I have them for breakfast most days because I have a hard time eating breakfast but need some nutrition. I also have one if I am low on calories and/or protein at the end of the day.

Same as Quirky, typically have mine as/with my breakfast.

I drink one after lifting every other day. I also usually have one every morning (either a shake or in my oatmeal) to make sure I keep my protein intake where I need it (sometimes I need one at night, too, if I wasn't eating properly though out the day).

i usually drink my protein shake in the morning for breakfast.

Usually post-workout. I've read some pretty convincing arguments that you need to consume the protein BEFORE you work out to make sure it is digested and available in your bloodstream to build muscle AFTER your workout, but I tend to lose my lunch if I eat to close to hitting the gym so I just wait until afterwards.

when I need more protein and I don't feel like cooking or eating meat.

Usually post-workout. I've read some pretty convincing arguments that you need to consume the protein BEFORE you work out to make sure it is digested and available in your bloodstream to build muscle AFTER your workout, but I tend to lose my lunch if I eat to close to hitting the gym so I just wait until afterwards.

According to the Aragon/Schoenfeld study done this year (and posted here a few days ago for discussion), it helps to do both, but primarily before a workout. There's about a four hour or so window before and after your workout to consume 0.4-0.5g of protein per Kilogram of LBM.

The advantage you gain by doing your protein before a workout is it elevates your blood and amino acid levels for up to two hours after your workout. So it should at least boost your performance while lifting. (Of course, this is if I read the article right.)

http://www.jissn.com/content/pdf/1550-2783-10-5.pdf

From this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872189-alan-aragon-and-brad-schoenfeld-on-nutrient-timing

"With that said, high-quality protein dosed at 0.4–0.5 g/kg of LBM at both pre- and post-exercise is a simple, relatively fail-safe general guideline that reflects the current evidence showing a maximal acute anabolic effect of 20–40 g [53,84,85]. For example, someone with 70 kg of LBM would consume roughly 28–35 g protein in both the pre- and post exercise meal. Exceeding this would be have minimal detriment if any, whereas significantly under-shooting or neglecting it altogether would not maximize the anabolic response.

Due to the transient anabolic impact of a protein-rich meal and its potential synergy with the trained state, pre- and post-exercise meals should not be separated by more than approximately 3–4 hours, given a typical resistance training bout lasting 45–90 minutes. If protein is delivered within particularly large mixed-meals (which are inherently more anticatabolic), a case can be made for lengthening the interval to 5–6 hours."

i was only having them on workout days...then that progressed to having one every day haha!

i just love them!

The advantage you gain by doing your protein before a workout is it elevates your blood and amino acid levels for up to two hours after your workout. So it should at least boost your performance while lifting. (Of course, this is if I read the article right.)

you didn't

Could you elaborate what I'm incorrect on?

You're speaking in absolute terms as though the article made concrete pre/post workout nutrition recommendations. The conclusion of the article on that issue was a big shrug of the shoulders.

The conclusion was that you SHOULD be consuming protein in that window, but the evidence is not 100% ironclad. They do make specific recommendations and basically say it would be silly to ignore them.