PROTEIN

HI DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS GETTING IN THERE PROTEIN STILL? IM 5 MONTHS OUT AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS NOT WITH THE FOOD SO MUCH BUT WITH THESE AWFULL PROTEIN DRINKS.I ORDERED TWO KINDS OF PROTEIN MIXES .THE FIRST TIME I DRINK THEM THERE OK BUT SECOND TIME FORGET IT.I DONT KNOW IF ITS MY STOMACH STILL UPSET FROM THIS WEEKEND OR WHAT .BUT IT SEEMS THE ONLY ONE I STILL ENJOY IS MY CARNATION INSTANT BREAKFAST BUT THAT BARELY HAS ANY PROTEIN.IM GETTING SO UPSET CAUSE IM TRYING TO DO THIS RIGHT BUT CANT.ITS SEEMS MY WEIGHT IS AT A STALL RIGHT NOW SO I FIGURED I WOULD TRY TO UP MY PROTEIN MORE AND SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP.WELL ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD HELP.HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS.

Hi Maryann, I too have difficulty getting down my supplements and protein drinks. It is like I know that it is necessary, but the day goes by and I have not done what I'm supposed to. I have really been giving myself a hard time, and I'm determined I'm going to do better. The Carnation Instant Breakfast has too much sugar (12 gms in the milk) and that may be causing your stall. I have seem to be able to get Nectar (Fuzzy Navel) mixed with Crystal Light Ruby Red Grapefruit down okay. Some people swear by Stallone's pudding, but they can be costly. I have also used the tasteless whey protein that I mixed with regular SF pudding and it is tolerable. I am going to adopt the philosophy of another member who says that protein is necessary, so he just calls it medicine that doesn't taste so bad as compared with other medicines. Good luck and keep in touch. Maybe we can motivate each other to do better. April

HI APRIL, THE SUPPLEMENTS I DOING GREAT ON.YOU SHOULD NEVER FORGET THOSE MY AUNT HAD THE SURGERY LAST YEAR SOME TIME AND HER TEETH ARE TURNING BROWN FROM NOT TAKING HER VITAMINS ,SO I MAKE SURE I TAKE THOSE.I ORDERED SOME PROTEIN SAMPLES SO ILL HAVE TO TRY THOSE ALSO.I ORDERED THE SAME ONE YOU DID ALSO.THE NECTAR ONE .I GUESS ILL HAVE TO GO BY WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IT BEING LIKE MEDICINE.GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALSO .THANKS MARYANN

You can still use the caranation breakfast. Just use milk, powered milk and the instant breakfast. The milk I believe with this mixture the protein is around 20 g. Hope this helps Wendy Fowler

HI WENDY ,THANKS FOR THE HELP ILL TRY THE POWERED MILK AND SEE IF THAT HELPS MORE.I THINK IM DOING OK SO FAR IM DOWN 75 BUT I GUESS SINCE IM AT A STALL IF FEELS IM NOT DOING SO GOOD.THANKS FOR THE HELP.

Hi Maryann, This is how I get my protein in everyday. In the morning I have a shake made of French Vanilla Whey Protein, Choc Caramel Whey Protein (a scoop of each) about 6 ozs of milk, 4 ice cubes and a dash of instant decaf coffee. It's like a latte. I blend it in my magic bullet. Then in the afternoon I eat a protein bar. I like the advantage choc chip granola. It's 17g of protein. Then throughout the day I eat cheese and eat chicken or other meats high in protein. Good Luck, Britt

I SET MY ALARM ON MY CELL PHONE & TAKE MY SUPPLEMENTS AT SPECIFIC TIMES; WHEN THAT ALARM GOES OFF, IT'S TIME NO MATTER WHAT, MS MARYANN ... IT WORKS! I USE ... STALLONE PUDDING = 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN PROTICA PROFECT = 25 GRAMS OF PROTEIN ISOPURE = 40 GRAMS OF PROTEIN USING THESE PRODUCTS IS VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS THE HEALTH PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM NOT GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN. SO, NICK & I CUT CORNERS SOMEWHERE ELSE SO I CAN HAVE THESE PRODUCTS. NICK LIKES VANILLA, CHOCOLATE & BANANA FLAVORED PROTEIN POWDERS FROM GNC, THE VITAMIN SHOPPE & EVEN WAL*MART. HE MIXES IT WITH HOOD CARB COUNTDOWN MILK DRINK (WHITE, CHOCOLATE & FAT-FREE) ... YOU CAN BUY THIS AT WAL*MART OR AT JUST ABOUT ANY GROCERY STORE (LOW CARBS & F-F IS NO FAT AS WELL WHICH TASTES LIKE SKIM MILK). HE SOMETIMES ADDS S-F PUDDING TO THICKEN THE SHAKE OR ENHANCE THE FLAVOR OF HIS SHAKES. HE MIXES THEM IN OUR MAGIC BULLET. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Hi, I'm really new to this, just 5 days post op, but I got some protein powder at GNC called Protein Maximum - they had chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. I have mixed it with skim milk and water and it tastes good both ways! Not nasty like a lot of them. Just wanted to tell you that. Good luck! Crystal