Sunday, August 25, 2013

Can a Meal Replacer Help You to Slim Down?

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.

Some people wonder if they will be hungry while using a meal replacer. You may think that if you eat fewer calories during one meal (such as when you use a meal replacer), you will make up for the calorie reduction at a later meal, effectively canceling out your attempt at losing weight. Happily, however, this is generally not what happens. It may be because people tend to get used to having fewer calories at that particular meal and not end up replacing them.

Meal replacements can also help you lose weight by giving you a different mindset or mental image of your eating habits. Visualizing your meal replacement meal as a smaller meal can possibly have the effect of helping you to eat slower and be more cognizant of how full you are getting as you eat.

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.

Should all clients who want to start a reduced calorie diet begin with meal replacements? No. Before starting a reduced calorie diet, clients may find it helpful to consult a doctor about their weight loss plans, partially if pre-existing health conditions are present. It may be necessary to adjust medication, especially for people interested in replacing two or more meals per day.

Many people like to replace one meal per day with a meal replacer. This is a healthy way to use a meal replacer and you can continue doing this indefinitely. However, if you plan on using a replacer for more than one meal per day, ask your doctor or fitness professional to find out how long it is safe to do so.




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