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The SLIM-FAST Body-Mind-Life MAKEOVER

Theory:

This weight loss program is based on Slim Fast and Ultra Slim Fast Shakes and Meal On-The-Go bars replacing the high-calorie meals we are used to eating. The diet is based on a reasonable intake of 1,400 to 1,500 calories per day. To lose weight on the eating plan, you simply combine two Slim-Fast shakes or meal bars each day with a sensible meal and two or three snacks; then to maintain your ideal weight once you have reached it, you can switch to one shake a day with two sensible meals and snacks. Each meal should contain a healthy serving of protein, a salad, several servings of vegetables, a light serving of starch, and some fruit for dessert. 

One Slim Fast meal replacement has 220 calories, 3 grams of fat, up to one third of the daily requirement for vitamins and minerals, and up to 40 percent of the daily requirement for calcium. Slim Fast products contain no appetite suppressants, “fat burners,” or other similar additives.

Under the Slim Fast plan, foods are grilled, steamed, broiled, and baked – not fried.  Nonstick low-calorie cooking sprays are used to coat pans instead of oil. Dressings for salads are fat free or reduced-calorie.  The protein choices include lean cuts of meat, white-meat chicken and turkey, and fish.  Vegetables are a prominent part of every meal, and fruit plays a starring role as dessert. 

Basic Weight Loss Plan – 14 days

• Breakfast: 1 Slim Fast Shake or Meal On-The-Go bar

• Snack: 1 piece of fruit or 1 cup raw vegetables

• Lunch: 1 Slim Fast Shake or Meal On-The-Go bar

• Snack: 1 piece of fruit or 1 cup raw vegetables

• Snack: 1 Slim Fast Nutritional Energy Bar or 1 serving nonfat yogurt

• Dinner: 1 large tossed salad; 6 ounces of protein (meat, chicken, fish, or soy/vegetable protein); 3 servings of cooked or steamed vegetables; 1 serving of starch (1/2 baked potato, 1 small ear of corn, or ½ cup rice or pasta); 1 piece of fruit for dessert

Weight Maintenance Plan

Two sensible meals and one shake or meal bar per day

The Slim-Fast plan also includes exercises designed to give you a mixture of cardiovascular activity, resistance training, and stretching techniques.

Lauren Hutton. 2000. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

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