[KaitlynsMommy04]

Hi all

FatChristy~I hated writing that~The program has changed a lot in the past couple of years. I don't know if you saw my post in this thread talking about the changes. Check it out, I'm just talking about how they've added food to the plan.

Shyangel~I found the Muffin bars in Target and Shop Rite. Hopefully you have access to one of these stores. The Banana Nut Muffin bar is awesome!

Rosettastone~I agree with shyangel. It sounds like you might not be eating enough food daily. Try to add some veggies during the day or have the Slim Fast Snack Bars. Eating too little won't take the weight off either.

I encourage everyone to check out the Slim Fast website. It tells you basically exactly what you should do. It can tell you your optimum calorie intake for your weight and height. You can log your food, water, and exercise daily. It's a great tool.

Again, I'm not going to lie, the weight doesn't fall off like people say it does on Atkins...BUT IT COMES OFF!!! Also, supposedly, the slower it comes off the better. I find that once in a while I'm hungry but in general...I feel satisfied. I eat around 1500 calories a day and try (I stress try) to walk 30 minutes a day. Between the two Slim Fast Combination Meals (a Slim Fast product & 150 calories by adding what you'd like to eat as long as its on track) the sensible dinner and 2 snacks I am rarely looking for something else to eat. I am in my 7th week and I truly think my stomach has shrunk. What I used to eat to fill me up is too much now.

I've lost 10 pounds so far. Of course I'd like it to be more. I'd like to lose 10 pounds a month but it's not going to always be that simple. I lost 6 pounds the first week and than stayed the same for 2 weeks. Then I lost 1 pound. Then I lost another 3. This week I stayed the same. But overall, it's still 10 pounds lost! If it takes me longer than I had planned to reach my goal, that's fine. It's better than carrying the weight around and not losing like I have for 15 or so years!

Hopefully I answered some questions. Keep up the good work. WE CAN DO THIS!

[Friday]

Hi Ladies..
IM doing slim fast.. pretty much..
watching carbs kinda too.
i been losing like 5 pounds a month. Very slow.. yes i know thats the way things should go. .but now it seems to stop.. i gained a pound...
I did start working out..

I was drinking 1 shake breakfast..
1 bar snack
and then regualr lunch and dinner, thinking about starting 2 shakes a day..
just until vacation.

Trying to make my vacation goal of now 8 pounds more. cause i gained a pound back.. Vacation is in 5 weeks.. do you think i could lose 8 pounds in 5 weeks if i started 2 shakes on this tuesday? 30 days 8 lbs?

Thanks for reading?

[shyangel]

Karey - I'll have to check at different Target stores. The first one didn't have the muffin bars and only one type of snack bar. Yesterday I had a meal bar as a snack (I knew dinner would be really late) and I'm sure it's just too much. If you can add a little more exercise and some with a slightly higher intensity (power walk, elliptical machine, aeorbics, dance, etc.) I bet you'll lose weight faster. I know food alone doesn't do it for me at all.

Since we have some interest in a Slim Fast support group, where do you think the best location would be?

ameg - Can you provide a little more info? The impact of changing to two shakes will depend on what your 'normal' lunch is, how much you workout and what your current weight is. 8 pounds in 5 weeks is definitely possible.

[Friday]

I started back on slim fast today..
I need to drop 8 pounds b4 vacation.. which is in 4 weeks 2 days!
whoo whoo...

im doing 2 shakes a day. .and 2 snacks.. and a light dinner..
Light dinner will be anything from. a Weight watchers dinner or
a bowl of soup...NO bread..
I still have at least 40 more pounds to lose. but my mini vacation goal is 8 more pounds that will bring me to a minus loss of 23 pounds since March.


hows everyone doing?
and im drinking a LOT of water, like a gallon a day..
And keeping calories not over 1200...
Would love to hear everyone stories..

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

[Treadgirl]

Hi All,

I am new to this site. I thought I would reply to the slimfast diet. I started the plan about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I love it! I am using the Optima shakes and bars. I have lost 6 1/2 lbs so far. My goal is to lose a total of 75. I had always been thin growing up and then when I meet my boyfriend (now husband) I had started gaining weight. Then last year I got pregant and had my baby in September. I had gained 50 pounds during pregnacy but lost 30 right away. I got into a bad slump then one day I looked into the mirror and said out loud "I AM FAT!" From then on I started dieting and walking. This was back in March. I slipped into another bad slump until a few weeks ago. So I went out and bought a treadmill and some slimfast. I walk everyday and sometimes even twice a day. My husband thinks I should be taking a day for my muscles to recover so I plan on doing that now. So my goal is to have lost 50 pounds by my daughter's first birthday- 9/14/05 and then the remaing 25 by Christmas. I also have another goal- once I lose the weight I am going to try for another baby. So along with that and just wanting to like myself again I know I can do it. Even though it will take some time. So Good luck to everyone on the slimfast diet. I hope it works for all of us.

Wendy

[AUGUST427]

I plan to get everything I need this weekend and start on the SF diet Monday....boy, how many times have I "started on Monday"? But, it too would like to know of a forum to support the SF dieters. I already work out most mornings (4-5 days), but I have the WORST eating habits. So, hopefully SF will help me to get it in order.

[Idrial]

Hi,
I just joined tonight after finding this site from a google search. I started slimfast recently and love it. I'm using the optima plan. I bought some of the new breakfast bar today and will start using those tomorrow.

I'd lost to 161.5 but had to start taking prednisone for arthritis and gained 5 pounds but I'm confident that I will lose that as soon as my body adjusts.

I hope to see more sf support and to be part of the group!
Idrial

[shyangel]

Hi Everyone,

Wendy - it really sound like Slim Fast is working for you. If you are walking for your exercise I wouldn't worry about taking a day out for your muscles, unless you are power walking and actually getting sore. It doesn't mean you can't change up your routine a little and maybe walk a little less or a different route one day, but walking everyday is good for you. Keep it up. Days off are usually recommended for weightlifting and/or more intense aerobic activity (running, biking, etc.).

ameg - how are you doing with your goal?

Anyone else making any progress on Slim Fast or have any tips?

I have been drinking a shake a day and sometimes a meal bar. I still can't find any muffin bars or more than one kind of snack bar. I don't like eating the meal bars as 'snacks'. I don't think I've lost any weight yet - although I'm not really doing much else so I don't blame Slim Fast - but it makes eating a little easier/convenient.

[Idrial]

I've lost 11 so far.
I tried the iced lemon breakfast bar this morning (optima) and it's delicious!
It's really hot and steamy here and this was a light but filling breakfast. I took a 45 minute walk and feel great.
Idrial

[shyangel]

I lost 2 pounds but that puts me back to 206 so really no lose. I'm out of Optima bars so I have to get to the store. I'm hoping to find a different store that has more variety of bars.

The weather is a lot better here too so I've been outside in my garden. I love the outdoors. I'm hoping the extra activity will help with weight loss too.

[bellasmom]

HI! I am sort of new to the group and 3fc's in general. I checked in here about a year ago and am back because instead of losing, I have gained. Not that I am making excuses but I moved houses and have had a big falling out with my best friend in the last several months and this has given me the permission I needed in order to stuff my face with comfort food for 4 months straight. I stopped going to the gym, felt like a slug, and just gained and gained. I am now ready to work hard to get it all off and thought I would start with slimfast. I know how to eat healthy and have been a heathy dieter before and and motivated to get back into it.
I have been working out (at Curves) and doing slimfast shakes and other liquids just to get me going. I am in DAY 3 and have lost 6 pounds! I am not really hungry and already have a lot of energy from the workouts.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself to this group and say that it is really great that there are other slimfast dieters out there!!

[sapphire9]

Hi, all. I kind of lost track of this thread. I've been off the plan but will go back on on Monday. I am very sedentary right now so I don't need a lot of calories to get by. Sometimes I had vegs to the lunch of a Slim Fast shake to give me something to chew on. I don't really care for the bars. At night with my Lean Cuisine dinner I have some Kavli rye crackers to add bulk to my diet. Sometimes I have a wedge or two of Laughing Cow cheese. The apple I have for a snack about 5 p.m. really fills me up so I'm not hungry for several hours. I tend to eat late so I don't do any grazing before bed. My big problem is the weekends. I can't seem to stay on track. Also, I have started trying to walk again (huffing and puffing lol) so I might add some calories if I keep that up.

[bellasmom]

I usually have a hader time on the weekends too. My husband travels a lot for work and my daughter and I miss him. So when he comes home, its Party Central. We "celebrate" and go out to eat or I cook big UNHEALTHY meals. Also, My girlfriends are very much into the martini thing and lunching every week. It is hard to say no when I want to do those things too. I have been dieting for 2 months now (just a week with slimfast) and I am finding that I see my friends much less often and I have banned going out to eat. I still make the big dinners but with calories and fat content in mind. Now...what I do with my time to keep me occupied (not thinking about food): I make a weekend trip to the library, I go to the park with my 3 yr old, I spend a few hours listening to music on my ipod dancing my my hubbie or little girl, I walk around at the mall (replacing a food addiction for a shoe addiction - I celebrate each 10 pounds with something FOR ME), I go to the movies, and I have been scarpbooking (or learning how to), and I have been really into this game we have for the Xbox (Dance revolution)- I love to dance so this is a great way to burn calories (when Curves is closed on Sundays) and I really LOVE doing it. What does everyone else do to keep occupied now that food doesnt take as much time in your lives? I love new ideas and trying new things. Maybe we can share ideas?.........

[Ferret]

Hello, like a couple of you I'm new here and loving it so far...i just happened across the site...I'm also involved in a graphics forum so between the two i hope i keep myself busy...so I'm looking forward to getting to know you guys...so far I've lost about 40 lbs since the beginning of the year, but i know I'm about 80 lbs below my top weight i've been at...i gotta keep remembering that I get irritated with myself so easily...

anyways back to slim fast lol...i've used it off and on and have had moderate success but i am looking right now as we speak on the site to see the new changes...maybe i'll go back

[hootiekay]

I have dabbled a little with the slim fast plan. The shakes are pretty good but find they dont last very long . The slim fast optima snack bars are delicious. The peanut butter crunch tastes like a butterfinger. I havent tried the breakfast bars yet. Have you tried any of them. Would be glad to hear your success with this plan. My name is Sharon. Good luck to you