Protein Shakes for weight loss

Don't drink it? Try a chunk of chicken or a protein bar or a tablespoon of pb.

so many ways to get protein, stupid to try and choke down something you don't like.

I think it's important to eat real food instead of meal replacements... but if you're going to stick to protein shakes, try making them into a smoothie (adding frozen fruit, a banana, chocolate syrup) to be able to stomach them. Also they usually taste better with milk rather than water. I frequently use protein shakes as a way to supplement my diet, but usually only use half a serving so I can eat real food too.

Eat something else? Drink a different shake? I've never had a "horrible" protein shake (nor would I try to choke one down), so I don't know what else to tell you.

Protein shakes are not intended to be meal replacements--they lack essential vitamins and nutrients. They are to be used as a supplement along with eating normal meals.

Some good recipes...ALWAYS start with milk (just my personal preference...I won't touch a protein shake with a 10 foot pole if it's made with water)

Chocolate Banana
1 cup milk
1 frozen banana
1 scoop chocolate protein (if no chocolate protein use vanilla and add 1 tbsp cocoa powder)

Strawberry Banana
Same as above just add a handful of frozen strawberries (using vanilla protein)

Chocolate Peanut Butter
1 scoop chocolate protein
1 cup milk
2 tbsp peanut butter
handful of ice

Try searching protein pow(der) , great for recipes using protein powders ( my favs , banana bread and date flapjacks) :happy:

add a banana or peanut butter! Seriously, it makes it taste a ton better

If you feel you must take them then use Nutrilite shakes.

They are the purest healthiest shakes on the market, and they offer soy isolate and whey. They taste pretty good too.

But as with any shake make sure you use a good mixer cup and shake the crap out of it.

I dont know if you found the answer you are looking for but i add a cup of fruit to mine and either almond milk or soy and it tastes great

I like optimized nutrition vanilla ice creamn flavor. It mixes well or good on its own

My personal opinion - shakeology is expensive and a waste of money. Look on e-bay and have a look. I picked up USN Diet Fuel which I mix with matrix anabolic. loads of protein, cheap and it doesn't destroy my taste buds :-)

In my opinion, depends what you compare it to. It definitively has a high cost, no argument on that, but it's value is way more than what it costs.

How much would it cost you to have 1 meal of nutritious food? $7, $10, way more even? Compare that to one serving of Shakeology costing $4. Shakeology is not a protein shake. It's a meal replacement. I take it and find it the best investment I've done. Keeps me healthy, subbed my multi-vitamins, keeps me regulated, and much more .. to me that beats spending money at the doctors, being sick or not having at lease one meal per day that has all nutrients my body needs to run properly. No brainer.

A healthy meal....let's see...

1 medium sweet potato: .75
6 oz chicken breast: 2
1 medium zucchini: .75

Total: 3.50 + negligible amount of oil, spices, condiments = 3.75 maybe and much more filling than shakeology.

Or let's do breakfast...

2 eggs: .75
1 slice ezekiel bread (toasted): .25
1 tbsp almond butter: .25
1 banana: .25

Total: $1.50

I'm pretty lucky to really like the whey (couldn't help myself) protein shakes taste. One thing that helps with that is that I have a pretty simple pallet and don't eat a lot of sweets. The shake really is a treat for me.

If you don't like the flavor, I would definitely ask around, and if you know people who are currently using protein as well, see if you can try some of theirs. Another piece of advice is to make sure you read the proportions on the tub. Too little powder or not mixed well can make a huge difference.

I also love to add cinnamon. I add it to chocolate and vanilla.

Finally, I make instant oatmeal in the mornings and add protein, peanut butter and cinnamon to that. It's like eating a star crunch. It's the most decadent part of my day, and it gets me off to a really nice start.

I hope that helps.

I'm using protein shakes as meal replacements. I'm having a hard time gagging them down though....they taste horrible!!! Any advice or recipes that would help?

I drink an Atkins Advantage shake (premade) for breakfast on most workdays. For some reason I don't like eating early in the morning so this works for me! It keeps me from getting hungry until my lunch about 3-4 hours later.
They have 15 grams of protein & about 160 calories. (Since it's lower in calories I can add more to my lunch & dinner-a plus for me!)

My personal opinion - shakeology is expensive and a waste of money. Look on e-bay and have a look. I picked up USN Diet Fuel which I mix with matrix anabolic. loads of protein, cheap and it doesn't destroy my taste buds :-)

In my opinion, depends what you compare it to. It definitively has a high cost, no argument on that, but it's value is way more than what it costs.

How much would it cost you to have 1 meal of nutritious food? $7, $10, way more even? Compare that to one serving of Shakeology costing $4. Shakeology is not a protein shake. It's a meal replacement. I take it and find it the best investment I've done. Keeps me healthy, subbed my multi-vitamins, keeps me regulated, and much more .. to me that beats spending money at the doctors, being sick or not having at lease one meal per day that has all nutrients my body needs to run properly. No brainer.

shakeology is overpriced protein shake.

Let me correct you.......Shakeology is overpriced meal replacement.
She clearly said that it "is not a protein shake."

I have no idea where Beachbody pulls these numbers.......$7 or $10 or more for 1 meal of nutritious food? Where in the hell are you shopping? If you are spending $7 - $10 for your nutritious meals, I think it's time to hire a financial adviser before you jump on the Shakeology bandwagon..........and even after paying a financial adviser, you're still paying less that what Shakeology costs.