You have decided to start bodybuilding and have learned enough to know that you need a solid diet. You’ve even figured out that you need 5-6 small meals a day with lots of protein. The problem now is, how are you going to eat all of those meals when you have school? It’s not like ...
Gastric bypass patients are usually advised to supplement their diets with protein shakes, at least in the early days after their operations. There is a wide range of protein powders available in all kinds of flavors, but chocolate is a favorite of many. I’ve sampled a number of different brands of chocolate protein powders and ...
Most people get enough protein in their diet without drinking protein shakes or taking expensive protein supplements. On the other hand, if you’re an endurance athlete or weight training to build muscle – you need more protein than a sedentary person whose only exercise is walking to the refrigerator to get more snacks. The amino ...
Gastric bypass patients are often advised to supplement their diets with protein shakes. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) suggests consuming 1.1 grams of protein per kilogram of ideal body weight, and since gastric bypass patients are limited in the amount of food they can eat at one time, they sometimes need ...
The average person needs about 45 – 55 grams of protein per day, and probably gets that fairly easily in their daily diet. Some people need extra protein, though. Last year I had a gastric bypass, and I learned that gastric bypass patients need a minimum of 60 grams of protein per day (some doctors ...
Phase 2 of the P90X workout program requires you to eat just the right balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fat so that you can make it through the ‘Energy Booster’ workouts. The foods you eat during Phase 2 of the P90X program are supposed to give you the energy you need to get through the ...
Roux-en-Y (often abbreviated as RNY) is generally considered the “gold standard” for weight loss surgery and has been performed in various forms for over 40 years. The surgery process usually begins 2 weeks before your surgery date with a prescribed liquid diet. These 2 weeks leading up to your surgery date will be both mentally ...
When I had gastric bypass surgery a few years ago, my surgeon advised me to supplement my diet with protein shakes to make sure I got sufficient protein. Other people use protein shakes, too, including those on low carb diets, those simply wanting to lose weight, those that work out a lot and want to ...
If you do any type of bodybuilding, then you know that protein is very essential to helping your muscles grow bigger. You know the best way to get your supply of protein is by taking protein shakes. But what if you are the type that can’t stomach the protein shakes? What choices do you have ...
If you’re a woman trying to increase her protein intake, you have most likely encountered numerous protein shakes on store shelves. They appear in the supermarket, health food stores and even in drug stores – all claiming to help you obtain the protein your diet may be lacking. In fact, these shakes were designed to ...