Drinking nearly a gallon of whole milk a day ?

**lll4682** · 04-14-2011, 10:44 AM

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**gbrice75** · 04-14-2011, 10:54 AM

Your talking about an additional 192g carbs (all sugar mind you) and 128g fat - that's 1920 calories right there. That's not even counting the additional 760+ calories from protein. Seems to me you could be getting these same macros from much better quality sources.

Some people can tolerate milk/dairy and some can't. In moderation, it's ok for those who can - but I wouldn't be drinking whole milk at all. Even with skim, a gallon of milk/day is way excessive IMO.

**kelevra** · 04-14-2011, 10:56 AM

And just about all Sat fat..

**LatissimusaurousRex** · 04-14-2011, 11:07 AM

I do the same when I'm not cutting, but I do skim. There's better sources of fat than milk fat. It's not a matter of staying lean so much as it is a matter of heart health.

**Windex** · 04-14-2011, 11:13 AM

I assume he's talking about the GOMAD program guys from stronglifts. It's a pretty poor program, don't bother with it.

**gbrice75** · 04-14-2011, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by kelevra

And just about all Sat fat..

Great point. A bit of saturated fat is healthy, beneficial, and essential. This would be EXTREME overkill.

**lll4682** · 04-14-2011, 11:45 AM

so it doesn't rly sound like the best idea. I'll just try to stuff down more rice and go back to putting in oatmeal and pb with my protein shakes. Thanks guys

**tbody66** · 04-14-2011, 11:51 AM

All growing up since I was 12 or 13 years old I did this until I was 25 or 30 years old, it didn't seem to matter when I was younger, I stayed lean and small. I can't explain why, but it's the truth. I wrestled at 98 lbs through my sophomore year of high school (the lightest weight in wrestling at the time) and weighed 85 lbs.

**nutrition7771** · 04-14-2011, 12:07 PM

yea i was looking into this, semi skimmed milk the 2.2ltr bottles drinking them throughout the day as i work as a carpenter so am always on the go and dont have alot of time to stop, i have a couple of breaks to get some good meals down me but was thinking of adding in a few drinkns of milk inbetween. interesting the different views of it. so most say not to drink much milk yea ?? i noticed in pumping iron arny says " milk is for babies you should drink beer when you get older " haha

**tbody66** · 04-14-2011, 12:16 PM

How old are you? Have you been drinking whole milk your entire life?

**nutrition7771** · 04-14-2011, 02:38 PM

if your talking to me tbody im 24 and yes i have been drinking milk my whole life but only with breakfast wether its with cereal or nowadays use it to blend oats and whey and eggs together, but only recently been looking into drinking a few pints a day along with each meal as it high protein and v.easy.

**tbody66** · 04-14-2011, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by nutrition7771

if your talking to me tbody im 24 and yes i have been drinking milk my whole life but only with breakfast wether its with cereal or nowadays use it to blend oats and whey and eggs together, but only recently been looking into drinking a few pints a day along with each meal as it high protein and v.easy.

I was asking you. The better choice would be pre-mix protein drinks with better macro compositions. Alot depends on the rest of your diet and your training program.