Anyone Trying Whey Protein For Weight Loss?
SoThisIsthe40s
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I have been trying Whey Protein for weight loss and I am really impressed. I just joined MFP but I have been losing weight with it previously and continue to lose weight with it. I am interested in following other women who are using it and seeing how the results are working for them. So if there are any out there please add me 
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What impresses you about whey protein ?0
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Whey doesn't cause you to lose weight. It supplements protein or lack there of in your current diet. Total calories determine if you gain, lose or maintain.0
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I did a whey protein diet last year n dropped 20lbs. I would do a protein shake with a fruit for breakfast than a snack than have lunch and yhan a snack again n last another protein shake and fruit at night. 0
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I considered doing this as well but was told it would cause weight gain.0
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No, I just use it as a way of getting some quick carbs and protein into my system after a workout. Gotta fuel the muscle repair.0
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Whey is a protein supplement. It is used to make sure you get your protein for the day. It doesn't cause you to lose weight.
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Nope. Not sure why anyone would.0
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The increased protein from the whey will definitely help weight loss especially since most women dont eat very much protein. But overall it shouldnt be a diet, you can add shake or 2 to your day to increase your protein levels and itll help your results just make sure you are still within your calorie level0
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im not a woman.....lol. but i do supplement with whey protein post-workout and it has helped me meet my protein goals.......i still never 'meet' mfp protein goal, but it gets me closer anyways hehe
no complaints......biggest thing is to stay hydrated.....i'd say no more than 1 protein scoop/shake per day......as i've heard it's not good for the kidneys or something......but no problems thus far......but i drink a shedload of water.......half my body weight, in fluid ounces......daily.0 -
im not a woman.....lol. but i do supplement with whey protein post-workout and it has helped me meet my protein goals.......i still never 'meet' mfp protein goal, but it gets me closer anyways hehe
no complaints......biggest thing is to stay hydrated.....i'd say no more than 1 protein scoop/shake per day......as i've heard it's not good for the kidneys or something......but no problems thus far......but i drink a shedload of water.......half my body weight, in fluid ounces......daily.
Whey and protein wont hurt your kidneys unless you have a medical issue.0 -
Protein is just a supplement to help you reach your protein and macro goals. nothing more, nothing less. Weight loss boils down to calories in vs. calories out.0
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whey protein is simply a supplement to help you hit your protein goals...protein is very important, particularly if you're active and it will also help preserve your muscle mass when you're dieting...but it doesn't cause you to lose weight.
I've lost weight, maintained weight, and bulked using whey...it is irrelevant to your weight control goals.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »whey protein is simply a supplement to help you hit your protein goals...protein is very important, particularly if you're active and it will also help preserve your muscle mass when you're dieting...but it doesn't cause you to lose weight.
I've lost weight, maintained weight, and bulked using whey...it is irrelevant to your weight control goals.
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SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »I have been trying Whey Protein for weight loss and I am really impressed. I just joined MFP but I have been losing weight with it previously and continue to lose weight with it. I am interested in following other women who are using it and seeing how the results are working for them. So if there are any out there please add me
Whey protein won't make you lose weight just like eating any other food won't magically make you lose weight. Eating in a calorie deficit & accurately weighing your foods will. Whey protein could be one of your sources of protein if you needed to bump up your protein macro.0 -
Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.0
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SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.
Do you have any of this research because whey is just a supplement. It's great that it keeps you full, which in the end is probably helping reduce your calories, but whey doesn't even touch my hunger.
BTW, the first week of starting a routine will generally yield high weight loss due to water loss.
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This isn't my first week on Whey Protein it's my first week on MFP. I would be happy to find the research for you if you don't want to google it yourself but honestly I didn't come here to argue about Whey Protein. I came here to find people who were using it the same way as me and see if it was helping them the same way. I don't even understand why people are so determined to argue about it when I wasn't asking for advice about using Whey. Whey can also help you gain weight if your a body builder but you have to understand there are different ways it can be used and it's funny that you see there are people in this message that have said they either considered using it or have used it successfully to help them with weight loss and I am also using it successfully for weight loss. I understand it's not a popular route and a new theory on Whey Protein but that's why I was looking here for others that are doing it because I was interested in the success rate since it's working so well for me.SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.
Do you have any of this research because whey is just a supplement. It's great that it keeps you full, which in the end is probably helping reduce your calories, but whey doesn't even touch my hunger..
BTW, the first week of starting a routine will generally yield high weight loss due to water loss.
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Here is a small article you can read on it but there is lots of information out there about it if you want search it yourself http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/can-women-drink-whey-protein-trying-lose-weight-8694.html0
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Honestly I thought you would be smart enough to research it yourself if you were that interestedSoThisIsthe40s wrote: »
This isn't my first week on Whey Protein it's my first week on MFP. I would be happy to find the research for you if you don't want to google it yourself but honestly I didn't come here to argue about Whey Protein. I came here to find people who were using it the same way as me and see if it was helping them the same way. I don't even understand why people are so determined to argue about it when I wasn't asking for advice about using Whey. Whey can also help you gain weight if your a body builder but you have to understand there are different ways it can be used and it's funny that you see there are people in this message that have said they either considered using it or have used it successfully to help them with weight loss and I am also using it successfully for weight loss. I understand it's not a popular route and a new theory on Whey Protein but that's why I was looking here for others that are doing it because I was interested in the success rate since it's working so well for me.SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.
Do you have any of this research because whey is just a supplement. It's great that it keeps you full, which in the end is probably helping reduce your calories, but whey doesn't even touch my hunger..
BTW, the first week of starting a routine will generally yield high weight loss due to water loss.
No one is here to argue with you. You are making some claims that many of us know not to be true so the burden of proof is on you to provide the necessary evidence that supports your claim. Since this isn't your first week on MFP you should know that's how it works.SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Here is a small article you can read on it but there is lots of information out there about it if you want search it yourself http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/can-women-drink-whey-protein-trying-lose-weight-8694.html
The is an article that doesn't tell us anything we don't know. It still doesn't support your claims. If there is lots of information out there then provide us with it it should be hard to find. as I stated before I'm not here to argue about whey protein and didn't ask for advice on it so I'm not sure why your even commenting beside the fact you have a problem with arguing with people in general over nothing that concerns you?!?!? I hope you get over that and find your peace in your Whey Protein findings.
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SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »
Honestly I thought you would be smart enough to research it yourself if you were that interestedSoThisIsthe40s wrote: »
This isn't my first week on Whey Protein it's my first week on MFP. I would be happy to find the research for you if you don't want to google it yourself but honestly I didn't come here to argue about Whey Protein. I came here to find people who were using it the same way as me and see if it was helping them the same way. I don't even understand why people are so determined to argue about it when I wasn't asking for advice about using Whey. Whey can also help you gain weight if your a body builder but you have to understand there are different ways it can be used and it's funny that you see there are people in this message that have said they either considered using it or have used it successfully to help them with weight loss and I am also using it successfully for weight loss. I understand it's not a popular route and a new theory on Whey Protein but that's why I was looking here for others that are doing it because I was interested in the success rate since it's working so well for me.SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.
Do you have any of this research because whey is just a supplement. It's great that it keeps you full, which in the end is probably helping reduce your calories, but whey doesn't even touch my hunger..
BTW, the first week of starting a routine will generally yield high weight loss due to water loss.
No one is here to argue with you. You are making some claims that many of us know not to be true so the burden of proof is on you to provide the necessary evidence that supports your claim. Since this isn't your first week on MFP you should know that's how it works.SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Here is a small article you can read on it but there is lots of information out there about it if you want search it yourself http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/can-women-drink-whey-protein-trying-lose-weight-8694.html
The is an article that doesn't tell us anything we don't know. It still doesn't support your claims. If there is lots of information out there then provide us with it it should be hard to find. as I stated before I'm not here to argue about whey protein and didn't ask for advice on it so I'm not sure why your even commenting beside the fact you have a problem with arguing with people in general over nothing that concerns you?!?!? I hope you get over that and find your peace in your Whey Protein findings.
That's not how that works. If you make claims, you should have the research (actual studies, not opinion articles) to back it up.
Whey protein is a protein supplement that can help people meet their protein macros and calorie goals. It's not something that makes you lose weight the way you are trying to put out.0 -
SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.
Yes Moderator, this can be true. Excessive protein intake will lead you to feeling fuller longer. Therefore, the only conclusion is one would not eat in excess of anything else due to the protein excessive intake.
The real contributor to calories against BMR is net carbs + fat. If you add up your net carbs + fat and it's below BMR on a consistent basis, then you have found your magic bullet. That's true CICO - but the peeps on here that say otherwise don't get it.
I will flat out tell ya that I ingested in total calories much more than BMR plus activity in losing 50#. However, if you add up my net carb + fat, then work against BMR + activity (TDEE in essence), then you would find I was ingesting less "calories" as energy that potentially can be converted to fat. Hence the weight loss - and 100% of the weight loss was fat. Eating excessive protein was part of that dynamic.
You made a great point and contribution to the forum. It is conceivable that you can ingest more protein over the long run and lose weight. It's about figuring out the dynamic on it.
I find it humorous to the point of comical that people think it's so simple to just say CICO and that's all you need to do. Not true - not all calories are made the same. Unfortunately, MFP is a CICO-based site. They can't think otherwise.
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Might want to consider making a breakfast smoothie using a similar amount of protein from nonfat greek yogurt (Chobani and Fage both have excellent protein / calorie ratios). Probably more expensive than whey protein (which is dirt-cheap protein), but it's somewhat closer to "real food" than protein powder. FWIW, a greek yogurt snack in the morning / afternoon does put an excellent curb on my carb cravings. But the equivalent amount of protein via canned salmon doesn't touch those cravings. Go figure.0
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Oooh whey protein magically revs up your metabolism? Boy I can't wait to hear the pseudoscientific mumbo jumbo attempt at an explanation for such a laughably untrue statement about human biology.
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tedboosalis7 wrote: »SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Whey Protein actually will help you loose weight because it's turns off your hunger and cravings and revs up your metabolism and there is research that backs that up. I understand calories have to be accounted for but since I started drinking Whey Protein in the morning I am no longer hungry throughout the day and have lost all my cravings for junk food and sugar. I've only joined MFP for a little over a week but my next weigh in that I use for this app is tomorrow and I already know I've lost at least 5 lbs this week with minimal effort. So my interest is in others that are using it first thing in the morning before they eat and how it is working for them.
Yes Moderator, this can be true. Excessive protein intake will lead you to feeling fuller longer. Therefore, the only conclusion is one would not eat in excess of anything else due to the protein excessive intake.
The real contributor to calories against BMR is net carbs + fat. If you add up your net carbs + fat and it's below BMR on a consistent basis, then you have found your magic bullet. That's true CICO - but the peeps on here that say otherwise don't get it.
I will flat out tell ya that I ingested in total calories much more than BMR plus activity in losing 50#. However, if you add up my net carb + fat, then work against BMR + activity (TDEE in essence), then you would find I was ingesting less "calories" as energy that potentially can be converted to fat. Hence the weight loss - and 100% of the weight loss was fat. Eating excessive protein was part of that dynamic.
You made a great point and contribution to the forum. It is conceivable that you can ingest more protein over the long run and lose weight. It's about figuring out the dynamic on it.
I find it humorous to the point of comical that people think it's so simple to just say CICO and that's all you need to do. Not true - not all calories are made the same. Unfortunately, MFP is a CICO-based site. They can't think otherwise.
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But really, no.0 -
SoThisIsthe40s wrote: »Here is a small article you can read on it but there is lots of information out there about it if you want search it yourself http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/can-women-drink-whey-protein-trying-lose-weight-8694.html
Very well done.
In fact, many have written about cutting, maintaining, and bulking over the years. If you cut weight, you want to cut fat - the only way to do that is to raise your protein level high enough to have that "full" feeling.
I love the feedback - very well done.0
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