How is the slim fast diet still on the market?

[Anonymous]

It says to eat 1 sensible meal, eat a meal replacement bar and 2 shakes. That’s it. How is that a sustainable diet? Doesn’t that diet basically sound like an eating disorder?

[Anonymous]

No, it’s just a crappy diet. The shakes and the bars are good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, it’s just a crappy diet. The shakes and the bars are good.

The shakes and the bars are *food.

[Anonymous]

Are you the poster who spams every weight loss thread with "eating disorder" and "anorexic" accusations?

40% of Americans are obese, OP. Two thirds carry excess weight. This leads to significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and all sorts of dementia (because dementia is linked to cardiovascular health). The burden on the American taxpayer is HUGE, because public health initiatives cost money and government subsidies for medicating these conditions and building more Medicare nursing homes cost billions.

Anorexia and eating disorders are not as prevalent and don't cost anywhere as much as being overweight!

So you're not obsessing over the right issue.

It's really too bad that the body positivity movement has sapped all common sense out of the debate. Yes, everyone is beautiful. No, this isn't about looks. It's about quality of life and not dying of something preventable. It's about having money in your pocket for something other than someone else's dementia facility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you the poster who spams every weight loss thread with "eating disorder" and "anorexic" accusations?

40% of Americans are obese, OP. Two thirds carry excess weight. This leads to significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and all sorts of dementia (because dementia is linked to cardiovascular health). The burden on the American taxpayer is HUGE, because public health initiatives cost money and government subsidies for medicating these conditions and building more Medicare nursing homes cost billions.

Anorexia and eating disorders are not as prevalent and don't cost anywhere as much as being overweight!

So you're not obsessing over the right issue.

It's really too bad that the body positivity movement has sapped all common sense out of the debate. Yes, everyone is beautiful. No, this isn't about looks. It's about quality of life and not dying of something preventable. It's about having money in your pocket for something other than someone else's dementia facility.

If you ask people to follow an unsustainable diet they will gain back everything they lost. Are you going to follow the slim fast diet the rest of your life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It says to eat 1 sensible meal, eat a meal replacement bar and 2 shakes. That’s it. How is that a sustainable diet? Doesn’t that diet basically sound like an eating disorder?

1 meal a day is a thing also. Helps to regulate blood sugar as well, rather than constant eating or multiple meals. The extras they sell you are just ways to curb the hunger going from 3-4 meals a day to just one.

It's for overeaters with little self control. Don't overthink it.

[Anonymous]

Tbh I love doing Slim Fast as a way to get back into self discipline mindset of eating less.
I do it about once or twice a year when I want to shed 2-3 pounds in a hurry because it requires no thought about food until dinner. Then I just need to eat healthy for dinner. And once I’ve done it for a week, my body isn’t craving all the fatty carb-loaded sugar foods and I can go to the market to shop for healthier breakfast/lunch food because I’m ready to eat completely healthy for a while.
I wouldn’t do several months of slim fast, but 1-2 weeks usually gets me motivated enough to keep up the weight loss effort without it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tbh I love doing Slim Fast as a way to get back into self discipline mindset of eating less.
I do it about once or twice a year when I want to shed 2-3 pounds in a hurry because it requires no thought about food until dinner. Then I just need to eat healthy for dinner. And once I’ve done it for a week, my body isn’t craving all the fatty carb-loaded sugar foods and I can go to the market to shop for healthier breakfast/lunch food because I’m ready to eat completely healthy for a while.
I wouldn’t do several months of slim fast, but 1-2 weeks usually gets me motivated enough to keep up the weight loss effort without it.

I totally get it. I do the cabbage soup diet 4x per year. Gearing up for the 1st week in December.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tbh I love doing Slim Fast as a way to get back into self discipline mindset of eating less.
I do it about once or twice a year when I want to shed 2-3 pounds in a hurry because it requires no thought about food until dinner. Then I just need to eat healthy for dinner. And once I’ve done it for a week, my body isn’t craving all the fatty carb-loaded sugar foods and I can go to the market to shop for healthier breakfast/lunch food because I’m ready to eat completely healthy for a while.
I wouldn’t do several months of slim fast, but 1-2 weeks usually gets me motivated enough to keep up the weight loss effort without it.

Sounds like a good idea. I might do this for a couple of weeks. Kickstart. Not have to worry about what to eat for breakfast and lunch for a couple of weeks.

[Anonymous]

People still do it, but now more commonly with PremierPower, Fairlife Core and Muscle Milk. It’s not sustainable, but it’s not terrible for a short deficit.

I like to Fairlife Core vanilla with iced coffee for a mid-afternoon snack-coffee. Half a bottle is only 90 calories and it’s satisfying.

[Anonymous]

I followed the Slimfast diet a few times while college in the 1980s! The one and only time I’ve ever fainted was post Slimfast (plus drinking the night before) and never again. I was about 115 pounds/ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you the poster who spams every weight loss thread with "eating disorder" and "anorexic" accusations?

40% of Americans are obese, OP. Two thirds carry excess weight. This leads to significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and all sorts of dementia (because dementia is linked to cardiovascular health). The burden on the American taxpayer is HUGE, because public health initiatives cost money and government subsidies for medicating these conditions and building more Medicare nursing homes cost billions.

Anorexia and eating disorders are not as prevalent and don't cost anywhere as much as being overweight!

So you're not obsessing over the right issue.

It's really too bad that the body positivity movement has sapped all common sense out of the debate. Yes, everyone is beautiful. No, this isn't about looks. It's about quality of life and not dying of something preventable. It's about having money in your pocket for something other than someone else's dementia facility.

If you ask people to follow an unsustainable diet they will gain back everything they lost. Are you going to follow the slim fast diet the rest of your life?

PP you replied to. I don't need any help to stay slender, but I applaud all the efforts others make on their path to better health. It's better to try and fail and try again, than to never even try. No, I don't think people who transition off these diets are all doomed to gain back all their weight. You should be more encouraging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you the poster who spams every weight loss thread with "eating disorder" and "anorexic" accusations?

40% of Americans are obese, OP. Two thirds carry excess weight. This leads to significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and all sorts of dementia (because dementia is linked to cardiovascular health). The burden on the American taxpayer is HUGE, because public health initiatives cost money and government subsidies for medicating these conditions and building more Medicare nursing homes cost billions.

Anorexia and eating disorders are not as prevalent and don't cost anywhere as much as being overweight!

So you're not obsessing over the right issue.

It's really too bad that the body positivity movement has sapped all common sense out of the debate. Yes, everyone is beautiful. No, this isn't about looks. It's about quality of life and not dying of something preventable. It's about having money in your pocket for something other than someone else's dementia facility.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I followed the Slimfast diet a few times while college in the 1980s! The one and only time I’ve ever fainted was post Slimfast (plus drinking the night before) and never again. I was about 115 pounds/ED.

Yeah, well, those are exceptional circumstances ...

[Anonymous]

Pre-pregnancy I did Slim Fast to get down to a good, lower BMI to not start pregnancy at a higher weight. Slim Fast is a super easy diet. I lost 20, and it was a really good idea for me and served me well because I ended up with a twin pregnancy. Right now there are a lot of "cleaner" shakes and protein powders on the market I'd do before slim fast, but it makes it a no brainer to get a specific low amount of calories for weight loss.