I mix my protein shakes with water...NOW!!! I never used to until recently, when I thought about it. I feel so stupid that I added all those extra calories early out, and I actually prefer the taste with water - less disgusting then with milk - I also used to dump on them with milk, but never, before this point made the connection. Thanks for the heads up. The only one I can get hold of here is 100 cals (made with water) and 25 grams of protein, so that should work for me.

any powder creamer is good and yes you can make half and half by mixing cream with milk... milk is not that good for you (a little bit is fine but not every day) protein shakes should be made with water. I make mine with a cup of water , ice cubes and a bit of banana.. (I also add 1tsb) of s/f ice cream to give it a hit of a shake... I have a hard time drinking protein shakes (they can make me dump)... but one I use works... they also need to be counted as calories and be low carbs and low sugar (mine has 4g carbs and 2g sugar)

Andi and Ruth.....my hat is off to you guys! I wish i could do it...I am so weak!! I just keep complaining to my husband I am gaining weight.....know what he says to me?????? You eat all the time,somethimes I don't know where you put it all!!! I'm a snacker..so I get me alitlle bag of raisins...tells me they are full of sugar,thats what makes you want to eat,then I go for an ornage...he says another bad choice!!! geezz... Then I get at work and its teacher appreciation week,muffins and coffee for us! Me so dumb,take a muffin....I ate half and threw the rest away!!! What started this we were watching the news this morning and they had a size 16 beauty queen,I told him see you can be fat and still win! He says well of course you can be fat and beautiful! I was waiting for him to say look at you!!!! I told him that and thats when he went on to tell me how bad of a eater I am!!! I go to the DR. on Monday and I need a real fast weigtht loss program!!! I keep wanting to do the 5 day but can't stick to it!!!! Any suggestions would HELP!!!

I've always been having low fat milk - I never realised Is any powered creamer ok or does it have to be a certain one? Half and half - is that half milk half cream? (I can't remember as we don't have it here, but I could make it) No wonder those lattes that I've been making myself with low fat milk (thinking I was doing good) were not helping!!!!!!

I'm doing that meal plan that you recommended and I'm eating quite well on it. I DO have a headache from lack of carbs or it could be the rain that looks as if it won't be going away any time soon! Last night I made steak for dinner! For them i made waffle french fries and roasted broccoli for us all. My head started to throb so instead of eating wtih them i went to lie down. I took a small nap drank some fluids and went to go find food. The four of them had eaten well over 2 pounds of steak....i though that couldn't be that's 8 ounces of meat for all of them. I said where's the steak and they said we ate it, I was beside myself. I said did any of you concern yourself that i hadn't eaten and the middle kid answers back smarmily.....when did this become MY problem, well let me tell you he sure as hell had a problem after that statement. If it's not bad enough that i couldn't drink my coffee all day because i don't like heavy cream and i went low carb with no junk food all day but then to have no dinner and a smarmy ass answer TOO MUCH FOR ME. Thankfully i don't get physical because that boy would have been a stain on my carpet and nothing else! He did get to spend some fine quality time folding socks and doing laundry though and he was in bed by 8:00 wtihout calling his girlfriend! day 2 will be better. The firing happens today and then i'll be free of the nightmare! ANDI