By Vito La Fata


What Are Meal Replacements? Meal replacements may include beverages, packages of shelf-stable and/or frozen entrees, breakfast cereals and meal or snack bars that may be eaten as a sole energy source or with a combination of foods to replace a higher calorie meal.

Will You Be Hungrier on Meal Replacements? It is tempting to assume that people who consume fewer calories during one meal replacement might compensate for the calorie deficit at a subsequent meal, but this does not appear to be the case. People may adapt to the meal replacement as the "norm" for that meal, modifying their behavior in ways that reduce the need to consume more food.

Another way that using meal replacements may help you is by giving you a picture of a smaller meal to carry around in your mind. It may be that simply thinking about a smaller meal may help you to eat more slowly and pay more attention to your feelings of fullness.

When choosing a good meal replacer, there are some things to keep in mind. First, where to buy them: generally, you will find these at the grocery store where you usually shop. Alternatively, you may be able to get them from your doctor or from a weight loss expert. Just be sure that your meal replacer has around two hundred to three hundred calories in it. Also, stay away from meal replacers that have a lot of sugar. Finally, make sure that they contain at least one third of the daily requirements of minerals and vitamins.

It is a good idea to talk with your doctor before attempting to lose weight by reducing your calories with a meal replacer. This is especially important to do if you already have some medical conditions that you are being treated for.

How long should clients use meal replacements? If using one meal replacement per day, clients can continue indefinitely, as long as they monitor their intake at other meals to maintain a well-balanced diet. Those who plan to use two or more meal replacements per day should seek the advice of a clinical weight loss specialist.




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