Weight loss drinks suggestions

Water

This TV presenter - on a television programme, surprisingly enough - did an experiment with diet shakes. He *claimed* to have been drinking only diet shakes for two weeks. Needless to say, I don't believe him.

NO ONE can survive on diet shakes for more than a few days. Perhaps one week at the most. You'd be starving if you didn't eat normally. Plus - after the two weeks - you'd be raiding the fridge and completely overeating: you would be that hungry.

Lesson to be learnt: be careful about who advises you to live only on diet shakes.

You do realise that 'shakes' are just liquidised foods? 

I have known many patients unable to swallow, and they have lived years on 'shakes'.

I used to go to one guy, and he simply had a shake of whatever his wife ate, including tea and coffee.

You're right: my grandmother may have to drink "shakes" because she is unable to swallow. She has also been eating soups. Anyhow, my nan will have to drink liquidized food - shakes - because of this.

Shakes are important: and many people DO need them. But - if someone doesn't have a medical condition - I wouldn't advise using them. HOWEVER they CAN be used as part of a calorie controlled diet. But I wouldn't advise only drinking shakes. And I would also advise medical assistance if someone is thinking they need to drink shakes. Talking to a doctor beforehand is best.

That sounds like sensible advice.

Coming in late on this one, and with a simple answer: Water.

It's not a meal replacement option, of course, but it's super healthy for us!

It's not actually that simple. You are not always hungry when you think you are. Eating carbs stimulates the appetite, and makes you feel hungry.

It explains why an hour after eating a chinese takeaway, and feeling full to the brim, you fancy another.

The best way to pacify hunger is to eat protein, and stay off the carbs.

Unfortunately, carbs are easy to eat, cake, bread, sweets, fruit etc. Protein often needs cooking, but you can plan for it, by having nuts in the house or by keeping hard boiled eggs in the fridge.

It can be a delicate path. I am 1 over this morning, and reflecting on it, I can't see past blaming one bowl of cheerios. 

As I said, carbs make you want more carbs, and junk food is packed with them.

I swear it's all part of their plan... 

You'd need a degree in diet and nutrition to understand some diets. There are just so many of them. I don't know what chemicals/vitamins/etc. is in every day food. I can't afford specialist diet meals, diet books and food. I need to eat bread sometimes. Sometimes I want to drink a coca-cola. On someone's birthday I want to eat a slice of cake... I don't want my daily diet to be a science project. I just want to eat NORMAL amd healthy food.

I simply follow a low carb diet, and when I am on target, I eat whatever I like, ice cream, chocolate, bread, pizza, A N Y T H I N G really. When I go over, i return to my diet.

It's a diet that works for me.