Designer Whey?

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GothyFaery
GothyFaery Posts: 762 Member
edited February 6 in Food and Nutrition
I'm thinking about trying Designer Whey. I was going to either replace my breakfast or my lunch (both between 200 and 300 cal each) with Designer Whey. Has anyone tried this and had success? If so, did it keep you full and what flavors did you like? If not, is anything else an effective lunch substitute to keep calories low while also keeping you full?

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  • californiabella
    californiabella Posts: 152
    I use 1 scoop of designer whey protein in the morning with 1 c almond milk, 1 cup ice, 1 tbls crunchy almond butter, and a banana (BLENDED). Keeps me satiated until lunchtime. :-)
  • CeleryStalker
    CeleryStalker Posts: 665 Member
    If it's not a meal replacement product, I'd be weary of using it twice a day for such purposes. You'll be seriously shortchanging yourself on much needed nutrients that otherwise would have come from a variety of food sources.
  • KateK8LoseW8
    KateK8LoseW8 Posts: 824 Member
    If you want to use a meal replacement shake, buy ones that are marketed as such. Protein powders are not intended to be used as a meal replacement, as they are not varied in nutrients and do not provide many vitamins and minerals. If you want suggestions about meal replacement shakes, I really like the Atkins brand ones. All the flavors I have tried taste really nice and keep me full.
  • Amadbro
    Amadbro Posts: 750 Member
    Just like the other posters have already pointed out a whey protein powder is a supplement. It "supplements" a particular macro i.e. Protein and makes it easier to get in for convenience sake. A small piece of advice would be to not drink your calories. If you really want to get what you need from a shake you can try adding things to it to help reach your goals.

    Something for me goes like this:

    2 scoops Muscletech whey protein
    2 cups 1% milk
    1 cup rolled oats
    2 TBSP all natural peanut butter
    (on strength days I will add 45g of Dextrose powder to the mix as well as 10g creatine mono hydrate for the meal timing/insulin response benefits post workout )

    this comes out to 1150 calories, 155g carbs, 29g fat, 77g protein

    Then it's time for my post workout meal which is another 1340 cals
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