Anyone done Slim Fast and been successful ?

Unless you're going to do Slimfast for the rest of your life, it's not worth it IMO. Plus, the shakes were very chalky to me when I tried it as a teenager.

Same as any fad diet - most people are successful when losing weight but as soon as 'normal' meals are reintroduced the weight goes back on. It doesn't teach portion control and doesn't change eating habits in the long run.

agreed.

While i was searching for the "magic bullet" in weight loss i tried this...lost a little but as soon as i started eating real food i gained it all and more back....until i embraced a new lifestyle of healthy eating i yo-yo'd trying everything under the sun...but now i have lost 71 pounds and eat normally...just make better choices and control my portions.....it isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle change that you can live with and live longer and better

Unless you're going to do Slimfast for the rest of your life, it's not worth it IMO. Plus, the shakes were very chalky to me when I tried it as a teenager.

That's exactly how I remember them being.

Why not switch slim-fast out for something that will be more satisfying for longer? You can eat a serving of greek yogurt for about the same amount of calories (less, in some cases). Then, when you decide to maintain, you're not having to wean yourself off of anything.

Slim fast has tons of sugar and isn't really balanced. Your better off just eating a healthy diet with a calorie deficit.

(day 1 = torture)

That right there is not a good sign for long term sustainability of this diet, is it?

The thing is, there is nothing special about slimfast - nothing. It helps you create a calorie deficit, and that's it. You can do that with food. It just takes a bit more effort learning about which foods are calorie dense, which are not calorie dense, how different foods make you feel etc. People tend to be drawn to things like slim fast because it takes away the stress of having to make choices about food. But, as soon as you stop doing the diet, you're faced with real world choices about food again. It's honestly better to try and deal with that stuff now, and learn to eat food that you enjoy moderately.

I was only successful on Slimfast when I got my wisdom teeth out and couldn't eat solid foods.. Once my mouth healed I tried eating one solid meal with the slimfast for the other meals and lost a few pounds but in the end gained it all back.

Slim fast has tons of sugar and isn't really balanced. Your better off just eating a healthy diet with a calorie deficit.

and this.

Sorry, but I don't think you're going to find a Slim Fast success story here because we are all real people, not paid advertisements. When you stop drinking Slim Fast, you'll just gain it back.

Why not start eating at a reasonable calorie deficit and lose the weight for good, learn about healthy eating in the process, and keep it off! There are plenty success stories here that work that way.

Good luck to you! You can do it! :flowerforyou:

The reason why Slimfast shakes work is because you are only consuming about 190 cals for an entire meal. That's it. It creates a deficit right off of the bad and isn't solid. For that amount of calories, you could have 1/2c. greek yogort (fage 0% is only 65cals), a drizzle of honey (about 5g is 16cals), fresh blueberries (about 50g is only 28 cals), an egg (XL is 80cals) that totals right at the same as the Slim Fast. Add in a slice of regular whole wheat toast (most are 60 per slice) and you would still be under 250 cals. And you wouldn't be miserable and would feel full. Heck, at less than 250, you could add in another slice of toast or even a couple of slices of bacon or just make the other servings slightly bigger! I frequently eat toast with butter and jam, bacon, and coffee and still come under 400 cals. And there ARE breads out there with no added sugar that are sliced thinner that only have right at 35 cals per slice. There is just NO reason to not eat real food. I'm not saying Slimfast is evil and if you wanted to use the chocolate or coffee one as an afternoon snack with some fruit or something then that would be ok, but you need to be aware of what you are putting in your body and traditionally, Slimfast fails because after people lose, they don't know what REAL food to eat. That's why when doing shakes so many people suggest making them yourself and logging individual ingredients because you start to learn the 'value' of different food items. Good luck whatever you choose!

So I'm back on the slim fast plan again (day 1 = torture), I've lasted a couple of months on it and lost nearly 2 stone, but I've come back off it for the past 4/5 months and put on 6 pounds.
Has anyone done it for a longer period, has anyone got any tips for staying on it longer? I feel once your into it's easy but as soon as you break it , it's so hard to get back into

Slim Fast is being very successful doing you. You're back on it again, which is what they intend, if it actually worked you'd get skinny and then stop buying their product. Business relies on repeat customers. Congratulations, you're a repeat customer, and it's working great for Slim Fast.

Get off the juice and eat some real food.

Rigger

I actually started with slim fast before I came here :embarassed: . To be honest, if it's what you need to get started, then fine. I know it is a heck of a lot easier to count calories and get your vitamins with meal replacements.

If you want to use it, and you need the structure to be motivated, go ahead.

But still log your calories here.

As you get sick of it, replace with other stuff.

Before you know it, you will be completely weaned.

In most cases, I would recommend eating more calories than the 1200 that slim fast allows as well.

EtA: I am down a total of 24 lb, 10 before MFP about 8 of those were lost with Slim Fast, but I would have NEVER stuck with it this long (2.5 months).

I do the slimfast diet, although half the time I don't have a shake, instead I have something worth the same amount of calories (like a sandwich, for example, or a small bowl of cereal) and I'd say it's a success. I've lost almost three stone now, since July, you just have to have self control and when you reach your target weight just stick to a certain amount of calories in order to keep the weight off. If you find it miserable then I guess don't do it, but I don't seem to mind it, so it makes me sort of sad to see everyone on here insulting it. It's good to get the initial weight off before going onto a balanced diet to keep it off.