SlimFAST: Day 14, Cappy

Slimfast diet ratings!  I'm just going to go with what guidelines Cory posted to make things easier on myself and the reader. ;D
--EFFECTIVENESS: C
Did it work for weight loss? Um . . . I only lost about 3 pounds which, for two weeks and for someone who has as much to lose as I do . . . that's really not a whole heck of a lot for just starting out.  Granted, I didn't work out for half an hour every day, so I do realize I am at fault for this, too.  But still, I had hoped for more.
--EASE OF USE: A
Was the food easy to obtain and prepare and take to work and adapt to the everyday? Yes, very easy.  The only way it could have been easier was if I didn't have to prepare veggies for snacks and then prepare supper, but even having to do those things I was able to plan very easy and quick meals for supper that were still healthy.
--ENERGY LEVELS: C
Were energy levels high, or did it make us feel weak or tired? The only reason I give it a C is because it would have been nice if my energy levels had been higher.  I didn't necessarily feel more sluggish or tired, but eating less than I'm used to and eating healthier I would have expected to be feeling significantly better and/or with more energy.
--HUNGER FULFILLMENT AND CRAVINGS:  B
Were hunger levels and cravings reasonable, or terrible?  I didn't have much problem with this at all.  I think it helped for me that I was drinking a lot of water throughout the day, and the amount I ate for breakfast was about the same I always eat for breakfast, so it got each day started off right.
--OVERALL :  C
How was it overall?  It was very easy and pretty darn cheap, but I didn't lose as much as I wanted to lose, and I don't feel any better really than how I felt 2 weeks ago.  I know 2 weeks isn't really very long in being able to determine the effectiveness of a diet, but one would think that in the first week, at least, I could lose a decent amount of weight.
Would I do it again?  Probably not the whole diet plan, but I might do the shakes and the bars again, if I was feeling especially uncreative and was just wanting something quick and easy to eat for a while that I knew wasn't too unhealthy.


I'm curious to see how I do with the Subway diet.  I'm used to eating Subway once or twice a week for lunch anyways, so it's not going to be too much of a change from what I used to eat.  Like Cory, I do plan on making some modifications.  I'll eat probably a bowl of oatmeal with an egg's worth of scrambled egg beaters for breakfast, and for supper I'm planning on making my own sandwiches at home, to be eaten with a healthy salad.


Cappy

SLIMFAST: Final Rating, Day 14, Cory

FINAL RATINGS
OK then! 

Minus a final fruit snack I can have tonight if I want, I am done with our Slimfast diet!  So here are my ratings:

--EFFECTIVENESS: C
Did it work for weight loss? Pretty slow going, seems like.  I think that is because the Slimfast site makes a point of suggesting a calorie level that is "slow and steady," so they are not taking on liability by suggesting anything that could cause anyone health issues.  I'm sure if I had done the "shake for breakfast, shake for lunch, small sensible dinner" thing, without the snacks and small additional lunch items, I would have lost weight more quickly.
--EASE OF USE: A
Was the food easy to obtain and prepare and take to work and adapt to the everyday? It would be hard to be easier than this was. You buy shakes and meal bars, some fruit and veggies, some meat, some bread and potatoes .  I fixed the simple dinners quickly when I got home from work.
--ENERGY LEVELS: B
Were energy levels high, or did it make us feel weak or tired? No problem in this area.  I never felt weak or faint from the diet, or anything like that.  I wouldn't say I had "more energy" than usual, but I definitely didn't have less.
--HUNGER FULFILLMENT AND CRAVINGS:  B
Were hunger levels and cravings reasonable, or terrible?  Very little problem with this, other than that breakfast being so skimpy that I was really hungry when it was time for my mid-morning snack.  But there was a mid-morning snack, so not to bad.
--OVERALL :  B
How was it overall?  Well, this reminds me of what they say about ordering a product.  There are three possibilities:  Good, Cheap, and Quick.  You get to pick two out of three.  If you want it good and cheap, you can't have it quick.  Etc.  So I'm thinking with a diet, you can have Healthy, Easy, and Quick.  You get to  pick two out of three.  This one was "Healthy & Easy."  So it wasn't quick.

Would I do it again?  No, not really.  I mean, I think I can do this myself without the special shakes and what not.  I'd rather substitute a sensible meal with similar calorie count.

NEXT UP!

We've decided on the Subway diet, though I plan to modify a bit from what Jared did.  Jared did:  BREAKFAST: Coffee, LUNCH: 6" low cal chicken sub and bag of Baked Lays, DINNER: 12" Veggie Sub.  Both his subs had plenty of veggies, and he left off cheese and high-cal spreads like mayo.

I plan to do:
BREAKFAST:  Oatmeal with handful of berries, splash of milk, and tbs of brown sugar
LUNCH: 6" low cal sub (lunch meat and veggies) with piece of fruit
DINNER:  6" same type of sub, glass of milk
SNACK:  Yogurt

Also, I plan to make my own subs.  The Subway is across town and I'm not going there twice a day.  I can make them myself, no big deal.

Cappy may have her own modifications . . . or not. But I gotta have some breakfast, and I'd rather have a snack later than 12" sub at dinner.