What do you think of Slim Fast?

Good or Bad?

Why or Why not?




A friend of mine is drinking the low-carb one. I wonder if I should give it a whirl or not?
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The sugar content is high, better off having a protein shake with soya milk, much less sugar.

I make one shake part of my breakfast during the work week. I find it's an easy thing to grab on the way to work, and after working out in the morning it's a good way to get some fluids back and some protein to recover. But the idea of the Slim Fast plan of just having one shake for breakfast and one for lunch? Not enough calories. It's just not enough food.

Slim Fast is a convenient way of Just Eating Fewer Calories(tm)

Exactly. It creates a calorie deficit for you. So does MFP, except you get to eat real food and learn how to eat properly. Unless you plan on chugging Slim Fast for life, you have to learn how to eat sometime. Not to mention, Slim Fast is loaded with sugar and really isn't healthy at all. If one was hellbent on drinking their food, there are much better protein shake options available out there.

Pros:
- Quick convenient way of consuming calorie-controlled meals
- Added vitamins/minerals

Cons:
- Not "real" food, so not a way of re-educating eating habits
- High in sugar
- Processed
- Not high enough in protein

I have used Slim Fast to lose weight - it's the only successful method I've found for me personally. However, I have reduced to one meal per day and plan to phase out completely soon - due to cons above.

Hello, I did slim fast for a while but then I found a better shake for me.. its called atkins advantage shake and its much lower in sugars and carbs..plus I love the taste! but I know many people who drink slim fast shakes..its a personal choice and it depends on your health as well because I am a diabetic and the less sugar I have the better.

I have tried Atkins Advantage chocolate with soya milk - its great tasting and really filling!!! AND LOW IN SUGAR!

According to a nutritionist that I have seen, Slim Fast shakes really are not nutritious. She is the one that actually turned me on to MFP and suggested that I stop trying to use Slim Fast and eat real food instead. According to her, you have to learn to eat differently, not just drink shakes. :flowerforyou:

I drink 2 a day during the work week (breakfast and lunch)... mainly because it is cheap ($8.44 for a 12 pack of the Wal-mart brand) and easy. I don't have time to eat before I leave the house because I have to wait an hour after my thyroid meds to eat. I don't follow the slim fast plan at all ... they are just part of my calories for the day. It has saved me a lot of money and calories since I am no longer tempted to eat out for lunch.

It has trans fats. That's the one thing I avoid at all costs.

Sometimes I drink the Chocolate Shake in the morning for breakfast. When ice cold, the taste isn't too bad and it actually does fill me up for a while. I don't do it religiously but I am not against it.

Why not just take a multi and drink a protein shake? I think that would be much more beneficial.

I have used it during weightloss. It has worked both times. First time I dropped 32lbs in 8wks and this time I dropped 25lbs in 6wksusing it. I always buy the powder and add almond vanilla milk!! I am phasing out of it now as i am ready to replace with real food!!

I have one slim-fast a day before my exercise workout. I had back surgery in 2007 and they wanted me to drink the Boost several times a day, EXPENSIVE! My hubby was comparing ingredients on the Boost and the Slim-fast and they are exactly the same so he bought me slim-fast. The surgeon was astonished at my recovery, I was walking a mile a day (before the fibro) only 3 weeks after surgery.
I had the surgery to fuse L4-L5 after it was found that the bones were sitting on top of each other with no cushion of the disc it had ruptured and caused my spine to start fraying the spinal cord. The spinal cord was shorting out you might say and had to be shaved and then cauterized, the team of doctors were looking to get me back on my feet in 8 weeks and 4 months of pain pills. I was walking the mile in 3 weeks and off the pain pills in the same time.
I think that the protein in the slim-fast helped my recovery as I was unable to eat any solids for the first two weeks after surgery, only slim-fast.
So it really is up to the person on if they want to do the whole slim-fast deal, as for me I will continue my one a day as a protein boost. I do not use it as a weight-loss tool but tend to eat healthier and exercise more. Have a great day!

I prefer "Labrada LeanBody for Her" because it has 30gr protein and I can to my "4-hour-Body" 30 grains as fast as possible after awakening. It is effective for me.

In the past, I really liked Atkins drinks, but for several months, no matter where I bought them, they were curdled. Atkins sent me a few free coupons, but I became frustrated and concerned about their quality control. Needing to return more than a dozen Atkins drinks over months made me Atkins-shy. Further, too little protein and too much soy for my hypothyroid body!

But I'm a great believer in doing what works for you! I want high protein and low carbs. Labrada works for me best.

I'm sure there are haters out there (there are haters of everything on MFP) but I am a big fan of Slim Fast. I've gotten away from it, but the first time I lost a lot of weight I had a Slim Fast shake nearly every morning for breakfast [Chocolate Royale + nonfat milk + ice + frozen fruit = delicious!] and it was very satisfying. I've actually been thinking a lot lately about going back to them. It's super quick and convenient.

I have no idea where you are, but if you're going with the canned variety, the Walmart (Equate) brand actually tastes better than the Slim Fast (and is cheaper, I think).

Also, for the record, I have kept off 40 lbs for over 5 years.

But you still have 85lbs to lose? This does not convince me slimfast or equate is any better than a sugary vitamin drink. When you're ready to build muscle replace it with something that has more protein and is more filling.

I'm not really sure how this is relevant? When I was using it, Slim Fast helped me lose weight. I didn't lose all the weight I wanted to lose for a myriad of reasons, none of which had anything to do with Slim Fast.

I'm not a big fan of the canned variety and rarely bought it, but I was working full time and in school full time then, so I occasionally used them just for the sake of convenience. Using the powder and adding frozen fruit tastes much better.