Does Whey protein add body weight

[rajspeeder]

Hi All,

I am following Kris gethin 12 week transformation program from bodybuilding.com. I see some results but i am not loosing weight at all. I see , i am gaining little weight too. I do 1 hour weight training in the afternoon and then take 30grams of ON Whey protein gold. I do 45 min swimming in the night and then take 30grams of Whey protein gold. I take overall 60grams of ON Whey protein a day. I am 5 feet 11 inches, 215 lbs weight, 25% body fat.

Am i taking too much of whey protein or is there some other reason for not loosing fat\weight.

Kindly suggest.

Thanks.

[cdarcy]

Hi All,

I am following Kris gethin 12 week transformation program from bodybuilding.com. I see some results but i am not loosing weight at all. I see , i am gaining little weight too. I do 1 hour weight training in the afternoon and then take 30grams of ON Whey protein gold. I do 45 min swimming in the night and then take 30grams of Whey protein gold. I take overall 60grams of ON Whey protein a day. I am 5 feet 11 inches, 215 lbs weight, 25% body fat.

Am i taking too much of whey protein or is there some other reason for not loosing fat\weight.

Kindly suggest.

Thanks.

Just as a wild shot in the dark, sid? and yeah whey protein is pretty calorific, in all actuality I wonder if it is even possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. You really require a calorific excess to get gains and you require a lack of calories to cut down.

[AntonisD]

Hi All,

I am following Kris gethin 12 week transformation program from bodybuilding.com. I see some results but i am not loosing weight at all. I see , i am gaining little weight too. I do 1 hour weight training in the afternoon and then take 30grams of ON Whey protein gold. I do 45 min swimming in the night and then take 30grams of Whey protein gold. I take overall 60grams of ON Whey protein a day. I am 5 feet 11 inches, 215 lbs weight, 25% body fat.

Am i taking too much of whey protein or is there some other reason for not loosing fat\weight.

Kindly suggest.

Thanks.

Calories in > calories out = weight gain

Calories in < calories out = weight loss

[SuffolkPunch]

Hi All,

I am following Kris gethin 12 week transformation program from bodybuilding.com. I see some results but i am not loosing weight at all. I see , i am gaining little weight too. I do 1 hour weight training in the afternoon and then take 30grams of ON Whey protein gold. I do 45 min swimming in the night and then take 30grams of Whey protein gold. I take overall 60grams of ON Whey protein a day. I am 5 feet 11 inches, 215 lbs weight, 25% body fat.

Am i taking too much of whey protein or is there some other reason for not loosing fat\weight.

Kindly suggest.

Thanks.

We would need your total daily calorie intake as well as a breakdown of carb/fat/protein totals to comment further.

[Judge248]

Calories in > calories out = weight gain

Calories in < calories out = weight loss

Thats the sum of it.

And OP, since you are starting out overweight you can probably make some gains in muscle mass while burning fat. For a certain period of time, you may not be losing pounds of the scale but your body composition will change (lose a couple ounces of fat and gain a couple ounces of muscle). You can keep track of this by vigilantly monitoring your body fat. As you transition out of the newbie stage and your body fat gets down, eventually you will need to decide if you want to burn fat or gain muscle by (1) either keeping your calories at or below maintenance level or (2) eating a surplus of calories. But for now if your goal is to lose fat and build some muscle I would say eat your maintenance level of calories or run a slight deficit.

[ironwill2008]

Hi All,

I am following Kris gethin 12 week transformation program from bodybuilding.com. I see some results but i am not loosing weight at all. I see , i am gaining little weight too. I do 1 hour weight training in the afternoon and then take 30grams of ON Whey protein gold. I do 45 min swimming in the night and then take 30grams of Whey protein gold. I take overall 60grams of ON Whey protein a day. I am 5 feet 11 inches, 215 lbs weight, 25% body fat.

Am i taking too much of whey protein or is there some other reason for not loosing fat\weight.

Kindly suggest.

Thanks.

If you're not dropping weight, you're eating too much. Adjust your calorie intake until you begin to see a 1-pound-per week loss of body weight.


BTW, 60 grams of ON whey protein only equals about 240 calories.






Actually, what you really need is to step away from gethin's advices, and get your nutrition tightened-up.


Start over again, here:

No requirement for supplements at your level; learn how to eat first. This thread will explain all the steps to figure your baseline of required protein, fat, carbs, and calories:
*Emma-Leigh's calorie/macro thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981



Buy an inexpensive digital food scale (~$30 at any big-box discount store), weigh your portions, and track them here: http://fitday.com

[Emeka650]

it can be used for cutting or gaining. Depends on if you're at a caloric deficit or surplus

[fnares]

Calories in > calories out = weight gain

Calories in < calories out = weight loss

^^ This x10

[rajspeeder]

Thanks everyone for your inputs.

I consume approx. 2300 to 2800 calories a day.
Height: 180 cms, Weight = 215 lbs, Age = 35, Male

Approx. Diet Routine
Breakfast - approx 550 cal
1 cup Oats
2 white eggs and 1 whole egg
chicken thigh
1 coffee

Excercise
C4 Cellucor - 5gms
weight training (1 hour)
Whey Protein - 30 gms

Lunch
Indian food - approx 650 calories
(Chapati, Indian curry)

Snack - 150 to 350 calories
Chicken Thigh or 2 Fruits (apple or banana)

Dinner
Indian food - 700 calories

Swimming(45 min)
Whey Protein - 30 grams

Before bed: 150 calories

Based on the calorie consumption website, I should eat around 2300 calories * 1.5 level of training = 3400 calories

I still eat under the prescibed calories. The problem is ,if i cut down my food, i have less energy during my workouts. Even with the above portion of food, i feel i donot have sufficient energy to push more weights.

Any advise.

[SuffolkPunch]

2300-2800 is a large variation. Are you aiming to lose fat or gain muscle? You need to track more accurately and choose a level which either causes weight loss (low cals) or muscle gain (high cals). Trying to do both at the same time might work for a little while when you are a complete beginner but it soon stops working effectively.

You also need to check protein and fat grams and compare them to what is recommended as minimum levels in the macro calculation sticky thread in the nutrition forum.