[attorneymom]

I agree 100% with everything Luvmyboxerpup so eloquently said.

I lost 60 pounds with Slim-Fast, and kept it off for about 5 months (no Slim-Fast), right up until I quit smoking and went on an eating frenzy with a much slower metabolism and gained all of it back!

I don't know if I would have continued to keep the weight off even if I hadn't quit smoking, as I never did learn how to eat correctly. I thought I knew, and I thought my portions were normal. After all, I'm an intelligent person and I've read the books and articles about weight loss and management. But since following the Weight Watchers point system and coming here, I realized how little I did know. It seems that I had a rather selective memory and my portions were HUGE.

I believe Slim-Fast is fine as a temporary tool, and it's what I used when I first started here. Like several others, I had a real problem eating in the morning and the shakes were a good substitute. But after three months I find I rarely drink a shake anymore.

I'm hungry in the morning now because I am working out (Luv - don't faint), and I only get 20 points so I'll be darned if I waste 4 of them on a drink that doesn't even taste very good! I have about 10 cans in my fridge at work right now (I bought the Costco generic variety, much cheaper). They've been there for a while. I'm too busy trying new things, REAL FOOD, reading the labels, calculating the points, and learning more all the time.

Good luck!