The All protein diet!

[junk]

Hey Mr.X and everybody else here.

Now, since I already have 4 full jars of a good low carb protein powder, this has made me think about an 'All Protein Diet', which may be beneficial, at least my case that is. Here's why:

Each serving of my protein powder provides:
45g of Protein
4g of Carbs (no additional hidden carbs!)
2g of Fat.
That's only 214 calories.

This particular powder I have makes a very thick texture shake with about 750ml of water.

I could drink this rich texured low-carb protein shake 8 times a day and get exactly the amount of calories I need: 1700 cals a day. This will replace my normally 5-6 meals a day (and I'm usually still hungry). 7-8 shakes sounds great to me. I can drink
it like this:

08:30 1 serving
10:30 1 serving
12:00 0.5 serving
13:00 1 serving
15:30 1 serving
18:00 1 serving
20:30 1 serving
22:00 0.5 serving

The advantaged I see are:

(1) This shake made from various protein sources makes it very thick (I don't like those watery shakes) and it keeps my stomach really full. The shake selection is important. I lik them thick.

(2) Since each shake has about 214 cals, I can drink it more times a day than I would eat. This means 6 full shakes and 2 half shakes. One of the hardest things during dieting is keeping appetite control in check. Eating every 2 hours will ease my mind and body better than eating every 3 hours.

(3) Even though I will take the shakes 7 times a day, that would still be only about 1500 cals. So I have about 200 cals left for adding 20 grams of good fats. 10 grams of fish oil and 5 grams of GLA and 5 grams of CLA would fit nicely into the equation.

Daily nutrition values for

315g Protein (75% of cals)
34g Fat (18% of cals)
28g Carbs (7% of cals)
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Calories: 1678

* Multivitamins and all other nessecary supplements will be included
* Each shake will be taken with 2 ginger caps for protein digestion, total 14 caps a day (from afstore)
* Water intake is 2-3 gallons a day
* Carb loading will be done once a week. That day will include 500 calories more than usual.
* If executed, I'm planning to follow this diet for 3-4 weeks tops.

It's all on paper, I've never done something like this before. What do you think about it?

 

[JKurz1]

Powder is a SUPPLEMENT kid and should be used as such....not only will you be deficient in vitamins and minerals (from greens), but you'll be on the shiter and feel like hell..........your body wasnt made to run on powder............

 

[variation]

Not a good idea IMO...

Using protein as energy, not to mention you'll probably have a fair deal of gluconeogenesis, due to the greatest ratio of nutrient to that of protein.

And You'll probably experience muscle loss.

Feel free to try it, but I haven't found these diets to be very successful.

50:50 p:f usually does a lot better, the body can use primarily fat for energy.

May not even be able to maintain ketosis with that diet.

 

[Socrates]

gluconeogenesis is inevitable and very common! but the above comments are valid. will get you ripped and small fast!

 

[variation]

protein is far more glucogenic than fat is though.

 

[Socrates]

fat can undergo gluconeo?

 

[Stryc-9]

Well, in a starvation situation - fat reserves are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol. The glycerol is what becomes converted to glucose (fatty acids can't become glucose). This process produces a very small amount of glucose and it is used exclusively by the brain. The fatty acids become ketones which provide the body with energy.

 

[junk]

Powder is a SUPPLEMENT kid and should be used as such....not only will you be deficient in vitamins and minerals (from greens), but you'll be on the shiter and feel like hell..........your body wasnt made to run on powder............

If anything, vitamins and mineral are certainly not the issue. Just like the peanut butter diet Mr.X suggested (which I think is great) is missing important micro nutrients. These can be easily supplemented with high quality vitamins/minerals. Also, keep in mind this is just a several weeks diet, so no big deal supplementing with vitamins/minerals good fatty acids, green etc.. during this period.

Using protein as energy, not to mention you'll probably have a fair deal of gluconeogenesis, due to the greatest ratio of nutrient to that of protein.

Gluconeogenesis is in itself by the way produces higher thermogenesis than plain carb metabolism. As for using Protein as energy. Of course this is certainly not optimal, but neither is a Keto diet. I'm certainly not going for power lifting competitions during any kind of diet.

And You'll probably experience muscle loss.

Could be, but I'm not sure about this one. The positive nitrogen balance in addition to very good fats (EFA,GLA,CLA) may help in preserving muscle mass.

Feel free to try it, but I haven't found these diets to be very successful.
50:50 p:f usually does a lot better, the body can use primarily fat for energy.
May not even be able to maintain ketosis with that diet.

These comments are cetainly valid. It may not enter me into ketosis at all, or it may take more time to enter ketosis. But ketosis itself is not the goal. I usually believe in diets more like the peanut butter diet and other who keep your carbs very low, but still borderline with keto.

I'm not sure I'll get into this sort of diet. But it popped to my mind because of factors I originally outlined. Since protein provides just 4 cals per gram (as opposed to 9 of fat), this kind of diet with this kind of protein shake will help me feel full and satisfied since the food volume in combination with the frequency can create a comfortable environment. I'm still not convinced either way. Bump for more great intelligent comments by you guys and others.

Thanks

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

stupidest diet i've ever heard of, sorry

 

[Mr.X]

Not a good idea at all, I suggest against doing it. For, in this case, gluconeogenesis and other issues like metabolic breakdown of muslce tissues will arise.

Although the theory is ok, I wouldnt' go w/ the diet itself.

Mr.X