Protein supplements and shakes good or bad?

lilblndcowgirl

I have a question that I want to put out there. I am on a plateau right now...My goal is set at 1200 calories and my doctor said I should eat between 1000 and 1100 calories a day. The problem is I do a TON of cardio a day. Thus I burn what ever I took in for the day. I work at a bank and dont like to eat alot during the day becasue I am not that active. I havent lost any weight this week and I didnt know if drinking protein shakes while I am at work would help. What do you think?

Sidesteal

The problem is I do a TON of cardio a day. Thus I burn what ever I took in for the day. I work at a bank and dont like to eat alot during the day becasue I am not that active.

You don't like to eat a lot during the day because you aren't that active, but you do a TON of cardio each day? I am confused. You do realize that you can eat during your inactive period (daytime) and effectively burn calories during your cardio, and it will all balance out, so to speak?

I havent lost any weight this week and I didnt know if drinking protein shakes while I am at work would help. What do you think?

Is your diet protein deficient?

Ephena

I used protein shakes to get over a plateau myself. I used Pure Protein Chocolate Frost flavor, pretty decent tasting. Good luck.

Acg67

1) assuming your ticker is correct, a 200lb person doing lots of cardio should be eating a lot more than 1200cals a day

2) a plateau isn't just 1 week of not weight loss, it's much longer than that. Due to women's propensity to hold onto water weight, it can mask fat loss.

so i'd up cals, make sure you're getting adequate protein and not really worry about scale weight

ScarletFyre

I used protein shakes to get over a plateau myself. I used Pure Protein Chocolate Frost flavor, pretty decent tasting. Good luck.

I use that - i like to have the protein shakes, because i work in a call center and just can't eat and take calls...LOL...but i can sip on a shake. I agree - this one does taste pretty decent and is pretty resonably priced too.

joejccva71

I have a question that I want to put out there. I am on a plateau right now...My goal is set at 1200 calories and my doctor said I should eat between 1000 and 1100 calories a day. The problem is I do a TON of cardio a day. Thus I burn what ever I took in for the day. I work at a bank and dont like to eat alot during the day becasue I am not that active. I havent lost any weight this week and I didnt know if drinking protein shakes while I am at work would help. What do you think?

Your doctor most likely doesn't know what your TDEE is, and the fact that he's telling you to eat only 1000 calories makes me wonder about him being a doctor.

You need to find out how many calories you burn in a 24 hour period. This is your TDEE.

TDEE is composed of your BMR + NEAT+ EAT + TEF.

TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expedenture

BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate (calories you burn if you were comatose)

NEAT = Non Exercise Associated Thermogenesis (calories you burn doing incidental exercise like walking, talking, argueing, having sex, etc)

EAT = Exercise Associated Thermogenesis (calories associated with planned exercise)

TEF = Thermal Effect of Feeding (calories burned associated with eating. Protein and carbs have a higher TEF. Fat has a lower TEF.)

Once you have your TDEE number, then eat a calorie deficit of 500-1000 under it (or roughly 20%) and the weight will come off. To have good body composition, you should incorporate a strength resistance training program along with your diet.

You should be consuming .5 to 1g of protein per lb of your bodyweight.

You should be consuming .35 to .50g of dietary fat at the minimum per lb of your bodyweight.

The rest can either come from carbs or additional proteins and fats to get your daily calorie intake pertaining to your goals.

You can supplement your protein intake from protein powders if you are unable to get your minimum protein macro requirements from whole foods.

/catches his breath.

Any questions, let us know.

AshleyLauren589

I really like Dynamatize Whey Protein Isolate from Vitamin Shoppe - it's yummy and it's low fat/low carb. And it was one of the best prices I could find. I like to blend it with fruit (fresh bananas, frozen berries, etc.) and ice to give it less of a protein shake taste if that makes sense, so I use the vanilla flavor.

It does sound like your not eating enough, so adding protein to what you're already eating should be helpful. You should be netting 1000-1100 (I think that's what your doctor meant when he said that's how many calories you need) meaning calories in-calories burned = 1100.

Beezil

You need to find out how many calories you burn in a 24 hour period. This is your TDEE.

TDEE is composed of your BMR + NEAT+ EAT + TEF.

TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expedenture

BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate (calories you burn if you were comatose)

NEAT = Non Exercise Associated Thermogenesis (calories you burn doing incidental exercise like walking, talking, argueing, having sex, etc)

EAT = Exercise Associated Thermogenesis (calories associated with planned exercise)

TEF = Thermal Effect of Feeding (calories burned associated with eating. Protein and carbs have a higher TEF. Fat has a lower TEF.)

Once you have your TDEE number, then eat a calorie deficit of 500-1000 under it (or roughly 20%) and the weight will come off. To have good body composition, you should incorporate a strength resistance training program along with your diet.

You should be consuming .5 to 1g of protein per lb of your bodyweight.

You should be consuming .35 to .50g of dietary fat at the minimum per lb of your bodyweight.

The rest can either come from carbs or additional proteins and fats to get your daily calorie intake pertaining to your goals.

You can supplement your protein intake from protein powders if you are unable to get your minimum protein macro requirements from whole foods.

/catches his breath.

Any questions, let us know.

Lol - Thanks for posting this. A lot of good info for me in one post.

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joejccva71

You need to find out how many calories you burn in a 24 hour period. This is your TDEE.

TDEE is composed of your BMR + NEAT+ EAT + TEF.

TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expedenture

BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate (calories you burn if you were comatose)

NEAT = Non Exercise Associated Thermogenesis (calories you burn doing incidental exercise like walking, talking, argueing, having sex, etc)

EAT = Exercise Associated Thermogenesis (calories associated with planned exercise)

TEF = Thermal Effect of Feeding (calories burned associated with eating. Protein and carbs have a higher TEF. Fat has a lower TEF.)

Once you have your TDEE number, then eat a calorie deficit of 500-1000 under it (or roughly 20%) and the weight will come off. To have good body composition, you should incorporate a strength resistance training program along with your diet.

You should be consuming .5 to 1g of protein per lb of your bodyweight.

You should be consuming .35 to .50g of dietary fat at the minimum per lb of your bodyweight.

The rest can either come from carbs or additional proteins and fats to get your daily calorie intake pertaining to your goals.

You can supplement your protein intake from protein powders if you are unable to get your minimum protein macro requirements from whole foods.

/catches his breath.

Any questions, let us know.

Lol - Thanks for posting this. A lot of good info for me in one post.

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No problem.

Stutz77

Other people have posted a lot of good info for you. I agree your doctor is not that right on with your calorie intake. If you are doing that much cardio and only eat 1,000 to 1,200 a day you are going to get stuck. You should look at adding in some strength training also. There are some really great protien shakes out there, but you should look at ones that have more nutritional benifits other than just protien. I use one daily that I love and doesn't taste like your normal protien shake. I can give you more info on it if you would like, just sent me a message.

Another thing that I am doing right now is a 3 day cleanse of my system. This is not the normal cleanses that you see, but one just to help jump start my system some when I do get stuck. I also do a lot of cardio, but cardio alone will not help with weight lose.

karinaes

1) assuming your ticker is correct, a 200lb person doing lots of cardio should be eating a lot more than 1200cals a day

2) a plateau isn't just 1 week of not weight loss, it's much longer than that. Due to women's propensity to hold onto water weight, it can mask fat loss.

so i'd up cals, make sure you're getting adequate protein and not really worry about scale weight

you definitely need to up your calories!! you may have put your body into starvation mode (?)
i'm 123 lbs at 5' 3.5" & take in anywhere from 1800-2000 .. and still losing weight.

ninerbuff

I have a question that I want to put out there. I am on a plateau right now...My goal is set at 1200 calories and my doctor said I should eat between 1000 and 1100 calories a day. The problem is I do a TON of cardio a day. Thus I burn what ever I took in for the day. I work at a bank and dont like to eat alot during the day becasue I am not that active. I havent lost any weight this week and I didnt know if drinking protein shakes while I am at work would help. What do you think?

Dude to dude..............................your doc is sniffing too much alcohol. There's NO WAY as a 200lb guy that you should be eating way less than 1200 calories. Maybe if you layed on the couch all day you could eat that and lose weight. I have to eat at the very least 1800 calories a day (just to sustain) and higher if I exercise at 185lbs. So the first thing you should do is raise your calories.