Shake diets? How did you go on a shake diet?

Stay well away from them. Eat food rather than drink it. They are all fads. Spend your money on food.

I lost heaps of weight really quickly with a shake at breakfast and lunch, and a dinner of small lean protein and veg!!



Then I stopped because it sucked, made me miserable and I was crazy hungry and I gained it all back, with more, really fast. The only time I tried to lose weight and it stuck was when I learned to count calories, work out what I needed, eat to that target and learn food skills for life.

My results I loss 15 lbs until I started missing having a meal I could chew, even though the shakes were ok they couldn't do it for me long term.

Stay away from these rubbish diets! They do not work.

Seriously.

shantal_96 wrote: »

Oh okay, I think I'll definitely stick with just calorie counting with actual food ☺️
Would it still be okay to have a shake for breakfast? Or just proper food for each meal?

If having a shake for breakfast suits your day and schedule for convenience, then yeah, go for it. I like walnuts, espresso, milk/almond milk, frozen banana and some oats, maybe some whey. Far more nutrient dense than anything sold by 'meal replacement shake' companies.

scottwilson16 wrote: »

Stay well away from them. Eat food rather than drink it. They are all fads. Spend your money on food.

Yes this.

I do a protein drink for my lunch every day because it curbs my hunger all afternoon and helps me stay under my goal, but it's just a protein mix that I purchase myself and add my own stuff to it. Honestly, I'll probably keep drinking them even after I hit maintenance because I really like them and I much prefer to eat a bigger dinner with snacks later in the day before bed.

I would never buy into any diet program that sells shakes though, and I wouldn't replace more than one meal with it.

shantal_96 wrote: »

Oh okay, I think I'll definitely stick with just calorie counting with actual food ☺️
Would it still be okay to have a shake for breakfast? Or just proper food for each meal?

I drink lots of smoothies in the summer when I want cold food. I start with protein powder, and add fruit. By the time I finish adding peanut butter, flax seed, chia seed, etc, it's a hearty liquid meal with good balance of protein, fat, and carbs.

What brand of shakes were you looking at?

I randomly picked Slim Fast Rich Chocolate Royale. I see the first ingredient is sugar and that it doesn't have enough protein and fat to keep me full for long. YMMV, so you could certainly try it yourself.

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

Personally, I would rather eat real food. More bang for your buck.

Exactly. Need to get some jaw hypertrophy

I love shakes for meals, every once in a while. I will also add PB2 and a banana, but always count the calories, as the extra ingredients add to the protein. But like others said, if you do two shakes a day and small dinner, your likely not getting 1200 calories, which what everyone tells me should be the minimum.

I have a Premier Protein shake in the morning for breakfast. It is 160 calories and 30 grams of protein. I do it for four reasons.
1. I'm not that hungry in the morning and it holds me over till lunch.
2. It helps me to reach my protein goals. Hard to beat 30 grams of protein for only 160 calories.
3. It's a quick and easy meal you can have in the car on the way to work.
4. Its something I plan on doing forever because they're easy and I'm just not a big breakfast person.

the biggest issue with things like this is that you forgo the process (and it is a process) of learning how to eat appropriately for long term health, wellness, and weight management.

people tend to be overly obsessed with the actual weight loss aspect of things and tend to neglect the process of actually learning how to lead a healthful life for which the bi-product is a proper weight, better overall health, and general wellness. It is most definitely a process...changing dietary and exercise habits is difficult...but the process is well worth the endeavor...and really, you're always in process.

scottwilson16 wrote: »

shantal_96 wrote: »

Oh okay, I think I'll definitely stick with just calorie counting with actual food ☺️
Would it still be okay to have a shake for breakfast? Or just proper food for each meal?

If having a shake for breakfast suits your day and schedule for convenience, then yeah, go for it. I like walnuts, espresso, milk/almond milk, frozen banana and some oats, maybe some whey. Far more nutrient dense than anything sold by 'meal replacement shake' companies.

That actually sounds tastier, too.

"Shake Diets:" As others have already said, don't do it. There's nothing magical about liquified foods. Blended calories are the same as solid calories.

However, there's nothing wrong with smoothies. As long as you're not counting on them to somehow make you skinnier, they do offer some benefits, such as the convenience (you can drink them in the car or sitting at your desk while working), getting foods in that might otherwise be difficult (seeds, brans, supplements), and being able to combine foods in an effort to fine tune the balance between targeted macros and calories.

I had been drinking a 700+ calorie, 64 ounce smoothie for breakfast and a 400+ calorie, 24 ounce smoothie for lunch. Today I'm going to try a combination of the two which will total 999 calories and I think it'll total around 70 ounces. (That's as much as I can stuff into my 64 ounce Vitamix without spilling out over the top.) The smoothie should get me through the day until dinner.

I pasted the ingredients and MFP's "nutrition label" for the recipe below. I don't drink this to lose weight, I drink it to help hit my macro, fiber and calorie targets. I tend to tweak the recipe over time as I hear about the benefits of certain foods, which account for most of the current ingredients. I'd like to add an apple, a green tomato and an avocado, but I'll have to wait until I hit my weight goal (3.2 pounds away) and begin an intentional bulk, when I have an extra 750 calories to spend.


15 Ingredients Edit Recipe

10.00 g (1/2 Cup), Oat Bran Hot Cereal
1.00 Tbsp, Black Chia Seeds Whole
0.19 cup (15g), Wheat Bran
2.00 cup (225 grams), 0% Fat Plain Greek Yogurt
42.50 g(3 oz), Deep Green Blend Kale
2.00 Scoop (32 g), Extreme Milk Chocolate Whey Protein
1.00 Cup (140g), Wild Blueberries
1.00 banana, Banana
0.50 cup chopped, Carrots, raw
100.00 gram, Pineapple
0.50 cup, Grapes - Raw
1.00 cup, Coconut Milk
1.00 Rounded Teaspoon (5 grams), Micronized Creatine Powder - Creatine Monohydrate (Creapure) (Unflavored)
0.25 tbsp, Spices - Cinnamon, ground
1.00 packet, Stevia Packets

Nutrition Facts
Servings 1.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 999
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15 g 23 %
Saturated Fat 8 g 39 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 110 mg 37 %
Sodium 540 mg 23 %
Potassium 1599 mg 46 %
Total Carbohydrate 125 g 42 %
Dietary Fiber 24 g 97 %
Sugars 74 g
Protein 103 g 205 %
Vitamin A 238 %
Vitamin C 166 %
Calcium 134 %
Iron 34 %

shantal_96 wrote: »

Hello
I'm just wondering If anybody has tried a shake diet, where you replace (for example) breakfast and lunch with shakes, and just have a not too heavy dinner?
If so, what were your results?

I have shake everyday for lunch that fills me up and perfect for work. I make my own in a shaker cup, whey protein unflavored, stevia, pure cocoa powder , pb2 and unsweetened almond chocolate milk. I also have a cheese stick for lunch.