Milk calories and protein.....

[determined4 40]

Ok I have two questions........Do you need to take in a certain amount of calories for continued weight loss? I am 3 weeks out today and haven't lost in about 5 days, in fact I've gained. Figured I've been getting around 400-500 calories a day. My second question is.....Is it ok to mix the Protein Powder with milk or does it make you take in too many carbs and calories? Thanks for your input!

[Webchickadee 716]

Type "week 3 stall" into the search box in the top right-hand corner. You will have a better idea of why you're not losing right now........

As for milk, there are many different opinions. For myself, I prefer not to have the carbs from milk in my diet as a beverage. I drink coconut milk and almond milk (both unsweeneted). There's not much taste to them, but it does a good job of substituting for milk, and they are both low calorie and low carb. Protein powders mixed well for me with both coconut and almond milk when I was using powders (I drink ready to drink (RTD) shakes now, or eat Protein bars).

I still eat many dairy products (yum.....cheese and yogurt), so it's not milk that I'm avoiding, as much as the carbs in regular milk (whether it's skim, 1%, 2% or whole).

[pottergirl 261]

i use over the moon milk...it's 11gp for a cup

[sue8925 17]

I use the milk to increase protien and I like the taste.

[skinnyfate1004 21]

My doctor said fat free milk... And I've used it since day one! 72 lbs down and 12weeks!!! They even say drinking milk is proven for weight lose