How to make a great tasting protein shake

The gym I go to sells the Whey Gourmet shakes. Theirs always taste so much better than mine. And theirs was always much bigger than what I make at home. On a couple of different occasions I made them show me the label again because I couldn't believe it was the Whey Gourmet...0 sugars...0 carbs...low in calories. Then I thought that they must use more than one scoop of protein powder. Nope! They assured me that they use only one. I made them show me step by step how they make it. She said "the first step is I fill the blender to this fill line with...CHOCOLATE YOOHOO". I couldn't believe it!! I've been drinking chocolate Yoohoo. Then I asked if they have been creative with the strawberry shakes too. She said "no". When I made her show me she said "first step is to fill the blender with....pineapple juice" Now over the last four years these people have witnessed me lose 100 pounds, gain 100 pounds, and now lose 80 pounds. They know that I count calories and carbs. Don't you think that they would have mentioned something like Yoohoo or pineapple juice? I feel so violated.

Wow, I would be pissed! They have no right to not tell you. A few months ago I was in Florida with my mom and she stopped at a vendors to get a smoothie. I looked at it and asked if there was sugar in it since mom is a diabetic...the woman showed me the mix she used and it had about 40 grams of sugar! The woman was just as shocked as I was. People take it for granted and have no clue what's in things...I'm surprised you never dumped from it! I have encountered many smoothies made with lots of bad things!

I was mad! I know that they didn't do it on purpose. It's just that they have never had weight problems and I guess they just have no idea how hard some of us have to work at it. But on the other hand, THEY RUN A FREAKIN' GYM!! It's time to get what's known as a clue!

I can't believe that they would do that to you. Here you thought you were getting something healthy and good for you and they have been adding tons of sugar and crap to it!!!! Is there someone you can contact about this. I think it is just horrible, I would be so mad!!! I bet you will drop some more weight pretty quick once you stop drinking those. Can't wait to see your numbers in a week or so.... Good Luck Shawn M. 309/189/150

Yea, they call it a protein shake. If they called it a smoothie then I would have known that there was other ingredients in it. As far as I knew I was drinking a healthy protein shake!

That is terrible, I can't believe they would do that..... How often were you having them? I am just wondering how many calorie's that will take out of your daily intake. Maybe that will get your weight moving a little more like you want. I am sooo glad you havent been sick or dumped........ HUGS Christy

I just started having them so it probably won't make that much difference in my weight loss. I'm glad I got the truth before it went any farther. They were just so darn good when it's hot outside that I found myself ordering them more this summer. I thought I was being careful. I questioned these folks several times. Each time they would show me they Whey Gourmet cannister and I was reassured. It wasn't until I made them show me their process that I saw what was going on! I learned a valuable lesson here. It does make me nervous about going on the cruise in September. I'll be stuck at sea with other people in control of the food. The last time I cruised (pre-op) I enjoyed a dessert for dinner. The next day I went to a cooking class where the chef made that same dessert. That's where I found out that that little tiny serving had 1400 calories! We just can't be to careful!