# Introducing myself **URL:** \ **Category:** Weight Loss\ **Created:** [October 15, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355 "2017-10-15T15:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JulieJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/juliej/32/3834_2.png) [@JulieJ](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JulieJ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355/1 "2017-10-15T15:59:15Z")
Hello there! I have just ordered my first batch of Huel and am hoping that it will sort out my lack of willpower regarding food. Every morning I wake up and plan to eat sensibly and every day I fail miserably. I did the 5-2 for over a year but just over ate when I wasn’t on a 500 day. Now I am doing 16/8 and as soon as it’s midday I’m stuffing my face ☹️ I am hoping to change this with Huel. I am looking forward to starting very much and hopefully buddying up with a like minded someone on here? I am a 58 mum of 5 and granny to one and another due any day now. I’d like to lose about two stone and am planning to have Huel as a replacement lunch and a sensible dinner. I have not been eating breakfast but will see how it goes…I work full time in social care and Huel should fit in very well with my day to day living. I look forward to becoming part of this community. Julie x ---
**Author:** ![Mickyd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/mickyd/32/3717_2.png) [@Mickyd](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Mickyd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355/2 "2017-10-15T21:26:30Z")
Welcome Juliej. I have been a two meal a day Hueler for the past two months and I’ve settled into it and totally enjoy it, I do hope you can do the same, don’t be frightened to experiment with consistency, you will soon find out for yourself what suits you. Breakfast is my most important meal and I have 3 scoops (vanilla + flavouring) this lasts for about 5 hours before hunger starts to set in, then ill have another Huel 2 scoops + different flavour for lunch and that lasts me till dinner at around 7pm, couple this with 3 workouts a week at the moment and my plan to lose 1/2klo a week seems to be working. Best regards Micky d ---
**Author:** ![JulieJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/juliej/32/3834_2.png) [@JulieJ](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JulieJ)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355/3 "2017-10-16T05:32:32Z")
Thank you Mickyd and hello! I will take your advice, although I don’t think I can do it exclusively. I shall have a normal but sensible evening meal. I am excited for my huel to arrive 😉 ---
**Author:** ![UKD4N](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ukd4n/32/3485_2.png) [@UKD4N](https://discuss.huel.com/u/UKD4N)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355/4 "2017-10-16T08:16:57Z")
I always planned to only have Huel for breakfast and lunch then have a sensible dinner but have found the longer I’ve been using Huel, normal food doesn’t fill me up anymore & end up topping up later in the night, but having just Huel keeps me full all the time. ---
**Author:** ![JulieJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/juliej/32/3834_2.png) [@JulieJ](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JulieJ)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355/5 "2017-10-16T17:55:17Z")
Thank you for your reply UK Dan I’m hoping that a portion of Huel will replace the junk I usually eat at lunchtime once my fast has finished. I’m also hoping that the cost involved will force me to eat healthier dinners, I do that already but I need to ditch the puds 😉 I can’t see me wanting to replace all my food with Huel, I have a family to feed and I don’t want to be the only one having a shake. However I do do shift work so could maybe have a Huel only day once or twice a week. Julie ---
**Author:** ![UKD4N](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ukd4n/32/3485_2.png) [@UKD4N](https://discuss.huel.com/u/UKD4N)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/introducing-myself/7355/6 "2017-10-16T21:18:30Z")
Shift work is the biggest reason I have so many Huel meals. Day shift I have 3 scoops for breakfast at about 0430 3 scoops for lunch at 1100-1200 3 scoops for snack/dinner at 1600-1700 Then either 3 scoops or proper dinner at about 2130. Night shift I have 3 scoops at 1700 3 scoops at 2300 3 scoops at 0500-0600 3 scoops at 1130-1330 If I get peckish between meals I find pressed fruit bars work really well at 92 calories each.