Protein shakes for someone wanting to loose weight

I love Syntrax Nectar is the coffee flavor or chocolate...it is 90 cal,0 fat 21 g pro...and also pricey 39$ .....also BSN Lean Dessert 150 cal, 3 fat, 24 pro, abput 24$... in banna pudding or chocalte...,both also have vanilla flavors...

I have been buying the Body Fortress Whey Protein. Yeah it is a lower end brand...but it is working for me right now and I like the taste...which to be honest is a huge bonus. I don't have the money to spent $100 on a tub of protein from GNC or Vitamin Shoppe, especially since both me and my husband use protein powder...so Body Fortress it is.

:flowerforyou: I used the Isagenix nutritional cleansing and weight loss system that includes two meals of high protein meal replacement shakes and the weight came off and my energy increased.

I get mine at Wal-Mart. I mix 1 scoop of Whey protein, 12 oz. water, two big spoon full of low fat yogurt, shake are refrigerate for a couple hours. Some days I blend it with frozen berries to make a smoothie. I usually have 2 a day. I've been doing it for a year and a half and I'm down over 165. So it must be working. And my doctor says that I'm not having any ill effects from them.

Mixing fruits and/or milk is one of the most mistakes people do about protein powder, doing this you lose all the purpose of it - which is the fast absorption of protein - milk would slow that down and you'll ended up wasting your money.

Of course there's a lot pro and cons, this is more for weight lift and building muscles point of view, if your focus is just the protein intake that for some reason you can't reach with your daily amount and need an extra "help", it doesn't matter...

There is no magic weight loss protein. The benefits and any results are going to come from properly integrating protein into your plan and almost nothing to do with the actual brand. That's true as long as you pick any decent/good protein and as long we're not talking about something that might include thermogenics. Otherwise, what you do once you pick a protein is going to have far more to do with it than anything else.

I happened to just comment on another new post today on a similar topic. Here's a cut and paste because it applies just the same here.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/886619-which-protein-powder-to-buy

You can get into a lot of detail in picking a protein, but to make it simple, following these few guidelines.
1. Whey protein is whey protein. Yes some brands are a bit higher quality, some mix better, some taste better, etc. But for the most part, in a similar cost range, it's all pretty much the same in terms of how the protein is going to function. The rest is mostly personal preference.
2. Whey isolate and whey hydrolysate will help if you have lactose intolerance or issues with whey concentrate. Otherwise, it can be just fine to get the whey concentrate. Again, it's all whey protein.
3. For a pick at Walmart, do not buy any protein because of what the label or someone claims. There is no magic fat burner protein. Protein can be used as part of your plan, but once again, protein is protein. Look at the grams of protein per serving, and figure the grams of protein per dollar. That really should be your primary factor until you try one and decide you don't like it due to whatever personal preference.

If you're into extreme health science or serious bodybuilding where the details matter, it's worth researching into it further. In those cases, the absorption speed, anabolic response, and other such factors can make a difference. Otherwise just pick one with the few simple guidelines above and stick with it if you like it. Of course you can try others too for preference reasons, but it's not going to make the difference in the weight loss so long as you simply have a decent protein, one brand or the other.

If you have any further specifics in mind on how you want to use the protein, there might be some further helpful suggestion. For example, if you know you want a certain amount of protein per server, look closely at the service size and total servings per container.

As an RNY patient, I've tried TONS and TONS of different protein shakes. The best tasting, hands down, is the Syntrax Matrix Mint Cookie. I got it from mybariatricpantry.com, but it is available elsewhere if you Google it. Tastes just like you dunked an entire box of Thin Mint cookies in a glass of milk and then drank the milk...crumbs and all!

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard. It is great protein.

This is the best tasting brand I've found yet.

Drinking a protein shake won't make you bulk up, don't worry about that. All you need to do to include a protein shake with your weight loss goals is to make sure it fits within your calorie range. Easy peasy.

To my Body Fortress Whey Protein from Walmart (currently US$16.95 or so) - and I only use 1/2 a scoop...I add water, ice, 1/2 banana, 1/4 c long cook uncooked oats, chia seed, milled flax seed and some other fresh or frozen fruit. If I have raw spinach, I add that too (and it doesn't really effect the taste, just turns it green!). LOVE my smoothies!

Some studies show Whey Protein Isolate is the best protein to drink for weight loss/fat loss

I swear by Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey protein mostly because it mixes so easily - either with milk or water you shake and it dissolves, no clumping or nasties.

It's not the cheapest out there though, but it's convenient.

I bout the EAS soy protein anyone try that I didn't try it yet debating on returning it

I have used EAS products in the past including their Myoplex Plus protein as a primary protein supplement for a long time. They have high quality products. I looked at the specs on that EAS Soy Protein, and it's a standard simple protein mix. At 20 g per serving, it's not too little and not too much (that's sort of a guess, but I'm assuming you don't need 30-50 g per serving.) As I said, protein is protein, so with a brand like EAS, what you get that is variable between brands is it will probably mix well, taste good, be smooth to drink, and digest well. Those are somewhat subjective things, so your conclusion may vary.

Were you considering any other specific products?

I love the taste and texture of MRM Veggie Protein Vanilla Flavor. If you buy it from Amazon, it's about $1.00 per day. It's pea, rice and hemp protein, along with chia and flax seed and antioxidants. It's sweetened with Stevia, and is 130 Calories, 23 grams protein, and it tastes great mixed with just water.

I did a cost analysis of grams of protein per dollar, comparing eggs, chicken, beef and MRM Veggie Protein Powder. It turns out that chicken is the cheapest source of protein, followed by MRM, then beef, then organic cage free eggs.