[MsRain]

Recently i've found myself not eating bc for one im not hungry, and two i dont cook. I never realized how much i depended on fast food to eat. So ive been tryng to figure out some ways to add protein into my diet, i figure any type of protein that i can purchase whether packaged food or drinkable and good for me i need it. Now a lot of the protein shakes i cant tolerate. I consider myself lactose intolerant but its not to an extreme degree. Like i can have a bowl of cereal with regular milk i just pour the milk out after im done. I just found that if i consume milk every single day all day my system gets messed up. Brief example i tried to do a liquid only protein shake diet before i had surgery and all i drank was atkins advantage shakes....i did good for about 2wks but after that i had to take a trip to the ER with stomach pains so bad i could have strangled someone . My primary doc said im lactose intolerant so i just went with that, ive never liked milk anyway though. But my idea with these shakes is to try and keep my carb count down so i can have some for when i do eat food but keep my protein up in the process for the day. These shakes have 20g of protein, 1g of sugar, and only 6g of carbs. They are 190 cal per serving. Now im thinking thats pretty good. Any ideas on whether or not this would be a good thing to add into my diet? I also ordered that geletin that was listed here on another thread bc it has 20g of protein but someone mentioned it has a certain type of protein that isnt absorbed well so us gb people may not get the full 20g Im still waiting on Doc to explain that one if possible. Im thinking maybe one of these shakes for breakfast since thats the main meal ive found myself skipping. So any help is appreciated

[johnms]

I used them pre-op and post-op and they were approved by my surgeon.

[MsRain]

Ah great thanks john, i went ahead and ordered a case which should arrive next week sometime. If they have a fairly good taste and i can drink without gagging then i will definately order more anyone else care to chime in?

[johnms]

I found them right in my local supermarket. I found that if they were cold they actually weren't bad. The Atkins shakes are even better and you can find them at Walmart and most of your supermarkets and they come in more flavors.

[antoniotarry]

well my surgeon gave me what we call the bariatric bible that has all the acceptable options and in the book it say that for lactose free solution to do the Boost Glucose control and for your protein power it could be Whey protein isolate

[NicMic]

So I am wondering can you add items to the shakes to give it a better taste?

[MsRain]

Originally Posted by antoniotarry

well my surgeon gave me what we call the bariatric bible that has all the acceptable options and in the book it say that for lactose free solution to do the Boost Glucose control and for your protein power it could be Whey protein isolate

My nut told me to stay away from boost for some reason, i forget why. But im just looking for another way to get in some extra protein especially in the morning. Im just hoping it tastes good thats all that matters. I have tasted the atkins shakes but they dont have 20grams of protein do they john? Also they might have more carbs which is the reason why i wanted to try the low carb version to save those for the food i eat.

[antoniotarry]

well for my liver shrinking diet i drank the low card slim fast and i lost 32 pounds doing the 2 shakes and a meal for dinner

[MsRain]

Originally Posted by antoniotarry

well for my liver shrinking diet i drank the low card slim fast and i lost 32 pounds doing the 2 shakes and a meal for dinner

Did they taste pretty good? I read a few of the reviews online and most said there wasnt an after taste and they were very good cold. How long did you do the liver shrinking diet?

[antoniotarry]

i diid it for 3 weeks it was pretty good all i had was the chocolate one but it was good