I like to have casein Protein every night to the tune of 50-60 g. It is double chocolate and is like a creamy pudding. Who can resist, right?

On occasion I forget or eat dinner too late and do not have time for that shake because I need a certain number of hours of sleep a night. I have noted that when I do not eat this one meal, that my weight tends to float up towards the top of my maintain window (175-180). As soon as I eat it again,say, the next day, my weight will drift back down to the bottom of my maintain window and my core section feels much tighter on waking up the following morning. It does not matter if I fail to drink it on a lifting day or a rest day. Same results.

An interesting anatomical response, I must say. It could be my body really does need that extra 50 g of protein at bedtime to burn and build during the night. This is just something for you to consider if you are looking for a little help to push your current weight down a few lbs.

I like to take Optimal Nutrition Gold Standard double chocolate casein protein of 2.5 scoops in Water.

Great tip. Casein is great bed time...a nice slow release protein. I haven't found too many casein powders I truly love by themselves, but I do mix my casein and whey sometimes to make my own blend. I've also really learned to love cottage cheese, which is an excellent source of casein, and I will eat it at night as a sweet snack with some chopped up strawberries and blueberries. It satisfies my sweet tooth while giving me that protein.

Fiddle...

is this what you use?

http://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Standard-Chocolate-Supplement/dp/B004Y49IH4/ref=sr_1_5?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1376962532&sr=1-5&keywords=casein

Fiddle...

is this what you use?

http://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Standard-Chocolate-Supplement/dp/B004Y49IH4/ref=sr_1_5?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1376962532&sr=1-5&keywords=casein

Yes, that is the one. Except I order 4 lb now instead of 2 lb. Interesting tip on the cottage cheese being a good source of casein Protein. I did not know that. How much cottage cheese would you need to eat to hit 50 g casein protein amounts? Probably 5 gallons, but just throwing a number out there.

You would have to eat 1 3/4 cup of cottage cheese I believe to get 50g of protein.

Oh that is manageable.

Yeah, I usually don't eat that much, but by mixing it with the fruit, it's a nice treat. I also will put in fiberone for crunch (and fiber of course). My wife will put in chopped walnuts instead because she's doing Paleo.