Milk

first lets just nip this in the bud right now there is nothing you cannot have if you think this way you will fail, this is a lifestyle not a diet and as long as you portion your foods out and exercise you can eat whatever you want. remember you have to be able to eat like this forever this is a lifestyle change so if you say i cannot eat this then what will happen is one day you will really crave chocolate or something else and will binge out on anything and everything because you did not satisfy your urge. im not a doctor so i cannot say anything about the autoimmune disease, but i drink silk light chocolate milk almost everyday after a workout 1 cup and it has like 90 calories taste great. hope that helps


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Once in a while, when I'm really craving chocolate, I will make chocolate milk with skim milk and sugar free chocolate syrup. The milk is only 80 calories/cup and the syrup is just 15 calories/2 tablespoons. It's not too bad, and curbs the craving for something much higher in calories.

Regular milk is good for you - a good amount of protein. if it's what you go with, low-fat is generally best. If you have problems with dairy, there are plenty of good alternatives - soy, almond milk (my favorite!), coconut milk, etc. Some come pre-flavored as chocolate. I'd try to avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup, but not everyone is as worried about that. If you buy a powder/mix to make your milk chocolate, most of them have sugar and are fairly high in calories, but as long as you limit your portions, it's an okay treat once in awhile (in my opinion).

Remember that it takes 3500 calories to 'create' a pound of body fat....of course, over time, over eating calories builds up those pounds, but if you're not going over board every day then I'm sure that little chocolate milk won't do your diet any harm at all, even less if you go for one of the many low fat varieties out there! Besides, milk is super nutritious anyway so you'll be giving your tastebuds and your body a treat

In Shape magazine I read that it is actually beneficial in weight loss to have a small glass of milk every morning.

I like my milk frozen, with some eggs and sugar, I think they call it ice cream. I know it is ruining my diet and limited me to 10 lbs a month weight loss but I just can't help myself. Seriously, I drink a glass of (8 oz) 1 % after a workout, unless I forget. And often eat a scoop of blue bell ice cream or a real ice cream sandwich at lunch. If I lost weight any faster I really think it would be unhealthy. Drink your chocolate milk and have a ball with it, just log it and make it fit.

I hear you on the ice cream. I decided to treat myself today after my first 5K race (41:36!!) and went to the bodega around the corner and got a container of Ben & Jerry's Phish Food. BUT I was good and measured out 1/2 cup and put the rest back in the freezer. It can be my reward next Sunday too after that race! (Plus it's my splurge day - though I only went around 200 calories over my total including exercise calories...so it wasn't even a huge splurge!)

I'm starting to use milk as my post-workout drink (I'm using skim right now, though I may bump it up...not sure), and am really thinking about starting to go with chocolate milk.

They had Muscle Milk and Muscle Milk Lite they gave us at the end of the run, and the chocolate was good...but I want to do more research as to what all is in it before I get more. I know there's no milk in it...

I certainly agree with the fact that this is a lifestyle choice, and that if you deny yourself of this, that, and that over there too, it will become a diet and you will eventually yo-yo back to where you were, I know, I've done it so many times.

I had a buddy here in Japan, an Airforce guy, he was in great shape and he ate good healthy food, but sometimes would go for something not that healthy, at a party or such, I asked him if he worried about it his response was....

"I eat healthy food 98% of the time, I run six miles six days a week, I'm not worried that a double cheese and bacon hamburger once a month will make me fat" :bigsmile:

.... I have to agree with him, if you eat and enjoy food, all food that you want to eat, in moderation with exercise and you will be healthy.

I personally don't like regular old cow's milk, I'm not a calf, but I do enjoy some soy milk, and yes the chocolate one too! :drinker:

Hi I am looking for something else to use for a creamer in my coffee i go to starbucis and use half and half, i know therre is alot of info already talked about on this site but im in a rush to get ready and thought i would ask this now before i go to starbucks. I was wondering if the soy milk is as rich as half and half. I never have used soy, or is there any other quick suggestions. I will do deeper research later. I dont think strbks has a non dairy creamer. I usually use like five table spoons. any quick suggestions?