Anyone done a cereal diet?

snoozypoo
snoozypoo Posts: 32 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone done a cereal diet like the special k one where you eat cereal for breakfast and lunch and have a normal dinner?
Did it work?how long did you do it for and di you put everything back on as soon as you stopped?
Thinking of doing one for 2 weeks but worried ill put everything back on straight after.

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  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
    No. I don't think I could eat that much cereal.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i suppose it works because of the lower calories you'd be eating (obviously a 200 calorie lunch is less calories than a 600 calorie lunch). there's nothing inherently weight loss inducing about special k. you could probably do this same think with fruit loops and get the same results weight loss wise :smile:
  • capnwo85
    capnwo85 Posts: 1,103 Member
    Sounds REAL smart. Can you see yourself eating cereal for he next....50 years?
  • kelleyp31
    kelleyp31 Posts: 24
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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Has anyone done a cereal diet like the special k one where you eat cereal for breakfast and lunch and have a normal dinner?
    Did it work?how long did you do it for and di you put everything back on as soon as you stopped?
    Thinking of doing one for 2 weeks but worried ill put everything back on straight after.

    I would have a couple of concerns with this, among the following:

    - you are not learning good eating habits
    - you would probably have a hard time hitting your macronutrients let alone your micronutrients.

    However, unless you eat over maintenance after the 2 weeks are up, there is no reason you will put the weight back.

    Why not just eat a balanced diet that will give you a calorie deficit?
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I recommend a balanced diet and exercise plan that you can stick to for 2 years not 2 weeks.,
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    It would work if you could stick to it.

    Here's what I would do: stick to my one bowl for breakfast. Inhale 3-5 servings at lunch because I'm hungry. (Cereal makes me ravenous.) Add in a bunch of other food to overcompensate.

    If you want to try a low calorie plan for a few days, eat the same number of calories in more filling food with a variety of nutrients. If you must do it, at least use Fiber One or something.

    BTW: Fiber One is awesome on fresh fruit like strawberries or apples (with cinnamon and microwaved.)
  • gooseberrypink
    gooseberrypink Posts: 14
    My idea of a healthy diet includes less processed carbs, not more. But the real yardstick here should be: do you feel full after eating 3/4 c cereal with some skim milk? I'd be starving all day until dinner.
  • dannytrees1
    dannytrees1 Posts: 377 Member
    You could eat the special K for breakfast, but there are so many other low cal lunch's you could make that would have the same amount of calories.
    I wouldn't suggest for you to get into a double breakfast habit......just my 2 cents.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I eat my oats twice a day. It works well for losing weight (when in cal deficit) and putting on weight (when in cal surplus). Hope that helps.

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