Happy V-Day to everyone!! that's great about your hubby Susan, you are doing FAB in your weight loss - Keep it up!! maggie 318/240/150

I can't taste the unjury, I use the unflavored (it was the only whey protein isolate powder I found in unflavored). You can't boil or simmer it, so I use the instant s/f pudding. I can only add one scoop to the pudding mix as I make it, which gives me an extra 5g per 1/2 cup, added to the 4g per 1/2 cup for the milk. Two scoops makes the pudding watery after a day, and as you may suspect, it takes more than a day for me to eat 2c of pudding . I use fuzzy navel nectar, too, with the sunshine orange crystal light. Tried the very berry since I love cherry, but it tasted too milky for me, and tried the lemonade, which is fine but tastes a little "off" compared to regular lemonade. Something about the orange tastes ok with that milky taste whey protein gives everything. I confirmed with my nutritionist and surgeon both that 30g was the limit for protein at one time, and that it's ok to let the protein drinks sit as long as they're refrigerated. I always drink mine over about an hour for the 24g of protein, always iced so it stays cool. THe double batch I make I drink 1/2 over an hour, then wait an hour with the rest refrigerated, and drink the rest after 30 min break. You bring up a good point. I wonder if I need to wait longer....hm, will have to ask the Dr.

Your post brought up some questions for me. Can you taste the Unjury in the pudding? Which flavor of the Nectar? I couldn't stand protein, so tried the Fuzzy Navel flavor recently with a sprinkle of C.L. sunshine orange and that works really well in the morning for both protein and water intake - (protein and water intake have been routinely deficient since surgery). Have struggled with the powders not tasting good so far. Have heard that the body can't absorb more than 30 grams of protein in one sitting. Also, that protein powders need to be consumed within 30 minutes of preparation or bacteria starts to develop. Not an expert (obviously)- so that that is guessing. NOT!

.......... yesterday B= 1/2 lowfat muffin small juice glass water prescriptions SN= Protein shake sip of flat diet dew(get rid of taste) L= smart ones frozen dinner turkey sips of decaf. ice tea SN= diet dew flat D= topping of small slice of pizza, ham and cheeze sips of ice tea SN= protein drink and viactive calcium chew drank decaf. tea all day! then janee cain

Most days I get in 700 - 800 calories. I was told by my surgery group that I should try to get close to 1000/day but that is absolutely impossible. I always get in my protein first and try really hard to get in all the water. Some days are better than others. I usually go for a week or two without losing anything them BAM down 3 - 5 lbs. I notice on the days I eat more I seem to lose but I just don't want to start a pattern and stretch my pouchie. I still weigh and measure my meals, limiting myself to 4 oz in one sitting. I really want to keep losing for as long as I can. Some say you stop at 6 months others say you can keep losing. I just don't want to be one that stops at 6 months! I think all of us October dudes and dudettes are doing great. Sheryl -86 334/248/190(my personal goal is 170)