Diet supps to replace a meal

[bwake]

Im writing this on behalf of my GF who has one of those new years resolutions to lose weight.

I wouldnt consider her fat, however thinks shes carrying a few extra kgs she wouldnt mind working off. She typically exercises 3 times a week doing cardio, and we eat pretty reasonably with bugger all fat, but she just eats too much.

She was thinking of using a supplement of some kind to replace a meal (or perhaps two) to see whether that will kick start things simply by dropping her calorie intake.

Shes looking at the Horleys Ripped Factors at the moment. I realistically dont know enough about it to comment so thought id ask.

Exercising more, getting a better diet is obviously a better way to go, however thats not going to happen due to her work and hating my good foods, so something in between may work.

Any advise would be great.

Cheers

[Chemo]

Horleys is good, but extremely expensive bro.

If you want a whey powder (WPC):

http://www.bodybuilding.co.nz/nutrawhey.html

Or for a meal replacement I like muscle milk:

http://www.shotgunsupplements.co.nz/sho ... 2.3kg.html

BUT I think you already pointed out the major problem at hand yourself.

"we eat pretty reasonably with bugger all fat, but she just eats too much."

You eat bugger all fat, im assuming most of the cals come from carbs then.

You eat too much of the above.

3 things to consider

Calories in Vs Calories out. Eat less or do more cardio.

Unnecessary carbs store s body fat, especially sugars. Control your carbs.

Lean sources of protein from whole foods.

If you post up what your diet mainly consists of then nzbb members can critique and adjust what you eat to get results

[teamfatboy]

I'm with Chemo - probably paying attention not just to calories but to protein-carb-fat ratios would get the results she wants.

Most kiwis believe that fat's the root of all evil, and that's not true.... sure, saturated fats are clearly linked to many illnesses, no doubt, but essential fats (from good oils like fish oil, flaxseed oil, to name but two) are an important part of the diet.

Processed "fat-free" foods are often high in sugars or carbs to achieve the desired taste - have a look at the food content panel on the packages, esp the calorie intake, and protein/carb/fat contents.

If your GF isn't gaining weight, probably her calorie intake's about right... rather than whack out calories, increasing lean protein sources in lieu of hi-carb parts of the diet would likely be an easier way to get the result.

Either shakes, or whole-food sources - if convenience is an issue, tuna or Chop-Chop chicken are worth thinking about.