Slim Fast

Review of the Slim Fast Weight Loss Program

Review of the Slim Fast diet program. Many people don’t have the self discipline when it comes to weight loss or diet plan especially when they have to cut back on some of the foods they eat, especially when they are at work.

That’s the problem I faced—I have a highly stressful job as a department manager, and sometimes I don’t get an opportunity to leave my office to eat. The day was hectic with meetings and managing staff, so quite often my lunch consisted of cookies, crackers, candy bars, or whatever staff members decided to order for the day, which was usually hoagies, hamburgers, or other high calorie, high fat foods. I never had a weight problem until my promotion, so I became concerned when my clothes no longer fit properly.

I had to find a way to grab something quick while in the office without being tempted by the fatty foods others were eating, so I decided to try Slim Fast. It seemed easy enough—replace one or two meals a day with a tasty shake or one of the packaged meals.

It seemed easy enough to do, and I was able to buy ready prepared cans to take to work, leaving the processed foods and powdered mix for home. I only had about ten pounds to lose, so I was confident it would only take me about a month until I returned to my former slim figure.

The problem I found with Slim Fast was that the shakes were not filling. Instead of replacing meals with the shakes, I actually ended up supplementing the shakes with things like crackers and popcorn. I’m not a huge breakfast fan, so the shake for breakfast worked well, but lunch was troublesome. Instead of losing weight, I stayed at the same weight I was when I began. I didn’t gain any weight, but that wasn’t the purpose of using the product.

Even though I ate a healthy dinner of baked or broiled fish or chicken with a salad and vegetables as suggested by Slim Fast, I had no success. The shakes were just not enough to fill me for lunch, and when I did attempt to stay with only the shake, I was fatigued for the rest of the day and began to experience migraine headaches. The lack of solid food began to take its toll on me, and I began to have trouble concentrating.

For me a diet without solid food just wasn’t going to work, and though the Slim Fast plan may work for some, it did not work for me. Instead of relying on liquid meals, I need to have something with substance, so I had to develop my own program of eating for lunch, though I continued using the Slim Fast for breakfast.

Perhaps in that respect, you might say it worked for me, but since I had to develop my own plan, I don’t feel I can honestly say the Slim Fast diet plan worked for me.

Eventually I gave up using it even for breakfast for the same reasons—lack of substance. I switched to eating a bowl of sugar free cereal with skim milk and a piece of fresh fruit.

Would I recommend Slim Fast to other people? It may work for others, and I won’t say that it doesn’t offer some measure of success. However, for me, it was not the answer to my weight loss needs.

Review By Heather Randall