Yeah, u are right. U always seem right on the money.I have been reading your posts since way b4 I ever posted anything myself. I do eat other protein.I eat chicken, tuna, nuts, LOVE eggs .... I just think that over those few days when I stopped drinking my shakes, I failed to up my intake with the other stuff. I usually eat a lot of the other stuff but whenever I am tired, like b4 bed and around breakfast time, I have always had a hard time eating.Sometimes I get really busy at work(where I usually am at b4 bedtime and in the morning)(sometimes, it's hard to get a chance to pee at work) and by the time I am awake enough to eat, it has been 2long and I am starving.That's why I usually do the shakes.They are easier for me to consume while tired.Sometimes the most busy part of my shift at work is when I am tired and don't feel like eating but since my job can be very physical at times, I don't want to starve my body of protein.So that's where the shakes come in.But the rest of the time, I eat about every 3 hours.I snack on boiled eggs, nuts, chicken, ect. But I DO understand the point u were trying to make and I totally agree.Thanx for the impute.I think it would all be easier for me to plan if I knew when I would be going to bed and waking up.Sometimes I am at work for 12 hours and sometimes I get stuck there for up to 36 hours.I usually just sleep when I can and eat real food when I am awake enough to eat.It's really funny when I miss a workout because of work.Everyone laughs at me when I am the crazy girl in the back of the ambulance trying to fit in pushups and tummy work.Sassy69 said:If what you need is protein, then eat some eggs, meat, whatever. Life doesn't rotate around your protein shakes! They make life easier but if it makes you that exhausted to be down those couple of shake meals, get the protein other ways, The source doesnt' really matter as much as getting the protein.