Does Slim-fast Work?

What is the main reason that people fail to stick to special diets? It may seem ridiculous but it is the special diet itself, and, it doesn’t much matter which one it is. Special diets almost always demand some type of denial which demands self-discipline. If the person had self-discipline, they wouldn’t have need of a special diet to begin with.

The special diet plan that I am personally familiar with is the Slim-Fast System. This special diet plan incorporates two cans of Slim-Fast (you have your choice of several flavors) per day for breakfast and lunch and then a dinner of what you want ideally following a food chart the company provides. The appeal of the program is that when you drink the two cans of Slim-Fast you can have about whatever you want for supper. This is a healthy diet plan and it is easy to stick to. Further, people do lose weight.

The program is considered second only to the Mayo diet plan which I will be writing about in another article.

Perhaps the most aggressive and pointed healthy diet plan is that which is provided by Seattle Sutton. This healthy diet plan is probably the most expensive. It is usually a final resort diet because it can be delivered and is used when people have major health problems like high blood pressure or obesity. The diet is tailor made for you and then delivered to your door.

There is a protein special diet. This diet has you eating as much meat and eggs as you can to increase the body’s metabolism. The problem is the side effect of so much cholesterol. Also this special diet requires special food be around all the time.

As I indicated, the number one recommended program is the Mayo Clinic special diet plan and while I will be dealing with that in detail, I want to discuss it here briefly here for two reasons.

The first reason is that there is a phony Mayo’s diet plan which is based on the ingestion of grapefruit and other repeating of foods. This special diet plan can even be dangerous.

Finally, the regular special diet is so good it should at least be mentioned.

The real Mayo’s special diet is based on a pyramid which has fruits and vegetables at the base and then builds on them with measured fats, sweets, carbohydrates and protein.
There is one more angle for losing weight that will work for some people, a single food “special diet.”

If you take an inexpensive food like a Subway sandwich that you love very much, as long as it meets the basic nourishment needs, it is alright to eat it all the time. (Just notice Jared)

It is a fact that some people like to diet with one or two particular foods. Part of dieting with a special diet is doing what works for you.

What will kill the pursuit of a special diet, is attempting to deny a lot of different foods over a large period of time. What invariably happens is that a person diligently sticks to the special diet and then slowly slips back to cheating on “regular food.”

It is possible to lose weight with a special diet. It takes some forethought and the admission of the weaknesses we all have. Losing weight begins with honesty with us.