For dieters who need to lose 40 pounds or more, traditional methods of diet and exercise are oftentimes not enough. A medically supervised Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) has been shown to be extremely effective in jumpstarting the weight loss process by showing quick results with an average weight loss of 3-5 pounds per week. Typically VLCDs utilize various meal replacement products, primarily shakes, at least in the beginning. And anyone who’s been on a liquid diet before knows that the same shakes can get pretty monotonous after the first couple of weeks.