Need Some Advice

My advice is to stay away from Meal Replacement Shakes unless you plan on drinking them for the rest of your life. Do not make any changes that are not lifelong sustainable. That is why i do not advocate meal replacement bars or shakes. If you cant keep it up forever, why start it now? Get in the habit of making real food. For the amount of calories in most breakfast shakes, you could have had 3 egg whites, 2 slices of whole wheat toast with some PB or a bowl of oatmeal with fresh cut strawberries and blue berries. I definitley think its a much better idea to eat real food.

Spend your money on spoiling that baby instead of diet gimmicks. Just eat real food within your calorie goal and you'll be able to lose weight just fine.

^^^ This. I only use protein shakes when Im doing serious weight training.

My advice is to stay away from Meal Replacement Shakes unless you plan on drinking them for the rest of your life. Do not make any changes that are not lifelong sustainable. That is why i do not advocate meal replacement bars or shakes. If you cant keep it up forever, why start it now? Get in the habit of making real food. For the amount of calories in most breakfast shakes, you could have had 3 egg whites, 2 slices of whole wheat toast with some PB or a bowl of oatmeal with fresh cut strawberries and blue berries. I definitley think its a much better idea to eat real food.

^^^ THIS!!!!

Yes, make the changes that you can sustain and you will!

Shakeology is overpriced crap, and tastes awful. They claim it's loaded with "super foods" but it doesn't even list how much of each ingredient is in the shake. How do you know there is enough to be beneficial to you? I'm sure you'll get several messages from Beachbody coaches telling you otherwise....and trying to sell it to you. Exercise and eat at a calorie deficit, that's all you need.

I tried Shakeology. Personally I thought it tasted gross and I didn't see much of a difference. I was drinking it more to get all the vitamins and minerals it claims to have rather than for weight loss. You can get the same stuff from a multivitamin and spend an eighth of the money. If you really want to go the shake route I would go with making your own shakes.

I make a spinach smoothie for breakfast almost every morning and it works great. 10 ounces of water, whatever fruits I feel like throwing in that morning (Mango, pineapple, and mixed berries are my favorite.), a banana, a few handfuls of spinach. If you want to have protein in the mix as well you can buy a vanilla protein powder or use liquid egg whites. Blend until smooth and enjoy. If you are using all fresh fruit you may want to throw in a couple ice cubes as well, My mango is usually frozen so I don't use ice.

I like regular old 'Instant Breakfast' in skim milk or soy, almond, etc milk for a convenient 'shake' that is yummy chocolate and has some protein. They have a 'No Sugar Added' version now, so it's a helpful thing to have on hand, I think. I try to add it to something with good protein, though. I have some delicious soy mix, but it only has 1 gram! (I need to find a new brand on that).

I used to eat cheese and fruit for breakfast I really can't be doing all that cheese all the time, lol.

There are lots of protein drinks with nutrients if you just enjoy the shakes like I do. I have a sweet tooth and need to eat more protein with fewer carbs, so I do include them pretty often because there are several that fit those requirements. It's better than the things I'd eat instead just to eat something (all simple carbs, pretty much).