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Originally Posted by Sample00
so whats your take on Protein shakes for weight loss?
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Used as a supplement to a well rounded diet protein shakes and fat loss do not really work together. You'd be increasing your calorie intake unecessarily. Now if you're working out a lot and find a need to increase your energy levels and help your muscles build, protein shakes can be effective. It seems like your goal is to shed pounds of fat as opposed to adding muscle (although you'll do both if you work out and eat well) so protein shakes might not fit in at this stage. So I guess the answer is it depends, which doesn't help you all that much I guess.
I use protein shakes as a meal replacement for the most part, instead of eating a full meal after I get home from the gym at night, especially if I get home after 9, I'll have a protein shake with some fruit. Same thing in the morning instead of going for a bagel or other far less healthy choices. The only time I really use protein shakes as a true supplement is when I'm in the midst of a particularly strenuous routine at the gym, which has been a while for me due to a variety of annoying injuries. If I'm doing the 45 of minutes of cardio and a half hour of core type workouts I don't usually find a need to increase my protein intake over what I get from my regular meals/meal replacements.