I do all that.
The marketing from those supplement companies will make you believe that you can't lose weight, or gain muscle, without taking their pruducts.
But they are not magic.
1 gram of protein from a fancy protein powder will have the same result as 1 gram of protein from natural sources (egg, chicken, milk etc).
And I don't like the idea of "taking" supplements.
You take drugs.You eat food.
You don't take caffeine, you drink coffee.
I think maybe I am showing my lack of writing skills here. I was directing anything at you.