Slim fast

Apparently not. 😁

Colleague used it. He found it easy to use he said. Weight fell off him!.

Well this might be a bit extreme, but on 3 work days. I have decided to have three slim fast shakes plus my 2 Actimel shots in the morning and water as well,those calories will be 764 and that will just be for three days otherwise I will be eating normally.. and they won’t be consecutive days.

I didn't do slimfast, but I used Almased for two weeks and took off the stubborn 5 lbs that I needed to. Basically replacing two meals a day with a drink, then a healthy dinner as normal. It did get boring, but I was strict with myself and it did the job.

It will work, but it's not sustainable weight loss. It's good to give you a head start on a healthier diet, or to get a few stubborn pounds off.

One of my DDs and her other half did a Slimfast diet for three weeks before they went on an all inclusive holiday. They lost half a stone each.

I bought a couple of tins on the back of their success story, but lost my enthusiasm when DD told me the pounds went straight back on the moment they ordered their first sangria.

I guess it’s back to the 5:2 for me. They taste alright though.

Yes, I used to do, fasting i used to do the 16/8 but it’s awkward now because I work 2 pm till 8 pm. I don’t eat in the morning anyway so I thought I’d give this a go I need to lose about a stone..

If it works and I lose the stone then I shall probably do this pattern one day a week…

A friend lost 3 stone using the Slimfast plan. She’s maintaining it by having one shake a day as a meal replacement, eating normally if thoughtfully the rest of the time. It’s working for her. Definitely can’t tempt her to cake or biscuits.

Ahead of my gall bladder removal I had to live on this for 2 weeks in order to reduce the size of the liver to make it easier for the keyhole surgery. I lost a fair bit of ‘weight’ but suspect the first few lbs were water due to the low carbs.

I used the vanilla powder mixed with instant coffee to make coffee shakes which was fine. I didn’t like the bottled drinks though.

Good luck with it Shina. I really need to shed a few (ha!) pounds, but still debating over which diet to try. Last week, I made an effort - no wine, no biscuits. Weetabix for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, fish and veg for dinner - gained a kilo!! Oh, and I had little dog here and walked miles!
Back to the drawing board.

I used slim fast biscuits for a while, when I was working and probably 25+ years ago. They served their purpose, I liked them, they stopped me feeling hungry and weight did come off so yes a useful aid as long as you can maintain the loss

NotAGran55

Ahead of my gall bladder removal I had to live on this for 2 weeks in order to reduce the size of the liver to make it easier for the keyhole surgery. I lost a fair bit of ‘weight’ but suspect the first few lbs were water due to the low carbs.

I used the vanilla powder mixed with instant coffee to make coffee shakes which was fine. I didn’t like the bottled drinks though.

I tried it a few years ago and didn’t like the powder. I do like the drinks but they are very expensive but if they do the trick will be worth it….😁

I did for a while - I'm always halfway on and halfway off a weightloss Grand Plan - and it really helped.
The only thing was all the milk in the powder, and drunk with the powder gave me something of a mild lactose intolerance, which persists on and off.

*Mild lactose intolerance =ed sudden, frantic dashes to the loo.

Normal eating today, Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, Slim fast days…🤓

My chum a Hospital Dietician always said.. "Any Diet works, you just have to stick to it".

Visgir1

My chum a Hospital Dietician always said.. "Any Diet works, you just have to stick to it".

And this pattern of eating will be achievable for me…🤓

NotAGran55 The hospital suggested weight watchers or low calorie soup and plant based yoghurt for two weeks before the gall bladder op. If I never see another Alpro yoghurt again, I’ll be happy.

It works in that you are taking in fewer calories so you will lose weight, however, it does not retrain your eating habits so when you stop using it and go back to your usual eating pattern the weight will go back on.

Mollygo I know what you mean. Two weeks was quite enough. The egg sandwich I had whilst recovering after the procedure was delicious!
I seem to remember that drinking only milk 🥛 was another option too?

Starving yourself doesn't work and it is not healthy

You stop, add food items to routine diet and the weight comes back

Hithere

Starving yourself doesn't work and it is not healthy

You stop, add food items to routine diet and the weight comes back

We’ll see 🤓

Hithere

Starving yourself doesn't work and it is not healthy

You stop, add food items to routine diet and the weight comes back

Explain how I am actually starving myself please?

Slimfast are drinks that work as meal replacements, that's the danger.

Hithere

Slimfast are drinks that work as meal replacements, that's the danger.

I really don’t understand What do you mean?
I KNOW it’s meal replacement I don’t know what your point is 🤷‍♀️