# How much to have? NEWBIE **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [September 14, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093 "2019-09-14T06:03:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dipdotdub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@dipdotdub](https://discuss.huel.com/u/dipdotdub)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/1 "2019-09-14T06:03:11Z")
So, how much do you guys know how to have? Like, I know I want to have 2 lots a day with a main meal in the evening, but how many scoops? how did you guys work it all out and know what kind of meal to have on an evening? I am female, 33, 5ft 9 and 86.6kg. I do CrossFit between 3-5 times a week depending on what shift I am on at work. Work can vary with how intense it is. ---
**Author:** ![David\_J](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/david_j/32/4324_2.png) [@David\_J](https://discuss.huel.com/u/David_J)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/2 "2019-09-14T07:22:03Z")
I started by weighing out each scoop so I had a rough idea of the amount, but now I tend to just throw three level-ish scoops into about 400ml of water. Once you’ve been at it for a week or so you get a good idea of what works and what will fill you up. ---
**Author:** ![DunsfordMage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/dunsfordmage/32/11244_2.png) [@DunsfordMage](https://discuss.huel.com/u/DunsfordMage)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/3 "2019-09-14T07:52:56Z")
I just follow the instructions on the back of the bag: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/huel/original/2X/6/6375b803b8a6679522d1a0456f96b7f5cc62419d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![D90019](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/d90019/32/6830_2.png) [@D90019](https://discuss.huel.com/u/D90019)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/4 "2019-09-14T09:27:47Z")
I advocate for following the instructions. You can the decide how thick you like it. ---
**Author:** ![RyanT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ryant/32/6244_2.png) [@RyanT](https://discuss.huel.com/u/RyanT)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/5 "2019-09-14T09:29:37Z")
Well Huel is just food. It’s kind of like if you made a massive lasagne and you went online to ask how much you should have in the day. Well… I could probably eat 1 slice for breakfast and two slices for lunch, but I’m sure you might be different? And how big is a slice? You see why it’s difficult to answer For what it’s worth I have 3 Huel shakes per day, each 2 (heaped) scoops ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/bee/32/6693_2.png) [@Bee](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/6 "2019-09-14T11:25:59Z")
Depends on how many calories you want to consume in a day. Gain weight? Lose weight? Maintain weight? ---
**Author:** ![dipdotdub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@dipdotdub](https://discuss.huel.com/u/dipdotdub)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/7 "2019-09-14T13:20:48Z")
I’m looking to lose weight. My relationship with food isn’t exactly great. Which is why I’m looking to do something new. ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/bee/32/6693_2.png) [@Bee](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/how-much-to-have-newbie/15093/8 "2019-09-14T14:01:40Z")
Huel is great for weight loss. Lots of people on here (me included) use [tdeecalculator](https://tdeecalculator.net/) to work out total daily energy expenditure then [MyFitnessPal](https://www.myfitnesspal.com/) to keep track of calories. Eating at a 500kcal daily deficit should lose you 1lb of fat/weight per week. Good to invest in a good set of digital kitchen scales too, rather than rely on scoops. If you’re really determined, as I was, it helps to weigh everything you eat, otherwise it’s a bit hit and miss…mostly miss. If you type weight loss into the search box above you will see lots of threads on the subject. Good luck! 👍