Meal Replacements

Meal replacements make it easier to understand the foods you consume and stay consistent with your medical weight loss program. Vivek Bansal, MD, MPH, FACE, and the experts at ENLYV ME in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, offer full and partial meal replacement options to include in your personalized program. With a wide variety of foods and flavor profiles, you won’t feel bored or deprived. Call ENLYV ME or book your medical weight loss consultation online to learn how to use meal replacements to your advantage. 

What are some examples of meal replacements for medical weight loss?

Meal replacements are high-protein foods you can eat in place of your typical meal options to lose weight faster. They help you control your caloric intake, which can be challenging if you have more freedom with your meals. 

Your provider at ENLYV ME can help you decide whether or not to use meal replacements within your personalized medical weight loss program. Some common meal replacements come in the forms of:

• Shakes
• Smoothies
• Nutritional bars
• Bowls 
• Soups

Fortunately, meal replacements come in many different varieties and flavor profiles, so you won’t soon get bored or disinterested in your meal options. 

What are the advantages of using meal replacements for weight loss?

You don’t have to rely on meal replacements to meet your weight loss goals, but using them according to a medical weight loss expert’s instructions can help you reach your goals faster. 

Within your personalized medical weight loss program, meal replacements can offer:

• Structure
• Accountability
• Environmental stimulus control
• Metabolic optimization

You can use meal replacements in the short term to lose weight ahead of surgery or for longer periods if you want to simplify or add structure to your diet. 

Which type of meal replacements should I use? 

Your provider at ENLYV ME evaluates you and your needs during an initial intake consultation. They provide a physical exam, including body composition analysis, to measure the fat versus muscle mass on your body. By evaluating your needs and personal preferences, they develop a medical weight loss program just for you that may include the following:

Full meal replacements

When using full meal replacements, you consume only meal replacements to meet your daily caloric requirements. Full meal replacements are ideal for anyone following an 800-1000 calorie per day diet. 

Partial meal replacements 

Partial meal replacements offer a little more flexibility, leaving you with more available calories to eat the foods you choose. They only replace one or two meals of your three-meal day. If your provider advises you to consume more than a thousand calories a day, partial meal replacements are your best option. 

Find out if meal replacements can enhance your medical weight loss program by calling ENLYV ME or booking your initial weight loss consultation online today.