What do you think on Slim Fast?

Slimfast blech! I used to work in an office where a bunch of the women there used to drink the Slimfast meal replacement shakes. I swear that stuff must cause crotch rot because the bathroom always smelled SO nasty after those women used the toilet after lunch.

LOL! omg

I was gonna mention the ingredient list too. So much sugar! A good whey protein powder and some coconut milk....yum!

I think I'm going to stick with the shakes rather than the meals and bars they set for you after reading for the comments. Lol calling me lazy - this is my 3rd post and I basically joined this week - what a welcoming totally what I expected on a "fitness" website.. thanks all.

so you expected everyone to just nod their head and agree with you? Sorry, but it does not work that way ..if you do not want advice - good or bad - then dont post on a PUBLIC forum...

Everyone is saying just eat less of real food and you will have results that last for the long term....

But hey, if you want to drink slim fast lose some water weight and gain it all back in four months, be my guest. I mean, what do I know about weight loss after seven years and 50 pounds lost...

Sadly, far too many people are looking only for validation and approval... not advice.

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Hey!

I don't consider Slim Fast a diet fad or starving yourself or losing water weight for 4 months, etc. I started on the slim fast diet about 6 months ago. I have tried a lot of different things prior including "just eating right", taking raspberry ketones, and trying a few other supplements from GNC. Nothing worked for me, maybe because I was off on my calories, I'm really not too sure. But heres a run down of my typical day when I first started Slim fast: I wake up and have a shake, wait 2 hours and eat a 100 calorie snack or little over something like a cereal bar, fruit/veggies or oatmeal, boiled egg, whatever. Then 2 hours later I drink a shake for lunch, 2 hours later have another snack, then have my dinner something reasonable under 500 calories and then have a desert of some kind, popsicle or pudding. I also added Zumba in for 6 days a week for hour. I didn't start at an hour but worked my way up to that. I started dropping the pounds. I like this diet because it takes the guesswork out of it. I don't have to cook or plan my meals, I just grab and go. Through this diet I have learned to count calories. Now I replace a shake with a regular meal here and there. I could go completely off and replace the shakes with food but I prefer this method. I like the taste of them, its very affordable. I get the Walmart brand or the Kellogg's brand .As long as you learn to add plenty of raw fruit and veggies, drink water, and exercise there is nothing "lazy" or wrong about this diet. Yeah if you stop the shakes and start eating whatever without counting calories to maintain you.r weight or stop exercising of course you will gain your weight back. You can't blame that on the Slim fast. The first couple days I would get hungry, but soon as I would get hungry it would be time to eat. Or if it wasn't time to eat and I was really hungry, I eat, plain and simple. A little snack to hold me over. I feel like this can be a proven meal plan, if you go at it the correct way. You shouldn't have to come to Slim Fast website for support, there are plenty of people right here who can support you if you want to go that route. To each their own, but protein shakes can be effective. Like i said it was the only thing that worked for me. I'm sure alot of different things work and fail for each individual, but if you find something that works and its healthy, then go for it. And what keeps protein shakes healthy for me is drinking lots of water, eating plenty of raw vegetables and fruits with your meal plan, and not being too strict. The exercise leaves room to eat a little more than usual. I couldn't imagine not exercising and just drinking 2 shakes, a slim fast snack bar and a small dinner to keep calories down. I think thats what the slim fast website says to do. That would be setting yourself up for failure. I hope everyone finds a plan that works for them. We are all here for the same purpose, after all.

Will work until you stop using it.

I like the taste of Slim Fast, but I don't think it works, really. I drank it for a while, and it just made me feel uncomfortably full, like there was a rock in my belly. I dunno. Maybe try it for a bit and see?

I never did the slim fast plan quite how they like you to, but I enjoyed the shakes... they were tasty. The best is Chocolate Royal in my opinion. I would caution to watch your calories and maybe do have a snack or two. They keep you a pretty low caloric intake... thus a quick loss, but it's harder to maintain your loss if you go off because you'll possibly eat more calories. I would say if you have coupons for it or just wanna give it a try, go ahead! It's just like having protein powder drinks instead of eating a steak after working out. Give it a go!! If it's not for you, you'll move on; if it is, you'll stick to it! Good luck!!!

The shakes are chalky, but the bars were pretty good. However, it's not a sustainable eating plan. If you want to use some of the bars as a snack or the shakes as a morning pick-me-up, that's doable. However, it's not the best thing.

Interesting thread everyone.

I've never used Slim Fast and don't plan to - seen my parents "attempt" it, and it never lasted long. Plus I don't like the idea of replacing my meals with something that isn't food :huh:

The only thing I'm going to say is this: I think you are confusing "negative comments" with 1. opinionated and real-life examples that you were asking for, and 2. constructive criticism.

If you ask for advice, don't whine when it's not what you want to hear.

Good luck!

I made the mistake of reading some of the comments on this post. Bleck!
Other people shouldn't use the shakes because YOU don't like the taste?
It's way beyond your ability to even fathom why someone would drink a pre-made shake when it's so easy to just mix some protein powder and milk?
Some of you people have a really... limited world view, to put it as politely as possible

Slim fast shakes are obviously not the world's most perfect food. But I like the taste. I keep some of the chocolate pre-made bottles of slim fast in my fridge and I have them for breakfast once in a while. Usually on days when I'm creeping out of the house at 5:30 am to go to the gym. I wake up, I quietly throw on my pre-selected gym clothes, pick up my gym bag, grab a slim fast from the downstairs mini-fridge, and sneak out of the house without waking anyone else up. Then I drink it in the car on the way to the gym. It's a product that works perfectly for my routine.

I also used to bring them for lunch when I did field work. They taste better cold.. but I found them to be not too bad warm. And the bottle fit in one of the pockets of my cargo pants that I wore in the swamps. I could throw one in my pocket in the morning, trek around collecting samples all day, drink it while working, then put the cap back on and store the garbage in my pocket until I got back to civilization.

I realize that these are two very specific examples, but I'm sure that there are plenty of other people whose lives are somehow complicated and busy enough that the slim fast shake makes sense. Sure, if I had unlimited time and energy and electricity and access to refrigeration and could make all of the noise that I wanted and just hang out in the kitchen to make and eat all of my meals, I'd prefer a nice homemade shake with some yogurt and a banana and some protein powder and a little spinach. But that is not a luxury that I have every day.

I think that the pre-made slimfast shake makes an excellent meal alternative for a person whose lifestyle restricts their eating choices for whatever reason.

I made the mistake of reading some of the comments on this post. Bleck!
Other people shouldn't use the shakes because YOU don't like the taste?
It's way beyond your ability to even fathom why someone would drink a pre-made shake when it's so easy to just mix some protein powder and milk?
Some of you people have a really... limited world view, to put it as politely as possible

Slim fast shakes are obviously not the world's most perfect food. But I like the taste. I keep some of the chocolate pre-made bottles of slim fast in my fridge and I have them for breakfast once in a while. Usually on days when I'm creeping out of the house at 5:30 am to go to the gym. I wake up, I quietly throw on my pre-selected gym clothes, pick up my gym bag, grab a slim fast from the downstairs mini-fridge, and sneak out of the house without waking anyone else up. Then I drink it in the car on the way to the gym. It's a product that works perfectly for my routine.

I also used to bring them for lunch when I did field work. They taste better cold.. but I found them to be not too bad warm. And the bottle fit in one of the pockets of my cargo pants that I wore in the swamps. I could throw one in my pocket in the morning, trek around collecting samples all day, drink it while working, then put the cap back on and store the garbage in my pocket until I got back to civilization.

I realize that these are two very specific examples, but I'm sure that there are plenty of other people whose lives are somehow complicated and busy enough that the slim fast shake makes sense. Sure, if I had unlimited time and energy and electricity and access to refrigeration and could make all of the noise that I wanted and just hang out in the kitchen to make and eat all of my meals, I'd prefer a nice homemade shake with some yogurt and a banana and some protein powder and a little spinach. But that is not a luxury that I have every day.

I think that the pre-made slimfast shake makes an excellent meal alternative for a person whose lifestyle restricts their eating choices for whatever reason.

On the flip side, its okay for her to like it because you did? Because you don't have the time management to make your breakfast the night before?

I am a nursing student. I have clinicals at random hours, and often I get very little sleep between my clinicals and lectures. I still manage to find the time before I crash for the night to shake a couple of things together in my sip-bottle before I head to bed.

I often don't have access to a fridge during my day. I use a cold-pack lunchbox and slap a shake in there. They sell awesome blender bottles for fairly cheap that can do the same thing.

Whatever reason you use to justify blowing money like that, hey, rock on. But don't get all white-knighty here because you feel picked on.

Regardless of what diet you start ...if you stop being accountable at some point you will gain it back be it slimfast or not. SF has worked for many people it may not have worked for those on this thread for many reason....and yeah we all know proper diet and working out is key Im sure the OP knows that as well prior to posting a thread about SF....but since the thread is about SF.....yeah....if you can afford it try it get the ones in the bottles they dont taste like the can. Go full on with how its supposed to be used dont buy generic and dont try to make the snacks stretch like many people do ..hence why SF doesnt work for many,...just saying.....Try it for a month as its supposed to be done and see if it can work for you.

Hi there OP, I actually like Slimfast ready prepared shakes, I always keep a few chilled in the fridge and some in my car . I have a very busy lifestyle and live in a rural area, so I dont always have access to huge supermarkets and I dont own a blender, not sure why but I dont. So....... I like the fact I can grab a shake and toss it in my bag for emergencies.

Why would you need access to a huge supermarket to buy real food? I live out in the danged boonies and I still manage to eat healthily.

my father-in-law tried slim fast for a few months and oddly gained weight, and kind of an unusual amount of weight for the relatively short amount of time given. as i recall he put on about 15 pounds during those months. he didn't realize he was supposed to have a slim fast by itself as a meal replacement instead of along with regular meals like a drink on the side, which is what he'd been doing. so he was eating his usual breakfast and lunch each day, washed down with a slim fast shake. oops....

well, reading directions was never his strong suit.

i tried slim fast myself, didn't like it much [tastes gritty and chalky to me] and it didn't work for me personally because it didn't keep me full, i was constantly hungry. same with co-workers who tried it, it just wasn't filling enough for most of us and in the end wasn't very effective. we all wanted to stuff ourselves with whatever was available, because we were all starving by the end of the day.

your mileage may vary, of course, but i don't think slim fast is very effective as a weight loss tool.