For those of you that have lost a significant amount of weight, do/did you drink protein shakes like adkins protein drinks (especially for breakfast)? Did you feel that protein drinks slowed your weight loss at all? When I did Atkins several years ago, many people then said that the protein drinks hendered their weight loss......but that is all I can get down b4 lunch and I am not doing Atkins with the band ...just trying to make healthy choices....Just curious...

Hi Bandedshopgirl

I Had The Band Put In On October 5th, I Lost 26lbs In Nine Days, Since Then My Scale At Home Has Stayed The Same. I Have Been Drinking 2-3 Protein Shakes Per Day.(gnc100%protein). I Am Curtious Too, Can This Be Slowing Weight Loss Process?

I got my band in April, but did not get restriction and start losing weight until after I was filled at the end of June. Since then, I have lost almost 40 pounds. I drink a protein shake for breakfast every morning as it is all I can get down as well. It has not hindered my progress at all.

Nup. I dont like them and I dont find them necessary, I eat a smaller version of the healthy breakfasts I always ate - Cereal, fruit and yogurt usually. Maybe an egg on toast. Very occasionally just a piece of toast.

liquid calories dont fill me up anyway. I'd be looking for something else to eat an hour or two later and I dont believe in Protein at the expense of carbs either.

I start my day with a supa protein mix I made up lol. I take an Atkin's chocolate royal shake pre-mixed kind 11 oz. and add one scoop of chocolate unjury protien powder. It ends up being supa rich, kinda thick, chocolatey goo lol. I love it! I get 35 grams of protein in it. I really like it and I don't get hungry until about 1 o'clock. I usually have a south beach diet protein bar for lunch or a WW microwave meal or left overs from supper or tuna/mayo and avocado on kashi crackers. Those are kind of my staples for lunch quisine lol. Then for supper I have whatever I want, even pizza sometimes. I eat SLOW and chew well and stop when I get my stop sign. It took a while to figure out but now I know when I've had enough. Every day I get my 65g of protein in no problemo. I also take my vitamins and drink my water and am pretty religious about my biotin.. don't want to lose my hair if I can help it!! Ive been steadily losing. I also try to exercise daily.