If you are like me then you don’t actually like the dieting process – you like the end result. That is why when I need to drop a couple pounds I like to do it as fast and as simple as possible. I’ve written about how to accelerate your fat loss before (and have created the Warp Speed Fat Loss program to make it very easy for people to lose 20lbs) but today I wanted to talk about simple dieting and using food repetition to make it even simplier.
One thing I know is true – simple works.
Let’s look at Slim Fast as an example.
Tommy Lasorda (you remember him from the Slim Fast commercials right?) would have a shake a breakfast, a shake at lunch, and would try not to eat his entire kitchen for dinner. Guess what? He lost weight (the kind of weight, speed of weight loss, and if he kept it off is a whole different story). Tens of thousands of people have taken this Slim Fast approach to weight loss and succeed (for a short time period at least).
Why does this work?
- Easy to follow – Drink a shake now. Drink a shake later. It doesn’t get easier than that.
- Controls Calories – 1 shake has a set amount of calories. You’re can’t overeat with a shake.
- Fast – Open shake and drink. Who doesn’t have time for that?
The main problem is that the Slim Fast shakes are garbage. You can do a lot better for your body and enhance your fat loss by making a couple simple tweaks.
- Make your shakes protein dominant – Find a good protein powder that don’t ruin the taste of your shakes.
- Get a blend of fats – Use walnuts, flaxseed oil, etc
- Ante up with Antioxidant – Add freeze dried fruits/vegetables (i.e. Superfood, Greens+, Emerald Balance, etc), frozen blueberries, cherries, etc
- Fill Up with Fiber – Have a couple glucomannan capsules, Benefiber or add flaxmeal to your shakes for added fiber.
Now that we’ve enhanced the nutrition of your shakes, it is time to apply the Slim Fast principles – 
Easy to Follow - You’ll drink 2 or 3 shakes per day in place of breakfast, lunch, and/or two ‘snack’ meal during the day. You choose what works best with your schedule.
Control Calories – Have a set recipe for your shakes so that they have the same amount of calories each time. For example 1.5 scoops of protein power, 1 TBSB of flaxseed oil or 3 TBSP Walnuts, 1/2 cup of berries.
Fast - Make them all at once. I use a Magic Bullet for this part. The Magic Bullet is probably the best thing I have purchased for our kitchen in a long time. Pull out three Magic Bullet cups/shakers, add water and all the food, blend, pop on the lids, and you’re good to go. Making 3 shakes this way takes about 5 minutes (seriously it is that fast).
If you need to lose weight but ‘don’t have the time to diet’ then you should take advantage of the Slim Fast Effect and use shakes to jumpstart your weight loss. If you are a Faster Fat Loss Zone member I have 2 part article on making the ultimate shakes –> Part 1 and Part 2.
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Hi Mike, good thoughts. Also, don’t forget boredom. Just as variety triggers us to eat more, the boredom of eating the same thing all the time suppresses appetite. That’s a huge part of the reason why diets that are very restrictive are often temporarily very effective. They discourage eating more, that is, until we get tired of them.
Agreed. I think that sometimes people get too caught up in ‘variety’. It is important but it also complicates things. Research shows that people generally eat the same things over and over. So why change it up just because you are dieting?
-Mike
?Mike- I actually do this quite a bit as weight maintenance program. Are there any of the pre-made or prepackaged shakes that you like?
Hey Mike,
I would say that my current favorite pre-made shake is Metabolic Drive Complete. In regards to the ‘ready-to-drink’ shakes, MuscleMilk is pretty good and widely available (Walmart, RiteAid, etc).
-Mike
?Even better add some spinach to those shakes. I start out with a 16 ounces of water, a bag of spinach, add a couple of oranges, blueberries, strawberries, flax, protein and that makes about six cups.
A whole bag of spinach!?
How does that influence the taste?
?Great post, I like to add a little almond butter, any fruit, and greens. A good one is chocolate protein shake form isagenix and a half a fresh avacado.
You know Steve…I don’t think I’ve never tried avocado in a shake before. I’ll have to try it. The twins are obsessed with avocado.
-Mike
?The spinach, as far as my experience goes, will not be even noticeable as to the shake's flavour. But It will turn it into a bright green, nuclear goo-like substance!