Advice over Protein shakes.

Soldato
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So I'm just 50 and fat. Lockdown has destroyed me (totally my fault) and I need to do something about it.
May last year I was 90kg, last week I was 116kg.
I had an operation last year on my back which has been a long standing issue since I was younger, it hasn't helped as much as I thought so I suspect that my weight might be hindering my recovery.
Last week I started swimming again, it's a good exercise for me as it supports my weight and allows me to exercise safely, I managed 6 swims of around 750m with Sun off, and I intend to keep this level going forward.
I swim early mornings at 6:30, it's too early for breakfast, so I'm looking for a good protein shake that I can have half walking to the swim, and the other half walking back.
There are so many out there, can anyone recommend a good one for swimmers please?
 
I presumed that I needed one partly for energy and partly for recovery as 30 lengths in my arms start to flag a bit and I'm feeling it the next day.
When I looked online I saw people recommending shakes for recovery, and pre swim as well.
 
But if the last food was your evening meal, which for me would be fish and lots of veg, will I not have digested that by my morning swim?
Sorry for the obvious questions, I'm just trying to understand how to do this right.
I'm accepting that I'm going to ache, I maybe made the mistake of googling muscle recovery and disappeared down a huge rabbit hole
 
If you are fat you don't need protein shakes.
That made me laugh!

For now I'm just having water before and a couple of eggs on toast afterwards when I get in.
Seem to be OK with around 750m each morning, though I feel pretty worn out afterwards but also feel better for it if that makes sense
 
I'm managing without so far, 3 weeks ago I was doing 500m sessions, then 750 now I'm up to 800 so I'm happy with that.
I'm now looking for a good android app so I can start to plan gym workouts and start doing that in the evenings
 
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