Anyone else lose weight with slim fast?

I was on their program back in 2008-2009 and had lost 82#. I left SF when they changed to the 3.2.1 program. I hated it! They did such a turn around on all they had taught with the Optima program. I lost all faith in SF. Another SF member told me to come over to MFP, I did and have never gone back. One thing that was a challenge for me was making choices on my own. SF gave you so much structure and I needed that to lose the weight, but for maintenance I also needed to learn to do this on my own. I started weening myself before coming here. I love the support here! I still log my food and exercise daily to keep Me accountable to Me. I still buy their meal bars, but I don't rely on just those. I've learned to be creative over the years. I knew when I started this journey in Jan. 2008 that it was for life. SF gave me some very good tools back then and the dieticians were wonderful. It's too bad they made so many drastic changes, but in doing so it forced me to rely on my own judgement and it's still working!

I used to drink slim fast all the time. I quit because of the high fructose corn syrup. I am now limiting my sugar intake with trivia sweetener and eating more natural foods.

Hmm Looking at the nutrition label:

Glorified sugary milkshake. Yea that beats real food by a mile!
It works because it reduces your calories, it is not some heaven in a bottle that melts the pounds away. Real, filling, and nutrition food si a much better option.

Are you trying to suggest that you lost weight BECAUSE of the slim fast?

No, you lost weight because you were eating at a calorie deficit. Replace the slim fast calories with essentially anything else and your success will continue.

How many calories are in a slim fast shake?

Edit: 180 calories for one shake? Instead: 1 whole egg + 2 egg whites + 2 pieces low calorie toast; Greek yogurt and fruit; Chicken breast and green beans; Turkey burger and salsa; carrots and hummus and six slices deli meat; english muffin and laughing cow cheese; etc. etc. etc.

There are many many options that have a similar calorie count and more nutritional value. And honestly once you get in the habit, they are just as easy to make/prepare/pack with you for breakfast and lunch. I take breakfast, lunch and two snacks in a lunch box to work nearly every day.

P.S. Probably cheaper than slim fast too.....use the money to buy a new outfit

Edit #2: A new outfit to celebrate the weight loss, not because your current outfit is bad. When I re-read that, it sounded a little wrong.

I eat whatever I want. I just eat a whole lot less. I used to think I could eat 3000-4000 calories per day. When I saw calorie charts based on average of 2000 calories per day I always assumed that was for very thin people. As a former (I love the sound of that) 300 lb. man, I now realize that I am a 2000 calorie per day person unless I want to gain my weight back (13 pounds so far). Joining MFP has been a huge benefit as it has shown me how few calories I can actually eat and remain healthy. The biggest change I have made however is that I know that if I eat calorie dense food in one meal I have to compensate with a lighter meal at another time of add exercise. I've always ignored the chemistry despite being a chemist...ironic huh?

I love a Slimfast for breakfast sometimes, or as a sugar/protein kick before a workout. I specifically like blending the powder with milk and ice, so it's a thick high volume shake that actually fills me up and is nice and cold. It IS a lot of sugar so if you're diabetic I'm not going to recommend it, and don't forget to eat real food! But if you want to have have one a day how could it hurt? Just watch your sugar and don't think it's a substitute for vegetables, even if they do add vitamins.

I drink slim fast but I make a fruit smoothie, usually a banana & apple and then add the slim fast to it, it is less then 200 calories. Use ice and water no milk. tastes good plus it's filling. I also eat a lot of fruit, vegatables and fish and chicken. You have to eat healthy to lose weight. I keep a food diary it really keeps me on track. You can substitute any kind of fruit you want, I put in the apple for fiber.

Slim fast shakes don't fill me up. If I want drink a meal on the go, I make a strawberry banana protein smoothie.

slimfast is a meal replacement. Meal Replacements happen to be the only confirmed effective method of weight loss by the FDA. The problem with it is it is not filling at all and is somewhat low in protein but yes it can work.