Getting your head around 'meal replacement' can be a challenge for some at first - but it's just a mental thing of not eating solid food - so think of it as a Smoothie - you'd have a Banana Smoothie for lunch wouldn't you? If it filled you up and made you feel full and satisfied? Ultimately it will help decrease your stomach size so you eat smaller portions - making long term weight maintenance easy. It makes you appreciate your one colourful meal a day and you find you eat healthy foods! None of my clients 'miss' food - in fact, it helps take away the emotional attachment to food.