Slim Fast

[rach912]

I am thinking of trying the slim fast diet but wanted to check first if anyone else has tried it and what they thought of it? also how much can I expect to lose in my first week and then each week after that?

[Scarlett]

I wouldn't bother. My sister used to do it, and you will lose a few lbs in the first week, but it doesn't teach you anything about your eating habits, so invariably you gain the weight back as soon as you start eating proper food. Better to just cut out snacking and eat more veggies, less carbs and never after 7pm.

[toecrusher]

i,ve tried it, at the end of the day its just a drink and wont fill you up, concentrate on improving the quality of your diet and execise if you are able to do so,lol

[flump1]

hi rach 912  must tell you about my mum and dad, they tried the slim fast diet. And the pork pie diet, and keep the exercise bike in the bedroom diet, and none worked!!!  I did gather the drinks tasted ok but one has to have a lot of self disipline and my mum and dad haven't !!!

[blanx]

I have used it in the past, and found the large tins that you mix yourself are more filling than the small tins (for some reason!).  It's quite good if you don't want to have to think about food or count calories, but you may need to have a snack here and there (piece of fruit) mid-morn/ mid afternoon, particularly if you are energetic.  I used to like have breakfast and lunch ones, then have one around 5.30pm so that I could stand to wait for my dinner around 7.30-8.00pm.  Sometimes I would mix and match, Slimfast for breakfast and low-cal sandwich for lunch or cereal for breakfast/Slimfast for lunch.  Just use your common sense and keep a check on calories consumed. 

Overall, I would say Scarlett is right. Long term you need to change your eating habits, but drinking these will shrink your stomach capacity after a few days, and you never know, it may be worth a try.  I lost about 3 stone.  Slimfast was partially responsible. Don't eat some of the 99 cal snack bars though, they have hydrogenated fat in them and that clogs yours arteries. Just check the ingredients to be safe.  Good luck.