Meal replacement shakes - no loss

GKRL37
GKRL37 Posts: 1
edited February 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Bit of advice, have been doing meal replacement shakes for a couple of weeks now and eating a meal in the evening. Have also upped my exercise to about another 3 hours a week - total of about 6 a week.
Have weighed myself today and have lost nothing - any ideas/suggestions?

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  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Weight loss comes from a deficit. Meal replacement shakes are not magical. Are you logging your calories? Do you weigh and measure your food?
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    1.Opening your food diary
    2. Eat real food and stop wasting money on meal replacement shakes
    3. That's a ton of exercise o.o

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Ditch the meal replacement shakes and eat real food.
  • SKME2013
    SKME2013 Posts: 704 Member
    How do you take your shakes and how many calories do they have. If you are staying under your TDEE and above your BMR you should lose weight.
    Are you logging ALL of the food AND drinks? Careful with calories in drinks! They add up.
    Stef.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    Ditch the meal replacement shakes and eat real food.

    ^^This, and try calorie counting.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    Could be several reasons.

    My guess is, considering you've doubled your exercise and probably halved your calorie intake all in one go - you probably aren't eating enough.

    There's also a possibility that you are grossly underestimating your calorie intake and are in fact over-eating - however, with only one real meal a day I'd say that was unlikely.

    Or, it could be because your muscles are retaining water due to the new exercise.

    Either way, can you open up your diary and give us some stats, height, weight, etc? Do you weigh and measure all of your food? What exercise do you do? How do you calculate your calories burnt? We need more info.

    Oh, and stop drinking shakes and eat some real food. If it's the convenience you want, make your own protein shakes; much tastier and far less money.
  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
    Tip:

    1. Open shake
    2. Open a window
    3. Throw shake out the window
    4. Prepare a calorie-controlled meal based on a set amount of daily calories required for healthy weight loss based on your height, current weight, and activity level
    5. Eat the meal
    6. Repeat 3 times a day, with snacks in between
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    Ditch the meal replacement shakes and eat real food.

    This.
  • 1princesswarrior
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
    How much are you eating for dinner? You should be losing even with the meal replacement shakes (which I personally would also ditch).

    Here's my advice:

    1. Read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants and all the links, repeated for importance.
    2. If 1 doesn't make sense read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
    3. Read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think to understand the importance of investing in a food scale
    4. Read http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

    Take an hour or two to read all of this and if you have questions send a PM the authors of the post, they will all be very helpful and answer your questions. Or you can always send me a message and I will do my best to help you.

    To summarize: you need to eat to fuel your body appropriately for your activity, that does not mean starving yourself but it does mean a balanced diet. It also does not mean falling for the latest fad diet or cutting out any foods, you just need to learn to eat in moderation. You can still enjoy pizza, carbs, fat, chocalate, ice cream, and whatever else your ate before, just less of it. You do need to learn how to log everything you eat and measuring spoons and cups are not accurate for solid foods so you need a food scale. You need to set reasonable goals for yourself.

    Good luck!
  • SuMcP
    SuMcP Posts: 244 Member
    Eat real food and track your calories and exercise accurately. :glasses:
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