Replacing breakfast with protein shake?
DohnutHead
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I've been thinking of replacing breakfast with a protein shake in workdays for the convenience a d purely because it allows me to have consistent, trackable calories while I'm busy.
I'm wondering did anyone else had done this and what sort of results you had?
I'm wondering did anyone else had done this and what sort of results you had?
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I’ve been doing this for a while now if I don’t do a shake I skip breakfast cause if time. It keeps me full so I don’t binge on snack or a high calorie low nutrition lunch. Just make sure your shake is a meal replacement not just a protein shake2
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Protein shakes and meal replacement shakes don't keep me full very long. I leave my house at 5am on work days and sometimes can't eat until 1pm. I personally found that eating a fiber one bar on the way to work is enough to hold me over no matter how long I have to wait to eat. A protein shake might work for you though, it's worth a try.2
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Similar situation here, I leave about 5 and cant eat properly until at least 12. I'll look into that, not sure we have those bars here in the UK but I'm sure I could find an alternative. Or maybe both once it keeps the calories at a good place earlier in the day.2
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I kind of like work days because it saves a bunch of calories for bigger meals later in the day. I would do intermittent fasting, but I'm hangry when I wake up and must eat.2
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Lol tell me about it. I'm so unreasonable and generally a nightmare when I'm up early and without eating right.
The same goes for my coffee!0 -
I switched to a protein shake at breakfast a few months ago and have been very happy with it. I find that plus a banana or two typically keeps full till lunch. It also helps me hit my protein targets.1
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That's another plus. I've kind of neglected macros and focused on calories. This would bring me closer to getting more consistent on macro / protein goals too. I could even pre log.0
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I find that oatmeal with some dried cranberries sorts me out, a 1/2 cup of oats is 150 calories and I find that with some dried cranberries is a delicious way to start the day. I usually have my protein shakes after working out.
The slower release of energy from oatmeal is real good for mornings.1 -
I soak steel oats in a protien shake overnight.
Not only does it keep me full for my 2-3 hour gym session it has a good amount of energy with the carbs.2 -
Convenience is just one part of the equation. You can track and eat consistently with any food, that's what your food diary is for. Prelogging, or another kind of meal planning, is a must for most of us.
You didn't get overweight by being too busy to eat. If you're fine waiting till noon, eat then; if you need an early breakfast, eat an early breakfast. If a protein shake is a sufficient breakfast for you, that's great. If not eating until noon makes it easier for your to not go over your daily allowance, do that. We all have to do what works for us, and those things are individual.
Those things are also subjective and deeply personal, and subject to change, when our schedules change and major life events happen, or when we are just bored. Many people just like the idea of shakes and bars. I'm asking you to stop and think about why. Is food and meals really the problem? Is replacing meals the solution? Or is it an "image" thing? Then again, it doesn't matter. You should have room for a little bit of everything you want in your diet. Always keep in the back of your head - is this going to make it easier, or harder, long term, to not go over my daily allowance?
Calories are made up of the macronutrients fat, carbs and protein, so calories is your main focus. Taking care to balance macros makes it easier to stick to appropriate calories. Protein shakes have calories, and it's up to you to allocate your calories as you see fit.6 -
I have done this because I’m lazy. It doesn’t really make me feel any fuller though.0
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I’ve tried shakes but find that liquid calories just don’t fill me up. That said, I keep breakfast really simple for convenience sake - two string cheese and maybe a piece of fruit. So long as you’re happy with whatever you choose to do and don’t consider it a huge deprivation, there’s nothing wrong with keeping it simple.2
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I do it sometimes, it works for me, but everyone is different0
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I've been doing it for a year.
But I make it differently.
I use green bananas (1 per shake) from the fridge, 2 balls frozen spinach, 150ml cold almond milk and one scoop flavoured protein. Because of the low temperature and the fact that the bananas aren't ripe it gets thick like icecream. It also fills with air bubbles during blending and it's volume gets around 500-600ml. So basically I eat every morning a huge bowl filled literally to the brim with super yummy creamy fluffy icecream with my table spoon for 280cals! Unbelievable! Gets me full to bursting and satisfied until lunch. I used to eat hot porridge but now I wouldn't give this cold freshness for anything in the world. (Not to mention the portion of porridge for the same calories is pathetic in size in comparison and I barely made it until lunch.) That's my favourite meal of the day!
Might need a bit of trial and error until you learn to do the correct texture.
There are so many different flavours by Myprotein that I've been eating new flavours every several weeks since I started and haven't even tried half of all available yet!
At the moment it is 'chocolate nuts'.
Yum yum yum!1 -
Mmmm...sounds good!gebeziseva wrote: »I've been doing it for a year.
But I make it differently.
I use green bananas (1 per shake) from the fridge, 2 balls frozen spinach, 150ml cold almond milk and one scoop flavoured protein. Because of the low temperature and the fact that the bananas aren't ripe it gets thick like icecream. It also fills with air bubbles during blending and it's volume gets around 500-600ml. So basically I eat every morning a huge bowl filled literally to the brim with super yummy creamy fluffy icecream with my table spoon for 280cals! Unbelievable! Gets me full to bursting and satisfied until lunch. I used to eat hot porridge but now I wouldn't give this cold freshness for anything in the world. (Not to mention the portion of porridge for the same calories is pathetic in size in comparison and I barely made it until lunch.) That's my favourite meal of the day!
Might need a bit of trial and error until you learn to do the correct texture.
There are so many different flavours by Myprotein that I've been eating new flavours every several weeks since I started and haven't even tried half of all available yet!
At the moment it is 'chocolate nuts'.
Yum yum yum!1 -
I soak steel oats in a protien shake overnight.
Not only does it keep me full for my 2-3 hour gym session it has a good amount of energy with the carbs.
that sounds like a good idea.
I tried mixing my chocolate protein powder into a bowl of oats after I had made them.
it was not a good idea.1 -
I kind of like work days because it saves a bunch of calories for bigger meals later in the day. I would do intermittent fasting, but I'm hangry when I wake up and must eat.
I started IF last month. Not to lose weight or anything just to simplify life. It took me about 2 weeks to not get hangry. I fast from 8pm-11am. I lift at 4am so right in the middle of fast and it’s not too bad.
Oh I only do it on work days and eat normally on weekend. I made sure to plan high intensity days for weekends. Doing 5x1 just does not go well when running on empty.
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I soak steel oats in a protien shake overnight.
Not only does it keep me full for my 2-3 hour gym session it has a good amount of energy with the carbs.
that sounds like a good idea.
I tried mixing my chocolate protein powder into a bowl of oats after I had made them.
it was not a good idea.
I tried that, too, only with vanilla protein powder. It tasted so strange that I wondered if I just had used an incompatible brand of protein. So many people on the boards here swear by it, I thought it'd be a great addition to my repertoire. I'm just sticking with grated apples and cinnamon in my oatmeal, and I'll save the protein shakes for a snack.
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If it works for you, go for it. Ultimately, the plan that works is the plan you can stick to. There are people who'd die if they didn't eat as soon as they woke up. There are ppl who don't eat until 12pm. Everyone is different.
Protein powder is a pre-digested form of protein, meant to shuttle to the muscles quickly. Many ppl find that it doesn't fill them up because it's a supplement. Even meal replacement shakes can be under-satiating because they're liquid (and therefore a version of pre-digested themselves).1 -
I soak steel oats in a protien shake overnight.
Not only does it keep me full for my 2-3 hour gym session it has a good amount of energy with the carbs.
that sounds like a good idea.
I tried mixing my chocolate protein powder into a bowl of oats after I had made them.
it was not a good idea.
I tried that, too, only with vanilla protein powder. It tasted so strange that I wondered if I just had used an incompatible brand of protein. So many people on the boards here swear by it, I thought it'd be a great addition to my repertoire. I'm just sticking with grated apples and cinnamon in my oatmeal, and I'll save the protein shakes for a snack.
edited because apparently I cannot brain today
The powder you use definitely makes a difference. I've tried 3 or 4 different ones, but the one I stick with is the chocolate SciMx with some powdered peanut butter. It's like fudgey Reese's oatmeal and so yummy! The others just aren't a nice texture.0 -
This may not be the same for everyone, but I've noticed that adding protein powder/shakes in the morning meant I needed to add more fiber into my diet overall, or it clogs up the works.
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I do this a lot, when I have time to. I like it. No issues w/ it.0
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Yup !
Same here. I've been doing it for a couple years now on work days. Works great for me !0 -
I've found that overnight oats work better for me for a quick grab and go breakfast and are way more filling (for me). Plus I can make them on Sunday evening and not worry about breakfast the rest of the week. I'm also eating less at lunch this way, as I'm still pretty full by lunch time.0
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I drink one most days before I train. It's not my entire breakfast, though. The days I'm super rushed, I drink chocolate milk.0
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I couldn't do it for breakfast...at least not without something else. My whey shake only has 150 calories...not to mention that it doesn't have the other nutrition required to actually replace a meal. Beyond that, I don't find them satiating in the least.
I often have one with breakfast, but not for breakfast.0 -
This is my weekday breakfast lately
1 cup active fiber cereal, 8 ounces of water mixed with protein powder instead of milk. Getting the day started off right.0 -
I often use the trinity of- protein shake, cheese stick, serving of fruit as a meal on days I’m not in the mood for leftovers, or I don’t feel like cooking, or I’m on the go0
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