Slim Fast

Slim Fast was the easiest diet I used. I have to admit that I miss that.  The basic format of this diet is that you replace two meals a day with Slim Fast meal replacement shakes or bars.  You are allowed a mid morning and mid afternoon snack. Then you eat a healthy, balanced dinner.

I used the Slim Fast online tools for weekly weigh-ins.  This helped me tremendously in the beginning.   I would get an e-mail each week reminding me to weigh in. These weigh in reminders had the same effect that Weight Watchers meetings have - it kept me on track, and if I had fallen off track, it got me back on track...because I didn’t want to weight in at a higher level!

Hint: You can sign up for the slim fast online tools, no matter what diet you are following!

After doing South Beach for several months, I cannot stand the sweetness of Slim Fast products.  Slim Fast products are loaded with sugar, so I cannot recommend them.

UPDATE: Slim Fast has revised their formula to have 45% less sugar than their original shakes. My daughters like to have them for breakfast sometimes.  I still think they are too sweet and don’t have enough protein.  However, if you try slimfast and it works for you... I say go for it.  I think South Beach is a better longterm lifestyle solution; but if Slim Fast can get you started down the right path like it it did for me, then that’s great.