Personally I wouldn't follow slimfast as the entire weight loss plan. I am not sure if that's what you are doing. I am a calorie counter, but occasionally I will have one slimfast a day if I am in time crunch or not really hungry. The new cans I saw say to eat one meal that is at least 500 calories, replace a meal with the shake or bar, and then three servings of fruits or vegetables, I think. I just drink the slimfast occasionally because I like the way it tastes and there does seem to be a lot of vitamins in it according the nutrition label. If you're feeling very tired you may not be consuming enough calories to fuel your body.
What I ate to reach my 1500 calories when I was on it was a shake for breakfast, a midmorning snack (like fruit or nuts), for lunch I would have another shake with either a salad or half a sandwhich, then an afternoon snack (fruits, veggies, slimfast bar etc), a 500 calories dinner, and then a snack before bed (same as snacks before, or even some popcorn or a rice cake).
The snacks usually ranged from about 40-120 calories or so. I have the problem I've not being hungry enough to eat more calories too. So I just try to get them in snacks throughout the day.
I will give that a try pinkalarmclock, sounds like that might work. I finished my Ab Jams this morning and feel fab! Going to do it again this afternoon
I know the scale went up 2 lbs, but for some reason I just feel better. It seems like my shorts are fitting the way they should and my posture is better, which helps my gut not stick out so much
Still no cigs... day 2... wish me luck!
For every 5 lbs lost had to take one off - that’s disappointing
Stopped smoking: 3/30/2010
Mini Goal 1: 199 - 6lbs to go
Mini Goal 2: 185 - 20lbs to go - Memorial Day Challenge
Mini Goal 3: 175 - 30lbs to go
Mini Goal 4: 160 - 45lbs to go
Unrealistic Goal?? 155 - 50lbs to go
Ive been drinking the french vamilla powder shake for years...I have it every morning for breakfast. I've never gotten tired of it.....its yummy and fills me up!
I buy slimfast, and still use it, but I am not doing the slim fast plan. I am a busy college student, as well as a calorie counter, so knowing I can grab a slimfast shake as I am running out the door, it helps. I buy the generic store version of slimfast, a bit cheaper, and actually has 10 calories less per serving. I use it to replace an occasional meal, but I don't know if I would be able to drink it all the time! You have to find what works for you, so you might need to try something else, and see how you like it.
I tried SlimFast last year and I only lost 5 lbs. It doesn't really work for me. I was taking the shake or the bar replacement meal twice a day and I even boosted up to 3 times per day meaning I was surviving on only meal replacement substances. I lost only 5 lbs so I just stopped doing it all together.
Actually I'm loving Slim Fast right now. I've tried nearly everything over the years but never Slim Fast until two weeks ago. First week lost about 6lbs and this week I've lost 4 so far. I'm also weight-walking for 30 mins six days a week; I was doing Turbo Jam a few months back and seeing decent results initially but my knees really can't take it at this point so I needed something with lower impact to the joints and my back also. So far, the weight-walking/Slim Fast combination has really done well, so I'm sticking with it to see if I can get to my half-way goal of 30lbs in 6mo.
I'm Dollie (my nickname since school in the 50's) I'm 60 next week, married 35 years with 1 daughter. I am a retired nurse living in the west midlands. Since I retired at 55, my weight has crept silently and ever upwards from 13 stones to a massive 18. I really must get to grips with it.
I tried sensibly eating, lost a few pounds but not enough to sort out my aching joints.
My dentist is on Slimfast and she has, since Christmas, lost 3 stones and looks amazing.
I've bought a tin and have promised her that I will do 7 days and then decide whether to continue or not.
I've had my first shake and have a bottle of water in the fridge ready to have during the day.
Please, please don't knock me down by telling me Slimfast won't work. I need oodles of support.
If I have a good result i would like to take a stone off, then ask for advice re the rest.
I found this site by using a search engin, I've never been on one before so apologies in advance for all the mistakes I will make.
Its blinking hot here on the Welsh borders I can tell you!
I've been using Slimfast after my workout at the gym. I go first thing in the morning, get ready at the gym and then head to work. After my workout, I was finding that if I ate something solid, I felt nauseous, but after about an hour if I hadn't had ANYTHING, then I felt ill as well.
I've been doing my hard workout, getting ready for work, and then drinking a Slimfast as I drive to work. It's been working for me - I get something in my tummy and don't feel sick after working out anymore.
I occasionally drink Slim Fast if I'm in the need for a quick, protein packed nutrient filled meal.
I used to LOVE it when I was a kid- it was like a shake to me. My mother uses it to get extra protein and my father was on the diet for a while. I would sneak his strawberry shakes all the time.
I still love it- the favorite being strawberry. But I don't think I'd do the whole meal plan. I think it's a wonderful supplemental tool, but I'd get bored of it quickly if I had it too often.
I want to try this, but i was wondering about the taste.
Some people were telling me that they couldnt get over the bad taste of it, and Im the same way. If it doesnt taste good I wont like it.
So i was just wondering if its any good, taste wise?
The shakes are different in the US to the ones in the UK. I've tried the UK chocolate and also banana, and they are gorgeous. I suppose, at the end of the day, it is all about personal tastes isn't it?
Yesterday was my first day and it went really well. I can't wait for the end of the week to see how this experiment went.
Just wondering if anyone else here is using the SlimFast plan... I have been on it for about 10 days and I had lost 15 lbs, but it's stopped coming off. But I am EXHAUSTED all the time! I wake up and just want to crawl back in bed all day! And by 3.00pm I usually do! It's ridiculous!! I was wondering if anyone else is using it, and if so, what are you doing with it?
If this is a crappy way to lose weight, please tell me! I know nothing about it. Just know that I have my goals and want to meet them, so am willing to do just about anything to get there (but still maintain when I do).
I'm not much of an exerciser, but have been doing a little bit better. Can't go to the gym... $$$ HATE running, but I have my Turbo Jam videos and Jillian Michaels Power Sculpt that I use and I walk around the neighborhood. Just curious what you all did differently that worked for you.
I already count calories, but with the SlimFast it's a lot different that what you are probably doing. I know I get about 1,100/day and I don't know if that is enough. If you know of a good website for me to go to, please let me know.
Thanks so much!
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Mini Goal 1: 199 - 6lbs to go
Mini Goal 2: 185 - 20lbs to go - Memorial Day Challenge
Mini Goal 3: 175 - 30lbs to go
Mini Goal 4: 160 - 45lbs to go
Unrealistic Goal?? 155 - 50lbs to go
Well I did slimfast awhile back I did it 4 a mnth. I did lose weight but I was always exhausted never had energy and wanted 2 sleep all the time. I don't think that its that great plus the cost of the items and how often u have 2 go buy the stuff.
I've tried slimfast in the past, and the taste was ok, but I was always hungry!
I do a meal replacement plan (Medifast) right now and the shakes do a good job of keeping me full. The food is pretty pricey and it doesn't make sense to buy it unless you're doing the whole plan, but I recently found these shakes at the grocery store that are similar nutrition wise. Muscle Milk Light
I plan on using these as snacks once I'm in maintenance and off the Medifast meal plan. I like the taste, and I like that they're only 100 calories and only have 6 carbs vs 190 calories/25 carbs for slimfast.
Also, purely superficial, but I like that it's in a little box and they give you a straw. For some reason, I didn't really like drinking a shake out of a can. The box makes it feel more like chocolate milk or something.
...still doing Slim Fast? I stopped shortly after my last post because sadly I guess I'm a yo-yo dieter EVEN WHEN DIETS ARE WORKING. I get to 3 wks of any 'diet', 'eating plan', 'lifestyle change'--whatever--and then can't help binging for a week or three on fast food crap. I've been on a couple fad-type diets over the past several weeks with varying success but then remembered how well the Slim Fast 321 worked for me and wondered why I stopped. I still bought the shakes--mainly because the choc royale is delish --and so this morning I decided to try it again for a week to see what would happen.
I just wondered if anyone else was still giving Slim Fast a go-round?
Howdy! 
I wake up and just want to crawl back in bed all day! And by 3.00pm I usually do! It's ridiculous!! I was wondering if anyone else is using it, and if so, what are you doing with it?
Anyone..?
--and so this morning I decided to try it again for a week to see what would happen.
