Is it Possible to Lose Weight on a Meal Replacer?

Is it Possible to Lose Weight on a Meal Replacer? What Are Meal Replacements? Meal replacements may include beverages, packages of shelf-stable and/or frozen entrees, breakfast cereals and meal or snack bars that may be eaten as a sole energy source or with a combination of foods to replace a higher calorie meal.
One concern that some people have is wondering if by using a meal replacer, if they will be more hungry-after all, you will be consuming fewer calories. The worry is that those calories will simply work their way back into your diet at some point during the day. But usually this is a concern: you may, in fact, find that you actually get used to having a smaller calorie consumption at that particular meal.
Another way that using meal replacements may help you is by giving you a picture of a smaller meal to carry around in your mind. It may be that simply thinking about a smaller meal may help you to eat more slowly and pay more attention to your feelings of fullness.
How to choose an effective meal replacement. Meal Replacement products can be found at the local grocery store and/or supplied by a medical or weight-loss professional. Key points to check: Meal replacements should have approximately 200-300 calories. Replacement bars and shakes with high sugar content should be avoided. Products should be fortified with a third of the daily vitamin and mineral requirements.
If you have some medical issues that you are currently dealing with, it is advised to talk to your health care practitioner about using a meal replacer. He will want to know what your plans are and how you plan to work the meal replacer into your overall nutrition plan.
Finally, you are free to use a meal replacer for as long as you desire-as long as you are getting adequate nutrition and only using the replacer for one meal per day. If you would like to use a meal replacement for more than one meal per day, you will need to ask your doctor how long you should use it.