Are whey powder shakes good for losing weight?

I want to lose weight so I thought more protein would help? Is Whey powder shakes good for weight loss?

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It says on my bottle that whey protein powder should not be used as a fat loss supplement. To lose weight you need to follow a calorie deficit !

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• No. It's a simple protein which can be absorbed and digested fast. Unless your body's going to make use of the protein (E.g. right after a workout) then it will get turned into glucose. http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/glossary/g/gluconeogenesis.htm If you want to lose weight, eat foods that fill you up. Lentils, meat, eggs (especially eggs), vegetables porridge (meh). Whey protein does NOT fill you up. I could down 4 shakes in 1 minute and still be hungry an hour later.
• Proteins are good, I am taking them at evening when I am getting hungry, but they can help you only for don`t overeating at night hours.This what I can advice is pure green coffee bean extractRead reviews on this website, there are hundreds of reviews of people who already taking ithttp://pure-green-coffee-bean-extract.comJust open the "VIEW DETAILS" pages and scroll down then you will see all the reviews and can make a decision is a good product or not, buying anything without reading reviews is a really bad idea I think.

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Is this a good exercise routine?

Hello yahoo answers, I am an 18 year old guy. I ride my bike about a hour and half at about 12 pm, up some hills and not just a flat ride. Then at 9pm I job 4 miles on a eleptical in about 31-32 minutes. I no longer drink soda and not alot of junk food, no fast food. I'm 6'2 and 130 pounds. I take a break maybe one or two days a week. Is this a good exercise plan?

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Here's your ideal weight range --> http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=18&csex=m&cheightfeet=6&cheightinch=2&cheightmeter=180&x=0&y=0 . You are underweight.I can't tell you if your exercise routine is good or not. It depends on many things such as where you ride your bike, your elliptical settings, what you eat instead of junk and fast food, etc. However, over all it sounds better than doing nothing. You seem to be trying to be fit.You do need to gain weight and it would behoove you to try building some muscle. You'll get more benefit from 10 minutes of high intensity strength training than you will from 2 hours of cycling. Here's what you get with anaerobics (strength training).• Stronger bones & increased mineral density (osteoporosis protection)• Stronger body & musculature (improved protection from injury)• More robust organic and systemic fitness (more survivable in crisis) • Improved cardio-vascular function (better than "cardio")• Higher basal metabolic rate (~5-50 cal/day/pound of muscle)• Easier fat loss (more efficient lipid consumption)• Greater calorie consumption (prolonged afterburn)• Supports body sculpting (hypertrophy)• Slows natural loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) over age 30• Minimal wear & tear (low risk)You can't get all that with aerobics (cardio).Good luck and good health!!♠

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Im afraid to eat anything thats been cooked in oil?

I became overweight because I was eating fried fast food at my job. I lost 19 pounds. I never been overweight in my life and that was frightening for me My doctor said I'm anorexic because I my bmi is ok and I'm trying to make it lower. Am I anorexic? I eat twice a day..I'm just afraid of oil.

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Only refined cooking oils (of all types) are unhealthy for us, and are the true "bad fats" of the human diet (which is why almost all processed/prepackaged foods are so unhealthy (read ingredient labels), along with restaurant foods). Cold-pressed/raw virgin oils (coconut, olive, etc.) of all types are perfectly healthy and vital to the body in a variety of ways in proper moderation - assuming that they are used properly (not overcooked).Approx. 25-35% of your daily calories (spread out over the day) should be coming from unrefined, healthy whole food fats (or cold-pressed/raw virgin oils), and without healthy fats in our meals we only absorb/utilize a fraction of the nutrients from foods that we otherwise would. Healthy, unrefined fats of all types play many important fuctions in the body, and low/no fat diets are simply unhealthy and self-destructive over time.Since no healthy cold-pressed/raw virgin oil can withstand temperatures greater than about 350F, nothing cooked with oils is healthy past those temperatures. Refined oils can withstand greater temperatures, but they are already innately unhealthy due to the adulteration of the refinement process, so it's a wash either way at that point.If being overweight and accumulating excess body fat is what you fear, then cutting refined sugars and most grain foods (bread, pasta, cereal, crackers, etc.), along with ALL refined oils and sugar-laden drinks (including fruit juices), out of your diet should be the first thing that you do. Those are the foods most likely to instigate body fat weight gain (and destroy health) in a diet.

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• Exercising works but where's the time for that right?!
• Some oils are important in providing a small amount of fats your body needs for nerve function. If you eat a small amount of a good quality olive oil or cook with peanut oil you'll be fine. Olive oil especially has heart health nutrients too.
• Olive oil and coconut oil are more healthy, and are actually good for us. Some oils are not good for us like the highly processed and over produced ones. It's probably a good idea to avoid fried fast food in the future. But I don't think you're anorexic, especially since you eat twice a day.

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I drink 2-4 cans of Coke everyday but still not gaining weight?

I drink 2 to 4 cans of Coke everyday and still not gaining weight.. Its been 5 months I got addicted to it.. I eat protein calcium and all other nutrients and also eat 5 meals a day. Im 15.7 year old and 44kg :(

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You weight what you weigh. If you're unhappy about it, consuming large quantities of extremely unhealthy foods and trying to make your bones denser is the worst way to gain weight. This is an issue of metabolism, so eating this much is just going to be used up by the body like it always has (since you're not gaining weight). However, even if you are not gaining fat, you are still gaining excessive sugars, chemicals, cholesterol, etc. that deposits in your body. Just because you are not fat does NOT mean that you are healthy. First maybe look at this as a self esteem thing. You're a teenager, so accept the cliched saying that high school sucks, kids are mean, and body images get distorted. Work towards accepting your own awesome self, bro! Talk to your dr to see if for your height and age if you are in fact at a healthy weight. He/she can teach you how to gain weight in a healthy way instead of eating junk. Work out and a diet that feeds your body to run like a well oiled machine is the way to go. The freshman 15 of college isn't just because of dining hall buffets and the discovery of beer--people's metabolisms start to slow down at this age. Don't you worry, your body will keep changing and that's a FACT, so keep it healthy :)

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Can Zumba help me lose 10 pounds in 3 weeks?

I ordered (actually my mom did but whatever lol) some CDs off a commercial in the TV and I want to lose at least 10 pounds in 3 weeks (130 to 120) I am 13 and 5'7 would this help with a diet as well?

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It can help and that's all.The key to fat loss is not exercise, it's diet.Any exercise will burn calories but no exercise will burn fat unless your diet allows it. You can burn fat in your sleep or you can run all day and never burn any fat. It all depends on your diet. Fat loss is determined by calorie control, not by exercise. Good exercises for burning calories are speed walking, biking, swimming, dancing, etc. and ANY other physical activity which makes you move a lot of weight for a long time. But NO exercise is good for burning fat if you eat too many calories because you can always eat more calories than you can burn but you can't always burn as many as you take in.Too many people waste energy and time because they do not understand this one simple point. The result is too often giving up in frustration, abandoning gym memberships they continue to pay for, and many other unnecessary problems not the least of which is a lack of success. An average person must walk about five miles every day for a week to burn the calories equivalent to a pound of body fat. So, unless you think walking about five miles a day (or doing an equivalent amount of exercise) with no guarantee of fat loss makes sense, focus your fat loss program on diet.Diet for fat loss. Exercise for fitness. To find out how the best minds in nutrition in the world (at the US NIH) have recommended for decades we lose fat, read my answer about how to lose fat --> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=As615QJM4X_3ID9_05qmmlXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20111028185603AAVcP4D There is nothing special about Zumba. You can burn as many calories or more just walking or swimming. Burning calories is not about sweating or huffing and puffing. It's about moving a lot of weight over a long distance. So, do what you enjoy because, if you enjoy it, you'll do it longer and/or more often.Good luck and good health!!♠PS: Here are some good websites you may find useful.• BEST SEARCH ENGINE http://www.usa.gov• A MUST FOR DIETERS http://www.freedieting.com/• BEST DIET TOOL ON THE WEB http://www.myfitnesspal.com/• BEST FOODS FOR YOU http://www.choosemyplate.gov/index.html• NUTRITION DOT GOV http://www.nal.usda.gov/food-and-nutrition

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