and eat real food that's the equivalent (or more) calories, and enjoy your food.

slim fast tastes like canola oil.

I agree. You want protein to help re-build your muscles after a work-out (assuming you're working out). This helps build / firm muscles. The higher the protein the better. I use Pure Protein which has 23 grams of protein. My trainer recommends I get 120 grams a day. Sounds hard but if you eat a piece of steak, that's about 30 grams there. Plus there's protein in nuts and other food you wouldn't think of.