protein shakes

October 15, 2001

> I am getting ready to purchase protein shakes but haven't got a clue about

> them. Which are the best ones to get? If anyone has suggestions regarding

> this please let me know, also, where's the best place to buy them?

>

> Thanks,

> Junelle

Man, Junelle, did you ever pick some tough questions.

Protein shake mixes vary so widely that it's hard to say, " Get this one

and I KNOW you'll like it! " While I might like brands A, B, & C, another

listmate might hate those and only like brands D, E, & F. You might go

and try all six and find you only like A & E! You really have to taste

them.

Personally, if I'm going to use shakes for drinking, I tend to prefer whey

or egg protein. Soy protein (to me) has a weird texture and and off

taste. I will say though, that blends that have soy in them taste OK to

me. Personally, I like the Atkins shake mixes. (They're pricey, I'll

tell you that.) I've found though that if I make them according to the

directions on the can, they're GROSS! So I've modified the " recipe " to my

liking.

I also like Optiumum Nutrition's 100% whey proteins. They're less

expensive, and I've found that you can make them by following the

" recipe " , and they don't taste weird to me.

I've tried the Carb Solutions ready-to-drink shakes, and I think they're

terrible. They have this great taste initially, but then (to me) there's

this horribly bitter aftertaste that you just can't get out of your mouth!

I don't know about the powdered version.

Vitacost.com has a nice selection of powders. And even better, they have

a $4.95 flat-rate shipping charge. (Their prices seem a bit better than

Netrition's prices.)

You can also buy the Carb Solutions stuff at Wal-Mart for a great price.

I think someone else said there's some other kind of protein powder sold

there that's pretty cheap and tastes pretty good.

Consider paying a ittle extra in the beginning to order from a local place

that has a great return policy. GNC, for example, will give you your

money back if you don't like it. (We know how high their prices are, but

IMO that's better than ordering from someplace offline and either having

to pay to send it back OR hating it and just throwing it away.) It's up to

you though. You'll have to figure out what you like the best and go with

it.

Sorry if this wasn't too helpful!

--

in Indy

(262.5)253.5/217/150

3/26/01

October 15, 2001

Junelle, my favorite are the whey protein shakes.

There are also soy protein shakes and some people use

some sort of dried egg protein also. I hear that the

soy has a real strong flavor and some don't care for

it. You can buy them most places, even Wal-Mart. I

purchase vanilla and then flavor it with any number of

things for variety including extracts, DaVinci sugar

free syrups, diet sodas, sometimes I put some cream in

it and that makes it really rich. I hope this helps.

Cindy in TX

249/228.5/165

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October 15, 2001

Junelle... this question seems to pop up on the list so often, it's almost

as predictable as death and taxes! LoL!!! ;-)

There's no real " answer " for you... it's SUCH a matter of personal

preference.

I love the Optimum Nutrition Complete Protein Diet shakes - they have

1carb/scoop. I use 2 scoops, 5 ice cubes and 15oz of *COLD* water in a

blender for a few min. This makes up a 32oz drink although you can

certainly decrease the amout of ice/water for a smaller and thicker shake.

For best results, make sure the ice is crushed and the water is c'c'c'cold!

I've tried other shakes (Atkins, Keto, etc) and thought they were just OK. I

really ENJOY the Optimum Nutrition shakes especially since they contain all

sorts of vitamins and minerals (including L-Glutamine to help with the

cravings).

If you go out to Low Carb Connoissuer (http://www.lowcarbconnoissuer.com)

they have product reviews for all sorts of things... including the different

shakes. That should help you out. But there really is no " answer " as to

which one is best.

-Marlena

214.5/164.4/150

> > I am getting ready to purchase protein shakes but haven't got a clue

>about

> > them. Which are the best ones to get? If anyone has suggestions

>regarding

> > this please let me know, also, where's the best place to buy them?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Junelle

>

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October 16, 2001

Hello..

There is a shake out there put out by the company EAS and it is called

EAS/Advant, or something like that. But be careful.. Buy the one with 2

carbs, as they have some that are 25 carbs and higher. I am having a problem

finding the 2 carbs one, but they do a great job for a sweet craving, that I

may order them directly from the company, if I cannot find them.

Di

October 16, 2001

I agree these shakes are pretty good. I purchased mine from a SuperWalmart.

Dee

Re: Protein shakes

Hello..

There is a shake out there put out by the company EAS and it is called

EAS/Advant, or something like that. But be careful.. Buy the one with 2

carbs, as they have some that are 25 carbs and higher. I am having a

problem

finding the 2 carbs one, but they do a great job for a sweet craving, that I

may order them directly from the company, if I cannot find them.

Di

October 17, 2001

I like the chocolate ones and the vanilla ones.. I'm not too crazy about

the strawberry ones..

Cyndi

305/247/140ish

Since 5-13-01

At 09:55 PM 10/15/01 -0500, you wrote:

>I agree these shakes are pretty good. I purchased mine from a SuperWalmart.

>Dee

>

> Re: Protein shakes

>

>Hello..

>There is a shake out there put out by the company EAS and it is called

>EAS/Advant, or something like that. But be careful.. Buy the one with 2

>carbs, as they have some that are 25 carbs and higher. I am having a

>problem

>finding the 2 carbs one, but they do a great job for a sweet craving, that I

>may order them directly from the company, if I cannot find them.

>Di

January 30, 2003

,

I have made them with water, milk and lactose free milk. The Dr.

assistant said the gas was probably from the Lap and the nutritionist

says it is probably from the milk products. Any suggestions? thank

you.

Jess

February 4, 2003

Did people answer this one? Did we all vote milk?

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protein shakes

,

I have made them with water, milk and lactose free milk. The Dr.

assistant said the gas was probably from the Lap and the nutritionist

says it is probably from the milk products. Any suggestions? thank

you.

Jess

February 9, 2003

actually, you have other choices, not just the one. have you tried the

various samples from vitalady.com? Many of us have found that there's a

shake or two that will work with water with no problem.

Pam in Niceville

Re: protein shakes

---I hear some people suggest NOT making the shakes with milk and

others say it's fine. I always make mine with milk. Well, I was

using orange juice but it was so good I was having 2 a day and my

stomache started burning when I'd drink or eat ANYTHING. So, I'm

back to skim milk. I tried it with water, but it just wasn't good

enough for me to force myself to drink it. With milk I love it. Is

this not advisable? If not, I'll just have to not have it at all.

Lynn

February 9, 2003

---Thanks, . I don't know if I could do that many shakes a day,

and I know I couldn't use just water. I love milk, and have never

had a problem drinking it. I can't imagine giving it up completely.

My doc says if I can tolerate it I'm fine. I disagree about the milk

being for babies. They give babies whole milk, and I haven't drank

that in about 10 years, but I do love my skim milk. Thanks for your

post, I appreciate replies, even when I don't agree completely. Have

a wonderful night. Lynn

In GastricBypass-InfoCentral , 71160@a... wrote:

> Hi Lynn and welcome!

>

February 9, 2003

--- Thanks, , I hear you, I just don't know if I can do it,

or if I want to. I don't mean to come across as a snot, I just don't

feel it's necessary to give it up. I've lost 155 this past year, I'm

happy with that. My doc's happy. Lynn

In GastricBypass-InfoCentral , " Vitalady "

<vitalady@v...> wrote:

> Milk & real juice are just sugar. Lots of sugar. So, they sorta

turn your weight loser into a weight gainer. If you can wean down

from milk, you'll be glad later. You know, like 3/4C moo to 1/4

water and gradually increase the water, decrease the milk til you

can leave it out completely

>

> Thanks,

>

February 10, 2003

Lynn - You can get used to using water instead of milk. The reason most of us

don't use milk is because it adds a lot of extra sugar to the drink. Yes, it is

a natural sugar, but still sugar. And many of us are lactose intolerant. I

would say if there really isn't any other way to get you to drink them, then

stick with the milk. If your weight loss stalls down the road, you may try

cutting back on the milk, or using water with a little bit of non-dairy creamer

instead. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

Age 39

Open RNY - 5/21/02

Dr. Chua

5'8 " - 314/221/150-175

February 10, 2003

Lynn you and I think alike , right now ,if it ain`t broke don`t fix it ,

i am also feeling like you ,if i do not lose another lb. this 115 lbs,

is enough ,i can do awhole lot more then i could 11 months ago

as for milk ! i have always maintained that what works for one does

not work for all, now if you reallt want to get it going I can not and

will not do calcium citrate ,when everything from my mouth to my

backside gets sore after i have taken it for a week ,forget it ,it is

not worth it, whatever i get

from other sources is enough, Ethel

Dave and Jeanne wrote:

> Lynn - You can get used to using water instead of milk. The reason

> most of us don't use milk is because it adds a lot of extra sugar to

> the drink. Yes, it is a natural sugar, but still sugar. And many of

> us are lactose intolerant. I would say if there really isn't any

> other way to get you to drink them, then stick with the milk. If your

> weight loss stalls down the road, you may try cutting back on the

> milk, or using water with a little bit of non-dairy creamer instead.

> Take care.

>

> Jeanne in WI

> Age 39

> Open RNY - 5/21/02

> Dr. Chua

> 5'8 " - 314/221/150-175

>

February 10, 2003

---LOL. Thanks, hon. I needed that. Love, Lynn

In GastricBypass-InfoCentral , " Ethel M. Lau "

<melau@b...> wrote:

> Lynn you and I think alike , right now ,if it ain`t broke don`t

fix it ,

> i am also feeling like you ,if i do not lose another lb. this 115

lbs,

> is enough ,i can do awhole lot more then i could 11 months ago

> as for milk ! i have always maintained that what works for one

does

> not work for all, now if you reallt want to get it going I can not

and

> will not do calcium citrate ,when everything from my mouth to my

> backside gets sore after i have taken it for a week ,forget it ,it

is

> not worth it, whatever i get

> from other sources is enough, Ethel

>

February 10, 2003

Amen to the gallon of salty nasty tasting colon cleanser.. I remember the IV

being started, going to the procedure room, and being told to turn to my left

side.. dont remember anything else until I woke up in recovery later.. and

was released to go home.. not an experience that I truly want to experience

anytime soon.. but like Mom said, the prep is 100x worse than the actual

test.

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

February 10, 2003

Amen to the gallon of salty nasty tasting colon cleanser.. I remember the IV

being started, going to the procedure room, and being told to turn to my left

side.. dont remember anything else until I woke up in recovery later.. and

was released to go home.. not an experience that I truly want to experience

anytime soon.. but like Mom said, the prep is 100x worse than the actual

test.

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

February 10, 2003

You think Mag citrate tastes like ginger ale.. No wonder I never liked ginger

ale.. lol...

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

February 10, 2003

You think Mag citrate tastes like ginger ale.. No wonder I never liked ginger

ale.. lol...

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

February 10, 2003

You think Mag citrate tastes like ginger ale.. No wonder I never liked ginger

ale.. lol...

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

February 10, 2003

oh I had it too before GBS

Re: protein shakes

> > >

> > > ---Jeanne,it has stalled now. Maybe that's why. Well, no, come

to

> > > think of it, it's probably been a week or more since I had a

shake,

> > > (now that I think about it) and possibly a week before that

also. I

> > > don't get it, I thought non-dairy creamer was mostly sugar? I've

> > > been on clear liquids today for a colonoscopy tomorrow, so I

haven't

> > > been able to try one with water. I'll try it again tomorrow

after I

> > > get home from the hospital. The one I tried with water, though,

just

> > > turned too solid, there was no way to drink it. Maybe I had too

much

> > > ice or not enough water. Thanks. Lynn

> > >

> > > In GastricBypass-InfoCentral , " Dave and Jeanne "

> > > <djgraves@c...> wrote:

> > > > Lynn - You can get used to using water instead of milk. The

> > > reason most of us don't use milk is because it adds a lot of

extra

> > > sugar to the drink. Yes, it is a natural sugar, but still

sugar.

> > > And many of us are lactose intolerant. I would say if there

really

> > > isn't any other way to get you to drink them, then stick with

the

> > > milk. If your weight loss stalls down the road, you may try

cutting

> > > back on the milk, or using water with a little bit of non-dairy

> > > creamer instead. Take care.

> > > >

> > > > Jeanne in WI

> > > > Age 39

> > > > Open RNY - 5/21/02

> > > > Dr. Chua

> > > > 5'8 " - 314/221/150-175

> > > >

February 11, 2003

Well, VERY distantly. I'll take the ginger ale ANY day

Thanks,

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Re: Re: protein shakes

You think Mag citrate tastes like ginger ale.. No wonder I never liked ginger

ale.. lol...

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

February 11, 2003

LOL and I bet you were soooooooooo happy! It is much easier to choke down 2

ounces vs a full gallon! LOL

Re: protein shakes

>

> ---Jeanne,it has stalled now. Maybe that's why. Well, no, come to

> think of it, it's probably been a week or more since I had a shake,

> (now that I think about it) and possibly a week before that also. I

> don't get it, I thought non-dairy creamer was mostly sugar? I've

> been on clear liquids today for a colonoscopy tomorrow, so I haven't

> been able to try one with water. I'll try it again tomorrow after I

> get home from the hospital. The one I tried with water, though, just

> turned too solid, there was no way to drink it. Maybe I had too much

> ice or not enough water. Thanks. Lynn

>

> In GastricBypass-InfoCentral , " Dave and Jeanne "

> <djgraves@c...> wrote:

> > Lynn - You can get used to using water instead of milk. The

> reason most of us don't use milk is because it adds a lot of extra

> sugar to the drink. Yes, it is a natural sugar, but still sugar.

> And many of us are lactose intolerant. I would say if there really

> isn't any other way to get you to drink them, then stick with the

> milk. If your weight loss stalls down the road, you may try cutting

> back on the milk, or using water with a little bit of non-dairy

> creamer instead. Take care.

> >

> > Jeanne in WI

> > Age 39

> > Open RNY - 5/21/02

> > Dr. Chua

> > 5'8 " - 314/221/150-175

> >

February 11, 2003

Hi Deb, I am also a nurse, and this is what my gastroenterologist orders for the

prep for the very reason that it DOES a good job and people will be compliant.

There are very few people that are compliant with a gallon of golytely. Actually

since the RNY I think I will need the Fleets phospho plus dynamite for my next

prep prior to a colonoscopy! man! everyone told me I would have diarrhea. Never

having been blessed with children, this is the closes I can come to thinking I

am possibly giving birth once a week! LOL

Phyllis

Re: Re: protein shakes

Well Phyllis, that's all well and good, but as a nurse who's been on the end of

cleaning and helping with a colonoscopy when someone refuses the prep, they

can't always see what they need to see.

Maybe if you've had rny surgery, then I can perhaps see, but the prep does make

a big difference if they can do the test or not.

Deb Sellman

February 11, 2003

Welllllllll, happy being a relative term. Considering. LOL! But considering

my normal condition, the, er, " outcome " was well worth it! LOL!