Don't tell me it's not the protein powder...

Jul 06, 2010

Okay...starting a couple of weeks ago, I decided to start trying out different protein powders for flavor, mixability, and price. Seeing that I was going to have a two-week steady diet of protein shakes, not to mention the after-surgery binge on them, I felt that I needed to do some research. A number of years ago I was on a liquid diet (Medifast) and got so sick of those shakes that by the end I was getting nauseus at the mere thought of them.

Naturally, my first trial was with the protein powders that are produced locally and marketed by one of the partners in my WLS clinic. After one of their support group meetings, I ponied up to the nutrition bar and bought a 'sampler pack' of their various flavors. Eager to try the product out, I made myself a shake when I got home. I must say, the taste was pretty good, nothing at all like I remembered from my Medifast days. I though, hmmm....if they other flavors are this good, I can live on this for a couple of weeks. Then, I went off to bed with visions of cocoa beans dancing in my head.

Before I go into what happened next, let me set the stage a bit. I am HIGHLY sensitive to caffeine--even a whiff of it at 8am and I am not sleeping that night. That means...no regular coffee, tea, iced tea, diet cola, etc. I rarely order decaf at a restaurant because I've gotten 'slipped a mickey' just a few too many times by staff who don't understand the importance of the difference between regular and decaf. I also suffer from lifelong insomnia, for which I am medically treated. Thank God for those little blue pills. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't even have a clue what a decent night of sleep feels like.

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