You know what is so funny? I just drank another slim fast shake this morning (the vanilla flavored one) and I am amazed that it does taste as bad as yesterday. That is sooo wierd!!! Maybe Im tolerating it, or something, because yesterday, it was... not good... Hmmm, maybe I can live with this.

Lady808,

How's it going? I didn't start the shake fast yesterday... bad day, very bad day! But, I am doing it today. I can't wait until Monday to see the results. I am only going for three days, and then, if it's easier than I think, I'll stick with it through Wednesday, for a total of six days. I am so hoping this will kickstart getting rid of these last 10 pounds!

Here's hoping it's going well for you! BTW, I am using the Atkins premade shakes, and since I work from home, blending them with some ice, water and flax seed to make them a little more filling. I am using choc and vanilla and they taste good to me!

Cheers,
Andie

Im doing OK with those shakes, but I get sooo hungry. And plus I wasnt following Jiggy Puff's plan. I figured just doing the shakes (I mean drinking them breakfast and lunch) would do the trick, but I get so hungry. So now, I guess, I have to add more meat and fish into the program. Right now, I just drank my lunch shake at 10:30Am, and was so hungry (Im serious-I couldnt think of anything else but my stomach's gurgling) I went to the lunch wagon to buy fish tempura to fulfill my hunger (and of course, I just ate the meat of the fish and not the coating).

I am willing to try those Atkins shakes but I dont think we have those Atkins powder shakes here. I mean, only now did I see the slim fast shakes in stores. Here in Hawaii, we are very backwards or very late in getting stuff. Maybe next year, when I dont need the shakes anymore, Hawaii will have them. LOL.

I have been at this for 2 days and have lost 7 pounds.

WOW! 7 pounds?! Holy cow!!! Is that all you have been eating? What's your secret?

I did Slim Fast in the 80's. They blocked my intestines and I had to have surgery. My surgeon said the high fiber overwhelmed my system and it would be much safer to eat my veggies in the future and leave the high fiber shakes alone. I missed a lot of work lying in the hospital getting IV antibiotics.

No more Slim Fast for me!

Scott9050--You must be rockin!! Awesome job. Keep it up and let us know what you are eating. Are you hungry at all? I will start the modified shake diet Sunday or Monday depending on what day I go to the store to pick up more flaxmeal.

OK, update...
Lost 2 pounds in 3...errr, ok 2 1/2 days...
Better. Im not really looking for a fast weight loss, just to jump start the thing again.
got 4 more days to go...

I couldnt do the shake fast because of having that sweetness all the time. If I have too many now I crave them. Im sure you would lose because if you replace your three meals with them you would only be getting about 600 calories.

I will say first that I went a few weeks off the diet and gained 10 pounds. I have now lost that 10 pounds in 3 days. All I have been doing is basically a slim fast/ Atkins mix. I have 2 shakes during the day (the low carb ones) and then eat a good induction friendly meal with a good amount of protein at night. I have also been making sure to take my vitamins. I have been exercising doing weights, jogging and swimming, although I took today off to rest. I plan on doing this until Wednesday or Thursday, I want to reach the mid 280's if possible (at least 288, the 30 lb loss mark). The first two days were hard, but now I have that energy buzz that I like.

If you have 2 during the day and eat a decent Atkins friendly meal at night though, it seems to work without going into starvation mode.

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I still say that the CANNED shakes have a bad
taste and too little protein in em. You can easily
make your own with Protein ISOLATE powder.
This is the purest type of protein. The Canned
Shakes have only BLENDS of protein in them.
The powder I mix with skim milk is 75% pure
protein by volume. Most of them are less by
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given his seal of approval with them for my
weight maintenance program.

Hi Everyone,
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that is going to be incorporating shakes and a nice lowcarb supper and snacks.I wouldnt call what I'm doing a fast though by any means I just started today and so far so good

Please understand I don't recommend just shakes only; you need the extra protein and fats to keep your calories at a safe level. Also the fat helps with controling your hunger and rate of loss. This is why this is a modified plan that was nutritionally verified by FitDay .
I plan on going back on my Shake-Fat Fast next week. So that would be 1 week Fast, 2 week Induction, 1 week fast etc.

Sorry Jiggy Puff I didnt see the post where you listed your plan. but I found it, sounds good.