substitute a bowl of cereal & milk for 2 meals out of the day for 2 weeks, lose a dress size?
2006-10-02 04:17:31 · 9 answers · asked by sasmallworld 6 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Special K cereal.... :)
http://www.specialk.com/
they have a new one with yogurt covered oat clusters and dried berries.. it's actually pretty yummy. i'm sure that i eat a tad more than the 1 serving suggested tho (1/2 a cup???!)
2006-10-02 04:26:29 · update #1
Only if you eat just the cereal twice a day and do lots of exercise. You could eat the packet the cereal comes in and lose weight - as long you restricted yourself to two cartons per day and did the excessive amount of exercises!
Seriously, it's time people realised that the only people to really benefit from 'diets' are the authors of 'diet plans', and the manufacturers of 'diet food'.
Unless you have a physiological problem (in which case seek medical help), losing weight is really simple - just consume less energy than you expend and you will lose the excess. It's a simple scientific fact!
2006-10-02 04:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by avian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way you lose weight is by burning more calories than you take in, so if the 200 calories or so you eat in cereal & milk at those two meals is less than what you would typically eat, you will lose weight. If you are already eating reasonable portions for those meals, then the Special K "diet" won't make a difference. The company that makes the cereal is banking on the fact that the average American is eating considerably more than 200 calories a meal so any kind of reduction will result in weight loss.
Ultimately, there is really nothing "special" about it - you could replace those meals with 200 calories of anything and you would most likely lose the same amount, but if you like Special K then go for it.
Edit: You DO need to follow their portion sizes. Measure it out. I know that most people have no idea how much cereal they pour into their bowls, but if you're not measuring then you're probably eating double or triple the recommended amount and that completely defeats the point. It's not the fact that you're eating cereal that's going to make you lose weight, it's how much you're eating.
2006-10-02 04:25:25 · answer #2 · answered by razzb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes use 2% milk. It will bring the lipid level down too.
LPN
2006-10-02 04:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by usamedic420 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didnt work for me. I tried it for 3 loooooong weeks. Didnt lose a pound or an inch"(
2006-10-02 04:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it could work, but I don't believe it is the healthiest way to lose weight.
2006-10-02 04:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by Faith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i kno it works...me mom did it before a wedding last year...because her old dress wasnt fitting that well...
2006-10-02 04:20:02 · answer #6 · answered by daydream_7747 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-02 04:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
urm... i havent heard of that before... could you be more specific?
2006-10-02 04:22:40 · answer #8 · answered by bimstah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not on its own
2006-10-02 04:25:31 · answer #9 · answered by traveller 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋