Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >, Arri London >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > That's a bit different. We are talking about someone who quite readily
> > > > skips meals altogether, without making it up later.
> > >
> > > I normally only eat once or twice per day. So does dad, and our meals
> > > tend to be small.
> > >
> > > What's the big deal?
> >
> > You are trying to lose weight. The Maternal Unit is underweight. Not
> > taking in calories isn't such a good idea.
> >
>
> Mm, good point. I guess the best thing to do then is when you can get
> her to eat, give her high calorie, nutrient dense stuff.

That is my cunning plan Doesn't always work, of course :P

>
> Have you tried meal replacement shakes just as a supplement? Ones made
> with whey protein generally mix pretty smooth without the grittiness of
> cheaper protein powders.
> --


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.
However yoghurt-based fruit smoothies go down well, so we do try to make
those frequently.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> > Mm, good point. I guess the best thing to do then is when you can get
> > her to eat, give her high calorie, nutrient dense stuff.
>
> That is my cunning plan Doesn't always work, of course :P

I understand.

>
> >
> > Have you tried meal replacement shakes just as a supplement? Ones made
> > with whey protein generally mix pretty smooth without the grittiness of
> > cheaper protein powders.
> > --
>
>
> 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.

> 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.

Look to the body building community for stuff like that. Not health care.
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > > Mm, good point. I guess the best thing to do then is when you can get
> > > her to eat, give her high calorie, nutrient dense stuff.
> >
> > That is my cunning plan Doesn't always work, of course :P
>
> I understand.
>
> >
> > >
> > > Have you tried meal replacement shakes just as a supplement? Ones made
> > > with whey protein generally mix pretty smooth without the grittiness of
> > > cheaper protein powders.
> > > --
> >
> >
> > 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.

>
> > 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.

>
> Look to the body building community for stuff like that. Not health care.
> --
> Peace! Om
>

TY. Of course, having known some bodybuilders, they have their own
percentage of nutcases LOL.

Arri London wrote:
> 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.
> However yoghurt-based fruit smoothies go down well, so we do try to make
> those frequently.
>

This is a great product that is almost tasteless. You can stir a scoop
of this into yogurt, softened ice cream, soup or when you make Jello. I
dislike the name of the product - Unjury, sounds too much like injury.
You have to order by mail. Not sure if they send samples.

http://www.unjury.com/



Becca

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> > > 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. :-)

>
> >
> > > 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!

>
> >
> > 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. :-)

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>
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

The Cook wrote:
>
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:49:34 -0700, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >> In article >, Arri London >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Omelet wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > In article >, Arri London >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > That's a bit different. We are talking about someone who quite readily
> >> > > > skips meals altogether, without making it up later.
> >> > >
> >> > > I normally only eat once or twice per day. So does dad, and our meals
> >> > > tend to be small.
> >> > >
> >> > > What's the big deal?
> >> >
> >> > You are trying to lose weight. The Maternal Unit is underweight. Not
> >> > taking in calories isn't such a good idea.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Mm, good point. I guess the best thing to do then is when you can get
> >> her to eat, give her high calorie, nutrient dense stuff.
> >
> >That is my cunning plan Doesn't always work, of course :P
> >
> >>
> >> Have you tried meal replacement shakes just as a supplement? Ones made
> >> with whey protein generally mix pretty smooth without the grittiness of
> >> cheaper protein powders.
> >> --
> >
> >
> >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.
> >However yoghurt-based fruit smoothies go down well, so we do try to make
> >those frequently.
>
> If you can make your own yoghurt you can add about 1/2 cup dried milk
> to a quart of regular, or mix cream and whole milk. Since I am
> working on getting my fat level down, I do it with skim milk and dried
> skim.
> --
> Susan N.


TY. When we do make yoghurt it is with full-cream milk. Neither of us
like the taste of dried milk.

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > > > 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.


>
> >
> > >
> > > > 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.


>
> >
> > >
> > > 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.

Becca wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > 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.
> > However yoghurt-based fruit smoothies go down well, so we do try to make
> > those frequently.
> >
>
> This is a great product that is almost tasteless. You can stir a scoop
> of this into yogurt, softened ice cream, soup or when you make Jello. I
> dislike the name of the product - Unjury, sounds too much like injury.
> You have to order by mail. Not sure if they send samples.
>
> http://www.unjury.com/
>
> Becca


TY will scope it out.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> > 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.
>
Good luck. :-)
When my mom was dying, I had a similar problem. She had no appetite due
to not being able to breathe well so I can empathize.

> > > >
> > > > 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...

;-)

Muscle is beautiful.

> >
> > 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.

I just mix it up and don't do the same exercises every day for the most
part. That helps prevent boredom. :-) Weight lifting is my favorite
exercise...
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:

<snip>

> ;-)
>
> Muscle is beautiful.
>
> > >
> > > 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.
>
> I just mix it up and don't do the same exercises every day for the most
> part. That helps prevent boredom. :-) Weight lifting is my favorite
> exercise...
> --
>

I'm just a lazy sod at heart