Hi Jude, this explains what whey is....it never seems that appetizing to me!

Whey is the watery portion of milk remaining after milk coagulation and removal of the curd. Whey can be obtained by acid, heat, and rennet coagulation of milk. There are two types of whey.

Sweet Whey: Sweet whey is manufactured during making of rennet type hard cheese like cheddar or Swiss cheese.

Acid Whey: Acid whey (also known as sour whey) is obtained during making of acid type of cheese such as cottage cheese.

In addition to its liquid form, whey is also produced in the following solid forms:

Whey solids or powder: This is obtained by drying the liquid whey and used as milk replacement in bakery products, ice cream, dry mixes and beverages.

Whey Protein Concentrate: is the dry portion of whey obtained by the removal of sufficient non-protein constituents from whey so that the dry product contains not less than 25% protein.

Most of the whey used in different food products is obtained as sweet whey from rennet types of hard cheeses.

Whey is concentrated to obtain sweet/acid whey powder, condensed whey, Delactose powder as the primary products and protein, lactose as secondary products.

Thats great Hazy!! Where did you find it? Its always best to give a link to the site where we get info from.

Yes I am drinking Protein shakes and Judy, the Whey is actually from Milk. Here is a better definition:

Whey protein is a pure, natural, high quality protein from cow's milk. It is a rich source of the essential amino acids needed on a daily basis by the body. In its purest form, as whey protein isolate, it contains little to no fat, lactose or cholesterol.

Oh and here is the link:

http://www.wheyoflife.org/

I like Whey protein shakes. From what I can gather almost all commercial shakes are made from either whey or soy. I get plenty of soy with my other vegetarian food without getting more in shakes. I am going to begin the Body for Life Challenge in September. They require you to use at least one of their products on a regular basis during the 12 week challenge. I plan to use the Myoplex shakes which are whey-based.

Fluffy, the BFL only requires you to use one of their products IF you want to submit your packet and Officially enter in the challenge. If you want to just do it for yourself, you don't have to. But IF you do, the good part is IF you win, you give them the reciepts and they reimburse you for the products.

Maybe I should enter the BFL Challenge with you?

I am very familiar with the BFL (did several challenges before by myself (and I wasn't quite as strict as I wanted to be )

Yep, I know and I sure am an UNLIKELY candidate, BUT if you look at their website and read all their books there are a variety of people who enter the challenge. I saw variety of ages and sizes of people who entered including a 90 year old lady! I have applied and got all the literature and entry packet. I am sending off my application card today for the Sept. challenge. Not that I think I am going to win the $50,000 in cash and prizes. Ha ha. I just want to do it for myself, but doing it "officially" will help me to keep on track.

Meizimau--- I have a question for you---

How does low carb work for you when it comes to strength training? I know a lot of lifters got into low carb, but some are changing back to carb-loading now. Or is that just competitive power-lifters. I am middle-aged and new to all this, but my husband made a well-equiped gym in our basement and I am starting to use it. We have a treadmill, fixed weight machine, free-weights and stationary bike.

Thanks Judy ~ and everyone else who has commented on the whey protein

The reason I like to have whey protein shakes is that they are so quick to make - which is a godsend for me during the week when I'm working. I never use commercial ones though, but always make mine using micro-filtered whey protein.

My plan is to have a shake for breakfast once or twice a week once I'm on Phase II, with yoghurt, berries and lots of ice added to the mix. Plus, you can use it to make a great Frappuccino shake - if anyone wants the recipe, then let me know.

Hey Fluffy, you can call me Susan

OK I just had my Hysterectomy, so I cannot full out lift yet, I need to ease into it slowly again and I am hoping by September I can go full speed again, but I usually just lifted on Low Carb just as most Bodybuilders do when they Cut.
I am cutting right now. (trying to lose weight). The other phase is called Bulking (trying to add weight so you can get more muscles). Then you would eat higher carbs hence the carb cycling.

The only thing I would suggest for you to do is to have some Protein and some Carb after a workout with weights, to help maintain muscle mass. I sometimes even have something Pre workout (like the Protein shake) and something Post workout like some cheese and nuts or a Hardboiled egg. Hope this helps

Thanks for welcoming me even though I am on Atkins! i need all the support i can get!!

i made it through day 1 without cheating..yippee!!

Best part is..i lost 4.6 lbs overnight!! (probably all water..but ill take it)

So here i am on day 2!! yay!

By the way i am a homeschool mom also!

JandLsmom, congratulations. It's that getting started thing that gets us isn't it. So glad you could be here to do it with us. Wow, 4 lbs in one day. Yes it probably is water but doesn't that loss do wonderful things for your ankles and you psyche!!!

Hey, three homeschoolers in this little group... how cool is that!!!

As for me, I got my breakfast early this a.m. so even though I had a meat wrap for a little snack I was still ready for lunch at lunch time...Hurrrrray!
Made myself a nice big salad with a little tomatoe and a green onion and some egg salad with a drizzle of lc dressing. I have to say, it really hit the spot.

I went to the Dr.'s office this morning for some bloodwork and when the nurse weighed me I actually weighed two MORE pounds than I did 2 weeks ago (according to their scale). I was a little bummed till I got home and decided to try on some old shorts. They were impossible to even get on last week - but today I can actually zip them! This, of course, does not LOOK too pretty and I'm fairly certain if I tried to wear them today I might pass out from lack of oxygen due to how tight the waist band if but it's a start, right? I can also tell that my body is starting to detox itself and the one crappy thing is that I'm also breaking out (again, I'm sure from flushing toxins)

P.I.N.K. - hang in there! My cravings were strangely strong on day 2 but seem to be alot better today. Just take it one day at a time.

Congratulations to everyone. Pink lost a pound even though she has a momentary lapse...glad you didn't just give up!!! You can do this!! Anne lost inches..Hurray!!! Anita may be at a set point but knows if she just stays the course her weight will go down. You guys are all doing so well. Keep up the good work.

As for me, I am having one heck of a day. To hear about it go to my journal and read the last couple of posts I made.

Roast chicken and green beans for dinner.