traveling by air

All great suggestions! I'll be going on a 5 hour flight in a few months and certainly want to carry a protein shake with me. I'm going to call the airline and see if they will take a doctor's note too. I will pack other solid stuff but I want one shake for the flight and don't want it counted toward my liquid amount. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

No problems.  I travel A LOT for business, enough to earn platinum status on several airlines.  Make sure you have a plan for what to eat when you travel.  I wrote an article on my blog about this that you may be interest in at www.gloriasbandedliving.com/maintaining-001-the-role-of-prot ein-powder-or-i-always-have-a-plan-to-maintain-my-weight-los s-especially-when-i-travel-9272009/

Enjoy the trip

I flew 2 days after being banded with no problems. I took 4 big baggy's of protein powder with me on the plan in my carry on with no problem. I called TSA before hand to confirm there would be no issues. Have a safe flight :)

Thanks everyone for the answers. I was thinking of trying the protein drink, but heard that they don't like liquids or gels. I did carry on 2 homemade protein bars in my laptop case. No problems getting though security. I think I will carry a couple more back with me on the return trip.

Again. thanks for answering.