5 Reasons why you should drink protein to
Lose weight and keep it off
- Protein increases your fat-burning metabolism.
- Your body has to burn more calories (burn more fat) to process the protein you eat. Your body takes the extra carbs you eat and store it as fat.
The higher your metabolism is... The harder it is for you to gain weight.
Protein helps you build and maintain muscle. A pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day or... 1 pound of extra muscle will help you lose 5 pounds a year
The protein you eat has to be assimilated into your body to help your muscle grow and recovery from the stresses of the day and to do that... Your body has to burn fat calories for this to happen and when that happens - You lose weight and look better. Protein doesn't get converted to fat
You don't have to go on a high protein diet - just...
Use this calculator to see how much protein you need each day to maintain and/or build muscle to increase your fat-burning metabolism.
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10 Responses to "why you should drink protein to Lose weight"
Dianne,
the main thing you need to do is start off with low intensity exercises like walking Or any of these other activities you can do to lose weight and...
do them at an easy pace for 60-to-90 minutes but you want to work up to 30-to-45 minutes at a faster or more intense pace so you can do strenous stuff without feeling like you're going to pass out
Dianne | 12.02.08 - 12:30 pm
Esther,
here's more high protein foods
Esther | 10.08.08 - 5:59 pm
Sophie,
For weight loss & for general health - protein whether it comes from whey or soy shakes or Other protein food sources is important and...
It's not better to get shakes - it's just more convient to get your protein from shakes if you have a busy lifestyle that doesn't allow you to make 5 meals a day and...
Since protein has 4 calories per gram - 59-118 grams of protein would be 236-to-472 calories and like I said...
You don't HAVE TO or NEED TO drink protein shakes for life - you just need to eat some protein to help make maintaining or keeping weight off easier
Sophie | 07.22.08 - 11:43 pm
piaras,
Protein, fruits, veggies + water are all very important to make the lose 20 pounds in 4 weeks diet work
piaras | 06.05.08 - 2:02 pm
Angelina,
You gain weight only when you overeat something no matter if it's protein, fat, or carbs and for all your meals...
You should have some protein (whether it be fish, meat, chicken, protein bars or shakes), healthy carbs like fiber, fruits & veggies and healthy fats from nuts & fish
As far as weight loss goes there really is no 'best time' to use protein but...
If you're trying to build muscle - then the best time to take protein is after a weight training or toning workout to help your muscles recover and grow faster.
Angelina | 03.26.08 - 2:22 pm
