Worst Diet Plans Ever: Slim Fast Optima Diet

I had 80 lbs to loose after giving birth to my daughter, so when my best friend recommended the Slim Fast Optima Diet, I jumped on the idea. I didn't know much about the diet, but she told me that she had done it before with great results. We started the diet together, and we were supposed to continue on with it until we both met our goals. I ended up giving up the diet after a month, but my friend is still going strong with the diet to this day! The basic "plan" of the Slim Fast Optima diet is that you substitute one meal with a Slim Fast "Meal-on-the-Go", you combine one meal with a small portion of regular food and a Slim Fast "Meal-on-the-Go", and you eat a sensible dinner. The plan varies depending on your weight, but I was allowed 2 snacks per day. While this diet plan might sound easy, and even like one of the best diet plans ever- I can promise it's not. The diet has three major flaws: the Slim Fast "Meal-On-The-Go" shakes that make up a major portion of the diet taste horrible, the shakes are expensive, and the Slim Fast Optima diet leaves you constantly feeling hungry.

The first problem with the Slim Fast Optima diet is the "Meal-on-the-Go" shakes. When you first taste one it isn't bad at all- in fact, it almost tastes good! But after you've had a couple more sips you realize that the "Meal-on-the-Go" shake has a lingering after taste. The after taste sticks to your mouth like glue, so you'll have to drink a couple glasses of water after each shake to keep from gagging. The after taste is the worst with the Chocolate "Meal-on-the-Go" shake and the least with the Cappuccino "Meal-on-the-Go" shake, so if you are considering trying this diet those are your best bets. The idea behind the shakes is that they keep you full for a while (up to four hours according to Slim Fast) so you don't want to snack on unhealthy foods. The problem is that the shakes don't really keep you full at all unless you drink them slowly- and you can't do that because of the taste! The "Meal-on-the-Go" snack bars are not nearly as bad as the shakes, so if you are going to do the Slim Fast Optima diet- they are defiantly the way to go!