Low Carber not losing-switch to weight loss shakes?

Or...you could count calories and eat real food.

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Why I think that is all that needed saying, I'm going to elaborate. Weight loss is about eating a deficit, while you can accomplish this through shakes, you will find you will probably enjoy life more just eating real food. It is really easy to do to be honest, weighing food should take a grand minute of your day if you have a scale with a tare feature. You cannot accurately guess how many calories you are eating every day without weighing your food.

Also, if you only have 10 to 15 pounds to lose, you should really only be shooting for 1/2 pound a week weight loss.

So people telling you that shakes is a bad idea is not helpful? Even if it is a bad idea? I'm 46 and peri - menopousal, and I don't drink shakes or eat low carb and I still lose weight...Very slowly, but I do...And I eat around 1600 to 1800 and do weights and hiit cardio....

I do eat lower carb - try to keep carbs below 120 and protein above 140....But I only drink protein shakes as a protein supplement....Drinking shakes is not sustainable - if it causes you to be in a calorie deficit and you lose the weight, how are you going to keep it off once you eat "normal" food again? Or are you going to drink shakes for the rest of your life?

Maybe try staying below 20g of carbs per day.
A lot of plain meats, veggies with butter, cheeses, bacon, broth, and stay away from sauces, fruits, and grains.
If you're only a little bit away from your goal, it's bound to be slower going than the rest of time that you were in nutritional ketosis.

Aspartame stalls me, so it very well could be the Splenda.

A great recipe for bulletproof, Atkins/Keto friendly coffee is: Black coffee, Butter, Coconut Oil, and Heavy Whipping Cream. It'll keep you full and energized for hours.

At any rate, you could try it for a few days, and see if it works for your body.
If not, you might have to either A: Bite the bullet with exercise and calories in/ out for a larger deficit. Or B: Get happy with the weight you're at, simply maintain and call it good.

Weight loss shakes will certainly do the trick after a few months, but unless you're exercising as well, you'll probably lose muscle.
Ever seen an elderly person who only gets to eat Ensure because of medical reasons like a severe stroke? Unhealthy-thin.

At any rate, good luck~! Those last ten pounds can be pesky! (Or so I hear. lol)

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After going back and double-checking your post:

Try the bulletproof coffee (or tea) in place of the shake for a few days.
But you can always TRY it out!
No one should be able to tell you not to at least TRY. (Even with the shakes!)
Because hey, if it works, it works.

( I thought you were ONLY going to be drinking shakes. Like, for every meal. lol (Good thing I read it again!)
If your plan works, great! If the scale goes uuuuup, re-strategize. Easy peasy. )

So you will eat one meal and one shake a day????

oh dear!

I do eat real food! Every day, fresh and real. I eat low carb because sugar isn't good for me. I love it and I don't see that changing. Plenty of fresh veg, and lots of fat, ha!

That said, I think I may have to take my question to a low carb forum.

if anyone has anything helpful to say, I would love to hear it!

I am 5'9. 42 female. I tracked everything with MFP for a while to make sure I wasn't eating too much. I ruled out consuming too many calories when I did that.

thanks.

Search groups, there are low carb forums here on MFP where you can get help and advice.

Since you bought the shakes already you might as well try them. What I had to do with low carb was count calories to lose because I could still maintain a higher than desired body weight eating just about nothing but meat.

Speaking of, that is what I did, while some people load up on the Atkins bars and such. Artificial sugar can stall weight loss. Lots of people on low carb forums have found that out. So if the shakes don't work, perhaps try cutting out all artificial sweeteners and just eat meat and veggies and count the calories to be sure you're in a deficit.

Best of luck.