I wish I could send you a sample! that is a whoppingly large jar that i linked. Maybe you can find a smaller jar to try it out. It does not change the smoothie taste for me, and since you already are using milk product, whey should be is OK. Let us know how it goes!
I know a lot of folks are skeptical of anything published by Yahoo news, but this piece is worth a read:
Welcome SOS! I hope you see some success (slow but sure is best!) on the weight loss front. 1400 calories to me too seems a bit low especially if you are having some decent physical activity - does the doc know you are doing that activity??
Wow, a mile of breaststroke is a lot of strokes! Do you swim inside or outside??
One summer I took up swimming. I thought I was fit, but I guess my stroke wasn’t very efficient, because I could barely go two lengths of the pool at first. I finally worked up to 30 minutes straight. But I would emerge from the pool starving to death! It was good for my cardiopulmonary system and my muscles, but I think I ended up in a positive energy balance due to all the food I’d eat afterwards. 
For protein powders, I like Vega One - it is plant based and it is very easy to find it in the individual packets to try out. I just get the plain.
Legs were very tired and painful this morning, but I used the foam roller at home, then went to Pilates flow class and felt substantially better afterwards. Went to the gym with Mr. Sabaray to help him get started and he did well.
I think there’s something about swimming that makes you hungry because I am the same way. Breaststroke is the only strong stroke I have - I should really work on that.
Gertrude, I also add protein powder to my shakes with good results. I use Biochem whey isolate protein. Biochem is one of the best out there for sourcing of their raw ingredients and quality controls. I make the shakes from the protein powder, 1% milk, frozen organic strawberries and blueberries and a banana. If I want to splurge, I throw in 1-2 tablespoons of organic peanut butter. Very filling and I never feel like my blood glucose spikes and drops.
I swim indoors - we have two Wellness Centers near us, and each has a rather sizable indoor pool (one that I usually use has 4 lanes; other one has 3 lanes) - 33 laps (back and forth, or 66 one length) is a mile. Have a schedule where lanes are open except during a one hour class that rotates at different times.
Living in the south, if I don’t go walk/jog earlier in the morning, I can also go later in the evening. Or go swim. Not exercising every day but going at least 4X a week and maybe can increase that, but sticking to the diet every day. I have been to my goal weight when I was healthy (before cancer) so I know I can do this. I know I have to continue to exercise to keep weight down and off.
Saw oncologist about a week after first dietitian visit; showed him the ‘plan’. My family doc wants me to lose at least 30 lb (going from BMI 30 to 26). Right now I am a few pounds over ‘full pregnancy weight’. Having survived stage III disease has been excellent (50/50 long term survival). I believe I will continue on the good side of the numbers.
I call this the ‘plate plan’ because lunch and dinner she has a circle with 1/4 showing 3 oz protein, 1/4 showing starch or grain 2/3 c pasta, 1/2 being veggies like broccoli and a green salad. She also worked out a day plan with my feedback. Also used a fold out printed “Healthy Food Choices” Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Amer Diabetes Assoc - she wrote notes on it for me, so it gave very good descriptions of each category. I lost weight between dietitian visit and MD visit, and I am losing it right where it needs to get lost. Clothes are not tight now.
I am now 5 years cancer free; had aggressive stage III disease (HER2 positive as well as estrogen positive breast cancer). ‘Bad proliferation’ was over 30%; my cancer cells were at 52% - other bad indicators as well (Grade 3, poorly differentiated). Getting through all the treatments was key - it is an endurance thing to be able to ‘take’ everything they can throw at it (had it all, but beginning with 16 chemo treatments, 12 with two drugs, 4 with two older drugs that were ‘second line’ to finish off what the Taxol and Herceptin did not; one of the second line drugs was part of a class appropriately called ‘red devil’ - red IV and those two older drugs were NASTY but endured to kill off any remaining cancer cells). CT scans showed main tumor shrinking (and am now hearing from others with similar pathology to be under the 12 IV treatments of Taxol and Herceptin). Radiation treatments finished off what could not easily be surgically removed (medial lymph nodes - radiation oncologist said he never saw any as brightly lit pre-chemo…) I was in the small numbers that had no cancer at primary tumor after chemo (surgery before radiation) - that was a very good morale boost. Gained a lot of weight during the years of treatment (steroids also given with chemo and other drugs too) - so sedentary and of course survival took priority. Had the 1 year protocol of Herceptin IVs (one every three weeks for a full year). Now that I am surviving pretty well, getting into better overall health - hey if cancer was going to kill me, it was going to kill a fat me, not putting time and energy into weight loss to just end up in a casket. I have a good sense of humor and am a realist as well. Tamoxifen does take a toll on energy; also with hot/cold flashes (don’t sleep very well) but I absolutely have to block the estrogen because the pathology of my cancer was so very bad, and a recurrence is tough to ‘cure’.
Exercising as I have been able, has my blood pressure and other health indicators good (except the need to drop the weight). Have had two medical issues that had to be taken care of (two major surgeries in 2013). Had two episodes of the flu in the fall that interrupted exercise by 5 months. Had onset of back and hip pain during that time, so had a bone scan - thankfully am staying cancer free (whew). As soon as I began swimming again, back pain went away in a week. Have degeneration on hips and shoulders, but am staying away from medicating while it is only a mild ache on one hip now and not every day. Wish I had seen the dietitian sooner to avoid the weight set-back! I finally realized that I have to control carefully what I take in because I cannot out-exercise my mouth and need to have more careful food intake.
If one is looking for very good protein (to add to milk or other shake) - our Wellness Center sells Medical Quality Protein, Unjury, recommended at America’s Top- Rated Hospitals. Comes in different flavors - I am very fond of the chocolate. 1 scoop is 100 cal. Can look up info at www.unjury.com/reviews 800 517 5111.
I haven’t disappeared! Just schedule disruptions from carpenter in kitchen and then five days of getting up at oh-dark-thirty for British Open golf.
Got in a nice solid basement workout yesterday. My hamstrings are feeling the after-effects of single leg deadlifts – a good thing, as Martha Stewart would say.
Going for a wee hike tomorrow. Haven’t done Mt. Major in two years, so that’s the tentative plan. It’s a nice short climb to a bare rock summit on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Welcome back to the CC world, iDad! Hope you enjoyed the Open!
Thank goodness iDad - I was REALLY worried!!
SOS, that’s quite a journey you have been on - I’m so happy that you are showing great progress in your health.
18 holes of golf, walking. It was in the mid 80s and humid. Several women used carts due to the heat. I’m pretty sure I sweated off several pounds …
Welcome SOS! And good to hear from you, idad.
MNK, is there a version of that Biochem protein powder without any sweeteners?
Did a time trial training ride tonight with a couple of my racer friends. After warming up, 3x15 minute work intervals at time trial pace i.e. as fast as I could go and maintain the pace for 15 minutes at a time. 5 minute recovery intervals in between. I can’t walk now lol! But seriously, high intensity interval training is so efficient and effective. I got more out of it than a ride twice as long at a moderate intensity level. And It was a blast.
Abasket style 5k race against myself tonight. I won!!!
BB, just saw your post. In the whey protein powders, the “Natural” products and the sugar free vanilla, and chocolate products have no sugar or sugar replacement ingredients. Can’t vouch for their taste since I’ve never tried them.
bunsen- I had to look up ‘trenton habit’ from the article- that gives you an idea where I go for coffee… in my kitchen for the one a day.
Ran 4.75 miles first thing this morning. I really didn’t want to go – but once I got myself out the door it was fine. A beautiful, sunny, cool 66 degrees with NO humidity – just lovely.
Check out this new calorie/weight loss calculator by NIH (National Institute of Health). I appreciate that is more detailed and asks for more info then most “calculators”. Be sure to follow all the steps of it to get a full experience of the options:
https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/bwp/index.html
I was hoping for ONE MORE activity level - something inbetween “active” and “very active” - that would be more accurate for me I think.
3 miles this morning. I can’t wait for this humidity to go away!
Another interesting article:
https://www.yahoo.com/health/what-two-weeks-of-being-lazy-does-to-your-body-124665219252.html
And the results were quite surprising, at least to me. The young guys fared worse than the geezers in this study… Read it to Mr. B, and his reaction was, “Wow, we need to exercise more often!”