Dietary / Supplement Shakes instead of meals

[Spooner]

I've been traveling a lot so I don't have many food options available except hotel and sub/pizza shops.

I'd like to take some meal-replacement shakes in order to lose a little weight, but I'm very new in this genre and don't know which / how I should take them.

Insights?

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

slim-fat

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
slim-fat

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
slim-fat

WTF dude, you ask he suggested. What do you want? If you don't want Slimfast, then say so...

 

[Spooner]

I was looking more down the lines of Met-Rx type stuff

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Spooner
I was looking more down the lines of Met-Rx type stuff

Do you actually work out? If not, just get slimfast. Cheaper, and you'll actually lose weight.

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: Spooner
I was looking more down the lines of Met-Rx type stuff

Do you actually work out? If not, just get slimfast. Cheaper, and you'll actually lose weight.

i'd like to start hitting the gym.

I haven't worked out in over a year

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: Spooner
I was looking more down the lines of Met-Rx type stuff

Do you actually work out? If not, just get slimfast. Cheaper, and you'll actually lose weight.

i'd like to start hitting the gym.

I haven't worked out in over a year

Then, drink the damned slimfast...

It's more balanced for your activity than a met-rx type shake.

 

[Booster]

You know, this Slimfast thing will make an average person so hungry. That he might visit the nearby pizza shop. And it starts.

 

[Spooner]

isn't slimfast for overweight 45 year old women?

I'm looking to lose 5-10 pounds.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Spooner
isn't slimfast for overweight 45 year old women?

I'm looking to lose 5-10 pounds.

Metrx and stuff are protein supplements... they're meant for active people. If you don't workout, that protein will turn into fat. It's not a dieting shake like Slimfast

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Spooner
isn't slimfast for overweight 45 year old women?

I'm looking to lose 5-10 pounds.

No, it's a meal replacement.

btw, all the bitching, you sounds like a overweight 45 year old woman...

 

[isekii]

BOOST

it tastes like crap warm tho..

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: isekii
BOOST

it tastes like crap warm tho..

oooh, Boost is actually pretty tasty. And you don't even have to mix it yourself. Buy the cans.

 

[TallBill]

whats that chocolate malt stuff.. yohoo? thats good too

 

[StageLeft]

I use Met-rx shakes. Go to GNC between 1-7 of each month and your gold card will get you a 20 pack for $24. That's only $1.20/pack. I have one for breakfast but I take high protein meals throughout the day as well. You may find that boost/slimfast are just as expensive. I don't know though because I don't take them (their protein content is far too low for me).

 

[Cycad]

Krusty the Clown:"I was suppose to drink DIET shakes!!"

 

[Rudee]

Slimfast is sugar laden crap. The best protein, mineral combination IMHO is 50% Met-Rx with 50% Whey protein such as Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey. Try to get in a minimum of 5 small meals a day consisting of Protein and fiberous carbs. (green veggies) Drink lots of water and exercise.

I have a blender in my office at work, thus it's easy for me to whip up a shake. You can always make them in the morning and bring them to work in a plastic thermos. Make enough in the morning for 2 servings and pack along some veggies.

 

[Feldenak]

Slimfast isn't too bad....just drink it cold and very fast. I usually drink 2 a day between my real meals, I plan to evenatually switch to something along the lines of a Met-Rx shake but I want at least another week in the gym before I do that.