Need help with Protein Drinks

Kim: If you continue to "ENJOY" these DRINKS your making you may stall wt loss eventually and possibly GAIN (and not to mention trigger hunger due to sheer carb/sugar grams your consuming!) CIB (Everyone knows my soapbox... I hate the CIB aka Crap In a Box even NSA has sugar and very very little protein and the 4 measly grams it has is not the kind we need or can absorb well! same w/ milk) The CIB is: 70 cal 12g carbs (7g sugar carbs) 4 g protein (from milk protein) 0.5g fat ~~~~~~~ Milk (if skim) ~90 cal 0g fat 8g protein 12-13g carbs (all sugar even though it is NATURAL body doesn't care) ~~~~~~~ 1 scoop flavorless protein (aprox not sure brand I will use anywhey) 70 calories 0g fat 1g carbs (0g sugar carbs) 17 g protein (*the kind we need whey predigested! and probably all the protein you'll get out of this total drink...) TOTAL: ___________ ~230 calories ~

The rest got cut off? Anyways most whey proteins (predigested) are 120 cal 0-3g fat 0-3g carbs and 23g prtoein a much better suppliment option seeing as we need 1-3 a day for life! and there are great flavored ones out there! PVL is my fav whey gourmet www.bethsproteinboutique.com has samples. just consider many postops are lactose intolerant the milk/CIB would kill em! The sugar is double what most programs recommend in a serving of food...if u dont dump ok, but are u desensitizing self to sugar so u wont? (oh I hope not!) and sugar makes many crave more and hungry..so drinking these non necessary cal in long run is a tool defeater (IMHO) I am just giving u some points to ponder. What I think is just that my opinion based on my research and body at 3+ yrs out! And my labs of course.. the true test! I wish everyone the best! Jamie

Michele Hi! Congratulations on your weight loss!!!! I am sorry to hear about your "dumping". Try to find a whey protein with Stevia as an ingredient as others have suggested. I understand they come in several flavors. I am about 5 1/2 months out and my nutritionist/dietician told us to use only Whey Protein with Stevia. I have tried one made by PureForm and it is great. I also contacted a health food store and can purchase Stevia, which can be used in baking and cooking, there. Hope this helps. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. {{{{HUGS}}}} Brenda