Re: Bought Syntrax Nectar now what?

[Guest guest]

All you need is about 8-10oz cold water and a spoon to stir it. It

blends really easily with no lumps. If you put it in a blender or

shaker bottle, be careful. It turns to nothing but foamy bubbles

really quickly. It's definitely not meant to be a thick " milkshake "

consistency. It's more like juice.

> is it to be mixed with water and not with ice? I want to use it as a

> meal tomorrow. Can I just take it to work and mix with water? Any

> other time I have to use ice with protein powder and make a real

> shake. So please what to do?

[Guest guest]

OK, learning here.

I don't know much about the supplements and meal replacements.

Does anyone here do the program with just plain food, no bars, shakes, powders,

etc.?

Actually I do use a powder... just soy protein powder I get in Wal-Mart. I mix

it in my post-workout chocolate milk to get that runner's magic 4:1 carb:protein

ratio, which is presumably going to change now. Sometimes I put it in the carb

gel I make for long runs. You don't want to know what this gel is. Bill

would die. Honey. A couple swallows every hour on a timer while on a long run.

It's way cheaper than commercial carbohydrate gels. On a 3-4 hour run I consume

up to half a cup of honey. I mix in some unsweetened Kool-Aid powder to cut the

sweetness.

I take a generic multi-vitamin/mineral tablet; vitamin C 500mg/day; vitamin E

400mg/day; glucosamine+chondroitin 1500/1200 for joints; garlic tablets for

cholesterol; cranberry tablets for my bladder (prone to infections); no

muscle-building or calorie-burning or performance-enhancing stuff. I'll probably

learn more about that when I get the book but...

Does anyone use just plain food? Just curious.

Ellie

Bought Syntrax Nectar now what?

is it to be mixed with water and not with ice? I want to use it as a

meal tomorrow. Can I just take it to work and mix with water? Any

other time I have to use ice with protein powder and make a real

shake. So please what to do?

[Guest guest]

great thanks renee! I bought apple. I hope i like it. I thought I may

like strawberry better or the raspberry lemonade. But several people

said apple is good. Either way I will use it up. thanks for

recommending it.

[Guest guest]

I've been on and off BFL for years. Sometimes I do it with only food

which is totally fine.

>

> OK, learning here.

>

> I don't know much about the supplements and meal replacements.

>

> Does anyone here do the program with just plain food, no bars,

shakes, powders, etc.?

>

> Actually I do use a powder... just soy protein powder I get in

Wal-Mart. I mix it in my post-workout chocolate milk to get that

runner's magic 4:1 carb:protein ratio, which is presumably going to

change now. Sometimes I put it in the carb gel I make for long runs.

You don't want to know what this gel is. Bill would die.

Honey. A couple swallows every hour on a timer while on a long run.

It's way cheaper than commercial carbohydrate gels. On a 3-4 hour run

I consume up to half a cup of honey. I mix in some unsweetened

Kool-Aid powder to cut the sweetness.

>

> I take a generic multi-vitamin/mineral tablet; vitamin C 500mg/day;

vitamin E 400mg/day; glucosamine+chondroitin 1500/1200 for joints;

garlic tablets for cholesterol; cranberry tablets for my bladder

(prone to infections); no muscle-building or calorie-burning or

performance-enhancing stuff. I'll probably learn more about that when

I get the book but...

>

> Does anyone use just plain food? Just curious.

>

> Ellie

> Bought Syntrax Nectar now what?

>

>

> is it to be mixed with water and not with ice? I want to use it as a

> meal tomorrow. Can I just take it to work and mix with water? Any

> other time I have to use ice with protein powder and make a real

> shake. So please what to do?

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just got the apple too. Shouldn't we have a carb with it?

HelenesBody4Life wrote: great thanks renee! I bought

apple. I hope i like it. I thought I may

like strawberry better or the raspberry lemonade. But several people

said apple is good. Either way I will use it up. thanks for

recommending it.

[Guest guest]

Lots of people do the program with no supplements. The shakes and bars

are a convenience and not a necessity. Real food is better if you have

the time to prepare it. If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check

out the Eating for Life book. It's full of great BFL meal ideas.

http://eatingforlife.com/recipes

Do you feel like you're getting good results with the soy protein? A

lot of fitness people prefer whey protein. They avoid soy protein

isolate due to the hormone issue. It tends to raise estrogen levels

and lower testosterone, which can spell doom if you're trying to build

muscle and get really lean. In big doses it can cause PMS like

symptoms - bloating, nausea, breast tenderness, weight gain, the whole

trip. That's just the powdered isolate though, and only if you're

really sensitive to it. Whole soy foods don't seem to be an issue for

most people.

> OK, learning here.

>

> I don't know much about the supplements and meal replacements.

>

> Does anyone here do the program with just plain food, no bars, shakes,

powders, etc.?

>

> Actually I do use a powder... just soy protein powder I get in Wal-Mart. I mix

it in my post-workout chocolate milk to get that runner's magic 4:1 carb:protein

ratio, which is presumably going to change now. Sometimes I put it in the carb

gel I make for long runs. You don't want to know what this gel is. Bill

would die. Honey. A couple swallows every hour on a timer while on a long run.

It's way cheaper than commercial carbohydrate gels. On a 3-4 hour run I consume

up to half a cup of honey. I mix in some unsweetened Kool-Aid powder to cut the

sweetness.

>

> I take a generic multi-vitamin/mineral tablet; vitamin C 500mg/day; vitamin E

400mg/day; glucosamine+chondroitin 1500/1200 for joints; garlic tablets for

cholesterol; cranberry tablets for my bladder (prone to infections); no

muscle-building or calorie-burning or performance-enhancing stuff. I'll probably

learn more about that when I get the book but...

>

> Does anyone use just plain food? Just curious.

>

> Ellie

> Bought Syntrax Nectar now what?

>

>

> is it to be mixed with water and not with ice? I want to use it as a

> meal tomorrow. Can I just take it to work and mix with water? Any

> other time I have to use ice with protein powder and make a real

> shake. So please what to do?

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

How about casein protein? I bought some to use at night if I get sick of cottage

cheese b/c it's slow releasing and whey is quick releasing.

Skwigg wrote: Lots of people do the program with no

supplements. The shakes and bars

are a convenience and not a necessity. Real food is better if you have

the time to prepare it. If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check

out the Eating for Life book. It's full of great BFL meal ideas.

http://eatingforlife.com/recipes

Do you feel like you're getting good results with the soy protein? A

lot of fitness people prefer whey protein. They avoid soy protein

isolate due to the hormone issue. It tends to raise estrogen levels

and lower testosterone, which can spell doom if you're trying to build

muscle and get really lean. In big doses it can cause PMS like

symptoms - bloating, nausea, breast tenderness, weight gain, the whole

trip. That's just the powdered isolate though, and only if you're

really sensitive to it. Whole soy foods don't seem to be an issue for

most people.

> OK, learning here.

>

> I don't know much about the supplements and meal replacements.

>

> Does anyone here do the program with just plain food, no bars, shakes,

powders, etc.?

>

> Actually I do use a powder... just soy protein powder I get in Wal-Mart. I mix

it in my post-workout chocolate milk to get that runner's magic 4:1 carb:protein

ratio, which is presumably going to change now. Sometimes I put it in the carb

gel I make for long runs. You don't want to know what this gel is. Bill

would die. Honey. A couple swallows every hour on a timer while on a long run.

It's way cheaper than commercial carbohydrate gels. On a 3-4 hour run I consume

up to half a cup of honey. I mix in some unsweetened Kool-Aid powder to cut the

sweetness.

>

> I take a generic multi-vitamin/mineral tablet; vitamin C 500mg/day; vitamin E

400mg/day; glucosamine+chondroitin 1500/1200 for joints; garlic tablets for

cholesterol; cranberry tablets for my bladder (prone to infections); no

muscle-building or calorie-burning or performance-enhancing stuff. I'll probably

learn more about that when I get the book but...

>

> Does anyone use just plain food? Just curious.

>

> Ellie

> Bought Syntrax Nectar now what?

>

>

> is it to be mixed with water and not with ice? I want to use it as a

> meal tomorrow. Can I just take it to work and mix with water? Any

> other time I have to use ice with protein powder and make a real

> shake. So please what to do?

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, Syntrax Nectar is just whey protein, not a meal replacement. You

would still need a carb. I usually have it with a bowl of cereal. :-)

> I just got the apple too. Shouldn't we have a carb with it?

>

[Guest guest]

Casein is good. Egg protein is good. Soy may be fine for some people

and problematic for others. There are lots of different proteins and

blends to choose from. There's nothing really wrong with any of them.

> How about casein protein? I bought some to use at night if I get sick of

cottage cheese b/c it's slow releasing and whey is quick releasing.

[Guest guest]

ok great!

> > I just got the apple too. Shouldn't we have a carb with it?

> >

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