Was on Slim Fast Low Carb diet and felt extremely exhausted!! - Weight Loss Message Board

Jess75 · 05-14-2004, 09:03 AM

hi,
with my first attempt to lose weight, i used the regular slim fast products and i lost weight and virtually felt great. i lost 30 pounds and had gained back about 8. so, i decided to try the low carb way, considering how popular it is. as a result, i thought it was a faster more effective way to lose weight. well, i lost 5 pounds in one week and kept going to try to lose the remaining three. i started feeling real weak and tired and blamed it on the heat (summer is just beginning in pgh). now, i replace the morning "low carb" meal bar with cereal and feel much more energy. has this happened to anyone else. i'm thinking this just may be my imagination. i workout one hour a day most days of the week, so just watching me type this is making my common sense kick in like DUH! that's why you were feeling that way. i'm interested in finding out if anyone experienced a similar situation.
thanks! oh, and i also would snack on fat free pretzles through out the day, about a serving and a half, and ate 3 servings of fruit, 2 veggies, and hardly any bread.

Shane S · 05-14-2004, 04:29 PM

Carbs are your friends. They give you the energy you need to be better and do more.

FWIW, Slim Fast has little going for it but marketing. There are much better companies in the meal replacement business, such as Prolab, Labrada, VPX, even EAS.

Jess75 · 05-14-2004, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Shane S

Carbs are your friends. They give you the energy you need to be better and do more.

FWIW, Slim Fast has little going for it but marketing. There are much better companies in the meal replacement business, such as Prolab, Labrada, VPX, even EAS.

okay, so where do i get this stuff, gnc or something? i don't know how people survive off these low carb diets. could it be because they don't use most of the energy, like working out? i was depressed and tired and couldn't do anything. now i feel better, thank god! i'm also in college and need energy for that!! thanks for the respons.

jowi · 05-14-2004, 07:53 PM

I also HATE low-carbing. No thanks. I can lose weight just as fast counting calories and eating CARBS - plus have more energy for workouts.

Shane S · 05-14-2004, 09:12 PM

Never shop at GNC. Their prices are triple that of those online. I can't post links, but a quick Google search will produce some results (perhaps not the best places to shop but good enough). I'd recommend Prolab Matrix if you like the taste of cinnamon oatmeal. Lean Mass is probably better than Naturally Lean (divide it into two servings if you don't want the 390 calories at once). Get a shaker bottle while you're at it (most places will provide it for free with your order or maybe a couple bucks).

It seems to me very common (albeit not in all instances) that low carbers don't do much exercise, although I have heard some say they have more energy while low carbing than they had before. Granted, this would suggest to me they were eating exceptionally poorly before.