Do meal replacement shakes work?
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the main problem with meal replacement shakes is that once you've lost the weight that you wanted to...you stop the shakes.  But you haven't learned how to eat properly...you haven't learned what a "good diet" is.   Thus, you will return to your prior eating habits and most likely put the weight back on.\n\nA healthy diet is the best way to lose weight.  Limit your portion sized and choose healthy fruits, veggies and the right carbs.  There are lots of websites books to help you do this.
204622
Sure. You just need to make sure you get plenty of protein in your diet. Beans and nuts are a good source, along with soy. You can also supplement with protein powders. Whey protein works great. If you are against diary products also, soy protein powder would be a good substitute.\n\nAnd, of course, exercise.
440220
YOU TAKE PROTEIN POWDER add fruit milk, and yogurt and ice.\n\nBLend.\n\nYOU GOT A SHAKE!
476696
Well for the supplement Apex has the bast tasting supplements out there, in my opinion and it is high quality protein which you will need.\n\nhttp://www.apexfitness.com/\n\nAs far as lap band, I considered it a few years ago before I started marathon training and lost the weight.  At the time I considered it a co-worker had it done. She has lost a lot of weight and it has been 2 years, I think she is up to 80 lbs so far. She cannot eat or she vomits.  She vomits even sometimes if she does not over eat.  She is happy about the weight loss but is unhappy over the fact that she can eat so little.  The doc has offered to go in and tweak it a little but she is afraid of changing anything thinking that it can actually make it worse.\n\nNo matter how she feels she needs to drink those protein shakes, she is sick of them now, but knows that she can easily become malnourished if she does not.\n\nWhat I see is a hard long road to weight loss just as with any other weight loss.  The fact that she does not want it reversed shows how much better she feels after losing all the weight even though she can gen nauseated so easily.\n\nI would try the Apex, tastes like something you should not be consuming and congrats on the surgery approval!
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Milkshakes would do fine<you could even make them up yourself and put extra ice-cream.  Also there are other drinks you can buy in a pharmacy and their called "Ensures".  They come in all different flavours and they are equivilent to a 4course meal!
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You may be just replacing the weight you are losing with muscle weight.  Remember, muscle weighs more than fat.  Another thing, to lose weight, you have to burn more calories working out than you do eating.  Protein powder itself should not be causing you to not lose weight.  Try mixing it with water instead of juice.  Wait a few hours before eating after you've taken the juice.  Many people will take the shake, or even a dietary shake, and then eat right after.  It defeats the purpose of losing weight because you've just consumed two meals.  Try not to work out so much, either.  Your body needs time to heal itself.  Five times a day might be a little extensive.  Cardio should come after weight training, for maximum results.  I hope this helped.
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How about shake with fruits in it like banana shake or strawberryshake, you get benefits from the both.  However, stay away from too much saturated fat you get from milk product.  Low fat shakes are the best with fruits.
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I suggest you drink slim fast with every meal. A generic brand works just as well, and is less expensive. Trust me, this works because it's like eating two meals at once. My boyfriend was trying to bulk up last year around this time, and this method was very successful for him. He gained a little over 20 pounds in about 2 months.
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Try looking on www.differentu.com and look under weight management and look at nutritional shake mixes. They say weight loss but will also help you gain it just depends on how you use it. All you have to do to gain weight is take a shake with every meal you eat and thats it. You can add all types of things like fresh/frozen fruit, yogart, ice, etc. So check it out and see what you think. God bless you and I wish you the best!!
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None. Protein shakes are 100% unnatural and unhealthy. Why is it that you need to gain 5-10 pounds..and at 16? Your weight fluctuates about 5 pounds throughout the day, so I wouldn't try to load your body with chemicals and such to simply gain a couple pounds.
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I am in the process gaining some weight aswell. To do so, I am drinking Ensure Plus homemade vanilla milkshakes which are actually very yummy. It is a meal replacement aswell as a shake to help you gain weight. I am eating like I normally do but also taking the shakes after dinner. Ensure contains alot of essentials vitamins and minerals, calcium and proteins, it is an excellent way to gain weight, and it really does taste very good. \n\nYou can buy Ensure at any grocery store near you like Publix, aswell as Costco and BJ's.
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Hello, my name is Chrisoula.If you are looking for shakes and healthy vitamins that work accordingly to your bodies needs I have exactly what you want.\n\nI have natural products that are 100% Guaranteed to WORK if you use them properly. There is a One month trial and if you are not happy you get a full MONEY  BACK REFUND.\n\nIf this sounds interesting to you please drop me an email to give your height weight and exactly what you wish to achieve and I can then give you some more information.\n\naramachristina@bigpond.com.au\n\nLook forward to hearing from you
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I have kept my weight off for over a year. Just be careful on what kind of meal replacement shakes you do. Some are high in things that you don't need.
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I used herbal energy boosters for my metabolism together with a special meal replacement drink.  I have lost loads of bodyfat.  If you would like to know a bit more about my method, get back to me and I will be happy to give you furhter details.  Or you could visit www.aloe-vera-guide.com where there is more info that may help. Hope this is of some use to you. I am still using these particular products and they continue to keep me slim.  Took me 15 years of searching to find them.
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I used something called COMPLETE.  When mixed with Silk Soy Milk, it is absolutely delicious.  My kids think it's a milk shake!  You can get it from Prevention Proof.  I like their products because they're backed it up with credible research, not some doctor's endorsement who's also "on the payroll". Good luck!\napuzyr@yahoo
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If you are going to have protein shakes (liquid) than you don't have to worry . Other wise simple water with electrolyte powder is sufficient for you. but most important to mention is that you are definitely going to loose for body store fat as that will be the sole source of energy and will be converted into ketones and lactic acid in your body so sugar is must to keep your brain going with salt to keep the nerves working. Is milk allowed in this period?\nThe one simple natural substitute with all electrolytes and sugar is coconut water. See if you can find that for all these days.\nBest would be that you tell me the list of liquid food you can consume and I will tell you which one is the best for you.\n\nAll the best
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Yes. There are a variety of very cost effective protein shakes on the market. There are even some available for under $10 a pound which have nearly no fat or carbs and no lactose. \n\nIf it's simply a matter of wanting to substitute protein for meat to meet your protein requirments and you're still getting enough calories without making the shakes a huge part of your diet you'll be fine. In other words, you wouldn't want to make the protein shakes more than say 20% of your calories.