Rachel Hunter and Slim-Fast: Hypocrisy

What the... is it really that difficult to find breakfasts that are around 200 kcal? I mean breakfasts with real food.

It does appear that when someone needs to give their career a jump start, they look for a diet plan to promote, doesn't it?

Brian

powerpuffin said:
What the... is it really that difficult to find breakfasts that are around 200 kcal? I mean breakfasts with real food.[...]

no. and that's what gets me about crap like this. i hate replacement meals that require you to eat something with the same amount of calories in a good, nutritious and filling plate of food. it's ridiculous, imo.

in society, i think there is some pressure to be thinner than you are. everybody seems to be on a diet even when they do not need to be. i feel sorry for rachel's daughter because she's deluding herself if she doesn't believe her daughter wont get the impression that even thin women need to diet just because she's having dinner with her. she's heading the whole damn campaign and is supposedly drinking shakes. if her daughter has eyes and ears then she'll see this and i think she can be influenced by it. even if rachel drills it into her head that women don't need to diet, her actions are saying a different thing. on the other hand, it's doubtful that rachel will actually follow this. she is a rich woman - she has access to top personal trainers, the best gyms, food delivery services, even personal chefs - there is no need for her to do slim fast. but of course, she'll put her face to the company for the $$$...which is still sends out the wrong message anyway to those who believe that even she feels the need to use this.

i find it kind of sad that a normal woman is now the face of a weight-loss product. rachel has never even been overweight, at least not to the public's knowledge.

"It does appear that when someone needs to give their career a jump start, they look for a diet plan to promote, doesn't it?"

Fact.

I also wonder how consumers could be so willfully dumb as to buy the idea that if Hunter decides to use Slim Fast, that it means anything at all about their own chances for success. She's already super-skinny!

At least take a FAT washed up actress or model, and then put them on Slim Fast. If they get super-skinny, it still doesn't mean much (given their trainers & chefs and financial incentives, etc), but it might mean something!

Slim-fast seems to me so archiac, something from the snake oil days of yore. Time for retirement.

having thin women endorse a product makes it look like you have to start that way in order to stay that way. stupid.

Balonnnnnnnney. :)

This is total BS. I only hope that consumers will call bluff. Unfortunately, from what I've seen, they probably won't.
I find it ironic that she expressed concern for "teen pressures" when she is sending an absolutely ludicrous (and possibly damaging) idea about nutrition to them everywhere, regardless of her one-normal-meal-a-day.
To me, this looks pretty desperate on her part. It's not hard to eat solid (real) meals and achieve weight loss goals and she knows it. It's the worst kind of sell out. Disappointing.

Egads, but Slim Fast tastes like crap! I'm pretty sure that the company is looking for someone...anyone to promote the product as more and more people learn about a little thing called a 'healthy diet.' Why would you want to slurp down a tiny, nasty milkshake when you could have a balanced breakfast that's also yummy?

Staci said:
you have to start that way in order to stay that way.[...]

Well, it is easier, cause it's harder to get out than to stay out. That's why the whole obesity problem must be addressed in childhood with schools doing everything they can since they have the opportunity to make a positive impact.

Oh, no--a BMI of 21?! How awful! And crap--mine's 22!! I'd better run out right now and get some Slim Fast! *sarcastic smirk* As if her teenage daughter isn't going to know what's going on--her already skinny mom trying to get even skinnier. What kind of message does that send? Talk about pressure.

And have you read the ingredient list on these things? Just loaded with preservatives and chemicals and all diffferent types of sugars and, why is that HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP? Yes it is. Jolly good stuff that, yes? NO!

Whatever happened to some fresh fruit and yoghurt? Whole grain toast? And the like. That would be far better, me'thinks.

Cheers!

i agree with the person above who said that Slim Fast seems so archaic. I thought we were past this; have some fresh fruit and cereal, for goodness sakes!

God, I hate Slimfast. My mom used to do it sometimes to lose a dress size and I used to sneak the shakes and drink them for breakfast. They were chalky and made me jittery. How hard is it, seriously, to find breakfasts for 200 calories that are actual food? Not very, I'll tell you that. I can name off a few...eat a couple of eggs (75-80 calories a pop) or a bowl of oatmeal with a bit of brown sugar or fruit or a yogurt. Just about anything is better than a carageenan/HFCS-laden milkshake.

And what's up with using Rachel Hunter as a spokesperson for it? She's about the last person that needs to lose weight, but I guess I've noticed that Slimfast really only works if you don't have a ton of weight to lose. It'd be hard to do that plan for a long-term solution.

Slim Fast doesn't seem like a meal to me, more like a glass of fake chocolate milk. Also, I'm still hungry afterwards. A shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and a sensible dinner??? By dinnertime, I'm ready to eat a whole cow. Seriously, hooves and stomachs and all!

I hate the whole idea of a diet in a packet instead of eating whole foods. I have to say I'm even a little skeptical of vitamins (although I do take a few). It seems to me we really ought to be able to get all our nutrients from good, wholesome food.

However, I am not sure I agree with the idea that slim women shouldn't be conscious of their weight at all. I was slim once, and I didn't take appropriate measures when I started putting on a few pounds. Now I have 40 pounds to lose just to reach my healthy BMI range.

It seems to me that healthy, slim people should remain aware of their weight so that they can maintain it.

Maintaining weight with Slimfast is not what I would recommend, and I don't think that Rachel Hunter is the best model for a weightloss diet, but I don't agree that it's wrong for her to be concerned about maintaining her weight.

Slim fast strawberry shakes have a good protein to carbohydrate but their new Optima Bar line contains trans fats. . Their website talks about the harmful effects of trans fats and they play the "0" trans fats game because the product has less than .5 gm per serving.

Slim fast is bad. It doesn't help you lose weight at all. Its a diet fad that doesn't work. I feel its a diet fad aimed at people who are pressed for time.

I personally would rather have two hard boiled eggs on toast then a slim fast shake. My breakfast would be more filling, tastier and nutritious....not to mention less expensive.

I think I'm with everyone else in saying the has-been celebrities/models heading diet plans have less to do with their BMI and more to do with their bottom line.

She's doing something to spread a message that every woman feels they need to lose some weight from time to time and that's a personal decision.

Talk about hypocrisy - look at all the "quick fix" google ads this website has...

Seriously people...lighten up.

i think all celebrities got mad ,they don't think about any thing except "how they will look like?' infront of cameras .
they don't care about their own feelings, that losing weight all the time lead to the feeling of desperate.
actually when they got thinner they aren't attractive or sexy anymore bec, we see only the bones of their bodies

My sister-in-law saw Rachel on some weight-loss show last Fall (??) and said she was indeed chubby. Maybe she's lost weight since then and wants to lose a bit more. Also, I don't think the BMI is the holy grail of thinness indicators. Every body looks different at different weights and BMIs...women KNOW what their bodies look like under clothes, and I respect their right to decide how they want to look. And as for this notion that that we need to "accept and love ourselves/our bodies"...BALONEY. Have you all looked around lately?? We are a tubby, tubby nation.

I agree that eating a high-quality, whole foods type breakfast is ideal, but for most of my life, I've had extreme difficulty eating solid foods in the morning. It literally made me feel nauseous. I tried drinking Slim-Fast for breakfast only, and it helped me get some calories and nutrition in me without making me sick. However, I much prefer the taste of Instant Breakfast. The only issue there is having milk to mix with it.

Opie said:
She's doing something to spread a message that every woman feels they need to lose some weight from time to time and that's a personal decision.

Talk about hypocrisy - look at all the "quick fix" google ads this website has...

Seriously people...lighten up.

yeah and that's a bad message to be spreading. people shouldn't be "losing weight from time to time" but staying physically active and maintaining a healthy weight instead of yo-yo dieting. where's the messages for that idea? overshadowed by the billion $ diet industry.

there is too much pressure on women to always lose more weight even if they do not need to. there are tabloids with digusting headlines such as "worst beach bodies" followed with the picture of a celeb with some minor flaw many women have. it's quite sick, imo, when there are girls as young as 6 thinking they need to go on a diet and even suffering from eating disorders. things need to change fast because this "everyone on a diet" culture is horrible.

additionally, i'm sure the ads on this site are randomly generated by google from the keywords in this website such as "diet" etc. i dont think this website has any control of the ads. i'm also sure that they help keep this site free. so i dont know...Diet Blog can remove the ads and then you can pay to complain that people need to lighten up on this site. in the meantime, i do not see the issue. the ads above are clearly not representative of what this blog is about. running a website is not definately not free or cheap.

I'm gonna go to Target and poke holes in all of the slim-fast boxes with an icepick. See ya!

what frustrates me most about slim fast shakes is that the only people i ever see have them are my highschool female class mates or the occasional wrestlers (who will devide one amidst four or so of them). the products are loaded with sugars that make you crave not only a second shake but maybe an accompaning candy bar as well. i like the advice that one other poster said about replacing a breakfast shake with a yogurt and wheat toast... yum :)

I tried very good shakes before. It have some effects. So, I don't think it's a bad idea.

But drinking shakes and not having proper diet and exercise doesn't really last long. We can "slim fast" and can be "fat fast" too.

For a model though, Rachel is at a heavier weight. And she is pretty curvy. I think she'd make a good spokesperson. 147lbs for 5'10" is a reasonable, healthy weight.

The key is how you incorporate the Slim Fast diet into your life. I'm a former college runner who lost 30 post-baby pounds (from 5'7" 156lbs to 5'7" 126lbs) this past year using Slim Fast, so to say that it doesn't work isn't accurate. I do agree that the diet is difficult to stick to long term, which is why, as I lost the weight, I also did extensive research on nutrition to help me adapt to a "real food" diet once I was off of the shakes. I continue to run 40 miles a week, but my appetite is nowhere near as voracious as it was before Slim Fast and, motivated by the weight loss and desire to be and stay healthy, my overall diet is now extremely balanced and nutritious. It's all about making total lifestyle changes - Slim Fast is just one way to kick those changes into gear.

Boy, what a lot of sour pusses. I don't think that sliim-fast is all that bad. I consulted with a diatician and was told that diabetics can use slim-fast with thier diet program.

Booyah. I agree about the sour pusses. Your missing the point with Slim Fast. Some people just need the control of one glass of liquid supplement. They don't want to deal with preparing a meal and counting calories. Slim fast may indeed be archaic but it works. It isn't meant to be long term. Good grief. There is nothing wrong with a meal replacement bar or shake once in a while.

Why so many celebrities are so slim? Is slim really beautiful? I don't think so.

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It's not about the calories, it's about being on a liquid diet that has enough nutrients and protein to sustain you until your only real meal at dinner. It also helps to shrink your stomach back down so you do not eat as much at dinner. I have some cravings after the second shake while waiting for dinner but no weight-loss regime is going to be perfectly easy. I've been on it for 10 days now and I've lost 10 lbs. I'm also walking a few miles, a few nights a week, which is helping but did not cause the scale to move much until I paired it with Slimfast. I had also previously tried to just "eat better, eat less" and the scale did not move. If you are trying to lose 20-40 lbs. or more you need that extra help.

This is so stupid, half the comments on this page are so lame. People need to go on diets to lose weight, yes even when you are thin, you may start to gain and need a little help to shed those extra pounds before they turn into a lot more than that. Slim Fast helps a lot of people. People dont have time to go looking for a 200 calorie breakfast, they overindulge and pick the wrong things, thats why they are on a diet in the first place. Secondly, Slim Fast is full of vitamins, when you restrict calories, you need those vitamins and not many 200 calorie b-fasts that I know of have tons of vitamins in them. Further more, just because you arent fat, doesnt mean you cant endorse a product for weight loss. So she needed to lose 5 pounds, those last 5 are sometimes the toughest, she's showing that you can use slim fast short term to get on track, however if you ever visit the slim fast website, you can see many long term goal reaching stories. Get over it people. Your rediculous twist on this story, making it into something sexist is really silly.

Does anyone know who the girl is in the new Slim-Fast TV ad? She is wearing some awesome dark blue jeans, and she does a karate-style kick at a giant doughnut.
I wish I could find out what brand of jeans she has on! My BF said he will buy me new jeans for my birthday, but I just started S.F and want to lose 10 pounds before I take him up on his offer!

I see no problem with Slim-Fast.
After the usual weight gain at xmas 08, i replaced ALL meals with strawberry slimfast and alternated it with a german cheaper-less-calorie-filled version in strawberry too.
I started out size 12, 5foot1, Overweight slightly and 65kg
After 2 weeks i went back to school [6th form, 16 years old] and i was a size 8/10 and weighed in at 60kg and my BMI was Ideal.
It was easy and i didnt do much exercise, only the WiiFit. It wasnt healthy but i felt great and ive slowly replaced the shakes with my normal meals, yes ive since gained weight, but i can always go back to the Slim-Binge. I also made sure i consulted a doctor and took all the vitamins and minerals i was recommended && as a 16yo i was pressured alot about my weight. I dont regret it, but it can start to be dependable a bit too much.
It worked for me, but i was overweight at size 12, so yeah, Slim-Bingeing was my way of losing weight.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Slimfast. I'm addicted to the breakfast and lunch bars (I can only find them at Walmart). In fact, I can't think of a food I enjoy eating more than those bars. Dutch chocolate flavored...with a glass of milk...OMG I have to go get one right now. I go thru them like water. I tried my first bar in high school...got seriously addicted to them then, but when they went off the market for a while, I had to go back to eating stupid regular food. That was about 19 years ago. But just recently I happened to come across a box of them at Walmart, (I think it was fate) and I almost started doing back-flips all thru the store because I couldn't believe my eyes. They were back! Needless to say, I'm back to my Slimfast addiction and I've never been happier or thinner. I would say they take up about 70% of my diet. The other 30% would be Stouffer's frozen meals and salad. If it were left up to me, Slimfast bars would be all I would eat, but I realize I have to eat some "regular" food too. That's why I do the Stouffer's meals every now and then.