Just seen ad in supermarket free mag . New Nestle ' YES ' nutty energy bars . 3x35 gram bars at just under £3. Almost 200 cals per bar .
I get my energy through actual exercise . i just stay hydrated with tap water .
Are these just a con for those who feel guilty about eating a choc bar or savoury snacks as I try to avoid any snacking preferring my cal allowance on actual meals .
I am wondering whether the content of them is that beneficial too . I wouldn't want to exercise with the thought that I had just scoffed almost 200 cals .
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I believe this is just another product that they are trying to sell to us. I don't see the ingredients as being healthy. I think it is much better to get our energy from the large range of healthy food that is good for us and as you say also from exercise and keeping ourselves hydrated. Energy bars are just another way for companies to make money - that is my view anyway. You are doing really well on your weight loss journey.
Thanks I don't weigh in anymore but now have lost almost 19kg . Found portion sizes , exercise and bit of common sense . No time for trendy books and faddy expensive food .
We store about 2,000 calories as glycogen... and, if you exercise hard all day you might need more than that... as the rate at which you can use fat reserves is limited.
Energy bars are worth carrying when you are on a 10-mile hill walk - and might get delayed by bad weather.
Endurance cyclists tend to use energy drinks - and they help... when you burn 7,000 calories a day on long rides. (The longest I did was 4,000km).
Some people use energy drinks or bars when they are on a 30-minute work-out in the gym, and, if you are anorectic, they might be beneficial.
In my opinion these things are a GREAT BIG FAT CON 😡 They maybe useful if your doing a serious 20 mile hike up a mountain, but for the average person trying to lose weight, avoid them!
If I was going to eat an indulgent 200 calories I would by fat prefer a small piece of very good cake or some yummy cheese
That’s the beauty of calorie counting, nothing is banned 😊
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There absolutely a con may as well eat a bar of chocolate, normally have ridiculous amounts of sugar. Elite athletes may need something similar but not normal people
If you are on a calorie controlled diet then these 36gm bars seem expensive. You might as well eat 2 hobnob or choc biscuits or any cereal bar with the same number of calories.
There are some low calorie cereal bars with no added sugar, but they are hard to find as supermarkets want to push sugar. The result is the supermarket say there is no demand for no added sugar products on their shelves. Ha!
Expensive in calories and money. May as well have that wee bar of chocolate. I seem to remember one of those small Milky Ways/Mars are round about 90 to 110 calories each. Not that I have had either for ages. We usually have a pack or two in for Christmas, but they seemed rather expensive in monetary terms, so I didn't bother last year.
It's the addiction to sugary foods which sends me into overdrive. I start a bar of choc and go on eating it! Not meant to eat dairy or sugar as diabetic and dairy intolerant.
Have you noticed choc bars are smaller and more expensive than they used to be?
I remember eating a big Mars bar, with thick chocolate - but now they conform to EU standards and will cost over £1! Will things get better if we Brexit? I doubt it!
I tend to buy mars Bars for my hubby, he weighs less than eight and a half stone dripping wet. I buy them in the market at four for a pound. Am I tempted to scoff them myself, oddly enough no. Still struggling to lose weight though as my diet is somewhat limited due to IBS. There are only a few veg and fruit I can eat, have to steer clear of anything with leaves or skins. Luckily I can eat cooked apples, which is just as well as our little apple tree went overboard with apples last year. I cooked a load at a time, then froze them to eat during the winter.
Fantastic - home grown apples. We have trays left over from the summer. We grow them and sell surplus but last year was so hot, the crop was not as good.
I have IBS as well and found cutting out on my food intolerances made all the differences. I never knew I had so many until I had a test for 64 foods which took a few minutes to take with a blood prick test and then an hour to analyse with pharmacist interpreting results with case history. It was £70 well spent.
I managed to lose weight but am still overweight and need to lose some more but don't like the shrivelled look which you can get if you are older. There is an NHS linked diet website which I look at from time to time - it is quite useful, but
we all have our own ideas what sort of diet helps us, so when I see people wanting to lose half a stone in a week, and this weight loss is deemed as acceptable, I worry as usually if you lose a stone in a month you are doing well. Suppose your husband needs to eat more carbs to keep his weight up whereas many of us have to cut them down, to keep our weight stable. Hope you continue to lose weight - but as long as you feel better, expect you'll do this when you are ready.
Of course... everyone has lost sight of what energy bars are for. If you are a hill-walker or skier, and you want a pack of energy that you can keep in your pocket for months or years in case of emergencies... an energy bar is worth carrying.
I am the same with the shrivelled look concept . I'm 59 this month and am happy not being that slim as I don't want to look scrawny . I am 5ft 1 and am 61kg now . That is enough for me . I need to now tone those KO bingo wings which may make me increase a bit but my tummy is flatter and I can really keep up in all exercise classes.
Your weight loss and energy levels are so good you probably don't need to try new sweet treats - but everyone likes a treat every now and again. Nestle have a good record for food standards but often have promotions to encourage people to try new products.
You could be saying this is a con - but these bars are very expensive so it's not much of an offer. They start with a price they think sounds acceptable - if people like it then the prices go up and you will then look for something else. Their pitch price is too high so unless the bars are half price before Easter I wouldn't bother.
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Newbie here, just up'd cals, right thing to do?
Losing weight without exercising ? 
Wisdom teeth out, energy out. 
Given my weight (19 3/4 stone), it should be easy to lose weight to begin with, but not losing even on 1500 cal diet.
