Day 5

The nice thing about these Vi-Shakes is that you can throw in whatever you have around the kitchen. We ran out of the Oreo jello mix (no surprise there!), so we rounded up a banana and some chocolate pudding that was hiding in or pantry. Ta-da! A delicious chocolate banana shake! 

While Ashley was at the store today she came across some Taster's Choice Singles, and thought that she might be able to add that to the Vi-Shakes. Well, it turned out to be a good, FANTASTIC combination!! Ashley loves Starbucks coffee frappuccino, but since she is such a tight wad, she can rarely justify spending nearly $5 plus a tip for one. A packet box of 22 Taster's Choice singles was around $3.50 (you could probably find this cheaper at someplace other than Albertsons), 1 cup of skim milk, ice, and 2 scoops of mix. That's it! The Vi-Shake mix comes out to $1.64 a serving/meal. So we probably spend around $2.00 for this imitation Starbucks frappuccino! Plus, it's not loaded with calories either! It is, however loaded with 23 vitamins and 

minerals. 

We also posted on our facebook page that if you wanted, you could try this recipe for a whipped cream topping: chill coconut milk overnight, add vanilla and cinnamon, and then whip... dairy free, sugar free, gluten free whipping cream! :) Pour your coffee frappuccino into a plastic starbucks cup, top with a healthy whipped cream.....the only difference between you and a Starbucks customer is your shrinking waistline. :) 

3 reasons why we love Vi-Shakes:

 (1) getting proper nutrition while cutting calories; (2) boosting a sluggish metabolism and having enough energy while cutting calories; (3) controlling hunger.

We are having so much fun coming up with new recipes to try! 

Updates on the challenge:

We were pretty happy with the weight loss when we stepped on the scale yesterday. We have noticed that we're a bit more "regular", shall we say? It could be due to the full serving of fiber the Vi-Shakes have. 

"One patented protein promotes lean muscle and fat burning. It has a full serving of calcium and fiber. One protein is a new, patented fiber that works 2 ways to keep you feeling full and without gas and promotes pre-biotic bacteria in the intestinal tract for good digestive health. It also has a patented digestive enzyme for maximum nutrient absorption of the protein and 23 vitamins and minerals."