Question????

Do I HAVE to count my protein drinks in my weigh****chers points???? I liek to eat, and although i can't eat nearly as much as I used to, it breaks my heart to give up 9 points for protein drinks, especailly since they are such a large part of my life! I just put a call into my Nut, so we'll see how it goes. I know it seems like I'm looking to cheat or being greedy. But I do one skim milk shake and 1 nectar shake a day. And they are hardly as filling as they used to be... any thoughts?

I would definitely count the skim milk from the one shake towards your points. I know many that aren't doing WW but who are post-ops taht do not count the calories from their protein shakes towards their total calories for the day. I cannot quote the rationale behind it either but they consider the protein as their source of basic fuel for the body. Not sure what my feeling is on that. Kathy

Thanks Kathy, thats a good idea, and I need to count the banana too. so that leaves 2 scoops of protein for a total of 5 points. I'll see what My nut says! And I consider my protein basic fuel for my body! Wanna hear something scary????sometimes I crave the drinks!

Oh, I consider my shakes as basic fuel... I'm just not sure that when I get to the point of counting calories (which I don't do now) whether the calories from the protein should be counted. You would think calories are calories. But the folks that I'm talking about are some long-term post-ops and some have learned things "the hard way" by having deficiencies so I take what many have to say very seriously. For me, my protein level was 7.5 at my consult and up to 8.1 for my pre-op bloodwork up as a result of my pre-op low-carb, high protein diet. Three months post-op my protein was down to 7.5. Then at six months post-op it was down to 7.2. Looked like a downward trend to me. 7.2 is still normal but why wait for something to go down into the abnormal range before acting on it, right? So I added a 3rd protein shake a day. Now, at 9 months post-op my protein was back up to 7.5. I like it. Still normal but not heading south and more like it was pre-op. I love my protein drinks! Don't know that I'd say that I "crave" them but I certainly look forward to them. Scary? Strange? Weird? LOL! Everyone has to do what works for them and what works for their doctor/nuts. Kathy

Yep you sure do.... I only do one shake a day. I do one scoop of unjury choc which is 2 points and 1c of FF carb countdown milk which is 1 point, so 3 points total for a shake. I know what you mean about them not being as filling as use to. I had breakfast then an hour later exercise and immediately after the exercise Id have my shake since the shake after a workout keeps your metabolism up longer. An hour after the shake Id start drinking water until lunch time. Good luck on this!! Candy

Hey Candy! Thanks for the feedback, and congrats on your loss. My nutrition says to definitley count the points because they are calorie based. So We'll see how it goes. The 24 was pretty satisfying...so we'll see. Aliya