Can Protein Supplementation Assist with Fat Loss?
In keeping with several of my previous posts about dietary supplements for weight loss/fitness, here’s a guest post from Thomas Noonan about protein supplementation for fat loss:
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Can Protein Supplementation Assist with Fat Loss?
by Thomas Noonan
When the topic of a high protein diet for fat loss comes up, most think of the Atkins diet, which involves cutting carbohydrates from your diet in order to lose fat. While diets like these do work for rapid fat loss, most people end up gaining all the fat back faster than they lost it. Another downside of the high-protein and low carb diet is that carbs are an essential basic nutrient that we need to be healthy. Completely removing carbs isn’t the best way to go.
However, supplementing your diet with protein can prove to be tremendously beneficial to your fat loss effort. This is how it works:
- Consuming 20-30 grams of protein after a workout involving weight training (lifting weights) will help you build a little bit of muscle. Don’t worry about getting “too bulky”. Nobody has that problem, and if you do get “too bulky”, just reduce the weight that you lift.
- The more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn when exercising, lifting weights, walking around, sitting and even sleeping.
- The more calories that you burn, the more you can eat without gaining additional fat. If you keep your diet consistent and simply increase your muscle mass, you will successfully be burning extra fat.
- As a bonus, drinking a low-calorie or diet protein shake can help fill you up and reduce your food cravings after a workout.
There are a few things to keep in mind when trying to find a weight-loss protein shake.
- If your goal is to burn fat, there are many protein shakes designed for your particular need. Make sure you get something that is low calorie (under 100 calories per 20g of protein), and low in fat and carbs. There are tons of “weight gainer” protein shakes, and be sure to read the nutrition labels and stay away from the high calorie ones. For help finding the right protein for you, check some Protein Supplement Reviews.
- Don’t drink too many shakes throughout the day. Be sure to drink one after exercising, and possibly before bed. Try to avoid snacking on protein shakes throughout the day.
This strategy (building muscle to promote fat loss) isn’t for everyone, and won’t exactly make the pounds fly off. The scale is a poor measurement tool for this strategy, since it is very likely that you will gain weight before losing weight. Just stay consistent and your body will eventually transform.
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Hey, nice post, really well written. You should post more about this.
Steven T.
Very odd, if interesting, information you have here. Definitely something for me to consider.
Great content. Looking for some nutrition materials when I stumbled across your site.
Bookmarked!
Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing. I’ve been taking protein, vitamins and alternative supplements for two years now and feel that they have definitely contributed to my overall health and well-being.