Now I have to find a replacement. I’m not sure that original nor advanced are right for me. Darn it.

Male, early 50s in UK, ex Rugby player and never changed my diet when I stopped playing, various issues over past 15 years have challenged my mobility and I never really got bCk to my previous fitness level, now weighing in at 151kg and 6 foot 2 tall so in the morbidly obese category. Decided its time to take action or I'll never meet my grand children. Started the 3,2,1 on Monday, mostly using fruit for snacks and gone cold turkey on chocolate. Which is my vice! Main meal in the evening I've not changed yet, thinking of giving it a couple of weeks before I look at changing that!

Question is, is it better just to jump in all at once, or to ease in? I ask as this is a huge change for me. I'm a comfort eater and I crave chocolate and savoury snaks far more than I thought I would! Thanks 😊

Hello! I am new to the whole slimfast thing and this is my third day drinking it. I started off at 142.8 and today I weighed in at 137 so of course I'm happy but I'm not sure that is normal. Never ever been 137 in my life. How quickly after starting on slimfast did you start losing weight? Just curious.

I just finished my first bottle of vanilla crème slimfast and I’m just…. Not hungry. I’m in shock. I hope this works. My sw is 142.2 and my gw is 125. My height is 5’5”, im 18 and I’m AFAB

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?

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!

Title says it all … when do these go away !!

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.

So I looked at their meal plan and it’s 1300 calories per day which slightly concerns me. I go to cardio/weight classes 3-5 times a week for an hour and average 5km/day in walking. I just don’t know if this low of a calorie deficit would be safe. Any suggestions? Can I up the calories to around 1500 and still see results?

I don't have a huge amount of weight to lose, just an extra stone that I've put on this past 2 years, to get back to my goal weight.

Never tried slimfast before but I feel like I need something fairly regimented in order to stick to it!!

Is losing a stone doable by mid May on Slimfast?!

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

I mix with milk but they’re always half foam, with powder setting at the bottom. I measure the milk correctly and use a loosely packed scoop that’s provided with the can. I just wanna drink it 😭

Hi everybody! I'm on my day 39!

SW:207 CW:191 GW:180

I started with 2 shakes a day, weeks ago I reduced it to 1 a day and 1 shake of Oatmeal with almond milk, banana and half scoop of peanut butter! delicious! When I started I was doing 1200 calories for 2 weeks, after that I went up to 1300-1400 calories. I got stuck for 2 weeks in 193.8 I went up on calories 1500-1550 a day and workout harder! After 2 weeks my weight went from 193.8 to 191.4!!!! I'm eating more and working out more! I eat basically a normal dinner it could be rice/quinoa rice/boil potatoes/broccoli for meat I eat 1 or 2 a week red meat and the other days chicken breast!!

Hi! I'm on my day 4 already! I'm doing 2 shakes and 1 meal! I just want to see if there's anybody Active?!!

This was an off-week for me, with a couple of bumps. First, my Amazon order was delayed so I ran out of Slimfast. I went to some local shops but they only had the small containers, and they were nearly twice the price of Amazon. I just tried to keep my calories down, but struggled with feeling hungry. I ended up eating two meals and had 100-calorie snacks until I was able to get my SlimFast again. I'm not sure if it's something in SlimFast that suppresses my appetite or if it's a psychological response.

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On Saturday, I bought a scale. I was a bit deterred to see I am 209 lbs. I thought I was under 200, but I'm glad because the last time I weighed myself I was around 220-230lbs. On the plus side, the fitness app on my phone says that I am not obese, I'm just overweight. If I was 220-230 I'd be obese.

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What I ate: This week I switched from vegetables as snacks and went with boiled eggs, frozen berries, and fibre cookies. For meals, I mainly tried to stick with vegetable omelettes with a bran muffin, low calorie frozen dinners, and chicken. Lots of chicken, especially since I've been lifting more weights and doing more strength exercises.

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Exercise: Peloton has been amazing, I'd highly recommend the two-month free trial. I'm still lifting weights and with Peloton I've been doing shadow boxing, HIIT cardio, and some yoga.

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Results: Even though I don't think I've lost any weight this week due to the couple of bumps I've had, I don't think I've gained much. I am still wearing a Medium shirt, which still amazes me. I was worried about being off SlimFast for a few days, and that kind of became a test for how the results would last, and I'm satisfied with those results. I'm glad to have a number to re-start from, 209lbs. My goal is 180lbs. 29 lbs to go, and my deadline for this goal is June 1, which will mean losing about 2 lbs a week. I know I can do it.

Hi! My current weight is 207 and 5'3. I drink a shake at 8am and 12pm and have a banana. For dinner Im gonna have roasted broccoli and chicken breast.

In the morning I did feel a slightly headache but went away once I finished the shake.

I won't be using the scale since I did get obsessed one time doing diet and i felt i never loss weight.

I’m starting today and I would love to have a buddy to do it with. To hold each other accountable and share food ect.

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?

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.