Protien shakes

fabulousmomofone
fabulousmomofone Posts: 51 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone experienced weight gain while using protien shakes? I was using Lean Shake as a meal replacement and realized that my weight would increase and decrease when I ate regular food. This aslo happened when I tried a high protein and exercise program. Anyone else have this problem?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    fabulousmomofone wrote: »
    Has anyone experienced weight gain while using protien shakes? I was using Lean Shake as a meal replacement and realized that my weight would increase and decrease when I ate regular food. This aslo happened when I tried a high protein and exercise program. Anyone else have this problem?

    a protein shake wont make you gain weight... a calorie surplus will.

    you may also have been confusing water weight (from starting a new exercise program) with fat gain.
  • robthephotog
    robthephotog Posts: 81 Member
    Large protein intake can cause bloating. Its water
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    fabulousmomofone wrote: »
    Has anyone experienced weight gain while using protien shakes? I was using Lean Shake as a meal replacement and realized that my weight would increase and decrease when I ate regular food. This aslo happened when I tried a high protein and exercise program. Anyone else have this problem?

    It could be bloating. A protein shake is just a protein supplement...it doesn't cause weight gain. Consuming calories in excess of what you require to maintain causes weight (fat) gain. That's just like asking if eating chicken causes weight gain.
  • Spadesheart
    Spadesheart Posts: 479 Member
    fabulousmomofone wrote: »
    Has anyone experienced weight gain while using protien shakes? I was using Lean Shake as a meal replacement and realized that my weight would increase and decrease when I ate regular food. This aslo happened when I tried a high protein and exercise program. Anyone else have this problem?

    Could also be correlation rather than causation. If you're having protein shakes, I'm guessing you're working out a lot too. Exercise can cause water retention.

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