THE PROTEIN SHAKE DIET????

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  • FrugalMomsRock75
    FrugalMomsRock75 Posts: 698 Member
    It's not very balanced. Even adding the spinach. I have protein shakes daily or twice a day, but mine have things like avocado, cottage cheese, spinach, berries, and a scoop of this stuff called macro greens with my protein powder. It helps to balance it a little to call it a meal. :) Of course, then it's higher calorie... just the way I like it!

    *I just saw the above post about this being older. lol Nevermind.
  • Dreamerryu27
    Dreamerryu27 Posts: 281 Member
    My two cents. I fad dieted for years for all the wrong reasons.
    Ask yourself: 1. Do I want to do this because I want others to like me? If your answer is yes than stop yourself. No-one is worth getting yourself sick over. Find beauty in who you are right now and whoever doesn't like it can bugger off.

    2. If you are doing this for your own comfort, feel better etc. Than I suggest Shakeology by Beachbody. I sub 1 meal everyday with a shake and berries. Salads with every meal, fresh veggies and 2 servings of fruit, lean protein every day.

    3. Get Moving: Walk everywhere if possible. Not sure where you live but if you don't belong to a gym, get a few dvd's for the home.
    I recommend, 1. Yoga/pilates 2. cardio 3. walk at least 5 days per week.

    4. Don't worry be happy in who you are if you do the above. Look in the mirror and say I LOVE YOU no matter what. Self love trumps being a hungry and sad "skinny" person.
    Good luck :)
  • mymission92
    mymission92 Posts: 97
    Thanks everyone for the replies. After trying this (which was over a month ago when I first posted) I have realised it is not a good idea after experiencing horrible effects.
    I was looking for a short cut, and there are none, which I realised the hard way.
    I'm now focusing on eating sensible and exercising, nothing to extreme.
  • tiki1078
    tiki1078 Posts: 19 Member
    I don't think it was such a horrible thing that you did. I just did it last week for a kick start and was just fine. I have done it a couple times with no negative side effects. I lost 8 pounds and it didn't come right back when I started eating regular food again. I still have a shake every morning for breakfast. Everybody is different but I love them! I tried different recipes with fruits, oatmeat and all types of stuff just pay attention to what's going in there.

    Sometimes it depends on the protein powder you use. There are some really good proteins out there that don't make you feel sluggish or crazy. Now I don't think its something you could keep up for the rest of your life or long periods of time but I don't see anything wrong with a couple day kick start or whenever you feel like it. I am no doctor just offering a suggestion of something I tried and worked for me.
  • mymission92
    mymission92 Posts: 97
    I don't think it was such a horrible thing that you did. I just did it last week for a kick start and was just fine. I have done it a couple times with no negative side effects. I lost 8 pounds and it didn't come right back when I started eating regular food again. I still have a shake every morning for breakfast. Everybody is different but I love them! I tried different recipes with fruits, oatmeat and all types of stuff just pay attention to what's going in there.

    Sometimes it depends on the protein powder you use. There are some really good proteins out there that don't make you feel sluggish or crazy. Now I don't think its something you could keep up for the rest of your life or long periods of time but I don't see anything wrong with a couple day kick start or whenever you feel like it. I am no doctor just offering a suggestion of something I tried and worked for me.

    Yes, I don't think its really bad but I don't think my mental state was right for it. I planned to have 3 shakes and 1 low carb meal a day but I only would have 1 or 2 at most and tried to restrict, if you done it proberly I do think it'd of been ok.
  • mymission92
    mymission92 Posts: 97
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/jodiec92
    for anyone interested ^^ that was my expeirence with the diet. I blogged about it
  • msrachelled07
    msrachelled07 Posts: 1
    If this diet doesn't work my doctors wouldn't be putting my on it for bariatric surgery. It helps you lose weight and shrinks your liver and helps reduce fatty liver. I have to be on it for two weeks. So if it is unhealthy i don't think doctors would require bariatric patients to do it before surgery

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