# Another beginners post

**URL:** <https://discuss.huel.com/t/another-beginners-post/22086>\
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**Created:** [October 12, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/another-beginners-post/22086 "2021-10-12T11:27:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rob2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Rob2](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Rob2)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/another-beginners-post/22086/1 "2021-10-12T11:27:28Z")

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Hello Everyone,

I’m new here and waiting for my first order of Huel to replace certainly breakfast and lunch five days / week and then intermittently over the weekend to kind of follow a partial path between something ketogenic (like the 1:1 plan) and a degree of life with the family (as the 1:1 plan didn’t suit my wife).  
I’ve elected to go with the Huel Black for the lower carbs, and have had the free Huel v3 Banana as I wouldn’t have picked it without trying so that I can continue with my weight loss journey.  
Hopefully delivery will be speedy!!

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Huel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/tim_huel/32/11195_2.png) [@Tim\_Huel](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Tim_Huel)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/another-beginners-post/22086/2 "2021-10-12T16:00:05Z")

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Hey Rob, welcome to the forum! Great to have you on board. Before you dive into have two Huel meals a day I would recommend easing yourself in to it. Start with one Huel meal a day for a week, plus all your other regular food and see how you feel, if you’re all good then consider increasing.

Remember, Huel isn’t a weight loss diet plan like Cambridge. We’re here for your most inconvenient meals! So don’t think of this as a rigid plan, Huel is just really healthy, nutritious food which is also very easy to track he calories of (because as a powder you can be very precise with calories), which ultimately makes it easier to manage weight gain/loss.

Huel isn’t meant to replace all the foods you love and moments you enjoy. The best way to include Huel in your day to day eating routine is to replace those meals which are really inconvenient and/or you find yourself eating unhealthy foods most. What you want to eventually achieve is an all round nutritious diet every day and learn healthy habits that you can maintain for the rest of your life 😊

Hope that makes sense! I’ve left some more specific weight loss advice on this thread here. I hope you don’t mind me linking to it here!

> [@My journey starts tomorrow!](https://discuss.huel.com/t/my-journey-starts-tomorrow/20412/2):
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> Hey Steve, welcome to the team, it’s great to have you here! I know you are feeling unhappy with yourself right now, but coming here and posting this is a huge step and shows a lot of courage. You can definitely rely on us to help you out and give you some tips - we’re here for you blush Some tips we give to most who are looking to lose fat: Head to a Total Daily Energy Expenditure calculator [Like this one](https://www.calculator.net/tdee-calculator.html) Enter your details and select an option for exercise which you think matches your…

All the best and keep us posted on how you get along, we’d love to hear it!