Lean whey protein - meal replacement
Discussion
I need to lose some weight as well as getting fit.
I am relatively active - gym once a week, a couple of moderate runs (5km) and active time with the kids - swimming, cycling, football.
But my diet is crap! Long hours at work - lunch is provided so no choice as to what I eat (sandwiches 2-3 times a week, hot meal 2-3 times a week plus a huge bowl of fruit to choose from).
I was thinking that I might try just having a whey protein shake in the evening instead of an evening meal. Has anyone tried this? Is it sustainable or even a good idea for the short/medium term? Since I cannot plan for what I eat at lunch, this seems a possible solution.
My job involves sitting behind a desk for 10 hours a day so diet is far more important than exercise in managing my weight.
I am relatively active - gym once a week, a couple of moderate runs (5km) and active time with the kids - swimming, cycling, football.
But my diet is crap! Long hours at work - lunch is provided so no choice as to what I eat (sandwiches 2-3 times a week, hot meal 2-3 times a week plus a huge bowl of fruit to choose from).
I was thinking that I might try just having a whey protein shake in the evening instead of an evening meal. Has anyone tried this? Is it sustainable or even a good idea for the short/medium term? Since I cannot plan for what I eat at lunch, this seems a possible solution.
My job involves sitting behind a desk for 10 hours a day so diet is far more important than exercise in managing my weight.
Thanks for the advice - I have downloaded the Myfitnesspal app and will give that a go - at least it should highlight how many calories I am really eating.
I don't tend to eat breakfast during the week - never have done since teenage years.
Lunches are a problem - hot meal can be anything from a full roast, steak, pasta through to a healthier meal such as salmon fillet. The problem is that there is no choice and we are not told in advance what we will have. I could just have fruit but I struggle to get through the day when I have tried that in the past.
I guess it is just a matter of being more disciplined and making sure that I don't also have a full meal in the evening if I get a hot lunch - some willpower needed for the days when I get home and my wife has already cooked a meal - can be a bit awkward when I tell her I have already eaten at lunchtime!
I don't tend to eat breakfast during the week - never have done since teenage years.
Lunches are a problem - hot meal can be anything from a full roast, steak, pasta through to a healthier meal such as salmon fillet. The problem is that there is no choice and we are not told in advance what we will have. I could just have fruit but I struggle to get through the day when I have tried that in the past.
I guess it is just a matter of being more disciplined and making sure that I don't also have a full meal in the evening if I get a hot lunch - some willpower needed for the days when I get home and my wife has already cooked a meal - can be a bit awkward when I tell her I have already eaten at lunchtime!
Too much beer (which is obviously easy to fix), regular takeaways (again easy to fix) plus I am sure that my meal sizes are too big. I eat a lot of red meat - I much prefer red meat to chicken or fish.
Maybe my thoughts about protein shakes as meal replacements were a quick fix to the underlying problem that I need to change my diet - I did a bit of reading about "clean eating" which is really just common sense. It just means a different attitude to food I guess - easy in theory but will be quite a major change in practice.
Maybe my thoughts about protein shakes as meal replacements were a quick fix to the underlying problem that I need to change my diet - I did a bit of reading about "clean eating" which is really just common sense. It just means a different attitude to food I guess - easy in theory but will be quite a major change in practice.
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