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Kathy M.
on 8/27/11 8:00 am, edited 8/27/11 8:10 am - summershade, KY

Just got a question are we always going have to do protein shakes I'm having a hard time getting it all in I've done spend a lot of money tring to find one that don't make me sick

Kathy M

Pupcake !.
on 8/27/11 8:05 am - Stranded in, IA

RNY on 10/27/03

I still do them 8 years later.

The trick is finding one that you can tolerate.

I highly reccomend trying the Magic Bullet to mix with. I gagged them down until I bit the bullet and bought the bullet :-)

Pup

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Kathy M.
on 8/27/11 8:13 am - summershade, KY

RNY on 08/16/11

I will try that the only thing is I can't drink milk

I put it in coffee and pudding hot chocolate

Kathy M

Pupcake !.
on 8/27/11 8:21 am, edited 8/27/11 8:22 am - Stranded in, IA

RNY on 10/27/03

I don't use milk with mine, I've always mixed with ice and water.

I used a lot of the Nectars. Now I nosh on the cheap. EAS pure protein Dutch Chocolate.

8 oz water 1 scoop Protein, 1 tsp instant coffee add ice and blend.

The coffee kills the aftertase of the protein, and I have iced mocha cappuchino

Good luck, it's trial and error.

Pup

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ktharp89
on 8/27/11 8:25 am - Gaithersburg, MD

RNY on 03/15/11

I do protein shakes less five months out because i eat a lot of protein in my food but I still need to do them a lot of days. I couldn't drink them for months and tried so any. So any are just nasty. I also can't tolerate them with milk. If you like coffee you should try CLICK. It is coffee flavored protein that is really good. I use syntha-6 vanilla. That is tasty protein powder too.

Also if you have a vitamin shoppe you can buy a big tub of protein powder and if you don't like it you can exchange it for something else.

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nfarris79
on 8/27/11 8:29 am - Germantown, MD

RNY on 04/13/11

Get samples of things. You're new out and your tastes will change so some of those you hate right now may be your best friends in a few months. Yeah, it's not cheap but we save money in not eating mass quantities of other foods..... There are people who get most or all of their protein thru foods but it may take you a while to build up to that so in the meantime, just think of your protein as your "medicine".

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mrslatch
on 8/27/11 8:35 am - Fort Campbell, KY

RNY on 01/05/10

I do them at 19 months out. If you can't do milk use water, almond milk or soy milk.

If you can eat enough protein then you don't need them, but most days I can't eat enough meat to get mine in without having too many carbs/fat to go with it.

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JAZZSEY4
on 8/27/11 9:23 am

RNY on 08/17/11

I definitely second that using Almond Milk idea, it looks like we had our surgeries on the same day (yay!!). I use it to make all of my shakes. I also blend every shake I drink with ice and greek yogurt (just for extra protein). Blending them, makes them so much more tolerable. Also adding them into decaf coffee is great, I am currently drinking on an iced decaf with two scoops of chocolate protein. This is the first unblended coffee I have made, because I am at work, and I much prefer my drinks blended up!

Good luck with finding something that works well with you and your body. Try the vita lady website and order some samples so that way you're not wasting too much money. Once you find the one you like, you can just stick to that.

aseg21
on 8/27/11 9:57 am - Miami, FL

RNY on 09/14/10

I love the Premier Protein drinks from Costco. The chocolate ones are awesome.. they really don't taste like a protein shake at all. So good.. I could literally drink them for all 3 meals and it would be fabulous.

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poet_kelly
on 8/27/11 12:08 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

No, you do not always have to use protein shakes. You should use them as long as you need to in order to get enough protein. If you can get enough protein from food and prefer not to use shakes at all, then that's fine.

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