For anyone who happens to read my posts, you might know that I am not great at getting in Protein and I hate Protein shakes. It has been 1 year and 7 months since my surgery and I have had less than 4 protein shakes in the entirety of that time. They are, in my opinion, so gross tasting and I would rather just eat a few pieces of chicken than slurp down chalky tasting milk. Also, milk and sugar tend to make me sick so that was another part of my rationale.

I decided this week that while I am at goal, I would like to drop 10 more pounds, which would put me at the goal I set when I was younger. I keep reading everyone's post about how they always eat protein first, which I don't do, I eat whatever tastes good first, which is usually something with carbs. So, I decided I would make a conscious effort for the next few weeks to put protein first, which started with trying to make a protein shake/ smoothie that didn't make me sick and didn't taste disgusting. Below is what I came up with:

12oz Almond Milk

1 container Yoplait Whips Yogurt Cupcake flavor

1/2 tablespoon raw organic honey

2tbs PB2

1 packet Body Key vanilla Protein powder

Total: 465 calories, 31g protein (makes a HUGE cup, so if you try it, you will probably only drink 1/2-2/3 which makes the calories a bit better)

I froze half the almond milk the night before and the container of yogurt so I wouldn't need to use ice. I mixed the other half of the milk with the protein powder and PB2 in the blender first, then I blended in the frozen milk and yogurt. I got some organic raw honey the other day for something else so I tossed that in, but in the future it mostly adds calories more than flavor so I would probably leave it out. I also like vanilla almond milk just to drink, but in the future I would probably use the non-flavored version which drops it from 135 calories in almond milk to about 65. A frozen banana would probably also be good to add. In the end, I have a giant cup that tastes like a cake batter flavored milkshake. It is ridiculously good and really filling, so I only ended up drinking about half before I was full. Ideally in the future I can modify it a little so I don't end up with so much leftover.

So, since I have read a lot of Protein shake recipes hoping I would find one I like, I thought I'd share. Happy Sunday Everyone!

Well done AvaFern, and well done for reaching your goal. I am really interested in how many grams of Protein should be taken in on a daily basis. I'm in Australia and can't find much on how much protein you should consume on a daily basis and how you calculate it??

@@Miss Meg

I am possibly the last person to ask about Protein, lol. I have read most people try to get in 60 grams a day at the minimum, but I tend to average closer to 30-40g and I did for the entirety of my time post-op. I use MyFitnessPal and it adds up all of my protein for me when I enter in foods.

I did get 93g today though! Which is probably the first time ever having that much since I got my sleeve, but for 1193 calories and that much protein, I was kinda proud of myself.

@@AvaFern

you actually helped me there.. I went into the myfitnesspal app (which I had only ever used for diary keeping) and there it all is there. Thanks for the info.

I have a Protein shake/smoothie everyday for my Breakfast....done so for over 4 years...recently I bought a new Vitamix that will also make soups!

Anyway, as far as recipes, I make just about anything my imagination can come up with....right now I am having a combination of a few strawberries, 1/2 banana, some Peanut Butter, and almond milk....everything I do always has a scoop of whey protein for 35 grams....

When I say anything, I mean anything from fresh fruit, berries, coconut, oranges, pineapples, chocolate, coffee, peanut butter....just about anything you can think of.

Sometimes I will go the veggie way with combinations of spinach, kale, carrots, apples, etc, etc....

I should add, I don't care about calories....stopped worrying about them a long time ago....Now, I just eat less, and when I do eat I make the healthiest choices I can. No more dieting for me!

just going off what my surgeon told me to consume daily - 80-100 grams of protein a day. That is with working out and trying to keep my hair from falling out and all that good stuff. So - hope that helps!

For those who hate protein shakes as much as I do, I found that not breathing through my nose, slurping down the shake (pre surgery) and then quickly taking a spoonful of suger free apple sauce is a LOT easier than it sounds. I can get through two shakes a day using this formula. Otherwise, I would still be on my very first shake...lol

Edited May 10, 201511 yr by abbyg