LA Weight Loss - my whey experiment

hi everyone,

i am duplicating a whey experiment that was recently featured in womans world&thought id keep yall up to date. i am following ww core&plus 40g whey a day. i am trying to build up to the forty&am currently@9g. i gotta say its only a few days but i think its working!

anyone else doing this?

im redoing the thread cuz for whatever reason i cannot reply to the other one.

update:

week 1:

i down 1 bra size& one shorts size

week 2:

mon: (start weight):

What kind of Whey are you taking?

You said you're doing WW core & plus 40g whey a day, or you plan to start WW core on Monday?

True WW is not considered a diet, but a permanent change in eating habits...but in theory, it is like following a different eating plan (diet)...even if you follow it for the rest of your life. :) Sorry if I'm confused...

Where did you hear about doing this? Good luck!

I would like some info on whey protien. Any special reason for slowly increasing the amount of whey rather than just going with the 40g right away? I am assuming it is a powder, is that correct? What do you mix it with? What does it taste like? What is the calorie count?

hi cheree. im tgaking ultimate nutrition whey capsules. i will be doing ww core as of monday in addition to the whey caps.

update:

i am down another short size& tomorrow i am starting the ww core with it.

i am lil confused here. what exactly are you trying to prove?

and why are you taking whey in pill form?

Um, I'm kind of confused too. Are you saying that you aren't even up to the full 40g yet but have lost 2 pants sizes in a week?!? I'm sure you are very excited about it but I'm afraid I'm a little scared for you. What else are you eating?

Yea can you fill us in on what exactly you are doing. Are you exercising? How much are you planning on losing? What is the point of taking it? Like is it helping you lose inches????

i am incorporating 40g whey into what will b e my ww program&yes ive lost 2 sizes in 2 weeks without exercise.

why 40g? why pills? why whey?

you do understand it's not whey that helps to lose weight..it's the protein. are you trying to prove you should eat protein?

If you are losing weight without exercise you are losing muscle as well as fat and that can be dangerous. Whey has calories. What's the nutritionals on the capsules. I used whey protein powder after exercise - 110 calories in 1 scoop and I mix it with water but you can mix it with any liquid. The one I get has 26 grams of protein. Protein is supposed to help with muscle repair after exercise.
I can't say any of the stuff you have reported has happened to me. Exactly what are you eating now?

I read and followed that same program a couple weeks ago. I didn't lose much in the way of pounds but I did lose inches around my waist.

In the way of aerobic exercise, I alternated between a stationary bike, an aerobic step, a trampoline, a couple videos (TBL, Denise Austin, and The Firm) and walking/jogging.

I lifted weights mostly with The Firm videos.

I see OP didn't elaborate. Hmmmm.

The program (I don't have the mag with me but I can edit this post when I get home this evening) was mostly low calorie/low fat. You also added 20 grams of protein to your diet twice a day. I distinctly remember the yogurt plus protein powder combo as your evening snack. I'm pretty sure chromium was one of the supplements used. I believe flax or maybe fish oil is used, too. I use both of those supplements daily, anyway.

I love Woman's World magazine, they feature a new diet every week. I enjoy using most of the diets just to report back on if I lost any weight and if they are doable. I then take whatever concepts I like from those diets and use them in my way of eating.
As for the whey protein, I personally decided to not use the protein powder daily.

cmichele, thanks for explaining it a little. I was curious as to how this works. I will have to dig around at work to see if I can find this issue. Kathy

Which is the best WHEY available in the market ? Is it OPTIMUM or Nitrotech or Challeger ? I'm looking forward to add Whey to my diet and any my instructor advised me to go with Muscletech's Nitrotech while the bodybuilding site lists Optimum as No. 1, few of my friends recommended BSN too.

I'm little confused ..can you share your experiences about these products and help me choose the best amoing these one's.

ive nothing more to say.

optimum whey is a good fast acting protein. one of these things you have to consider with whey protein is..are you lactose intorelant? because the whey concentrate probably won't sit well with your stomach and you would then need to find a whey isolate.

if you don't have any problems like that, you can't go wrong with optimum whey unless of course u dont like how it tastes. which is me..haha.

so i go with Champion nutrition. their chocolate tastes richer...more like hersheys while optimum tastes ore nesquicky.

casein protein is better in terms of meal replacement and as a bed time protein.

these are some of the proteins i had this year.

Casein

Ultra Peptide 2.0 --- currently on it, the best tasting protein ever..
Cytosport Muscle Milk Chocolate -- previous best tasting..haha
BSN Syntha 6 Mocha -- oh wait..this is freaking good too.
BSN Syntha 6 Chocolate

Whey

Champion Whey Chocolate --- currently using.
Champion Whey Cookies & Cream
Champion Whey Cafe Mocachino
Optimum Whey Double Rich Chocolate - Decent
Cytosport Whey - blah
EAS 100% Whey - blah..it's cheap at sams/costco


hope that helps! :)

hi everyone,

i am duplicating a whey experiment that was recently featured in womans world&thought id keep yall up to date. i am following ww core&plus 40g whey a day. i am trying to build up to the forty&am currently@9g. i gotta say its only a few days but i think its working!

anyone else doing this?

im redoing the thread cuz for whatever reason i cannot reply to the other one.

update:

week 1:

i down 1 bra size& one shorts size

week 2:

mon: (start weight):


Can you explain a little further what you are doing with the whey? It sounds interesting and I'd like a little more info. Thanks :)

Can you explain a little further what you are doing with the whey? It sounds interesting and I'd like a little more info. Thanks :)

ive nothing more to say.

we all wanted to know.

The diet, straight from the magazine:

Breakfast (enjoy daily)
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup berries
1 scoop whey powder
Add 1/4 cup whole-grain cereal if desired

Lunch (enjoy daily)

Use the chart to create a personalized salad for your lunch each day. Top with 2 tbs of your favorite lite dressing:

Make unlimited choices from this column:
Leafy greens
Carrots
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Celerey
Any non-starchy vegetable

Make one choice from this column:
1 hard-boiled egg
3oz lean deli beef or turkey
3oz shrimp
1/3 cup beans
2oz tofu
3oz tuna

Make one choice from this column
1/4 cup avocado
4tsp almonds or walnits
3 tbs croutons
12 olives
3 tbs low-fat cheese
4 tesp seeds (sunflower or pumpkin)

Snack (enjoy daily)
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1 scoop whey powder
1 serving of fruit (such as 1 cup berries, 1 small piece other fruit, 1/2 cup sliced fruit

Dinner (choose one daily)
4oz grilled chicken breast
1 tbs barbeque sauce
2 cups grilled vegetables
1 baked potato w/ 2 tbs lite sour cream

OR

3/4 cup cooked pasta
2/3 cups marinara sauce
3oz extra lean ground beef
3 cups spinach sauteed with 1 tsp each minced garlic and olive oil

OR
4oz shrimp or salmon
1 tbs each low-sodium soy sauce, orange juice, and honey
2/3 cup brown rice
1 cup steamed asparagus with lemon juice to taste

Dessert (choose one daily)
3.4 cup fat-free frozen yogurt

OR

1 frozen chocolate-covered banana (up to 90 calories)

OR
1banana with 2 tbs lite chocolate syrup

OR
1 low-fat ice cream sandwich

OR
100-calorie pudding cup, 1 tbs chooped nuts

OR
1/2 sliced apple
1 tbs peanut butter

Btw, it's 60 grams of protein powder each day instead of 60.

Which is the best WHEY available in the market ? Is it OPTIMUM or Nitrotech or Challeger ? I'm looking forward to add Whey to my diet and any my instructor advised me to go with Muscletech's Nitrotech while the bodybuilding site lists Optimum as No. 1, few of my friends recommended BSN too.

I'm little confused ..can you share your experiences about these products and help me choose the best amoing these one's.

You might want to ask this question over in the Ladies Who Lift/Weight Lifting/Bodybuilding area of the 3FC forum. You are going to get a LOT more opinions over there. ;)

My husband uses Optimum Nutrition Doube Rich Chocolate. It is his favorite so far...he tried some other brands, but did say that the GNC brand of whey protein tasted like crap. :rofl: