Best weight loss shakes?

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  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    Simple answer: Shakes aren't for losing weight - they are for gaining muscle.
    No, shakes are not for gaining muscle. Shakes don't just make people gain muscle. Shakes do help provide protein if you're having trouble getting it from whole foods or need a convenient source.

    To gain muscle it's take a whole lot more work than just drinking a shake.

    Let me rephrase - i lift.

    But do you have a caloric surplus and lift on a properly designed program that preferably uses linear progression?

    yup.

    Although if you are taking mass gainers like 4x a day on top of normal meals, you'll gain weight regardless of gym habits.
  • BenjaminMFP88
    BenjaminMFP88 Posts: 660 Member
    ivylauren02 wrote: »
    Im at 135 looking to loose about 10lb. Does anyone have any opinions on best/worst weight loss shakes? Are there any at the supermarket that are good? How about total lean by gnc? Any input would be helpful, thanks! :)

    Best shakes in my opinion? Is your blender and a bunch of veggies/fruit/protein.

  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Shakes are a terrible method of losing weight. The only thing beneficial about them is that they give you an easy way to track your calories. Of course, you could do the same thing with chocolate milk. Two cups of chocolate milk is about the equivalent of a meal. The problem is that the liquid won't stay in your stomach very long and you will be hungry. Better to get your calories from fresh meats and vegetables. Just watch your portion sizes.
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    Any shake that puts you in a calorie deficit. Or just eat a calorie deficit.

    I have a shake about half the time for breakfast, but I do it because it is easy and I hate mornings, not because any specific program will lose weight for me. Sometimes I use a protein powder, sometimes I don't, but shakes aren't magic, they are just a way to help create a deficit
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    shut it
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  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    Simple answer: Shakes aren't for losing weight - they are for gaining muscle.
    No, shakes are not for gaining muscle. Shakes don't just make people gain muscle. Shakes do help provide protein if you're having trouble getting it from whole foods or need a convenient source.

    To gain muscle it's take a whole lot more work than just drinking a shake.

    Let me rephrase - i lift.

    But do you have a caloric surplus and lift on a properly designed program that preferably uses linear progression?

    Sorry it took me so long to reply MrM27. And no, I don't science - feel free to add me and critique my food & exercise log <-- this is serious, not sarcasm :)

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