Hi Jordan,
I eat 5 times a day, 6 or 7 days a week. I measure 98% of the meals with a scale, and I space all of my meals 3-5 hours apart. I get at least 30g of animal-based protein per meal, often closer to 40g. And a total of 230g total protein per day. I’ve been doing this for about 40 weeks. In the first 26-28 weeks I lost about 40lbs, and I’m now slowly reversing the process.
I actually enjoy prepping and eating whole meals, I don’t find this a chore. I can eat very fast, so time is not a concern. I also don’t mind being the weirdo who breaks out tupperware at the gym and chows down 2 minutes after finishing my workout. Probably also important to note that I enjoy the sensation of being full – I find it helps with compliance.
So, my somewhat nuanced whey question is: assuming an iso-caloric and iso-macronutrient situation, is there any evidence to suggest that replacing the animal protein of one or more of my meals with whey, could make any difference in MPS, strength, or performance?
If so, the tradeoff would be not getting the same sensation of fullness, which could harm compliance, but as my total calories are ramping up (no longer in a deficit situation) this is probably less of a concern.