Pre-packaged pre-portioned shakes and meals have been found to be extremely effective for weight loss and can significantly reduce diabetes risk, even put type 2 diabetes into remission, decrease pain, and increase quality of life in multiple study populations [1-9].

But, how do I really feel?

I think My Fit Foods is one of the most powerful tools in the world of health and fitness.

I’ve consulted with thousands of people and learning how to effectively cook and portion food takes a lot of time and effort. The food usually doesn’t taste that good and people end up eating some iteration of tired chicken breast and broccoli for A LOT of meals. 

There are also usually weeks of learning that need to take place where people become frustrated because they are not getting the results they expected. 

They are putting in a lot of effort and not getting much back in return.

My Fit Foods smashes through all of that and this is likely why giving people pre-packaged pre-portioned meals has beat giving people dietary advice for weight loss in every single head-to-head study to date [10-15].

Furthermore, meeting expectations and getting people weight loss results in the beginning of this journey also looks to be important for long term success [16-18].

The other component that may be critical is people feeling confident in their process for getting results…they have the empowering feeling of, “I CAN DO THIS!” [19]

Thus, I would absolutely use a personalized My Fit Foods plan for the active fat loss phase. It also looks like people living with overweight or obesity undertaking these types of protocols can potentially lose 30+ pounds of pure body fat in 12 weeks and if they are resistance training multiple times per week and staying active on a daily basis they may even be able to increase muscle mass and maintain their resting metabolic rate through this active fat loss phase [20, 21]. In this population, this will very likely have a direct positive impact on their metabolic health [1, 2, 8, 22].

Many people think this is the end.

Weight loss goal achieved.

Back to real life.

But, with this type of mindset by 3 to 5 years as high as 95-97% of people will gain the majority of that weight back [23].

That is why I would start focusing on the skills and strategies that lead to long-term weight loss success at the very BEGINNING while we are using My Fit Foods to get those easier results!

Below are my top 5 strategies to focus on for long-term success RIGHT NOW:

1. Higher levels of physical activity – at least two resistance training workouts per week and over 10,000 steps per day [24-29].

2. Increasing the consumption of real whole foods [30, 31].

3. Clear, personalized, and continuously adjusted goals…it looks like having some help with this process may also be effective, but people likely need to come up with these on their own [23].

4. Identifying high-risk food situations and building personalized strategies for success [31, 32].

5. Increasing self-efficacy and autonomy or more simply the feeling of “I CAN DO THIS!!!” [31, 33, 34]

There is one more very sneaky tool that might make long-term weight loss success easier…My Fit Foods.

It’s possible that continuing to utilize just one pre-packaged pre-portioned meal replacement per day may allow more than 80% of people to maintain their weight loss results at 3 years [6].

So if you are going to attempt to lose weight this year to increase your metabolic health…

Let’s get you RESULTS while focusing on what really matters so that you have the tools, skills, and mindset to keep those results long-term!

**This entire post is written under the umbrella that weight loss is being sought for health purposes. Weight loss for aesthetic goals is a more complex topic and carries its own set of nuances and risks.**

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