My First "Real" Shake

Hi all,

I had 2 previous attempts at shake - both abysmal failures.

The first was a soy + honey protein powder mixed with milk, which gave me a terrible stomach ache.

A couple of months later, I had a chocolate whey (+maltose) protein powder mixed with water, which gave me a headache & fatigue. (This was after being sugar-free for 3 months.....the maltose was the culprit.)

I have recently looked into getting Restore, but to make a long story short, I was just given a container of a whey protein powder from a friend who didn't want it. So I decided I'd give it a try.
It has "natural vanilla & caramel flavors"........is this sugar??

I bought almond milk.........(was quite happy to find it......i'd heard there was a shortage in supply here)........and only after opening it did i see that it contained "evaporated cane juice" :s4(

Yikes!!! I've been off sugar for a year and three months now.
Wasn't sure what to do - have some.....not have any???
It's the only kind they sell here.

Long story short, I decided to give it a try, and here's what breakfast looked like:

1 cup almond milk.
3/4 scoop protein powder
2 tsp. tahini from whole sesame seeds
cinnamon & ginger

On the side, I had:
cottage cheese
stewed apples (which I had made the day before with peeled, diced apples - stewed in their own juice, nothing else added)
1 1/2 slices whole rye toast

That was a few hours ago, and so far, so good.
It was actually excellent :h11) but I'm keeping a close watch for any signs that the covert sugars may be to my detriment :s9(

They do carry rice and oat milk here......I will check if they are sugar-free.

I do wonder why most of you seem to have these alternative "milks" and not regular milk. If a person is not sensitive to dairy, is it ok to have protein powder in cow's milk (not that I'm crazy about cow's milk...) ?

I would love to hear what you Experienced Shake People have to say.

Thanks for listening :h10)
Sarit