low carb drinks

Spiral

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I use unflavoured soy protien powder to make my drinks.

However, when I was shopping around I visited a local independent health store. They had tubs of the protien shakes of varying carb contents. They also did individual sized sachets for £1.50 a throw. A bit pricey, but a bit easier to carry around if you are going away.
 

goji

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Just curious - why do people use these meal replacer drinks? Is it for weightloss?

Thanks Goji
 

mikey

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I can't speak for everyone Goji but I use them when I am short of time.(My way of saying, too lazy to cook.) :oops:
Or if I know I wont get time to eat.
My problem is if I don't eat regularly I get a liver dump, so the drinks are a bit of an insurance policy.

Cheers,
Mike.
 

Spiral

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When I make them myself and I know exactly what goes in them they meet my nutritional needs and I use them as a breakfast or a snack.

Although I work 9-5.30 I sometimes start earlier and sometimes work a bit later. While I manage my own diary, I am sometimes out on visits or in meetings when I'm supposed to eat and a drink is easier to manage than sitting down and eating a meal.

I also don't feel like eating these days first thing (not like the dys I ate carbs when i was always hungry. These drinks are a high protein and higher fat (when made with cream) low carb breakfast or snack.

It means I minimise liver dumps and yes, I need to lose a large quantity of weight, but this is a byproduct rather than main purpose of a low carb diet for me. My main reason for low carbing is that it has helped me reduce my blood sugar readings to almost normal levels.
 

dipsticky

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Hypocrites and two faced people.
Spiral. Ya gotta start drinking and eating healthy ya know. This veggie stuff ain't real food. Get a bacon sarnie inside ya, nice big mug of strong tea, three sugars. Puts hairs on yer chest. You'll be a new woman in no time. :wink:

D.
 

Jo123

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goji said:
Just curious - why do people use these meal replacer drinks? Is it for weightloss?

Thanks Goji

Not to lose weight but for convenience if I am out and can't get a low carb lunch anywhere.