Whey as a meal replacement?

trojan698 · 13 Apr 2007 at 00:24

Hi guys,

Dropping a few lbs and trying to build/prevention loss of LBM but also low-carbing atm. Is it possible to use whey as a meal replacement, so I could have it in between bfast and lunch, and also between lunch and dinner for 5 meals in total? Say 50g + water @ 200 cals per time?

MTA99 · 13 Apr 2007 at 00:27

In a word - yes!

Could add some flax or similar "healthy" fat to promote fat burning and preserve the muscle.

trojan698 · 13 Apr 2007 at 00:30

Flax? Where can I buy that from?

Also, stupid question probably, but is it possible to eat too many eggs? My flatmate seems to think it is..

MTA99 · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:13

You can buy ground flax seed from Tesco (thanks for the tip CW). Its on the whole foods section with the brown rice, cracked wheat (yum!) etc. in a gold vacuum pack, £5 for 450g.

I think the too many eggs comments is a reference to the amount of cholesterol in the yolk but *i think* recent research suggests the yolks might lower "bad" cholesterol. How many you eating?

trojan698 · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:19

2 a day atm, but considering increasing it to 3/4..

A2Z · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:32

post full diet

GordyR · 13 Apr 2007 at 07:39

trojan698 said:
2 a day atm, but considering increasing it to 3/4..

I have eaten 6-8 at breakfast regularly while bulking. Eggs bad? Nonsense.

alexakasloth · 13 Apr 2007 at 11:04

trojan698 said:
2 a day atm, but considering increasing it to 3/4..

That's fine, I regularly have that for my mid morning meal with some toast.

trojan698 · 13 Apr 2007 at 16:01

Sweet, thanks for the tips guys.

My local Tesco don't seem to sell Flax but Holland and Barrett are selling the oil @ £10.99 for 500ml, which is pricey in comparison with MP but they doing 3 for 2 atm, so if I bought 3 it'd work out at 1.5l for £22 - is that a good deal or should I keep looking?

MTA99 · 13 Apr 2007 at 16:07

Did you look in the whole foods section?

I shop in a the Kensington Tesco (Oooooh aren't i posh

) but it was in the same place as CW described and he shops in some run down part of manchester

trojan698 · 13 Apr 2007 at 16:19

LOL

Yeah I checked the oil, flour, and whole foods section with all the brown/wild rice, soya mince, etc - the bit swarmed by hippy vegan types - nothing, nadda, zip

Morba · 13 Apr 2007 at 20:02

trojan698 said:
2 a day atm, but considering increasing it to 3/4..

2!!

an omlette or scrambled egg for me has to atleast be 5 eggs!

Chong Warrior · 14 Apr 2007 at 12:03

GordyR said:
I have eaten 6-8 at breakfast regularly while bulking. Eggs bad? Nonsense.

Quoted for truth. I eat 6 eggs a day wether I'm bulking or cutting.

trojan698 said:
Sweet, thanks for the tips guys.

My local Tesco don't seem to sell Flax but Holland and Barrett are selling the oil @ £10.99 for 500ml, which is pricey in comparison with MP but they doing 3 for 2 atm, so if I bought 3 it'd work out at 1.5l for £22 - is that a good deal or should I keep looking?

The oil is poor I believe compared to the powder, can't remember exactly why though.

MTA99 said:
Did you look in the whole foods section?

I shop in a the Kensington Tesco (Oooooh aren't i posh ) but it was in the same place as CW described and he shops in some run down part of manchester

We don't pay for ours up here, we just take them.... at gunpoint!

MTA99 · 14 Apr 2007 at 13:34

Chong Warrior said:
We don't pay for ours up here, we just take them.... at gunpoint!

I know how it is, was born and bred in the north west!!

Killa_ken · 14 Apr 2007 at 16:13

Eggs contain mostly good cholesterol only about 1.5g of bad cholesterol

Styles · 15 Apr 2007 at 19:14

smoove said:
I've added some flaxseed to my drinks and makes me gag swallowing hundreds of seeds? probs because it reminds me of morning glory seeds that i tried not so long ago.

Buy Flax oil