Over the years there always seem to be some sort of liquid diet that comes out and many people that are desperate to lose weight will actually try out these diets. These liquid diets usually restrict any food to be consumed except the very specific marketed drink. Unfortunately this type of diet is not meant to be a long term method to help you lose weight and the weight loss is also temporary. The minute the dieter consumes normal foods again the weight will pile back on and is often accompanied by even more weight.

Another bad side effect of liquid diets is that the dieter will not only lose body fat but they will also lose a significant amount of lean muscle mass. Muscle mass is what gives your body a lean, toned and healthy shape.

There is an easy method to losing weight that does incorporate the use of quality protein shakes that not only can help you lose fat but it helps you maintain your lean muscle mass. There are only 3 simple rules for this diet to work:

1.) You must consume your daily protein grams based off of the formula of 1 gram of protein for every pound of lean muscle mass on your body. To find your lean muscle mass, you need to follow a simple formula. Body weight – body fat = lean muscle mass. You can find out your body fat percentage by either using an online calculator or by using a caliper to measure the body fat. Once you have the body fat percentage plug it into the formula above. So for example if a 150 pound woman has 25% body fat then her lean muscle mass would be 125lbs. 150lbs – 25 body fat = 125lbs, which means she would need to consume at least 125g of protein a day.

2.) You do not need to do any cardio workouts if you wish but you do need to do 3 days a week of weight training with alternating muscle groups. For example on Monday you might focus on chest and back weight training and on Wednesday maybe do shoulders, biceps and triceps then on Friday perhaps do glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves.

3.) You must count calories and make sure you are eating at a – 500 calories deficit. You will need to figure out what your BMR (basal resting metabolic rate) is which is the amount of calories your body requires for basic function each day. This does not include any calories burned from extra activities such as gardening or workouts. So a 5’5″ woman that weighs 150lbs has a BMR of 1,742. She would need to eat 1,242 calories each day in order to lose 1-2 lbs a week, 1,742 calories – 500 calories = 1,242 calories.

Now 125g of protein may seem like too much to consume in one day. The easiest and most cost efficient way to get in all your protein grams is through the use of protein shakes. 1 scoop of protein powder may have anywhere from 15g-30g of protein. If she consumes just 4 protein shakes a day that has 25g of protein per serving, then she will easily hit 100g of protein right there. Those 4 shakes will equal to about 600 calories, so 1,242 calories – 600 calories = 642 calories. She will still have 642 calories to eat through her day that can help her reach her remaining goal of 25g of protein. That 25g of protein can easily be reached by just eating 4 egg whites. Some breads, cereal, pastas and yogurts also contain protein so getting that last bit in through the use of whole foods will be easy to do.

The best part about this diet is that you only need to pay attention to getting those protein grams in and calculating up your calories. I usually add up all my shakes for the day and subtract my shakes from my total calories so that I know how many calories I have to plan meals with. You can easily eat a satisfying meal for just 300 calories. I also know some men that prefer to make a 100g protein shake first thing in the morning and then they proceed to sip on the large shake throughout the day until it is finished.

Try this protein diet for just 2-3 weeks and you will easily lose 3-6 lbs without feeling hungry and without sugar and carb restrictions

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Protein Shakes For Weight Loss are a good weight loss adjuvant. Quite simply, using protein shakes for weight loss is a convenient way to cut down on the energy you must expend when loosing fat.

Loosing fat is not a complicated process. But it is a difficult one. Most people lack the willpower, not the knowledge, to undergo an effective weight loss program. Fast results always flat line, always.

In this article I will be revealing some of the ways in which protein shakes designed especially for weight loss can help you lower the effort required to stick to a weight loss program.

Benenfits You Can Expect From Protein Shakes For Weight Loss:

I hope that this article has allowed you to see some of the benefits that protein shakes can bring to your weight loss goals (actually fat loss goals, you don’t want to lose muscle).

For more information on  the best protein shakes for weight loss, visit: Protein Shakes For Weight Loss

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We’ve all heard the adage “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but in addition, we need to eat the right kind of breakfast and actually be able to have time to do so.

Eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism, which gets your body burning calories to fuel your brain, organs, muscles, etc. Your metabolism works best when fueled by small meals every few hours, and when you wake up in the morning, you haven’t eaten for about eight hours. Your metabolism is on “slow” until you eat. If you don’t eat breakfast, it stays on slow.

When you eat the right things for breakfast, your metabolism gets a kick-start, your body is geared to burn fat rather than store fat, you feel satisfied not hungry, you can think clearly, and you are more productive, patient and learn better.

To make your breakfast do all these wonderful things for you, you need three things at every meal: protein, fats, carbs. That’s where the whey protein shakes and smoothies come in. High protein drinks are fast and easy to make and still give you the necessary protein to satisfy the checklist.

Four Key Items For a Fast Metabolism Checklist

Get these items in at every breakfast and your day is off to a great start. Follow this checklist for every meal, and you”ll have a rock star metabolism all day. Every meal should have:

Here’s why getting these items in at each meal will keep you burning fat instead of storing it. Your cells need the carbs to function (they’re the actual fuel/energy) but need the protein and fats to take in the carbs you’ve eaten in a steady stream. If you get only carbs or too many, you get a “sugar rush” and then crash and go into starvation mode. This means nothing functions properly. You can’t think. You’re hungry and tend to overeat. And whatever carbs/glucose you do eat in this state is stored as fat not used as energy. But follow the fast-metabolism checklist, and you’ll:

Having a whey protein shake, protein drink or smoothie first thing in the morning ensures that your carbs are time-released, your metabolism gets a kick-start, your body is geared to burn fat rather than store fat, and you feel satisfied not hungry. Mix in fresh berries, yogurt, cinnamon and other tasty favorites for a delicious meal.

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Everyone knows that exercising can help speed your metabolism and help burn fat. But did you know that nutrition is actually more important than exercise when it comes to staying lean? And that if you cut back on exercising, you can still stay lean as long as you eat well? (That’s where the best protein drinks come in!)

 A recent study conducted by Loyola University, University of Ibadan, Howard University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of Wisconsin, and published in the September 2008 issue of the journal Obesity, showed some very interesting results when it comes to exercise versus nutrition. 

The study took a group of obese African American women from metropolitan Chicago (average weight: 184 pounds) and compared them to slender women in rural Nigeria (average weight: 127 pounds). It was expected that the slender Nigerians would be much more physically active and burning more calories than the obese Americans, but the researchers found that both groups of women, slender and obese, had the same activity/energy expenditure levels! 

Their diets, however, were dramatically different. The women from Chicago ate 40 – 45% more fat and plenty of high processed foods. The women from Nigeria, on the other hand, ate plenty of fiber and unprocessed carbs and skipped the fat and animal protein, or just ate small portions of them. 

So what can you do to eat right to stay lean? Follow This High Protein Shake 3-Point Plan! 

#1. Eat the right ratio of foods at every meal. What’s the right ratio? A fist-size of lean protein, a fist-size of unprocessed carbs and a thumb-size of healthy fats. Your body needs the carbs to: 

• provide glucose to fuel your body and brain — glucose = fuel 

• provide fiber to curb hunger and stabilize blood sugar 

• burn body fat — if you don’t get a steady supply of glucose your body thinks it’s in emergency “starvation” mode and stores everything as fat instead of using it as energy You need the protein and fats to turn the carbs into glucose and create that steady supply. 

#2. Cut out processed carbs and other processed foods. They provide no nutritional value whatsoever. And when you eat processed foods, your body maintains excess water weight. It also stores fat because it’s in emergency “starvation” mode because it’s not getting any nutrition. 

#3. Eat a high protein shake for breakfast and plan ahead by having the ingredients on hand. This is so you can actually do points one and two. These shakes are easy to make, taste great and contain the optimum nutritional ratio. Plus, you can have them as a snack or as a meal substitute. To make the best protein shakes, add the following ingredients to a blender and mix to desired smoothness: liquid (water, non-fat milk, plain soy milk or plain almond milk); pure protein shake powder; good fat (omega oil, flax; green powder; fresh fruit; ice; optional essences and spices (vanilla, mint, cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger). 

Ready to stay thin without exercising all the time? Start by getting the ingredients for your fast-metabolism smoothies that you can eat all day long…

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