what's new Thursday

Darlene,,

Just curious, but do you eat any food? The shakes always bound me up like cement so I was happy to stop them.

Annette

You bet, I use the shakes as my snacks. I eat breakfast, then around 10-11 have a shake, they are not huge shakes, maybe 4-5oz fluid. I only mix with water, never milk as too many sugars in milk and it goes right to my hips. Then I have another one after lunch around 2-3, then dinner, then around 7ish my third one....some days I get the 4th in but not always....I don't count food as protein, I do not know how much I absorb. But I do know my skin tone is good and other parts of the body as well, such as hair...

That sounds easy. I had in mind 8 ounce shakes which would be very filling and no room for anything else. Thanks for sharing.

THAT IS how i do it too Darlene....works well i havent been sick a day since i had surgery over 3 years ago. ....im like you how do we know how much of the protein that we eat absorbs into our bodies.....if we dont absorbe vits enough that we have to take extra vits then how can they say we absorb all of the protein in that same food. ????

I still have my Fuzzy Navel protein here, and probably have one or two a week. Especially good when I've had a high carb/low protein day to even out the numbers.

 I am so bad and no longer take off my shoes & socks to add it all up.

Well, you can't take your socks off......your feet are already cold!

I've found if I don't count all of it, I fall short. Upping the calories seems to be working, optimistically cautious. I'll let you know

Do you mix the fuzzy navel with water or milk?

It mixes with water. Also, you don't have to use a full scoop if it's too strong. You can dilute it down a bit more, and I usually add a sprinkle of crystal lite orange sunrise to it, too.

Glad to hear all went well yesterday with the new BC and I am glad you left feeling like you were on Cloud 9!

Nope, you are not the only one, I haven't had one of those protein shakes in well over a year now, yukk is what comes to mind when I think of them. . .  I do eat bars from time to time, Supreme Carmel Nut bar is yummy, like a 10,000 Grand candy bar or the Rock n Roll bars, as they are like a Baby Ruth bar without the chocolate covering.

Anywho. . .  be nice Annie just wants to let us know how she is doing. . .

Hugs, Laureen