Question:
how to count your protien drink towards your daily 64 oz.

When I make my protien drinks I add 8 oz of skim milk. Once the shake is miked its more like 14oz. So, does it count as 8 or 14??    — Jessikah54 (posted on September 25, 2010)

September 25, 2010
Okay here goes, milk is around 8 grams of protein. Now look at the protein count on the container and see how much protein there is in one scoop, i.e. if the scoop says it is 25 grams. You would add 8 grams of protein from the milk and 25 grams from the protein shake. Now you have 33 grams of protein.
   — FSUMom

September 25, 2010
I'm not sure if you are asking about the protein content or the 64 oz of water that you are to take in.. BUT.. any liquid you are taking in, counts towards your daily water intake. So a 14 oz drink (water and milk combined) leaves you with 50 oz's to go ! I am 9 mos. post op and down 125 lbs.. I still drink two protein drinks a day (35 g each in 12 oz cans) and count that 24 oz as part of my water intake for the day. That and a few protein drinks (I like the Pro-15Ti brand in Peach Mango and Wildberry which are 15 g each) and i've more than gotten my water and protein in for the day after having two of them with 20 oz of water each (because I find them too sweet mixed with 8 oz of water). Works for me and I can still have small meals during the day. Best of luck.......
   — KQinNC

September 26, 2010
The Doctors and newbies are all hot on protein drinks. Think about it before this surgery the protein drinks were only made for bodybuilders. Why?? Because it helped them bulk up. You are not going to die because you didn't get all your protein in the first year. In fact the first year out you should concentrate on drinking water. (No, substituting water in your protein drink doesn't count. Your body needs plain water) Walking, and introducing your small tummy to food again. You will not be able to tolerate some food because you had major surgery done on your tummy but eventually it will. You must eat 6 small meals a day so your body can burn the fat and relearn to digest food. Protein drinks are not food. I will never forget when my surgeon told me to eat. Ironically since eating got me here. The first year is all about the weight rapidly melting away. If you don't eat then your body will still try and hold onto the fat. Once your body realises you still are fueling it with food it will let go of the fat. The slower the better and healthier. You may be losing now with all the protein you are consuming but I feel you are confusing your body and later on 2 - 3 years out is when people start gaining all there weight back. (Bulking out). I have never used protein drinks I ate. I am almost 7 years out and I am a healthy 130 LBS still. If I gain its 5 - 6 lbs from junking out(candy mostly). But once I stop the weight comes off. Just an FYI
   — Kimberly Ten Kate

September 26, 2010
I am 4 weeks po. I count it as 14. Make sure u don't count all the extra foam on the top. I drink 2 14oz shakes of HDT Pro Blend 55 (chocolate fudge) one in the morning on at night. In between I drink the rest in water. Water is important.
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September 26, 2010
Hi! I am not typical I guess...I always under estimated, so I made sure to get enough..if I measured out 8 oz of milk..I counted it as 8 ounces..that way I always got enough..also ..I have heard from numerous resources that your body only absorbs 20-30 grams of protein in an hour...so don't try to bulk up your drinks too much and consume it too quickly....as it will be lost...also I found that if I drink a protein drink, I try to wait a lil bit before drinking anything else, so I do not flush the drink thru too quickly. You cannot consume too much liquid so..counting your drink as 8 ounces and then getting 64 is great! also try flavoring the v-8 juice..I put garlic powder n black pepper in either v-8 or chicken broth and it 'feels' like food but is a liquid. Good luck on your joourney! hugs n God Bless, Kim
   — gpcmist