Body for Life & Myoplex Shakes

Hi all, haven't checked in for an eon, but doing great - I had lost 42
pounds!! But then hubby and I went on a cruise, and of course I ate too
much! I haven't weighed myself yet but I suspect I've gained in the
neighborhood of 12 pounds - ugh!
If anyone who reads this is considering a diet plan, I have to super-duper
recommend Body for Life, I've been on it now for 9 or 10 months. Well, I was
on it 100% for 6 or 7 months, then I started to wear down on it a little but
still continued to lose. I've never been unhappy on this diet. And I haven't
even started the exercise portion of the program yet.
Anyhow, the real reason I'm posting is to find out from any fellow BFL'ers
out there what kind of Myoplex shakes are the best, and what is the best way
to prepare them. I am a teacher now so I'm always on the run, and after
doing this diet for so long I'm ready for something I can just have real
quick when I'm hungry, especially in the morning when I don't have time to
cook!

Thanks,
Dora

Dora wrote:
Anyhow, the real reason I'm posting is to find out from any fellow BFL'ers
out there what kind of Myoplex shakes are the best, and what is the best way
to prepare them. I am a teacher now so I'm always on the run, and after
doing this diet for so long I'm ready for something I can just have real
quick when I'm hungry, especially in the morning when I don't have time to
cook!

I buy Myoplex Lite shakes online at www.vitaglo.com. I like Cappacino Ice
and Chocolate Cream and 3 out of the 4 flavors in each of the two combo
packs. The chocolate combo pack has a dark chocolate that I just don't
like (which is really not typical of me) and the tropical fruit pack has
an orange flavor that I just don't like (but my orange-soda-swilling-son
does.) There's no arguing with taste, but I really do like the mint-chip,
chocolate-peanut-butter and chocolate-mocha in the chocolate lover's pack
so I keep buying it and have a nice collection of dark chocolate packs I
should probably go sell on ebay. :-)

I never tried vanilla but a lot of the recipes start with vanilla packets.

Are you ready to start the exercise portion now that you've got an extra
12 pounds to inspire you? I'd be happy to answer questions. I've been
doing it for over a year now (and am in C4W8)

Wendy

Hi Wendy, thanks so much for the tips, glad to hear that some are good, I'm
going to order some asap. I've never tasted them before...do you mix them
with anything but water? Do you have any advice to make them taste even
better?
What is C4W8?
Sadly, I still don't feel that inspired to start exercising. I do a little
bit here and there, but these days I'm working 12-14 hours per day and I'm
exhausted! At least the working keeps me somewhat under control, I'm burning
calories when I'm not even realizing it! I should start though...just don't
have that over ambition yet, you know? Ugh. But my jiggly butt is begging me
to start something!!!
What is the consistency of the shakes like? I'm dreading some lumpy watery
awful mess...
I have a Shaklee Protein shake that I like pretty much, but the only way I
can drink it is if I mix it with 2% milk, which of course, is not really
legal on BFL.
Any other meal ideas or tips you have would be great, I feel like I'm kind
of in a standstill right now because there's nothing out of all my BFL meals
or snacks that I've been eating over the past 9 months that I still want
anymore! Nothing sounds good to me. So tempt my tummy, lol.
It's been real hard (ok so not even possible yet) to get out of
cruise-eating mode. But I have to!
Any advice would be great, thanks!!

"Wendy" wrote in message
...
Dora wrote:
Anyhow, the real reason I'm posting is to find out from any fellow
BFL'ers
out there what kind of Myoplex shakes are the best, and what is the best
way
to prepare them. I am a teacher now so I'm always on the run, and after
doing this diet for so long I'm ready for something I can just have real
quick when I'm hungry, especially in the morning when I don't have time
to
cook!

I buy Myoplex Lite shakes online at www.vitaglo.com. I like Cappacino Ice
and Chocolate Cream and 3 out of the 4 flavors in each of the two combo
packs. The chocolate combo pack has a dark chocolate that I just don't
like (which is really not typical of me) and the tropical fruit pack has
an orange flavor that I just don't like (but my orange-soda-swilling-son
does.) There's no arguing with taste, but I really do like the mint-chip,
chocolate-peanut-butter and chocolate-mocha in the chocolate lover's pack
so I keep buying it and have a nice collection of dark chocolate packs I
should probably go sell on ebay. :-)

I never tried vanilla but a lot of the recipes start with vanilla packets.

Are you ready to start the exercise portion now that you've got an extra
12 pounds to inspire you? I'd be happy to answer questions. I've been
doing it for over a year now (and am in C4W8)

Wendy

Sorry if this is a duplicate reply, but it didn't look like it went through
the first time and I have another question to add now anyway!

Hi Wendy, thanks so much for the tips, glad to hear that some are good, I'm
going to order some asap. I've never tasted them before...do you mix them
with anything but water? Do you have any advice to make them taste even
better?
What is C4W8?
Sadly, I still don't feel that inspired to start exercising. I do a little
bit here and there, but these days I'm working 12-14 hours per day and I'm
exhausted! At least the working keeps me somewhat under control, I'm burning
calories when I'm not even realizing it! I should start though...just don't
have that over ambition yet, you know? Ugh. But my jiggly butt is begging me
to start something!!!
What is the consistency of the shakes like? I'm dreading some lumpy watery
awful mess...
I have a Shaklee Protein shake that I like pretty much, but the only way I
can drink it is if I mix it with 2% milk, which of course, is not really
legal on BFL.
Any other meal ideas or tips you have would be great, I feel like I'm kind
of in a standstill right now because there's nothing out of all my BFL meals
or snacks that I've been eating over the past 9 months that I still want
anymore! Nothing sounds good to me. So tempt my tummy, lol.
It's been real hard (ok so not even possible yet) to get out of
cruise-eating mode. But I have to!
Any advice would be great, thanks!!
One more thing, have you ever tried the Ready-to-Drink formulas? Are they
good? Thanks!

"Wendy" wrote in message
...
Dora wrote:
Anyhow, the real reason I'm posting is to find out from any fellow
BFL'ers
out there what kind of Myoplex shakes are the best, and what is the best
way
to prepare them. I am a teacher now so I'm always on the run, and after
doing this diet for so long I'm ready for something I can just have real
quick when I'm hungry, especially in the morning when I don't have time
to
cook!

I buy Myoplex Lite shakes online at www.vitaglo.com. I like Cappacino Ice
and Chocolate Cream and 3 out of the 4 flavors in each of the two combo
packs. The chocolate combo pack has a dark chocolate that I just don't
like (which is really not typical of me) and the tropical fruit pack has
an orange flavor that I just don't like (but my orange-soda-swilling-son
does.) There's no arguing with taste, but I really do like the mint-chip,
chocolate-peanut-butter and chocolate-mocha in the chocolate lover's pack
so I keep buying it and have a nice collection of dark chocolate packs I
should probably go sell on ebay. :-)

I never tried vanilla but a lot of the recipes start with vanilla packets.

Are you ready to start the exercise portion now that you've got an extra
12 pounds to inspire you? I'd be happy to answer questions. I've been
doing it for over a year now (and am in C4W8)

Wendy

Vitaglo is cheaper than EAS even even when eas is having a sale and you are
using a discount. However, I have had several boxes of vanilla and
chocolate myoplex that tasted funny. I called eas with the lot numbers and
they said everything looked normal to them. One time, eas replaced it
without charge, another time eas said they would not do it, I would have to
deal with the vendor directly. It depends on who you talk to there.

If Myoplex is ordered from eas directly and there is a problem with it then
eas will replace it without charge. I wonder since bill phillips has left
the company, if they have let their quality drop off. I am inclined to buy
something like met-rx now which is sold in my grocery store.

--tc


"Wendy" wrote in message
...
Dora wrote:
Anyhow, the real reason I'm posting is to find out from any fellow
BFL'ers
out there what kind of Myoplex shakes are the best, and what is the best
way
to prepare them. I am a teacher now so I'm always on the run, and after
doing this diet for so long I'm ready for something I can just have real
quick when I'm hungry, especially in the morning when I don't have time
to
cook!

I buy Myoplex Lite shakes online at www.vitaglo.com. I like Cappacino Ice
and Chocolate Cream and 3 out of the 4 flavors in each of the two combo
packs. The chocolate combo pack has a dark chocolate that I just don't
like (which is really not typical of me) and the tropical fruit pack has
an orange flavor that I just don't like (but my orange-soda-swilling-son
does.) There's no arguing with taste, but I really do like the mint-chip,
chocolate-peanut-butter and chocolate-mocha in the chocolate lover's pack
so I keep buying it and have a nice collection of dark chocolate packs I
should probably go sell on ebay. :-)

I never tried vanilla but a lot of the recipes start with vanilla packets.

Are you ready to start the exercise portion now that you've got an extra
12 pounds to inspire you? I'd be happy to answer questions. I've been
doing it for over a year now (and am in C4W8)

Wendy

Dora wrote:
do you mix them
with anything but water? Do you have any advice to make them taste even
better?

I mix mine in Tupperware shaker bottles - the kind with the little
propeller blade. I've got two or three of those. I notice you can buy
them now at Target. They work great for measuring, mixing and drinking,
but they aren't terribly good at keeping the lid from popping off if you
put them in a briefcase - so be warned on that point.

I usually put 8 ounces or so of skim milk, then about 2 ounces of water
and some ice cubes. I swear I never measure, just splash, splash, yup
about 10 ounces. Then I put the mix in and shake. I often let it sit for
15 minutes or so before I drink it - the ice cubes melt and the shake
thickens for some reason.

I encourage you to go to skim milk. It takes about a week of people
complaining and making faces before they get used to it, but then they
really DO get used to it and you can get the benefits of milk (calcium,
protein) without the saturated fats for the rest of your life. (Please
note that an awful lot of people are lactose intolerant so be sure to get
Lactaid if you're one of them.)

What is C4W8?

Challenge 4, Week 8, Day 4. On the BFL guestbook people use shorthand to
describe where they a I'm at C4W8D4. It helps people to get a handle
on what level of experience you have or what your typical issues will
be. Someone on C1W1D4 is too sore to type, for example!

Sadly, I still don't feel that inspired to start exercising. I do a little
bit here and there, but these days I'm working 12-14 hours per day and I'm
exhausted! At least the working keeps me somewhat under control, I'm burning
calories when I'm not even realizing it!

The kind of calories you burn from being active might be useful for weight
management, but they aren't really useful for heart health. When all is
said and done the things I fear most are car accidents and heart
disease. Heart disease is the overwhelming first place winner of ways for
people in my family to die and I doubt I'm the only one it's coming
after. (I think it is the #1 killer in our country.)

I should start though...just don't
have that over ambition yet, you know? Ugh. But my jiggly butt is begging me
to start something!!!

And I'd say your jiggly heart is begging you, too. So start the cardio
thing: it's only 20 minutes every other day. I just got back from doing
mine after dropping my kids off at school, but on days when I've got to
get an early start I do it before showering in the morning: I get up,
drink a bunch of water, do 20 minutes on the NordicTrack, then prepare my
morning oatmeal while I go shower and dress. The oatmeal is waiting for
me when I come back down. I get to feel self-righteous all day long for
having done my exercise first thing!

To really kick up the fat burning you've got to add the weight routine,
but maybe you're just ready to do one thing at a time. If I were you'd I
would concentrate on carving out 20 minutes three times a week. I am
absolutely positive you can do this if you decide to do it. (By the way,
it will give you more energy for the stuff you have to do the rest of the
day, too.)

What is the consistency of the shakes like? I'm dreading some lumpy watery
awful mess...

Sometimes I have lumps. That's what the ice cubes and propeller blades
are for. I just shake it a few more times if I get some. I wouldn't say
it's a lumpy watery mess, though! I know a lot of people make them in the
blender but I prefer the portability of my shaker bottles.

I have a Shaklee Protein shake that I like pretty much, but the only way I
can drink it is if I mix it with 2% milk, which of course, is not really
legal on BFL.

I used to like the Shaklee Protein mix but they changed it to have more
carbs. I used to mix it with my oatmeal.

Any other meal ideas or tips you have would be great, I feel like I'm kind
of in a standstill right now because there's nothing out of all my BFL meals
or snacks that I've been eating over the past 9 months that I still want
anymore! Nothing sounds good to me. So tempt my tummy, lol.

In the fall I find I need to add warm steamed vegetables to my diet. I
still have the big salad with chicken or salmon or tuna chunks on it, but
now I add some leftover steamed broccoli or brussel sprouts or cauliflower
to it. I make big batches of steamed veggies for dinner and will use them
for two or three days.

I tend to cook my meat on the George Foreman grill with spice rubs on it -
you could change the spice rub. I usually use "Season All" but some of
the Emeril line of flavored rubs are good, too.

Are you eating brown *basmati* rice? It's nutty and good.

It's been real hard (ok so not even possible yet) to get out of
cruise-eating mode. But I have to!

I really mourned losing a chef and water and clean-up staff,
personally! I didn't have so much trouble changing out of feast-food
mode, though. One thing BFL does well is teach you to STOP feasting the
day after your refeed day is over. I am good at going back to being a
restrained eater. My advice is to practice it, you'll get better at it.

Didn't you work out on the ship? I love working out on the ship. The
views from the treadmill are the best in the world.

One more thing, have you ever tried the Ready-to-Drink formulas? Are they
good? Thanks!

No, I've never tried those. I've tried the EAS Carb-Control bars and I
find them difficult to eat: they are dry and nearly burn my mouth from the
protein - we call them "sawdust bars" but they store well and make a good
protein source to balance out an apple. You must drink lots of water with
them! I also like the Balance Gold bars (particularly the rasberry
fudge) but I wonder if those aren't really just candybars in
disguise. Same goes for the Detour Bars - I suspect anything that good
MUST be bad for me! (I have puritan ancesters, I admit it.)

When I have to pack a lunch I tend to pack a chef salad (I dress it with a
few shakes of Eden Toasted Sesame Oil) or a package of skim-milk cottage
cheese and some yogurt to mix together. I'll throw in an apple or an
orange for some fiber and nutrients. I keep cans of chunk tuna around to
put on anything in a pinch. We also tend to have Thomas' Whole Wheat
bagels in the house - the kids like them, and I'll use half of one (they
are HUGE) for an open-faced tuna sandwich or put fat-free cream cheese and
lox on one for a meal.

Anyway, hope some of these ideas help. You really really need to start
doing a cardio routine. Go outside run/walking, get a workout video from
www.collagevideo.com (I like Crunch: Boot Camp Training for a great 30
minute routine to do everything.) There isn't any reason why you can't do
this for yourself, so get going!

Wendy