Morning Protein... Sleevie doesn't like it!

Your mocha sounds so yummy!  I may have to switch to cold smoothies if it would ever heat up here in northern California.  It was so cold that my heat was on this morning!

Hi Lee,

How did you make it?  my pouch loves a protein hot choc in the am.  I do one of the following: I packet diet Swiss miss, i scoop choc or sometime vanilla protein mix to a paste plus 4 oz water and 4 oz silk van light milk warmed.  add to coffee mug, top with a tablespoon of cool whip and drink.  if it sits too long it starts to get lumpy. 

An alternative:  1 scoop unsweetened hot coco, 1 scoop protein powdered 1 packet of splenda mix to a paste plus 4 oz water and 4 oz silk van light milk warmed. add to coffee mug, top with a tablespoon of cool whip and drink.

Also, Designer Whey makes a new RTD choc that is delicious. I only found it at GNC is 100 calories and 18g.  maybe start off with something lighter in the am? I loves these grab and go options and sometimes drink 2 if I am short on time. 

My plan too frowns on protein drinks but I have to have them at least 2 a day sometimes 3. The Nectar cappuccino flavor is also light and I mix that with some instant decaf and Sugar free creamer over ice.

Hope you find something that works.  I like others feel these are the key to my success.

Sheri

Hi Sheri,  we're one day apart on our surgery dates.  :)   Have you been doing 2 or 3 shakes a day ever since surgery?  I've always wondered if it would have made a difference in how I shed the pounds if I had been doing that.

My hot protein is never lumpy.  I use the shaker ball and thermometer method and it works perfectly.  I think I just have to get used to it.  I make mine with water or unsweeted almond breeze or unsweetened soymilk.  Sometimes a combo but today I went with straigh****er to save the calories.

I have less experience in this lifestyle than many of the previous responders, but I am also a VSG, and have never been a morning eater (except for doughnuts of course!).  However, in an effort to change my previous evil ways, I started drinking an EAS Carb Advantage shake each morning. It's only 17 grams of protein, so maybe it is a bit easier to tolerate than some of the higher protein ones. It works for me.  And, as others have said, I've become so accustomed to this that I have one even on the weekends.  I like the Rich Dark Chocolate flavor.

Good luck with the last pounds!..

Sheila

Thanks Sheila.  I have various protein powders with less grams of protein per scoop.  Maybe I'll try a lighter one tomorrow.   I've heard the EAS are good but I haven't been buying the RTD because I have some that I haven't used and they're sitting on the shelf.  Maybe I'll drink one tomorrow!

 A  great introduction to  chai tea is in the ready made  boxed kind .   I used to EXIST  on these  ..now I brew my own  but  only because the boxed ones ( even  the lite ones )  have too much sweetness for my reworked  tastebuds.  

But they ARE Delicious  and superfast (  i actually keep  a box in the fridge at hubby's house  for when he  cant make me espresso at five in the morning  ...  )   try  that Lee  U'll  almost certainly LIKE    

Just go for the LITE   variety is my advice  because the regular  is sweet enough  to gag a maggot off a gutwagon... 

Where do you buy it Ava?  I don't like too much sweetness either. 

Maybe sleevie just doesn't like protein hot chocolate?

LOL, yeah, there's always that Marie.  Yesterday I switched to cold and Sleevie was very happy.  I threw 1/2 of a frozen banana in it and I was in pure joy.

Do you drink protein shakes?

 I do protein shakes in the morning and protein hot chocolate at night.