Protein isolate for meal replacement.

[Chubby.Cylclist]

I'm doing a fair amount of cardio and diet to lower my body fat %.
I've been using "Body Fortress" 100% protein isolate as a meal replacement.
1, single scoop shake w/ 5g creatine powder added before my cardio/body weight workout.
1, single scoop shake after workout.
1, double scoop shake for lunch.
and a carb free dinner of reasonable portions.

It's working for me. I'm down from 325 to 280 & falling.

I noticed on the packaging for the protein powder today, it says:
"Use this product as a food supplement only. Do not use for weight reduction."

Should I be using another product? is what I'm doing dangerous?

Thanks, Joe.

[73rr]

No your ok. That's just a disclaimer.

But I do feel like your not eating enough.

[Bio-Active]

You really should be eating real food. You burn calories digesting food which is half the battle. You absorb those shakes in about 30 minutes rather then digesting food for 3-4 hours

[Chubby.Cylclist]

No your ok. That's just a disclaimer.

But I do feel like your not eating enough.

You really should be eating real food. You burn calories digesting food which is half the battle. You absorb those shakes in about 30 minutes rather then digesting food for 3-4 hours

I need to cut this body fat. I was under the impression that Cardio + Reduction in calories is the formula. I'm not hitting the weights too hard. I'm just doing body weight stuff. ie: push-up, sit-up, leg lifts & some stuff with the curl bar. ie: curls, military press & shrugs. Should I add some breakfast? eggs w/ meat and veggies? Like I said before, I'm really happy with the results I'm getting with shakes and eating an early dinner around 5/6pm.

[MIKE_XXL]

Glad you are getting results but i do see a few problems with this plan.
Isolate absorbs to quick it is not a suitable meal replacement
your over all calories seem very low for a guy your weight
Cardio only burns calories while being completed
Resistance training can stimulate metabolism for up to 72 hours post completion, look into tabata training
Also google metabolic damage and understand the risk of such low calorie intake and relying strictly on cardio
Resistance training builds muscle tissue, muscle tissue is the only metabolic active tissue, the more you have the higher your metabolism, the higher your metabolism, the more calories you burn just existing
Real food has a thermic effect, it takes calories just to digest it, something like isolate will require very little calories to process.
Thats just of top of my head.
Good luck!

[Chubby.Cylclist]

Glad you are getting results but i do see a few problems with this plan.
Isolate absorbs to quick it is not a suitable meal replacement
your over all calories seem very low for a guy your weight
Cardio only burns calories while being completed
Resistance training can stimulate metabolism for up to 72 hours post completion, look into tabata training
Also google metabolic damage and understand the risk of such low calorie intake and relying strictly on cardio
Resistance training builds muscle tissue, muscle tissue is the only metabolic active tissue, the more you have the higher your metabolism, the higher your metabolism, the more calories you burn just existing
Real food has a thermic effect, it takes calories just to digest it, something like isolate will require very little calories to process.
Thats just of top of my head.
Good luck!

Ok. I'm going to add a portion controlled breakfast and Tabata training to my routine.
Thanks for the input guys. I'm new at this and appreciate the help.
-Joseph

[hellomycognomen]

Ok. I'm going to add a portion controlled breakfast and Tabata training to my routine.
Thanks for the input guys. I'm new at this and appreciate the help.
-Joseph

You can portion control all your meals to to fit your caloric restriction/macros.

Solid food is better, yes. But at the end of the day where you get your protein from makes only a negligible difference.

The best thing you can do is incorporate a structured weight training program to your routine, nothing wrong with body weight exercises as long as the format is intense and challenges you.

You can also intensify the cardio and get much better results by switching for HIIT instead.