Scared off whey protein? Am I doing it wrong?

I'd been going to the gym and doing beginner-level weights and activity, and I really needed the protein to help me recover (I could be out of action for days because I didn't have the right nutrition post-workout). So I bought some whey protein (Precision Engineered, natural flavour, from Holland and Barret), and I found it was absolutely horrific. I was taking it with milk and blending it up and the taste and texture was plain awful.

After a few tries at taking it, I just gave in. I tried to up my protein in "normal food" ways, but it wasn't enough. I did try Herbalife for a while, but I'd rather not be reliant on the soy as I hear it can raise estrogen levels after a while, and I'd rather be a manly man with heaps of testosterone. However, the Herbalife stuff did do the trick while I took it. I could work harder and longer than before and didn't have the recovery issues (so I'm fairly confident that I was doing my exercises and workout properly and that it was just the nutrition).


So I'm wondering if I have done the whole whey thing wrong. A lot of people say that you should take it with water instead, so I'm looking for opinions. Did I just pick a really horrific flavour? Should I try something like the chocolate instead?


Any tips or advice would be great. Please keep this topic to just the whey for now, although obviously other comments may be useful.


My goals are to lose weight, gain strength and become more athletic.

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http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10530943.html

Pick a flavour you like. I find chocolate smooth to be delicious. Very good prices too.

http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10530943.html

Pick a flavour you like. I find chocolate smooth to be delicious. Very good prices too.

I still have about half a tub of the natural whey protein left. I'm just wondering if there's any way I can recover it or if I'd picked a bad flavour from the start.

I will bear the site in mind when I need a refill though.

The stuff you bought probably just tastes bad. I remember the first whey protein I had was Maximuscle and it tasted rancid, on top of being ridiculously expensive. The myprotein shakes I have taste nice with water and delicious with milk.

As for the protein you still have left, just get it down your neck as quick as you can when you have a shake.

Is adding milk a contributing factor though?

As others have said, myprotein is really good I use toffee and strawberry jam roly poly and they both taste great.
You can put your plain protein in porridge, or in natural yogurt and pour it over fruit. But I can't say I've ever tried plain whey before.

Plain one is nice, it's a bit creamy but by no means bad. Once you're about halfway into a 5kg bag, it starts to become a bit sickly.

Gonna order a jam roly poly one next after reading your post.

OP I would avoid Holland & Barrett.

from Holland and Barret.