Calories in, calories out. It doesn’t matter what you eat as long as there is the positive or negative balance you are looking for.
Liz has a great point about using an app. I found one with the bar code reader that has thousands of pre-populated food items in it. It really helps reel in serving sizes and help me focus on what I am actually consuming.
I am a 2/300 Huel user; 2, 300 calorie Huels a day and one evening meal. I supliment the product with various fruits to make the sucrose free version more interesting…I don’t count the added calories.
I allow myself all the fruits and veggies I want and don’t count them, kind of a Weight Watchers spin. Great fillers, great flavors, and great nutrition.
And yes, I have been admonished by the purists that items such as corn and orange juice a have high sugar contents, but my diet is well rounded so I ignore the “advice”.
The thing is you have to make it work for you. Huel is a great meal replacement, but like any other option it has to be tolerable if you wish to maintain. 12 calories in strawberries per mix won’t throw your whole diet off balance…use the stairs and your back to even!