High Quality Protein for Assisting With Weight Loss

Inclusion Criteria: * Overweight and class I-II obese (BMI 25.0-39.9) * Sedentary (\<3 hours/week of moderate intensity physical activity) * Otherwise healthy Exclusion Criteria: * ≥5% body weight loss or gain in the three months preceding the study * Post-menopausal (has not had period for 12 months) * Plans to begin an exercise program or change current exercise routines between initiation of study and final study * Anyone following a medical diet prescription * Anyone with a chronic disease including type II diabetes, hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, cardiovascular disease, cancer of any type * Health conditions and chronic illness that contraindicate behavioral weight loss treatment using a low calorie diet: Unstable cardiac condition; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Prader-Willi syndrome; Major systemic illness; History of recreational drug abuse or eating disorder (Binge Eating Disorder); Familial hyperlipidemia; Major endocrine diseases (Cushing's syndrome, Grave's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis); Gastrointestinal disorder * Anyone who is currently pregnant, or lactating * Medications that may influence or inhibit appetite, sensory functioning, or hormone signaling * Plans to begin taking any supplements that may influence weight loss * Report of medical condition or surgical intervention that affects swallowing or chewing ability * Anyone with a pacemaker or other internal medical device * Any practicing vegans or vegetarians * Any practicing gluten-free diet * All…