Shake Diet, Yes or No?
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AnnElizabeth11
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I was just wondering other people's opinions/advice and or experience on this. Our room mate right now did a shake diet (1 meal 2 shakes with healthy snacks in between) for about a month on an off and worked out daily for at least one hour with a combination of cardio and strength training and he has been doing this for almost 9 months now and has lost about 80lbs. I've been doing water fasting and was wondering if this were a good way to go about giving my body extra nutrients, as I do take daily vitamins to help my body get what it needs while I am water fasting. Since doing this I have lost 20 lbs and the weight has been staying off. Was just wondering if this has helped any body out fairly well or does it just work for some body types and not for everyone type of deal. Thank you
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No. there's no satiety to shake diets. Just eat filling low calorie foods like fruits and veggies to add bulk and keep calories low. Ive tried a couple different shake diets, and they last .... 4 days at most before I go nuts not eating food!0
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No. It is just a way of calorie restriction.0
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As a reformed dieter of all sorts...I say no!! You will lose weight while on them, but then re gain the weight when your body is finally fed real nutrients and calories.
I've dieted for over 20 years now, and have come to the conclusion that doing it the right way (balanced diet with exercise) wins out everytime.
I recommend for you to do more research, become informed and I wish you a healthy weight loss.
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Shake diets don't teach you how to properly portion your meals, so when you do lose weight having the shakes and go back to eating real food again, you will most likely gain the weight back since you didn't go through the learning process of counting calories, determining how many calories your body needs, etc.
Shake diets are quick fixes that tend to not end well at all.0 -
I'd ask what a 'water fast' is, but I don't think I want to know...0
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Hello I'm currently using the shake diet and I love it I have loss a total of 27lbs. I wish I would have know about myfitnesspal when I started my journey about 3 months ago So it worked for me I say try it and see what results you get. Oh and I did Zumba 3 times a week.0
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I was just wondering other people's opinions/advice and or experience on this. Our room mate right now did a shake diet (1 meal 2 shakes with healthy snacks in between) for about a month on an off and worked out daily for at least one hour with a combination of cardio and strength training and he has been doing this for almost 9 months now and has lost about 80lbs. I've been doing water fasting and was wondering if this were a good way to go about giving my body extra nutrients, as I do take daily vitamins to help my body get what it needs while I am water fasting. Since doing this I have lost 20 lbs and the weight has been staying off. Was just wondering if this has helped any body out fairly well or does it just work for some body types and not for everyone type of deal. Thank you
You've been living off of water and a daily vitamin? If so, sure, start adding shakes. It's food at least.0 -
I'd say no, if you're in any way interested in actually improving your health over just being slim and malnourished.0
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I've pretty much decided that if it says "diet", I say "don't do it!".
Most "diets", whether its a shake or whatever, are just temporary things, possibly a way to drop some pounds on the scale, but not sustainable, usually not cheap, and people who do lose end up burning out and gaining the weight back.
Better off using the free tools right here at MFP - enter your info correctly, eat your calories (goal means GOAL!), exercise, drink water, get good rest. Be honest and accurate with your diary - it's a wonderful tool and a great way to see where you can make improvements and better choices while meeting your calorie goals, as well as getting good protein, carbs and fat - good nutrition!
Make the life changes that last, changes that you can stick with for life, and no have to worry about "falling off the wagon" or falling into the dreaded yo-yo dieting, putting your body through quick losses only to gain the weight back - frustrating and discouraging!
Looking at your diary for the past few days, you definitely need to eat more - a lot more. You're not doing yourself any favors eating so little.0 -
You are starving yourself. You can't live off of 400-800 calories a day. You need to get help, professional help. You need to read up on proper nutrition. It's not worth it. It's not worth what will happen to you in the long run.0
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it is a good way to loose weight...but it is starvation...i did the sci mx diet for 2 month's and lost 3 stone with 2 shakes and a meal and was taking about 700 cals in,and taking with the sci mx fat burners which made me feel like total crap..coz i couldnt sleep and was very active but very weak...eventually i got bored..but it does work..only problem then is keeping it off wich is very difficult as it comes back on very quick x0
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Both the shake diet, and your water diet are bad and nutrient deficient.0
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NONONONONONNOOOOOOOO!0
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Both the shake diet, and your water diet are bad and nutrient deficient.0
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Naaaah doesn't work for me. I would have the shake and half hour later a meal...= double trouble!0
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As a reformed dieter of all sorts...I say no!! You will lose weight while on them, but then re gain the weight when your body is finally fed real nutrients and calories.
I've dieted for over 20 years now, and have come to the conclusion that doing it the right way (balanced diet with exercise) wins out everytime.
I recommend for you to do more research, become informed and I wish you a healthy weight loss.
xo
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Shake diets don't teach you how to properly portion your meals, so when you do lose weight having the shakes and go back to eating real food again, you will most likely gain the weight back since you didn't go through the learning process of counting calories, determining how many calories your body needs, etc.
Shake diets are quick fixes that tend to not end well at all.
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NONONONONONNOOOOOOOO!
^^^ AND DEFINITELY THIS0 -
nononononononono
ETA: oops. didn't see someone else already do that.
That's how you know it's bad.0 -
nononononononono
ETA: oops. didn't see someone else already do that.
That's how you know it's bad.
I'm glad people feel as strongly as I do! You are setting yourself up for failure immediately! DON'T DO IT!
P.S. Diets don't work, change the way you eat permanently and for the better and exercise. It is that simple! Find some sports you enjoy doing and DO THEM LOADS! Or join a gym which is how I lost a large bulk of my weight!0
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