This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Slim-Fast. All opinions are 100% mine.

So yeah, you’re probably laughing because I am the same girl who blogs about how to make decadent chocolate cake, crispy gooey pizza and sinful chocolate chip cookies. I guess that’s why I am a good candidate for Slim-Fast products in the first place!! But aside from that I am no stranger to the ways of weight loss, and yes I have tried many different programs, diets and special foods, including slim fast.

My weight loss journey begins long ago, from an early tween age, I struggled with my weight. I never had an eating disorder or anything like that, I mostly just had a big complex. When I graduated high school, I weighed 195 lbs. By the time I got married I slimmed down, I was not skinny, but not what I thought to be overweight. I was a nice curvy, pleasantly plump size 12.

But then I got pregnant, and my curvy size 12 quickly turned into a size 16 in about 9 months. I was devastated. Coupled with the fact that I had a toxic amount of hormones in my body (or lack there of) after the baby, just looking at my naked form in the mirror would reduce me a tearful sobbing mess every time. Parts of my body sagged that never sagged before, stretch marks appeared – none of my clothing fit anymore. It was a very dark and depressing time for my self esteem.

As time passed, my doctor assured me that the reason I was not losing weight as quick as I’d hoped, was because I still wasn’t getting enough sleep. I found out that sleep is an essential factor for your metabolism to burn energy effectively, and the fact that I was up two and sometimes 3 times in the middle of the night was keeping me from shedding the baby weight. Eventually, over time I have lost some of the baby weight, but not all of it. That’s where I’m at now.

So I’ve had the opportunity to TRY the new slim fast formula, and I must say – I’m pleasantly surprised! Quite honestly, it tasted like a big glass of rich chocolate milk! So yeah,I tried it, liked it and I also liked it on facebook too

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When I went out to buy something from Slim Fast, I couldn’t decide whether I wanted Milk Chocolate flavor or Chocolate Royale because there was also vanilla, strawberry AND *gasp* Cappuccino. I didn’t realize they had cappuccino flavor because I guess they were all sold out at walmart, where I picked these up. Hrmm.. sold out? That must mean it’s good!

They also had several other types of products too. They had snack bars, meal replacement bars and also a can of powder that you scoop and mix with milk which seemed like a good way to stretch your dollar.

They call it the 3-2-1 Program because when you follow it, you allow yourself (3) 100 calorie snacks that are available in the form of the little snack bar I just mentioned, (2) Meal replacements – either a bar or a shake and finally (1) 500 calorie balanced meal.

Sounds easy enough to remember!

Seeing that it’s Christmas, I know better than to start a diet at this time of year. Because at the very end of the holidays, everyone has some sort of new years resolution. For most of us girls, our number 1 resolution is to what…? LOOSE WEIGHT of course!

I guess we’ll just have to see how well I do!