Omelet wrote:
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> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
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> > > > LOL she cannot stand them and with good reason. That stuff is nasty.
> > > > Every time she is in hospital they try to make her consume those shakes.
> > >
> > > The crap the hospital serves is NOT the same.
> >
> > True but she associates any 'shake' with those concoctions.
>
> Ah. That's too bad.
> What about ice cream shakes? We ARE trying to add calories here. :-)

Yes she likes those and they do appear in the house from time to time.


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> > >
> > > > However yoghurt-based fruit smoothies go down well, so we do try to make
> > > > those frequently.
> > >
> > > Seriously, see if you can add whey protein ISOLATE to that. The stuff I
> > > have, _I_ can actually stomach, and I'm picky.
> > >
> > > Isopure is one good brand, but there are others.
> >
> > If it's tasteless could be worth a try.
>
> Hm. I generally get the pineapple/orange so am not sure. There are other
> brands that are unflavored. Whey Protein Isolate is the key. No grit!

She definitely doesn't like grits LOL. We'll have a look and see what's
what. Plain whey powder should be fairly tasteless.


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> >
> > >
> > > Look to the body building community for stuff like that. Not health care.
> > >
> >
> > TY. Of course, having known some bodybuilders, they have their own
> > percentage of nutcases LOL.
>
> <snork> No kidding!
>
> I've recently switched back from the local city activity center gym to
> the local hard core gym. I've lifted on and off there now for the past
> 20 years or so. It's where all the local BB'ers and competitive power
> lifters work out.
>
> Nice "scenery" when I'm resting between sets. :-)

ROTFL! and why not...
>
> And some of the conversations are utterly fascinating...
>
> On the up-side, I've got my deadlift back up to #105 for 10 reps. It's
> a start. At my best, I used to be able to do #210. <sigh>
> --


That's very good. Used to do serious weightlifting but got bored with
it.