Slimfast - does it work?

Question

I've never been on a diet before, but have decided I could do with losing about half a stone. I'm looking at the Slimfast diet - does it work? Have any of you tried it? What sort of results did you have and do you have any advice? Thanks very much.

Answer 1

In the longterm NO!
Half a stone is really no weight at all, who told you you had to lose it? I am sure you are just lovely as you are! But if you are determined here is what twenty years of dieting and three years counselling for an eating disorder have taught me.....excuse the capitals it's a subject that can make me over excited! :)
What the diet industry doesn't tell you (because it makes sooooo much money) is that dieting actually makes you FAT! When you give your body much less food than it needs it slows down your metabolism and actually sets the body up to store more fat as it thinks we are in a famine (left over from evolutionary times). Therefore, when you lose weight too quickly as soon as you start eating anywhere near normally the body goes "thank god food! I better store as much of this as possible in case there is another famine". So you actually can eat LESS than you did before you started dieting and still gain weight....so then you go on another crash diet and make your body even more paranoid....and it becomes a vicious cycle! Annoyingly this doesn't happen so much with men as they are not horomonally constructed to store fat for reproduction and have more muscle mass. THE ONLY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT SAFELY is to EAT WHEN YOUR HUNGRY. STOP WHEN YOU'RE FULL and EXERCISE! Which is admittedly a pain as it's no instant cure but there are NO instant cures no matter what the diet industry tells you! As soon as you start crash dieting that's you on a diet for life!
Go swimming three times a week , walk more, go dancing, whatever exercise you like, and that will actually speed-up your metabolism and make you better at burning fat. If you also eat mostly healthy food, lots of veg, brown rice, lean meat, fish, fruit, low fat yoghurt, that will help enormously, tho the occasional chocolate bar, pizza and alcoholic drink will do you no harm. The important thing is NOT TO EAT LESS but to DO MORE. Listen to your body it knows what you need so eat when your hungry and stop when your full (not stuffed) however much it takes to fill you and you'll do fine.

Answer 2

Slimfast does work but only in the short term. When you start eating again all the weight goes back on. If you are seriosly thinking about going on a diet the best way of losing weight is by eating a bit less, eating healthily and taking lots of exercise. Weightwatchers and Slimfast are supposed to be pretty good for sensible weight loss support programmes

Answer 3

yes it works but it only works because you are limiting the amount of food you are putting inside yourself. it would be absolutely no different to having a moderate sized cereal breakfast with semi skimmed milk and glass of juice. It will not work if you have a shake for breakfast and then crappy food for the rest of the day.

named diets are stupid really - all you have to do is cut down on fatty foods and exercise more - you dont have to start drinking shakes or cutting out carbo's etc, just watch the fatty stuff, eat anything else you want in moderation and get out more.

make a lifestyle change by a just a bit and that half a stone will go forever. go on a slimfast diet and you'll put it back on as soon as you stop drinking shakes.

Answer 4

Slimfast works as a quick fix option, but as soon as you start eating normally again the weight will just go back on.

My best advice would be follow a healthy eating plan, drink plenty of water and exercise at least 3 times a week, that way you'll lose weight, tone up and keep it off.

Answer 5

I was never a fan of the slimfast diet. The shakes don't fill me up, and I am reaching for the biscuit jar half an hour later. Try just cuting down on the fatty foods and upping the exercise. That half a stone should just fall off.

Answer 6

Never try slimfast diet. The best way is to eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Exercise everyday for half an hour to burn out fat.Get a good fibre supplements to help your body gets all the unwanted waste out. Drink plenty of water. Less meat and more vegetables in your meal will surely help you to slim down.Slimming diet s from the counter usually make you feel full which is bad for your health.

Answer 7

Slimfast has about 300 calories a can, thats about the same as a sandwich or morethan a bowl of cereal. Which would you prefer?
Id recommend a balanced, calorie controlled diet combined with excersise rather than slimfast.
If it really worked, why are there still so many overweight people going about?

Answer 8

To lose weight, a person has to reduce the calorie intake by some amount by modifying their diet. A diet without sufficient nutrients will only increase the appetite of the person trying to lose weight. Since most people combine a diet with an exercise plan, additional nutrients are required for the growth of muscles required to increase the metabolic rate required for long term weight loss. More information available at http://tinyurl.com/jax5h

Answer 9

I think it definetly does. It did for me. I lost 10 pounds in 6 weeks. I was exercising as well. Everytime i think i need to loose a few pounds i go on a slim fast diet and it does work. I am currently doing one now. I use the shakes and soups as my meal replacements. I have a shake for breakfast about 9am, a banana as a snack 11am, i have a proper lunch at 1pm another snack at 3:30 (maybe apple) and then i have the soup for dinner at around 6:30. I am not at all hungry throughout the day so i do not feel deprived. Also to maximise results, it would be advisable to increase your exercise level.

Good luck.

Answer 10

I tried it recently and I haven't seen an improvement, so the best way forward is to definitely eat loads of fruit and veg, drink plenty of water and exercise regularly.

I know that although this should help, if you are in a job that doesn't give you a lot of free time it can be difficult, but just try having small regular meals, using fruit as snacks instead of the usual junk.

I am sure that with a little planning people can find the time to do somethng that fits in with their lifestyle.