I agree, we can always use more recipes! We hope you'll copy them to our food forum :)

In the meantime, we have about 70 smoothie recipes in our recipe section.

I like to just throw things in the blender. I mix nonfat plain yogurt, Splenda, soy protein powder, fruits, and milk as needed. I love to mix in unsweetened applesauce and a liberal dash of cinnamon. Tastes like apple pie :)

I don't make smoothies very often - I need something more solid in my tummy to keep me going - but when I do I prefer to use my Braun hand blender! A lot easier to clean up than my Osterizer (and yup, it crushes ice too).

Something along the same lines: I like to use my Braun to 'cream' cottage cheese smooth (not a big curd fan), blend with a 'light' yogurt such as Light & Fit, a dash of vanilla extract, maybe pop in a spoonful of vanilla FF/SF instant pudding mix and put the whole thing in the fridge for 20 minutes or so to 'set' into a cheesecake-like consistency (if you use the pudding mix that is). VERY yummy and satisfying - lotsa protein too!

Thanks for all the info on this forum. I am currently and officially 10 pounds down and continuing. I have opted to take slimfast as an emergency supply in my travels and have been making great salads and other stuff. real food does taste better and is more satisfying. I am about to take the last of my registration exams and am used to dulling the fear with wine - i have stopped drinking wine (except on special party occasions) and have made it about 4 weeks now without for the most part. I still don't trust myself to have it in the house because i am concerned with my own temptation to drink more than a glass or two. the question i have is, if i used food and wine to calm my nerves, and i am currently really under a lot of stress, and have to study a lot (which i don't enjoy at all) what should i do to replace them? i feel like i hold things in a lot and then they bubble out. i get annoyed easily and i think it's because i am so scared. i have five more exams out of nine total. it will take at least two months to get through this and i am totally on edge and miserable. i don't know how i can live with this and not make it a torture session. any words of encouragement? what is the best forum to ask for help in? i am a newbie in the group - support is appreciated. thanks :?: :bomb:

I don't know what program you're doing, but it sounds like you need to get some frustration out with exercise. If you have access, a punching bag is great for getting out frustrations! :D Vigorous walking can also reduce stress. Just make sure you check with your doctor first to make sure you're healthy enough to do it! ;)

Great suggestion! I've also used walking as a way to release stress from work. I've driven home many times clutching the wheel :lol: I enjoy putting on my headphones and using the treadmill. For the next 30 to 60 minutes, nothing else matters. It's very nice :)

Um, am I the only one who is 100% happy with slimfast? I've been losing weight very well on it...2 lbs a week...But maybe it is because I was always a sugar and carboholic. After yoyo dieting for so long I feel like I've found something that is working. I can have my sweets for every meal, lol. I feel better too now that I am getting the vitamins and minerals found in them....

Or maybe I'm just weird....