How do you adhere to a “shake” diet? This article will teach you.

If you take a slimming shake and eat the same amount of food as you would on your regular diet, then you are doing something terribly wrong.  And that will explain why you are not losing weight at all.  Worse, you must even be doubling your weight.

First, you have to understand that shakes are meal-replacements.  So if you drink shakes and eat full meals, you end up doubling your calorie intake.

Shakes are not magic potions.  They are not anti-fat agents or metabolism accelerators, so don’t expect that they would work that way.  We repeat: shakes are meal-replacements.  You have one and not the other. Have a shake instead of a meal, not both.

Published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found restricting food consumption to meal replacements helps people lose weight.

Experts split participants into two groups. One called “Healthy Solutions,” where food was limited to shakes, entrees, bars, and fruits and vegetables. The other, a medically supervised plan, where participants were given five shakes daily, or three shakes and two entrees each day.

The average weight-loss between the two groups was 43.4 pounds in 19 weeks, and the more people complied to the program, the better they did.

The results are impressive, but you can only attain them if you consume shakes the right way.