Support Group Session

Ya from my understanding you will recieve a letter in the mail....im not a hundred percent sure thou. If anyone finds out they should post on this to let everyone know who didnt recieve a letter.

I would really like to attend the support group meeting but I live so far away. 
I need help with what I can and cannot eat.  One min they are saying one thing then the next they are saying something else. They tell ya to drink protein shakes but she tells me its to much carbs. On my fluid diet I took the protein shakes to work and when I told them they said those shakes are no good cause they only are 15 grams of protein and too much sugar.  I don't live in st.johns and cant buy st,johns brands. I don't order online.  I get more than enough protein but now their complaining that I may be consuming too much carbs and sugar. I lost weight. Talking to Raleen stresses me out big time. I gets worked up talking to her. I just cant win with her. I guess she just like me. 
What protein shakes do most drink and how many carbs and sugar are in them?
what foods can I eat?
I live on whey protein shakes, yogurt, oatmeal, 1% milk, !% chocolate milk. That's the easiest thing to take at work for a single parents like me who don't have much time. That's not good enough apparently. I tried other things but just don't like it.

 I did not buy protein shakes. I made them myself, and I LOVED them!  Even after my liquid diet, I still drink them for one meal a day.

I bought a Whey Protein made with sucralose, vanilla ice cream flavor.  I would add in low sugar juice, milk, and ice, it would be an awesome smoothie!  My all time fave was adding 1/2 cup decaff coffee, it was better than any ice capp from Tims!

I debated buying them all, but I think that would get rather expensive.  Making them takes 2-3 mins in total, and you can play around with flavors.  Adding 1/4 cup OJ makes it taste like a Buried treasure Ice cream, or a creamsicle!

Making them yourself allows you to count the carbs much easier.  The only carbs that were in mine was the amount that was in the Milk.  I did not take insulin for the 2 weeks, and my highest was approx 5.7.  

Try not to get stressed out with Raleen, she seems like an awesome person, and I am sure she is just suggesting things that can benefit you.

I buy President's Choice Whey Protein Isolate at Dominion.  They have several other brands but I haven't tried the others.  Its a powder that comes in a 2 lb container.  You can get it in chocolate, vanilla, unflavoured and maybe strawberry.   Each serving is 3 scoops mixed with water or milk.  There is 37g of protein and 5g of carbs in the 3 scoops of powder.  I add 1 cup of skim milk and get a total of 46g of protein and 14g of carbs.  Works really well for me.  The vanilla is great for making all kinds of different flavours, just add in a few frozen berries.  I am not crazy about the unflavoured but it has 27g of protein and 0 carbs in one scoop and you can mix it with just about anything.  The chocolate is really tasty.  It really helps if you have some type of blender.  If you don't have one you can get a hand blender at Walmart for about $20.  You can make your shake at home the evening before and put in the fridge to take to work the next day.  Before you drink just give it a shake to mix up whatever had settled.  Another option is taking a shaker to work with you.  I bought one from Walmart called Body Fortress.  Its $5.97 and you can find it in the pharmacy section with the Body Fortress protein powders.  It has a separate container for your powder that can screw on the bottom.  You just put in the cup of milk and screw the container with the powder on the bottom.  At work when you want to make your shake simply unscrew the bottom and put the powder in the shaker with the milk.  There is a plactic screen in the shaker that takes out all the lumps if you shake it well.  Its the next best thing to using a blender.

I know premade protein shakes are easier but most of them will not get you where you need to be.  I am 2 weeks after my surgery now.  Before surgery I could have a high protein boost once a day but since then it goes right through me because there are too many carbs.  Even the diabetic boost is not staying in well.  I can drink about half of one and then the other half a couple of hours later.  I find it much easier now to stick with the homemade shakes made from powder. 

I have strawaberry whey protein from wal-mart the bran name as you.  I have a problem with taking the shakes to work. I am worried that they will go bad. Does that shaker that you got at wall mart get the chunks out. I hate the feeling of those chunks in my mouth. I do have a table top blender but I cant take that to work. I did pick up slim fast shakes which has 15 grams of protein and same for the carnation breakfast anytime shakes, but Raleen said its to much sugar. I dont like boost.  What are the brands that are available at at popeye's. I have a family member driving out to st.johns. They said they will pick some up for me but dont know what kinds to get. I will buy the shaker you got and see If it works well for me.

Thanks

 http://www.popeyescanada.com/cat_wheyisolatesproteins.php


Check out their website.....you may need to search a lil.  I got mine at Costco (Vanilla Ice Cream Flavor)  If they have a Costco membership, you should def try it.

Also, if you go to bodybuilding.com, and search for whey isolate, they have DOZENS of flavors!

The shaker gets out about 98% of the lumps.  Its not perfect but way better than just stirring.  It had a plastic screen inside with holes about 2mm.  The more you shake the less lumps you will get.  I have not tried the body fortress powders, only the president's choice ones but you can use the shaker with any protein powder.