Thought I would give it a week on Huel before I made any comments.
Worked hard in January and lost 1st in weight. But then the office I work in basically had some kind of cold / chest infection for about 2 months. Coupled with working shifts my diet and exercise went completely south!
So back to square 1.
I am a Railway Cop, so we spend a lot of time travelling on the Network. We grab food when we can normally from Station outlets. So think Upper Crust / BK / M+S at best!
I needed a solution that would get me back on track ( Railway joke ) and stop me eating crap food during a 10 hour shift, and provide me with everything that my body needs.
Weight loss secondary. I know I will loose weight. I have cut out alcohol, I am training and running again so it will happen.
Done my calorie calculator and have been realistic and only dropped 500 cals per day, thinking long term not short term as I know that LCD invite failure eventually.
3 shakes 3 scoops and then a balanced meal in evening or lunch dependant on shift.
Week one. All positive. 3lbs lost in weight, a little too much possibly but we will see how it settles down on a week by week basis. More importantly I have not had to buy any crap food and do not feel at all like I am starving / Hungry.
I think Huel can make the biggest difference to people who do very busy jobs. We had a paramedic on here saying it was great to swig on between his emergency call outs. Hopefully you people can spread the word to your colleagues.
I definitely like the thought of our emergency services being well-fueled with good nutrition.
Anyway, big respect to you for what you do. I’m sure you have a very tough job and have to be the one to pick up the pieces when awful things happen.
Started huel for similar reasons about 2 weeks ago. I support disabled people in the community and often work long, unconventional hours. This means I often have to grab food driving between jobs.
Huel has helped me to cut out the fast food drive thrus, and I have more energy which is super helpful for my night shift I’ve also started running again. I replace 1 or 2 meals with huel and use myfitnesspal to keep track of my calories. I’ve lost about 3lbs and if I continue losing 1lb a week I hope I’ll be looking my best aswell
It’s great to hear huel experiences from other shift workers
