I am having my operation in 2 weeks. Very nervous and today news is bad press for the lap band . Also I am looking for a protien drink , so could you please suggest your favorite and what it tastes like.

thank you

I am using Carb Solutions drink. It is by far the best tasting drink I have found.

It has been so hard to find in stores tho......my NP told me to check out K mart, and there it was for just $4.00 a 4 pack.

I bought 24 packs of them......thats how hard it it to get.

I called the company, and they said they only sell to businesses....:eek:

Wow! I didn't realize there were so many options!

My favorite is Slim Fast Optima chocolate Royale Powder. I can't drink the stuff in the can - blech! And CIB made me gag...

I take 8 oz 2% milk, 1 cup ice - blend

Add 1 scoop powder and 1/2 scoop Chocolate Whey Protein Powder

Blend into a smoothie. YUM!

I LOVE the pure Protein shots I do in the AM - or right after a work out.

They come in a test tube looking thingy. (my husband makes me put them at the bottom of the garbage can - what is up with that?!?!)

They are:

25g Protein

0 Carbs

0 Fat

0 Calories

Two swollows and it is gone! You can do up to 3 a day - I have only done one a day.

http://store.bariatriceating.com/conewwhlipr.html

Melanne, protein residue from shakes, etc. can really stink up a home. I have smelled my shaker once after mistakenly leaving it in my truck for a day. It smells like poop.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-07182006-685274.html

hi

thanks for some of the Protein drink idear

the link is to a news articile

a friend to me she hear stuff on tv this morning so i looked it up on the net to she if i could if what she was talking about

Don't put too much stock into this article. First of all, look at the date....July 18, 2006 4:21 AM. I wonder how people have successfully been banded since then. It also refers to SUPER Morbidly Obese people as being the subject of the study. I would question as to whether they all had the same co-morbidities. Anyone can come with these results (in favor of lapband or RNY) if you take people that already have a high rate of complications. It's obvious to me that this writer did not research the facts. It's also very sad that this article may have a negative impact on someone considering the band if they fail to do further research.

BTW, my favorite Protein Drink is Body Fortress in chocolate found at Wal-Mart. It has 20 g of protein in each serving. I usually mix it with 1/2 - 3/4 banana. LOVE IT!!

Isopure is my drug of choice...delicious, but then I despise milk so I didn't like having to do 7 days of Carnation Instant Breakfast. It is a lot better in a Magic Bullet Blender though...don't know what I would do without that blender. Thanks to my friend 3 Loves who recommended it...fantastic!!

Dody

Isopure is my drug of choice...delicious, but then I despise milk so I didn't like having to do 7 days of Carnation Instant Breakfast. It is a lot better in a Magic Bullet Blender though...don't know what I would do without that blender. Thanks to my friend 3 Loves who recommended it...fantastic!!

Dody

I started looking online today for this, since I want some on hand after surgery, and didn't find much. The only thing I saw on the GNC website was powders, and they come in like a 3 pound container.

Where are you all find the bottled, RTD stuff?

I strongly advise you not to take protein drinks unless you drink at least 2,5 litres of water a day. Why? Because the protein that cannot be digested is secreted through the kidneys and into the urine. It really harms the kidneys if you dont drink a sufficient amount of water.

The only proteins I am intaking are the ones from low fat milk/yoghurt(and trickled soup) and I must say, I feel absolutely fine. There is really no need for arfiticial things. But that's just my opinion.

lisah25 my local GNC carries it in a RTD but they don't advertise it. They just keep it stocked on their shelves.

Myra

I strongly advise you not to take Protein drinks unless you drink at least 2,5 litres of Water a day. Why? Because the protein that cannot be digested is secreted through the kidneys and into the urine. It really harms the kidneys if you dont drink a sufficient amount of water.

The only Proteins I am intaking are the ones from low fat milk/yoghurt(and trickled soup) and I must say, I feel absolutely fine. There is really no need for arfiticial things. But that's just my opinion.

Personally, I'm thinking mainly of the two weeks on liquids right after surgery. What I remember from all the info was that they suggest Protein Drinks then only. Which is one reason I don't really want to buy a 3 lb jar of powder!

lisah25 my local GNC carries it in a RTD but they don't advertise it. They just keep it stocked on their shelves.

Myra

Thanks - I'll stop on my way home and see. I want to try some before buying a lot.

Personally, I'm thinking mainly of the two weeks on liquids right after surgery. What I remember from all the info was that they suggest protein drinks then only. Which is one reason I don't really want to buy a 3 lb jar of powder!

Trust me, I seriously think one could do without it. I am not quite sure what they put in that stuff - some of them contain genetically manipulated soya, and I am really a health freak, so there's no way I am drinking that. :biggrin1:

But yougurt and milk(low fat) really taste great.

The problem with protein shakes is that you are not advised to take them in together with stuff that has any form of carbohydrates(milk has lactose, so if you add milk to make a shake, that is a source of carbohydrates), you would gain weight.

One deciliter of low fat milk has around 40 calories and everything your body needs, from vitamins to proteins. I see no point in ingesting additional ones, not even in those two weeks. :biggrin1:

One deciliter of low fat milk has around 40 calories and everything your body needs, from vitamins to proteins. I see no point in ingesting additional ones, not even in those two weeks. :biggrin1:

First of all, congratulations on your band!! :clap2: Who was your doc? I only ask b/c most of them require approx 65 g of protein a day to prevent PCM (Protein Calorie Malnutrition)....something that would be a challenge with just milk. My doc has a recipe for the 65 daily grams made of 4 c of 1% milk and 1 c of nonfat dry milk....yucko. :huytsao Not my thing so I do other forms of protein. So, in a sense, I agree that milk does contain protein. Do you get your 65 grams a day? I agree with you on the protein being difficult on your kidneys, but that is only if you take in too much at one time. If what you say is true, it's a very interesting thing that perhaps I should bring up with my doc b/c he also has me taking vitamins.

I started looking online today for this, since I want some on hand after surgery, and didn't find much. The only thing I saw on the GNC website was powders, and they come in like a 3 pound container.

Where are you all find the bottled, RTD stuff?

I googled Isopure and ordered it online from a company. I couldn't find it locally. It is a little spendy but well worth the price. I choose fruit punch and grape. Many companies sell it online. GNC didn't even carry it here where I live.

First of all, congratulations on your band!! :clap2: Who was your doc? I only ask b/c most of them require approx 65 g of Protein a day to prevent PCM (Protein Calorie Malnutrition)....something that would be a challenge with just milk. My doc has a recipe for the 65 daily grams made of 4 c of 1% milk and 1 c of nonfat dry milk....yucko. :huytsao Not my thing so I do other forms of protein. So, in a sense, I agree that milk does contain protein. Do you get your 65 grams a day? I agree with you on the protein being difficult on your kidneys, but that is only if you take in too much at one time. If what you say is true, it's a very interesting thing that perhaps I should bring up with my doc b/c he also has me taking Vitamins.

I am from Croatia, you know, one of those extremely small postcommunist contries of South East Europe. :biggrin1:

Well, I dont just drink milk. I also drink yoghurt and this special type of yoghurt, I dont know if you have it in the States, but its a speciality that comes from Causasian mountains. I dont know the word in English, I think its Kefir. To see what it really is, go here http://www.kefir.net/

But I believe in really depends on the age of the person. I am only 21 and I perfectly healthy(except being a whale :biggrin1: ), but the Protein Drink is really a big issue here. I guess some banded people drank both Protein shakes and other stuff at the same time and this made them gain weight instead of lose.

However, I see there are veggies here too, so how dont they get PCM, since they drink only soya milk? Anyways, thats just for the first month or so. Nobody died. :biggrin1: