Asking How do I lose weight and still eat the foods I like? then this article will explain a simple way to do just that along with five tips to make it easy.
Successful, healthy weight loss happens when you eat fewer calories than you burn while still getting the nutrition you need. Most people feel immediately restricted when they start a 'diet' and find their diet invading every area of their lives, especially when it comes to the foods they like to eat.
The problem for most of us today is the on-the-go lifestyle and the low nutritional value of the foods we choose. Dollar menus and pre-packaged meals are designed for convenience, not nutrition. Just cutting back on how much you eat won't solve the problem, and may even make worse.
Meal replacement shakes, or diet shakes, are a perfect way to solve all three problems of reducing overall caloric intake, getting complete nutrition and still getting to eat the foods you like.
Reducing Calories
Quality meal replacement shakes deliver complete nutrition in a very small calorie package. A typical quality diet shake offers everything you need in about 200 calories. A typical 'drive-through' meal can easily be five times that or more.
Complete Nutrition
Diet shakes put together all the nutrients; protein, healthy fats, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, that you need to help you body work at it's best.
Eating The Foods You Like
Replace a couple of meals a day with a quality meal replacement shake and you will get complete nutrition that will allow you to enjoy your favorite foods, in moderation, at your remaining meal.
Think about it, you now knock back 3,000 to 5,000 calories or more each day when you really only need half that (or less). Replace two meals a day with a healthy diet shake at around 200 calories each and you can enjoy just about anything you want for your other meal.
How To Choose A Diet Shake
If answering the How do I lose weight? question is your reason for using a meal replacement shake then you want to choose one that meets your needs. Something easy to use, that tastes great and that you can trust to give you all the nutrition you need.
Don't confuse meal replacement shakes with protein shakes. Protein shakes are great, but they are not complete nutrition. Here are five tips to making sure you get the most out of a diet shake program:
- Choose a product that includes free coaching and support
- Get a shake that tastes great
- Get a shake that comes in a variety of flavors
- Choose a company with a reputation you can trust
- Select a shake with a money-back guarantee
You want your shake to taste great whether you mix it in a simple shaker cup or use a blender. Variety is key and a meal replacement shake that offers several flavors along with recipes for 'dressing up' you shakes will make it fun and prevent boredom and burnout.
Diet shake companies come and go and many are sales companies more than nutrition companies. Get your meal replacement from a company that has been around a while and has a successful track record. All quality products come with a money-back guarantee.
Tom Bradley lives in Provo, Utah and came to wellness and weight loss out of necessity but has hung around from passion. Tom's straight-ahead approach to wellness and nutrition to promote weight management and healthy aging is the simple solution for the trend of growing world obesity and chronic illness.
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