So I tried slimfast 1-2 years ago and I failed miserably at it. I've since started again and I've lost 13 pounds so far and still going strong and I'd like to just give some quick tips about things that have been helping me!

Try the premade shakes. For some reason when I first started, I was convinced that adding the powder to my own milk and making the shakes myself would taste better and be more convenient and I was so wrong! I started ordering the pre-made shakes and dieting got 80% easier. The less work you have to do the better. It's easier now for me to just grab a shake instead of making an unhealthy "meal" that I really shouldn't be eating. Keep it simple!

Don't be scared of the carbs and sugar in the original formula. If you're diabetic/pre-diabetic or have a special medical condition don't listen to this part but everyone on the internet seems to be absolutely terrified of how many sugar and carbs are in the original slimfast formula. You do NOT have to do the keto ones. For me, I figure if I'm going lower calorie, it's okay to have some other sources of energy. Now this might change later on in my weight loss journey but for now, I have no adverse side effects and I don't feel sad and miserable all the time because I'm not really depriving myself. When I cut my carbs and sugar too low I don't succeed. I've learned this and adapted my diet to work for me! Plus the original ones just taste better :)

Have a salty snack. The shakes are really good are satisfying my sugar cravings but you will get tired of having sweet things all day if you don't have something salty to cut it. For me, I chose salt and vinegar almonds or pretzels.

Freeze the shakes! I put mine in the freezer (after being refrigerated) for around 25-30 mins and it comes out super cold, thick and creamy which is much more filling and appetizing than just drinking it lukewarm. I also pour it over ice and drink it with a straw...part of this is just tricking your brain into thinking you're having a delicious fun little treat and it's been working for me!

Don't go too crazy on your workouts. If you're doing slimfast you're not consuming that many calories so you will not have the energy to go do some crazy crossfit workout or go on a 6 mile run. The 3-2-1 plan recommends around 30 mins of working out. I do 40 mins of VERY light aerobic exercise following a youtube video (happy to link if you guys are interested!). Anything more than that makes me tired. Just do what you can but when it comes to weight loss, CICO is king.

Take a probiotic! Not sure why but when I restrict my calories I find that I get a bit constipated. This might be just a personal thing but it's probably a good idea to help move things along with a good pro biotic.

Don't get too stressed out about dinners. Again, if you're doing slimfast you're already restricting pretty low. I don't *really* count the calories in dinner but I eyeball it. I try to stick with 1 serving of veggies (1/2 the plate), 1 serving of carbs (rice, potatoes, bread, etc. about 1/4 of the plate) and 1 serving of ANY protein (fish, chicken, steak, ground beef, sausage, etc. also about 1/4 of the plate). I don't go crazy trying to eat the healthiest I just do my best. I'm not saying to not count calories because you should if you've never ever counted them before, just to get an idea of how much you're eating, but I am saying to take it easy. I'm happy to give examples of meals I've been eating if you're interested.

Lastly, decide what kind of person you are. Are you someone who likes consistency and routine? Or someone who needs variety and spontaneity? I think anyone can succeed doing slimfast but it really caters more towards people who favor regularity. I drink the exact same flavor of slimfast Monday-Friday and eat the exact same snacks. I put variety into my dinners but at the end of the day it's a very repetitive plan. I'm someone that likes that kind of stuff because when life gets crazy I want something I can lean on and something that I have control over.

Other Tidbits
SW: 217
CW: 204
Height: 5'6"

Age: 26

Preferred Slimfast Flavor: Original Formula Creamy Milk Chocolate

I also cheat on the weekends! I eat whatever I want! I could probably lose even more weight if I didn't but for now this is what's working for me.

So sorry for the long winded post but I would've liked to known some of these things up front when I first started :) Keep going, good luck and please let me know if there's anything you want to know more about or if you want to be accountabili-buddies!

P.S. Sorry if the formatting is wonky, I tried to fix it but couldn't figure it out!

Since I started this plan and being slightly keto and slightly pollo pescatarian, I have lost 17 lbs and am finally under 300lbs for the first time in a few years! I started at 313lbs (26f, 4’11), and I am now 296lbs!

I’m quite proud of myself and feel a lot better than I did and I also walked a ton and drank lots of water as is another big part of this plan! Still walking a ton and drinking water, still doing the 3-2-1 a day plan, I actually enjoy the taste of the shakes/mixes, bars, and snacks, and I mixed in other diet/protein brand products (like Atkins, premier protein, pure protein, and Walmart equivalents), and also had other snacks and many various meals, most of which are healthy, plant based, keto, or more fish/poultry or vegetarian/vegan along the way.

I mostly cook, but I also order DoorDash once a week and occasionally eat at fast food places and sometimes eat food family prepares or something packaged. I ate a lot of food from Aldi and Trader Joe’s throughout this too and also drank lots of Perrier and aloe water and SodaStream and tea and regular soda over diet.

Got into making smoothies with the mixes or other protein powder brands too. Some people might think this diet is boring and unsustainable/expensive in the long run, but if you mix it with healthy options and what works for you, it works out well.

I’m very proud of myself as are my family and friends and I’d like to thank Slimfast and this sub for inspiring me!

Started July 27th with just a shake for breakfast. Started shakes for breakfast and lunch around the middle of August. I have only fruits and veggies for snacks but eat as much of them as I want. I eat a regular dinner with my family. I drink at least 2 liters of water a day. I’m excited I’ve lost so much! I plan on stopping around Halloween if I keep losing weight! Just a celebration post!

Edit: spelling

I’ve lost 51 lbs since starting my journey, went from 313 to 262 in a matter of months! My weight loss goal is still to get under 200 lbs though!

Although I’ll probably have to buy all new clothes (my current clothes still fit and are much less right now) once I get there and it’ll probably take me about a year. I was surprised to see I had lost even more weight even after having a recent cheat day involving tacos, cake, Mountain Dew, and hard seltzers at my twin nibling’s first birthday party and at a bar with family and friends on Sunday.

I even got Burger King a few days ago as well and am still losing! I’m going to my parent’s house for a movie night with family and friends and then spending the night tomorrow and coming home on Sunday and hope I continue to do well.

I will continue to update! I usually don’t buy Slimfast brand anymore though because it gets expensive.

Have switched to Aldi equivalent meal replacement shakes, protein shakes, and keto bars and various snacks as well as buying protein shakes at dollar Tree and buying Pure Protein because my paper often has coupons for it. Also recently bought Atkins bars because of someone on here’s recommendations.

I forget who it was but I’d like to thank them for the recommendation because I do like the birthday cake flavor they recommended. I will continue my journey!

Hey!

I done Slimfast a few years back and the results were amazing. I've put weight back on due to medication amd I'm at the point where I need to fix it.

I used to be in a Instagram group chat and it helped massively

Lost 3lbs in the first week. This is what I have found so far:

The ready-made shakes are 10× better than the powders. They taste totally different!

Do NOT mix the cafe latte and caramel shakes together (powder). It does not taste like a caramel coffee, it tastes horrid!

I haven't found the caramel or raspberry and white chocolate shakes in ready-made bottles as of yet (UK). Are these available anywhere or do they only exist in powder form?

The nourish pots (spicy chilly and Singapore noodle) are so handy for in work and wanting something to eat for lunch like everyone else!

Also I don't like chocolate orange so haven't bought those meal bars. I really wish they would make a caramel or crunchy nut type meal bar because that's my favourite flavour type with cereal.

Hi everyone! Today was my Day 1 of Slimfast.

I've tried slimfast two other times, but was unprepared for the 'emptiness' of weight loss and also struggled to keep myself busy between meals (I'm currently a Stay at Home Girlfriend lol).

Finally, I'm starting again and with an improved strategy. I've found success with intermittent fasting before, so I had my first meal at 12:00 pm (woke up at 8:30 am) and then ate again every 2 hours until my last snack at 10 pm (2 hours before my bedtime at around midnight).

My eating schedule today was:

12 pm: Slimfast Shake

2 pm: Snack = 1 banana

4 pm: Slimfast Shake

6 pm: Two vegan chicken/english muffin sandwiches (570 calories)

8 pm: Snack = 1 banana

10 pm: Snack = 1 apple

Total cals: ~1300

I'm choosing to have fruit rather than slimfast bars/fat bombs; I've tried them before, but because they're tiny and unfulfilling, they leave me feeling 'cheated.' Conversely, an apple takes a full 5 minutes to eat and is filling.

Exercise:

-Did a 1.25 mile run/jog in the morning.

-Walked 3.25 miles in the evening

Total cals burned: Apple watch says 978 calories burned for the entire day (including the pacing I do in my living room lol).

This sub reddit is a little dead, but I really wished someone had done a day by day of their progress so I'm deciding to do a daily post for my own progress. Some of the posts I've seen here have been super inspiring and motivational <3 My current weight is 177.4 lbs, I'm 5'6" and my goal is to lose 50 lbs and fit some of my old clothes again.

I know this subreddit is pretty quiet but I'm going to be posting each week that I'm doing SlimFast Original.

I've just finished my first week and while I'd love to share stats, I'm too anxious about weighing myself on a scale. I got rid of my scale when I moved because I would feel great about myself, weigh myself, then instantly my day or week was ruined because I saw a number higher than I wanted. The last time I weighed myself I was around 220-230lbs, the highest I've ever been at, and since then I've dropped weight in the summer and gained it in the winter. If I were to ballpark it, I'd say I'm around 190-200lbs

Going into this diet seemed easy enough. I am doing the 3-2-1 plan, so 3 snacks, 2 shakes, and 1 healthy meal a day.

The first day was tough. I'm not much of a breakfast person, so I had my morning shake and felt very full. I didn't have a morning snack and instead saved it for lunchtime. I had my lunch shake and then two snacks, and was still hungry. I pulled through and had my supper, but went to bed feeling hungry. I decided that feeling hungry was OK, it meant my body would just have to use some of its stored energy.

On Day 2 I failed the challenge. I had the morning shake but my family went to McDonalds and brought me back a chicken sandwich. I ate it and immediately felt annoyed, but decided to just skip the lunch shake and have a shake at supper time, and would be more cautious moving forward.

The rest of the week was a success. The only thing I'm doing differently now is switching to almond milk, because I noticed cows milk was making my stomach rumble and it gave me diarrhea, plus it cuts down 100 calories per shake, so I'm able to have coffee with sugar and dairy-free cream in the morning and an extra 100 calorie margin of error throughout the day.

What I ate: For snacks, I started out with these Fibre Chocolate Brownies and Fibre Lemon Blueberry bars that were 90 calories. I also had protein bars that were 120 calories so they went slightly over the limit. I found that despite the bars being labelled as "fibre" they weren't very filling. I ended up buying a vegetable tray that had carrots, cherry tomatoes and cauliflower, and if I was feeling hungry I'd snack on those, being mindful of their calorie count. I packaged them in sandwich bags so I knew it was 100 calories in each bag. The vegetables were much more filling. In the mornings, though, I still just have one of those Fibre bars if I feel hungry at all. For meals, I saw they allowed 500-600ish calories, so I've been eating what I'd normally eat, but just being mindful of how many calories I'm consuming while also taking note of what is filling. I have this big bag of chicken egg rolls that is 260 calories for 2, so 520 for 4. Those have been my main meal. On other days I've had hot pockets but that put me over by 20 calories, so I'm done with those, and spinach pizza has been great, at 400 calories in half a pizza, so I split it into two days.

Exercise: It's been hard to find time to go out walking due to rising COVID cases and poorly plowed sidewalks in my city. I have a Peloton free trial and did 30 minutes of HIIT Cardio on Saturday, but that left my legs sore throughout the weekend, so I just did some stretching since then. Now I'm feeling great again and will do some walking in place or shadowboxing to get the heart pumping.

Results: As I said, I don't have numbers to throw around, but I have noticed a difference already. While shaving, my face felt different, less bloated and I was surprised to feel my facial bones a lot easier. I kind of felt up my face and noticed my cheeks looked flatter and under my chin is tighter. I had a pair of pants that were two sizes too small when I got them for Christmas, I couldn't even button them when I got them. I tried them on again and got the button fastened with ease. I had a shirt from China that I ordered in Large but didn't realize it was more of a Medium, I tried it on and it also fits but is a little tighter than I'd be comfortable wearing outside. During a Zoom call on Monday, my co-worker asked if I'd been working out because I looked thinner than when she saw me in December.

I've also noticed I'm not as energized in the evenings. Falling asleep is usually hard for me, I get this sudden burst of energy in the evenings. But since Sunday, I've been tired earlier and sleeping well. I wake up feeling better than I was before.

Hey everyone! Because of quarantine, Ive put on an unhealthy amount of weight. In the beginning of the year I weighed about 165lbs. I weighed myself today and it came out to be 191lbs. :( It has really affected my confidence because I hate the way I look right now.

I’m about to start on a Slimfast diet! I’ll follow their regimen and try to replace 2 meals with the shake. I’ll also incorporate walking and some low impact cardio to help me get started.

Does anyone have any tips for the slimfast diet or weight loss in general? My general problem is I have a hard time committing to these diets and I binge eat so often. :( any advice would be helpful. Thank you everyone!!!

I started with slimfast at 207.8 lbs on February 13, I was doing the shakes for almost a month but I realized that I was already getting tired of just shakes and shakes, and it was not going to be a plan that could sustain it for a long time.... in the end I had lost almost 15 pounds and it helped me so much to start a new, healthier me!!!

now I'm 187.4 (April 3) eating 1555-1800 calories a day!

I currently do 2 meals. Breakfast at 8am I do avocado toast or 2 boil eggs with cracker, or 1 low calories tortilla with 1 scramble egg and add some tomatoes!

I do GROW WITH JO workout at 9am for an hour

Have the #1 snacks a bow of fruits

For lunch at 11:30am or 12pm I do an Oatmeal Shake: 1 banana 2 scoop of Oatmeal Tiny bit of cinnamon Half spoon of peanut butter 8oz of almond Unsweetened milk

If I'm in a Rush I do a Royal chocolate Slimfast!

For dinner at 5pm I do basically anything! Twice a week white rice, boil potatoes, broccoli or salads! For meat I eat twice a week red meat and the other days I do chicken breast grilled or in the air fryer or in the pan or baked.

Snack #2 I do Granola Bars, or peanut butter and jelly sandwich (Oatmeal bread), or veggie chips.

I Drink lots of water 64oz or more! And remember When you feel like quitting, think about why you started

Restarting slimfast 123 plan today after a lot of flip flopping with firsts and always regaining the weight back in conjunction with IF 16:8. Hoping it’s more sustainable this time and allowing myself more grace and small cheats to make it less of a hassle! Im using the advanced nutrition shakes and my own snacks to make it feel like I’m controlling more and getting choices! IF has helped drop the first 5 in three weeks, hoping this helps speed things up and give me the confidence and desire to keep going and not give up this time!

I’m roughly about 300 lbs and want to shed a few, my goal is to get under 200, the good news is I’m very active already because I walk everywhere and frequently lift a heavy granny cart full of groceries and a heavy laundry basket filled with laundry. I have been buying the shakes already before I started officially yesterday. I bought some strawberries and cream and keto vanilla cream shakes and the keto cheese crisps and peanut butter meal bars and strawberry cheesecake snack bars. (Although I’m not doing this completely keto) My sensible meal yesterday was air fried frozen vegan chicken tenders (nor am I entirely vegan) and frozen tostones. I had a meal bar, keto shake, and 2 cheese crisps and 1 cheesecake bar, although I actually cheated later in the evening with a second cheesecake bar and meal bar and 2 leftover tostones, although I am planning on sticking to it from now on. I am just planning on doing the original shakes and keto shakes, meal bars, and snacks. I might try the diabetic line as well, although I am not diabetic. I buy everything in the diet section of the pharmacy section at my local Walmart. I was glad to see there was a sub, so I can share my journey through this!

My family is going on a weight loss challenge for the next 30 days. I remember my parents having Slimfast in the house as a child so I'm going to give it a go because it's nostalgic.

On day 2 of following the 1, 2, 3 plan using the original formula (high-sugar). I'm hoping to see a 6lb loss over the 30 days. I know the whole plan works on calorie deficit which I think I can stick to. Hopefully I can update this post in 30 days with successful results!

Second day on this and honestly finding it a breeze. However I know over time I know when the pubs and restaurants reopen after lockdown I will want to drink beer and eat burgers! Is it okay to have a cheat day once every 2 weeks where I can just go out for dinner and drinks in the evening without worrying?!? Also, do I have to count herbal teas/ black coffees as one of my snack allowances?!?

Hi all. Looking at different diet options, and I’m thinking about SlimFast. Can anyone please share their experiences, pros/cons etc and any recommendations? Thanks.

So I bought slim fast not to replace a meal or to lose weight. But to gain a little bit of weight and energy. As I struggle sometimes to eat breakfast and often super slow to lunch time. I bought the high protein 20g shake. I think about drinking them twice a day. And still have lunch and dinner as normal. And drink them everyday. Will this work. I need this for to feel full and have energy to get through a normal day

1. My husband tried Soylent a few years back with all the whey protein and actually gained weight. Is there any risk of weight gain with Slimfast?

2. I see they have a lot of *high protein * options these days. I like that they’re lower sugar, but do I need all the extra protein? I sit at a desk all day, so it’s not like I really use up all those extra calories.

Any other recommendations?

Edit: one more question! When I have more spare time on weekends, I likely will only do one shake (or none) per day and two real meals. Will veering from the diet every weekend mess me up?

Was looking to get started on the shake but wasn't too sure the best time to have the shake and snacks as I'm up quite early 6 am and how long in between the 2 shakes and how long after the shakes should I have the snacks?

So I've been doing this for a few weeks and I'm not sure what the meal plan or diet looks like do you eat a bar or drink a shake for breakfast and lunch and eat a small meal for dinner any help or advice would be greatly appreciated