Does Whey make you gain weight?

[glo23]

In gain weight, I mean fat. I've heard many different people have mixed opinions about it, and I was wondering what your take was. I'm trying to lose a little weight, but retain my muscle, so I wouldn't want to take whey if it will add more fat. It would just be a 'drink it right when you wake up, and right after my workout' shake (as the directions say.)

[drugsarebad...hummmkayy]

whey alone wont make you fat but your diet as a whole might...

theres are a lot of factors involved!!

if you talking whey with full fat milk then you may gain a little fat but then again this will be from the milk and not the whey..

if you take whey with water i dont see any way you could gain fat of a significant amount if any amount..

wheys just good for straight after a workout really as its quickly absorbed!!

[RyanLRams]

Look at the whey protein you are taking also. Some have lots of fat in them, others have very little. Personally, I like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard. Very low fat and priced right. Also, if you use milk in your shake, keep an eye on that fat that will be added to whatever is in the protein shake. If you can handle it, add water instead of milk. Not only is water fat-free, but your body will absorb the nutrients more easily, efficiently and quickly. Something else that I noticed recently that I didn't even think of before, fat-free milk has 12g of sugar per cup. Consider that your shake takes anywhere from 8 - 16oz of liquid, depending on servings, and that's an extra 24g of sugar...

Also, why are you drinking protein shakes? Are you lifting for size or to maintain, or even at all?

If you want to lose weight, diet is the key component. 80% - 90% of your success comes from what you stuff down that gullet of yours. You need to create a calorie defecit. Cardio is going to also be necessry to burn off the fat. If you want to maintain the muscle you have got while losing fat, try this - HIIT Cardio

[hrpiii]

simple. If you consume more calories than you expend, you will gain weight. It doesn't really matter where those calories come from... too much, you get fat.

[yankeepapa]

Diet and exercise. Both are essential, and both are required to reach the body type you're looking for. Simply drinking a protien shake wont do anything unless you get off the couch and do something.

[CloudyCover]

Originally Posted by glo23

In gain weight, I mean fat. I've heard many different people have mixed opinions about it, and I was wondering what your take was. I'm trying to lose a little weight, but retain my muscle, so I wouldn't want to take whey if it will add more fat. It would just be a 'drink it right when you wake up, and right after my workout' shake (as the directions say.)

It all depends on how it falls into your macro-nutrients.

What does your diet look like?.

[Spinman]

the simple ratio of 1g per 1lb of body weight for a MINIMUM amount of protein is good, up to 2g per lb of body weight. however, excess of protein can cause the inhibition of fat loss, or the promotion of fat gain, so dont consume it heavily, just keep it a bit higher than your bodyweight and youll be good. (or target bodyweight for that matter)

[surferph34]

Originally Posted by hrpiii

simple. If you consume more calories than you expend, you will gain weight. It doesn't really matter where those calories come from... too much, you get fat.

Ditto.

Surfer