slim fast - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

rc1975 · 08-01-2006, 03:09 PM

i started the slim fast shakes today had 1 for breakfast and 1 for lunch, i already have gone to teh bathroom 3 times and my stomach hurts a little and feels bloated. is this normal for slim fast?

pinkie1 · 08-06-2006, 05:44 PM

I've had that happen to me, but I wasn't on Slim fast, but another shake drink. I think it's the sugar substitue they use. Some people cannot handle the artificial sweetner.

Look to see if they use real sugar (which they probably don't if you're trying to lose weight), it may be the artificial sweetner. I finally decided to not drink the shake (after having 5 or so over a period of weeks). I still have about 5 in the fridge. I keep thinking to myself that if I drink it slowly it'll be fine. It wasn't fine, at least for me.

Scarlett-O · 08-06-2006, 08:55 PM

that has never happened to me.

rita · 08-07-2006, 08:05 PM

The culprit in bloating is most likely the artificial sweetener, as was mentioned before by another poster. Many people have the same reaction to that stuff. I personally think that Slim Fast is one of the worst ways ( in terms of nutrition ) to go about losing weight. Much, much better to have good real food, just not in big amounts.