Special K Fitness Challenge?

MamaOfThree88
MamaOfThree88 Posts: 54 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi there! My husband loves Special K and their cereal, breakfast shakes and he even buys their bars. I never really looked into it when I eat the cereal from time to time, but this morning I glanced on the back of the box and it says you can lose 6lbs in 2 weeks by replacing 2 meals (breakfast & lunch) with 2 of their products (I would do cereal and a shake, I'm a busy mom!) and then have a normal dinner like always. Has anyone ever tried this and can tell me if it's legit? Or would I just be starving myself? It's not like we would be wasting a lot of money on their products, because like I mentioned my husband already buys most of them anyhow! Thanks!

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  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Jared lost all his weight at subway

    What if you combine the two?
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    It is only legit because you will be eating in a calorie deficit. You can do the same thing and lose weight eating real food, as most of us on MFP do. Special K products are high in sugar and don't offer much nutritionally, other than being fortified with vitamins and minerals. It is a great idea created by the Special K marketing folks to make you buy their products, so kudos to them.
  • NinjaJinja
    NinjaJinja Posts: 147 Member
    It's the same meal replacement gig as Slim Fast. Besides, people will often lose more than 1 lb/week when they first start out. I've only been doing this for two weeks and I think I've technically dropped 8. It isn't really teaching you to eat better or watch your calories so once you stop doing that you'll just gain it all right back.
  • rosieg1979
    rosieg1979 Posts: 99 Member
    Also, especially with the cereal check your portion sizes. I used to have a bowl of Special K for breakfast, one day I weighted it and realised I was eating a triple portion. A portion of Special K is about 3 spoonfuls, and I would be starving....

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