With the arrival of the new year and just a few months left before spring arrives, you may be one of the many people who want to finally get in shape this year to have a health body that makes you proud to wear summer shorts and swimsuits. However, the various weight-loss powders and potions on the market may lead to you feeling confused about which are best for you or really work at all. When trying to lose weight, the one product (aside from a healthy diet filled with veggies and fruits), is a quality protein powder, and here's why.

If you already think you eat enough protein ...

If you currently eat a lot of red meat, cheese, peanut butter, and other foods that have protein, but also have a lot of calories, then you will likely need to reduce the quantities of these foods that you eat very dramatically if you want to lose weight. While reducing your intake of these foods will cut calories from your diet, it will also dramatically reduce your protein intake. This isn't an excuse to keep eating vast quantities of them, though, but you must instead find lower-calories, healthier sources of protein to include in your diet. …show more content…
Chicken and fish are great to eat for dinner, but they really aren't foods you will want to eat for breakfast, and you may grow tired of eating them every day for lunch and dinner. That is why you need to begin your diet with a whey protein powder on hand and ideally include at least two servings a day of it in your diet. Then, you can have healthy protein at every meal without growing so tired of just one type that you "cheat" on your diet with fatty, high-calorie