SlimFast Shakes for Weight Loss

[Sophienaz]

Hi,

After spending a year post-natally trying to shift the 70lbs I put on with my second, I have lost only 40lbs. I work out 6 days per week and eat sensibly, and I am bored of plateauing at my weight.

I really need a kick start, and I have heard about these Slim Fast Shakes to supplement 1-2 meals per day, they sound great.

Does anyone know of anywhere in Hong Kong that sells these shakes?

Thanks for your help!

[Claire ex-ax]

I believe Gateway in Sheung Wan does. (A friend used them till she realised they contain aspartame!)

[jimbo]

If you've hit a plateau then maybe you need to change your workout regime?

[MovingIn07]

An alternative is to eat 6 small meals per day rather than 3 (this keeps up the metabolism); eat some low fat dairy with calcium (which binds to the fat); eat some of the 6 meals as soup (keeps you feeling fuller longer). In other words, shake up your food intake abit and see if you can get off the plateau.

You can also try and change the exercise - do more weights if you don't do any (build muscle burns more calories during rest); do more intense workouts if you were just doing "fat burning" (low intensity) workouts and visa versa - again, just to shake it up abit.

[Sophienaz]

Hi,

THanks for the replies. Believe it or not, my workout regime is perfect, its just that I'm greedy and not very honest with myself.

I do weights 3 times a week, cardio 3 times a week, and 2 hot yoga sessions on top in the evenings. I am strong and fit.

My problem is booze....I have a beer every evening and then one night a week I go out and drink more. So fattening, so unfair. Also, if someone offers me a cookie, I aint' gonna say no. So I convince myself I eat sensibly, but realistically I dont'. I'm terrible.

ANyways, I will try that place in Sheung Wan, at least with liquid meals, I know exactly what I'm taking in and I will have to be strong and say no to snacks in between , its so hard though, god I love snacks. Thing about weight trianing is that it makes you sooooo unbelievably ravenous at times.

I reckon 3 months of this and I'll lose around 20lbs, this is acceptable. (got a wedding to look attractive for in 3 months time....ahhh!!! i am the maid of honour)

THanks again.

[MovingIn07]

Deal with snacking by having fruit on hand at all times and learn to love it... (and yes, I really do know how hard that can be!).

Can you get diet beer here? If so, try that (yeah, probably tastes like dishwater but it might help!)

[Claire ex-ax]

Sophie, see if you can find some banaba leaf to use for the next few months; it can help with cravings for carbohydrates such as cookies and beer.

BTW, banaba, not banana.

[jimbo]

Also drink more water as well to boost your metabolism.
Can't you lay off the beer and have a gin and tonic or something?

[jtflies]

To be honest you've picked the worst meal replacement shake out there. It is very high in sugar and low with the stuff that counts. I highly recomment hitting up GNC for a better meal replacement shake. The stuff I used during my diet (which I lost 40 pounds btw) was called muscle milk. It isn't high on sugar, fat content is good (enough to keeped you filled up) and the protein amount is just right for light workouts/cardio. There are other brands out there.. but do some research first. I'll get you started:

Find out which Meal Replacement Powder is Best For You at MuscleSurf.

or

http://www.womenfitness.net/mealreplace.htm

[WMDS]

Sophienaz, congrats on reducing 40lbs. Thats an amazing achievement. I would suggest keeping a food diary, and havent u had your body fat measured? It might be worth seeking a personal trainer, I used to think its a waste of money but since enlisting one, I made more progress in one month than in the last 6 months of gym classes. Consider it as an investment to look great for your wedding.