#SlimFastChallenge - Week 2

I have now finished my second week of the #SlimFastChallenge. 

This has probably been the only "diet" that I've found is easy to stick to. As I mentioned in my previous post, it is a 321 plan so you are allowed 3 snacks (2 Slim Fast ones & 1 healthy option of your own), 2 meal replacements and 1 balanced dinner. 

The Slim Fast range consists of:

Snacks

• Sour Cream & Chive Flavour Snack Bag
• Cheddar Flavour Bites Snack Bag
• BBQ Flavour Tortilla Snack Bag
• Chocolate Caramel Treat Snack Bar
• Heavenly Chocolate Delight Snack Bar
• Chocolate Nutty Nougat Snack Bar

Meal Replacements

• Powders (similar to milkshakes) in strawberry, banana, caramel, vanilla and chocolate flavours
• Chocolate Crunch Meal Bar
• Chocolate Peanut Meal Bar
• Summer Berry Flavour Meal Bar
• Pre-made Shakes in mocha, chocolate, banana, strawberry, vanilla and café latte flavours

All of the Slim Fast range is so full of flavour so although you are trying to lose weight, you don't have to ditch foods that taste good. The snack bags and bars are smaller than your regular bags of crisps and chocolate bars but they really satisfy your cravings so you won't care. I liked that I had the freedom to add one extra snack. I stuck to fruit.

The meal replacements are very filling - something which I didn't expect. Again, you are giving up flavoursome foods. I did miss sandwiches though. I would usually have a sandwich or toastie for lunch so it was very odd giving those up. It made me realise that I eat far too much bread though.

I loved that I could eat the same dinner as the rest of my family. Slim Fast have a selection of recipes if you are unsure of what types of meals you can eat alongside the 321 plan. The combination of 3 snacks, 2 meal replacements and a dinner made me feel like I was eating quite a lot and I didn't feel myself get hungry at all.

Now for the moment of truth.
I started my Slim Fast journey weighing 11st. After one week, I was down to 10st 8.5lbs. Now, after a second week, I weigh 10st 5lbs. That's a total of 9lbs lost in two weeks. That's pretty amazing.

I was shopping in town last week and I noticed that the Slim Fast range is available to buy in Superdrug so I will definitely be picking more up!

(Disclaimer: I received two weeks worth of Slim Fast products in exchange for an open and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own).

#SlimFastChallenge - Week 1 Update

I've now completed a week of doing the #SlimFastChallenge and I have to say, it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. 

My meal routine seemed to consist of a milkshake for breakfast, a small banana or handful of grapes for a mid-morning snack, a meal replacement bar for lunch, a pack of the 'crisp' type snacks for a snack, dinner then one of the chocolatey snacks in the evening. 

The flavours of the Slim Fast products are amazing (I will write about them in more depth next week). The chocolate ones do feel like you're indulging but have no reason to feel guilty. It's really easy to stick to. I don't feel hungry and it doesn't feel like a diet, as such.

The aim is to have a healthy, balanced dinner each evening. This week consisted of bangers & mash (yes, with gravy!), a chicken burrito but minus the wrap, burgers and salad, salmon with baked potato and veg, and soup with wheaten bread. All meat was cooked in the George Foreman so most of the fat was removed. I did feel like I indulged a little at dinner time!

I started a week ago weighing 11st exactly. I now weigh 10st 8.5lbs. This is an amazing loss, I feel. I'm really excited to crack on with the rest of the week and see what my final weigh-in shows!

(Disclaimer: I received 2 weeks worth of Slim Fast products to embark on the #SlimFastChallenge. All thoughts and opinions are my own.)

Today I'm Starting the #SlimFastChallenge

After giving birth to C, I found it quite easy to lose the baby weight. Chris worked a lot and C was a clingy baby so eating was something I didn't have a lot of time for (not a healthy way to lose weight!) but with E it's been quite difficult. I did lose a few pounds a couple of months ago but I ended up putting it all back on again, plus more!

I am now at 11st and my target weight is around 9st. Today, I'm starting the #SlimFastChallenge for two weeks. Now, I don't believe that I will lose as much as 2st in two weeks but I do believe that it will get me on the right track. I don't suit having weight on and especially with summer coming, I'd love to look a bit slimmer and wear nice outfits! 

The #SlimFastChallenge is a 321 plan. I have received a variety of meal replacement bars, ready-to-drink shakes, meal replacement powders and snacks. On the plan, I am allowed three snacks (these can include fruit too), two meal replacement products and one balanced meal per day. 

I'm really excited to be giving it a go and I will be blogging about my journey. I'll write an update in a weeks' time (the halfway point) to let you know how I'm getting on.

Wish me luck!