Needing something to reduce weight loss, but don't want a sugary powdered-milk drink. Anybody know a healthy product like that?
Not something like Sustagen, or Aktavite or those things. I want something that will promote weight gain without triggering diabetes or the like.
Asking too much?
Mate weight loss is all about consuming less calories than your body burns to survive.
Eat things that keep you full but contain not many calories. Lots of fruits and veg. Less meat, less carbs, less sugars, less fats. Keep room in your calorie budget for healthy fats and proteins of course
Eating things not containing many calories is why they're likely losing weight. In some instances its better for people to ensure they eat higher calorie/dense foods so it doesn't become troublesome eating so many smaller meals across the day. Definitely not a one size fits all approach.
Ooops! I misread the post. I thought OP wanted to lose weight.
Sorry OP yeah ignore my advise! Eat things heavy in calories, but try gain those calories eating things good for your body.
Lots of protein, quality high fibre carbs like oats, pasta.
For drinks you are right, a lot of mass gainers are full of sugar. I reccomend have whey protein concentrate or plant protein. Blend vanilla flavour with milk and a banana. Its delicious!
Yeah, Boi, my post probably was a bit vague. Sorry.
What I want to do is to arrest my current weight loss, which I believe is due to my starting on some new medications for a condition I've acquired. Apparently one of the side effects of one of those meds is loss of appetite. For the past coupla weeks I've lived on one sandwich a day, and not felt hungry…! Crazy.
So what I want is something that I can easily have every day, just to keep up my condition, but without just guzzling a lot of sugar to do it. I expect the weight-loss side effect of my new meds will probably taper off in due course, and I'll go back to normal eating. But until that happens, I don't want to get too undernourished.
So I'm looking for a nice, palatable supplement that's easy to throw down and won't trigger any nasty little surprises, like diabetes et al..
@Moi Too: Ahh yeah I understand mate. I can understand why you want something easy to down.
When I was younger I struggled with a similar thing. Agree about your concerns as a lot of commercial weight gain shakes are crap, just sugar.
Try whey, and add in natural things that add carbs. See what you like the taste of. I enjoy oats, banana, berries, peanut butter, walnuts, macadamias, chia seeds. (Not all at once)
If you get a stick blender you can basically liquify anything into a smoothie which helps get it down.
@Boioioioi: Yeah, it's the preparation that I'm not good at, Boi. All those things you listed, I like them too. But when I'm not hungry, I don't feel like doing all that. That's why I thought a commercial product would do me while I'm waiting for my natural appetite to come back.
If I could afford it, I'd get Chinese every day. Never get enough of that! :)
@Moi Too: Ahhh I understand. Greek yoghurt is a good one that you can buy ready to go? Nut butter too.
@Boioioioi: Boi, the phrase "easy to down" and the word "Yoghurt" don't belong in the same sentence, as far as I'm concerned! :D :)
Dunno why, but I've never been able to even stand the smell of yoghurt. Maybe I was accidentally given some sour milk when I was a bub. Maybe Mum let my sister give me my bottle one time, I dunno..
I think maybe your suggestion of whey protein concentrate and a banana might be the go. I see Chemist Warehouse has 1KG packs for $57. That'd do me.
@Moi Too: FYI whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate are different things
Keep an eye on OzB for any deals for the one you prefer (i.e. WPC or WPI). 1KG of WPC for $57 sounds expensive af
@dtc: Try Pure Product. Their stuff is from Australian grass fed cows.
Amino Z imports theirs, not sure about BN.
@ATTS: Yeh, Chinese probably is a bit greasy. But 1.5 billion Chinamen can't all be wrong… :)
No, I'm only eating it a lot lately to keep something in me guts. Otherwise I'd only have a peanut past sandwich for dinner.
These new pills I'm on have the effect of making you lose your appetite, for some reason. Don't want to fade away to a shadow.
OP Wants to prevent weight loss
They should eat less fruit and veg, more carbs
Not less fruit and veg but more carbs and proteins yes.
Fruit and veg has important fibre and viatmins.
I misread the post though, thought OP wanted to lose weight
How good is sustagen btw.
Also how many g fat is beneficial for the average male or female?
DIY:
WPI, quarter teaspoon of avocado oil, water, add cocoa or vanilla essence and your choice of low/no carb sweetener. Blend it with ice if you like.
Follow it with a glass of water and tablespoon of psyllium husk to make you feel full.
Promote weight gain - as in bulking up? There are plenty of high calorie low sugar options, just look up any bodybuilding forum. Protein powder + peanut butter + coconut milk is a common option.
The way you said "reduce weight loss" makes me wonder why you're experiencing weight loss in the first place?
If it's just due to getting older, what you want to do is preserve muscle mass. For that you need to increase protein and pair it with resistance exercise (weights).
If it's due to a medical condition or treatment (chemo therapy, weight loss drugs like semaglutide, tirzepatide, etc.), the same rule applies: you need to minimise muscle loss using protein plus resistance training (but check with your doctor)
If it's neither of those but you're skinny and just want to increase size then besides increasing protein and doing resistance training, you also want to be sure to be in a calorie surplus. For that, you can stick to your regular meals and add something like Bulk Nutrients' meal replacement (https://www.bulknutrients.com.au/products/total-meal-replace…) as a snack on top of your regular diet to give you a 200kcal surplus. They say its low in sugar and high in protein
Thanks, OG. Good tips there. Current weight loss is due to loss of appetite only. Having a bit of stress lately, more than usual.
I'll check out that link.
Cheers.
Baked beans on toast for breakfast.
I would concentrate on improving your health rather than gaining weight. Eat nutritious food and do exercise including weight training. Chat to your doctor about your stress and see if he has some options for you. Best of luck on sorting your issues.
Thanks, Try. :)
You want to gain weight???
Yes. Well, not gain. But stop losing, for the time being.
Can you give us your starting weight, current weight and target weight?
Well, that looks good, Naig. I'll go check that out.
Thanks.
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Thanks, Ten. I'm familiar with all of those factors in weight loss.
Thankfully, I can say that, at least for the moment, only a couple of those conditions are impacting me, and none of them what you would call "serious".
I'm a very regular guest at my GP's practice, in fact he probably wishes sometimes he could shunt me off to a different Doc. No, not really, he's pretty easy-going. But I always get my money's worth when I go there.
Cheers.
Could you go to a local uni/tafe and see the nutrition/dietetics teacher/students - they could be a big help.
When I was first out of ICU, they wanted me to have a lot of protein and would give me something like an up 'n' go with every meal.
The local TAFE would probably tell me to go get some KFC from the nearby store, haha.
I've had that Up N Go before. I always thought it was mostly sugar?
It was 'like' up 'n' go - can't remember which one it was now, to be honest. You can get them that are more protein based.
Much of that time was pretty foggy post coma!
With loss of appetite lots of small things frequently during the day. Focus on things you really enjoy eating (not cakes and things but whatever flavours you’re into). Exercise can also make you hungry, especially swimming this might also help with the stress you’re experiencing.
Yes, that's my problem; having less interest in food. Best answer to that is to make food more interesting.
And you're right, it's best to graze all day than to try to chuck down a big meal when you're not hungry.
See a dietician.
My dietician's regimen for healthy weight gain was eat three meals a day and two snacks. Go for high-protein foods like chobani fit yoghurt, nuts or cheese and Carmen seed crackers for snacks. For meals proportions of 1/4 lean protein ( that's about 100g of fish, chicken, and 150g tofu) 1/4 complex carbohydrates, 1/2 vegetables with olive oil.
Don't over-exercise, but maintain basic fitness.
For flavour, try using herbs, spices, and eating fruit and vegetables in season. The Fast 800 have easy, flavourful high-protein revipes with veg. Just add carbohydrates to them to gain weight.
All the best.
Thanks, LCTS.
Eating more protein? Protein Powder/Shake?
It's ultimately calories in vs calories out…if you're losing weight you're eating/consuming under your maintenance calories.