I Tried Personalized Protein Powder: Here’s What Happened.

My fiancé and I are both gym rats, and one of our weeknight routines is to whip up a protein shake after work, go to the gym together, then come home and make a big salad and salmon to share. I’ve found that consistently adding protein powder to my shake has really helped my personal weight loss goals—without it I’d come home famished after working out and then overeat.

But I still wasn’t quite achieving the body I wanted. When our trainer at the gym suggested we each get a personalized protein powder from Gainful, I was initially skeptical. Are there really such drastic differences between powders? But our trainer swore it made all the difference for him, so we decided to give it a shot—here’s what we learned.

Unlike my fiancé, who wants to bulk up pretty substantially, I don’t use protein powder to get bigger, but to maintain a slimmer physique. But we had always shared a powder, because we assumed they were all the same. OK, I’ll admit I liked the idea of finally solving our flavor feuds (chocolate vs. vanilla, a house divided) but didn’t think customized powders were really all that special.

Only one way to find out for sure, so we took the plunge and visited Gainful’s website to take their customization quiz. Our quizzes pretty much confirmed that opposites attract: he is a meat-eater, I try to eat more vegan; he wants to put on muscle weight, I want to slim down; he does weight-lifting, I prefer swimming laps; he likes chocolate, and I like vanilla. The quiz seemed to show insightful results, but I still needed to try it and see results to believe the hype.

While we waited to get our personalized blends in the mail, I checked out the ingredients that would come in mine. My vanilla powder included organic pea protein, organic brown rice protein (totally plant-based!), as well as a natural vanilla flavor and organic stevia. I also learned that the plant-based protein in my vegan blend was ideal for pre-workouts, since it’s easy on the stomach and starts the recovery process early. Reading about my protein powder was educating, and after I tasted it (totally delicious with my favorite almond or oat milk!), I just hoped that it would make a real difference in my fitness.

Since I loved the taste so much, I was thrilled when it actually seemed as though my personalized blend was having an effect. A month after switching to Gainful for our pre-gym shakes, my fiancé broke most of his personal records, while I managed to slim down without losing any muscle tone. Plus, we both felt pretty great after working out—not starving or super tired.

Though I was skeptical at first, after seeing how our protein powders helped both me and my fiancé reach our specific fitness goals, I have become somewhat of a Gainful guru, and have been recommending it to all our friends. With monthly deliveries, free shipping, and a cancel-anytime-policy, with Gainful there’s really nothing to lose—but a lot to gain.

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