Meal replacements

skeltonblues

On the go mom starting out on a goal to lose 40 lbs in 6 months, and need good suggestions on which meal replacements are best?

ndj1979

none.

create a calorie deficit, eat real food, lose weight = simple.

Plus, are you really going to do meal replacement shakes for the rest of your life?

skeltonblues

No but to jump start and help get my mind and tummy on the same track.

LesliePierceRN

Nope, ndj1979 is right. Don't start something that you'll need to change. This becomes a lifestyle, that is the only way it truly works. I'm a VERY busy mom.. I work as a travelling RN, I am raising two special needs children, I captain an obstacle racing team and help train others on the side. It's so easy for me to hit a drive through, I'm always on the go and I get very hungry. But that's a vicious cycle, and pretty detrimental. I began using sandwich bags and portioning out servings of almonds, vegetables, protein bars, etc, so I could throw them in my purse, in the glove box of my car, in my pocket as I run out the door. This way I control my hunger, my hunger does not control me. Keep a bottle of water in your hands or nearby and take some time out one afternoon a week to portion out snack bags. I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off four years now.. and this is my lifestyle now. I don't *just* eat things out of snack bags.. this is just a handy trick to eat healthy.. one of many that I use. I also focus on protein first, I changed my carbs from processed to whole grain and I changed my fats from saturated to healthy fats. And not all at once. I kept educating myself, making adjustments here and there as I went along, and after a while it just became my new life.