Slim Fast - yes or no?

No. Sorry I can't think of a better answer. No. Just...no.

I've not tried SlimFast, but I occasionally eat a Zone Meal Replacement bar instead of real food when I'm too busy to stop.

It's not ideal, but it's better than junk.

Using meal replacements as a kick start on a temporary basis won't harm you and it might work. I don't think I could do it, but I wish you every success if you try.

I would say no. I'm okay with them for a kick start on a diet, but not for the whole diet - unless you only have 5 pounds to lose or something. For someone with a moderate or large amount of weight to lose - they need to address the habits and issues that got them to that weight. Not to mention, however you lost the weight is also how you will keep it off. Can you do slimfast the rest of your life and be good with that?

I personally don't do well on them. I drink one for breakfast - good to go. One for lunch - and BOOM I'm starving before supper. A tiny cookie snack bar in between does not satisfy me. Just enough to anger the appetite monster. Then I have reactive hypoglycemic episode from too much carb and not enough fat/protein with it. So for me - no, never again. I can tolerate Atkins shakes and bars a little better, but there again, I wouldn't choose that for a lifetime either.

My advice would be to stay away from Slim Fast. I tried it (before I came to my senses ) and it damaged my gastro-intestinal system really badly. It's also packed full of sugar which results in huge sugar highs and crashes. Honestly, all you need is a calorie deficit. The one tool that helped me immensely is pre-planning. If you pre-plan your day (or week) in advance, you take away the urge to reach for something when you are hungry without thinking about it. Try and put some snacks in your diary too if you find that too long between meals causes the type of hunger which means you make poorer choices

Have you tried drinking 8oz of water before eating? I dont care for slimfast, honestly. I personally felt like I needed to eat more than one light meal. The shakes never held me and I ended up gaining a few pounds instead of losing.

So ive been struggling recently wih sticking to a good eating routine and keep finding myself giving in to temptation. Therefor, even though im exercising alot, im not actually losing anything.

A friend suggested i try slim fast for a month as my kick start as if i see good results it might help motivate me to work harder.

Has anyone tried it? Have you had good or bad results from it?

Id love some honest answers. If its the worst idea please say! If you have any other suggestions on how to kick start things then please let me know. I feel like i have come to a standstill!

As your diary is open I took a little peek, bad me I know!!

But you do not log your food, your diary is empty? For the last 5 days that I checked, maybe you logged before that?

What I am trying to say is maybe you should try to log and go with the whole MFP thing that you have registered with to see if it works for you before going with the diet shakes?

No.

Slim Fast is not a lifestyle

I agree that the following the whole SlimFast program is not a good idea, but I actually really like the shakes as a tool. When I'm running late in the mornings or starving in the afternoon, I like to grab one. There probably are far better options, but in my opinion, these taste good and fill me up for a few hours.

Big NO! Ive tried it a few times, never kept the weight off and even later in life didn't lose a thing!

Totally agree with everything below. There's no quick fix; you just gotta do the work. The work gets easier, but it's still work.

So ive been struggling recently wih sticking to a good eating routine and keep finding myself giving in to temptation. Therefor, even though im exercising alot, im not actually losing anything.

A friend suggested i try slim fast for a month as my kick start as if i see good results it might help motivate me to work harder.

Has anyone tried it? Have you had good or bad results from it?

Id love some honest answers. If its the worst idea please say! If you have any other suggestions on how to kick start things then please let me know. I feel like i have come to a standstill!

As your diary is open I took a little peek, bad me I know!!

But you do not log your food, your diary is empty? For the last 5 days that I checked, maybe you logged before that?

What I am trying to say is maybe you should try to log and go with the whole MFP thing that you have registered with to see if it works for you before going with the diet shakes?

I used shakes (not slim fast) as a tool when I started, and it helped me. With one shake a day I wasn't craving sweets at all, and it helped me a lot getting over binging. But only one shake a day... I think that drinking more than that really doesn't help you learning how to eat properly.

There's a lot of things wrong with this approach, but I think most importantly for you, it's highly likely to make your situation far worse.

Oh goodness no. Unless you don't mind drinking/eating chemicals. I only like using things that are 100% natural. If you put chemicals into your body, you'll only hurt yourself. There is no such thing as a magic pill or anything.
If you are looking for motivation, I could help you. Are ou on FB? I have a closed group with others in the same boat as you. Let me know!

No. It won't kick start anything.

I drink one after every workout. I love the taste of them and it's really up to you. I want Shakeology by Beachbody, but they r so expensive I mainly drink mine for a snack and it helps me cause I Love Chocolate!