Only drink 2 Protein shakes

[GYMCRAZED]

If i only drink two protein shakes a day counting for Breakfast and then one for lunch and a salad for dinner ,would i lose 5lbs fast or would that not work

[FU3L]

It might work, but it's very unhealthy.

That's like, ~600 calories per day? (Assuming your shakes are 2 scoops)

What's the big rush to lose 5lbs? Lose it over 2 weeks or so instead, and give your body the nutrients it needs instead of starving yourself.

[eLiTe_J_]

You would have to have some good willpower to do that, i agree with the poster above.

[bad4ego]

If i only drink two protein shakes a day counting for Breakfast and then one for lunch and a salad for dinner ,would i lose 5lbs fast or would that not work

yeah............. of muscle !!!

[EaS2010]

you should really get two full meals in instead of replacing them with protein drinks.. i always believe that shakes should only supplement your meals instead of replace because there are just too much essentials minerals that you can't get from shakes.

[ucsumma]

Absolutely NOT a good strategy.

You'd be at such a caloric deficit your body is going to throw the emergency brake on your metabolism and halt your true goal of losing weight.

If you're looking to drop 5 pounds fast, replace as many simple carbs as possible with lean proteins and space your meals out throughout the day.

And drink tons of water. Just water. Nothing else.

[GYMCRAZED]

ok how about this plan

5:00am - protein shake
1mile run
11:46- Protein shake
Small lunch
2:30- 1mile run/ Crossfit
5:00pm- Protein shake
Small dinner

and drink about 10 glasses of water

Would that be a better way of doing things

[bad4ego]

ok how about this plan

5:00am - protein shake
1mile run
11:46- Protein shake
Small lunch
2:30- 1mile run/ Crossfit
5:00pm- Protein shake
Small dinner

and drink about 10 glasses of water

Would that be a better way of doing things

how about running before the morning shake..(even though Id rather have a breakfast)
at 6 am

10 am have some omelette
13:00 or 14:00 Lunch (try to keep it high protein)
5-6 pm small diner
before bed cottage cheese n salad !!!

add the other shake after the hardest training u do in the day... as u see I kept carbs very low for you also 10 glasses of water wont cut it (pun intended) you need much more!! add a multi and also dont do this for too long !!!!

[bad4ego]

how about running before the morning shake..(even though Id rather have a breakfast)
at 6 am

10 am have some omelette
13:00 or 14:00 Lunch (try to keep it high protein)
5-6 pm small diner
before bed cottage cheese n salad !!!

add the other shake after the hardest training u do in the day... as u see I kept carbs very low for you also 10 glasses of water wont cut it (pun intended) you need much more!! add a multi and also dont do this for too long !!!!

ps...post your stats !!! this is just a better look out than starving yourself but may need less/more depending on your weight, stats etc

[FU3L]

ok how about this plan

5:00am - protein shake
1mile run
11:46- Protein shake
Small lunch
2:30- 1mile run/ Crossfit
5:00pm- Protein shake
Small dinner

and drink about 10 glasses of water

Would that be a better way of doing things

Depends what you idea of small lunch/dinner is.

You're still going to be at a pretty high deficit.

[GYMCRAZED]

ps...post your stats !!! this is just a better look out than starving yourself but may need less/more depending on your weight, stats etc

I'm 5' 11'' 197lbs, all i need to do is lose 5lbs anyway

[metroins]

The answer is for you to just do it and tell is about it later. Useless question unless you want a real nutritional plan; 2 shakes per day with vigorous cardio won't be sustainable past a week.

[Gusthebus]

Better be carful to brah if you do too much too soon like ur trying to do ur most likely gunna crash and gain it all back and more be patient instead and lose it at a good pace. Rome wasn't built in a day...

[Kalimist]

ok how about this plan

5:00am - protein shake
1mile run
11:46- Protein shake
Small lunch
2:30- 1mile run/ Crossfit
5:00pm- Protein shake
Small dinner

and drink about 10 glasses of water

Would that be a better way of doing things

Switch from cardio to strength training, bet you any money you would see better results.

People you see at the gym spending their time on the treadmil day after day stay the same size

[Malkira]

Given that you aren't defining what a protein shake is, no one can say. For me, a protein shake means 1 scoop of whey + water.

If that's the case for you, then there are much cheaper/quicker/easier ways to kill yourself.

[ZidaneValor]

Why 5 lbs.? Do you need to weigh-in for something? If so, then you can probably just cut water weight for a day.

If you insist upon starving yourself for some reason, then at least sub the protein shakes for chicken or tuna fish. It would cost about the same anyway.

1 scoop typical protein: 24g protein, 3g carbs, 1g fat
3 oz (cooked wgt) chicken breast: 27g protein, 0g carbs, 3g fat
6 oz tuna in water: 24-28g protein, 0g carbs, 2g fat

[IIcovski]

is this srs? What does protein shakes have to do with losing weight, if you are in a deficit or not does