Hi, I'm new here too. I first walked into the MRC on August 6th, so I'm coming up on 16 weeks since I started my pre-conditioning. I've always balked at the idea of supplements and the price, so I've mostly only done the minimum 2 HNS's a day they require if you want to earn maintenance. Yes, they pester me constantly to add more, but I don't struggle with hunger and have never found increased weight loss on the weeks I do three or four a day, so to keep costs down I stick with two. (I only end up with three on days I'm running around and it's going to be more than five hours between meals.)
I'm wondering what you mean when you write:
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"From what I've researched their HNS are getting the protein thru geletin (which I haven't read to many positive things about) it is derived from animal bone and skin etc... And is said to be one of the biggest rip offs on the market."
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The boxes say right on them that they contained hydrolyzed gelatin, so it's not a secret. I actually thought it was cool to find a protein supplement not made from whey or soy, so now you have me wondering what the non-positive things are that you found with your research? Just the ick factor of what they are made from? And what's the rip-off? The price? It does seem that gelatin is cheap so they shouldn't cost that much -but I haven't found them to be much cheaper anywhere else. Or is the rip off that they don't actually contain the protein they say? That would be a problem! Clue me in, because I am interested in continuing with a protein supplement once I finish spending $$$ at MRC and can re-direct those funds to a personal trainer at the gym.
Thanks!