Slim Fast
Lose Weight By Drinking: Slim-Fast
Almost thirty years ago, S. Daniel Abraham decided to revolutionize
weight loss programs with the Slim-Fast drink. As their website
claims, Slim-Fast represents a sensible way to slim down.
There are more than two dozen of medical studies support that
Slim-Fast is a winning formula for losing weight. Slim-Fast
is considered to be a nutritionally-balanced plan, offering
dieters proteins, carbohydrates, and a healthy amount of fat.
One of the major advantages of Slim-Fast program is the convenience
it provides. You can drink on the run, so, even if you are
busy, you can still get enough nutrition. Besides, the program
is considered inexpensive compared to other diet plans, particularly
pre-packaged diet plans such as NutriSystem and Jenny Craig.
Slim-Fast also now offers more choices for selection. Besides
all different flavors of shakes it offers, Slim-Fast also
provides dieters with soup, pasta, and nutrition bars. Combining
all the food they offer, Slim-Fast now features more than
a hundred different products.
If you decide to follow the Slim-Fast plan, you will need
to eat three meals each day, along with three snacks made
up of fruits and vegetables. Two of the meals and one snack
must be made up of Slim-Fast products. Due to the frequency
of meals, so you shouldn’t suffer from hunger pains.
One study has shown that individuals who used Slim-Fast for
about a decade were 33 pounds lighter than dieters who did
not use Slim-Fast products.
Another significant advantage to the Slim-Fast program is
that you don’t have to worry about counting calories,
cooking meals, or planning your portion sizes. Slim-Fast had
done all the work for you. There are two choices of the program:
the Optima Diet and the Plan for a Low-Carb Lifestyle.
The company’s website claims that the program is a
proven weight loss tool. The followers have succeeded in maintaining
their weight over one to five years’ duration. A spokeswoman
for the American Dietetic Association has called the website
“user-friendly.” By joining the website, you can
interact with other registered dieticians who can answer your
concerns. The website also offers a support group, which is
an important factor in maintaining weight loss over the long
term.
Slim-Fast’s goals of weight loss are concerned follow
government guidelines. The idea is to lose about 10% of one’s
weight over six months, which means that the individual does
not need to lose more than two pounds a week. Slim-Fast’s
plan only encourages 30 minutes of exercise a day, which seems
entirely practical. Dieters may also be inspired by the success
stories and testimonials posted on the company’s website.
There are some disadvantages to the Slim-Fast program though.
For example, if you don’t like the taste of the shakes
or food, you might find it hard to continue with the meal
plan. And there are people who report feeling hungry, even
with eating the recommended portions of food. So, Slim-Fast
does the thinking for you. However, you do not get the experience
of shopping for wholesome food for yourself. You might get
sicked of the program easily, and hence causing you to gain
back the weight you initially lost. Slim-Fast may only be
suitable for short term since it is hard to maintain it for
life.
Therefore, Slim-Fast gets varied reviews, and even from members
of the medical community. There are some dieticians being
the fans of meal replacement programs, but there are also
others see them as potentially harmful and insufficiency in
nutrition. Whether you can effectively lose weight with Slim-Fast
will depend on your determination and discipline to stay with
the program for a long run.
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