Much more than a just diet shakes, Slim-Fast has developed soups, pasta, meal-in-one bars, and snacks with the idea that meal replacement products help people lose weight. The Slim-Fast plan includes 6 yummy small meals/snacks a day and you are advised to use Slim-Fast products for two meals and one snack daily. The rest of the day, you’re on your own to choose healthy meals when eating out or at home. What’s great is that no calorie counting is necessary, and no foods are forbidden. However, lean protein, fruits, and vegetables are emphasized. Sounds simple right? It is.
With Slim-Fast, the old diet principle remains the same: control portions, and you control calories. By controlling fat and starches, you control calories and burning more calories than you eat, means you lose weight. Its just that the products make it easier to stick to the program and the meal plans give you structure to keep you on track, and flexibility to satisfy your own tastes and lifestyle. Some other bonuses of the Slim-Fast plan include weight-loss goals which are in line with government safe weight-loss guidelines, to lose 10% of body weight in the first six months, at a rate of one to two pounds a week and the exercise part of the program is just 30 minutes a day of moderate activity.
The Slim-Fast plan also provides balanced nutrition in its products and it has been shown to be effective for long-term weight management in published studies of one, two, four, and five years. The web site has registered dietitians to answer questions and activity logs and a support group, a good program for someone who likes doing things online. It’s also good for someone who wants everything spelled out for them, who doesn’t want to make a lot of decisions on their own. But you have to like the way the products taste, or you won’t stay with the plan.
