Slim Fast 3-2-1?

I tried it but to be honest it wasn't for me. I was never realistically going to stick to it long term. I like my food too much :laugh: I didn't lose any weight on it either but again I didn't stick to it very long. I think if you eat healthy and exercise you'll lose the weight and also keep the weight off. It's a lifestyle change after all.

I semi-followed slimfast and did lose about 3 lbs in 2 weeks. it was also a terrible experience, my energy was low, I was hungry very often, and I felt strong urges to splurge at dinner because their bars/shakes are limited.

I tried it when I first decided I wanted to lose weight. I stuck to the plan and exercised about 30 minutes a day and I noticed I was losing weight. I lost about 7 - 8 pounds in 3 weeks. I think it was a good way for me to learn how to structure my caloric intake. Now I pretty much stick to the same principal of 3 snacks, 2 small meals, and a somewhat larger meal.

I don't follow the slim fast diet, but I do get the low-carb pre-made shakes and mix half a can in with 4oz of unsweetened almond milk, whey powder, cocoa powder and some ice. Tastes like a wonderful chocolate smoothy.

That is about the extent of my slim fast usage. :bigsmile:

I bought some of the stuff but not to follow their plan just to have as an option if i am in a hurry. I can find full meals for the same amount of calories as a bar or shake so it isnt worth it. Plus I LOVE eating. So i am not going to give that up. lol

I use slimfast shake as a snack or down one when I haven't packed a lunch. But for over all weight loss plan I wouldn't use it. I think that we need to change our eating habits to a healthier way in order to lose and "maintain" our weight once we've lost it. If we so called "diet" then we'll go right back to our old habits once we lost the weight and gain it all back. Its a lifestyle change for me. Nothing can replace fruits, veggies, protein and grains. I don't care what they claim to do! God gave us what we need we just gotta eat it!

Good luck! I'm rooting for you!

I've been following it for about 2 weeks now. Have lost 15lbs since May 31st. I am doing the low-carb version (not sure if that makes a difference). Not eating any of their snacks, but my own (usually cheese, pepperoni, pickles.. am starting to add almonds to the mix) and a 500-600 calorie (and low-carb) dinner. I actually feel like I have more energy. I'm sleeping 8 hours a night and waking up feeling great. I get in some walking throughout the day (not much, but more than I was doing before I started). I don't plan to stay on the Slim-Fast plan forever, but I do plan to stay low-carb.

I've used it before, and it did work for me for a while...I stayed on it for about a month and lost about 10 lbs. I didn't have the energy level drop some people mention, but I ended up stopping because it was just so damn BORING. Even though I wasn't any more hungry than on any other diet I've been on, I reached the point where at lunch time I'd have killed my colleagues if I thought it would get me a sandwich instead of another milkshake.

There are probably worse diets but it isn't practical to stay on it forever so it doesn't really do anything to get you used to proper healthy eating.

i did slimfast 3 yrs ago for 4 mths, lost 2 half stone and it stayed off for 2 yrs ( until i was 6mths pregnant ) I used to have a shake a breakfast.. fruit at 11ish .. another shake around lunchtime, low fat yog or their snack bars around 4 when i got in from the school run, and a low cal tea, around 6/700 cals. infact for the first 3 mths i actually did it wrong and i was eating the huge snack bar from slimfast ( which is supposed to be a change from the shake/soup ) as its 200 cals, and your supposed to have the smaller 99 cal bars/pretzels if its a snack and i still lost around 2lb a week. I found having the snacks in between with lots og herbal tea n water helped boost energy levels, but its not really an ideal long term option. The website does say u can do a flexi plan, or the full thing and they have some ok recipes on there for dinner ideas xx

I just drink the shake I'm not on the diet for it. Reasoning why is b/c we only eat once a day. So I have to at least have the shake for breakfast or lunch pending on when I get up but other than that I don't plan on using it as part of my diet plan. My diet plan is the healthy way to eat right and exercise which is why I am doing the shakes b/c if not for the shakes I would only get about 500 calories a day if that. B/c it's summer time I don't eat. I have to force myself to eat b/c of the fact that I'm trying to lose weight and I'm also trying to eat right. So what do I do.... I drink a shake in the am when I get up and try to eat a good meal (doesn't always work especially when you aren't hungry) try to get some fresh veggies and fruits in my body and try to cut down the pop intake which I have been doing semi good on and to exercise. (will be great when I start going to the gym on Monday new week new me)
But it is really hard to do alot when you are always tired. But Honestly the shakes for me are just another way to get my calories and to get on the right path.