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04-16-2008, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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My diet milkshake recipe
Hello all,
I am pretty new here, so just a little about myself before I share my very simple recipe. I have been trying to lose weight forever, but I could never stick to any diets for long enough to let it do any good for me, because, well, I don't have much will power. I am also a terrible chocolate fiend, and most "diet" chocolate tastes like cardboard. I forced myself to stay on Herbalife and lost 35 pounds on that program. But, like everything else I had tried, the taste of the shakes was so yucky that I just couldn't stick to it long term. I didn't mind the thought of drinking one or possibly two meals a day though. In fact, since I hate doing a lot of cooking early in the morning, I actually liked the idea of a quick and easy shake for breakfast. Anyway, I tried a bunch of different kinds of diet shakes over the past several years, and I just couldn't find anything that I liked the taste of. I had all but given up on it until Weight Watchers just recently came out with these wonderful little single serving size ice creams (and in my favorite flavor!). When I saw them, I decided to try making my own diet shake. Here's my recipe.....
1 cup of 1% milk ( I hate non fat milk)
1 serving of powdered, non thickening, tasteless fiber supplement ( 2 tsp.)
1 serving of cocoa powder ( whatever you would normally use to make chocolate milk)
1 single serving of weight watchers ice cream.
Naturally, you would have to change the recipe a bit if you are using a different flavor of the ice cream. The total calories for this is about 320, with a whopping 15 grams of protein, and 10 grams of fiber. Pop all the ingredients in your blender for a minute or so, and it's delicious! No funky after taste either. For me, it tastes like regular chocolate milk, with the added bonus of all that protein and fiber, which is more than enough to keep me from being hungry until lunch time.
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04-16-2008, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ohio
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Hi there. The recipe sounds wonderful but I can't have chocolate due to acid reflux. What other kind of powder can I use that won't have a lot of calories? Also, what is the type of powder you mentioned (non thickening)? Is it like Whey powder? Thanks for the help.
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04-16-2008, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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The fiber powder I use is called Benefiber. I buy it at SaveMart, Safeway, or any other major grocery store should carry it. It only has 15 calories per serving, and what I like about it is the fact that it is completely tasteless, it doesn't thicken the drink that you put it in, and it isn't gritty at all. You just put it in any drink (except for sodas), mix it up, and that's it! You don't even know it's in there, and you get 3 grams of fiber just by doing that.
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04-16-2008, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ohio
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More Questions
What other flavor powder can you use (can't have chocolate) and what kind. Thanks.
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04-16-2008, 03:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Hmmmm........
I suppose you can use any kind of powder you want too in order to flavor the milk, but part of the extra fiber comes from the weight watchers ice cream. The ice cream all by itself has 7 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein. I know for sure that they have chocolate, mint chocolate, and a third flavor, but I don't remember what the third flavor is. If it's vanilla, then you could definitely use that without worrying about your reflux problem. The ice cream should also be readily available at any big grocery store in your area. Today was the very first day that I tried out my recipe, and it kept me full for 3 hours. After those 3 hours, I had a tiny piece of candy to take the edge of my hunger, and half an hour later I had a small lunch. Tonight, I'll have a healthy dinner, and hope that this new regimen will finally do the trick for me. One thing is for sure. If I keep drinking my homemade shakes in the morning, and having light lunches, then I won't have to worry about it so much when I want to have something "extra" for dinner a couple of times a week. I have found that the Lean Cuisine chicken club panini is absolutely delicious for lunch, and it's only 350 calories.
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04-20-2008, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Wow...that sounds great!
Shirley:
Your recipe sounds awesome. I want you to check out my recipes for how I eat. The initial brochures have about twenty different protein and milkshake recipes!
About three years ago I drastically changed my diet. After watching a family member battle obesity with every diet and weightloss plan, I finally saw her make a difference in her life through eating natural foods and engineered proteins.
Personally, I was not extremely over weight, but needed to get into better shape. Through the lifestyle change, my body weight dropped over 40 pounds (from 220 to 180), and my lean muscle mass sky-rocketed. At 6'2 I was in my ideal body weight!
Recently I have put my personal eating schedules and diet on line.
Check out my link in my signature.
If you can give this a try for 30 days...you will feel like a new person! You will lose weight fast, gain more energy and not loss any muscle mass.
I promise this because I live by this diet routine every day of my life.
Last edited by briancasebolt : 04-20-2008 at 08:46 PM.
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06-25-2008, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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NoJokeDiet
Hey there, I just saw this post...so exciting to see Brian getting some people in an online community excited about living healthy for the long-term.
I would suggest placing vanilla protein shake mix in the equation for your recipe and leaving out the baking cocoa as well.
But, he has a ton of recipes on his site that include things like Blueberry Vanilla Cheesecake protein shakes...Banana Cream Pie Protein Shakes. All kinds of great stuff that would leave the chocolate out.
Brian and his "NJD" perspective really enables you to do and live without sacrificing on eating. Yes, you will have to make some lifestyle choices...you can't be in perfect shape and eat white bread, red meat and fried food. But, you can balance and bolster your metabolism through some of his simple suggestions.
I hope you all are well!
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06-26-2008, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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I tried that, it's great! Thanks!
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06-28-2008, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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I recently started drinking something I call James Ray's Breakfast Shake. (I read about it in “Harmonic Wealth” by James Ray) There is actually a whole section on the physical body and he offers up some great ideas that have worked for me.
It isn't a milkshake but it makes me feel incredible (and I’ve lost seven pounds in the last month and a half and my skin is looking a lot brighter and clearer).
Blend together a handful of bok choy, a handful of napa or Chinese cabbage, one large carrot, as many berries (fresh or frozen - James likes blueberries and raspberries) as you like, and a full glass of water (12 to 16 oz.) You can also mix in protein powder or supplements.
Good luck and God bless!
a James Ray Fan
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