What is Liquid Meal Replacement Diet?

Liquid meal replacement diets have been around for some time now, but many people are still confused about how it really works.

The title itself probably gives away how weight loss is achieved, simply replace your meal(s) with a liquid meal.

How does it work?

The principle behind this type of diet is simple. It is based on reducing the total amount of calorie intake each day by replacing meals and or snacks with low calorie liquid products.

The diet is aimed at limiting calorie intake to about 1200 calories per day as fewer calories than this can cause rapid unhealthy weight loss.

Replace how many meals?

The number of meals you replace with liquid meals will vary from person to person. For people starting this diet it may be a challenge to replace the majority of meals with liquid substitutes.

A good target to aim for is replacing two meals (breakfast and lunch) with a liquid replacement and keeping your dinner a home cooked healthy meal.

To start off the diet, try replacing breakfast with a low calorie shake that will still give you energy to last through to lunch.

What are the pros of this diet?

This plan will promote weight loss and is very well suited for people who eat on the run as products such as SlimFast can be purchased in the form of shakes and bars that are low in calories.

What are the cons of this diet?

Drinking shakes in place of regular meals at first can be difficult especially if you’re used to having solid foods.

Another negative for this plan is that it may become monotonous after a while, drinking shakes every day making it difficult to maintain.

Overall, this type of diet promotes weight loss by limiting calories while keeping you healthy.

The key to the long term success of this diet is to eat sensibly when not replacing your meal.