ladies - protein shakes / power stuff?

yea, pretty ignorant when it comes to this stuff.

dilema: love to work out hard but can never consume near my work out cals. been suggested i get into a protein shake or something along those lines.

do any of ya'll drink/eat that stuff, if so: which, what, how, and has it benefited you concerning weight loss? do NOT wanna bulk up, here to lose.

I drink a soy protein that's 170 calories plus agg strawberries and water/ice. It's really good and gets me refreshed after a workout!

I only use half a scopp tho, a full one seems to overpower and give it a chalky taste so it only comes to about 130 calories for the entire smoothie!

If you hate the flavor of protein shakes and can afford the calories, Syntha-6 is delicious with skim milk. I can't, so I am doing 100% whey for ON. The taste is ok and it is low in calories. I am not a fitness anything, but I think that if you stay withing your recommended caloric intake you should be ok. The bulking up comes from supplements like testosterone. Getting fatter is a product of more fat and calories so, watch what you eat and keep excercising.

I use Pure Protein Whey Powder. It comes in flavors and I add it my morning and evening yogurts. I have no problem with cholesterol levels because of it. The fat is actually quite low in that brand,

i dont know about protein shakes stuff......but you are hot.

^^as the above people stated, some of them are high cholesterol.
Probably not a huge problem if you're fit, but still something that can be avoided by a better quality protein.

Check the labels/ingredients before buying.

I use Metabolic Drive, Low Carb. 110 calories a scoop w 20g of protein. You can get it at t-nation.com

I wholeheartedly agree that you need a protein shake after your hard workouts. They are an instant fuel for your protein synthesis (the repair of your muscles after your workout) because they have easily-digestable protein that your body can get to right away.

That said, I wrote a brief article on why we should stay away from protein isolates -- which are found in most protein shakes -- and give suggestions on why you should look for products that use "protein concentrates" instead.

http://natashakay.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/isolated-protein/

Hope it helps!

I use one scoop of Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard Double Rich Chocolate. I used it after work outs when I sweat a lot and the next day I way less sore. Sometimes I add it with water and its alright but when I add it with some milk, it is delish! Plus I got it on Amazon so it was a great price. They have it in a bunch of flavors too. Once I finish this one I will move on to another flavor. I really like the quality of the protein and I definitely don't want to bulk up either.

gold standard is good stuff.
I used it for a while.

I like Premier Nutrition Chocolate Protein Shakes (I buy them at Costco... $24 for an 18 pack so not a bad price at all in comparison!)
It has 30g of protein, only 1g of sugar, and 160 cals etc.
It actually tastes pretty good to me! And one serving is about 11 oz. so pretty filling (in my opinion)

I think you already know this, but your colleagues are incorrect. It is very hard for most women to add bulk, because you don't have the same level of testosterone as men. You're not going to bulk up from a little extra whey protein, or from lifting weights.

Protein shacks is really hard to find one that you like most of them have a horrible after taste and you can hardly chome them down the problem is you want to get the most protein for amount you are drinking. I have probably drank them all. There is a product called unjury you can order online i used after my surgery not the greatest but i got unflavored and mixed with sugarfree farltfree pudding because i had no choice. I have recelently started with monavie protein and it is like drinking achocolate covered cherry with no horrible after taste it ie wonderful. If you want more information on that you can email me at kellythume@gmail.com protein bars are also good the best tasting that i have found is kelloggs meal replacement bars but its only 10 gms protein more carbs than the shake ratio wise i think.