I have been using Huel on and off now for around a year. I started off just replacing breakfast, then lunch.
All the time the main goal is to lose weight/fat which hasn’t really happened to be honest. On 2 x 100g shakes per day I was very hungry by 4 or 5 o’clock and would end up snacking before ( And sometimes after)the evening meal.
The other downfall in my diet is Beer, its quite common for me to have a few on a friday ( 4 or 5 pints) Few Saturday evening and again occasional Sundays.
Time for a change and Huel is going to be a big part of this for me. I’m 5ft 9 and this morning weighed in at 14 stone 12.
The new plan is 3x 100g portions of Huel, 1 around 8/9am 1 around 12/1pm and 1 around 4pm and then an evening meal. I have been doing this occasionally for the past week or so and am nowhere near as hungry in the evenings.
I’m using Myfitness pal to track calories and I’m aiming for under 2000 calories per day.
I have a fairly active job, but am now going to increase walking and eventually get back into jogging.
I’m going to keep updating this thread with how things are going, I will still be having occasional meals out ,odd takeaway and a few beers but will be reducing these and trying to make wiser choices where possible,
Goal wise I’d love to lose around 30lbs.
Wish me luck…
Monday 24/1 14 stone 12
Friday 27/1 14 stone 11
Monday 30/1 14 stone 11.5
Thursday 2/2 14 Stone 9
Friday 10/2 14 Stone 8
Friday 17/2 14 Stone 7
Friday 24/2 14 Stone 6.8
Monday 27/2 14 Stone 9
Wednesday 1/3 14 Stone 8
All the best. Thanks for sharing with us. Sounds like you have some great motivation there. Cutting down on the alcohol will help so much too. If you have any specific questions then let us know!
Dinner - Was never going to be great as had been arranged for months to go for a curry for a friend’s Birthday, I had Tandoori Mixed Grill , and half a plain naan and 4 beers.
Today I’m going to do 4 x 100g Huel to try and make up a little for last night.
Steps wise was 9,000 and according to MFP I was 400 calories over my daily goal once their calculation for Fitbit had been applied. I also went on larger estimates when inputting foods.
Busy day ahead today, so steps should easily be in 13,000 +
I find that 1 scoop of Huel with my morning/lunchtime shakes is enough to keep me going until dinner time where I pretty much eat what I want within reason! Have you had a crack at lowering your Huel amounts gradually to see if you can say full for just long enough to get you through to your next meal?
My target intake is 1.5k calories per day, and I’m finding that pretty easy with 2 x 38g shakes per day. I’m just about full until lunch then dinner. I’m hungry, but when I need to be if that makes sense! That said, my job doesn’t involve much moving around and I don’t really do much in the way of exercise at the minute bar the odd game of 5 a side! Averaging about 7k steps per day recently. Having previously been playing 2 football matches per week + 3 training sessions and stopped in the last couple of years, I’m enjoying the fact I have more spare time and less trips to the gym… I’d much rather eat less and exercise less these days than eat more and have to compensate with exercise. Far easier for me to eat 500 calories less than it is to burn 500 calories every day!
I like you enjoy a beer at the weekend so it’s tough to stick to 1.5k. On my 18th day in a row under 1.5k calories currently, but with a few trips to various sporting events over the next few months, I think I’m going to surrender the streak at some point!
No, won’t be getting the full amount of everything which is why I’d like a reduced carb version! But I do take supplements and have varied evening meals which is far healthier than what I was doing before!
Did the 2 mile walk which in turn stopped me trying to snack on anything else too
Tomorrow is my wife’s Birthday so out for a meal at night, hopefully she won’t choose Chinese as that is probably the worst for a sensible choice, especially when they do set menu deals etc.
