Are Weight Loss Shakes The Key To Lasting Weight Loss?

weight loss shakes

Weight loss shakes have been around for decades and they’re not going anywhere. They’re everywhere… places like your local GNC, supermarket, health food store, etc. They’re in traditional magazine, on TV, and all over social media outlets like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.

Weight Loss Shakes And Their Allure

These shakes come with a promise — to make you slimmer without needing to put forth much effort. No thinking, no exercising. Just drink the shake down and you’ll magically lose weight.

Some of the recent marketing messages I’ve seen on bottles are:

  • “The Lean Shake”
  • “Lean Shake Burn”
  • “Super-Lean Meal Replacement”
  • “Slender-Blend”

And without even looking at the ingredients, the shiny label leads us to believe these shakes promote weight loss.

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The Carb Cycling Meal Plan: How To Use Carb Cycling For Any Goal

Carb cycling is an incredible way to manage your diet for fat loss, muscle gain, and even just to maintain your weight (see my maintenance calories article for reference). But how do you go about it? This article will tell you everything you need to know about how to setup your own carb cycling meal plan.

There are 2 methods I’m going to highlight today to help you set up your own carb cycling meal plan.

Those are:

  1. The High/Low Method
  2. The High/Medium/Low Method

Before I go into the specifics of each method, here’s what you need to know… there’s no right way to do this. But it’s better to have a plan to work from, so see which one you are most attracted to and start there.

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JC Deen is a nationally published fitness coach and writer from Nashville, TN. Currently living in the blistering Northeast. Follow me on X/Twitter