SlimFast Meal Replacement Shake for Weight Loss & Balanced Diet, Vitamins and Minerals, Low Calorie High Protein, Banana Flavour, 50 servings, 1.825 kg, Packaging May Vary

Been on slimfast for two weeks and lost 6 lb that just wasn’t shifting by any other means. I’ve tried SW in the past and did well on it but it just tires me out thinking what to eat all the time, especially on lockdown...what’s for lunch...what can I snack on..what’s for tea..and all the time trying to make the right choices- it’s exhausting.To give this diet programme a chance, you’ve gotta love milkshakes or you’re not gonna make it. Also the there is really no need to blitz it in a blender. Buy their shaker beaker for a fiver. It’s brilliant and produces a well mixed frothy shake with or without the ice and you can store the powder underneath to take to work. Yes the sippy part of the top is tough to take off but I take the whole top off and drink like a cup.Anyway back to the product...the main problem you’ll have is what flavour to try especially if you’re just starting out. I agree with most of the posts on here and the general consensus is...Chocolate- disappointing, not particularly frothy or chocolately but still worth having.Banana- as you would expect it to taste entirelyStrawberry- again , as you would expectCafe latte - a real treat to have in the mornings, but might be sweet for someCaramel - smooth taste, reminds me of a butterbeer a littleVanilla- a bit plain and seems thinner than the othersI’ve read of some mixes such asCaramel and banana= banoffe pie, I haven’t tried it yet but I can’t wait!Caramel and chocolateVanilla with frozen fruitsAdding real coffee to the latte or to vanillaI was thinking to warm up the chocolate or the coffee ones for a change.Some folk claim it’s expensive, I don’t see how. One tub gives you your breakfast and lunch for 6 days for a fiver, how is that expensive??Some moan about the flavours, I would question their love of milkshakes in the first place.I’ve not experienced any clumping or aftertaste.A typical dayWake up - water and a banana leaving my shake till later in the morning.Snack - three crackers and peanut butter or more fruit.Another shake at lunch.Afternoon- another shakeBefore tea time - piece of fruit or carrot stick or any snack under 100 calories.I’m not calorie counting my tea , I ll just have whatever the family is having but with extra veg and less carbs sometimes but other times I’ll have the rice or pasta portion with the meal.Drink as much water as you can.I’m also doing couch to five k.The shakes fill you for two hours max but if you pan the day out as above you can easy wait for tea. Most days I’m thinking oh I can have my snack now, sometimes I’ve even forgotten to have my second shake. I love the simplicity of it all. My cravings are virtually non existent and my portion size at tea has taken a natural turn to the smaller size.I binged on an Indian one evening and as much as I enjoyed it, I couldn’t wait to get back on the slimfast the next day because I felt , well I dunno, just not right, I wanted to feel light like on the shakes.Best thing I’ve ever done.The weight will go back on when I stop, it will on any diet but this diet is reducing cravings and portions, something SW does not do. In fact they encourage you to eat as much as you want of the right foods of course. I can see my future with this diet. Maybe I ll drop it for a few days then do it for a week and so on. Or maybe I’ll start to have breakfast and shake for lunch or vice versa. That’s no different to the fasting diets.Best thing I’ve ever done.

I've always struggled to maintain my healthy weight and have done many diets like slimming world, weightwatchers, detox diets etc I always stayed away from the slim fast diet cos it just did not seem like a feasible plan to me. I was in good shape before getting pregnant but after having my twins no matter what I've tried, the weight just won't budge! Was very demotivating. i came across slim fast again and thought why not? I dont have the time or energy to plan every meal and track everything that goes into my mouth, it's just too much effort.I've been on the plan for 2 weeks now and have lost 8lbs! That's more like it! I'm actually enjoying it. Once I've had my shake or meal bar I feel satisfied for 4 hours at least and although I try to avoid the snacks altogether I know I can have a nibble on a little something here and there. I suspect if you had all 3 snacks you wouldn't lose the weight as quick as I have but if you don't actually feel hungry, don't eat it.My tips would be when you wake up in the morning and feel the hunger pangs, don't run to the cupboards. Instead, have a very tall glass of hot water (I add some apple cider vinegar to mine to suppress appetite) first thing. Then just wait about half hour or less and you won't feel that starving feeling anymore. Then have your slim fast shake or meal bar with a cup of tea (no sugar but sweeteners) and take your time on it. space your snacks and shakes out so you don't have a long period of feeling like you have no calories left to consume. Plan your evening meal sensibly (use my fitness pal to work it out) and if you've spaced out your shakes and snacks throughout day you should just feel ready for your meal, not starving! Drink lots of water, coffees, teas, diet drinks etc to avoid an empty stomach feeling and it's so easy to find really nice 100cal snacks. I've been having crisps, Alpen cereal bars, slices of toast, yogurt pots, solero's and frozen sorbet! Seeing a good weight loss result end of week keeps me going. All the flavours taste delicious but banana is my favourite as you can mix it up with some coffee or cocoa or strawberries or even some fruit yogurt. Give it a go and good luck!

I bought this product on a whim to replace breakfasts on busy days. It tastes like banana flavouring mixed with malty cereal, not unpleasant. There's a perceptible sweetener flavour that might be an issue for some. The tub comes sealed with a plastic lid and foil. Somehow I managed to slice open my finger pad on the foil, so maybe be careful when removing it. It has a plastic measuring scoop inside and instructions on the tub for how to make your shake. The powder tends to clump up in both water and milk and needs a generous amount of shaking to incorporate it. Almost every drink had at least one clump of banana flavour gum floating in it. Its an otherwise pleasant milkshake with a thick silky texture and faux banana flavour. Fairly easy to use if you don't mind shaking until your arms fall off, but thats not a bad thing if you're trying to lose weight.