Protein Shakes for weight loss

Mark1984Scotland

You control what goes into your protein shake.

Start by getting yourself a low cal whey protein. Myofusion and Optimum Nutrition are good places to start. They have a few excellent flavors, there are hundreds of reviews on them and their price is much more reasonable than anything GNC has to offer

This tub of Myofusion Milk Chocolate sitting next to me...147 calories per scoop gets you 3g fat, 5g carbs and 25g protein. Optimum Nutrition has around 120 cal per 23g I believe, depending on the flavor.

If you want to add carbs...throw a scoop of oats in there or a weetabix. If you want fat, add a spoonful of peanut butter or some whole milk. The point I'm trying to make is that you can customize your protein shake to fit you.

Well all I am looking for is a quicker recovery time for my muscles so I don't think that adding any Oats, Sugar etc is suitable for me at the moment due to me only at this point looking for fat loss.

So I reckon that the Whey Protein on it's own will benefit me as it will help me excercise more because the protein will repair my muscles quickly and it's low fat/low carb. I am really just looking for someone to confirm/deny this.

gp79

If protein is all you want, then get some whey. Just don't discount the importance of satisfying your macronutrient needs. Consuming high amounts of protein alone is not going to make you a beast in the gym.

I ate a gallon of pumpkin ice cream last friday night....it was good...and the next day I was a beast in the gym, because of the massive surplus of carbs.

Mark1984Scotland

If protein is all you want, then get some whey. Just don't discount the importance of satisfying your macronutrient needs. Consuming high amounts of protein alone is not going to make you a beast in the gym.

I ate a gallon of pumpkin ice cream last friday night....it was good...and the next day I was a beast in the gym, because of the massive surplus of carbs.

I appreciate that mate but at the moment I am not looking to gain muscle/bulk up etc just looking to strip the fat off first then I can look at bulking up using carbs etc.

At the moment it's mostly cardio I am doing and if the protein helps combat the fatique of my leg muscles etc then I am happy with that.

TonyStark30

If protein is all you want, then get some whey. Just don't discount the importance of satisfying your macronutrient needs. Consuming high amounts of protein alone is not going to make you a beast in the gym.

I ate a gallon of pumpkin ice cream last friday night....it was good...and the next day I was a beast in the gym, because of the massive surplus of carbs.

I appreciate that mate but at the moment I am not looking to gain muscle/bulk up etc just looking to strip the fat off first then I can look at bulking up using carbs etc.

At the moment it's mostly cardio I am doing and if the protein helps combat the fatique of my leg muscles etc then I am happy with that.

Protein to stop you feeling too sore, carbs when you finally exhaust yourself and just don't feel able to drag yourself to the gym. So both really but for different reasons, even when cutting. Carbs have another role too if you are actually bulking.

ryleab07

Beverly International Nutrition products help me get my protein (21g) in one scoop with only 3 carbs... 110calories and fast acting so its great right before a workout or right after for quick recovery. You can order them online & they are safe! I know the owner and am really satisfied with his products. Here is the website, I couldn't find a better deal for carbs/cals and was after the same thing you are.

there are other products, but this is the one I got - in chocolate
http://store.beverlyinternational.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=29